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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1912
Page
11
Cincinnati May 14 Al Bridwell may never play ball again. His injured foot still cannot bend the toes enough to run and no treatment so far has helped this issue.
The injured shortstop reported to Manager Kling and declined a pinch hitting role stating he cannot regain speed. He has trained daily in Portsmouth while treating a leg wound. walking barefoot in loose soil is planned on return. A potential midwest scouting trip could follow if he fails to be ready by June 1.
Braintree High School defeated Milton High School 8 to 5 on the Brook Road field amid 15 errors by both teams. Freshman Percy Horne starred after replacing Poole in the eighth inning, pitching effectively with runners on base. Cross homered for Braintree, while Milton managed eight hits but failed to cash in, as Gorman worked for Milton and Scollard for Braintree.
After a four game drought Tufts second team defeated Lynn English High 4 to 2 yesterday afternoon in a slow paced game. Batteries were Phalen and Marshal for Tufts with Newth and Vose backing Lynn English.
Boston College High School defeated Wellesley High 15 6 after leading 8 0 at times. Keefe pitched well for Wellesley while BC H S offense piled up runs with multiple players contributing in this late season game at Wellesley.
Noble and Greenough beat Roxbury Latin 8 to 3 at Allston. Hutchins led with four hits and three runs scored while Wylde and Brown added multi run efforts. Cunningham allowed one walk and eight strikeouts for N G, Mosser lasted seven as Roxbury Latin made nine errors.
New York May 14 Secretary James E Sullivan of the American Olympic Committee telegraphed branch chiefs with the latest entry cutoffs for Stockholm. Blanks must leave the United States 12 to 15 days before the closing date to reach Sweden on time. Rifle revolver and clay bird shooting lawn tennis and football must leave by the 24th. horse riding by the 2th. athletic fencing swimming wrestling by June 1. cycling by June 2.
Walter H. Trumbull was elected captain of the Harvard freshmen crew. He has shown promise as a strong oar at No. 5 and began college last September after six years at Middlesex, including three years on the school crew.
United States League games із Reading saw Reading 19 New York 4. At Richmond first game went 10 innings Washington 3 Richmond 1. second game Washington 3 Richmond 1. In Pittsburg Cleveland won 1 0 over Pittsburg in a called innings affair.
In Burlington Vermont the University of Vermont beat Norwich University 9 to 3. Amherst and Springfield played 4 to 4 in a 10 inning rain delay. Washington Catholic Union defeated Villanova 8 to 5.
Brockton won 2 to 1 over Lowell as Upham impressed on the mound for the locals and Maloney made two standout catches. Hagan Briggs and derbeck had three base hits while Hagan Phoenix stole bases and the teams combined for several key plays.
Brockton edge Lowell 2 to 1 as H Sullivan and Miller contribute two base hits each. Barry and Maloney steal bases while Brockton suffers 13 left on base and Lowell nine. Upham and Veiser duel on the mound with five strikeouts each and a wild pitch by Upham.
A series of five basketball showdowns listed with teams St Louis versus Boston Chicago versus Philadelphia Detroit versus New York and Cleveland versus Washington.
The schedule lists Boston at Cincinnati, Brooklyn at St Louis, New York at Pittsburg, and Philadelphia at Chicago in a national lineup.
Haverhill faces Brockton Worcester plays Lawrence Fall River meets Lynn Lowell takes on New Bedford with four city pairings scheduled.
Cheney pitched six hit allowed for Chicago as the Cubs defeated Philadelphia 2 to 0. Alexander and Season held the Cubs to few runs, with Miller’s three base hit highlighting a low scoring whitewash at Chicago.
Haverhill earned an 8 to 4 victory over Lyon as the lead shifted through six innings. In the seventh, Young cleared the bases with a two base hit driving in four runs after three on, sealing the win.
Chelsea High defeats Saugus High 7 to 6 at home in an Interburban league contest. Chelsea improves to four straight wins with Ettinger’s three base hit and Mason’s RBI in the seventh. Saugus fouled back with four ninth inning runs as Greater held Chelsea to three hits through six.
Lawrence battered Worcester with strong hitting and won 5 to 3. Pearson pitched shutout early, easing in the last three innings. Crum's fielding stood out in the victory at Worcester May 14.
Buffalo over Providence 13 to 5. Rochester edges Newark 5 to 4. Toronto defeats Baltimore 6 to 1. Jersey City defeats Montreal 7 to 4.
Sallee blanked Brooklyn as St. Louis hitters chased Knetzer in the third inning in a 6 to 0 victory. Wingo a three base hit. numerous players contributed with hits and stolen bases as St. Louis pitchers limited Brooklyn to scattered hits.
Young Thomas shows a refined batting eye as he meets the ball for clean line drives to right field. He twice hits into fielders hands by misfortune and drives two fouls that narrowly miss doubles or triples.
Report notes Wagner hitting hard and crowd belief he should move up in batting order. Suggests swapping Wagner with Bradley as Brad struggles while Bradley may rebound. Hugh continues to aim for home runs.
Springfield Hartford 8 Hartford 0 Holyoke New Britain 10 Holyoke 2.
A financial executive extols a Gillette razor as a daily bracer. He contrasts it with slow old methods, praising its quick two to three minute shave, lack of straps and honing, minimal irritation, safety, and adaptability to individual beards and skin.
An advertising pitch urges men in the city to buy Gillette razors and blades. It markets Standard sets at $5, packet editions from $5 to $6, travellers’ and tourists’ sets from $6 to $50, and blade packs from 50 cents to $1.00, noting availability in 40,000 stores worldwide.
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