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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1911
Page
12
Boston and Cincinnati played a seesaw 15 inning game that Cincinnati won 8 to 7. Bill Collins contributed strong defensive plays and Goode's injury opened a waiver angle, while Curtis and Gasper delivered late dramatics before Cincinnati sealed the victory.
In a tense extra inning duel at the National League park, Boston pulls ahead after Fred Beck hits a circuit home run. Bill Collins shines in the field as Doc Miller steady at the plate, while Cincinnati battles back with four runs in the fifth before a late Boston rally ties the game.
Cincinnati plays Boston, Pittsburg faces Philadelphia, Chicago meets New York, and St. Louis visits Brooklyn in a slate of prominent baseball clashes.
New York defeated Chicago 11 to 1 as Hofman hit a lucky homer into the centre field bleachers to avert a shutout. The game, held in New York, showcased a dominant home team offense while Chicago struggled on both sides of the ball.
Philadelphia May 10 The home team practically won today’s game in the first inning scoring four runs on two singles a sacrifice fly and home runs by Paskett and Luderus. The final score was 6 to 2 Nagle was effective after the opening inning while Moore baffled Pittsburg at nearly all stages.
Boston plays Cleveland, Philadelphia faces St. Louis, New York meets Detroit, and Washington takes on Chicago in a set of five street games.
Toronto defeats Providence 6 to 4 while Rochester beats Jersey City 10 to 5 and Montreal over Newark 6 to 3. Baltimore at Buffalo in rain listed but result not provided.
Hartford defeats Springfield 9 to 5 and Waterbury beats Holyoke 7 to 1 Bridgeport tops New Britain 6 to 1 while New Haven edges Northampton 5 to 4
Louisville defeats Toledo 12 to 1 while Kansas City edges Minneapolis 5 to 4 Columbus wins 11 to 8 over Indianapolis and St Paul beats Milwaukee 10 to 5 in listed results across the league.
In the Southern League Atlanta edged Montgomery 5 to 4 while Nashville beat Birmingham 8 to 5. Mobile won 2 to 1 over Chattanooga as the slate opened with tight results.
Brockton visits Worcester while Fall River travels to Lynn Haverhill hosts Lowell and New Bedford plays Lawrence in a sequence of regional games. The schedule pairs rival towns in a compact set of contests across Massachusetts.
St. Louis defeated Brooklyn 4 to 3 in a tight contest. Sallee held Brooklyn early, three timely hits and aggressive baserunning tied the game in the seventh. A decisive eighth inning pressure rally, aided by a hit batsman and squeeze play, gave St. Louis the lead for good. Dan Flynn and Jim Savage are noted with overseas play comparisons.
Arthur Duffey notes a New York Evening World laugh over the Serrino-Gene Ottison amateur heavyweight bout in the Hub and hints at crossed wires. He reviews Gotch vs Hack for the wrestling title, Ward's Quaker crew vs Harvard, Yale scrutiny, and prophecies of record shattering in intercollegiates. He discusses Ralph Craig's sprint pace, Detroit Tigers' pace toward a pennant, and Harvard and Yale team dynamics including Pop Corey’s captaincy.
The text notes Flynn was Irish and not Italian, claims a 1910 no-decision ten-round bout in Los Angeles with Sam Langford was a draw, while Langford was said to ease on Westerners. It also mentions Yarmouth Gotch defeating Hackenschmidt for the title in Chicago on April 3 1908. Major other items include Beals Becker and Fred Beck as left-handed batters and a base running out on a force situation.
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