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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1903
Page
5
Boston secured its fourth win in the series as schedules showed New York at Boston and other matchups including Philadelphia at Washington Chicago at St. Louis Detroit at Cleveland.
Washington rallied with men on second and third in the final inning as Coughlin batted with two strikes. Jake Stahl doubled in the third inning and robbing Washington of chances, while Gibson and Collins pitched well for Boston. A late rally fell short as Robinson, Moran, Selbach and Clark produced hits but Boston held on for the win.
Poor baserunning and four singles plus a Chesbro wild run gave the Athletics a 4 to 1 victory over the New Yorks. Chesbro hit safely in each at bat, while Murphy Conroy Elberfeld Williams doubled for New York. Plank allowed three walks and 38 pitched balls. Chesbro fanned three. Attendance 2019.
Detroit and Cleveland played to a scoreless first game before Detroit won 3 0 as Hickman and Killian controlled pitching. Mullin struggled for Cleveland and Glendon faced control issues in relief. Attendance reached 6494 as Mullin and Glendon handled the hurling duties in the day’s slow-paced twin bill.
St Louis defeated Chicago 9 to 2 with strong pitching by Sievers and solid backing. Attendance 800. Key hits include Jones two baser and Slevers and Friel on sacrifice plays. White allowed runs with limited support. Sievers struck out four. St Louis errorless defense and timely hits led to the victory.
National fixtures list show Boston at Cincinnati New York at St Louis Brooklyn at Chicago and Philadelphia at Pittsburg signaling key intercity rivalries this weekend.
Philadelphia defeats Pittsburg 5 to 2 as Bransfield misplays the ninth with two outs allowing five Philadelphia runs. Pittsburg pitcher fair through eight but yielded five hits in the ninth. Attendance 1720. Scores and box details follow the rough summary of the ninth inning error and late Philadelphia offense.
Nashua, N H defeats Haverhill 4 to 3 in the season finale at Nashua with Labelle Sweets Pastor Murphy Jordan Calhoun McLean OBrien Daum and Richison contributing. Von Vorhees Smith listed on pitching duties as Nashua edges Haverhill 4 3 in a tight New England matchup.
Brooklyn edges Chicago 3 to 2 as Schmidt shines in key moments. Currie tumbles in control with walks and a wild pitch, while Jones Evers and Dobbs collect two base hits for Chicago. Attendance 1,500.
Dineen may start for Boston this afternoon while Hendricks of the Senators is a coast player. Tenney's likely poor fielding average stands out as a season low. The Nationals will not overhaul the team next year but the pennant grip strengthens with four straight wins from Washington. Attendance drops as Boston pennant certainty grows. Fouls flew into the press box yesterday disrupting reporters. Donovan tires of Detroit seeking a runs-friendly club. Lawyer Charles W Bartlett enjoyed the game from the stands. St Louis writer Joe Finnegan will be the press agent for Rube Waddell in the melodrama Stain of Guilt.
Home from vacation the shop unveils fall merchandise. Men and young men see new suits top coats rain coats soft hats derbys fancy shirts neckwear hosiery vests and patterns. Continuous arrivals and departures promise fresh styles daily at competitive prices.
Lawrence runs up 13 runs against Concord as Valdois Hart and Green excel at the plate. Morrissey’s fielding stands out while Noblitt relieves Lee in the second inning. Attendance around 300 at Rumford Field.
Dan Patch, hailed champion pacer, races against wind at Charter Oak Hartford. He clocks 2:01 for the mile, last quarter 29 1/2 seconds, short of Star Pointer's 2:00 record set two years earlier. Wind and track conditions dampened chances. crowd cheers his finish.
Manchester defeated New Bedford 10 to 4 in the first game and 3 to 1 in the second which was stopped in the sixth to let the visitors catch a train. Miller and Burrill powered Manchester with two base hits and Rapp stole a base while Burrill and Swander contributed. Attendance was about 500 with Miller allowing 3 runs and Foxen yielding 1 in the second game.
The U S Army infantry rifle team captured the Dryden trophy with 99 percent of 1200. Quartermaster Sergeant Hawkins, a colored man, posted the best individual score for the winners. Massachusetts finished fifth with 950 points.
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