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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1919
Page
15
Weather halted the Red Sox and Athletics on their long Western trip with every game postponed. Continuous rain since Friday and a saturated diamond prevented any play as the teams prepared to continue the series later.
The Red Sox express relief that Wallie Schang has regained his injured hand and will catch regularly starting in Chicago on Wednesday facing the White Sox. The squad plans a 21 man roster on the Western trip, despite limited travel comforts and a late Boston departure.
Larry Doyle drives over right field wall with two out in 10th, lifting the New Yorks to a 3 to 2 win over Brooklyn. The Superbas left the bases loaded in the 10th with nobody out and a double play ended the threat. Grimes started, Marquard relieved, Barnes allowed five hits amid six New York errors. Doyle had a two base hit, Young hit a three base hit, and Wheat delivered a sacrifice fly for the final run.
Cambridge boy Corporal Michael J Mooney of the 101st Infantry performs a monologue and appears in the athletic sketch The Humor of the Trenches at the Howard this week. He is joined by Corporal Chester Finn and sports authority Jack Sheehan in a well received program.
Washington middleweight wrestler Joe Turner trains hard and cancels southern bookings to ready for John Kilonis on Thursday. He claims Grand Opera House fans will see him faster and sharper than before and he predicts a clean sweep in straight falls.
Rio de Janeiro May 12 Brazil defeated Chili 6 to 0 in the opening game of the tournament for the South American championship. About 30 000 spectators attended including the acting President cabinet members and diplomats.
The passage argues that epaulets and gilt bands do not guarantee quality. It notes that even gaudy uniforms can hide weak sticks, and compares this to cigars. The C. C. A. Cigar from New England is praised for lacking a band yet delivering reliable flavor, explaining its rising popularity.
The tightest scoring season in the American League shows two drawn games between Washington and New York. The first went 12 innings with no runs, and yesterday’s 15 innings produced a 4 to 4 tie.
New York and Washington battled to a 4-4 tie after 15 innings when darkness halted play. Key moments included Gherrity’s steal of home after a ruled out call, Ayres issuing four walks, and Shawkey and Harper strong on the mound. The clubs combined for a 27 inning stretch without a decision, with heavy emphasis on late-inning suspense and miscues that kept the game alive.
Beginning tomorrow and through the week, Noble and Greenough will clash with Brookline High on the Charles River from Cottage Farm Bridge to Harvard Bridge over the mile course. English High faces MIT in a 2 2 fours race with Exeter Academy and Huntington also on the schedule for Wednesday actions. Boston Latin plans a test against Exeter next Saturday as Huntington presses its progress.
The schedule lists Boston Latin at Claflin Field Newtonville and South Boston at Brighton plus East Boston against West Roxbury at Pierce Field West Roxbury Charlestown meeting Hyde Park at Stony Brook Reservation Brockton versus Watertown at Town Field Arlington facing Chelsea Nobte and Greenough clashing with Roxbury Latin at Dexter’s Field Brookline.
Dartmouth won 5 to 2 over Columbia at Hanover with Cuddy Murphy pitching and strong team defense fueling the win.
Bruce starred with two sparkling catches and five put outs for Dartmouth as Meaney and Murphy held their lines. Dartmouth opened weakly with two runs in the first, then added more on doubles and miscues before Meaney settled in. Murphy's control and strategic pitching limited the Green to nine safeties, while Bruce contributed a single and a triple as Columbia pressed threats in key innings.
The Boston Braves, fresh from Philadelphia and a rain soaked trip, travel to St Louis as Hank Gowdy returns to Braves Field for his first game back since enlistment. Manager Stallings leads a 24 game home stand before a Western road swing starting June 4, with trade rumors circling Beaton and Branch Rickey.
The Braves begin against the St Louis Cardinals then face Pittsburg Cincinnati and Chicago in a sequence through May 29, with Phillies visiting for Memorial Day. Brooklyn repeats at Braves Field June 2 3 4 with three double headers due to earlier postponements. Hank Gowdy sits today but is slated to play soon after his overseas service. He will help warm up pitchers coach and hit during practice.
Pittsburg defeated Chicago 3 to 2 in 11 innings as Hendrix pitched for the first time this year against Cooper. Each side plated a run in the first and fourth on consecutive hits. Boeckel doubled home the winning run in the 11th after Bigbee’s single to the right field fence with one out.
