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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1913
Page
15
In an 11 inning pitchers duel at South End Park the Braves battered back to victory 2 to 1. Maranville scored the decisive run in the 11th. Stallings led a comeback against Charley Dooin and his Quaker team.
The Filene Basement cautions buyers that men’s shops offer only well made apparel. Its automatic price reduction system cuts prices on unsold stock across 12 days to 30, with 25 to 75 percent drops and eventual giveaway if items remain unsold.
Boston edges Philadelphia 3 2 in 11 innings as Hap Myers shines with three hits and key plays. James dominates on the mound, Whaling, Magee, and Sweeney contribute clutch defense and offense. The Braves depart for a four day stint in Brooklyn.
Washington versus Boston Philadelphia versus New York Chicago versus Detroit Cleveland versus St Louis. Five game slate shows rivalries across major cities with playoff positioning likely influenced by results.
Boston plays Brooklyn while New York faces Philadelphia. Cincinnati travels to Chicago and St Louis hosts Pittsburgh in a cross city NBA schedule.
The match at Chattanooga ended with Nashville scoring 1 run and Chattanooga 2 as the hosts secure a narrow win. A second scoreline shows New Orleans 6 Memphis 5 in New Orleans with a tight finish. Mobile defeated Montgomery 6 to 0 while Birmingham beat Atlanta 6 to 2 in another regional game.
New England the week’s schedule lists Brockton at Worcester Fall River at New Bedford Portland at Lowell and Lawrence at Lynn with city rivals clashing on varied dates and venues.
New Haven April 30 Yale and Wesleyan played a three to three tie in a men's tennis meet. Wesleyan won both doubles and one singles while Yale captured three doubles. Notable results included E Bacon and J Rowell for Wesleyan defeating R Gales and A Mann in three sets.
San Francisco reports former world lightweight champion Ad Wolgast announces management for Willie Sloppe a local boxer who previously knocked Wolgast down during Wolgast s last training season as champion.
Brooklyn rallied in the seventh to beat New York 5 to 3 and take two of three in the series. With two out and men on first and second, Cutshaw lined a two strike double to center driving in the tying run as Stengel Wheat and Daubert added insurance runs.
Brooklyn and New York play a tight game with Crandall batting for Ames finishing. Allen fans three in two innings and manager McGraw is banished for protesting strike calls. Wheat makes a fine catch and Stengel shines at the plate as pitchers control the field.
Portland defeated Lowell 4 to 3 in a closely played New England League game. Key seventh inning hits by Morrill Bawcock and Hickman, plus a Dee error on Wormwood’s grounder, sealed Portland’s win. Umpire O Brien. Time 2h 10m.
Lawrence wins the league opener 8 2 over Lynn as Lynn strand 14 on bases. Carlstrom and O Connell drive early runs, Harrington steadies Lynn but poor support. Breymaier leaves after being spiked. Pearson plus others excel for Lawrence. Time 2h 20m. Umpire White.
The Electric Motor Car Club will dine at the Hotel Thorndike at 6:5 tonight. Fred Wagner will not act as starter at the big race on May 30. his side partner A. R. Pardington will hold the flag. J. S. Hathaway of the White Company announces the sale of a motor truck to Boston for emergency water service. Henry Myers, Studebaker manager, arrives with a new six cylinder touring car touring New England visiting agents. The Cole Motor Car Company reports a 107 percent business rise this season due to local newspaper ads. A. F. Neale joins J. W. Bowman company to head the Waverley electric car department. The Red Sox success lifts Bay State Automobile Association luncheon mood. Chase Langmaid frets over Boston team performance.
Fall River defeats New Bedford 7 to 1 as Johnson scatters five hits and adds two triples. Fall River leads 5th inning rally, then plates four runs in the seventh. Clements and Perkins pace the visitors with two runs each and multiple hits, while Griffiths handcuffs the Fall River bats.
The report notes a special track laid out on the coast for Maxey Long to break his straightaway record this summer. It mentions quarter milers like Meredith Halpin Robinson and others in the East would have found such a race appealing if given the chance.
Cleveland announces the release of catcher Pete Shields to the Portland club, effective today.
Boston College baseball sails into a northern Vermont swing with three scheduled games against Middlebury Saint Michael’s and Norwich University. Players listed for the trip include Barry I Conley B Conly Murphy McDonald O Day Hallorhan Linnehan Woods Nelson and coach Scane lon with manager Francis A Burke.
Some pros head to Brockton next Monday night to watch Jack Kelleher and Prouty run a special half mile. Both athletes train as if the outcome could redefine their careers.
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