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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1909
Page
13
Dartmouth enters the New England intercollegiate championships as a logical favorite but faces tougher competition. Bowdoin M I T and others seek to trim the margin, with standout runners and field event contenders from multiple colleges shaping a dense, high-stakes meet.
Newton High School defeated Melrose High School 3 to 2 in a well played contest this afternoon. Fripp’s running one hand catch near the grass, Donahue’s snag between first and second, and O’Neil’s eighth inning homer over center field were the features.
In Waterbury, Sailor Collins defeats Bunny Ford of New Haven as the bout ends in the fourth round when Ford cannot continue.
The chestnut gelding Both Ways owned by J Henry Coulter of Boston won three blue ribbons at the Metropolitan Driving Club horse show at Charles River Speedway. Winners included A Henry Higginson on Balford in jumping and Elizabeth Goulding in the ladies saddle class. The show announced another event in October and thanked park officials for support.
Arthur Cote of Biddeford Maine faces Jimmy McCarthy of Chicago in a ten round match at Faneuil Hall A C South Boston. The bout determines a chance to fight Young Corbett. Semis feature Jackie Williams vs Fred Chisholm and Henry Myers vs Danny Murray.
Holy Cross defeats Wesleyan 4 to 1 as Carney shines with strong batting. Baker and Jones collide. Jones returns but Baker is carried off unconscious. Score by innings shows Holy Cross with a 4 run total to Wesleyan's 1. Batteries Foley Larkin Connelly Merriman.
Birmingham beat Mobile 3 to 2 and Little Rock defeated Montgomery 6 to 2. Memphis Atlanta Wet grounds.
Stone School beat Brown & Nichols 7 to 2 at the American League grounds. The game was slow and marred by two ankle injuries to Stone players Kenney and Bradley who retired. Brown started strong against Tilden but then stalled as Stone pitchers held the line.
Harvard second team edged Holy Cross 8 to 7 in a Soldiers Field contest noted for a slow, imperfect effort. Lineups include Paine Rowley Hann Wester Hamlen Widdowson MacCarthy Flynn Scherde Hall Kennedy Everts Long Carr Stiles and others with Sweetser and Kennedy behind the plate.
Briton Shrubb defeats French champion St Yves by 680 yards over 20 miles. He led from quarter mile and steadily increased his advantage finishing in 1 54 25 with a 680 yard margin. Times show rapid early pace and eventual decisive win.
At Jarvis Field the Cambridge Latin School players opened their annual tournament with first round results. Decker beat Apsey by default while many matches concluded with scores such as Boynton 6-1 6-2 over Hobbs and Landman 6-1 6-0 over Wood.
Heavy weather forced postponement of the Carroll cup single sculls at Harvard and abandoned the freshman versus second crew race. The Harvard second crew departed for Philadelphia to compete in the Henley regatta. Ex Captain Severance is barred from racing Cornell in second crew. R Ellis ’09 to start. Severance joins Malta Boat Club.
The Post baseball team opened its season with a decisive 17 to 4 win over the Christian Science Monitor. Jack Smith pitched well for the Post and the hitters exploded for 12 runs in the third inning before the game was halted.
Cincinnati reporting President Ban Johnson of the American league predicts Detroit Tigers will win the pennant again. He contrasted the National league as having faster play this season and expressed confidence that Detroit will lead the race to the finish.
Michigan defeats Beloit 6 to 1 and Fordham 3 to 1 in 11 innings against Syracuse as Navy posts a 5 to 1 win for Wilbrook A. C. in Baltimore.
Coverage notes the New England intercollegiate championships at Tech Field over the weekend with top Dartmouth prospects Sherman and Palmer among the standouts. The piece discusses contenders from Harvard Yale and Cornell and hints at possible upsets by minor colleges ahead of the next week’s intercollegiate meet.
Stone School plans a race with an eight formed from schoolboys rowing from the B A A boathouses. The effort follows a successful Brookline High match and aims to practice for all involved.
A partial score list shows Buffalo 0 Newark 1 and Toronto 8 Providence and Montreal 2 Jersey City 4 Rochester 5 Baltimore with incomplete entries, indicating a scattered set of results from an early season schedule.
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