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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1913
Page
10
Slugging powers led Brown to a 6 to 2 victory over Worcester in a heavy slugging 17 inning game at Andrews Field. McManus of Holy Cross faced heavy batters before leaving the mound as Brown plated six runs.
Boston hosts an all star contingent for a two day intercollegiate meet at Harvard Stadium. Cornell and Pennsylvania contenders headline events led by John Paul Jones and Lippincott with Taber and Jones eyeing the mile record pace. Michigan and California send strong squads as Yale Princeton Brown and Dartmouth also field notable runners.
A list of historical track and field performances with athletes, institutions, and times or distances. Highlights include 100 yard dash records by B J Wefers Georgetown and R C Craig Michigan, and several other events such as the 440 yard, mile, two mile, hurdles, jumps, and throws with year and performance details.
Eddie Bayrs hurled tight ball for Brown as Holy Cross threatened early. Brown broke open with nine hits over four innings, scoring on triples by Dukette and Eayrs, plus timely singles. Key plays included O'Brien’s running catch, Nash’s double play, and Crowther’s stellar defense at short.
In Baltimore Newark 5 Baltimore at Buffalo first game Rochester Buffalo 1. Second game Buffalo Rochester 4. Providence Jersey City rain delays. Montreal Toronto rain ceases play.
A small group of Californians arrived at Hotel Victoria last night to be quartered until after the meet. They expect to compensate for their limited numbers with high quality, hoping to return home with the championship honors.
An advertisement urges men to lather well and rub with fingers to soften the beard. It markets a Gillette Safety Razor and blade as the key to a cool, velvet-smooth shave with Gillette dealers across the city.
Beeson clears 6 ft 5 in in high jump with 6 ft 3 in by McFie. Allen marks 22 ft 1 in in broad jump this year. Shattuck shows 175 feet in the hammer and Beeson runs the low hurdles in 15 1 5 seconds.
The California track squad, 10 strong led by Coach Christie, checked into the Hotel Victoria in Boston. They tested at Harvard Stadium amid cold damp weather with standout hammer throws from G. D. Wood and adjustments to the high jump pits. Other teams including Penn Yale Williams Princeton Syracuse Wesleyan Fordham Penn State Colgate arrived for the meet, with Cornell at Winthrop Michigan at Mansfield and Dartmouth at Woodland Park.
The program lists Friday May 30 events starting at 2 30 pm with track races 100 yard dash half mile 120 yard hurdles 440 yard run 220 yard hurdles 220 yard dash and field events shot put pole vault running high jump ham mer throwing and broad jump. Saturday May 31 features semi finals finals and field finals from 3 pm to 5 10 pm including 100 120 hurdles mile 440 120 hurdles 100 dash two mile and broad jump
The Cornell second freshman eight beat the first freshman crew and the junior varsity by more than a boat length on Cayuga Lake. Coach Courtney plans to improve the defeated freshman crew after Harvard's earlier win and notes three weeks of training to reach standard.
In Chicago on May 28 Cy Young led the veteran American League contingent of Cleveland to a 0 to 0 draw with the Chicago club. The game ended with no runs as Young faced the Chicago lineup.
Arthur Duffey notes Joe White of South Boston is a rising middleweight eyeing a 12 round bout with Mike Gibbons at the Atlas A. A. next Tuesday. The piece praises White’s early ring impact and mentions trainer Walter Christie and other athletes and events across college and professional racing and boxing.
In Chicago, the Cubs edged St Louis 8 to 7 in 17 innings. A bases loaded walk in the 17th doomed the Cardinals after a late three-run rally tied the game in the ninth. Pitching dominated with Harmon and Cheney besting Griner and Pierce as the Cubs touched up Pierce early and the Cardinals bullied Lavender before Cheney closed it out.
The South Boston Knights of Columbus council opens its season at M Street grounds facing Back Bay Council. Hiker Joy a former Holy Cross star will pitch for South Boston with Matty Doyle catching. both teams play their first Knights of Columbus league game.
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