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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1916
Page
13
Great is Bill Carrigan and the Red Sox in a world series classic. Boston wins two straight as Dodgers falter. Cody, Sherrod Smith and Babe Ruth star on the mound while Robbie moves Smith in for Coombs in a game that may seal the title.
Hy Myers powered Brooklyn with a first inning home run and a standout ninth inning catch, while Duffy Lewis and Harry Hooper also impressed. Olson drew mixed reaction for a controversial third base collision, as Boston and Brooklyn traded chances in a close contest.
Brooklyn southpaw pitchers faced a balk controversy as Carrigan roared at Amps Dineen in the second inning while Lewis occupied first base. Dineen waved Boss Bill back, and the Dodgers squandered a late chance as Robby's club failed to deliver in the eighth. Duffy Lewis saved the day for the Red Sox in the 13th on Sherrod Smith’s fly to left.
Babe Ruth and the Boston Red Sox edged Brooklyn 2 to 1 in a tense world series game. Ruth shut down the Dodgers after a rocky start, with Smith of Brooklyn pitching brilliantly in his first world series start. Del Gamner's pinch hit delivered the decisive run as Boston leveraged strong defense and timely offense to seize a lead in the series.
An advertisement promises to dramatically improve vision using Bon-Opto tablets dissolved in water for eye baths twice daily. It cites patient testimonials of improved reading, reduced watering, and less pain, with a physician endorsing the remedy and a money back guarantee.
The piece lists American and National League clubs to date, names Red Sox staff pairings with pitchers and catchers, and cites early World Series trivia including a Boston opener pick and attendance figures. It notes Babe Ruth’s age as about 21 and references a letter to Mickey Brown.
Cornell University opened its football season with a 26 to 0 victory over Gettysburg at Ithaca New York. The drizzle made the field slippery and many penalties marred play.
Brooklyn yesterday squandered a chance for an easy win in nine innings facing the Red Sox. The second game in the series proved the greatest World Series contest yet seen, but the Dodgers played at half speed and could not stay awake to extend the game beyond the regulation innings.
Harvard coach Leary vented in a sharp postgame lecture after a loss to Tufts. He criticized the Crimson offense and line play, singled out Cadman, Mose Taylor, and Harris, and noted the forwards failed to match last season’s form as Tufts broke through for key downs near the five-yard line.
Turbed. The backfield failed to daub it self in glory too, but one of the big reasons was that the line failed prop erly to let the backs get started.
Tufts varsity conducted a light workout on the oval under Coach Whelan with signal work and basic ball recovery and tackling drills. The team will begin stronger preparations this afternoon introducing new shift plays and forward pass drills ahead of the Princeton game. An X-ray shows Ollie Westcott’s ribs are bruised but not fractured.
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