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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1911
Page
11
In Pittsburg the Pirates won the first game 3 to 2 while the Cubs claimed the second 4 to 2 as darkness halted play. Tinker hit a sixth inning triple and Zimmerman homered for the Cubs, with Sheckard scoring on base for Pittsburg in the opener.
Cincinnati drops both ends of a doubleheader to St. Louis 4 to 2 and 2 to 0 at the local grounds. Highlights include two base hits by Konetchy and Mowrey, and double plays Esmond to Hoblitzel and Hauser to Magee to Konetchy.
Good bad and indifferent baseball mix with bitterness as Johnny Evers is ejected and clashes with umpire Klein over a door to the Pittsburg bench. Clarke and Klem argue before the door is shut as darkness falls and a potential forfeit looms. Sheckard singles in the sixth as Tinker hits Gardner’s fast one.
National action spreads from Boston to St Louis and Philadelphia to Cincinnati with New York facing Pittsburg and Brooklyn clashing Chicago in a day of marquee showdowns.
The 19th round in Carlsbad saw Rabinowitsch defeat Alechine and Rotlech overcome Kostic. Duras beat Chotirmirski with Rubinstein besting Chajes. Jaffe beat Cohn, Niemzowitsch defeated Loewenfisch, Widmar beat Speilmann, Johner triumphed over Marshall, Tartakower defeated Alapin, and Salwe defeated Burn while Schlechter beat Suechting.
Detroit reports Kid Wuffl the infielder will join the Boston Red Sox next season after Detroit refused waivers and will pay $1500 to the Detroit club as the waiver price.
Washington despatch notes cars used to smuggle Chinamen from Canada into the United States with disguises as women. Ralph De Palma plans custom cars. Fiat and racing wins are cited. Hotel practices in France and the U S are blamed for gouging motorists despite good roads and rising summer travel.
New York Governor John A. Dix said the people want boxing in the state and the authorities have recognized and regulated the sport. He noted demand may require law amendments if existing statutes fail to address the situation.
The Governor faced questions about the first Hour under the Frawley law at Madison Square Garden and blamed the police for crowd confusion saying they were insufficient. He said he had not chosen a successor to State Athletic Commission Chairman James E. Sullivan, expecting his resignation to be reconsidered.
Frederick K. Burnham piloted Dixie IV to an easy victory in the free-for-all championship race over the Motor Boats Club of Buffalo course on the Niagara River. The event crowned the new Chamber of Commerce trophy in the 30 mile contest.
Anticipated B A A invitation events at Wood Island Park draw top local talent from Brookline South Boston A C North Dorchester and Cambridgeport for scratch games. Reported spike ban at Mechanic’s building could dampen indoor season star meetings and the South Boston A C crowd.
Uproar over whether the O'Brien now pitching for Boston is the same man who joined locals last spring is settled by citing the known identity. Umpire rules stand as final for dark conditions and game conduct amid discussion of fighters and managers from Jim McGraw to Nelson and Wells.
Justice, obtained from Fort Wayne, and Kerr, from Trenton in the recent draft, were released by the Cleveland club to the Omaha and Memphis clubs respectively. The move occurred on September 15 in Cleveland, Ohio.
The Bay View A A of South Boston will close the baseball season with a dance at Hethseda Hall on the evening of September 22.
The football season starts with Waltham High facing New Bedford High at the new Watch City field on Beacon Street. A town parade precedes the kickoff as festivities begin at the field.
The Watch City team, coached by Harry A. Dame, has trained a week and played a midweek scrimmage. Manager Arthur WN Burke has arranged a record crowd and new stands for this afternoon's game amid minor rule changes that barely affect play by school boys.
Buffalo defeated Rochester 6 to 0 as the lone completed game in the Eastern League amid rain. all other scheduled contests were postponed.
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