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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1918
Page
13
Yankees hurlers trip Red Sox 10 to 3 as Babe Ruth belts another long homer and drives in two. Mays struggles, walking five and surrendering six hits in under five innings, while Jones fends off late pressure.
Advice on choosing cigars for an airing outdoors. The C. C. A. offers shading colors and flavors, with a note that a color suitable for outdoor smoking can be supplied if requested. The emphasis is on substance and bouquet to suit an outdoorsman.
Tigers defeat Browns 9 to 3 in batfest. Key hitters include Dressen Cobb Veach Heilman Vitt Tobin Austig Sisler with multiple two-base hits. Davenport Thomas Leifield Houck pitchers, Ericks on two hit by pitches Nunamaker.
A championship mixed doubles event for husbands and wives will begin June 13 at the New York Tennis Club under the United States National Lawn Tennis Association. Elite pairs include Mrs May Sutton Bundy of Los Angeles Mrs Marshall McLain of New York Mrs George W Wightman of Boston and Mrs Edward Raymond of New York among other former national champions.
National League games include Brooklyn at Boston Philadelphia at New York Cincinnati at St Louis Chicago at Pittsburg. American League games feature Boston at Washington New York at Philadelphia Cleveland at Chicago St Louis at Detroit.
Washington pounded three Philadelphia pitchers for 11 runs as Ayers faltered late. Ayers, Jamieson and Morgan led the offense with multiple hits while Shanks and Foster contributed in the field. Philadelphia's lineup included Kopp Gardner Shannon and Dugan, but costly errors allowed a five-run seventh.
The winner of the Ross Kilonis bout at the Grand Opera House on Thursday will likely face Professor Bobby Mainfort later, if Mainfort beats Joe Shimkus the Litt Champion that same evening.
Atlanta defeats Birmingham 4 to 1 as New Orleans and Memphis games are postponed. Mobile beats Little Rock 6 to 4 while Nashville and Chattanooga also post wins 4 to 1.
A 12 inning game produced a high scoring tie with St Paul edging Kansas City and nearby teams. Final actions featured Louisville, Columbus, Indianapolis, Toledo, Milwaukee, and Minneapolis in an extended baseball contest.
Chicago defeats Cleveland 6 to 4 as Schalk and Benz fuel the win. Schalk's two RBI triple and Benz sacrifice fly spark a four run fourth inning, while Wood Weaver and others contribute. Benz earns the win for Chicago, Coumbe takes the loss for Cleveland in the May 6 game.
Harvard's varsity baseball team travels to Ayer to meet Harold Janvrin's Camp Devens squad in the second service clash in five days. The Crimson aim to sharpen for the big season finale against Yale in Cambridge next Saturday. Coach Duffy plans to start O'Keefe and Newton in the mound role.
Brooklyn Nationals infielder Frank O Rourke was sold today to the New London Eastern league club in a midseason transaction dated May 6.
Earl Hamilton secured his fifth straight win as Pittsburg toppled the Chicago Cubs 7 to 2. Timely hitting and Hamilton’s strong pitching moved Pittsburg to third place in the National League as Brooklyn defeated Philadelphia.
St. Louis won 8 to 1 over Cincinnati in the series opener as Ames held the Reds to four hits. Smith wavered in the seventh inning for the visitors while Cardinals capitalized with two runs in the frame.
Ithacan athletes energize Cornell Tech meet with strong showings. Navy and Camp Devens teams display peak fitness. Harvard Tech dual meet set for Harvard Stadium. N E A A U A U presidency race centers on Major Briggs and Conway with Prout backing. Johnny McGraw era ends as Dodgers take the field at Braves Field.
The article previews Cornell's hopes to win as Jacek Moakley questions where points will come from in a challenging intercollegiate showdown.
The article notes Earl Caddock is generally credited as the heavyweight champion though not officially decided. It mentions a Braves Field crowd estimate of about 42,000 for a Sunday game, claimed to be the largest ever for a Sunday ball game. It records Carl Mays as winning 22 and losing 9 games last season.
Brooklyn defeated Philadelphia 2 to 0 behind three timely hits and an early error by Luderus. Cravath singled with two outs in the ninth to prevent a no-hitter. Wheat appeared on the Brooklyn coaching line. Runs credited to Olson and O’Mara with key defensive plays by Hickman and Stock.
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