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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1915
Page
8
The Red Sox under Carrigan head to Washington for a crucial afternoon game against the Senators as they chase the Chicago lead. Fans await the bulletin board tale of a double struggle against the Griffmen with keen interest.
The Carrigan led Boston Red Sox endure a dense stretch with 16 games in 12 days, amid injuries to Scott and suboptimal form from Leonard and Wood. A doubleheader today against the Senators precedes three days of single games, then Highlanders, followed by four games with the Athletics and six against the Senators in four days. The club heads to Detroit after this run as manager Bill Carrigan aims to edge through with Shore, Foster, Ruth, Collins, Mays, Pennock and Gregg anchoring the pitching.
Browns shut out the Tigers 1 to 0. E Walker and Austin produced two-base hits. Cobb stole a base. St. Louis earned the run with a sacrifice and an error, Weilman and Dauss pitched, and Pratt executed a double play. Time 2?9? innings. Umpires Evans and Chill.
Dartmouth athletic council elected assistant managers for the class of 1917 in various sports at its final meeting of the year. H W Walters Omaha football E D Towler Cranford baseball W K Smith Cleveland track D D Litchard Springfield basketball H L Melvin Bradford hockey H D Stillman Fair Haven tennis E C Earle Roxbury freshman football G Gregory Jr Lynn freshman baseball A H Sturgess Lowell freshman track.
Edmund Hobbs of San Angelo Texas has been chosen captain of the 1916 Middlesex School baseball team in North Concord following the election held June 20.
Chicago wins 7 to 1 and 8 to 0 in Cleveland. Morton shines in the second game as outfield miscues fuel Chicago scoring, with strong hitting from J Collins and Weaver. A triple steal and two base hits propel the first-game victory, while Graney and Felsch pace the second game's offense.
Memphis defeated Chattanooga 3 to 1 while New Orleans bested Mobile 9 to 2 in a pair of Southern Association games.
Sam Richards of South Boston and Henry Sullivan of Lowell, both seasoned channel swimmers, will meet in a 40 mile match across the channel on Saturday August 21.
Richards and Sullivan plan a 24 plus hour Atlantic crossing from Nantasket Beach to Race Point Light aiming to finish the first to reach Provincetown. They start at 3 PM on the 21st hugging shore then veer into Massachusetts Bay for the final approach. Two rowboats and an inspector accompany each swimmer with three judges to oversee fair play.
Arlington High School defeated Reading High 17 to 1 in a postponed Arlington game to clinch the Mystic Valley Interscholastic Baseball League championship. Arlington the champions will receive the silver loving cup. Winchester, Reading, Stoneham and Lexington finish with records cited in the league standings.
Jose Rivers the Mexican lightweight and Gilbert Gallant of Chelsea are matched for a 12 round bout to be decided at the Atlas A A on the night of July 6. Grover Hayes of Chicago and Ray Wood of Fall River will meet in a 1 round bout at the Turners Falls A A on June 26.
The Brookfeds add Millsaps College pitcher Hattox of Jackson Mississippi after a scouting look by Lee Magee. Hattox will report when his college year ends as the team trains in the South.
Cleaned by the Cardinals 8 to 2 the Braves made a hasty gloomy getaway from this scene of four straight defeats. Dick Crutcher pitched five innings with three triples highlighting the rally that produced the runs. A base on balls and an error helped drive in the scoring.
18 000 fans watch Cardinals pitcher Meadows hold strong despite six hits and wildness. Bescher, Snyder and Betzel pace St Louis with timely hitting as Crutcher struggles, while Tyler dominates for Boston late in the game.
Wild pitch by Meadows noted with umpires Klem and Emslie. The time of game recorded as 2 hours 13 minutes.
Pierce airtight on the mound as Chicago blasts Brooklyn 6 to 1. Aitchison absorbs three Chicago home runs while the Cubs tally two-base hits and steals. Schulte Saier and Phelan drive in runs as Chicago improves.
Cincinnati wins 2 1 over Philadelphia in an eight inning grid. Olson doubles and Luderus hits tripled for Phils. Leach and Herzog steal bases. Dale struggles in ninth as Benton bats for Demaree and Burns in the last frame.
Boston pitcher Foster slides into second in the American League and ties for third in the majors as Fabre of the White Sox leads the circuit. The Red Sox show five straight without a loss and improve team batting. Cobb nears .400 as Wagner and Hooper help boost Boston hitters while New York and Chicago chase steals and runs in the National League.
In the American League Boston visits Washington for two games while New York plays Philadelphia twice. The National League has Philadelphia at Pittsburg. New England League features Lewiston at Worcester, Manchester at Fitchburg, Portland at Lynn, and Lowell at Lawrence. Colonial League matchups include Brockton at New Haven, Fall River at Hartford, Pawtucket at Taunton, and New Bedford at Springfield.
In Newark on June 20 Pittsburg and Newark each played shutouts in a two game set. In the first Pittsburg won 7 to 2 behind strong pitching and timely hitting. Batteries were Bogge Berry Moseley and Rariden. The second game ended 8 to 6 with Kaiserling and Rariden delivering for Newark and O Connor contributing for Pittsburg.
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