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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1908
Page
8
Pat Flaherty pitched to keep Brooklyn in near cellar contention as New York and Detroit led their leagues. New York defeated Philadelphia 3-2, widening the Mets’ margin over Chicago after Saturday’s results.
Brooklyn faces Boston in a national matchup while St Louis meets Pittsburgh in a doubleheader. Chicago confronts Cincinnati and Philadelphia plays New York in two games.
New York leads Chicago by 3 points while Chicago trails Pittsburg by 1 game. Pittsburg stands 13 games ahead of Philadelphia which leads Cincinnati by 8 percent. Cincinnati leads Boston by 8 games. Boston leads St. Louis by 13 percent and St. Louis tops Brooklyn by 2 points.
In Cincinnati on Sept 28 the postponed Chicago at Cincinnati game was deferred to Friday to avoid a technicality. No National League game was played today as the series could not properly begin until tomorrow, and a game today would not be played during this series.
The Dodgers beat Rucker and Patsey Donovan's best pitcher. Hol Walsh dominates the Red Sox, while McMillan and Catterson impress for Brooklyn and Thomas shows promise for Boston. Claude Ritchey and wife left for Pennsylvania. Next week the Doves visit the Polo Grounds for the final game. Giants fans draw new interest as pennant chances loom.
Wil fred Balthazaar, Waterbury High School football player, died at the city hospital from a fractured spinal column suffered during a practice game last week. The accident caused paralysis from the shoulders down.
Harvard faces Bowdoin at Cambridge while Yale meets Wesleyan at New Haven in opening games described as crude and short. Coaches aim to evaluate depth as key players return, with Harvard relying on Haughton’s system and Yale testing candidates after heavy graduation losses.
The page lists Blanchard, McKay, Burr, Dore, and others for the varsity lineup with positions unspecified. It also shows a second team including Rogers, Coburn, McGuire, Perkins, Garrett, Blodgett, Cate as captain, Grosvenor, and Betwecls, detailing player references and initials.
Detroit and Washington battled on a rain soaked field as ankle deep mud hindered play. Detroit bunched hits on Hughes while Killian avoided danger, and both pitching and fielding were praised given the conditions. The two teams scheduled a second game for Tuesday.
The Armory Athletic Association plans a star exhibition headlined by Tommy Murphy of New York vs Po Baldwin of Charlestown tonight in the main event. The opening bout features Kid Mercier of Lawrence against Willie Grupp of St Louis at 8 15. An eight round bout has Jack Cunningham, navy middleweight champion, vs Bill McKinnon of Roxbury.
New York defeats Philadelphia 7 to 6 to maintain the pennant edge. A ninth inning rally after a late Philadelphia comeback secures the win as Donlin hits a threebagger and Seymour drives in the winning run with none out. Doubleheader set for tomorrow with Wiltse and Bresnahan on the mound.
Yale University announces star guard and halfback Arthur Brides is ineligible due to academic shortcomings and will not play this fall. He may try to join big games later if possible. plans include studying hard this term. Ham Andrus also possibly sidelined with an ankle injury affecting this week’s games.
In Chicago the White Sox and Red Sox played to a 2-2 draw after ten innings on a cold afternoon. Cy Young excelled for Boston until an error by McConnell opened Chicago's scoring. The game featured a new umpire and a fan incident, with Boston failing to capitalize on early chances and both teams exchanging runs late to force extras.
Detroit leads Cleveland by a fraction of a game as the pennant chase tightens. Cleveland now topples Chicago by a similar margin while Chicago holds a 3 game edge over St Louis. St Louis trails Boston by 9 1 2 games with Boston up 4 on Philadelphia. Philadelphia trails Washington by 3 games and Washington leads New York by 34 1 2 games.
Boston visits Chicago for two games while Washington plays Detroit in two. Philadelphia heads to Cleveland for two, with New York traveling to St. Louis.
In St. Louis on September 26, the locals won the first game 12 to 1 while New York took the second 3 to 2. Petty pitched strongly for the Reds in game one and Wilson starred in game two before darkness ended play after seven innings.
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