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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1915
Page
3
An OCR read lists a racing or athletic result with names Crandal Hartley Parchard Main and Easterly connected to a Kansas City entry. The fragment hints at a top finish or placement in a group labeled St Toule, likely a competition heat or final. Details are unclear beyond the named participants.
Opening day at Boston sees the Phillies defeat the Braves 3-0 behind a strong pitching start by Alexander. Whitted and Bancroft spark solid defense for Philadelphia, while Dugey and Whitted receive ceremonial gifts from the Braves. Whitted, a former champion, factors in the victory with standout fielding and base running.
Manager John McGraw announced the sale of eight New York Nationals players to Rochester in the International League. The group includes pitcher Erickson, Tiuenhe, Palmero, Williams, first baseman Holke, third baseman Keres, outfielder Piez, and shortstop Beatty Viez, the lone holdover from 1914 as a pinch hitter.
New York Nationals overwhelm Brooklyn with a 16 to 1 rout to open the championship season. Pfeffer sparks seven first and second inning runs with double and singles. Brown struggles as Schmutz allows seven runs in two innings. Tally includes four doubles and a home run by Merkle, and Snodgrass leads Brooklyn with multiple hits amid a rough outing for Brown.
Georgetown University boxing meet will decide champions in five weight classes on April 34 in Bean gymnasium. Students trained by Joe Bateman will compete featherweight through heavyweight, with gold medals awarded to each class winner. Exhibits planned at Spalding and Waldorf sporting goods stores. admission by invitation only. If entries exceed capacity, multiple bouts per class and possible continuation on another date.
Gilmore departs Chicago for Newark and Pittsburgh engagements this weekend. He will study Buffalo protest reports before deciding on Brooklyn victory actions, as Eastern circuit events begin with Friday Newark and Saturday Pittsburgh openings.
Chicago defeats St Louis 7 to 2 as Cubs speed and Cardinal errors aid Vaughn pitching in the opener. Eight strikeouts by Sallee with Archer and Fisher providing extra base hits. notable miscues and timely hitting set the tone for a strong Cubs performance.
Pittsburgh jumped out to an early advantage at Redland Field and held on to beat Cincinnati. Ames pitched and the Pirates exploded for runs in the second and fourth innings, scoring four more in the final two frames while limiting Reds hits.
The record lists yesterday’s results with Washington vs New York and Chicago vs St Louis among others. It notes wins and scores for Cleveland Philadelphia Boston Chicago Detroit and Cincinnati as well as a partial box of orders and inning details.
Chicago 4 and Miss 14 President Chivington of the American Association named the opening-game umpires for the season. Umpires listed include Murray and Doyle for Kansas City Ow n s and Knapp. Cleveland Johnson and Connells for Columbus Brien and Irwin for Milwaukee. Chivington noted revived public interest and a stronger league outlook with closer pennant race anticipated. Eastern College defeated Augusta Military Academy 6 to 5 at Staunton. Augusta led until the ninth when Devers doubled and Eastern won.
South Atlantic League games include Charleston 3 Savannah 2 and Augusta 0 with Columbus and Albany 2 Texas League San Antonio Beaumont rain Galveston 3 Houston 2. Southern Association reports Nashville 4 and Chattanooga 3 Memphis 2 Mobile 6, New Orleans 4, and Atlanta 1. Other results list Brown LA 9, Holy Cross 6, Clemson 7 Norfolk 4, Seton Hall 8, Washington and Lee 12, Michigan 10, and William and Mary 11 MF 7.
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