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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1903
Page
3
Detroit visits Boston while St Louis plays New York Chicago hosts Philadelphia and Cleveland travels to Washington in a set of four Eastern Conference games.
Wild Bill Donovan and George Mullin star as Detroit wins 6 4 and 8 2 topping the champions. Boston’s fall follows a thrilling first game with Jake Stahl scoring from third. second game dominated by Detroit hitting Winter. O’Brien miscues and Mullin’s slow delivery draw late attention. fans left pondering past glories as teams set to meet again.
New York lost the opener to St Louis as good hitting by the visitors and solid pitching by Howell shaped the second game. Scoring details show St Louis earned four runs to New York two with key hits by Anderson Wallace Bowcock and Heidrick. Attendance reached around six thousand as Sheridan umpired both games.
Washington wins after eighth inning error by Gochnaur. Lajoie drives Cleveland with two runs, Selbach and Bradley key hits, home runs by Lajoie and a step earlier by Selbach. Townsend and Lee pitched for respective teams in front of Connolly umpire. Attendance listed as Lis4.
In Philadelphia on September 23, a 10th inning wild pitch by White produced the winning run for the locals. Chicago scored on Bender's wild pitch in the ninth. Attendance 3,103. Davis doubled. Isbell and Jones had three base hits. Stolen bases by Clark. multiple double plays. White struck out 5, Bender 6. Time 1 hour 30 minutes. Umpire Adams.
Boston visits Chicago while New York faces Pittsburg in a marquee trio. Brooklyn travels to Cincinnati and Philadelphia meets St. Louis as the circuit lines up for a busy day of games across the league.
Pittsburg overwhelms New York 15 to 7 after a big first inning, totaling 22 hits and 38 bases. Attendance 3,649. Key players include Leach, Wagner, Ritchey, Mertes, and Phelps. Pitchers Phillippe and Taylor split duties as Pittsburg gains the win.
Harvard's varsity football team underwent key changes with three star players moved to new positions. Mills shifts to tackle and Shea to guard, pairing as last season but one slot to the right. Schoelkopf, Cornell great, joins at halfback while Harrison leads at fullback. Competition for halfback spots tight between Randall and Nichols. The first–team produced a 20–yard Harrison plunge. Burgess earned end duties over Clothier amid strong end play ahead of Soldiers Field games.
Dorchester High opened the season with a 17 to 0 victory over Hyde Park High on the new Dorchester gridiron. Caldwell scored twice and Ross once in the first and second halves. A 50 yard dash by Hyde Park’s French marked a bright moment, while Dorchester’s line and backfield made the decisive plays.
Tufts Oval hosted the season opener as Tufts defeated Malden High School 17 to 0 in 15 minute periods. Cannell, Wilson and Church scored touchdowns while Reynolds added two goals after touchdowns. Umpire William Hill presided with Tufts’ Charles Co Stroud as referee and linesmen Buckley and Derry.
Phillips Exeter hosted New Hampshire College to open the football season and won 21 to 0. Connor Grover McClellan and McCormick scored touchdowns while Porter added the extra point. Umpire C O Dodge and referee R C Stevenson presided. Time was twenty and fifteen minute halves.
Stoneham high school opened its football season at Reading today but fell to the Reading School team 6 to 0. The game featured a strong defensive effort by Reading and a single scoring drive in the second quarter. Stoneham will host next week seeking its first win.
Washington September 28 under instructions from the adjutant general of the army a provisional battalion of Philippine scouts will be organized for duty at the St Louis exposition.
At the Criterion Athletic Club gym last evening the three bouts featured top pace and clever boxing. Boutelier outpointed Carew in eight rounds, Sidney defeated Fitzgerald, and twin Sullivan drew with George Cole after 15 rounds when Cole refused to continue. Sullivan dominated late, landing left hooks and rights to head and body while Cole targeted Sullivan's kidneys and clinched often.
Boxing promoter Fred Bush lands a top bout for Friday featuring Jig Stone vs Honey Mellody, a rematch after a sensational previous clash. The Lenox club has hosted strong meetings lately, drawing many new applicants and boosting local interest in boxing events.
Manager Bush expands facilities with new bleachers to seat nearly 1000 for Friday’s event. A 50 cent assessment applies. Promoters discuss bouts involving Kid Cupie Roxbury and 105-pound challengers, while Jack Fallon’s fighter awaits Jims who remains unnamed. Famous figures John L Sullivan and John Ferguson meet, exchange counsel, and a Tiffany’s diamond pin signals future plans as Sandy eyes a Jeffries title shot.
The column reports Hughey O Rourke advising his brother against a bout with Charley McKeever and notes Kid Griffo may fail to weigh in for a Brighton event. It lists club secretaries, mentions Joe Reed returning to Salem and aiming for matches, and covers Ned McAvoy relocating to Saratoga. The Brockton Union Athletic Club schedules a 12 round feature pairing Young Tierney with Young Peter Jackson and lists two six round prelims.
Taunton Bristol county fair race ends with the death of Newmarket a 7 year old chestnut gelding owned by James Dillon of Providence in the final heat of the 2:23 trot Redondale was favored but Brookdale Girl won the 2:18 pace Lake Queen captured 2:14 trot and Saboline won the 2:23 trot Newmarket had changed hands in New York last month for 750 dollars
Detroit travels as Boston shown as hopeful champions. Jimmy Collins doubts calls off Pittsburgh games and fans woo Dutch Long for today. Bets of 15 to 10 and 30 to 20 stir wagers as 5000 fans attend while rule changes and team strength for 1904 are debated. Long remains a local favorite despite questions over post season terms.
The new Luce primary law went into active operation on Tuesday amid mixed opinions. Supporters hail safeguards and cleaner votes, while critics, including Aldermen and politicians, call for refinements and longer polling hours. Notable figures like Minton, Gaston, Kelcher, Bresnahan, Nolan, Innes, Conry, and others discuss its impact and fairness.
George Reed denounces a proposed bill that assigns a single ballot per voter and marks party after voting. He argues the law would abridge liberty, force party loyalty, and bar those who refuse to be dictated to, calling it unconstitutional and illegitimate.
George C Paine argues in the Post that the new voting system entrenches party power and disenfranchises independents. He contends indictable candidates, party bosses in every precinct, and the requirement to declare allegiance harm voters and foster despotism and tyranny.
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