Youthful Twirlers Highlight Boston Baseball Week
Reports from area schools praise Murray of Everett High and Bill Boles of Boston Latin for runless outings against St. John’s Prep. Everett’s strong lineup and defense spark hopes of Suburban league dominance, with Medford and other rivals following in pursuit.
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Murray
Everett High
Bill Boles
Boston Latin
St. John’s Prep
Bill
McGinn
Medford High
Everett
Somerville
Medford
Malden High
Waltham High
Newton High
Rollo Fagan
Watch City
Dorchester High
Lynn Classical
Dunbar Avenue
Newtonville
Mechanic Arts High
South Boston High
Peninsular
Volkmann School
Noble & Greenough
Fenway Park
Roxbury Latin
Dorchester
English High
Boston College High
Maine Athletes Set for Big Track Meet at Stadium
Preliminaries finished as Maine intercollegiates and nearby dual meets shape Friday and Saturday action at the Stadium. Maine, Bates, Colby, Bowdoin, and others show sprinters and distance runners ready to challenge in the New England intercollegiate meet with standout performances from Nevers, Meanix, Power, Woodman, Shepard, Bailey, Gove, Faulkner, and Rogers. Power aims for high place in the two mile, aiming to improve on last year’s title with a Maine Intercollegiate record approaching 9 minutes 56 seconds.
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Nevers
Bill Meanix
Power
Woodman
Shepard
Bailey
Gove
Faulkner
Rogers
New England
Maine
University of Maine
Bates
Colby
Bowdoin
Power of
Meanix Shows Well In Strong Meet For New Marks
Bill Meanix won the 440 yards in 51 seconds and also took the low hurdles title as seven new records marked the meet. Elsewhere in field events Bates Shepard set a 44 foot 4 1 2 inch shot put mark while Maine Bailey topped the hammer with 151 4 3 8 feet. Faulkner Maine posted 22 feet 4 3 4 inches in the broad jump and Rogers Maine reached 11 feet 6 5 8 inches in the pole vault.
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Bill Meanix
Shepard
Bates
Larry Whitney
Dartmouth
Bartlett
Brown and Clough
Worcester
Tech
Bailey
Maine
Englehorn
Marden
Faulkner
New England
Rogers
M. I. T.-Worcester
Tech Field
Tom Guething
Armour
Worcester Polytechnic
Hit Leaders Against Walter Johnson In First AL Month
In the season’s opening month 50 batters faced Walter Johnson. 21 common safeties, 31 hits, 35 total bases. Bill Carrigan’s triple led, Engle and McInnis doubled. Eight of the 21 were New Yorkers, seven Bostonians, four from Connie Mack, two from Charley Comiskey. Johnson held several to low averages. Tris Speaker 400, Henriksen Murphy Barry Carrigan 333, others at 429 or 250. A list of who failed to hit includes Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Chicago players.
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Walter Johnson
Washington
Bill Carrigan
Johnson
Clyde Engle
Jack McInnis
Washington Speed Merchant
Boston
Connie Mack
Charley Comiskey
Pert Daniels
Ed Sweeney
Tris Speaker
Olaf Henriksen
Eddie Murphy
Jack Barry
Heinie Wagner
Charley Sterrett
Pep Young
Frank Baker
Harry Lord
Steve Yerkes
Harry Hooper
Hal Chase
Roy Hartzell
Birdie Cree
Sir Walter
Duffy Lewis
Larry Gardner
Ray Collins
Charley Hall
Harold Janvrin
Forrest Cady
Buck O’brien
Neal Hall
Thomas
New York
Hary Walter
George McConnell
Bill McKechnie
Ezra Midkiff
Ray Keating
Schulz
Philadelphia
Rube Old
Captain Snowden Deposed at Yale Crew Shakeup
New Haven May 18 Kirby the English coach orders a Yale eight reshuffle with Captain Snowden moving to the second crew as stroke and Bill Crocker taking the stroke position for the regulars in tomorrow afternoon’s arrangements.
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New Haven
Kirby
Yale
Snowden
Bill Crocker
Yale Eights Shakeup Ahead of New London Trip
Kirby signals major rowing changes as Snowden moves to stroke second boat with Crocker and Snowden alternating in trials. If Snowden cannot regain the stroke he will drop to No 2 in the varsity shell, Bryce currently crews the No 1 boat. With 10 days before departure for New London and Harcourt Gold en route from Oxford, crews rush practice.
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Kirby
Yale
Snowden
Crocker
Bryce
New London
Harcourt Gold
Oxford
Motorists urged to donate cars for charity outing
The notice reminds motorists that the children's outing is set for Wednesday June 11. Car owners are asked to loan vehicles for the charity with demand for seats exceeding supply. Organizer Chester I Campbell is reachable at Oxford 8740 or 5 Park Square.
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Chester I. Campbell
Oxford
Park Square
Gallant to Meet Baldwin Tuesday at Arena Show
Atlas A A presents a local boxing card at the Arena on Tuesday evening featuring Matty Baldwin of Charlestown and Gilbert Gallant of Chelsea in a 12 round final. Both ex-stable mates once trained under Alec McLean each seeks dominance after Baldwin split with McLean over matchmaking.
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Atlas A. A
Matty Baldwin
Charlestown
Gilbert Gallant
Chelsea
Alec McLean
Baldwin
Gallant
McLean
Willie Ritchie
National League Race Remains Wide Open in 1913
In 1913 the National League race appears unsettled with the Giants viewed as likely champions. The Phillies show improved form under president William Locke and manager Dooin, aided by a strong pitching staff. Brooklyn and Philadelphia face tougher road trips, while Pittsburgh and St. Louis lag behind pace. The Boston club surprises with rising speed under Stallings, hinting at a pennant push.
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Cubs
Philadelphia
Phillies
Brooklyn Boys
Chicago
Giants
Brooklyn
New York
William Locke
Dooin
Alexander
Chalmers
Seaton
Quakers
West
Pittsburg
Boston
Pirates
Battlers
Hendrix
Clarke
Stallings
James Gaffney
Red Sox
McGraw
St. Louis
Huggins
McClure
Hildebrand Scores with Western Critics Umpire
Western critics have approved George Hildebrand the new umpire from California. His endorsement signals strong support as he joins the officiating ranks.
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George Hildebrand
California
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