NATIONAL games listed include St. Louis versus Boston, Cincinnati at Brooklyn, Chicago at New York, and Pittsburgh at Philadelphia with no Amerigan games scheduled at this time.
The column surveys multiple sports from boxing to lawn tennis and track. It notes Willard vs Moran at Madison Square Garden, potential rematches with Dempsey, and plans by Nat Butler to open the Revere track season. It mentions Ruth and Everett Scott at the Red Sox, Meadowbrook’s mile race, Yale and Harvard track hopes, and Dartmouth’s missing hurdler Earl Thomson shaping intercollegiate outcomes.
Patrons witnessed a light musical farce with music and dancing, title La La Lucille. Fred Jackson wrote the book and lyrics while George Gershwin composed the score. The plot is light but clever and the production features Alfred E. Aarons as producer and an attractive cast with fine costumes.
A rapid bright farce about Mr John Smith a dentist with no patients and his ex burlesque wife who stand to gain two million from a aunt if they divorce and remarry. John Hazzard Grace Walsh Lorin Baker Helen Clark and others perform lively roles as the two week engagement unfolds with dance and comic misunderstandings.
Johnny Wilson of Charlestown defeated Young Fisher of New York by about 16 city blocks in a 12 round feature at Fenway A A C. The New Yorker fought hard but was outclassed by Wilson quien used a longer reach and awkward southpaw style. Williams of Cambridge drew with Johnny Buckley in an eight round semi final as Buckley worn by weight and body punching. Maglorie La Belle of Gardner beat Kid Green in an eight round comedy bout. Frank Ross of Cambridge knocked out Leo Coughlin in the third round of a six round prelim.
New York welterweight champion Jack Britton easily outboxed John Tillman of Minneapolis in a 12 round no decision contest in Baltimore. Tillman fought well and stayed competitive through the bout.
Nora Bayes leads the musical adaptation of Charles Hoyt comedies at the Wilbur Theatre. The production, created for Miss Bayes by Henry B. Smith and A Baldwin Sloane, follows a humorous plot adapted from A Contented Woman and marks two decades in musical form.
Nora Bayes stars in a sparkling comedy about a woman running for mayor. The play, with Irving Fisher as her fiancé and Florence Morrison as a fervent suffragette, delivers laughs through three acts of romance and political muddle. Bayes now owns and manages the show, fresh from a six month New York run.
Henry Jewett Players revive Sheridan's The Critic at the Copley Theatre in a brisk satirical take on theatre writing and criticism. The program also features The Monkey's Paw, a one act drama by Louis N Parker based on W W Jacobs, praised for emotional depth and masterful plotting.
Dr Crawford N Toy of Harvard University died at his Cambridge home after a long illness at 84. He taught Hebrew and Oriental languages at Harvard from 1880 to 1969, served as Dexter lecturer on biblical literature until 1903, earned an 1856 MA from Virginia, studied in Berlin 1866 1868, and received an LL D from North Carolina two years later.
New Haven Eastern league team beat Yale 4 to 1 in an exhibition game played in New Haven. The contest showcased local talent and provided a preseason showcase for both sides.
The photoplay adaptation of Harold Bell Wrights novel The Eyes of the World debuts at the Shubert Theatre. It follows an artist in search of a subject for his masterwork featuring prominent film stars photographed in San Bernardino County.
Monroe Salisbury stars as Conrad La Grange a Civiliz ation symbol with Jack Livingston and Jane Novak in supporting roles. Jack McDonald delivers a standout aging Taine performance amid prologue scenes childhood Boston to California and San Bernardino. Noted for flawless photography and strong direction under Wright supervision the nine reel feature plays at the Shubert Theatre.
Charges of outside influence erupted as the rules committee gave an adverse report on the four percent alcohol bill. Senator Kearney alleged a promised hearing was denied while Senator Beck called the claim an absolute lie. Loring defended the bill and suggested asking the Attorney General about constitutionality. The final vote was 24 to 11 with 2 pairs.
Soldiers who married abroad are eligible for immediate discharge on arrival in the United States the War Department informed port debarkation commanders. The rule applies whether they arrive with their units or with casual companies.
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