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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1916
Page
14
The report lists team scores with Indianapolis 11 and Milwaukee 4, Minneapolis 15 and Toledo 10, Louisville 7 and Kansas City 4, Columbus 7 and St. Paul 6, indicating varied game outcomes across the circuit.
The schedule lists American League games: Boston at Detroit, New York at St. Louis, Philadelphia at Chicago, Washington at Cleveland. National League games: Cincinnati at Boston, St. Louis at Brooklyn, Chicago at New York, Pittsburgh at Philadelphia. two games are noted.
Henry Sullivan, famed long distance amateur swimmer of America, was awarded a large silver loving cup at a Lowell banquet in his honor. Over three hundred guests attended, with Mayor A E O'Donnell and city officials among the speakers. Patrick McGarrell presided as toastmaster.
Detroit star Tyrus Cobb concedes that Tris Speaker of Cleveland holds a 20 point edge in unofficial batting averages. Speaker leads Cobb 193 hits in 502 at bats for .384 to Cobb's 182 hits in 500 at bats for .364, as both vie for 1916 batting supremacy. Cobb admits a full team effort is needed while acknowledging Speaker's margin.
Dartmouth under Coach Cavanaugh held daily scrimmages with the varsity scoring twice against the scrubs. Standouts included end F McDonough and linemen Cunningham and Neeley. Baxter, Scully, Cody, and freshman candidates from Shears crew shown strong potential.
In Braves Field yesterday afternoon the Boston Braves defeated the St Louis Cardinals 6 to 3. D C P Ragan pitched well despite a rough inning, while Dick Egan drove three extra base hits including two doubles and a triple. Eddie Collins and Rabbit Maranville contributed key plays as the Braves built an early lead and held off a late Cardinals rally.
In a rough fifth inning Braves base running cost them a chance to score. A Blackburn double to left center in the sixth plated a run for the Card pitcher, with Lotz relieving and closing out the game despite an Egan double in the eighth.
Frankie Young Britt of New Bedford battled Pat Moore of Memphis in a 12 round draw as Joe Connolly of Charlestown won on a foul over Terry Brooks in 11 rounds amid a rough post bout fracas at the Armory A. A. in Boston.
The Braves extended their streak to three wins by beating the St. Louis Cardinals. The Phillies lost to the Cubs, leaving the Braves a half game behind Philadelphia and two and a half back of the Dodgers, who won again.
In St Louis on Sept 19 New York routs St Louis 4 3 in 15 innings with Magee scoring on a wild throw by Austin in the 15th. Peckinpaugh had a three base hit, Gedeon homered, and Baker hit a solo shot as New York survives a late St Louis rally and captures the game.
Rabbit Maranville Eddie McHugh and Johnnie Evers will attend the St Luke’s Club gathering in Allston with about 300 members. They will inaugurate a fall and winter series of smoke talks while sharing inside baseball lore. Jack Dooley and other Winter League Club members will accompany them. The Braves and Cubs clash in the pennant race as Stallings presses toward the NL lead. Bill Carrigan’s Red Sox shine in the AL race with Speaker’s bat a likely turn at the top.
A reader asks when Chick Stahl died by his own action and whether there will be any open 10 mile runs near Worcester on Columbus Day. The inquiry cites March 28, 1907 as the death date and seeks local event information.
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