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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1916
Page
14
Indianapolis boxer Jack Dillon fought and out pointed New York’s Bob Devere in a ten round matchup in Buffalo. Dillon weighed 175 pounds to Devere’s 192.
Manager Hugh Jennings declares confidence in the Detroit Tigers despite doubts about Boston and Chicago rivals. He forecasts a decisive battle with the Red Sox for the pennant, notes pitching setbacks, and defends his staff while citing weather and early form as factors.
Detroit at Boston, St. Louis at New York, Chicago at Washington, Cleveland at Philadelphia. Boston at St. Louis, Brooklyn at Pittsburg, Philadelphia at Chicago, New York at Cincinnati. Springfield at Bridgeport, Lynn at Lawrence, Portland at Lowell, New Haven at Worcester, Hartford at New London.
Buffalo defeated Newark 5 to 2 while Toronto bested Baltimore 4 to 1. Richmond won 2 to 1 over Rochester in 11 innings as Montreal faced Providence in rain delays.
The speaker praises Duffy Lewis and Hooper for superb fielding while noting Cobb’s drives might have swung the game. He calls the Red Sox a powerful club, a resilient team like the Tigers, and predicts a hot series as both teams seek to break their slumps before leaving town.
A Maine storm cleanup will complete within a week with road work nearly finished. Parsons patent Weed anti skid chain secures another Circuit Court of Appeals Chicago victory. kK M Blake, now head of New York Internatonal Motor Co. unit, enjoys strong motor industry growth. Grant Motor Car Corp buys eight acres in Cleveland for a 150000 square foot plant, moving from Findlay with July readiness and August output of 159 cars monthly.
New Orleans defeated Memphis 2 to 1 in 12 innings. Chattanooga won 2 to 0 against Birmingham in the opener. In game two Chattanooga routed Birmingham 7 to 3 in seven innings. Mobile beat Little Rock 7 to 1 in game one. Little Rock then defeated Mobile 11 to 1 in seven innings. Atlanta Nashville rain delayed.
Middlebury College scored onslaughts in the eighth inning to defeat Massachusetts Agricultural College 35 to 4 at Middlebury. Westman was pulled in the first inning after a rough start as Ayward Garrison and Mott combined on the mound for the victors while Brickett Westman Quimby and Richardson worked for the Aggies.
Washington May 23 The House interstate commerce committee reported favorably a bill to prohibit transmission of race track gambling bets odds results or advertising across or into the United States by telegraph telephone express or other means. The bill carries penalties of two years in prison or 1000 dollars fine for first offences and mandatory prison for subsequent violations.
Roxbury Latin defeated Noble and Greenough 11 to 4 at Dexter Field in Brookline. Alex Robinson pitched strongly for Roxbury Latin, fanning seven and allowing seven hits while keeping Noble hitters in check.
Cornell seeks top honors at the upcoming intercollegiate meet as Harvard, Penn, Yale and Dartmouth post strong showings. Maine's Charlie Rice disappoints in the New England event while Holy Cross’s Kelly shines.
Walter Christie of California notes a likely squad but warns against predicting results in the long journey to the meet. The piece discusses the Western and Eastern college merits and the Christie start developed by Christie.
A 1900 report notes Jim Corbett vs Jeffries in a 25 round bout at Coney Island on May 11. It discusses era boxing terms and public interest around the famous clash.
Rain forced the baseball game between Concord High School and Leominster High School to be postponed yesterday at the Concord Playgrounds.
Middlesex School baseball team shifts venue from Worcester South to meet Wayland High School this afternoon on the Middlesex diamond in Concord. The change spots Wayland as opponent with a local showdown atmosphere expected.
Cambridge Latin's first crew won easily against Tufts second four by nearly five lengths on the Charles River yesterday afternoon. The second Cambridge Latin boat also defeated the English High second four by nine lengths.
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