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Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

May 17, 1918

Page

17

Sunday Baseball Game Arranged at Braves Field

A free Sunday baseball game is set for Braves Field next Sunday at 3 PM featuring Fort Warren from the harbor league against a team representing the Departments of the Northeast led by Captain J J O’Hare. The Boston National club will lend the field, gates open at 1 PM, and American league umpires may officiate.

Braves Field Fort Warren Department of the Northeast J. J. O’hare Huntington Avenue Ban Johnson American League

Baseball players should be drafted from shipyards says Ban Johnson

President Ban Johnson of the American League urged that players in Class A-1 who sought work in shipyards be pulled into the army. He spoke after consulting with Charles M. Schwab about the government shipbuilding program and warned that patriots aside, any in A-1 should be yanked by the coat collar and sent to cantonments for future service on the western front.

Chicago Ban Johnson American League Johnson Charles M. Schwab Crowder

Pirates Beat Dodgers 4 to 3 In Second Game

Pittsburg defeats Brooklyn 4 to 3 as Sanders earns the win after relieving Jacobs in the first. Sanders triples with two on to drive in the winning run. Mollwitz adds insurance and Caton, Cutshaw, and others contribute.

Pittsburg Brooklyn Sanders Jacobs Myers Mollwitz A. Caton Cutshaw Bigbee Schmandt Johnston Stengel Krueger Caton Hickman King O'Mara Coombs

Middlesex and Huntington Prepare for Bateman’s Pond Shell Race

Arrangements are made for a rowing match at Bateman's Pond Concord tomorrow between Middlesex School Concord first four and Huntington School Huntington second four. Huntington Oarsmen with coach will travel to Concord tomorrow morning to practice for the race.

Bateman’s Pond Concord Middlesex School Huntington School Huntington

Tufts Beats St Anselm 7 to 2 In Oval Showdown

Tufts College pitcher and offense overwhelmed St Anselm's on Tufts Oval with a 7 to 2 victory after St Anselm's led 1 0 until the fifth inning when Tufts tallied five runs.

Tufts College St. Anselm’s Manchester Tufts Oval Tufts

Larry McLean No Big League Team This Season

Larry McLean is not in the major leagues this season and is playing independent ball in New York City. The question notes Dempsey as favored in the last bout and asks how critics viewed the result of the mill.

Larry McLean Larry New York City Dempsey West

Thormahlen Shuts Out Browns 1 to 0 in Pitchers Battle

New York pitcher Thormahlen kept Gallia winless again as St. Louis fell 1 to 0. Gilhooley drove in the lone run in the fifth after Peckinpaugh sac bunt, with Baker singling home the score. Gallia yielded six hits and four walks while Thormahlen struck out twice.

New York Thormahlen Gallia St. Louis Gilhooley Peckinpaugh Baker Demmitt Gerber Austin Pratt Hendrix Gedeon Beck Sisler

Cotter and Glynn Win Semi Final at Cabot Street Gym

Barney Cotter and Bill Glynn defeated Dave Owens and Harry McGowan in two straight games 21-19 and 21-18 in the Cabot Street gym semi finals. The final will pit Cotter Glynn against Jimmy O'Brien and Representative Driscoll with Athletic Instructor Mullen refereeing.

Cabot Street Gym Barney Cotter Bill Glynn Dave Owens Harry McGowan Cotter- Glynn Jimmy O’brien Driscoll Mullen

Tufts Triumph Over St Anselm's On Fifth Inning Burst

Tufts defeated St Anselm's as a five run fifth inning capped a pitchers duel. Speare held St Anselm's to three hits while O'Brien allowed six, five in the decisive frame. Cassidy hit a three run homer and Gladue Fallon Ford Kirstein O Mara and Cassidy scored in the burst.

Speare Tufts O’brien St. Anselm’s Slattery Hicks Dugan Kirshstein Ford O'Marra Cassidy Deep Centre O’marra ST. Anselm Po.a.p Dougan Nuhn Gallagan Malloy Owl McCar Gladue Fallon Kirstein O'Mara Callahan Spear O'Brien

Athletics Defeat Cleveland 6 to 5 in Wild Baseball Thriller

Philadelphia edged Cleveland 6 to 5 after Clarence Walker drove in the winning run in the ninth inning. The game lasted 2 hours 28 minutes with 14 errors and base running miscues, including a muff that let Cleveland tie the score. Athletics teammates Kopp and Geary, who had left the team, chose to stay after a talk with Manager Mack.

Philadelphia Cleveland Clarence Walker Athletics Wambiganas Peters Shannon Williams Wood Kopp Geary Wilmington Del Mack

Ames Too Much for the Braves

ST. LOUIS May 16 The Cardinals defeated the Braves 2 to 1 in a pitchers’ duel. Leon Ames bested Pat Ragan allowing four hits to five. Cards used a stronger punch in the pinch to win the game.

