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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Apr 21, 1915
Page
15
The Nationals beat the Red Sox 2 1 in a pitched game with Hooper Speaker and Wolthams contributing. Gallia allowed ten safeties in seven innings as Foster and Janvrin were involved in a controversial play, with umpire Evans later admitting a miscall.
Central High dominated Gallaudet with sixteen runs in seven innings at Kendall Green. Goillerb pitched for Central, allowing one run and five hits while fanning five. Selden led Central with timely hits, Rockwell shined on defense for Gallaudet, and Hartshorn and Robinson contributed as key players.
Detroit's trio Cobb Crawford and Veach powered a 6 to 3 victory over Chicago as Cicotte and Dause struggled. Three hits and a wild throw in the sixth inning broke the game open. Manager Rowland reshaped Chicago's lineup with Felsch benched and Roth moved to third.
Philadelphia used hit by pitches, a double steal, and costly New York errors to beat the Giants. Warhop allowed four innings of heavy contact while Shawkey scattered hits, as Philadelphia improved its lead with timely scoring and several stolen bases.
Morton dominates pitching as St Louis offers little offense. Cleveland bats rally to back Morton with timely hits and errors by Trocal. Chapman homers for St Louis while Egan, Mirora, and Rodger contribute for Cleveland. Perryman and Remneas toil on the mound in a two hour thirty-two minute game.
The Harvard tennis team routed the Philadelphia Cricket Club quartet in Philadelphia four matches to none, with two doubles matches rained out. R Nercis Williams II, the national champion and captain, beat Wood Davis 8-6 6-4, while G Corbett Caner defeated Alexander Thayer 9-7 7-5. William Hand beat Z R Carpenter Jr 1-6 6-0 6-3, and Lawrence Curtis defeated Edmund Thayer 6-1 6-1.
Yesterday's results show Boston over Detroit 5 to 2 while Washington beat Chicago 3 to 2. Philadelphia defeated Cleveland 4 to 3 and New York edged St Louis 3 to 2 with other listed scores not fully verifiable from the fragment.
Yesterday's results show Boston over Cincinnati four to two and Brooklyn three to four against Buffalo. Pittsburgh defeated Brooklyn four to three. St Louis edged Brooklyn one to zero. Chicago beat St Louis six to none. Today Brooklyn plays Boston Philadelphia faces New York Pittsburgh meets Chicago and St Louis visits Cincinnati.
Boston defeated Washington 9 to 0 as Gallia pitched seven innings before being relieved and Ayers finished. Hooper and Speaker led Nationals with scattered hits as Boston pitchers limited offense, while fielding miscues and timely hits sealed the rout.
The Nationals led early but could not hold on as the Red Sox rallied to win 5 to 2 at Georgia avenues park. Hooper, Wagner, and Speaker sparked Boston with key hits including a third inning rally and a decisive sixth inning triple. Foster struggled on the mound allowing timely hits and failed scoring chances for Washington.
Benton pitched superbly allowing only two hits as Cincinnati defeated St Louis 2 to 0. Ferdue started for St Louis and was hit hard but kept the runs down. Perdue worked for Cincinnati with solid defense behind him. Multiple players contributed in the messy box score amid a tense April game.
Southern League results show Little Rock 4 Memphis 8 in extra innings. New Orleans tied Birmingham 6 Chattanooga 6 Nashville 6 Mobile 7 Atlanta 2. Texas League San Antonio 2 Galveston 0. Fort Worth 7 Waco 1. Delis 8 Sareveport 2 in 113 innings. American Association St Paul 14 Milwaukee. Columbus tied Cleveland 5. Louisville results not clear. South Atlantic Jacksonville 2 Columbus 1. Albany 8 Macon. Charleston and Augusta details incomplete.
Boston wins 4 3 over Brooklyn in tenth on Smith’s bases loaded shot scoring Fitzpatrick. misplays kept outcome in doubt as Brooklyn used four pitchers. detailed box score shows Schmidt, Smith, Fitzpatrick among key names. Moran, Huger, Pfeffer batted. Woodberry Forest tops Staunton 9 8 with Airey three-bagger.
In New York on April 24, Philadelphia's Mayer stymied the Giants to help the Phillies win their fifth straight game of the season, 5 to 2. Schauer made his first major league start for New York and was hit hard as Burns and Becker produced key catches in left. Mayer allowed four hits in a tough fourth inning for New York, while Bancroft, Becker, Pankert and Niehoff supplied New York's two runs on timely hits.
Pittsburgh tops Chicago 6 to 4 behind Hans Wagner's homer and late offense. Johnston and Fisher drove in runs, Wagner and Gerber contributed, while Mamaux started for Pittsburgh and Cheney finished for Chicago in a windy April clash.
St Louis, April 20 Crandall batted for Bridwell in the first and scored twice to pace St Louis past Chicago 8 to 3 as Groom pitched for the winners. Other scores note Pittsburgh defeating Kansas City 4 to 3 and Buffalo beating Brooklyn 6 to 2 after a dispute with umpire Westervell. Saxon Athletic Club seeks games. address E Leasure.
Georgetown Preps defeated Eastern High on the Preps’ grounds in a close game by 1 run. Corbett pitched the full game despite an ankle injury and Daly led the offense with three hits. Shields and Dyer pitched well for Eastern but were poorly backed by teammates.
St Albans defeated Tech 4 to 3 in a hard fought game as Holmes held Tech to five hits and fanned six. Hird and Stowers were effective for Tech but wildness cost them. Brewer worked for St Albans with strong pitching and solid offense aided by key hits from March and Devlin.
Georgetown University 8 faces Tufts College in a pivotal spring game on the Hilltop. Fred Brennan likely starts for the locals with Krepps or Whitaker supporting the visitors star pitchers. Georgetown recently beat Holrosa before a large holiday crowd in New England.
In Cincinnati on April 20 President August Herrmann of the Reds announced the trade of Ivy Wingo from St Louis to Cincinnati. Cincinnati will send nine players and Guenzales and Casa 19 to St Louis in exchange for Wingo.
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