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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1919
Page
17
The Red Sox and Senators canceled their yesterday afternoon game due to cool weather and possible showers. Despite a large Tuesday crowd, today's attendance was expected to be much smaller, with both teams lingering in the dugouts as conditions worsened.
The article notes Doc Ayers fit and ready, Bullet Joe Bush nearing form, and pitchers like Ruth, Pennock, and Caldwell improving. Vitt excites Boston fans with his defense and throwing, while Johnson and Jones shape the Washington series windup. Meanwhile Chicago beats Detroit 9 to 3 with bunched hits and seven steals.
Uhle, Cleveland's sandlotter, won his second American league game, defeating St. Louis 4 to 2. He was effective except in the third inning when St. Louis bunched a double and a triple behind a walk. Cleveland bunted Gal lia out of the box in the seventh. Two-base hits by Sisler Demmitt Austin Smith. three-base hit Williams. Stolen bases Tobin Johnston. Sacrifice hits Sisler Gerber Johnston Graney Gardner. Double play Gedeon to Sisler. Bases on balls Gallia 3 Lowdermilk 1 Uhle 1. Hits off Gallia 9 in 6 innings. Losing pitcher Gallia.
National and American league pairings list cities and teams including Washington Boston New York Philadelphia Chicago Cleveland Detroit St Louis Pittsburgh and Brooklyn Cincinnati in a series of planned games across multiple venues.
A perplexing but entertaining game featured the Athletics showing resilience against the New York club while the Senators faltered against the Red Sox, who have already defeated the Griffmen in four of five meetings.
A W Richards Cornell high jumper Waldo Ames Illinois hurdler Carmen Smith Western Conference champion broad jumper Artie Schmidt Western Conference mile runner and Higgins American javelin champion prepare in Paris for June Inter Allied games. Fifty Czecho Slovak soldiers train for the event in Bohemia as another Inter Allied regatta is planned at Asnieres on the Seine with four eight oared crews and several single scullers.
Scores show the Southern Association matches Mobile four Atlanta two and Birmingham five New Orleans two with Memphis Chattanooga Wet grounds and Little aerale Wet grounds. American Association results include Minneapolis eight Louisville two and Toledo two Milwaukee one with Kansas City and Indianapolis five. Today Woburn High visits Lowell High and Peabody High faces Stoneham High at their respective towns.
English High fell 1 to 0 to Commerce High at Rowan Park Dorchester in a polished baseball contest. It was the first game in a two game series shaping the Boston High School championship race.
Arthur Kroog of Commerce displayed class as pitcher and a long two-base hit. Burke pitched well for English High in a 1-0 contest, with solid defense framing two double plays to prevent rallies. Bird drove the lone run with a seventh-inning triple, scoring on Harrington’s deep fly.
The Armstrong Cubs are renamed the John F. Lindsay Club in tribute to John F. Lindsay of the Yankee Division who gave his life in France during World War I. The club plans a strong season with an active schedule and invites teams to book dates via Thomas Friel at 36 Billerica Street or Haymarket 73622.
Message urging readers to subscribe to DMV services with a repeated call to action. Emphasizes increasing subscriptions by urging those who have not yet joined to subscribe, and those already subscribed to double and treble their commitment. Contains strong emphasis and crowd appeal.
Medford High routed Brookline High 10 to 1 as six runs came in the first inning and two more in the fourth. Johnson drove in Brookline’s lone run in the eighth while Morrissey, Berry, and others contributed in the Medford win before an attendance of 800. Mullowney struck out 11 for Medford, Knowlton umpired.
A monument to late T. H. Murnane, Globe baseball editor for 30 years, will be unveiled at Calvary Cemetery next Sunday at 4 PM with brief addresses by President B B Johnson of the American League and Congressman James A Gallivan. Carol Murnane will unveil. Cecilia quartet will sign. Friends urged to attend. invitations sent to H H Frazee, Red Sox players, Connie Mack, and the Athletics. Transit directions given via Elevated to Forest Hills and surface cars.
Milton Academy defeated Noble and Gremmough 7 to 8 at home. The Quinns Lee and Gorham led with three hits each, Sullivan starred for the visitors, and Stephenson Gorham and Jackson Butman shared pitching duties in a busy southern park afternoon.
St. Mark's loses to Worcester Classical 5 to 4 in Southboro as St. Mark's hits and critical passes fail to overcome Worcester's late plays. Courtney and Stoddard homer? No. Courtneys and Stoddard top Worcester with two base hits each.
Arthur Duffey notes Harvard spring sports heat up with the Big Intercollegiates on May 30 and 31 at Harvard Stadium. Fred W. Moore and Larry Leonard oversee the games as college dual meets and championships surge postwar. Ray may challenge Norman Taber’s mile record as a curtain raiser at Tech field on May 24.
Everett High defeats Malden High 7 to 2 in a Suburban league game at Malden. Everett bats surge in fifth and sixth innings, Glennon and Saperstein drive in late runs. standout performances by Penney, Sweetland, Kelly, and J McGonagle. Glennon hits a three-base shot, Beck and Brickley contribute. crowd of about 1,000 witnesses tough Malden defense fade after fourth inning.
Boston College hosts Dartmouth at Alumni Field New ton after a seven game win streak. Coach Gildea leads the Eagles who beat Bowdoin on Tuesday as they prepare for the visiting Hanover squad.
Jim Fitzpatrick, who hurled a no hitter against Maine and a 5 to 3 win over Fordham, is the choice for today’s mound assignment. He faces Dartmouth star J. T. Murphy, who struck out nine against Maine and in the Mass Aggie game, with timely hits and power. Boston College hitters led by O'Dougherty, Dempsey, Urban, and Halligan loom as a threat if they repeat Tuesday's hot hitting, with the game at 3 16 p.m. and a strong push for another victory.
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