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Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

May 24, 1909

Page

8

Red Sox Shut Out Browns in St. Louis Thriller

Boston, with a stubborn lineup and key defensive plays, narrowly defeats Cleveland? Actually St Louis Browns 2? The article describes a tight game where Boston falls behind but battles back with strong defense and earlier injuries. Harry and Waddell collide, but Harry returns after medical attention as the Red Sox exhibit the same aggressive rhythm noted last season.

Boston Browns Red Sox Arellanes Hoffman Ferris Danny Wallace Wil- Hams Hooper French Waddell Gessler Speaker Wil- Mams Hartzell Captain Doe Stephens Stahl

St Louis Beats Boston in Runless Victory

St Louis defeats Boston 9 to 0 in a runless game. Pitcher Waddell allows no runs while Waddell and Avellanes combine for four strikeouts. Notable plays include sacrifices by Jerris Williams Stahl and several double plays. Left on base totals: St Louis five, Boston four. Time 1 hour 42 minutes. Umpires Wagner and Connolly.

St. Louis Jerris Williams Stahl Stephens Jones Hoffman Wallace Warsdell Wrench Wagner Niles Amd Stahl Hooper Waddell Avellanes Boston Connolly A. Hartsel Ferris Ib Stree McAleese Tee Nee Weddell Sever En Arellanes

Tigers Rally To Beat Washington In Low-Scoring Tilt

Detroit earns 7 runs on Cobb driven hits and Milan Street Belt, Cobb benched for criticizing a decision. Washington leaves runners stranded twice with six hits and a costly miss in ninth. Browne triples, Browne steals, and Gray yields the loss as Willett escapes trouble with four strikeouts.

Detroit Mich Cobb Washington Street Milan Browne Crawford Ee Tae Clymer Willett Gray Delehanty Hurst and Evans McIntyre Ont Bush Teen Jones Moriarty Tee O'Leary Aone Schaefer Ae Wee Stanage Slircee Pie Ann S.scoes R. Fee McBride Ena N ” Gray Cravath

Sox Land On New York 7-3 Chicago Wins Opener

Chicago beat New York 7 to 3 in the first game of the series. A second inning rally featured a three-base hit, a single, and a double in sequence to drive in three runs.

SOX New York Chicago Chicago Today

Hyland Aims to Take Batt Nelson’s lightweight title

San Francisco boxers Battling Nelson and Dick Hyland meet Saturday for the lightweight championship. The bout is expected to be settled in Nelson’s favor with little suspense or fanfare.

Dick Hyland Bat Nelson Nelson San Francisco

Harvard to Face Princeton in Postponed Baseball Clash

Princeton New Jersey May 23. Harvard shifts plans to fields in good condition for tomorrow's game against Princeton Tigers after rain and a postponed Saturday match. Hicks slated to pitch for Harvard with Drewes or White likely for Princeton. Umpire Truby and Betts assigned to duties.

Princeton N. J M Harvard Princeton Tigers Harvard Philadelphia Cambridge New York Polo Grounds Hicks Pieper Hartford Drewes White Crimson Nine Truby National League Betts

Reading Tri-State Clobbers Chicago Nationals 3-0

Reading Tri-State club led by Barthold defeated Chicago Nationals 3 to 0 in Newark New Jersey. Reulbach pitched for Chicago and issued four walks, three scoring on batters. Final line reads Reading 3 4 1 and Chicago 0 4 0 with Barthold and Barton on the mound for Reading and Reulbach and Archer for Chicago.

Newark N. J Reading Barthold Chicago Nationals Reulbach R. H. EB Chicago Barton Archer

Tigers Lead League Race as Detroit Edges Washington

Detroit Tigers sit atop the American League standings after a win over Washington while Philadelphia falters. Boston's strong pitching by Rube Waddell powers an unexpected Red Sox slam as New York falters, leaving a tight race for third.

Detroit Tigers Philadelphia Detroit Washington Rube Waddell Boston Red Sox New York Boston Lake

Boston at St Louis and Other Major City Matchups

The card lists games: Boston versus St Louis, New York against Chicago, Philadelphia facing Cleveland, and Washington meeting Detroit. A concise schedule snapshot of marquee games across major markets.

R. E ST. Louis Boston Detroit Washington Chicago New York Philadelphia Cleveland

Pittsburgh at Boston and Other National Matchups

National schedule lists Pittsburg facing Boston, St Louis at New York, Cincinnati at Philadelphia, and Chicago meeting Brooklyn in notable early season showdowns.

Eittebarg Chicago Philadelphia Brooklyn Er Eversee Cincinnati New York St Louis Boston Bob Pittsburg St. Louis

College sports debate and forecasts before Cambridge championships

In a preview column Arthur Duffey surveys the New England intercollegiates sparking debate over likely winners among Harvard Yale Cornell and Princeton. He highlights Moakley at Cornell and Nate Sherman’s setback aiding Harvard, notes McArthur as a possible surprise sprinter, compares American and British athletes, and answers reader questions on discus and shot put, batting order rules, and Battling Nelson decisions.

New England Cambridge Harvard Cornell Yale Princeton Pennsylvania Moakley Ithacan Tigers Sss Nate Sherman McArthur

A Says He Will Win Baseball Pool in Confusing Talk

A tells B he will win the baseball pool but B disagrees. The pool ends in a tie between A and a third party with equal runs, and the prize is divided between them, one half to each.

