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Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

May 15, 1911

Page

12

Record-Setting Hitting Across Leagues Last Week

Last week featured record hitting in both major leagues with a surge in free hitting across clubs. American League produced 1455 at bats, 429 hits, 61 home runs, and 12 triples, while the National League logged 3681 at bats and strong extra-base drives. Cincinnati led NL runs with 49, New York and Philadelphia 45 each, Pittsburg 55, and Boston 36. Boston and Chicago faced high hits against them as pitchers struggled. A season-long table tracks home runs, runs, hits, and fielding stats for each club.

Lou ‘S Tve Chicago Detroit Boston Athletics Cincinnati Bos New York Philadelphi Pittsburg SH. SF York St Louis

Red Sox Rally Falls Short in Detroit Tilt

More than 17,000 fans packed Bennett Park as Boston battled Detroit to a 6-5 defeat in a tense ninth inning. Donovan shuffled pitchers early, Moriarty and Stanage drove in the Tigers’ final run in the fifth, while Hooper tripled in Boston’s lone run in the eighth before Gardner’s infield hit and a wild pitch doomed the rally.

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Leading Batters List Shows Red Sox In Front

The Red Sox lead the American league with three players in the top batting list, Engle Speaker and Williams. McInnis tops the league at .609 overall. In the National league Boston and Philadelphia share multiple spots with several teams following.

Red Sox Engle Speaker Williams Athletics Cleveland Detroit McInnis Chicago St Louis New York Washington Boston Philadelphia Pittsburg Brooklyn

Red Sox Batters Gain Ground in Week of Boston Play

Boston team players surged in weekly batting standings led by Wagner and Thoney. Williams added 54 points, Karger 32, and Curtis 150 for the leaders, while Miller climbed to the Nationals top with a 20 point gain. Team batting rose 7 points, opponents 5 climb, fielding up 3 for both sides.

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Harvard Looming Up in Baseball World

Last week showed college baseball upsets as Harvard defeated Brown decisively after a strong start by McKay. Harvard stands 8–0 at Soldiers Field, scoring 66 to 13 in eight games, and faces Syracuse at home Wednesday then Princeton on Saturday. Yale plays Brown at New Haven Wednesday and Holy Cross at Worcester Saturday. Dartmouth hosts Cornell Thursday, Vermont visits Burlington, and other regional matchups unfold through the week.

Uesday Tufts Dean Academy Medford Harvard Syracuse Yale Brown New Haven Pennsylvania Holy Cross Philadelphia Princeton Lafayette Massachusetts Agricultural Worcester P. I Amherst Williams Dartmouth Cornell Hanover Trinity Hartford Wiliamstown Worcester Vermont Burlington Columbia Providence Annapolis Georgetown West Point Feelidinm Philner Trinity Hartford Boston College Connecticut State Westerly R. J Soldiers’ Field Soldiers Field Tigers

Harvard Baseball Surges With Strong Base Running and Resilience

Harvard, once rebuilding from a 1910 mid pack, has crafted a fast baserunning lineup under Coach Sexton. Despite early injuries to Felton and McKay, Captain McLaughlin and Babson helped mold a competitive squad. The Crimson have won 9 of 11, rebounding from a 4-2 opener to Navy and a later Annapolis loss, showcasing improved pitching and aggressive baserunning.

Harvard Sexton Felton McKay Dr. Sexton Babson McLaughlin Essen- Westhead Crimson Ince Skyward Bose Boston American Annapolis Arvard

Week of school baseball games listed for many teams

A lengthy schedule lists daily high school and college baseball games from Monday to Saturday. Matches include English against Durfee, Chelsea versus Reading, Newton against Malden, and many others across towns such as Fall River, Lexington, Melrose, and South Boston, plus collegiate fixtures involving Harvard, Yale, Brown, and more.

