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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1917
Page
7
A fragmentary recap shows Newark 8 Baltimore 7 in 3 innings and a 12 inning Toronto 4 Buffalo 5 game with Toronto 5 Buffalo 1 second game weather affected Montreal Rochester rain delay.
Nashville lights up Mobile and Chattanooga with 13 6 and 6 3 results while New Orleans trips Memphis by three. Little Rock pounds Atlanta 4 0 as rain hits Birmingham.
Dick Rudolph pitched well and Braves benefited from timely hits to defeat the St. Louis Cardinals 4 to 2 in a soggy game delayed by rain and hail. Johnny Rawlings debuted at second with a triplet and two runs as Boston posted several key plays including a remarkable Rabbit net play in the first inning.
Brooklyn wins it 4 to 3 over Pittsburgh as Cadore mends the mound in relief and Johnston preserves the lead with a snagging shoe-string catch. Cutshaw collects a double and two singles in three at bats, while Hickman, Stengel, and Cadore drive in key runs.
The report lists game results including Minneapolis 6 Milwaukee 5 in the opener and Minneapolis 4 Milwaukee 1 in the nightcap with additional scores Indianapolis 4 Columbus 1 St. Paul 7 Kansas City 4 Toledo 11 Louisville 5.
Big Babe Ruth still buffers with a battered arm but his bat may decide the outcome for Jack Barry's champions in the closing push for the bunting. Ted Lewis may have defeated Mike O Dowd in New York but critics feel Lewis had the edge. Moose lodge plans an old timers race for June 19 with eligible competitors only. Al Mammaux struggles on the mound and needs a stronger start to rebound this season. Bernie Wefers Jr shows potential to rival his father as a sprinter with better grooming ahead. A Sunday Red Sox vs Braves charity exhibition for the Red Cross fund is suggested. Hannes Kolehmainen attributes his victory in the Metropolitan cross country senior championship to a shift from vegetation to meat in his diet.
Hornsby batted .313 last season and played for the Dennison team in the Western Association before joining the St. Louis Cardinals. Source mentions Frank Hoerner or misread names, but Hornsby’s prior team is Dennison and he later joined the Cardinals.
After a city hall meeting with Mayor Curley, Braves Field will host Memorial Day fireworks as scheduled. The season opener had drawn criticism over high powered bombs, and management pledges to remove the bombs next week replacing them with additional set pieces to maintain excitement.
H A Knowles of Dedham Country and Folo Club and Tom Fuller of the B A A won a four ball match at Lexington Golf Club North Lexington yesterday afternoon defeating Major D P Sullivan of the Ninth Regiment retired and Dr Henry L Harrison in a close contest on the links.
American League games include Boston at St Louis New York at Cleveland Philadelphia at Detroit Washington at Chicago National League matches St Louis at Boston Pittsburg at Brecktva Chicago at New York Cincinnati at Philadelphia Eastern League pairings Hartford at Portland New London at Lawrence New Haven at Worcester Bridgeport at Springfield
Chicago defeated the New York Giants 6 to 1 to push New York to third place. Demaree beat his former team while Perritt and Tesreau struggled with fielding errors. Fletcher was ejected in the ninth.
Philadelphia bunched seven hits including two homers and three doubles to defeat Cincinnati 5 to 2. Rixey held, but Chase doubled twice as Adams fractured nose after a bat slip. Crowded game details list multiple players with RBIs and fielding notes.
The Middlesex School nine meets Pomfret School of Connecticut this afternoon on Middlesex diamond at North Concord. Concord High School hosts Lynn English High School in a tough road test in Concord today.
In St Louis on May 25, Dutch Leonard pitched masterfully as the Red Sox defeated the Browns 3 to 0 for their third straight win. Hooper led with three hits and two steals while Shorten and Lewis supplied key support, and the Browns misplayed several chances to hamper their offense.
Hooper, Gisler, Janvrin and Austin led a Boston attack with eight runs on 12 hits against St. Louis. Leonard pitched nine innings allowing two hits and no runs, while Groom and Hamilton each worked in relief.
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