Pirates Raid Doves In Open Series Preview

Paul H. Shannon previews the Pirates visiting the Dove team for the first series as Fred Clarke and his pennant contenders top the National League. Lefty Leifield to pitch with Camnitz Maddox and the Pirates’ strong rotation. Wagner Leach and Abstein supply power for the Doves while Dorner Lindaman or Ferguson may start.

Bowerman Braves Fred Clarke Lefty Liefield Camnitz Maddox Wagner Leach Abstein Dorner Lindaman J’erguson Dove Naps White Sox Athletics Lake Giants Brooklyn Doves Pirates

Schedule of School Baseball Games Listed by Day

A long list of interscholastic games is set by day from today through Saturday. Matches include Allen School versus Dummer Academy at West Newton and Woburn High against Ballou & Hobigan at Woburn, with many other pairs across Boston area schools and colleges.

Allen School Dummer Academy West Newton Woburn High Ballou & Hobigand Woburn Harvard Yale New Haven Tech Sophs Tech Field Noble & Greenough Volkmann Stone School Thayer Academy South Braintree Dedham High East Boston High Dedham Boston Latin Mechanic Arts High Dunbar Avenue Grounds Brookline High Newton High Newton Brown & Nichols Middlesex School Concord Rock Ridge Hall Holy Cross Prep Wellesley Natick High Arlington High Natick Malden High Wakefield High Malden Lynn High Winthrop High Lynn Melrose High Quincy High Quincy Milton Academy Winchester High Milton Dean Academy Brown Franklin West Roxbury High South Boston High West Roxbury Brockton High Somerville High Brockton St. Mark's Groton Southboro Revere High Reading High Revere Rindge English High Locust Street Roxbury Latin Milton High Watertown High Watertown Tufts Lynn English High Medford Hyde Park High North Easton High North Easton Chelsea High Chelsea St. Andrew’s School Winchester Quincey High Cornell Cambridge Exeter Andover Massachusetts State

Connolly versus Tom Sawyer at Portland past time A. C.

Bartly Connolly holder of the middleweight English title faces Tom Sawyer at the Pastime A. C. in Portland next Saturday night. Negotiations are pending for bouts with Stanley Ketchel and Connolly in Pittsburgh and Joe Thomas and Bartly in Schenectady.

Bartly Connolly England Jack Palmer Andrew Jeptha Tom Sawyer A. C Portland Stanley Ketchell Connolly Pittsburg Joe Thomas Bartly Schenectady

Sandy Ferguson Edged by Joe Jeanette in Calm Bout

Paris May 23. Sandy Ferguson was outclassed by Joe Jeanette yet the fight drew heavy hisses. Ferguson's wild rushing opened him to lefts while Jeanette steadied with solid blows. In round four Ferguson flashed promise, and both men fell in round eighteen. Judgment favored Jeanette amid protest from Ferguson's camp.

Paris Sandy Ferguson Joe Jeanette Ferguson Joe Sandy Boston Jeanette Hugh McLean Jack Johnson New York Langford Bostonian

Boxing bouts chart for week across cities and preliminaries

Tonight features Eddie Murphy versus John ny Cohan with two preliminaries. Salem hosts Langford vs Hague and Stanley versus Walsh. Other card pairings include Walsh-Corbett in London and Coster-McGovern in New York along with multiple regional matches through Saturday across cities including San Francisco and Portland with a full slate of pairings and venues.

Eddie Murphy Johnny Cohan Salem Sam Langford Ian Hague Digger Stanley Jimmy Walsh London Eddie Walsh Fred Corbett Joe Coster Phil McGovern Youns Guarani Brooklyn Frank Adams Tommy Riley Webster Kid Henry Bobby Wilson Albany Mike Memsie Walter Little Memphis Tenn Phil Brock Freddie Welch Armory A. A Mike Twin) Sullivan Kyle Whitney San Francisco Ad Wolgast Teddy Peppers Kansas City Eddie Kelly Eddie Stanton New York Ray Bronson Cyclone Thompson Columbus Patsy Brannigan Johnny Glover Pittsburg Jig Stone Kid Carter Charlestown Willie Lewis Andrew Jepthen Packey Mc Saxpond Harry Trend

Fordham Star Harry White Out With Injury at Intercollegiate

An injury to Fordham’s top man Harry White will bar the college from its expected showing at the intercollegiate meet. White strained his back in broad jumping and will not compete at Cambridge. Captain Francis Geary now carries Fordham’s hopes, while White aims to be under ten seconds for 100 yards in practice.

New York Harry White Fordham White Cambridge Francis Geary

Langford to meet Hague in London ring clash

Boston heavyweight Sam Langford faces English champion Ian Hague in a 20 round National Sporting Club bout in London. The card also features Jimmy Walsh versus Digger Stanley for the bantam title and Freddie Welch vs Phil Brock at the Armory A. A. plus several preliminaries.

Sam. Langford Ian Hague Sam Langford Boston National Sporting Club of London England Mister Hague Mister Langford Hague Samuel Tiger Smith Sam Smith Mr. Smith Langford Jimmy Walsh Digger Stanley Walsh Lincoln Club Chelsea Stanley Freddie Welch Phil Brock Cleveland Armory A. A Welch Jim Driscoll Brock Arthur Cote New York Jack Goodman

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