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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1908
Page
10
Speaker's steal of Conroy's drive to deep center robs a homer or a triple. Ere and Stahl turn a timely double play. Gessler makes two fine catches. Speaker contributes a three base hit.
Eddie Cicotte pitched well for the Red Sox as Speaker and Gessler made standout catches. A late defensive miscue by Stahl cost Boston the game, allowing the Highlanders to win as Hemphill scored on a disputed play. The ninth inning determined the outcome after a tense, error-prone start by Boston.
Washington pitchers Cates and Johnson defeated Philadelphia 6 to 1. Schlitzer was wild and hit at critical points.
Dedham Sept 15 Dudley T Rogers captain of Dedham High School football will not return to school and will attend Mercerburg or Andover W Russell Harris is elected captain in his place First practice held with Harris and several returning players from last year plus new players Gannett Cheney Simmons Browne Lockwood Denton Madgdon Shriver Barrett and Kappaun present
Detroit leads Cleveland by 2 games. Cleveland leads Chicago by TM% game. Chicago leads St. Louis by 1 game. St. Louis leads Boston by 8% games. Boston and Philadelphia tied. Boston leads Washington by 4 games. Washington leads New York by 16 games.
Cleveland won 3 to 0 as Hinchman doubled and Lajoie homered for the first score. Goode added a triple and Bradley sac fly for another run. Walsh started and was relieved after allowing the decisive blows. Lajoie, Goode, and Stovall star for Cleveland in Chicago.
Fully 1000 observers watched Fort Warren soldiers claim victory in the annual harbor fort athletic meet held yesterday. The margin was four points with Fort Warren edging rivals as Frank A. Welsh starred in the music contest contributing critical points to the win.
A large crowd at the Point of Pines barbecue witnessed amateur events and first-time appearances by Olympic athletes. Boston stars won several races including the 100 yard dash and the mile, with Eliery Clark and William Robbins among notables.
Harvard's 54 man squad held morning drill on fundamentals and afternoon work focused on passing and punt reception. Captain Burr and coaches Haughton Kersberg Kernan Knowlton supervised sessions with new recruits and several veterans showing strong handling of long punts under wind.
Joe Jeanette of New York defeats Sandy Ferguson of Chelsea in a 12 round bout at the Armory A. A. last night. Ferguson failed to lead and boxed defensively as Jeanette controlled the action with timely counters and a knockdown in the 10th. Preliminaries featured Billy Rolfe stopping Jack Killeen and Eddie Murphy defeating Harry Scroggs in eight rounds.
Baltimore defeated Newark 5 to 4 while Jersey City beat Providence 8 to 7. Montreal topped Rochester 3 to 2. Toronto edged Buffalo 3 to 2.
Joe Kelley’s Boston Doves upset the Chicago Cubs 3 to 2 as Bowerman and Lindaman limited the Cubs to six hits. Moran, Stein, and Graham contributed solid defense and Moran’s throws nabbed Schulte at the plate. Bowerman forced the deciding run with a single and Becker delivered the tying hit before Bowerman scored the winner.
Two-base hits by Crawford and McIntyre, a three-base hit by Hoffman, and strong pitching lead Detroit to a 7-1 victory. Howell gives six innings, Graham six, Mullin torching late. Summers and Summers relieved. defense notes include double plays and stolen bases by McIntyre Hartzell and Hoffman.
Several area squads held practice in cool weather with Brookline High debuting many new players. English High and Roxbury High trained at Franklin Field, Brighton High trained under Captain Howard Woodlock, Mechanic Arts High under Coach Leary, and South Boston High and Charlestown High with Coach Redding. Few players showed for some teams.
New York defeated St Louis 5 to 8 as Bridwell and Tenney delivered key hits in the late innings. Mathewson relieved Ames in the eighth to stop further scoring after Ames exited. Notable plays included two-base hits by Charles and Devlin and stolen bases by Donlin and Bridwell.
Italian lightweight Corbett and Pittsburg fighter Gannon traded near equal rounds at the Douglas A C in Philadelphia. Gannon surged ahead in the final rounds to win as Corbett wilted and failed to coast the limit after heavy wagers on the bout.
NY leads Pittsburgh by 2 games as Pittsburgh tops Chicago by fraction, Chicago ahead of Philadelphia by a game, Philadelphia near Cincinnati by 9 games. Boston leads New York by 7, Boston ahead of Brooklyn by 11 games, Brooklyn over St. Louis by a game.
National league matchups list shows Chicago at Boston, St Louis at New York, Pittsburg at Philadelphia, and Cincinnati at Brooklyn, detailing four city pairings across major clubs this week.
Philadelphia 6 Pittsburg 6 as Corridon outpitched Maddox but three errors and four stolen bases by Wagner shape the game. Wagner stole four bases, Courtney Osborne Clement Knabe Leach and others contributed with hits. Left on bases 7 apiece. Time 1:45. Umpires Klem and Johnstone.
Superb pitching by Spade and Ewing shut out Brooklyn as Cincinnati won 2 to 0. Spade was injured running to first base in the seventh and retired after pitching to one batter in Brooklyn's half.
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