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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

May 25, 1909

Page

8

Pirates Win Behind Early Attacks In Boston Showdown

The Pirates defeated the Doves as Boston pitchers Ferguson and Leifield were pulled early while Barbeau, Alstein, Bates and Clarke led a late surge. Johnnie Bates collected four hits for the Doves, but Boston stranded runners as Pittsburgh capitalized on hits with runners in scoring position.

Pirates Cecil Ferguson Boston Kirk White White Ferguson Doves Lefty Leifield Vic Willis Johnnie Bates Alstein

Pittsburg and Boston Face Off in Baseball Scores

Pittsburg beat Boston 6 to 4 with two base hits by Bates and a three base hit by Alstein. St. Louis and New York, Cincinnati and Philadelphia, Chicago and Brooklyn also played as Ferguson and White pitched for Pittsburg and Willis for Chicago. Attendance 8266.

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Cincinnati Defeats Philadelphia 5 to 1 in Baseball Match

Cincinnati won against Philadelphia today by 5 to 1. Coveleski pitched seven innings with three hits allowed before being relieved for Deininger, and McQuillen struggled in relief.

Paauladelphia Cincinnati Philadela Coveleski Deininger McQuillen

Worcester Defeats New Bedford 5–2 in New England

Worcester beat New Bedford 5 to 2 here as Bradley delivered timely hits in the third and fifth innings, sparking the win. The game took place in Worcester on May 24.

New England Worcester New Bedford Bradley

Cubs Win Out in the Eleventh Round

Chicago ousts Brooklyn in the eleventh as Hofman delivers a decisive liner to center after Otterson misplayed a catch. Alperman tripled and Jordan homered in the ninth to tie the game, with Chicago prevailing 4 3 in a National League clash.

CUBS Brooklyn N. Y Chicago Alperman Jordan Hofman Otterson Rucker Brown

Lynn Triumphs Over Lawrence Despite Late Uproar

Lynn amassed more hits than Lawrence but lost 7 to 4 as Lawrence batted timely. Hamilton made a brilliant one hand catch before being ejected for disputing a call, sparking noisy scenes and a police escort for umpire Connolly.

Lynn Lawrence Hamilton Connolly

Laffarde Doors Haverhill Past Lowell In Low-Scoring Tie

Laffarde pitched a 1 0 win for Haverhill over Lowell in a pitchers duel. Briggs doubled in the ninth to drive in the decisive run as Boardman, Merrill, Perkins, and Briggs contributed two-base hits. Lassarde fanned four for Haverhill and Wittredge struck out three for Lowell. Time 1 48.

New England Haverhill Laffarde Wittredge Lowell Briggs Boardman Merrill Perkins Ball Connaughton Fitzpatrick Massey Lassarde Slahey A.E BUL Rtney Unia SS Banne Poca Messey Thes B'rdman Howard Cooney Sait Venable Andrews Tinston Cosas

Giants Lose to Cardinals on Costly Errors in Eight to One Game

New York reports say St. Louis won eight to one as errors by the Giants and misplays behind Mathewson doomed New York. Doyle booted a key play, Koenighe tallied in the sixth, and Bresnahan received a silver loving cup at a bandbash in his honor.

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Brockton Defeats Fall River 7-0 In May Baseball Bout

Brockton beat Fall River 7 to 0 as Finlayson held the visitors to one hit. Henrickson Waters and McGovern drove the runs with strong defense and timely hitting. The game featured solid Brockton pitching and fielding, with Finlayson earning the win.

St. Louis vs New York baseball game summary

Sacrifice fly by Bridwell. Stolen bases by Konetchy and Evans. St. Louis left on base six and New York twelve. Errors: St. Louis three and New York two. Double play Evans and Konetchy. Pitching: Mathewson struck out six. Ma thewson four walks, Lush five. Wild pitches by Mathewson and Lush. Umpires Johnstone and Cusack. Time 38 minutes.

ST. Louis Byrne Shaw Bresnahan Konetchy Evans Filis Charles Hulswitt Ewe Lush New York Whee Nee Bridwell Mathewson Johnstone Cusack

Melrose High beats Malden High in lakeside tennis match

On the Lakeside courts Melrose High defeated Malden High in an afternoon tennis showdown reporting strong play by Melrose.

Melrose Lakeside Melrose High Malden High

Local Matchups Highlight Regional Rail Duals

Lynn faces Lawrence, Tall River meets Brockton, Haverhill plays Lowell, and New Bedford travels to Worcester in a set of regional games. Local teams compete for early-season bragging rights under Friday night lights.

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Highlanders Fall Before the White Sox

Chicago defeats New York 5 to 0 as Hahn and Altizer pace the offense. Scott yields four hits in seven innings while Smith and Brockett combine for the Chicago win with 5 strikeouts. Demmitt and Tannehill contribute in the field and on the bases during a crisp 2h 5m game.

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Tigers in AL race with day’s results

Detroit strengthened its lead in the American League by beating Washington. Cleveland topped the Athletics, and New York rose to challenge for third as Leyte suffered a setback. Boston sat idle. If Boston wins and Oakland loses, Boston would be second.

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Pirates Can't Shake the Champion Cubs

Pittsburg and Chicago contest the National League race as results echo prior day. If Pittsburg loses and Chicago wins the Cubs lead the standings while the Quakers drop. Standings show Pittsburg .645 .613 .623 and Chicago .618 .585-606.

Pirates CUBS Pittsburg Chicago Losus Quakers

Sympathy for Stahl Extends Through Baseball World

The baseball community mourns Jake Stahl who idolized the star player nicknamed Little Muggins and valued their friendship.

Jake Stahl Jake Little Muggins

Players suffer setbacks as rain halts Red Sox Browns game

At Sportsman Park rain stopped game No 2 of the Red Sox Browns series after a lively game the day before. Infielder McConnell fractured ribs and will miss 10 days to two weeks while Jake Stahl leaves for Chicago after the death of his baby. Niles and Speaker recover from minor injuries as Lake previews a strong return for his lineup with Spencer honored at a banquet in St Louis.

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Cleveland Edges Athletics 6–2 in Series Opener

Cleveland wins the first game of the series over Philadelphia 6 to 2 as Baker drives in both runs. In the fifth, Cleveland bunched three doubles and two singles to score four. Young starred in batting and pitching.

Cleveland Philadelphia Baker Young

Early Major League Scores and Player Highlights

Boston lost to St Louis while New York edged Chicago. Philadelphia defeated Cleveland and Washington beat Detroit. Notable players included Lajoie, Lord, Stovall, and Murphy with a three base hit by an unknown. Easterly and Davis credited with sacrifice hits. Fasterly and Turner stole bases. Lajoie and Stovall turned a double play. Young issued two walks and struck out three. Dygert, Vickers also struck out multiple times. Dygert threw a wild pitch. Time noted as 1 hour 40 minutes with umpires Sheridan and Kerin.

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Tigers Send Altrock To The Tall Timbers

Altrock made his first appearance in a Washington uniform and retired in the third inning. Smith replaced him and was hit hard while giving up three costly wild pitches. The game was slow, with Cobb and Milan providing the only real hitting.

Detroit Altrock Washington Smith Cobb Milan

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