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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1912
Page
12
The National Commission on next world series bans spectator encroachment on fields and bars winners from future contests until 1918. Injury woes hit Old Eli Yale while Bill ing, McGrath and Kolehmainen figures challenge veterans in sprint and distance events.
New York Giants insiders entertain a possible seven game World Series as Boston favorites fade. Weather at the Polo Grounds stirs talk of Series conditions while McGraw adds new pitchers Demaree Kirby Goulait and Bader to the late pennant push. Bader from Dallas wins today against Philadelphia though nine hits mark his outing. Tesreau is the only miss in the last five games, a Boston defeat.
The passage discusses shares from the world series with 60 percent to the winning team and 40 percent to the loser. It mentions athletes Howard Drew and Ralph Crain and suggests disputes over heats at Stockholm and Olympic trials. It notes 21 players from Giants and Athletics were eligible for the series.
Head Coach Arthur Howe ordered secret work to drill formations unseen by opponents. The Yale football eleven recorded a new practice gate closure at Yale Field, a first for September sessions.
Coaches attribute low scores to team familiarity with Wesleyan and Holy Cross and plan secret daily drills all week. Open portions will allow spectators to watch over half the afternoon session, with evening signal rehearsals in the baseball cage. Pumpelly missed practice, Bomeister in street clothes, and no scrimmage occurred.
Louis Sackett joins the Stutz Motor Company sales force in Boston. The GMC exhibit at the Boston Westing Electric Show features a 15 passenger English coach built with modern electrical and mechanical advances. The Oakland 660 arrives for exhibition at Brockton Fair and Roberts and Sherburne move to 663 Boylston Street for the opening of their new salesrooms.
Brookline High opens its season this afternoon at Wellesley against the strong Wellesley High School eleven. Revere High starts with a victory over Rindge Tech last Saturday, then meets Brockton High at the Brockton fair, with Brockton favored. Eddie Brawley, Medford High captain, starred for Holy Cross in the Yale game.
John B. Foster announced in New York that the Baseball Writers Association will establish press headquarters at the hotel to accommodate out of town newspaper men arriving for the World Series. The arrangement aims to streamline coverage and provide a central hub for reporters and officials.
A fragmentary advertisement text shows scattered city and regional mentions including Detroit Washington Cleveland Philadelphia New York Chicago St Louis Boston Pittsburgh Cincinnati and Boston again. The legible parts resemble an ad layout with multiple city references and scattered punctuation.
Baseball schedule shows Boston at Washington New York at Philadelphia Brooklyn at Boston Philadelphia at New York Pittsburg at Chicago Cincinnati at St Louis with teams touring the circuit.
Pittsburgh built a comfortable lead at Chicago as Hendrix limited the Cubs to five hits and the Pirates piled up nine runs. Byrne strained a tendon sliding home, was carried from the field, and the game featured two base hits by Byrne Zimmerman Archer and Hendrix with several other RBI and defensive plays noted.
Shipping notices list numerous arrivals at ports and moves, naming steamers and schooners such as Numidian Bosporus Indramayo Mabel N Meyers Stella Maud Glyndon and Edith H Symington. Cleared ships include Franconia Iberian and City of Augusta while several vessels sail to ports like Liverpool Manchester St John Boston and Philadelphia with tows and barges.
Close of Saturday to last evening saw 31 sail reach the harbor, many from offshore grounds, with smaller catches due to several days of bad weather. Notables include the Reliance with 3000 fresh mackerel and the Bryda F with 170 mackerel. Catches totaled substantial groundfish and haddock in pounds, with the Lochinvar and EH W Nunan reporting cusk. The Mary Sears ran ashore near Wood End in a gale. revenue cutter Sham was dispatched. Additional notes cover prices for haddock, cod, hake, pollock, and swordfish. The Bosnia, bearing 11,000 tons of merchandise from Hamburg, docked with toys and glassware valued near $1,000,000. The Menominee and Cunard liners face harbor constraints. Franconia and Franconia’s winter schedule outlined. A dangerous wreckage sighting off Montauk Point warned mariners. лы
The Gentlemen of Philadelphia defeated the Australian eleven by two runs in the opening match of the international cricket series. Philadelphia totaled 259 for two innings while the Australians made 257.
Joe Mandot defeated Vistice-Young Saylor by knockout in 15 rounds in New Orleans on October 20, 1911. The bout marked a decisive stoppage with Mandot securing a notable victory in the light heavyweight scene.
Braden Direct owned by J H Elspass of Denver sets four year old pacing record 2:03 1 4 in Columbus Kingstake opening week of Grand Circuit racing. Don Pronto breaks heat early but Braden Direct wins heat three with Braden Direct Cited fines of 100 dollars for drivers Egan Cox and Snow. Cheeny Jack London Myrtle Granett and Arona McKinney also place in various heats.
Harvard arranged one of its toughest drills on Soldiers Field after a disappointing Maine showing. Ex captains Fisher and Withington demonstrated techniques to linemen while backfield after Maine exposure seeks fixes. freshmen and star Eddie Mahan dazzled with two quick touchdowns and blazing speed.
St Louis wins the second game of the series from Cincinnati 6 to 4 after Perritt steadies post third inning. Strong fielding and timely hitting help the Cardinals overpower the Reds at home.
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