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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1913
Page
10
Waltham High School football opens season next Saturday with the team set to lead the season curtain. The article notes early prep and anticipation as the school team readies for its first game of the year.
Marlboro High School visits Waltham High School next Saturday as both teams prepare for the new rules that loosen the five yard kicker restriction. Coaches Dame and Johnson lead practice as Marlboro halves the squad and Waltham braces for a likely large crowd.
The piece notes the reopening of the White Hope market in New York and suggests that the Moran rating confirms a genuine article. It mentions Ping Bo ie criticizing a Stein song, the Cub machine’s slow progress, and rumors of a Federal League raid on the majors as the Hot Stove season begins.
A historic game remark notes the umpire calling a turn and forfeiting. A center fielder removes his hat while a chance play arises. The piece reflects on training grounds used by the Tanke in 1914 and suggests coast culture of lemons already existing.
Sam Richards heads to New York by boat next Thursday evening to attempt the Battery Sandy Hook swim Sunday. He hopes to outshine Captain Alfred Brown with a bold display of endurance and speed in the world famous crossing.
Richards aims to swim to the Hook and return within a single tide following the main channel. He plans to test currents and temperatures with short trials, hopes for seven hours, and will be accompanied by Otto Scales from the I Street Swimmers Club. He seeks a large supporting following to verify his claim.
Syracuse prepares for a four day Grand Circuit meeting starting tomorrow with seventeen races and purses over 40000 dollars. The Glynn 2000 pace for 2:05 leads the opening day, followed by the 2:16 trot and 2:24 trot for three year olds and the 2:14 pace. A large field is entered and the track is expected to be fast.
Cornell coach Dr. Al H. Sharpe arrived in Ithaca to begin assembling the 1914 football squad. With two weeks before the Sept 24 opener against Ursinus, and another game that week, the Red and White will rely on last year’s freshmen stepping up, including Taber, Collins, Barrett, and Flood, as Captain Butler’s quarterback vacancy is filled.
Baumgardner defeats Boeerifice in a pitchers duel with late substitutions noted. The game featured tied offenses and key moments as Baumgardner worked through seven innings, with relievers Reps and Cleotte taking over late. Final lines include a single run and a sequence of plate appearances guiding the outcome.
The column outlines pivotal baseball and track happenings including a decisive doubleheader for the Giants in the National League race, a potential Walpole Street grounds showdown, Rathgeb’s cross country triumph for the Irish American A A, and ongoing struggles for Frank Kanaly and Nate Cartmell seeking races abroad. It also notes debates over the legitimacy of sprint records, the Drew and Lippincott discussion, and Ted Meredith’s fast 4715 second quarter, with coaching news on Princeton and Langford matchups.
The Brockton Fair Marathon is set for Friday Oct 3 with start in front of the B A A clubhouse and finish at Brockton Fair Ground. Start at noon, entry fee 1, entries to Horace Keith 26 Pinkham Street Brockton.
Braves prepare for a big washday crowd as they meet the Phillies in a two game set at the South End Grounds starting at 1 30 pm The Red Sox will play a dedication game in Manchester New Hampshire facing a Manufacturers league selection plus local home players including Strand Hess and Whaling Readies for a Westward swing to Cincinnati Pittsburgh Chicago and St Louis after the twin bill at home tomorrow vs the Detroit Tigers at Fenway Park Ty Cobb looms large in the batting race with Joe Jackson as the Red Sox open their final home stand
Turner starred for Cleveland with a double and two singles driving in a run and scoring twice as the Naps beat Detroit 6 to 4. He keyly halted four Detroit rallies, while Lajoie and Turner combined for doubles and Graney added a run with a single. Cleveland led early, Detroit matched in the sixth, but ONeill walked home Chapman’s single in the eighth and Cleveland sealed it with a ninth inning run as O’Neill scored later on Chapman’s hit.
In Kansas City Louisville edged Kansas City 5 to 4, then Kansas City won 5 to 2. In St Paul Columbus lost to St Paul 4 to 8, then St Paul beat Columbus 3 to 1. In Minneapolis Minneapolis defeated Indianapolis 6 to 2, then 5 to 0. In Milwaukee Milwaukee and Toledo tied 1 to 1, then Milwaukee won 5 to 4.
In Mobile New Orleans defeated Mobile 5 to 2 while Memphis beat Mobile 6 to 5. Montgomery edged Memphis 5 to 4 in another game.
Manager Jimmy Gray steers Lowell's fast traveling ball players toward a New England league pennant. The club enters the last week of the schedule with a strong recent surge, but an exceptional fortune shift would still threaten the title.
Lowell holds a top league lead after a 15 game unbeaten run as Gray's club outpaced Worcester Lawrence and Portland. With two series left against Worcester and Lawrence and two with Brockton, the title race promises hard fought clashes as Jesse Burkett's Worcester team presses the leaders.
In Newark New Jersey this afternoon a one inning tie game was played between rookies of the New York Nationals and the Philadelphia Americans. Each side scored one run before darkness ended the contest. The score stood 1 to 1 with Schupp Hartley and Wilson Wyckoff Thomas listed as batteries.
Baseball promoters in Havana seek Clark Griffith and the Senators for a winter visit to showcase Cuban players in the majors. Griffith demands substantial guarantees and all-expenses paid travel, saying he will not venture to the island given past experiences with major league teams there.
Chicago offense exploded in a doubleheader defeating St Louis 4 1 and 7 1. Schulte hit a homer in game one while Archer Saier and Zimmerman added triples and doubles. In game two Pierce limited St Louis to seven hits as Griner allowed ten, Sailer and Bridwell homered, and three sharp double plays saved him.
New York fighters Langford and Gunboat Smith may clash Sept 19 at Madison Square Garden if the State Athletic Commission rescinds the interracial bout ban. The Garden A C negotiated with both camps to file a petition, with a special meeting set to decide. A 50 percent gross receipts split favors Langford, who would earn 80 percent. If approved, a $25,000 house is anticipated.
The National Commission plans a rule forbidding players from authoring articles about their teams. A heavy fine would be imposed if a player is found guilty of writing such material.
George Crittenden tours Maine in a Chandler car and longs for Massachusetts highways. The first combined space applications bulletins for New York and Chicago auto shows have been issued. Samuel A. Miles mails the Grand Central Palace diagrams for the New York show, January 8 to 10. W McK White becomes Esterline Company sales manager after a journalism background and Indiana Pacific tour. Savannah may drop Vanderbilt and Grand Prize races if entry fees and shipping are not waived. Harry Woolover promotes Stearns Knight Six for J H MacAlman.
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