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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1911
Page
12
The piece argues Mathewson and Myers form the strongest battery in baseball, likely overpowering the Athletics. It weighs Mathewson against Coombs and Bender, notes Plank and Marquard as rivals, and highlights Myers and Thomas behind the plate for fielding and base running contrast.
New York managers foresee minimal injuries as Giants and Athletics prepare for 1901 world series with near full lineups. McGraw plans Devore, Doyle, Merkle, Meyers and Mathewson in key roles while Mack expects McInnes to return at first base and names a probable batting order.
Philadelphia on October 11 reports scarce New York money for wagers on the Giants beating the Athletics in the coming series. Thousands of dollars are pooled in various bets on the defending champion repeating, but much of it remains uncovered. Michael Mack, brother of the Philadelphia manager, has a pool of 7000 dollars to bet at even money that the Athletics will win.
At a State Boxing Commission meeting the New York Athletic Club instructor received a referee license. Donovan, once a high class boxer, trained Roosevelt and himself boxed with him during Roosevelt’s presidency in Washington.
Roxbury Athletics clash with the Rhode Island battleship eleven at Columbus avenue playgrounds. The ship squad has five games with one defeat, while Roxbury faces its first real test on the electiron. Game starts at 3 o clock.
In Newmarket England on a 5 furlong race for a 100 sovereign prize HM P Whitney's Sandman won the 2 year old plate. Struy finished second and Rubicond tid placed third. There were 12 starters.
The All Stars beat the Philadelphia Athletics 13 8 at the local park in Richmond on October 11 before more than 9 000 spectators. Krause hit the longest drive of the year for a home run as Morgan Krause and Coombs allowed 16 hits while Collins and Mullin yielded the same.
Two major baseball cross state matchups listed with Chicago visiting Cincinnati and Brooklyn visiting New York. The pairings suggest a national-scale schedule snippet featuring prominent teams and city foes.
Andover high school football saw the senior class of 1912 triumph over 1913 by 9 to 0 in a hard fought afternoon game. Mahan led the backfield, aiding the juniors with long gains and constant coaching as Brann Malcolm Shelton and others contributed for 1912 while 1915 fell 16 to 0 to 1914 in a second contest.
Tufts held a scrimmage focused on on side kicks and punts with scoring from a Merrill blocked punt and a Webber place kick. Ginn impressed for the scrubs while Richardson Harmon and Owsley moved to the second team behind Peabody Newton and Thorndike. Nelligan and Richardson left early due to minor injuries.
Providence R I October 11 Brown Varsity played a 45 minute game against the second team and managed only 12 points. Sprackling scored two touchdowns and a field goal, but the line showed major weakness with no holes created. New signals were tried and the team appeared lost and players bungled plays. The mood among coaches was very low after the game.
The Boston Post will cover the Athletics versus Giants series with its own writers cartoonists and photographers at the games. TY COBB and CHRISTY MATHEWSON will contribute as special writers giving timely inside stories of each game for fans.
A dense sport program lists football matchups across multiple schools with local venues and times. Boxing golf tennis soccer rowing wrestling and driving clubs, dog trials and an aero demonstration at Rockingham Park are also noted with locations and event details.
In New York at Madison Athletic Club Battling Nelson, former lightweight champion, defeats local Willie Beecher in a ten round fight. Beecher started strong landing rights and lefts but Nelson pressed hard and powered through with body punches to win on points.
Tommy Sullivan of Philadelphia meets Frank Klaus at the Armory club tonight in place of Bob Moha who is injured. Sullivan travels from Boston where he trained with Jack McGuigan arranging the bout. Klaus and his manager will arrive from Camden New Jersey. preliminaries include Kid McPartland versus Dom Clancy and Joe Smith versus Dave Spahr.
Tom Jones promotes Ad Wolgast challengers facing Matt Wells and Packey McFarland at 143 pounds while insisting Knockout Brown fits ringside weight. Brown praised as tougher than the others, with Wolgast matching ringside weight as well. Frankie Burns set for Monte Attell in New Orleans on Oct. 23 with a potential 200 round showdown against Johnny Coulon. Battling Nelson vs Pat Moore leads next week’s Armory card as Saylor and Moore clash amid doubt over Moore’s strength. Johnny Daly to meet Johnny Coulon in New Orleans on Nov. 13 for an eight or sixteen round bout.
In Troy at the Grogan Athletic Club, Cyclone Larry English an ex New York policeman defeated Battling Bill Hurley of Glens Falls in a fast 10 round bout. English floored Hurley twice in the ninth and once in the tenth.
In the second round at Baltusrol Golf Club five Massachusetts players advanced along with entrants from New York Philadelphia and Canada. Results include Kate Harley Fall River defeating Frances Griscom Philadelphia 1 up and Lillian Hyde South Shore beating Norah Nesbitt Hamilton 2 up with play remaining.
Columbus Day sport column reviews regatta on the Charles River, football clashes among schoolboy teams, and baseball prospects for Giants versus Athletics. It notes a disputed $22,500 boxing forfeit, Harvard and Yale football tactics, and Holy Cross and Dartmouth gridiron stakes, with coaches and stars named.
Harvard has not scored a touchdown on Yale since 1901 when the Crimson won 22 to 0. Dartmouth did score on Harvard in 1909 with a 12 to 3 Harvard victory.
George Hudson of Hudson Colby becomes manager of the new American Locomotive Company branch with salesrooms at 567 Boylston Street and a maintenance depot in the Shoe and Leather building Cambridge. W B Dean leads Hupp New England at 563 Boylston, Glidden tour drivers named, and Le Tris Speaker adds Velie roadster.
Al Billard a brown stallion owned by Page Brothers of Barre Vermont ran the fastest mile of the year in Maine today. He set a new track record at 2 12 1 2 in the 2 13 class pace, the fairs feature event drawing more than 20 000 spectators to the Topsham grounds.
In Lexington Kentucky on October 11 races postponed because the track is too muddy. A triple programme is scheduled for tomorrow with the events rescheduled.
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