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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1905
Page
8
Chicago wins 4 to 2 over Cleveland in the American League season finale. Altrock held Cleveland hitless until the sixth inning when a fourth inning triple and a double produced one run. Chicago replied with five safeties in the sixth, adding four runs. Attendance 19,743. The score: Chicago 4 Cleveland 2.
In St Louis, Detroit defeated the home team 2 to 1 as slow baseball ruled. Attendance reached 7200 spectators as the game wore on.
Boston faces Washington in a two game series with both sides seeking wins to improve standings.
Miss Mabel May Willis, a Boston City Hospital nurse, and George Winter, star pitcher for the Americans, plan a wedding likely in October. Winter met Willis while convalescing from typhoid at City Hospital in Boston three years ago. Willis, educated in Burlington and Vermont, cared for him for ten months during his illness.
Chicago loses 3 to 2 in 11 innings as St Louis edges Chicago 4 to 3 after a late rally. Early misplays, a homer by Hoelsketter, and key two base hits by Tinker and O Neill define the tense contest. Attendance 12 000. Umpire Bauswine officiated both ends of a doubleheader style finish.
National league card lists Brooklyn versus Boston, St. Louis against Chicago, and New York facing Philadelphia in a multi city slate. The pairings set the stage for early season action across major markets with potential standout performances anticipated.
The Boston Nationals and Brooklyn Dodgers start their late National League title series with a twin bill here. Fraser or Willis likely starts for Boston against Stricklett and McIntyre for Brooklyn as the week unfolds, with Boston aiming to seize control after Friday’s close game against the Giants.
Chicago led the second game briefly before St Louis secured an opening win in the first game with two outs in the opening inning. The Chicago follows a mixed performance in the second game as the day began.
The column notes apparent market manipulation and rising prices despite poor public participation. It cites shrinking bank loan deposits, large gold imports, and anticipated global gold competition. It describes a trader dominated week, weak bond buying, and a lingering public indifference shaping a cautious outlook.
Important developments about to take place lead us to believe that the stock of the Laramie Hahns Peak and Pacific Railway Co now selling around a dollar a share will become very active and will sell from three to five dollars per share on its merits by January 1st next. We solicit orders to buy or sell on commission.
Albany defeated the Brooklyn Nationals in an inter league game at Albany. Final score 6 to 3 with Albany taking the lead late. pitchers Barrett Dillon Eason Ritter for the two teams.
Women golfers to represent New York in intercity matches against Philadelphia and Boston with the Morris county course set for Oct 6 and 7. New York hopes for victory over Philadelphia and then Boston, while Boston relies on players Curtis Wells Adams and Mackay to defend the title.
The article compares the two local teams the Giants and the Athletics as post season rivals with detailed player assessments. It highlights first base and fielding advantages, pitching depth with Cy Young and a six to seven man rotation, and argues the champions possess greater class and likely win in a walk.
About fifty members of the Charlestown Veteran Volunteer Firemen's Association depart for Baltimore and Washington to receive honors for past courtesies. The procession featured buff uniforms, red shirts, and badges with Bunker Hill motifs. a silk flag gifted by ex-Chief Camrell was highlighted.
Chairman Herrmann and B B Johnson of the National Baseball Commission called a meeting in Cincinnati for Sept 25 to plan the schedule and arrangements for the world championship series.
Newton Upper Falls Sept 17 A row left Joseph Balkus an iron moulder two years old beaten so severely a doctor was needed He was taken to police headquarters unconscious Police seek two suspected Polander attackers believed to be at large Balkus hopes to recover
B and A autumnal excursion October 12 from Boston to New York via Berkshire Hills and Hudson River with return on Fall River Line to Boston for five dollars. From western stations October 11, seek a descriptive leaflet by A S Hanson General Passenger Agent Boston and Albany Railroad Boston.
Colonist tickets on sale daily Sept. 15 to Oct. 31 with rates from $49.90 to $52.00 for California, Oregon and Washington. After Oct. 31 prices rise about $17. Boston to San Francisco Los Angeles Portland Tacoma Seattle and Pacific coast points receive lower rates to intermediate stations. Reduced rates from all New England points. Pullman tourist sleeping cars offered daily and via Colorado scenic route at half the price of standard berth. Call or write Ss. A. Hutchinson manager tourist department Union Pacific and Northwestern line 800 Washington Street Boston.
A Boston to North Adams round trip excursion priced at 2 dollars departs at 8 30 a m with return from North Adams at 4 30 p m on the same day. An optional 50 cent add on to Wilmington Vermont via the Hoosac Tunnel is offered with tickets sold at Boston City Ticket Office and Union Station.
Leaves Boston Friday Oct 6 for a week long tour at 32 dollars covering all expenses except supper on the Fall River line. Escort by guide through battlefield drives and Penn Mar Blue Mountains scenery with a Reading Pa stop for Mt Penn. Three days in Washington and a Philadelphia visit. Longer stop overs possible. Apply J B Scott N E P A 360 Washington St Boston.
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