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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

May 11, 1909

Page

8

Giants Edge Doves In Frustrating Two To One Defeat

The Doves lose to the Giants 2 1 as base running errors and missed chances doom Boston. Sweeney and Bowerman fail to deliver timely hits while Raymond falters with control in the ninth. Beck and Bates contribute on defense in a tight turn of the rubber game.

Bill Sweeney Bugs Raymond Doves Giants Tenney Bowerman Beaumont Sweeney Beck Bill Dahlen Schlei Bill Murray White Poston Dahlen Fred Tenney New York Becker Bates McCormick O’hara Starr Bridwell Boston AB. R O'Hara C. F Devlin Bridwell Ss Merkle Seer P . Ne Roi Toals Certeovees OS Tech Stahl Piteh Co- Johnstone

Baseball Matchups Across Major Cities

Cincinnati faces Boston while Chicago meets New York and Pittsburgh plays Philadelphia. St. Louis travels to Brooklyn for key league showdowns.

Fordham College Baseball Sends Players to Major Leagues

Fordham College baseball will contribute at least two players to the major leagues this year. Pitcher Egan has signed with the Cincinnati Nationals and scout activity from the Boston Nationals secured shortstop Coffey. Coffey plans to join them after the college season ends.

New York Fordham Egan Cincinnati Nationals Boston Nationals Coffey

Brooklyn Defeats Covaleski as Rainy Game Nets Bell Win

In a rain soaked national league contest Brooklyn beat Covaleski 4 to 2. Bell earned the victory with strong control and two timely hits driving in three runs. Bergen starred behind the plate as Brooklyn outhit Philadelphia 8 to 6 and left eight runners on base to Philadelphia’s eight. Covaleski lasted four innings allowing four hits with two walks and two strikeouts.

Brooklyn Covaleski Bell Bergen Sparks Buoori Ya Philadelphia Bransfield Jordan Burch Truby and Rigler

Yale’s Stars Fit For Next Meet After Princeton'

Yale expects to beat Harvard next Saturday as Butler and Lightner miss the Princeton meet. Canfield’s reinstatement brings high jump hopes with 5 feet 10 1/2 inches and potential 6 feet height, while LaMontague returns to form. Coach Mack cautions a close meet though Yale feels strong.

New Haven Conn Harvard Yale Princeton John Mack Butler Lightner LaMontague Canfield Harwood Mack

FIGHTER PLAYERS BARRED FROM FIELD

Acting NL president Heydler opened an investigation into Saturday’s on field altercation between Knabe of Philadelphia Lennox of Brooklyn and Gleason of Philadelphia. Pending findings, Knabe Lennox barred from play with their clubs and Gleason excluded from grounds.

New York Heydler National League Brooklyn Knabe Philadelphia Lennox Gleason

Abstein Out With Tonsillitis For Pirates

Pittsburg May 10 Bill Abstein Pirates new first baseman will miss the Eastern trip due to tonsillitis in a hospital. Recovery in a week to ten days expected. Hamilton Hyatt drafted from Northwest league will cover the first sack.

Pittsburg Fpenn Bill Abstein Pirates Hamilton Hyatt

Reds Pitching Weak In Four Game Set With Doves

Cincinnati under Clark Griffith arrives for a four game series with the Doves. Veterans Campbell Fromme Karger and Gasper join Rowan as newcomers. Gasper shows a peculiar delivery while Rowan is expected to keep his job. The Reds staff lags in form and Griffith earns credit for competing with a weak slate of pitchers.

Cincinnati Reds Clark Griffith Old Fox New York Americans Doves Campbell Fromme Karger Rowan Gasper Boston Durbin Leever Pittsburg Chicago Reds Griffith

Lynn Team Victorious in Wiltshire League Tilt

Gus Daum featured with winning work for Lynn in a New England contest against Lawrence, with Lowell facing Brockton and Lynn meeting Haverhill. Slattery Waters Fleming contributed with sacrifice hits while Hickman McKernan Howard stole bases. O'Toole fanned nine in six plus innings to secure the win as Lynn built lead with Page Abbott doubles and Daum's two base hit in the late stages. Continuous fielding miscues and left on base tallies marked the game as Lynn outpaced Haverhill 8 to 2.

