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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1912
Page
11
A Boston reader praises Talbot Company Tru Blu Serge suits for durability under tough use. The letter extols how the gentlemen’s garments withstand hard knocks and continue to meet requirements reliably.
Buck O'Brien pitched one of his finest games as he defeated Vean Gregg and the Cleveland Naps 3 to 1. Gardner Wagner Bradley infield support Lewis Speaker made spectacular catches while Nanamaker handled behind the plate. A humorous moment arose when umpires searched for foreign substances, finding none and implying tobacco usage instead.
Bub O'Brien and Vean Gregg dazzled in a pitchers duel as Cleveland’s heavy hitters were stymied through four innings. O'Brien calmed the Naps while Sean Gregg kept Boston in check, highlighted by Heinie Wagner’s fine one hand stop in the sixth.
The United States Olympic team will be selected at a June 10 meeting in New York by the team selecting committee. The American Olympic Committee may issue entry blanks to many athletes and cable the final selections on June 11. Athletes must sign and return blanks by May 25 to be entered. Also note Marmon Wasp driven by Harroun won Indianapolis 500 last year.
In Springfield Hartford lost 9 to 4 to Springfield-Springfield. New Haven beat Bridgeport 4 to 3. Holyoke defeated New Britain 12 to 6.
The schedule lists Cleveland at Boston, Chicago at New York, St. Louis at Philadelphia, and Detroit at Washington, detailing marquee rivalry nights and venue pairings across major cities.
National games include Boston at Pittsburg New York at Cincinnati Philadelphia at St Louis and Brooklyn at Chicago. New England pairings feature Taverhill at Fall River Lowell at New Bedford Lynn at Lawrence and Worcester at Brockton.
Newton High cruised to a 20 to 2 win over Cambridge High and Latin at Claflin Field Newtonville in a preliminary game before league play. Hyatt Nash Beal Whitney King Tapley Wells McCarthy Spalding and Hyslop are listed among players with multiple runs or hits. Attendance was about 100 with Spalding earning the win.
Notre Dame defeated Tufts 3 to 2 in Medford yesterday afternoon. Tufts allowed three runs in one inning on a fielding error by Proctor, a Farrell home run, and a single hit despite strong pitching from both sides.
Leach Cross known as the Fighting Dentist floored Paddy Sullivan of New York in the fifth round of a scheduled 10 round bout at the St Nicholas A C. in Sullivan’s city tonight.
Arthur Duffey notes Baseball’s strike ends with Ban Johnson praised and Hughey Jennings' Tigers spared a heavy punishment. He cites Pittsburg 3 New York 2 in two innings and discusses medal hopefuls Hedlund Sheppard Lunghi Meyer and a 100 meters mark on Cambridge track.
Milton Academy suffers its first loss as Volkmann fans win 5-4 when game ends at the top of the eighth. Bowditch pitches for Milton while Volkmann leads visitors with key hits and standout fielding. Attendance 200 as officials note four walks and nine strikeouts.
The national registration committee of the Amateur Athletic Union refused permission to Lawson Robertson to take ten athletes from the Irish-American A. C. to Toronto for the June 1 championship games. Officials say the refusal was a technicality because the club did not submit the request officially. Irish-American club leaders prefer to stay home and compete in New York on June 1 instead. Toronto officials also criticize U. S. athletes entering Ontario Olympic tryouts.
A pool of eight American League teams assigns each man a team and awards the prize to the holder of the team with the most runs. New York is said to have 35 runs and the Athletics 86. Disputes over a Detroit game do not affect B’s victory. The Waltham Celtic Football Association requests its address. The fourth annual Boston high schools athletic meet is set for June 1 at Wood Island Park. Fan Ty Cobb born December 18 1886 has played for Detroit since 1905. Cy Young born 1867 joined the Boston Americans in 1901.
Princeton varsity ball tossers defeated Lawrenceville School 9 to 2 at Princeton New Jersey on May 21. Bergen pitched steadily for Princeton while Lawrenceville struggled with fielding and ragged support behind their pitcher. Batteries Bergen and Sterett for Princeton and Carter and Smith for Lawrenceville are listed in the box score.
C. C. Hildebrand, recently resigned as assistant general manager and sales manager of the Chalmers Motor Company, has joined the Ford Motor Company's organization in Detroit. Previously he served as general manager of the Stevens-Duryea Automobile Company.
Match results show Atlanta Mont won 7 to 2 over Atlanta. Birmingham defeated Nashville 4 to 0 in the second game.
President E A Gilmore and the runs and tours committee announce Lake Spofford as the rendezvous for the Bay State Automobile Association tour. An installment of Sixes for Packard Europe rental ships to France for use with the Paris service depot. Cars are driven by specially trained chauffeurs and priced at 30 dollars a day in France and 8 dollars elsewhere, with up to six passengers per car.
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