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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1913
Page
10
Princeton star Tal Pendleton denied rumors he would turn pro in baseball after graduation. The Princeton gridiron and diamond ace had been linked to league offers, with comparisons to Charley Sterrett of last year who joined the New York Americans.
Cincinnati at Boston. St Louis at Brooklyn. Pittsburg at New York. Chicago at Philadelphia.
Teams set to play including Boston at Chicago, Washington at Cleveland, Philadelphia at Detroit, and New York at St. Louis in forthcoming fixtures.
Lowell faces Lynn Brockton clashes with New Bedford Portland travels to Worcester Lawrence meets Fall River in regional basketball draws for tonight.
May 18 New Haven Yale broad jumper Mathews who won the event in the Yale Harvard dual meet yesterday is badly hurt and will be unable to compete for the rest of the season. He injured his leg on his second jump and retired from the meet.
Jeff Madden faces Sandy Ferguson in Gloucester while Young Shugrue meets Johnny Love in Youngstown. Other cards include Jack OBrien against Jimmy Duffy in Philadelphia and Krause versus Bonner in Philadelphia. Additional bouts feature Brannigan versus McCue in Pittsburgh and Crouse against McCloskey in Albany.
Nine Harvard track men won their Hs in the Yale meet last Saturday as unexpected wins produced several first varsity letters. Notables include Roderick Tower and J B Camp who tied for first, and Brickley and Rock earning multiple top placements. Hardwick, Brickley also hold dual letters from football, with Hardwick excelling in baseball prospects for Yale games.
Yale defeated Harvard and Pennsylvania beat Cornell in New Haven and Philadelphia meets, signaling a shifting balance for the national championships. Lippincott of Penn dazzled by winning three events and setting near intercollegiate marks, while Cornell’s Speiden and McCurdy collapsed late in the two-mile, foreshadowing potential lineup changes for the upcoming championships.
The report notes Don Lippincott of Pennsylvania delivering the supreme display of oratory and endurance among the fine exhibitions at the meet, with his performance singled out for distinction.
Tense demonstrations spill from European public squares to American ballparks as May Day unrest intensifies. Protests unfold in several cities, drawing crowds and police responses with multiple arrests reported.
The United States Davis Cup team shows strong prospects for a revival, with depth rivaling the era of William A. Larned. Players Maurice E. McLoughlin N Norris Williams Raymond D Little and Harold H Hackett form a promising lineup for an international tourney.
Uncle Sam hopes rest on Williams the Harvard star as part of a formidable quartet led by champion McLoughlin. Ca lifornian ace McLoughlin, hailed for speed and skill, is expected to take singles, while the group’s practice runs suggest strong odds against Australia and rivals ahead of the July tournament in England.
The report emphasizes Cobb's batting average as the more significant measure of his value than his salary. It notes his consistent hitting and the broader impact on team performance, suggesting statistics foreground merit over pay.
Stone School crew clashes with Cascadilla School eight in a mile race at Ithaca New York. New York's crew comes in as slight favorite after two tough wins this season and a recent defeat of the Cornell freshman crew at Lake Cayuga.
Stone School eight coach Haines and captain Paul Gring expect a solid performance against New York crews after practice on the Charles River. Brookline High, Cambridge Latin, and the High School of Commerce lead the early favorites as interscholastic eights prepare for the Schoolboy Rowing Association and Boston Inter scholastic Rowing Association regattas.
St Louis May 18 Larry Gardner suffered a badly sprained ankle while stealing second yesterday and will be out for about ten days. He left for Boston tonight on crutches for a week or more. no bones are broken and swelling is severe.
Princeton coach Dr. Duncan Spaeth lauds Columbia and the Navy after Columbia defeats the Navy and Princeton by a slim margin. He notes Columbia was six seconds faster than Princeton, with high praise for the Navy and a strongest-ever finish from Cornell’s eight. Referee Lieutenant Ingram calls the race the finest he has witnessed and sees evenly matched crews.
In Newark on May 18 a decision by International League umpire Hayes that a ball clearing the right field fence was a home run triggered chaos. Players were escorted from the field by police, stones bottles and cushions rained down as officials left town amid a sustained melee. A spectator was struck and knocked unconscious during the disturbance.
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