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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1915
Page
1
The Red Sox defeat the Tigers 3 to 2 in Detroit as a Lewis triple drives in Speaker and a close plate spot seals the win. Detroit rallies fail to overcome the deficit with 28,000 fans watching.
Petrograd reports Vilna region Russians retreated to the east after heavy fording battles on the Vilnya River. Officials say the 300,000 strong army evaded a German net and escaped encirclement, easing fears of their destruction. The London dispatch notes the German trap failing once more.
London speculates on the size of German forces moving against Serbia on the Danube, Berlin’s first announcement arriving today. The main concern centers on the Russian army in the Vilna region, and the fear will persist until its retreat is confirmed as successful.
William A. Combie, 28, of 27 Montgomery Street North Cambridge, was arrested on arson charges by Cambridge police officers Lieutenant Welch and Inspector Mullins. He is held on a $5000 bond in connection with two fires of suspected incendiary origin in Cambridge yesterday.
Fire crews battled a second blaze in a barn at 279 Walden street used by George Yore to store furniture, after a smaller Saville street fire at an uncompleted house owned by F R and G M Vail. Police say Combie was seen near Saville street and later denied both fires. Cambridge police recall a 1913 arrest for attempted arson amid a wave of 20 suspicious fires in Somerville. He faces arraignment in Cambridge police court.
A sightseeing car carrying political enthusiasts overturned on Mozart Street in Jamaica Plain, injuring John Connors and more than a dozen others. The vehicle, owned by Joseph August, slid into a house piazza as passengers leapt to escape. Dozens of men women and children escaped serious harm as investigators review the scene.
The Ward 17 municipal building was dedicated last night on the site of the old Vine Street Church at Vine and Dudley streets. Mayor Curley received the keys from Richard A. Lynch as crowds listened to three brief addresses. James M. Curley Jr. raised the American flag atop the structure, described as among the finest of its kind in the city. The basement houses 64 showers, the street floor contains executive quarters a reception room and a library, and the top floor features a well equipped gymnasium and running track with showers for athletes.
Instructions urge voters to choose candidates from one party per ballot and warn against crossing party marks. The precinct distributes ballots listing Democratic Republican and Progressive names with guaranteed secrecy. Voters should mark all crosses in a single column to keep party lines intact.
The open primary or abolition of party enrolment faces its first statewide test as State primaries are held today. Voters will cast ballots for candidates and parties under the new system, marking a key moment in electoral reform.
Readers are urged to mark all party choices in one column or risk invalidating the ballot. The notice notes that last year voters often had to request a specific party ballot and hints at continued coverage on Page 3 First Column.
Detroit has 12 left to play. If she wins them all she will have won 103 and lost 51. In that case the Red Sox must win 11 out of their remaining 16 games, which would give them 104 won and 50 lost. It is practically an impossibility for Detroit to win 12 straight games, while at the rate the Red Sox are going, it is almost certain that they will win 11 out of 16 games. Detroit's chance of winning the pennant is therefore very slim.
In the sixth inning with a tie and one out, Lewis dashed home on Gardner's assist to Young. Stanage blocked the plate. Umpire O Loughlin ruled Duffy scored, sparking a protest that led to Stanage's banishment.
The Tigers fail to halt the speeding Red Sox in a final clash. Detroit's pennant hopes die as Boston triumphs. Carrigan's men win the decisive game over Jennings' club in a bitter, but non extra inning, finish.
American League games include Boston 3 Detroit 2, New York 3 Chicago 2, Philadelphia 6 Cleveland 3, Philadelphia 3 Washington 66 St. Louis 0. National League results show Cincinnati 4 Boston 1, Pittsburgh 1 Brooklyn 1O, Federal League games feature Pittsburg 4 Buffalo 2 and Brooklyn 10 Kansas City 2.
New York dispatch reports James F. J. Archibald American correspondent who carried a message from Dr Dumba to Baron von Burian denied conspiring to break U S neutrality laws and denied being an official despatch bearer. The recall request followed the ambassador’s letter.
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