Braves Drop Two to the Dodgers
Dodgers 6 Boston 2 in the opener and 4 0 in the second as the Braves fielding and luck faltered. George Tyler took the loss in the first match while Jem Pfeffer dominated hitters for Brooklyn.
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1916
Page
6
Dodgers 6 Boston 2 in the opener and 4 0 in the second as the Braves fielding and luck faltered. George Tyler took the loss in the first match while Jem Pfeffer dominated hitters for Brooklyn.
An advertorial note highlights a quiet serious man whose appearance is defined by a conservative Delano hat. It praises the understated style, noting Delano soft hats for fall range from three to five dollars and suit the wearer’s well bred look.
Yack Wheat sparked a Dodger rally with a third inning triple and scoring on Fred Snodgrass error. Mowrey Olson and Sherrod Smith drove runs as Boston matched with late counts. Three Braves double plays stalled Boston while Wilhoit and Culshaw provided key moments in left field.
In Newark New Jersey at Weequahic Park the National Amateur Athletic Union junior track and field championships produced several new marks. The performances suggested that senior competitors tomorrow could also set records in multiple events.
Severe thunderstorm and gale disrupted events as athletes pressed on. Hummel of Portland won the 440 yard hurdles in 36 2 5 seconds, Hoenish of San Francisco was close behind. Ward of Chicago A A finished fastest in the 100 yard dash heats and final in 10 flat. Loomis set a 220 yard hurdles record of 25 1 5 seconds. Howard won the quarter mile in 50 4 5 seconds. Rolker claimed the one mile walk in 6 58 1 5 with Colby and Weeks also noted in distance and sprint events.
St. Louis won 6 to 1 as Meadows held Cincinnati to four hits. The Cardinals posted a seven inning rally with Bescher homering into the right field bleachers scoring Smith and Hornsby. St. Louis tallied five runs in the seventh to seal the game.
New York stopped Philadelphia winning streak with a 9 3 decision before rain halted the ninth inning. Bancroft led the Phillies with a homer and two singles as Alexander yielded 13 hits in seven innings. The second game was scrapped due to rain and a doubleheader tomorrow.
Charlie Sheppard of New York defeated Johnny Downes of South Boston in the eighth round when a ringside spectator caused a trip as Downes pressed early. George Robinson beat Carlo Armstrong of the North End in the 12th round after Armstrong’s corner threw in a towel.
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