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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

May 26, 1917

Page

6

Lawrence Beats Hartford 8-6 in Eastern League clash

Lawrence defeated Hartford 8 to 6 as J Williams left injured and Shea Tinhead started for both teams but was pulled in the first inning. Lawrence rallied with four hits off Kennedy in the eighth to plate three runs and claim the win.

Lawrence Hartford Shea Tinhead Kennedy J. Williams Hartford. AB Po.a Bit.po.a Mast’man Jenkins H'chman Burke Schreiber O'o’nell Daley Low Flynn Weidelss Lasche J.w'ms White Daughton Gaston O'Connell Weidel Masterman Hinchman Skiff Williams O Tinhead Kincaid Whalen

New Haven Beats Powers 6-1 In Springfield Ballgame

New Haven defeated Powers 6 to 1 in Springfield as Weaver steered the game. Manager Jack O'Hara was ejected for disputing calls. Notable: Shannon Stimpson Ball and Mahoney contributed for New Haven, while Whalen and King sparked Springfield’s offense.

Springfield New Haven Powers Weaver Jack O'Hara McGauley A. Nutter Hickey Whalen King Torphy A'mond Stimpson Durginib Shannon Mahoneyss Ball Mitchell Miller Rhconda Devine Rons Whealen Hammond Riconda Barron

Worcester Beats Bridgeport in 10th Inning

Worcester won 4 to 3 in ten innings at home over Bridgeport. Desseau locked down late while Gardella and Wilder fueled the offense with timely hits. Wilder collected a double and two singles and set up the winning rally as Worcester pulled ahead in the 10th.

Worcester Bridgeport Desseau Gardella Wilder Deininger Corcoran Briggs Conway Lear Keifer Gross Keegan Maloney

Hats Fly Off Shelves As Panama Leghorn Line Debuts

The store highlights hundreds of feather light Panamas Balluks airy Bangkoks and Italian Leghorns that arrived from Italy after surviving U boats. Priced from four dollars to twenty five dollars these distinctive hats attract strong season demand.

New London Wins Narrow Tilt Over Portland

De Neville's single and a Dowell wild throw plus Gonzales double sparked New London in the seventh for two decisive runs. Portland plated one in the eighth as Dowell Tamm and Brown singled, but the visitors held on to a 2 1 victory at Portland with Gandy Beatty Simmons and Burns among the o n.

Portland de Neville Dowell Gonzales New London Tamm Brown Martin Po.a Gandy Os Gonzales Beatty Simmons H.russell Burns Sweatt Barrows F Brown Bedenk Naglec Tuckey D.russell Nagle New London DeNeville Dowdl Nagle Irwin

Boyle Knocks Crowley Out In All Star Bout

In the Commercial A C tournament headline bout Mike Crowley falls to Finney Boyle in the first round after a right hand wallop to the jaw. Norsa Donovan vs Shaver O'Brien features a one sided 10 round war with O'Brien winning nine rounds. Art Magrai defeats Dave Kurtz in a rugged 10 roundgie. Ed Barcelli outpoints Louis Kramer in six rounds.

Commercial A. C Mike Crowley New England Finney Boyle Lowell Crowley Norsa Donovan Shaver O’brien South Boston O’brien

White Sox Rally to 5-1 Victory Over Senators

Chicago defeats Washington 5 to 1 as Benz yields a lone sixth inning run. J Collins Weaver and Risberg collect key hits, with Craft injuring Crafts. Harper allows five earned runs in 7 plus innings before relief.

Chicago Washington Benz Craft Harper Risberg J. Collins Weaver E. Collins Foster Smith Leonard Crane Rixberg Jackson H. Colling Felseh Gandil Draft Ayers Nallin, Connolly and McCormick

Commerce Tennis Team Makes Clean Sweep

The Boston High School of Commerce tennis team swept Lexington High School in a 5 0 victory yesterday afternoon. Lexington lost 67 games to 7 as Commerce dominated each match.

Boston High School of Commerce Lexington High School Lexington

Governor Brumbaugh Vetoes State Boxing Commission Bill

Harrisburg report states Governor Brumbaugh vetoed the bill to establish a State boxing commission. The move ends the measure debated in the pennsylvania legislature and seeks to influence regulation of boxing activities.

