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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1915
Page
10
The standings hinge on today’s game between Boston and Detroit. If Boston wins, Boston 93 45 674 leads Detroit 64 1?. if Detroit wins, Boston 93 46 667 slips and Detroit improves to 92 50 648.
This afternoon at Fenway Park the Tigers led by Hughie Jennings face Will Carrigan's Jungaleers in the last battle of the year. After two rough days the Red Sox rush presses the Tigers who still hope for a decisive victory in Boston.
In a tight pennant chase, Boston targets a win to widen their edge over Detroit while Jennings’ Tigers push for a comeback. Ruth starts for Boston as Carrigan’s men try to split the four game set at Fenway, with Dauss in reserve for Detroit.
Exalted Ruler Hurley urges Boston lodge members to attend Fenway Park as guests of the Red Sox management and cheer for Carrigan and his team tomorrow. The Elks aim to provide strong rooting and show enthusiasm under a veteran ball player who has faced tough games in Detroit and other major cities.
Beginning tomorrow the Red Sox face the Indians in three consecutive doubleheaders and must spread workload across most of their pitching staff. Ruth Shore Foster and Leonard have carried the load, while Gregg Collins and Mays are now pressed into duty. Two losses in six games would test Boston as the Tigers push to improve their standing against the Athletics.
New Haven Sept 19 Frank Quinby former Yale baseball coach is appointed baseball coach and director of athletics at Andover Academy. Quinby retired last month after three years at Yale during which the team won no championships. Captain Middlebrook had assumed most head coaching duties last spring. Quinby is an Andover graduate and former player.
Charley Toth, the mild mannered L street swimmer, shattered a long endurance mark by swimming from the Charlestown Bridge to Graves Light to Revere in 12 hours and 49 minutes. He surpasses Sam Richards, who failed after 11 hours and 51 minutes.
From Charlestown bridge at 8 08 a m Toth swam 25 miles to the Revere side of Ocean Pier in 7 hours 24 minutes reaching the Graves at 8 52 p m. He earns status among long distance swimmers while Hurwitz lowers Richards record and both receive praise for skill and piloting by Charles Munn and M W Hartnett.
Thousands of athletes at 100 plus colleges start the new football season. The opening week features matchups such as John Harvard’s warriors versus Colby and Yale against Maine with Dartmouth facing Massachusetts Aggies and Princeton meeting Georgetown as more than 50 institutions begin play.
Yale enters the 1918 season with a strong core as only three regulars lost from last year and a huge class of newcomers. Princeton, Cornell, and Pennsylvania also return seasoned players, while Harvard and Dartmouth rely more on green squads. Coaches face the challenge of building first-string lines and capable reserves.
Ralph T. Miller announces the Rockingham Fair harness meet will feature the largest entry ever in New England, with two races in several classes. He says the horses are among the best in years and predicts four days of premier sport in the region.
John G. Anderson ranks Tom McNamara of Boston as the top professional golf player of 1915 for leading the open at Baltusrol and winning the Western and Philadelphia opens. Walter Hagen is placed second with consistent wins down South and the coast title. Gilbert Nicholls earns third after a strong year with notable shots and money finishes, with other pros credited as honorable mentions.
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