All-School Nine Picks Highlight Boston Area Stars
Post names top high school players from English High to Malden and Medford, led by Farrell and Kragg of English High as the smoothest pair. Austin Eaton earns first base, Berube at hot corner, Urann at short, Donnellan Hill Patten and others as standout outfielders with strong batting averages and fielding.
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English High
Medford
Farrell
Kragg
E. H
Gillis
Austin Eaton
Newton High
Roy Kelly
Everett
George Kelly
Bill Mahoney
Malden High
Henry Garrity
Newton
Ellerton Urann
Berube
Charles Donnellan
Charles Hill
Steve Patten
Somerville
Greater Boston
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Patten
Hill
Mike Quigley
Rindge
Wendelstein
Chet Sanford
John Bushell
Malden
Post selects Greater Boston scholastic all star players
After the season ends the Post names an all star group from Greater Boston schools. The season featured erratic play and some teams performing below the standard of earlier school teams in the area.
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Greater
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Boston Area High School All Star Selections Highlight Star Players
English High leads with three players on the Post all star list followed by Medford Malden and Everett High each with top contributors. Everett’s Oliver Johnson and English’s Al Kroog head the pitching staff, while Henry Carstensen of Winthrop and James Prior of Medford anchor the left handed group. catching duties go to William Duke Farrell and Jack Gillis.
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English High
Medford High
Medford
Malden High
Everett High
Somerville High
Newton High
Medford and
Malden
Oliver Johnson
al Kroog
Browns Take Two From the Tigers in Detroit Doubleheader
St. Louis swept Detroit with a 4 to 1 win and a 4 to 2 victory. Sisler starred with timely hitting and aggressive baserunning in both games, while Coveleskie struggled in relief in the second contest. Davenport earned the win in the second game for the Browns.
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Detroit
St. Louis
Coveleskie
Sisler
Louis
Tobin
Bush
Austin
Cobb
Demmitt
Veach
Hendryx
Hecman
Gedeon
Dunham
Severeid
Young
Tohnson
Spencer
Davenport
Cade Coveleskie
Shocker
Harper
New Slugger Heats Up National League Batting Race
Heath Cote the St. Louis outfielder emerges as a top NL batter in the last fortnight posting a .358 pace in the week end averages and drawing comparisons with Merkle of Chicago. Other notes include Luderus reaching .300 with Phillies and Red Smith maintaining high rank for Atlanta.
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Heathcote
St. Louis
Boston
Cardinals
Merkle
Chicago
Wickland
Braves
Hollacker
Cubs
Baseball
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Luderus
Phillies
Cubs Pitcher Wins Own Game Against Cards 3 2
Chicago and Cleveland split a doubleheader with Cubs winning 3 2 in a listless contest as pitching held the Cards to three runs. Indians defeated Chicago 8 2 as Bagby pitched well until late. Washington beat Philadelphia 5 4 with Shaw fanning eight in relief.
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Cubs
Gowdy Hero Praise Sparks Brockton Fan Letter
A Brockton reader lauds Hank Gowdy for his wartime service and athletic spirit, contrasting him with drafted players and noting hope he returns home to become a national baseball icon. The piece also notes the New England AAU plans outdoor championships and MIT aviation draft implications for Frank Shea.
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Brockton
Hank Gowdy
Hank
Land of the Living
Uncle Sam
Braves
Shipyard
Harvard Stadium quarter-mile challenge teased for Shea
The article suggests a special quarter-mile attempt at Harvard Stadium to see if Shea can match Meredith's Stadium track time. With General Electric games postponed, entries remain open and athletes are urged to send entries to Manager O'Brien in care of the GE Company Lynn. Fred Fulton gains hype as a top undercard ahead of the July 4 bout with Jack Dempsey.
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Frank Shea
University of Pittsburg
M. I. T. Aviation School
Ted Meredith
Harvard
Shea
Meredith
O’brien
General Electric Company
Lynn
New England Championships Date Aiming For Late August
The article notes the New England athletic championships unclear date but likely about August 31, roughly two weeks before the national meet. It also asks about Johnny Dundee's boxing tenure since 1910 and whether he has won titles, and recalls the Cleveland 3 Boston 1 score from June 8.
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Johnny Dundee
Boston
Cleveland
Batted for nate by Cleveland and Chicago game notes
Runs credited to Murphy Felsch Johnston Wood ONeill with errors by Felsch Chapman. Wood hit a two base, Murphy a three base hit, Felsch stole, Speaker sacrificed. Double play BEvans to Johnston. Walks for Danforth Benz Bagby, 4 1 3. Danforth allowed hits in 8 innings. Danforth struck out 3, Bagby 2. Danforth suffered the loss.
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Detroit
Sisler
Demmitt
Hendryx
Veach
Sotheron
Vitt
Yelle
Johnson
Tobin
Heilmann
Gedeon
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Coveleskie
Young
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Pittsburg
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Baseball Matchups Listed by Region
The schedule lists pairings across the AMERICAN NATIONAL and EASTERN divisions. Teams include Boston New York Philadelphia Chicago Detroit Cleveland St Louis Brooklyn Pittsburgh St Louis Worcester Springfield New Haven New London Bridgeport Providence Waterbury and more.
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Pittsburg
Sbabsbebarene
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Chicago
Washington
Philadelphia
Steen
Detroit
NEW Haven
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Bridgeport
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Mary
Tyler
Doak
Pirates Sweep Reds With Doubleheader Dominance
In Cincinnati on June 28, the Pirates swept a two game set 4 1 and 15 1. Toney struggled in both games as Mayer Harmon and Smith shut down the Reds. Carey Groh McKechnie and Cutshaw led Pittsburg while Bigbee and Hinchman contributed in the late rallies.
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Pittsburg
Toney
Mayer
Harmon
George Smith
Groh
Caton
Bighee
Carey
Cutshaw
Hinchman
McKechnie
Archer
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Regan
Baseball scores from American Association doubleheaders
Milwaukee defeated Louisville 5 to 4 in the first game and 5 to 2 in the second. St Paul took two from Columbus 2 to 8 and 2 to 2. Kansas City beat Indianapolis 6 to 5 in the first game and 1 to 4 in the second. Minneapolis won both over Toledo 8 to 2 and 3 to 5.
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Milwaukee
Louisville
St. Paul
Columbus
Kansas City
Indianapolis
Minneapolis
Toledo
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