Gossip for Motorists highlights from Boston eventful trip
E P Schwan of Firestone visits local Boston branch entertained by Manager Tom Glenn. W G Sills of Chevrolet arrives from Flint after a heat wave, praising salt air. Flint factory at capacity. New York plant to produce 4000 cars this season. Automatic Appliance Boston Starter praised for Ford cars. Bay State party departs South Station for Indianapolis 600 mile race to test tire equipment. Firestone last year’s top tire supplier. Walter Williams notes record turnout for Bay State Automobile Club outing at Hotel Farragut Rye Beach on June 17 with handicap tournament prizes.
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Firestone Tire and Rubber Company
Tom Glenn
W. G. Sills
Chevrolet Motor Car Company
Flint
Michigan
Boston
New York
Firestone Company
Walter Williams
Bay State Automobile Club
Currier Wins University Chess Championship
Francis M. Currier of Winchester, a Harvard sophomore, captured the university chess title yesterday after a knockout series that began with nearly twenty undergraduate players. Crossed through elimination rounds, Currier emerged champion.
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Francis M. Currier
Winchester
Harvard
Brown and Moha Ready for 12 Round Atlas A A Show
Bob Moha of Milwaukee and George Knockout Brown of Chicago weigh 163 pounds and pledge peak condition for the Atlas A A bout tonight. Moha promises a display of the boxing that defeated Eddie McGoorty Battling Levinsky and Jimmy Clabby while Brown Timed for a hurricane attack. Brown, confident of victory, seeks a rematch in two weeks with Mike Gibbons or Billy Murray at 158 pounds.
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Bob Moha
Milwaukee
George
Brown
Chicago
Atlas A
Cornell Leads In Rowing Preview At Poughkeepsie Showdown
The article praises Cornell’s strong rowing program after a Harvard-Cornell boat race, noting wins by the varsity and freshmen eights and Cascadilla crew under Cornell coaching. It highlights Pennsylvanias potential for the intercollegiate championships, mentions Pat OConnor and Jimmy Power in track, and forecasts key matchups for the upcoming games, including Meredith Brown and Brown Yale tensions. It also calls for adding a sculling race to intercollegiate events and notes notable athletes like Charlie Rice and Joe Lorden.
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Cornell
Poughkeepsie
Harvard
Meredith
Baseball and boxing notes from early 20th century sports
The record notes include Fan Walter Johnson pitching 56 scoreless innings from April 10 to May 14, 1913. A claim about Bedient of Boston striking out 42 in a 23-inning game for Falconer Club in 1908 is disputed. Also, a Porky Flynn versus Battling Jim Johnson bout at All Star AA shows Flynn slipping but not knocked down.
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Bedient
Boston
Falconer Club
New York
Corry
Penn
Porky Flynn
Jim Johso
Allas
A. A
Flynn
Lynn Takes 4-3 Inning Win Over Lowell In Elm Street Meet
In Lynn Teed started strong, contributing to a 4-3 Lowell defeat as Dedrick and Teed split four and seven innings respectively. Porter led Lynn with a steal and a scoring single while Lohman limited Lynn to five hits as well.
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Orcutt
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Smith
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Murphy
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Worcester belts Haverhill 14 to 8 at Toner Park
Worcester clocked 18 hits including five homers and 35 total bases to crush Haverhill 14 8 at Toner Park. Strands hit two homers and drove in two, Cooney Carroll also homered, while Bushelman held the locals to five hits and worked eight innings for the win.
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Baseball game summary with Swanson and McGovern big day
Players Lynch Layster Braggy Mahoney D O Connell featured as McGovern Temple produced two base hits. Swanson hit a home run. Brignolia and Temple pitched, with Fuller, Radloff, Burke and Olde also seeing action. Judges Burke stole bases, Swanson Luyster Yelle Mahoney and Judge added baserunning. Time noted as 2 hours 11 minutes with Doherty umpiring.
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Arthur D. Cooper
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OlBurke
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Olde
Pearson
Portland Defeats Fitchburg 7 5 In Close Game
In Fitchburg on May 26 Manager Duffy pinch hit for Tuero in the ninth and drilled a single that drove in two runs, lifting Portland to a 7 to 5 victory. Portland led early but Fitchburg rallied to three runs in the sixth before Collins held, then Portland poured in four runs in the final inning as the home club went down in order.
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Tuero
Portland
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Baseball Summary: Tuero Struggles in Ninth as Portland Tops Fitchburg
In a nine inning game Portland scores four seventh inning runs to beat Fitchburg. Bowcock Dowell and Clemens lead with two base hits apiece while Tuero Watkins Collins Authored strong relief but walks and errors scramble the late inning. Stolen bases by Sweatt Kane Spires Reed and Hickman fuel the rally as Fitchburg mistakes mount.
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O Ryan
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Schoolboy Track Meet at Hanover for 23rd Inter scholastics
Hanover N H May 26 Doineann Dartmouth hosts its 23rd annual interscholastics as 75 schoolboy athletes from 14 high schools and three academies in New England compete in 13 events. Spring Held High comes without Howard Drew but fields six men. Tilton Seminary 11. Worcester High 19. Boston English and Dorchester High also sending teams.
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N. H
Dartmouth
New England
Howard Drew
Tilton Seminary
Worcester High
Boston English High
Dorchester High
Boston Police defeat Cambridge in league baseball game
In a home game at Russell Field Cambridge, the Cambridge Police lost to Boston Police by 3 to 4. Conley pitched superbly and led Boston with three hits. Batteries Conley and Pincell for Boston, Bateman and Henry for Cambridge.
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Russell Field
Cambridge
Boston
Conley
R.hle
Boston Police
Pincell
Bateman
Henry
Cushing Second Beats Fitchburg In Fast Game
Cushing Academy second team defeated Fitchburg High School 8 to 2 at Adams Athletic Field. Cushing scored two runs in the first and added another in the seventh to secure the win. Batteries Churchill and Leonard for Cushing, Elleson and Stevenson for Fitchburg.
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Fitchburg High School
Cushing Academy
Adams Athletic Wield
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