Harrisburg Penn Brumbaugh

Volkmann School Defeats Noble and Greenough in Final Game

Volkmann School beat Noble and Greenough 5 to 4 in their last meeting on the diamond. The two schools will merge after the current season ends.

Volkmann School Noble and Greenough

Navy Denies Sinking Any U S Naval Vessels

Secretary Daniels issued a categorical denial that any American naval ships were sunk, denouncing a campaign of rumors as coming from unknown sources. The note followed a wave of reports after American destroyers entered the war zone.

Washington Daniels

Secretary condemns false reports on ship sinkings

The secretary decries false reports about American ships sinking. He says brokerage wires spread baseless rumors causing distress to the public and families. The department pledges frank, prompt disclosure of any disaster and urges the press to reject rumors.

Department

Francis Tobin Sets New Broad Jump Mark at Boston Meet

Francis Tobin of Commerce shattered the standing broad jump record at the Boston High School track meet held at Wood Island Park East Boston. He topped English High foe William Nolan who had beaten him indoors, with Tobin later improving a second jump by a large margin. Final events set for Monday at Tech Field Cambridge.

Francis Tobin Commerce Boston Wood Island Park William Nolan English Tobin Tech Cambridge William H. Nolan E. H. Maroni Beaglish E. Hussey Hyde Pit Carle Hyde Park J. McDougall Roxbury High Hurkmann Dorchester High J. Winchester Francis Cronin Boston Latin George Mullin EB. I. Iurke L. Isenberg Connell Mechanic Arts Klin A. D. Malley H. Hosford Mechanic Its H. Vincent W. A. Elliott Brighton W. R. McCarthy KE. Madden Mechanic Arts High H. P. Wood English High I. M. Gately RE. McArdle A. W. Williams Dorchester A. Colburn Bernard Hurwitz BE. Griffin J. Moore East Boston IH. Waldstein W. W. Hartshorn Lin Visa. Cronin I. C. Bluestein W. H. Binney McHugh West Roxbury Chopitus J. F. Cronin Feeney Sharp G. A. Henderson Ellis Strecker J. Harrington Prighton High J. McManus Charlestown A. Galen B. D. Davis I. Hurwitz L. Smythe L. Swartz Lawrence P. McHugh Betwee Fienberg J. Worswick A. Nol Hyde Park High Charles Finley Brighton High E. Liepsic Sin Woody J. Cannon J. J. Barron Charlestown High T. R. Hull J. Hoffman A. Hoffman East Boston High

Trading With Enemy Bill Moves Through House

The administration's trading with the enemy bill, introduced by Representative Adamson, would bar Americans from trading with enemies and authorize use of alien enemy patents. It also outlines custody of enemy property and penalties up to 10,000 dollars fine or ten years imprisonment.

Washington House Adamson Interstate and Foreign Commerce Committee

Caliban to Be Produced at Harvard Stadium June 28

The production Caliban will debut at Harvard Stadium on June 28 with proceeds aiding the Red Cross and Harvard ROTC. Frederick P. Fish, head of the Caliban committee, spoke at a Union Club dinner to Boston reporters about the event as a major civic wartime effort. Robert Lincoln O’Brien touted the show as a standout project worthy of press support.

Caliban Harvard Boston Daily Union Club Frederick P. Fish Caliban Executive Committee Fish Red Cross Reserve Officers’ Training Corps Harvard University

Bar Spooling by Motormen Creates Citywide Edict

Middlesex and Boston Street Railway forbids motormen from talking to women in front seats of open cars posting rules. If the woman is the motorman’s wife or girlfriend, the pilot must ignore her presence. Motormen warn they will lose their companions if they speak at all.

Middlesex and Boston Street Railway Company

Middlesex and Boston Street Railway plans fare increases

The Middlesex and Boston Street Railway Company notified the Public Service Commission of a fare hike to eight cents on some lines and seven cents on others, citing higher employee wages. The Concord Maynard and Hudson Street Railway was authorized to trial a two cent per mile fare with a six cent minimum for six months. The Middlesex line serves Acton Maynard Stow and Hudson Centre with fares affecting many towns. school tickets in strips of 10 are half price and most other tickets will be discontinued. a hearing date was not set.