ST. Louis Braves Cardinals Pat Ragan Leon Ames Ames Pat

Braves Faults Cost Boston In GOPesided Tilt

The Boston Braves squandered early chances as Wickland drove in the lone run with a triple but was out at the plate on Hornsby’s relay. Cards toppled the tie in the sixth with Hornsby and Snyder keying a run, Baird opening the decisive eighth on Canavan’s relief.

Boston Wickland Braves Ragan Cardinals Powell Herzog Niehoff Kelly Hornsby Snyder Red Smith Rawlings Wilson Betzel Smith Cruise Paulette Baird Koney Hugh Canavan

Games Today American National Baseball Schedule

Detroit plays Boston and St Louis faces New York in American games. Cleveland meets Philadelphia while Chicago visits Washington. National schedule features Boston at St Louis and Brooklyn at Pittsburg. New York travels to Cincinnati and Philadelphia to Chicago.

Detroit Boston St. Louis New York Cleveland Philadelphia Chicago Washington National Brooklyn Pittsburg Cincinnati Boston A Louis Cincinnati Peete Reser Ewe Pittsburg Eee Brooklyn Seer CHICA American Association Ceses Ascreseesr Cleveland Washi Cage Pe Bree Eesresereenld Cot Eeceessess Ess Pittsburg Tae Erenneeesenele Bet Teew Ene Oston Coe Veerssevacese

International League Scores and Standings

Buffalo defeats Newark 8 to 1, Binghamton tops Syracuse 2 to 0 in eight innings, Toronto and Jersey City deadlocked 5 to 5, Rochester beats Baltimore 8 to 1.

Buffalo Newark Binghamton Syracuse Toronto Jersey City Rochester Baltimore

Second Round Set For Lexington Golf Club Links

The season's trophy tournament moves to Lexington Golf Club in North Lexington for the second round. The event runs across six monthly rounds with afternoon play tomorrow.

Lexington Golf Club North Lexington

Chicago Beats Philadelphia In Late Rally For 6 5 Win

Chicago started a belated ninth inning rally as Mayer weakened and Oeschger came in with the tying run on second. Philadelphia outhit Chicago but sharp defense behind Mayer limited scoring in a 6 5 Chicago victory in Chicago.

Chicago Philadelphia Mayer Oeschger Po.a F’gerald Paskertef Bancroft Hollochersss M’gaff'n Mann Stock Flack Cravath Merkle Vuderus Deal Kilduff McGaffigan Luderus Meusel Burns Paskett Tyler Barber Fitzgerald Tuderus McGaffgan Carter Garter

Tesreau Defeated As Reds Defeat Giants Again

May 16 Cincinnati gains two innings of offense against Tesreau, scoring three earned runs. Toney wins with strong support from Groh and Neale as Roush and Magee lead the hitting for the Reds.

Cincinnati Tesreau New York Toney Groh Neale Ab.bh.po A. Young Kauff Burns Zim’man Fletcher Holke Bee McCarty Rod’guez Wilhoit Thorpe Demaree L. Magee Roush Blackburne St. Magee Magee Wingo Rodriguez McCarty Cincinnati I AB AL. Magee Griffith Bi’burne

Harvard Tennis to Meet Holy Cross at Divinity Field

Harvard varsity tennis faces Holy Cross this afternoon at Divinity Field after a schedule shift. Harvard teams will also play Newton High School at Jarvis Field.

Harvard Holy Cross Divinity Field Newton High School Jarvis Field

Boston leader shines in first outdoor district meet

The first annual outdoor district track and field meet opened yesterday at Wood Island Park East Boston with field events. This afternoon the meet will conclude with dashes runs and hurdles.

Wood Island Park Boston

East Boston High Dominates Meet As Brighton Trails Far

East Boston High scored 55 1 2 points to win the meet easily, with Brighton High second at 25 1 2. West Roxbury 23 1 2, South Boston 21 1 2, Hyde Park 16 1 2, Charlestown 0. Noddle Island fields 19 in senior and intermediate divisions, 17 1 2 in junior. Duffy of Brighton won senior running broad jump 19 ft 4 in. Haywood Johnson top in senior running high jump at 5 ft 5 3 4 in.

East Boston High Brighton High Brighton West Roxbury High South Boston High Hyde Park High Charlestown High Noddle Island Fred O’brien Duffy Haywood Johnson

White Sox win in 11 innings 4 to 2

Chicago defeats Washington 4 to 2 in 11 innings in the second straight extra game. Danforth pitched well for Chicago after Benz faltered in the first. Washington’s offense managed limited rallies as Chicago held errorless defense for 29 innings in the series.

White Sox Washington Chicago Benz Danforth

Southern Association Scores From Tuesday Play

Mobile beat Chattanooga 8 to 2, Little Rock defeated Atlanta 6 to 3, Memphis routed Birmingham 8 to 0. New Orleans Nashville game on wet grounds noted without result.

Mobile Chattanooga Little Rock Atlanta Memphis Birmingham New Orleans Nashville Wet Grounds

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