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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1918
Page
7
A German U-boat, crippled by a depth charge, fights to reach shallow depths while American destroyers close in. The sub battles to surface with hull intact as crew faces peril and possible capture, a rare spectacle in the submarine war.
American destroyers corner a German U boat as sailors prepare to fire. Depth charges and shellfire threaten the submarine while the crew braces for a potential capture. The scene contrasts Yankee resolve with grim German peril in 1918.
The note indicates ongoing coverage across Tomorrow's Post and the Daily and Sunday editions until completion. It signals serialization of a story over multiple issues with continued updates.
In Scranton wire copy, Mike McNally former Boston American infielder now with U S naval forces in Europe writes of American baseball introduced after the war in England and an army game in Ireland. He notes 60 000 spectators including King George and Admiral Sims as he shakes hands with the monarch, and discusses Irish sentiment toward the sport and a remark by his mother on his English reception.
About forty candidates for Arlington High School girls field hockey report this afternoon at Spy Pond Athletic Field. Teams will be formed during the season which opens next month. candidates report to captain Marion Wing or manager Loraine Cooledgs.
Five thousand radio students cheered as the United States Naval Radio School team defeated Boston Base Section nine 6 to 4 at Braves Field. Blue uniformed operators behind the plate shouted after each play, sealing a close pennant race outcome.
In a Sunday double header opener the U S Kearsarge bats defeated the Little Building headquarters team 2 to 1 in seven innings. Eddie Boyce pitched well for Kearsarge with Loftes delivering the key three hits for the winner while Pat French and Craig led the HQ offense. Kingsbury pitched well for the losers until a seventh inning rally doomed him as Kearsarge pulled ahead.
U S N Radio of Boston Base defeated U S N Radio 6 to 4 in a baseball game. White Scibner Barnes Scoggins Miller Dee Sheehan Rice OConnell and more contributed runs. Gaw earned the win with 14 strikeouts, Edwards took the loss. Attendance reached 14,000.
Arlington starts its football season with the first practice for Arlington High School players. The team is a member of the Mystic Valley Interscholastic Football League and will practice this afternoon at Spy-Pond Athletic Field under new coach Harold F. E. Cowan.
Arthur Duffey surveys the early sports scene as baseball opens training in the South and college football debates play yes or no. He cites A A Stagg on war time prep, Perry’s 21 Athletics wins, and wrestling promoter Tuohy urging cooperation to save Boston sports this winter.
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