Middlesex & Boston Street Railway Company Public Service Commission Concord, Maynard & Hudson Street Railway Company Acton Maynard Stow Hudson Centre Wellesley Natick Framingham Ashland Hopkinton Westboro Sherborn Wayland Arlington Lexington Woburn Concord Bedford Billerica Lexington- Waltham Needham

BC to Meet Haverhill Stars in Stadium Test

Boston College will face Haverhill in the Haverhill Stadium game this afternoon. Haverhill boasts a roster of former college stars and is regarded as one of the fastest semi professional teams in the state.

Boston College Haverhill Stadium Haverhill

Indians Rally Past Highlanders 6 5 After Early Deficit

Cleveland wins 6 to 5 over New York after trailing 5 0 entering the ninth. Speaker helped spark the rally with a stolen home and two hits as Wambsganss drove in the decisive run on a wild pitch, aided by bases loaded in the frame. Five double plays highlighted the defense.

Cleveland New York Today New York Howard Evans O'Neill Billings Lambeth Grace Chapman Speaker Dou Shocker Russell Allison Wambsganss Guisto Speaker Lam Beth Graney Miller Matsel Pipp Baker Hendryx Errore Gould Magee Rvene Peckinpaugh Maisel Moriarty

Athletics Beat Tigers 10-6 in 11 Innings

Philadelphia wins loosely played game against Detroit 10 to 6 after 11 innings. Witt and McInnis key hits. Cobb returns to center. Schaner, Bush labor through long, error-prone finale. Detroit errors help Philadelphia pressure late.

Detroit Philadelphia J. Bush Schauer Cobb Davis Witt Strunk Bates McInnis Johnson Grover Schaner Bush Young Burns Heilman Forrors Stanage Dauss Wit Sehaner Hildebrand O'Loughlin O.bush Strunker Young Bodif Burns O Bated Bb McInnis Veach Tf Meyers J.bush Sebauer Crawford

Holy Cross defeats Colby 15 to 5 at Fitton Field

Holy Cross won 15 5 over Colby on Fitton Field Worcester May 25. The Purple benefited from Colbys four errors while Colby failed to bunch its hits into runs.

Worcester Holy Cross Colby Fitton Field Greenlaw

Wigglesworth Stars In Holy Cross Victory Over Colby

Holy Cross built early lead with two in the first two in the second and six in the fourth inning. Colby never recovered as Holy Cross committed six errors to seven by Colby while Wigglesworth hit a three base hit and two singles for the Purple.

Wigglesworth The Purple Holy Cross Colby Norton Bowen O’neil Santoro Maloney Duffy Donnellan Hayes Greenlaw Fraas Hubin Buckman fFraas Driscoll Ashworth O'Neil Wiglesworth Spillane Shb Conway

Latin Crew Wins Race for First Time in History

Walter R. Grannan reports that a Latin crew achieved a historic victory in a major race marking the first time the category has won. The win signifies a milestone for representation and competitive success in the sport.

Boston Latin Huskies Win Interscholastic Rowing Title

Boston Latin's husky crew captured the interscholastic rowing title on the Charles River by two lengths, beating Brookline High and two other crews that had qualified Wednesday. English High's second quartet also topped its division, while rain and hail cut the first race but did not slow the downstream progress.

Boston Boston Latin Husky Charles River Nglish High Brookline High Latin

Boston High and rivals win rowing meet in close times

In a tight race, five seconds behind the top quartet the English High crew led by McCafferty beat Brookline High and Commerce to place second and remain competitive. Brookline High with Xiques and O'Shea took second ahead of Commerce and Huntington in a muddy course. Time records show 6 minutes 7 seconds for the winning crew and 6 minutes 12 seconds for the trailing group.

English High McCafferty Basset Shalz Meyers Hickey Brookline High Xiques O'Shea Taylor cMackin Baldwin Commerce Hackett Sassone Bartlett Chisholm Huntington Cleveland Bow Grant Dahl Mebaffey Webster

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