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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1916
Page
15
Maynard High School baseball team travels to Hudson for a season opener tomorrow afternoon marking Maynard's first game in more than two fortnights. Hudson aims to spoil the debut as both squads seek early momentum.
Donald Love, manager of Lexington High School tennis, announced a match for the boys team against Needham High School to be played in Lexington on Monday, May 29. The announcement notes the upcoming contest and the location.
Middlesex School baseball team travels to Groton for a return game with Groton School. Groton won the first meeting, and Middlesex aims for reversal on the road today.
Dutch Leonard shone for Boston as the Red Sox defeated Cleveland 5-1. Tris Speaker starred with a triple and field versatility but could not prevent the loss. Hooper and Carrigan provided key blows and solid defense while Covaleskie struggled with control, fueling Boston’s win.
American League features Cleveland at Boston, Chicago at New York, St. Louis at Washington, Detroit at Philadelphia. National League games include Boston at Chicago, Brooklyn at Cincinnati, New York at Pittsburg, Philadelphia at St. Louis. Eastern League games span Hartford at Portland and other city pairings.
Newark defeated Montreal 9 to 6 while Providence edged Toronto 10 to 9. Rochester led Richmond 5 in a game noted with Buffalo Baltimore action on May 7.
Barry nearly joined a double play as Speaker threw home to stop him. ONeill misplayed, allowing Barry to score and keeper the rally alive. Cor rigan popped up to end the threat. Indians go down in order in the ninth. Speaker with hard line drives all day. Final: Boston 0 Cleveland 1. Pitchers Leonard and Covaleskie split, with Leonard earning the win. Attendance 14,353.
Brunswick Maine May 9 Albert J Weatherhead Jr a Har vard football player for several years was chosen as head coach of Bowdoin College eleven today He succeeds Thomas J Campbell and takes over the Polar Bears football program from Campbell.
Chicago erased a four run deficit in the fourth when Fournier hit a three run homer with two aboard. Jackson added a triple and MecMullin a single to tie the game. The White Sox scored the decisive run in the fifth as Williams exited after four innings and Cicotte held the Yankees.
A busy sports column recalls Speaker Day for Cleveland fans and a warm welcome for a Red Sox great. It previews Harvard dual meets, predicts White vs Welsh in lightweight chatter, notes May races led by Mayor Curley, and highlights Boston runners Roth and Kyronen and Billy Bingham challenging Yale in Saturday events.
The argument about which team would store more runs collapses as Chicago did not play. Cleveland led briefly in a weekly scoring race before Cincinnati tied. The Murray Park Sevin Inch 10 mile race is scheduled for May 20 at 2:50 PM with registration details via J Prank Pacey and R L Searle in Cambridgeport and Boston.
Stellbauer drives a three-base hit as Crawford Walsh and others steal bases. Burns and Lajoie contribute with sacrifice plays. Young, Bush, Barros, Oldring, Mebnis, Pick, Strank, and Melnis are involved in double plays. Pitchers Cunningham Nabors Weaver Ray. Wilt pitched for Weaver. Umpires O Loughlin and Chil. Time about 2 hours 50 minutes.
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