Gainer Boosts Boston Red Sox Early in Season
The Red Sox added Gainer to play first corner last week. His arrival gives a near .300 hitter ready to boost offense as durable hitters fade.
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1914
Page
11
The Red Sox added Gainer to play first corner last week. His arrival gives a near .300 hitter ready to boost offense as durable hitters fade.
Gainer tops the team with a .292 average and vaults higher in the order. Cady and Thomas improve in ratings while Gardner powers runs, nearly matching Speaker. Hooper remains among the top after steady gains as Braves head to South End grounds with renewed power and outfield class.
The rivals note the team’s ease in landing hitters in the select class as Marsans exits. Groh and Gonzalez are added, giving the club strong representation. Three others hover near the border, making the team formidable on the eve of a road swing. Herzog lists three in base stealing and four among top run getters.
Chicago batted St. Louis pitchers at will and won 11 to 1. Zabel pitched well. Dolan homered in the first to threaten a shutout for St. Louis. Perritt started for the Cardinals and was hit hard. Niehaus relieved and allowed more runs.
In Chicago on May 31 the White Sox outdrew the Cubs and the Federals in the second triple conflict. American 10,000. National 2,500. Federal 6,000 spectators attended the events.
Crawford hits a homer to preserve a 4 to 1 victory as the Browns defeat the Tigers. The late homer secures the lead and ending score.
Rockingham Park will remain intact as a race course and fair grounds. A Maine incorporated Rockingham Fair Company with 250000 capital, led by Chester I. Campbell as manager, will promote the Rockingham Fair opening Labor Day for one week. Frank M. Andrew of Lawrence serves as president and treasurer.
In Indianapolis May 31. Of six men injured in yesterday's 500 mile auto race Joe Dawson remained in hospital today. He was described as doing as well as doctors expected but the full extent of his injuries would not be known for several days. His condition remains serious.
The record lists games between Cleveland and Columbus, Milwaukee and Kansas City, Minneapolis and St Paul, and Louisville and Indianapolis. Scores include Cleveland 9 Columbus 2, Milwaukee 2 Kansas City 3, Milwaukee 4 Kansas City 3, Minneapolis 10 St Paul 5, St Paul 8 Minneapolis 8, Louisville 1 Indianapolis 0, and Indianapolis 8 Louisville 5. The Minneapolis St Paul second game ended at 6 o clock to meet state law.
Yale varsity and freshman rowing squads with coaches took a cruise up Long Island Sound aboard yachts Sultana and Savarona returning to training quarters. A 10 mile Thames row is planned for tomorrow weather permitting.
Harvard rowing team prepares at Red Top Connecticut with four eight-oar shells arriving from Boston as the Crimson squad set to arrive tomorrow afternoon for training.
Schultz of Rochester leads the International League with a .370 average. Cree of Baltimore stands second at .355, followed by Sullivan of Toronto .346 and Priest of Toronto .344. Tooley of Newark .400, Flynn of Montreal .258, Onslow of Providence .355, Wells of Jersey City .338, Pick of Toronto .333, Pipp of Rochester .330. Providence tops team averages at .261, with Toronto at .255. Getz of Newark owns 11 stolen bases.
Indianapolis race draws 19 American and 11 foreign entries with last year’s winner piloted by a Frenchman Thomas in the Delage. The Automobile Legal Association expands a motorcycle patrol across Massachusetts Rhode Island and New Hampshire to aid motorists and report reckless driving.
American League games listed for Washington at Boston or Roston, Philadelphia at New York, Chicago at Detroit, St. Louis at Cleveland. National League matchups include Boston at Brooklyn and New York at Philadelphia. Federal League has Chicago at Kansas City and Indianapolis at St. Louis among others.
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