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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1917
Page
7
Birmingham defeated Chattanooga 8 to 2. Little Rock blanked Mobile 6 to 0. New Orleans edged Nashville 2 to 1. Memphis shut out Atlanta 2 to 0.
Toronto won 4 to 1 over Rochester in the first game and 4 to 0 in the second while all other games were rained out.
In the first game Toursville beat Indianapolis 6 to 1. The second game ended early after five innings with Louisville leading Indianapolis 1 to 0 by agreement. Columbus routed Toledo 8 to 0, and Minneapolis and Kansas City were tied 1–1 when called at nine due to darkness. St Paul and Milwaukee canceled by rain.
The schedule shows two games each in the American and National leagues with matchups Boston Washington New York Philadelphia Detroit Cleveland St Louis Chicago Brooklyn Boston Philadelphia Chicago Pittsburg St Louis Cincinnati and Eastern pairings New London Hartford New Haven Bridgeport Springfield Worcester Worcester Springfield Lasrrence Portland Bridgeport New Haven with times noted 10 30 am 30 pm and 2 pm listings
Cleveland wins its first extra inning game 1 to 0 over Detroit in 10 innings. Speaker singles, scores on Harris error after Guisto walk, Coveleski earns his fifth win and fourth shutout of the year.
Boston wins 2 1 in a pitching duel as Leonard and Dumont star in the opener. Ruth shuts out the Senators in the second game, while Gardner and Scott deliver key hits to spark a 9 run outburst. Boston plays flawless defense with no errors.
The Arlington High School baseball team will face Chelsea High School in their annual morning game at Spy Pond Athletic Field in Arlington.
In Cincinnati on May 29 the Cardinals defeated the Reds 7 to 4. Meadows started for St. Louis and Ring pitched for Cincinnati. J Smith Hornsby and Cruise led the offense with multiple hits as Wat son, Ring and Knetzer struggled. Hornsby had a two base hit and three base hits were recorded by Neale Srbith and Cruise.
Reginald Nash, Milton High athletic director for three years, will coach at Milton Academy in the fall as Arthur B. Haley leaves to join Milwaukee Country Day School.missing
Cincinnati May 29. The Detroit American League club's optional rights to Player Pittler, now with Chattanooga, were deemed valid and effective. With Detroit's approval the commission sanctioned Pittler's transfer to Pittsburgh for 3750 dollars.
Benny Leonard defeats Freddie Welsh to claim the world lightweight title. The bout caps a long wait as Leonard presses toward the crown. Also noted are baseball signings and upcoming athletic events at Cambridge and New York venues.
Two sprinters race to the tape. One staggers and falls across first, the other bursts the tape. Debate centers on whether the winner is the one who crossed first or the one who finished under the tape.
Felsch hit a solo homer into the left field bleachers in the first as Chicago built a 4 2 lead over St Louis. Weaver Collins and Felsch drove runs while Chicago pitchers held off a late rally. Proceedings note substitutions and fielding details follow.
Fred J. Wright Jr., state junior golf champion, defeated T. F. Tully 7 5 in the Oakley Country Club final to claim his second 1917 match play tournament. Wright earlier rallied from 5 down to knot the W. P. Hunt match and won the 17th and 18th holes. Second division saw G. P. Johnson beat E. M. Taft 1 up after 27 holes, with Tunis prevailing in the final after defaults.
Johnny Dundee of New York outpointed Rocky Kansas of Buffalo over 12 lively rounds in Buffalo, winning by decision. Kansas staged a late rally but could not overcome Dundee’s speed and punch. The semi final featured Louis Leonard and Young Marino with Marino earning the award.
Veteran Fred Jacklitsch was added to the Braves staff as a pitchers coach. A noted backstop in his day, he holds a fine reputation among players and is now guiding the club’s mound corps.
The new coach will join the Braves immediately and travel with them on their Western tour. Rain-soaked Braves Field postponed the season for locals as Brooklyn Dodgers clash looms on Sept. 7. Mike Massey and several pitchers head to Cincinnati while 24 Braves prep for Toronto exhibition against the St. Louis Browns. Secretary Eddie Riley accompanies the club.
Noble and Greenough School's first crew defeated the second crew on the Charles River by four feet in the third race of the series for the school championship cup. The win gives the first crew the honors with a time of 6 minutes 34 seconds. The planned Noble first crew clash with Boston Latin was canceled by regatta authorities.
The opening program at Revere cycle track features a 30 mile motor paced race and sprint events for pros and amateurs. In the feature race George Wiley faces Vincent Madonna of Providence and Victor Linart of Belgium, with all three in top condition. Madonna is a promising newcomer, and Wiley remains a former champion. Smart trains indoors and Manager Butler hints at a potential dark horse for the sprints.
Twelve members of the Louisville American Association baseball club, including Emilio Palmero and Adolfo Luque, registered under the selective conscription act. Cubans reside in Havana. only Manager William Clymer, Captain Roxy Reach, and players Daniels, Beebe, and Stroud are exempt.
Rain caused a postponement of the Boston High School track and field finals scheduled for Tech Field in Cambridge. The events will be completed Thursday afternoon.
Middlesex School meets Rindge Technical School of Cambridge at North Concord in the annual clash. Concord High faces Lowell High in a holiday game on the Concord playgrounds.
Pittsburg today saw 22 members of the National League club purchase Liberty Loan bonds. Seventeen players registered under the conscription act with Hinchman and Frank Schulte the only ones liable for military service.
California's Bob McAllister out-boxed and out-pointed Gunboat Smith over ten rounds in New York. Smith weighed 177 pounds to McAllister's 163 3 4 pounds.
Philadelphia wins two games against New York 4 to 0 and 4 to 8. McInnis collects six hits and a sacrifice in eight trips, driving in two runs with a eighth inning double. Bush and Fisher rotate pitching with strong support, Witt Strunk Bodie and McInnis among the run scorers and defensive plays noted.
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