McLane Hickman Venable Uniac Slattery Waters Fleming McKernan Howard O'Toole Murch Brockton Lowell Duval O’tool Wheeler Lynn Hamilton Zimmerman Wallace Page Abbott White Burg Daum Haverhill Delaney Fa Cy New England Gus Daum Lynn. Haverhill Bh.po.a.e Bh.po A.E. Page Courtney R.f Ham'ton C. F Con’ton Zim'’man R. F Taylor Boardman Briggs C Ft. Fullerton Andrews Weeden O’toole Iricl Guest New Bedford BO Oat Worcester Barrows Crum Adler Wilson Bauman Ulrich Armstrong Rondeau Logan Bradley Russell McCune Owens Coffey Hammond Cunningham Reynolds Moore Wilcox Sweeney New Bedford Worcester Robinson Owen Buckley

Griffith Seeks More Pitchers in Trading Rush

Cincinnati May 10 Clark Griffith targets more pitchers after a string of losses He has sent a hurried request to Atlanta manager Billy Smith to ship pitcher Roy Castleton the left handed winner to Boston immediately The deal has dragged for a week and Castleton is expected to join the Reds in Boston Griffith also pursues catcher Casey and outfielder Lentz from Little Rock list of targets.

Cincinnati Clark Griffith Billy Smith Atlanta Roy Castleton Boston Castleton Reds Griffith Casey Lentz Little Rock

No Hit By Litchenfels Shuts Out St Mark's 6 0

Worcester Classical High defeats St Mark's 6 to 0 as pitcher Litchenfels fans 15 and allows no hits. Rice and Messenger drive in two runs each for Worcester Classical while Cronican and Carroll contribute in support. Game noted for clean defense and early dominance.

Southboro St. Mark's Worcester Classical High Litchenfels Worcester ST. Mark'’S E. Rice Booth Cronican Dewey Mess'ger White Liteh’fels Beebe C.f R. C'roll Tomes Gannon Fisssntte Oo Stewart Worcester Classical Rice Messenger R. Carroll Hyne Carroll Bird Brooks Supple

Pennsylvania Beats Dartmouth 5 0 In Surprising Win

Pennsylvania defeats Dartmouth 5 to 0 on May 10 as Captain Wood hits a first inning home run with two on base. Wood drives in three runs, while Aldendeifer Merrick and others score across. Watts and Eckstrom split pitching duties as Penn holds Dartmouth to just six hits.

Philadelphia Pennsylvania Dartmouth Wood Quakers Dartmounth Po.a.e BILPO A.E. Thayer Schmiller Aielfer Smith Corkran Watts Eckstrom Chadbourne Harkins

Fall River Defeats Lawrence In Low-Scoring Baseball Game

Fall River beat Lawrence 3 to 1 in a light hitting contest. Fall River took the lead in the first inning and held on behind solid pitching by Fullerton and Knetzer. Key hits came from Messenger, Weaver, and McDermott with Lawrence outhit but could not close the gap.

New England Fall River Lawrence Ger C.f Flynn Weaver Needham B'cock Wagnon Fullerton Knetzer Saceaticant Messenger McDermott Vinson Devine Bowcock Toomey Sall River

Harvard Lacrosse Defeated by Cornell in 8-2 Rout

Cornell defeated Harvard lacrosse 8 to 2 in Ithaca New York. Christensen scored five goals with Walbridge Taylor Friese and 8S Smith R H Smith contributing. Halves were 30 minutes each with Dr Covert of Geneva as referee and timers Barlow of Cornell and Jacks of Harvard.

Harvard Ithaca N. Y Cornell Christensen Walbridge Taylor Friese Smith R. H. Smith Dr. Covert Geneva Barlow Jacks

College Track Notes Highlight Cornell Coach Warren Schutt

Warren Schutt, formerly Cornell’s two mile champion, now teaches and coaches at the College of the City of New York. Williams defeats Amherst boosting Schutt’s prospects for the New England intercollegiates on May 22. Dartmouth’s meet with Harvard would not have yielded more points with Marks, the sprinter, available. Princeton and Dartmouth clash at Princeton as Ithaca set to host a dual meet with Cornell next Saturday. Stephlet of Chicago University posted 9 457 in the two mile during a Wisconsin meet.

Warren Schutt Cornell College of the City of New York Williams Amherst New England Dartmouth Harr Thorpe Harvard Marks Princeton Ithacans Ithaca Pooch’ Donovan E. V. Nelson Volkmann Foster Stephlet Chicago University Wisconsin

Not Given

New Bedford loses 0 8 to Worcester as Barrows and Adler lead with two base hits each. Armstrong owns nine strikeouts for Worcester while Robison allows three in relief.

