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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1908
Page
9
The passage explains baseball scoring notation and player positions. It defines numbers for positions from pitcher to right fielder and describes plays such as groundouts like 6-3 and fly outs like F9. It notes progress on bases with abbreviations like bh for base hit and sh for stolen base while listing events like K strikeouts and B bases on balls.
Local sports card notes matchups list New Bedford versus Lawrence Brockton versus Haverhill Worcester versus Lowell and Fall River versus Lynn. Games slated for the upcoming slate with teams in regional action.
Brockton won 8 to 2 after 11 innings against Fall River. Gilroy pitched well until the ninth when Brockton tied the game with two runs. McGovern, Mitchell, Watters delivered the decisive 11th inning sequence to seal the victory.
Brockton won 8 2 over Fall River with Donovan, McGovern and Messenger leading the offense. Pender allowed seven hits in nine innings while Gilroy fanned six to push the game into a late finish.
New Bedford side gains 6 to 13 left on base as Barrows O'Brien Lord Adler Harrison Moorehead Weeden Hamilton Templin post two base hits each. O'Brien doubles twice and Hamilton and Singleton turn double play with Delave cruising 6 strikeouts.
Jim McGuire’s Boston Red Sox edged Joe Cantillon’s Senators 3 to 2 after 11 innings in a soggy return home. Eddie Cicotte pitched well but support at bat and defense were uneven. Gessler drew a key bases loaded walk and Laporte delivered the game winner in the 11th after a fielding miscue.
aClymer batted for Johnson and brieely ran for Warner as two-out dramatics produced a winning run. Philadelphia defeated New York in a hard hitting contest with pitchers throwing hard and wild. Chase Nichols Kleinow and Kleinow led the hits with a three-base shot from Kleinow, Vickers Chesbro Dygert and Orth pitched in a long game with numerous strikeouts and errors recorded.
Detroit tallies five runs off two singles by Cobb and six bases on balls, plus errors and two steals, as Chicago could not capitalize against Donovan in a rough Detroit victory.
Results show New Haven beat New Haven 5 to 4 and Meriden defeated Springfield 3 to 0. Bridgeport shut out Mart ford 8 to 0 while Holyoke defeated Waterbury 6 to nothing.
In a New York doubleheader the Giants rallied to beat Boston 6 to 3 in the opener after Boston stormed back in the eighth. In the nightcap Boston won 9 to 6 as New York tied it in the seventh then faltered late. Dorner exited early in one game while Matty and Crandall swapped into pitching duties, with Bresnahan and Bridwell keying the Giants offense.
Pittsburg defeated Cincinnati 3 to 0 in the opening game before Cincinnati triumphed 8 to 7 in the second. The Pirates used three pitchers in the latter contest as fielding errors and timely hitting by Cincinnati decided the result.
In Baltimore the first game ended 3 to 1 with Baltimore defeating Buffalo and the second 5 to 1. Providence and Rochester were rained out. Newark hosted Toronto, and Jersey City edged Montreal 2 to 1.
Tourists travel in large numbers to Nova Scotia and the Maritime Provinces aboard the Prince Arthur and Prince George steamers of the Dominion Atlantic Railway via Yarmouth. The ad promises unsurpassed scenery climate fishing and hunting and best value for money. Free illustrated booklets available at 228 Washington Street or by mail to J F Masters Boston.
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