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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1908
Page
8
National notes show Wagner ranking in the fore and foretelling a nut in a terse summary. The snippet lists multiple city weather or score lines and scattered numbers across Pittsburgh Boston New York Philadelphia Chicago and others with varied figures and abbreviations.
Pittsburg visits Boston as Chicago meets Philadelphia Cincinnati travels to New York St Louis plays Brooklyn in a full slate of games.
Honus Wagner shines in a 10 inning Pirates win over Boston 5 to 3 with three runs batted in and two doubles. Lindaman struggles late as Wagner lanes the decisive trackside homer and sensational plays spark Pittsburgh.
A score guide explains baseball notation for outs and plays. It defines batting positions by numbers and describes base running progress in squares. Examples include 6-3 for a groundout from short to first and F9 for a fly to right field.
A timely hit over the fence provides a decisive rescue as Horus nears retirement with two unscored batsmen behind him. If Horus had been dismissed, the two following batsmen would have faced retirement without scoring.
Melrose High School clipped English High 10 3 as Mitchell and McMullen starred on the mound and at bat. Miliken hit a home run and Wentworth, Cassell, and Halligan added key hits in the win before about 400 fans.
Games in Jersey City Rochester and Newark Montreal postponed by rain. Baltimore Toronto opener not played with a second game called in the fourth inning due to rain and washout delays.
Bits recount baseball gossip and player mentions including Hans Wagner Al stein and Hughie Duffy. It notes Boston team watchers, a near plate outburst, a substitution by Starr, and Morgan and Glaze injuries. It mentions catching by Graham and a cancellation impacting Jacob Dreyfus & Son with calls to Main 6729. Salem and Everett locals seek teams for the 17th.
Twenty five entrants at the Wollaston course faced a strong gale as J. G. Anderson the state champion and T. R. Fuller the Commonwealth crack posted creditable 77s in practice. Anderson went 41 36 and Fuller 41 36. Prominent players including H. Selfidge R. R. Freeman F. W. Broadhead and others joined the session ahead of Bun ker Hill Day.
N W Niles and A S Dabney of Harvard and D P Rhodes reach the state singles semifinals as third round finishes. The fifth round results show Niles defeating Gardner 6 1 6 3, Dabney defeating Johnson 6 2 6 3, Rhodes defeating Chase 6 2 2 6 6 2. fourth match not played.
Tommy Burns American boxer defeats Bill Squires Australian in the eighth round at Neuilly. Squires showed improvement since his San Francisco foe loss a year earlier, hurt Burns early but Burns’ stamina and ring generalship prevailed, a stomach blow in round eight put Squires away.
Everett High School led 7 to 3 after Rindge Manual forfeited the game in the afternoon. With one out and a man on first Fritz hit into right field, ruled foul by umpire Hill. Everett Captain Foster attempted to back the umpire as players left the field to jeers from locals.
The Browns crushed McGuire's Boston nine 10 to 0 in St Louis. Powell pitched effectively with strong support as Boston’s starter Morgan struggled before being relieved by Glaze. Marshalling early offense, St Louis tallied five in the second and added runs in the fourth and later innings aided by double plays and timely hits.
Cleveland defeats Washington in eleven innings with Dickman’s triple and Birmingham’s single scoring the winning run. Berger shut Washington down after the first inning as Hess was replaced in the ninth. Errors aided Cleveland and a three-base hit by Hieckman highlighted the game.
Chicago defeats New York 2-1 as White dominates on the mound. The game, played in Chicago, saw NY's offense unable to solve White while Chicago plates the decisive runs late.
New York June 15 racing attracted about 2000 spectators as police halted betting at Gravesend race track. Rain drove crowds to the grandstands and bettors avoided wagers while officers patrolled the rings and club house to arrest betters. Melissa won the Astoria stakes and Juggler took the mile and a quarter selling.
The Metropolitan Club schedules a matinee with 58 horses in 14 classes on the Charles River Speedway today. Entries include Major Dillon in Class A trotting, Miss Woodward in Class B pacing, Pandoras in Class C trotting, Red Bird in Class D trotting, and Brown Bess in Class H pacing along with numerous other named horses across classes from A to N.
Roughan Hall in City square becomes the center of attraction tonight with dancing until daybreak featuring Condit's Orchestra. The lively event promises continuous music and late hours for revelers.
A dense enumeration of merchants and firms with addresses across Boston and nearby areas. Names include H. G. Simmons, T. W. Little & Co., Dowd Bros., Joseph O Kane & Co., Quincy House, Ryan Bros., A. G. Pearce & Co., J. E. Moran & Co., John McDonald & Co., Frank S&S Murphy, John Sheehan & Co., J. & D. Lyons, Thomas Casey & Co., J. W. Alliston & Co., D. J. Tracey & Co., M. McGillicuddy & Co., Nicholas Harlan Co., John W. Patterson, Joseph Kern & Co., The Densmere Co., Connor Co., P. Kearins Co., J. W. Sullivan, John A. Johnson & Co., S. Johnson, John T. Powers & Co., J. KF. Connor Co., Charles P. Hurley & Co., John HI. Lane, Morrison Grocery Co., J. R. Maguilion & Co. The list shows wholesale and retail firms with street addresses.
Percival beat Franklin 35 to 24 in the three-cushion corner tourney at the Hub Billiard Palace last evening. Tonight Shute will face McMullen in the tournament action.
In Brockton on June 15 the New England League club released pitcher Fred Klovedanz amid roster changes for the season.
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