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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1915
Page
9
Results from the Charles River regatta and multiple golf events across Greater Boston yesterday highlight a full day of handicap play. R. M. Simond led both Newton events and claimed top prizes. Wollaston staged a president's cup qualifier with 16 players advancing.
New York dispatch reports that Pirates ace Will Mamaux, hailed as one of the National League's best young hurlers, may struggle to maintain peak form next season. Giants players and executives question his longevity and argue Adams, not Mamaux, is the club's most valuable pitcher, while Mamaux relies on speed without batter study.
Chicago wins a doubleheader affair as Brenton allows 11 hits in six innings before leaving in the seventh. E Collins stands out with two stolen bases while Johns and Jackson also contribute baserunning. Scheduled time noted as 40 minutes.
New York day reports the sloop Ventura owned by Commodore George F. Baker Jr of the New York Yacht Club won her class in the Larchmont Yacht Club fall regatta. Five yachts competed with Ventura finishing 27 minutes 36 seconds ahead.
The fall regatta of the New England Amateur Rowing Association was held yesterday morning on the Charles River. Nine events took place with good weather and a large crowd enjoying a successful holiday event.
The report lists finishers from Crescent Canoe Club and Waltham Canoe Club with times. Teams include G. L. Burroughs Ed McDonald S S Brice J O Smith Co Richardson C BE Richardson E Baxter W W Ferguson H B Arnold and Waltham participants W Stone H Colon Hastings J Shanley BE Prescott S West F Snyder W Ma eta H Blanchard. Second place times recorded as six minutes seven seconds.
Detroit buys pitcher Grover Lowdermilk from the St Louis Americans for an undisclosed sum. No other players were involved in the deal.
Sheriff Eley of Alliance called out the Ohio National Guard to stop promoters from staging a boxing show in Columbus. The planned main bout featured Jack Ditson of Indianapolis and Yankee Gilbert of New York.
Herman Laubis repeated his victory in the Mississippi River event at St Louis taking first place ahead of 19 challengers in the Missouri Athletic Association race.
Mrs. Charles H. Vanderbeck of the Philadelphia Cricket Club led 105 contestants in the U S Golf Association championship qualifying at Onwentsia Club Chicago scoring 41 44 85 for 18 holes. She established a new woman's record on the reconstructed course 6453 yards with a par of 84.
Miss Lillian Hyde of South Shore Club Long Island and Metropolitan and Florida champion nearly tied Mrs. Vanderbeck with 43 43 86. Alexa Sterling 45 46 91 was second. Frances Hadfield 61 50 101 qualified. Mrs. Harry D. Hammond and Elaine V. Rosenthal shot 101 and 10 respectively. Mrs. W A Gavin of Shirley Park England entered 96. J W Hurd of Pittsburg born Dorothy Campbell tied 96. Laurie Kaiser and Eleanor Chandler tied at 96. Miss Barlow and Miss Hollins posted 98. Five at 104 battled for last spots with playoff by Fox Bridge and Dodd.
At the state firemen's muster in Portland Niagara of Brunswick won first for first class engines with 184 feet 3.18 inches. Kennebec of Brunswick second and Torrent of Lubec third. For second class engines Atlantic of Oakland won with 147 feet 14 inches, Androscoggin of Tops ham second and Tiger of Hallowell third. The Lubec engine had the longest distance. Twelve engines took part.
The Concord Rifle and Gun Club held its Labor Day shoot at Bristol Hill on the club range. G Finley took first cup in the open event, with J W Millbury second and J B Brigham third on the 200 yard range.
The 2 1/2 mile national exhibition motor boat race in Toronto was won by Pupska with a time of 42:40. Marco was the only other finisher. Helena and Kioto II suffered engine trouble.
Forest Hills N Y Sept 6 The national lawn tennis championship will crown a California player tomorrow unless rain stops play Two Pacific coast players won semifinals to face Johnston and M Loughlin in the final round of the 35th annual national tournament eliminating the last eastern competitors from the field.
William J Johnston of San Francisco defeated B Norris Williams of Philadelphia in five sets 5-7 6-4 5-7 6-2 6-2 in a sensational national tournament upset. Maurice B McLoughlin, also of San Francisco, beat T Roosevelt Pell 6-2 6-0 7-5 to maintain his All Comers Challenge Bowl bid as Williams struggles with Williams’ time and net play.
More than 3000 spectators saw Allied Building Trades games at Combination Park Medford yesterday. Performances across events were strong with the B A A athletes dominating the principal honors and claiming top placements.
Ted Meredith loses chance at the half mile as Meadowbrook of Philadelphia bars him from competing. Joe Higgins of Holy Cross wins the event in 1 56 3 5 seconds from scratch, with Halpin and Weeks also posting top times in amateur and professional events at the meet.
Rain delayed the opening day program in Lewiston Maine with races run in straight heats. Africanda won the 2:40 trot for 400 dollars while Little Emma led the 2:18 pace with times posted as 2:19 and 2:21 in the three-heat sequence.
At the Middlesex Rifle Club Labor Day event in Lincoln Gerald Harvey won the second leg of the club trophy cup with a 30 while good shooting highlighted the day on the Tower range.
Leonard I. Leighton defeated A. M. Stewart in the class A final of the Arlington Heights Tennis Club men's singles championship. The match scores were 6-2, 6-2, 4-6, 6-8 as Leighton secured the championship yesterday afternoon.
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