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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1912
Page
8
The piece imagines Buck O'Brien the Red Sox pitcher, famed for damp flingers, facing the New York Giants in the coming world series. It muses how qualification and league rulings might have altered the scene if McGraw had approved a move, noting a slight change in baseball’s decorum prevented such a spectacle.
The Braves extended their winning streak with a 5 to 4 victory over the Suffragettes, formerly the Cardinals, continuing a run that began last April though hallmarks of the game showed uneven play from both sides.
Cleveland Naps beat Boston 4 3 in 11 innings and 3 2 in five innings as Lajoie and Carisch star for the Naps while Wagner misses Boston’s effort. Vean Gregg bests Ray Collins in the opener. second game called early after darkness with Boston trailing.
In a tense Boston slugfest, the Suffragettes seize the lead in the sixth inning with key hits by Kenetchy and Evans, while Perritt struggles for Boston. Campbell and Titus spark late scoring as Maranville, Hauser, and Geyer add to the back-and-forth, with Kenetchy delivering a late sixth inning blast.
The Red Sox lead the American League standings with a 15 game margin over Philadelphia and an 18 percent edge over Washington. They sit 30 games ahead of Chicago in the race.
New York tops the National League standings with a nine percent lead on Chicago and a 12 game margin over Pittsburgh. The gap to Cincinnati stands at 26 games.
A garbled OCR fragment lists scattered city names including New York Philadelphia Chicago St Louis Pittsburg Brooklyn Cincinnati and Boston. The text offers no clear event date or action.
Reservations for rain checks and popular season seats total more than 4460, with many out of town during the rain check plan announcement. Patrons are advised not to send money until a confirmation card is received and to await explicit instructions for ticket delivery and reservations.
Boston visits Cleveland while Washington plays two at St. Louis. Philadelphia meets Chicago twice and New York travels to Detroit for two games.
Pittsburg faces Boston while Cincinnati meets New York Chicago plays Brooklyn and St Louis travels to Philadelphia in a set of major city games. Each pairing showcases marquee teams in a busy schedule expected to draw strong fan interest.
Princeton New Jersey Sept 17 Signals were used for the first time by the Princeton football team in preparation for the first scrimmage set for tomorrow. The Tigers learned more than a dozen plays including shifts. Lee replaced Lowe at right tackle and Andrews took Waller's place at right end. Both have two years scrub experience and are good punters. Tomorrow begins strenuous work.
Readers are invited to submit a title for the Unnamed Picture in next Sunday's Post to compete for a $25 prize. The contest lists 32 additional awards.
The article profiles Buck O'Brien star of Brockton roots and Boston Americans hopes. It notes McGraw’s praise, Buck’s vaudeville singing, and his rise from Brockton to Hartford Denver and Denver again. It highlights his control improvement and spitter development and suggests he will anchor the pitching staff this season.
New York September 17 Chicago won the game 5 to 3 in the three game series. Merquard pitched well and held the island to three runs. Crandall was effective. New York bunched three hits in the fifth aided by a Sheckard muff scoring three runs. Evers was called out by umpire Owens in the sixth while trying to stretch a single into a double.
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Moose McCormick of the New York Giants shines as a top pinch hitter with eight pinch hits in ten innings. He delivered a key double in Cincinnati to break an extra inning game, helping the Giants hold off the Reds as Becker Crandall and Wilson also contribute. Shafer draws walks as a reliable postseason option.
Chapman wild on the mound as Yerkes sacrifices and miscueing defense narrows the score. Jackson starts a two run burst for the Naps with a run to third on Lajoie’s hit, Engle’s throw, and Graney steals. Hendrix drives in a run for the Naps as Gra ney plates another with a double.
Harry Edwards of the Cleveland commission places Tris Speaker first for the best American League player of 1912. Gandil takes second, then Wood Johnson Walsh Baker Cobb and Jackson. Carrigan and Wagner go home for rest. Krug stays at short. Gardner injures right hand but likely plays soon. Buck and the big fellow not paired often. Sox suffer first doubleheader loss of the year. Another record smashed.
Baltimore defeated Newark 4 to 0 while Provident beat Jersey Onty 6 to 4. Montreal routed Rochester 7 to 2 and Toronto led Buffalo 32 in a high scoring matchup.
Confusion over entry blanks for the England all round championships at Newh Field with no entries received by press time. Local officials delay decision on new date and venue alongside lingering uncertainty about participation.
In a National Motor Boat Carnival event on the Hudson River, the Tech Jr. capsized at 40 mph due to wash from rival Peter Pan V. Crew members Malcolm Hillaborough and Arthur Bobye escaped. Vita, owned by Paula H. Blackton, won the high speed class. Peter Van V. won class C with Peter Pan Sr. taking class D. The Alfred S. won its class.
Philadelphia beat Cincinnati 7 to 1 as Seaton controlled the mound and the Reds misplayed balls. The Phillies broke the streak in the fourth inning with three hits off Suggs, aided by two Cincinnati errors and a passed ball.
Pirates announce a two game set with a 1:30 p m start for the first game. Marty O'Toole is slated to pitch one of the games as the club heads to a series including Thursday and Friday games.
Newton High reports rejoicing as Dick Roque returns to varsity for the first time yesterday afternoon. Roque, slated as one of the top guards in school football last year alongside Medford High's John Dwyer, provides a strong preseason lift.
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