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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1911
Page
7
Sporting column notes a 1911 style pennant race shaping up as the Nationals split in Cleveland. Johnson steadies rotation, Gragg dominates, and Detroit and Chicago battles loom as NL contenders chase pivotal series. Giants and Cubs contend, while Reds, Cardinals, and Pirates gain ground in the tightening standings.
Details of numerous golf matches across Columbiana and Washington areas last week. Eddie B. Eynen and Montgomery 5B teamed against Dr. Lee L. Harban and A. 3. Mattingly in a 2 up win at Columbiana, while I. H. W. Chesley defeated Otto Metzerett 4 up on Columbia. Burroughs and Ray played nine holes with Burroughs winning 1 up. Gen J. P. Sanger Cal D. W. Lockwood and Maj. Harry Batley staged threesomes at Chevy Chase with Lockwood winning two events and Batley the third. Charlie Klupp and Jack Klein twosomed nine holes at Washington CC with Klein carding 39. McBride led a Chevy Chase threesome to rain-delayed finish. Moremus and Cox vs De Motus and Appleman stretched to 83 holes before fading in the second round. Calvert, Johnson and Dunn won a three-ball at Washington CC by 1 up. DeMoll and Cox won 4 up at Columbia. James and Beally beat Hodges and Winter 2 and 1 at Columbia. Hill beat Graves on Columbiana at the nineteenth. Gayes halts HIN at eighteenth. final notes on various matches end amid weather interruptions.
Percy Thompson and M B Danforth on Columbia course were 8 up 2 to play as Dr Joseph Taber Johnson and Bascom Johnson lost 3 up 1 to play at Washington Country Club last Wednesday. L M Cox and F G Pine played Chevy Chase last Friday and Pine led 3 up 1 to play. Charles H Chadwell and Lewis O Cameron won a damp Columbia foursome last Thursday 1 up over Charles E Langley and Francis M Phelps with only nine holes completed.
Daily racing card lists seven races for two and three year olds plus older horses. Notable entries include Prince Chap Surafl Jawbone White Capa Sister Florence Streptechasa field with Ticket of Leave Monte Carlo Dr Koch and Han nah Louise. The program also notes Beverwyck Stables entries and Star Charter coupled with Edda in a five race card heading.
A diverse list of entries including Jawbone White Caps Buckhorn Dr Koch Racebrook Ticket of Leave Beverwyck Stilly Night Oceanbound The Nigger Plate Glass CNI Edge Commoner's Touch Rod and Gun Mutifeur X Cuttybank Minchinette Stare Sager Edda The Golden Butterfir are slated to run today at Windsor. The field includes unfamiliar names and historic sobriquets, with horses and trainers noted in the program.
American Security and Cornell and Southland appear in standings text with unclear scores. Details are fragmented. names and figures are difficult to parse from the OCR.
Cleveland edged Washington 1 to 0 as Vern Gregg pitched superbly for the Naperville team. A seventh inning rally produced the only run on a sequence of scratch hits and a fielding misplay by Washington. Nap Lajoie led Cleveland with steady hits while Milan and McBride sparked sharp defense to stifle the Nationals.
Cleveland’s six safeties at second base stand out as Joe Jackson fails to hit in League Park debut since July. Milan with three center-field catches and Birmingham’s dazzling plays frame a 1-0 Gregg win, with Lajoie and McBride keying late rallies.
Harness racing fans anticipate a lively Rockville opening with top horses in each event. Prominent trainers Crawford Gilbert Hall Inscoe and Miller bring several favorites including Red Rock Inez M and Alice M, with rivalries shaping the program and a sequence of large purses at Timonium after Rockville.
Yesterday the American League standings show New York leading with a .608 winning percentage, followed by Washington and Chicago. Today's schedule features Philadelphia at Detroit, New York at St Louis, Boston at Chicago, and more key matchups across the league.
Washington Cricket Club defeated the Sons of St. George of Baltimore 101 to 29 yesterday afternoon. Key players included Carleton with a one handled catch and 21 runs, Rose with 22, Williams 14, Cannon 14, and Thompson taking 8 for 39. For the visitors Ainsworth top-scored and Thompson led bowling with 8 wickets.
Detroit defeats Philadelphia 4 to 0 in a rain of hits and errors as Summers edges Bender. Delahanty drives in a run but Detroit clinches in the sixth on a series of miscues. In Chicago, Ed Walsh pitches the season’s first no hit no run game, Boston held to zero as Walsh fanned eight.
New York won the operting game of the final series against St. Louis 4 to 2 at St Louis. Nelson pitched for St Louis while Warhop started for New York, with key hits by Daniels Hemphill Chase Hartzell and Shotton. The game lasted 1 hour 46 minutes as each side traded rallies and defensive plays. In the bowling analysis, plans surface for a Honolulu visit by a Pacific Coast League nine and Peoria Lake rowing races plan a four day schedule culminating with a national regatta next March.
Washington team among ten entered in the annual Union Printers' Baseball League tournament at the American League park in St Louis. Teams from New York Chicago Philadelphia Denver Boston Cincinnati Washington Pittsburgh and Indianapolis will play daily this week. A Garry Herrmann trophy is up for competition. New York has won it twice and could gain permanent possession.
New York reports a seven mile novelty event part of the United States Life-saving Corps regatta week beginning Labor Day. The long race will start September 1 at 8 am from Long Beach off Long Island with thirty crews from as many stations rowing relay around the western end of Long Island to Orchard Beach on Long Island Sound.
The new boxing law places pugilistic contests under a state commission and goes into effect tomorrow. The measure is expected to boost the sport's revival in New York after a period of decline, with increased supervision and regulation anticipated.
August Belmont's Vie de Luxe with Garner finished second in the Prix Breaute at Dieppe. Five horses contested the race. In the Prix Quebec Millard Hun becker's Little Gem placed third as six horses started.
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