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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1911
Page
17
Wretched Playing defeats the Red Sox as preparations for the Glorious Fourth proceed. The article notes the Fourth is nearly a month away and cannon crackers will not boom in the shadow of Bunker Hill for over a week.
At bat three times he collected two runs three hits two stolen bases and one sacrifice hit. He also made seven put outs one assist and one double play with no errors or being tagged out.
Heinie Wagner and his Red Sox faced a chaotic afternoon as explosions rocked Huntington avenue park yesterday. Most of the home team were drawn into the incident, with many players affected or involved in the blasts.
Detroit shocked Ed Plank and the Philadelphia Athletics 8 to 3 as Donovan worked efficiently with men on base, turning aside trouble until the fifth inning. The Browns and Boston stumble in a chaotic game highlighted by eight runs in one inning and stellar pitching by Karger.
The schedule lists St. Louis visiting Boston, Chicago visiting New York, Detroit at Philadelphia, and Cleveland at Washington in the latest NBA card. Each pairing features rival cities and marquee teams hinting at a packed basketball night.
High school football pairings listed show Fall River versus New Bedford followed by Haverhill facing Worcester and Lawrence meeting Brockton with Lynn playing Lowell in a regional schedule outline.
National fixtures include Boston at St Louis Philadelphia at Cincinnati Brooklyn at Chicago and New York at Pittsburg highlighting key league rivalries across cities.
Jersey City held off Providence 6 to 4 in ten innings. Baltimore beat Newark 2 to 1 in twelve innings. Rochester at Buffalo postponed by rain.
Northampton defeated Springfield 11 to 4 while Bridgeport beat Holyoke 8 to 7. Hartford won 2 to 1 over Holyoke, New Britain edged New Haven 1 to 4, and Waterbury triumphed 1 to 4.
Williams edged Holy Cross 2 to 1 at Williamstown. Holy Cross scored in the first inning, then no runs for the rest of the game as Williams pitchers Davis and Lewis held the visitors. Lynch and Gans caught for Holy Cross, with bgtas providing defense.
Brockton beat Weymouth High 4 to 2 in a well played afternoon contest. Key hitters included Thomas and Killory for Brockton and Bumpus and Hall for Weymouth as the teams combined for a lively game.
Owing to a cancellation the Sodality A. C. of East Boston seeks a strong semi professional team to play tomorrow. Contact C Leary at 272 Maverick street East Boston for arrangements.
Boston manager Donovan will today overhaul the infield after noon, swapping two infielders to improve the performance of a Big League team. The moves are described as a surprise to fans but expected by observers.
Captain Heinie Wagner, longtime dependable infielder, moves to bench due to a bad arm and Charley horse. Steve Yerkes starts at short as Clyde Engle rests, with Billie Purtell or Hal Janvrin tested at third. Gardner returns to second, while Engle heals.
The Chicago Americans defeated New York 7 to 2 to claim their first win over Russell Ford. Walsh struck out 12 for the visitors while Chicago shortstop Corban departed after being struck on the head by a Ford line drive.
The schoolboys again faced strong winds that canceled preliminary heats. Referee John Richardson and coaches Graney and Greer postponed races to 5 pm and ultimately to today with finals set for Monday.
In an 11 inning game Atlanta edged Mobile with a 6 to 5 result. Nashville defeated Montgomery 5 to 3. Chattanooga won over Birmingham 7 to 5. Memphis beat New Orleans 9 to 5.
Johnson leads Washington to a 4 2 victory over Cleveland as Mitchell allows two runs over seven innings. Bell shines by holding Washington in check while Milan and Milan contribute on base. Land Cunningham Gessler Siu tally two-base hits as Washington cleanly clinches the win.
Hyde Park High School defeated East Boyte High 5 to 1 at Hyde Park yesterday. Meagher pitched a strong game with 18 strikeouts while holding East Boyte to two hits. Batter lines show Hyde Park scoring in multiple innings and Boston contributing defensively. Batteries Meagher and Gould for Hyde Park and Boyce and Alexander for East Boyte.
Woburn High trounced Winchester High 19 to 0 in Woburn this afternoon. Pitcher Weaver allowed only two hits while Walward’s heavy hitting generated 17 hits off Tuck. Final line score shows Woburn with four runs in the first and last innings and Winchester limited to two runs.
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