Brockton Beats Lowell 6 to 3 in Baseball

Brockton defeats Lowell 6 to 3 as Duval bats in the ninth. Log shows runs by Hickman Slattery McKernan OToole Ball Uniac Houston with multiple two base hits noted among the sparse readable lines.

Duval Hickman Slattery McKernan O'Toole Ball Uniac Houston

Revere High Opens North Shore League With Win

Revere High defeated Lynn Classical High yesterday at Revere Beach in the league opener. A triple play in the eighth followed by a double play in the ninth highlighted a strong defensive effort as Revere posted an eight to one final score. Batteries Allen Tenggren Ajootian and Rafferty.

Revere High Lynn Classical High Revere Beach Revere Lynn Classical Allen and Tenggren Ajootian Rafferty

Driving Club Card Highlights Thirteen Races At Matinee

The Metropolitan Driving Club features 13 races for the matinee at the Charles River speedway this afternoon. Seven races are for trotters. The meet will pit four clubs Metropolitan Fellsway Dorchester and Lynn against each other in a four corner interclub competition.

Metropolitan Driving Club Charles River Metropolitan Fellsway Dorchester and Lynn

South Boston A. C. Meetresi... (crafted headline truncated)

Poor weather and limited visibility hindered last night’s South Boston Athletic Club events at M Street playgrounds. In a crowded meet, Farrell won the 100 yard dash, Ford took the 1/4 mile, Stanley won the mile, and a tie occurred for the 1 pound shot put between Andrews and Farrell.

M Street South Boston A. C Farrell Ford Stanley Andrews

Red Sox stopover features Charley Chech meeting Cy Young

In Cleveland the Red Sox stay at the Colonial Hotel amid rain outdoor plans. Charley Chech, Hugh McBreen and Cy Young share a funny moment as talk turns to trades. The team eyeing Arellanes Carrigan and Wheeler to start the opener with Turner back at short and Sullivan possibly in right.

Cleveland Boston Colonial Hotel Red Sox Jake Stahl Charley Chech Hugh McBreen Cy Young McBreen Chech Lajoie Nap Cicotte Ryan Arellanes Wright Lake Carrigan Terry Turner Denny Sullivan Gessler New York Detroit

White Sox Win In Eleventh Inning

Chicago defeats Washington 1 to 0 in an 11 inning game. Both teams pitcher good early. Johnson faltered in the 11th as White, Hahn and Welday produced the deciding hits for Chicago.

White Sox Chicago Chicago Today Washington White Johnson Hahn Welday Isbell Altizer Atz Purtell Sullivan Tannehill Tee Lyme Otek Santley Ewewes McBride Delehanty Clymer Q Conroy Shipke Street

Basketball matchups listed for Boston and Cleveland

The schedule shows Boston at Cleveland and New York at Detroit with Washington at Chicago and Philadelphia at St. Louis. No scores or outcomes are provided.

Dr. E Attee Chicago Washington Philadelphia St. Louis New York Detroit Boston Cleveland

Waddell Struck by Former Teammates as Philadelphia Wins

Philadelphia defeated St. Louis 5 to 1 in a May game. Waddell appeared unsteady and was hit hard by his former teammates. Fielding behind him contributed to the loss for St. Louis.

Louis Philadelphia St. Louis Waddell

Mellody Falls to Willie Lewis in Paris Boxing Show

In Paris Saturday night Honey Mellody loses to Willie Lewis, ending Mellody’s bid for easy money abroad. Sandy Ferguson scores a one round KO over Herbert Hall in Paris, demonstrating form. The Armory A A plans a 12 round bill headlined by Bill McKinnon and Jimmy Gardner with three earlier six round bouts. Freddie Welsh remains a point of contention with Dave Deshler over a postponed match versus Phil Brock. Jimmy Clabby meets Tommy Quill in the near future.

Willie Lewis Honey Mellody Paris Honey Mellody Lewis Sandy Ferguson Herbert Hall Hall Sandy Armory A. A Bill McKinnon Roxbury Jimmy Gardner Lowell the Armory A. A Freddie Welsh Dave Deshler Phil Brock

Jeffries Announces Johnson Bout After Theater Contract

James J. Jeffries arrived in Chicago and stated he will fight Johnson within five months after his current theater contract ends on June 26. He declared the bout timing and location to be arranged following the contract expiration.

Chicago James J. Jeffries Johnson

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