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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1911
Page
10
The Hapless Heps suffered their 12th straight defeat, dropping a 3 to 1 game to the Cardinals. Heps were outhit 7 to 4, but missed the energy to contest calls as heat and poor weather dampened both crowd and players.
In St Louis, Sallee shut down the Heps while Oakes and Mowrey sparked a two-run fifth. Curtis struggled as bases loaded and one gone opened the frame, letting Sallee's safe hit drive in runs. Evans and Herzog produced small sparks, but the Cardinals held the upper hand with timely hits and steady defense.
Bill Collins learns left handed batting under manager Tenmey. If progress continues he will be shifted to left field with Ingerton moving back to third base.
The piece notes Boston pitchers must refine mental approach in clutch moments. Curtis was outpitched by his Cardinal counterpart and could have rescued the game by varying a sequence in the fifth inning rather than throwing three fast balls. Sallee is mentioned as a contrast.
The Chicago Cubs begin a three day visit to this city under the guidance of Janax Chance who may also play first base in all three games. Johnny Evers is out, but Dave Shean could replace him in the Cubs lineup during the series.
Matchups listed for major leagues with Chicago visiting Boston and Cincinnati traveling to New York as tennis of the season schedule lineups appear. Six city pairings include Pittsburg at Brooklyn and St. Louis at Philadelphia.
New York wins 5 to 1 over Pittsburgh as Murray stars with a single two doubles and a triple. Raymond effective for locals. Adams and Ferry battered. Miller hits a homer. huts, bases, and errors noted. final lineups and umpires listed.
American basketball schedule listing games including Boston at St Louis Philadelphia at Cleveland New York at Chicago Washington at Detroit for an upcoming round of contests.
Buffalo defeats Jersey City 4 to 3 and Rochester beats Newark 8 to 2. Toronto tops Baltimore 2 to 1. Providence at Montreal is listed with rain conditions.
Hartford 5 Holyoke 4 Bridgeport 8 Northampton 4 show results for the Connecticut League with Hartford and Bridgeport posting wins over Holyoke and Northampton respectively.
Tewell faces Brockton while Lynn meets Lawrence New Bedford plays Worcester Tell River clashes with Haverhill in the district schedule set for the coming week.
Chicago completed a clean three game series win over Philadelphia by taking the day’s game 6 to 2. Alexander pitched well until the sixth frame when five runs came on two walks and four hits including a double by Archer and a Munsell homer that was not credited for touching second base.
Zimmerman tripled and McElveen delivered a pinch hit off Smith to spark a 9th inning Brooklyn win 8 to 4 over Cincinnati. Cincinnati scored all runs in the 4th off Bell who left after being hit on the arm by a pitched ball. Altizer homered, Bergen hit a threebase shot, and Brooklyn outhit Cincinnati 8 to 6. Time 2h 4m. Umpires O Day Brennan.
Notes indicate Hugherdue will miss six weeks and the Heps may reopen the reconstructed Polo grounds on June 25 after Western trip. President William Hepburn Russell blames the current lively ball for the team’s weak standing, hoping rain will soften the sun-baked ground and ease objections.
Toledo leads with four runs while Minneapolis has three and Columbus two in a rain impacted tally across Midwest cities including Milwaukee Indianapolis St Paul and Kansas City Louisville.
New York May 22 Bills Burns on waivers was claimed by the Philadelphia club and is now the property of Dooin's team.
A record 47 golfers compete in the Boston Women's Golf Association annual individual championship at Oakley Country Club Watertown. Notable entrants include former national champions Miss Katherine Harley and Miss Harriet Curtis and top Eastern player Miss F C Osgood.
Brockton defeated Lowell 65 to 0 in a featureless contest. Ward allowed four safe hits to Lowell while Brockton collected hits off Yount and Ward. Highlights include Henricksen with a two base and three base hit, Lonergan and Connaughton connected on a double, and Lonergan to Connaughton on a double play.
New Bedford rallied in the ninth with six runs, aided by a squeeze play as Worcester committed six errors. Dowd was ejected for disputing a decision. Merrill, Rising, and McCroney led New Bedford with multiple hits, while Pratt and Pruitt helped Worcester.
Fall River wins 9 to 4 as Haverhill commits errors and Fall River belted home runs by Williams and Walsh. Williams, Walsh, and teammates tallied runs with 9 hits while Newlin, McIntyre, Jensen and Conklin logged mixed pitching lines across 2h 5m.
Lawrence dominates Lynn 5 to 0 as timely hitting and strong pitching by Welch hold Lynn to scattered hits. Hagan, Carlstrom and Phoenix star for Lawrence with two base hits and a home run by Carlstrom. Fielding issues plague Lynn while Lawrence leaves 11 runners on base and limited Lynn to minimal scoring chances.
Eddie Murphy of South Boston and Johnny Willetts of Philadelphia headline a 12 round bout at the Armory Club tonight with other clashes including John Perrelli versus Jack Leon. The night also features Jerry Gaines versus Bob LeFavor and Billy Morrow versus Jack Nelson plus Flynn seeking a title shot against Jack Johnson.
The Harvard athletic committee released next season’s football schedule listing key games with Brown Princeton Carlisle Dartmouth and Yale. Holy Cross replaces Bowdoin on October 7 with all games hosted at Soldiers Field except November 4 at Princeton.
Longwood Cricket Club hosts the New England Intercollegiate Tennis Association championship as heat limits play. Day one yields a surprise upset with F H Harris of Dartmouth losing to L C Johnston of Amherst in three sets in the morning.
In a six inning game at Fenway yesterday Mechanic Arts High defeated East Boston High 18 to 1 after six innings, the mercy decision reached when the game ended.
Paddy Lavin of Buffalo knocked out Jack Morgan of Indianapolis in the ninth round after forcing three knockdowns in the eighth. Lavin suffered a broken nose in the eighth but continued to finish the bout.
At a New England league special meeting at the American House, Worcester ignored the salary report requirement until fined $25 daily and forfeit of games. Fall River Brockton and Lynn urged clubs to cap total salaries at 2200, with Burkett's $200 overage cited as needing contract adjustment or nullification.
Winnipeg May 22 Tony Caponi of Chicago matched to fight Sam Langford of ten at Kenosha on May 29 Caponi also signed to fight 15 rounds June 16 with Eddie McGoorty of Kosh Wis
In Troy New York on May 22 the paying teller of the Security Trust Company collapsed and died while watching a close game between two league teams.
In Albany New York on May 22 Kid Herry of Troy defeated Tommy Quill Boston by knockout in the second round of a scheduled ten round boxing bout.
Fragmentary sports and weather notes show Nashville 1 Mobile 0 and Montgomery 3 Memphis 2 with scattered references to Atlanta New Orleans Chattanooga and Birmingham amid rain. The garbled text hints at a rough scoreboard and unsettled conditions.
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