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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1919
Page
25
Oct 8 in Cincinnati John Collins got the first Sox hit driving Sallee's second pitch to center for a single. He scored the first run as Jackson’s single to center brought him home.
Hyde Park High fielded a stout eleven and beat Boston Latin 18 to 7 at Stoney Brook Reservation. Captain Gene Hussey starred with powerful runs and a late score by Horan highlighted Hyde Park's improved second half while Latin struggled with tackling and offensive execution.
Renewed interest grows for the Welcome Home athletic meet at Pearce's Field Roslindale to be held Monday October 13 as part of the Welcome Home celebration. Events include 100 yard dash 100 yard open handicap 440 yard 88 yard and a 10 mile road race plus tug of war between army and navy sections and a Legion football game. Entries close with Fred Sanford 28 Fletcher Street Roslindale October 9.
Collins led the game with three hits including a double, starring at the plate and powering the offense. The standout performance highlighted his hitting and contributed to the team’s early advantage.
Exeter New Hampshire reports fast development in its football eleven under Coach Blake with backfield improving. Harvey Emery and Charles O Hearm lead at fullback and quarterback while Clinton Barry and Arthur Barry share halves. Backfield stars from across New England and beyond rounding into form. Princeton freshmen cancelled. Oct 23 NH college freshmen game on schedule. one game in the week.
Waino Ketonen the world middleweight champion predicts a tough title fight against John Kilonis at the Grand Opera House. Kilonis, in best form after a summer layoff, seeks to upset the champ. The undercard features Tony Ajax versus Martin Ludecker. Ira Dern of Salt Lake City is expected to face the Kilonis Ketonen winner later.
Arlington High School fans learn two veteran players will miss time. Captain Walter S. Cooledge Jr sprained ankle prevents Oct 18 league opener versus Winchester High. Fred Crosby in the State Guard cannot obtain release to return to school.
Groh's sixth inning double would have been a homer but a ground rule rule limited it to two bases. The ball landed under the left field bleachers after clearing Jackson, and Groh scored shortly after on Duncan's single to center for Cincinnati's only run.
Hod Eller, who held the White Sox to three hits in the fifth game in Chicago, set a series strikeout record with six in a row and is likely to start the eighth game in Chicago. Lefty Williams, beaten twice by the Reds, is expected to be Gleason's choice on the mound.
Manager Gleason lauds the Sox as they dominate the game with sharp pitching by Cicotte and strong hitting. Manager Moran says Eller will start tomorrow, hoping for a Reds comeback after being outhit and outplayed in today’s contest.
Sharp racing dominated day two of the fall meeting at Combination Park. Fred Pickle drove Lock Boy to a clean sweep in three heats for the 2:14 pace, with final heat completing in 2:12 1-4. Director Todd, a former Grand Circuit trotter, edged to victory in the 2:21 pace after a late sprint. Belle Rose fell early in heat three but driver Small remained unharmed. The 2:18 trot saw Wilteen Bay prevail after three different winners in the first three heats. Today’s program includes the 2:17 pace, 2:21 trot, and 2:18 trot with large fields expected.
Eugene M. Yarrington 22 of Billerica is elected captain of Boston University football. He played on last year’s S A T C team. The squad trains daily under Coach MacDonald. First game set with Rhode Island State on Oct 18 in Boston.
Tufts freshmen have practiced faithfully all week and show promising material. Their first game is next Saturday against St John’s Preparatory School at Danvers. The schedule also lists games with Browne Nicholas Huntington School Lowell Textile and the annual meeting with the sophomores.
Cincinnati Oct. 8 Jake Daubert, Reds first baseman, drew applause in the fourth when he dashed to the right field boxes and speared Risberg's foul ball above spectators heads for a remarkable catch.
Results cover multiple races with winners such as Lonely War Note Sundial Barone and Water War. Jockeys Erickson Buxton Preece and others ride as 2-year-olds to 3-year-olds compete in claiming maiden and handicap events on six races at distances from five and a half furlongs to one mile and a quarter with times from 1 07 2 5 to 2 06 2 5 and purses around 1426 added.
