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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 1912
Page
13
At Jamestown Race Track two of owner Garth’s horses prevailed in a day of racing. Odds and placements for other runners were listed, with racing notes highlighting performance on the track and track conditions.
Fragmented OCR text reports on local athletic results with names like Larner and Green, mentions of a partner team and events at a venue, plus references to races or matches. The readable fragments indicate a brief sports note without clear outcomes or full details.
A fragmentary OCR item references Charleston and multiple garbled names and places. Readable bits imply a local brief or notice with scattered proper nouns, but key facts are obscured by corruption. The readable text hints at events or notes involving several entities without a clear, coherent narrative or outcome.
Historical listing shows purses from 200 to 900 dollars across multiple races for 2 to 4 year olds and maidens. Entries include names like Charles, Christmas Star, Stinton, Grace Me, Parkview, and Arbutue with various distances and conditions such as maidens and non maidens, plus diverse horses and owners referenced in a dense race card style.
Brookeville High School defeated Tatealtein at Washington in a fast, sharp exhibit. Smallwood and Austin dueled in a hitterly game, Smallwood winning the mound duel 16 strikeouts to six for Washington. Tech held the opposing bats to few hits as both pitchers worked five innings. Batteries listed poorly in the garbled report.
Brooklyn beats Washington 8 to 7 in a ragged two hour game as Schaefer and Flynn lead the offense with two triples and a fly, while Milan and McBride miss the action. Washington’s errors and weak infield play plague the Nationals, who blow a five run lead by the fifth inning. Schaefer adds three hits and steals three bases, but the ninth inning rally falls short.
Nationals depart for Philadelphia and New York for three warmups before the season opens in Washington. The squad, in new road uniforms and with strong pitching depth, faces a stiff schedule and relies on Milan to regain his form amid hitting struggles and key injuries.
In a high scoring fourth inning the Phillies erupted for seven runs at Shibe Park, defeating the Athletics 10 to 8 to take the interleague series 4 games to 3 and crown city champion. Moore started for Philadelphia, Seaton relieved, and Brennan finished for the Nationals. Key hits came from Krause Calfus and Murphy with solid fielding from Collins Barry and McInnes. The Phillies head to Hamilton for NL season opener.
Mil waukee’s Bob Moha won his third straight victory in the East by outboxing Fred Hicks of Detroit. Both weighed about 163½ pounds, Moha using sharp lefts and body blows while Hicks connected with longer rights. The final round saw four exchanges as Hicks staggered Moha with a strong right to the jaw before the bell ended the bout.
A fragmented roundup lists results from teams including Harvard, Cleveland, New York, Pittsburgh, and Georgetown, with scores such as Harvard 0 over Beaton 2 and Detroit 6 over Cincinnati 4. Other lines mention Virginia, Toronto, Wake Forest, and Georgia with varying outcomes across university and regional leagues.
Ownie Bush, shortstop for the Detroit American League club, reported to manager Hugh Jennings after holding out. Bush has not signed a contract, with talks over his pay allegedly not meeting his demands. The Tigers won 6 to 4 over Cincinnati in today's exhibition, with Oscar Vitt expected to start at short if Bush remains unsigned.
The Post announces its opening day scoreboard coverage for the baseball season with full play-by-play from Philadelphia and New York and across the league. Sporting editor Fon Jackson will accompany the National to Philadelphia to report the series for Pont renders, while rosters change with trades and umpire assignments announced for Thursday games across multiple cities.
New York April 9 United States National Lawn Tennis Association released a list of 140 fixtures for the season after resolving date conflicts. National championships are planned for June 1 at Philadelphia and August 15 at Newport with intercollegiate events in September at Haverford. Major sectional and state tournaments cover cities from Montgomery to Atlanta and New York to Orange.
An advertisement touts Money's Worth Money Back as the squarest guarantee with every purchase from D. J. Kaufman. It promotes the best clothing at a saving and invites readers to trust the offer and see for themselves.
Catholic University defeated Trinity of Connecticut 32 to 6 in a derailed afternoon game. Brooklanders built a five run lead early as Ryan and Els supplied steady hits, while Trinity struggled with errors and wild pitches. Warner faced heavy hits in later innings, with Clancy and Hayes contributing key blows for Catharine University.
Eastern High School nine defeated the alumni team 9 to 6 in a brisk practice game. McCafferty pitched well for the alumni but erratic fielding lost the game. The Eastern nine showed strong fielding and steady hitting, signaling good promise for the season.
Fordham defeated Georgetown 19 to 7 amid a cascade of errors and misplays by both O Connor and White on the mound. Wild fielding miscues by Camuer and White helped Fordham seize momentum as Daly capitalized, while timely hitting and a late rally kept the game within reach before final margin.
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