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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1903
Page
3
The Boston Americans clinched the 1903 pennant with a victory over Cleveland yesterday. The photo credit goes to Horner with a lineup featuring Buck Freeman right field, Cy Young and other stars across the infield and outfield, including Stahl, Farrell, and Chick Stahl.
Captain Jimmy Collins praised the Boston team after a 14 to 3 victory over Cleveland clinching the American League title for 1908. He credited strict training and unity, while fans celebrated a season of strong pitching by Dineen Young and Hughes and solid defense led by Lachance Ferris and Criger.
Boston defeated Cleveland 14 to 8 in a rain soaked game at Huntington Avenue. Silk O’Loughlin left early for darkness after seven innings as Dusty Rhoades allowed 17 hits, including four doubles two triples and two homers. Farrell returned behind the plate, Young ran bases, and Ferris led Boston with a single a double and a homer as weather and wind disrupted play.
Business Manager Joseph Smart told the Post last evening that today’s game removed the last doubt about the pennant. He noted Cleveland could not catch Boston, whose lead has been secure for about a month.
Martin O'Brien of the Boston American League club hailed the team after a one sided victory and predicted the pennant would float at Huntington avenue next summer. He praised the great team and issued praise to Jimmy Collins.
The schedule shows Cleveland at Beaton Chicago at New York St. Louis at Shindelphia and Detroit at Washington. The fragment outlines four pairings indicating a series of league or exhibition games without results.
St Clare Court M C O F held its ninth anniversary at St Rose Hall 17 Worcester Street with a two hour whist session on about 40 tables. Prizes went to Ladies Catherine King Mary Donovan Lulus Ford and to Men P J Gorman John Murphy T J Ashe. Guests included Margaret J Callahan from Lynn and a Martha Washington Court delegation led by Sister Anna McGlew with deputy high chief rangers Garrett H Keefe Edward Doherty John J Lynch B J Gorman P J Colbert Margaret J Lynch Theodore A ONeill and chief rangers P J Carney James A Arsenault Elizabeth Daisy.
Boston fans erupt as Collins's team clinches the American League pennant after a dominant season. Prominent supporters including Sullivan Morin Gallivan Pillabury Ryan Lavis Regan McDevitt Culliney Martin McCarthy Sullivan Connolly Ganzel Young Parent Ferris Lachance Dougherty Criger Havlin Hickman Flick Bay praise Collins and core players Cy Young and others while eyeing the upcoming Pirates series.
Boxing gossip centers on Chester Goodwin versus Johnny Burdick at Highland Athletic Club Marlboro with 15 rounds. The event draws heavy club interest and membership inquiries while forecasts point to a winner facing Frankie Neal or Harry Forbes next month.
Gardner, building a national reputation, trains in Norfolk under Mike Deveny as he prepares for a decisive eight round bout with Porta Costa’s Mike Brennan who once defeated Fitzsimmons. Patsy McKenna and Young Brooks lead the undercard with a keen ferocity as Central A. C. promises a top attraction following last week’s show.
Brisk showers disrupted Clinton county fair racing with the 2:20 trot and free-for-all finished under adverse conditions. The 2:3 pace continued after two heats into tomorrow as an extra $100 purse awaited a new track record, wind hampered attempts to beat Moth Miller’s 2:131-2 from 1999. About twelve thousand spectators attended.
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