First race winner Limerick Lass with 110 effort paid 10.90 to win 5.75 for the place and 5.20 for the show. Second race for three year olds and up filled by Joan of Arc and Padua with Queen Blonde showing strong betting. Third race led Hank O Day in one mile race with Valspar and Wisest Fool close. fourth race features national 2 year olds with a 5000 purse.
Race by race results list winners and payoffs for a six furlong meeting featuring two-year-olds and up. First race saw John, Jr. win with Mooney at 7.0 to 1. second went to Golden Dawn ahead of Prince Hal. third to Bobby Allen in 1:13.3. fourth to Sway in 1:57 4-5. fifth to Madge Fr. in 1:51. sixth to Jackstraw in 1:47. seventh to Bulldoze in 2:05 4-5 with Paris Maid and Red Star among others.
Harvard star Eddie Casey from Natick returned to top form in a scrimmage against the second team. He bolted 40 yards for a touchdown, engineered two forward passes, and sparked a backfield showing as the Crimson overwhelmed the scrubs four touchdowns to none.
Joe Ryan and Jack Desmond, standout ends, played on team A and impressed Crimson coaches with their potential to start against Colby. Brocker and Freddie Church showcased running and blocking in practice, while Captain Murray and Philbin remain sidelined. The first team lineup featured Desmond and Ryan at ends with Felton at quarterback and Hamilton, Church, and Nelson in the backfield.
The entry outlines the October 9 timetable with the 282nd day of the year and autumnal markers. It notes morning and evening tides, a full moon on October 9 and November 7, new moons on October 23 and November 22, and lists Mars, Jupiter, Venus and Saturn as morning stars.
More sugar arrived in Boston aboard the American steamer Choctaw, 5,760,000 pounds in 18,000 bags, while Lake Beacon from Cuba carrying 6,500,000 pounds was diverted to New York. The Doane Towboat Company launched the Nathaniel P. Doane on a maiden trial. Fog signals planned at Nantucket East Breakwater and Brant Point in November. The Mercien sails to Manchester. the Cretic resumes old Italy to US route. Captain Osmyn Berry joins US steamboat inspectors in Boston.
Louis Smith and Joe White lead Boston College scrubs in a dominant session against Team A. Morrissey injury sidelines him. Connors and Urban standouts highlight the action as regulars struggle to move the ball. Con O’Brien contends with Eddie Foye for future roles.
Burnham Lewis of Philadelphia was elected captain of the Harvard cross country team by the varsity squad at Soldiers Field. The Harvard schedule lists meets at Syracuse, Belmont, and New York with opponents Syracuse Cornell Yale and Intercollegiate.
Steamers Choctaw Haywood Kershaw James Crowedd Allen Cam den etc arrive from Cuba Jucaro and sailings include Eraemore City of Birmingham Motoppe Belfast Grecian Camden Bangor Savannah Norfolk and more A schooner La volta and tugs Ney towing barges listed along with several vessels bound for Portland Philadelphia and New York The item catalogs ships arrivals and departures with destinations and cargos.
After weeks of talks, Holy Cross and Boston College finalize arrangements for the annual grid duel in Boston on November 15. The long awaited meeting between New England Catholic teams will thrill alumni and students, reversing prior plans that the teams would not meet this season.
No amateur boxers from New England will represent the region at the trials set for next Monday night in New York. The meeting of the committees at St. Josephs T A Society in the West End decided the decision to win a place at the Scandinavian championships to be held across the water next month.
Cincinnati. Oct 8. Catcher Wingo of the Reds hit for a perfect average today going 1 for 1 with a ninth inning single after three walks.
Yale announces compulsory physical training for all academic freshmen this year unless they choose some form of outdoor sport. The policy applies to new students at Yale University in New Haven Connecticut.
Entry blanks open for the St Josephs A Society amateur boxing show at the Commercial Club rooms next Wednesday evening. Four classes at 108 115 125 and 135 pounds form the programme with entries closing to Jack Manning at 935 Cambridge Street Boston.
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