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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1912
Page
9
The time-honored rivals Exeter and Andover meet this afternoon on the cinder path at Exeter in a historic clash. A heavy downpour in Brooklyn delayed the Braves game, but President Ebbitts ordered the game to be played as an extra next Friday amid a strenuous week for Boston.
Exeter appears favored but Andover followers expect a hard fought meet. Top contenders include Bingham in the half mile, Worthington in broad jump, Gould and Field in pole vault, with strong Exeter showings in the sprint and distance races. Field events look led by Exeter as events begin at 2 30.
Manchester New Hampshire May 29 St John’s Preparatory School Danvers Mass won its 12th straight game by defeating St Joseph’s 6 to 3. The line score lists BtJoan’s eccesvacs 111001101-612 2 St Joseph’s 000000003-33. Batteries Woods and Murphy Little and McCarthy.
Dartmouth’s Green track team of ten, led by Coach Harry Hillman, departed Hanover for Philadelphia to compete next Saturday in the big intercollegiate meet. Key returnees Enright Tilley and Marden head the lineup.
The Syracuse University team defeated the Honolulu Chinese team by 18 to 5 in a one sided contest played in Syracuse New York.
Kling weighs Perdue Dickson and Hess as starters in a busy schedule with McTigue Brown and Donnelly lined for Friday. Gowdy’s strong Philadelphia showing prompts frequent use, while Houser Spratt and Devlin complicate the infield. Braves hope improved batting after West trip carries them through a long home stand.
Yale rowing team reaches Ga les Ferry with 18 varsity and 16 freshman oarsmen under Bob Cook. Harvard launch offers aid after delays due to a gale showing rare sportsmanship between the two rival navies.
Major baseball and college ball schedules dominate the day with Everett Chelsea Malden Medford Somerville Lynn Dorchester Quincy and Harvard Yale Cornell Brown Amherst Tufts and more. Golf horse yacht track tennis and bowling events fill the list across multiple towns including Boston suburbs and New England colleges.
Dartmouth defeated Tufts 6-3 as Tufts sputtered in an otherwise steady season closer at the oval. Carter pitched well for Brown and Blue early, but a rough eighth inning allowed Dartmouth to pull away with three runs highlighted by H Bennett's three base hit and a scoring of three more.
Amherst looks to clinch the New England Intercollegiate Lawn Tennis Association title after winning the doubles final 4-6 6-2 5-7 6-4 6-4 over Williams Conger Thurston. Johnstone, Jr., dominates singles with a semifinal win 6-3 8 6-3 and eyes Bacon Wesleyan in the final.
Andover beat Dartmouth Freshmen 3 to 2 in a tense afternoon game at Andover. Dartmouth led 2 to 1 until the eighth when Mahan doubled driving in Scudder and Middlebrook, giving Andover an 8 to 2 edge as the rally began. Scudder and Tesch starred in the field for Andover while Whitely and Lowe shone for Dartmouth.
South Boston High defeated Lexington 4 to 1 at Lexington yesterday afternoon. Murphy powered the win with a two run homer in the third inning and added a triple and a single. Watts pitched well for Lexington with 15 strikeouts but Murphy’s bat carried South Boston.
Automobilists gather at Rockingham Park Salem to see 10 race card and a special match race with Charlie Basle Harry Grant and Joe Downey. Lincoln Beachey and Beckwith Haven will give exhibition flights between the park substation and Lawrence Massachusetts. A special train departs North Station at 21 30 and regular trains stop in Salem to serve visitors.
National 145-pound champion Charlie Askins faces New England 158-pound champ Tony Lavelle in the feature at the Pilgrim Athletic Association tournament in Boston Arena tomorrow night. Jack Noonan 115-pound champ meets George Pritchard, 115-pound runner-up at nationals, with open classes at 115 125 and 135 pounds.
Frankie Burns of Jersey City had the edge in all but the second round of a ten round bout with Young Solzberg of Brooklyn. Burns weighed 118 3 4 pounds to Solzberg’s 117 pounds. Johnny Coulon announced he would meet the winner of the bout.
In Washington on May 29 Representative Roddenbury of Georgia introduced a resolution to prohibit interstate transportation of moving pictures of prize fights. He said the measure aims to block a reproduction of the Johnson Flynn bout in Las Vegas New Mexico on July 4.
In Worcester on May 29 the Worcester and Fall River game was halted at darkness after a 2-2 tie. Wormwood pitched a no hit game with 12 strikeouts and four walks for Fall River. Runs came from Jacobe, Wilson, Walsh, and Hickman with Worcester left on six baserunners.
Indianapolis crowds expect the world's greatest automobile race to begin at 10 a m tomorrow if weather holds. A postponement could push the 500 mile event to Saturday with the outlook not favorable tonight.
Brockton defeated Lynn 3 to 1 after a ninth inning rally led by Brignolla two base hits. Ward held the visitors until the last inning as Howard stole second and two two base hits produced three runs. Brignolia earned the win with eight strikeouts while Ward fanned five.
Lowell outbatted Haverhill 7-4 to take the win. Pratt homered with one aboard in the second. Zeiser faltered in the ninth. Maybohm relieved. Final line shows Lowell scoring seven runs on hits while Haverhill adds four.
Lawrence defeats New Bedford 5 to 1 as Phoenix shines infield and Briggs makes a one handed line drive snag. Swarmstedt and Howard work the mound with Lawrence taking the win and Kennedy and Pearson driving in runs.
The city expects about 80,000 spectators for a race with 24 starters. National cars led by Joe Dawson Howard Wilcox and Bruce Brown attract 3 to 1 odds, while Ralph Mulford in a Knox draws 4 to 1. Mercedes with De Palma Wishart at 4 to 1 and Teddy Tetzlaff in the Fiat at 5 to 1 are among top bets. Contenders include Burman in a Cutt ing Hughes in a Mercer Stutz trio and two Loziers, all aiming for a cool day speed near 80 mph, with last year’s winner Harroun averaging 74.61 mph.
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