Dich Durfee High Fall River Chelsea High Reading High Reading Texington High Allen School Lexington Noble & Greenough Roxbury Latin Rindge Melrose, High Melrose Newton High Malden High Newton South Boston High West Roxbury High South Boston Hyde Park High Revered High Hyde Park Cambridge Latin Lexington High Prichard High Methuen Lynn Swampscott High Sharon High Stoughton High Sharon Quincy High Milton High Quincy Harvard Exeter Cambridge Harvard 2d Waltham High Yale Princeton Brown Technical High Providence Boston College High H. 8. of Commerce Haverhill High Haverhill Milton Academy Volkmann Milton Rock Ridge Belmont High Wellesley Arlington High Dedlam High Arlington Somerville High Fverett "High Somerville Medford High Wekefield High Medford Lynn Glassieal Wellesley High Norwood High Norwood Winchester High Stoneham High Winchester Pennsylvania New Haven Dorchester High Dorchester Boston Latin Powder Point Duxbury Middlesex School Mechanic Arts High Waltham Everett High Englsh High Everett St. John’s Preparatory Danvers Melrose High Wakefield High Roxbury High Wakefield Revere High Newburyport High Newburyport Browne & Nichols Tufts 2d Fort Warren Co. A. C

Columbus Tops Louisville Then Beats Louis ville

Baseball results show Columbus defeated Louisville 7 to 5 in the first game and 10 to 1 in the second. Indianapolis edged Toledo 2 to 1 in 12 innings. Milwaukee beat Kansas City 5 to 3 while St Paul defeated Minneapolis 10 to 7.

Columbus Louisville Indianapolis Toledo Milwaukee Kansas City St. Paul Minneapolis

Scores From Southern Baseball Standings

Birmingham beats Memphis 4 to 3 while Montgomery defeats Chattanooga 6 to 0 with Nashville 2 to 1 over New Orleans. Mobile defeats Atlanta 7 to 1 in listed games.

Birmingham Memphis Montgomery Chattanooga Nashville New Orleans Mobile Atlanta

City High Scores Nineteen Eight at Local Hoops Night

In a compact score update Bridgeport fell to New Haven 5 to 8 while New Britain beat Waterbury 2 to 9 in a late basketball card. New Haven and Waterbury posted strong offenses, offset by Bridgeport and New Britain's tighter defense.

Bridgeport New Haven New Britain Waterbury

Eastern League results show Montreal playoff win

Montreal defeated Jersey City 3 to 2 in a tight Eastern League contest. Buffalo led Newark early but final score not listed, indicating an incomplete box score.

Montreal Jersey City Buffalo Newark

Tigers Beat Red Sox In Slow Scoring Chicago Style Battle

Detroit over Boston as Williams and Collins duel without late dramatics. Tigers outhit and outfielded the Sox, with Riegert in center and Cobb, Crawford, Williams keying the attack. Boston rally fizzles after early damage, leaving Jennings led Tigers to near-cinch of the game.

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Minstrel Goes Wild And White Sox Win

Chicago clinched the first game of the Philadelphia series 6 to 5 as Morgan’s wildness sparked the rally and Roche delivered a timely seventh inning single. The win keeps the Sox in the hunt in May at home.

White Sox Chicago Morgan Roche

National and New England Baseball Schedule Snippet

A list of upcoming games shows Boston vs Detroit and Pittsburg vs Boston among national matches. Chicago faces Philadelphia and New York meets Cleveland with Washington at St. Louis and St. Louis at New York. In New England, Haverhill plays Fall River and Lowell faces New Bedford with a clash at Lawrence and Worcester missing a listed opponent.

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Naps Take First Sunday Home Game

The Cleveland Indians defeated the New York Yankees 14 to 3 in the first Sunday home game at Cleveland. The home team’s batting was strong and Warhop and Quinn could not hold off the offense. A good attendance was recorded.

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Browns New Lineup Breaks Old Hoodoo in Washington Win

In American, St. Louis, on May 14, the Browns fielding a new lineup defeated Washington 6 to 2 today. The game showcased newly added players contributing to the victory and ending a lingering slump.

Browns OLD Hoodoo ST. Louis Washington

Week of schoolboy games promises close races and surprises

A lively week features nearly 100 games as Somerville High defeats rival Rindge M T 8 with twirler Whittaker dominating. Melrose and Malden jockey for the Suburban League title while Everett stalls in the rear. Chelsea edged by Medford in a hard fought 8 to 4, and Volkmann faces Noble and Greenough in the private school race at American League park Friday.

Somerville High Rindge M. T. 8 Whittaker Melrose Malden Everett High Chelsea High Medford Boston Latin Volkmann Noble & Greenough Rindge Melrose High Newton High Malden High Claflinfield Newton

Boston clubs likely enter two crews in Harlem races on Memorial Day

The Union Boat Club of Boston and the Boston A A may field two crews in the Harlem races on Memorial Day. Philadelphia clubs including the Bachelors and Penn Barge have already submitted entries, with other Quaker City boat clubs expected to join before entries close.

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