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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1915
Page
9
In St. Louis on June 18 a heat soaked day produced a 12 inning baseball duel as the Cardinals edged the Braves 3 to 2. The game remained tied through nine frames before St Louis broke through in the 12th to claim the victory.
In Short Hills New Jersey on June 18 amateur Jerome D Travers won the United States Golf Association national open after 72 holes of medal play finishing with 297 strokes. Contenders included T L McNamara 298 and R G MacDonald 300 with several others in the 301 305 range.
Brookline Country Club hosts four steeplechase races alongside two flat events with a strong field. Gov Walsh attends with his family as top contenders Duke of Deluth Web Carter Pons Asinorum Gold Plate M J Shannon Knight of Meridon vie for the National hunt cup and Grand Annual. Cherry Malotte seeks a second straight win for Mrs Payne Whitney. outcomes hinge on weights and form in a rain affected day.
Old Jupe Pluvius disrupts events yet more athletic plans shift today. St Johns field day moves to Danvers while B A A in Hartford affects entries. Johnson Willard fight films barred. Harvard Yale rowing odds tilt. Thames race looks even. Old Timers outing July 11 at J O Briens farm Holliston draws near. Metropolitans converge in New York for dual meet N Y A C versus Irish American A C Winged Foot slight favorite. Smokey Joe Wood arm concerns teased, but summer form expected. B A A Moose games headliners Halpin Caldwell. Barwise Whelan Mahoney noted as strong. Harvard Crimson Blue game June 23 will start at 3 30 not 2.
Glover and Britton are set to clash in a cited sporting evening program by Duffeys Sports, highlighting the anticipated matchup and local interest.
A tense game between the Braves and Cardinals ends in a dramatic 12th inning. Pat Ragan falters late while Bill Doak fights control as Cozy Dolan and Ham Hyatt drive in runs to seal a near miss for the Braves. Bescher and Wilson spark late rallies in a fierce pitchers battle with multiple misplays and baserunning miscues shaping the tense finish.
Providence June 18. Rube Cram signed with the Boston Braves today after playing outfield and pitching for Brown University. He will join the Braves next week, the third Brown player to reach a major league club. In the game noted, St Louis beat Boston 2 to 1 with Ragan and Doak on the mound and several base hits and errors cited.
New Bedford overcame Hartford 6 to 4 as Tillman pitched well for the winners and Whitehouse made two sparkling catches in centre field. The game was played in New Bedford on June 18.
New Haven beat Brockton 5 to 2 in New Haven as Conrtnery hit a home run a featured moment. The game highlighted New Haven's power in a decisive win.
All crews are now on the Hudson in Poughkeepsie New York as rowing camps close for the June 28 intercollegiate regatta. The Leland Stanford oarsmen have arrived for the varsity race and the Pacific coast crew tops the field at about 178 pounds per man.
Ten oarsmen under Coach Guerena arrived late for practice but will row in the morning and then limit to one daily session. Coach Rice settled on varsity and junior crews with Wormser leading the varsity and Myers steering the junior. Jauss and Tichborn joined the varsity at 2 and 3 while Burghard and Mangbach moved to 2 and 3 in the junior shell. The Penn junior beat the varsity in a four minute brush, prompting a four mile race tomorrow to name the varsity crew. Cornell and Syracuse programs worked separately with Cornell doing a nine mile downstream row and Syracuse not on the water.
Lawrence won 2 to 1 over Fitchburg after scoring two runs in the bottom of the ninth. Key hits included a two base shot by Luyster and a late rally after a scoreless game through eight.
Keegan, Gardella, Potteiger and Powrall drove runs for Portland while Mayberry and Lonergan contributed near-misses. Mayberry pitched well for Worcester, but Portland pulled ahead with several timely hits and a late defensive stand.
Lewiston opened strong and beat Lowell 7 to 1. Schwartz pitched well for Lewiston, while Lowell’s Fahey made crucial errors. Umpire Aubrey. Time 2 hours.
Lynn pitcher Williams dominated Manchester as the visitors rolled to an 8 1 victory. Sline lasted seven innings before a pinch hitter, with Horsey giving up seven runs in four innings. McGeehan and Williams led Lynn with two base hits apiece, while Gleason and Porter scored multiple runs.
The open championship was decided by a margin of one stroke as D. Travers of Upper Montclair, N. J., triumphed with a total 297 over a field of 140 top professionals and amateurs. Tom MacNamara and M. J. Brady chased closely, while notable rivals like Francis Ouimet and Chick Evans faltered.
Pittsburg defeated New York 7 to 5 to even the series. The Pirates took an early lead off Perritt and held it as Mamaux weakened late. Adams relieved Mamaux in the ninth and retired the side after New York scored two runs.
The annual Gotham Horse Show at Madison Square Garden, after last year’s omission due to war conditions, will be held from November 6 to November 12. E. T. Stotesbury was elected president and Alfred B. Maclay chairs the executive committee with William H. Moore Reginald C. Vanderbilt and Robert A. Fairbairn as vice president and members.
Caldwell defeated Meredith at 500 yards indoors last winter beating the rival in a key intercollegiate context. This confirms Caldwell’s earlier intercollegiate win.
A batter reaches first on a ball between second base and shortstop after the second baseman and shortstop collide. The official scorer will decide who caused the misplay and assign the error accordingly. Separately, query about whether Wolgast Gallant bout tickets remain valid next.
Harvard varsity crew failed to row a time trial as planned in Red Top Connecticut. The crew boarded at 4 PM and faced a strong head wind with a favorable tide, delaying the start at the Yale camp.
Yale boats opened with a quick start but settled into 26 strokes as they reached the half mile. The first and second varsity crews faced a light tail current and finished two miles in 11 51 after a pause at half. The squad then swam and dined before another time trial and a harbor trip aboard Roxanna.
Victor Linart the Belgian speedster captured the hour motor-paced event at the Revere cycle track last evening. George Wiley led early but a puncture dropped him to second as Linart surged to the top. Pinkie Tur ville finished third and Harold Rollins fourth in the 48 miles five lap race.
Providence hosts Pennant Day tomorrow between games of a double header with Jersey City. The International League championship emblem for 1914 will be raised with help from prominent state and city officials.
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