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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1892
Page
3
The report notes Chicago tops the action as the Reds gain the first Chicago of the year on a strong showing. Details are scarce but the headline emphasizes Chicago leading and the Reds receiving the nod on opening play.
The day featured four league games with St Louis beating Pittsburg in a pitchers duel. Cleveland defeated Cincinnati in a rainless contest famed for no hits while Brooklyn beat Baltimore. Chicago, Louisville, and Washington results varied with Providence praised by locals. Weather interrupted two Eastern games.
Cincinnati suffered its third straight defeat as Cleveland shut out the Reds. A three-bagger by Tebeau and Hallizan error sparked two early runs, while Cleveland’s fielding dominated. Only one Cincinnati batter reached third all game. attendance was 2487. The score was a Cleveland victory.
In St Louis on April 15 Von der Ahe pitched another strong game for Glasscock's Braves against Pittsburg. Breitenstein was hit safely in the seventh as Pittsburg bunched three hits, two doubles, and a wild Brodie throw produced three runs. The Browns connected with Baldwin freely. Attendance 2160. The score was not completed in the surviving text.
In Battmore Md on April 15 Baltimore fell after Long John Healy struggled, allowing many hits before Cobb arrived in the fifth. Hart scattered hits while Gunson's fielding stood out, but the offense could not rally.
In a lengthy session the legislature debated a bill setting ten hours as a day’s work on railroads with extra pay for delays, amended to impose a $500 fine for violations, and sent to third reading. Other actions included a constitution draft on town division consent, women voting petitions, small-loan limits, and various Senate measures on fisheries, World’s Fair funding, prison disclosures, naval militia, and Cape Cod reservations.
The record shows the close of the First Series with final standings for the clubs. Key teams include the leading and lower ranks, reflecting win loss records and points tallies. Details list positions from top to bottom based on performance across the series.
The Baseball Editor of Tag Post offers three season tickets to the second series of games in Boston. Entries are accepted on above coupons and as often as desired. Prizes go to those listing clubs Boston Brooklyn Baltimore Chicago Cleveland Cincinnati Louisville New York Philadelphia Pittsburg St Louis and Washington. Names may be contracted on coupons.
The day was blustry and the grounds wet with attendance at 8042. The score remains unresolved in the fragment, leaving the outcome unclear.
Chicago won as Luby pitched effectively while Caravan and Jennings floundered for Louisville. Errors plagued both sides in an opening day clash at Anson Downs Louisville on April 15 with 4078 in attendance.
New Haven opened the baseball season with an exhibition against Providence in the Eastern league. About four thousand watched as Providence hit well and gathered timely hits while New Haven suffered from the absence of four stars not yet reporting for duty. Walter Burnham, Providence manager, received an almost ovation.
Southern League games played in Birmingham on April 15 produced Chattanooga 4 over Birmingham 2, Mobile 10 over Montgomery 5, New Orleans 13 over Memphis 10, and Atlanta 13 over Macon 4 in the day’s schedule.
The report details injuries and lineups across multiple teams. Bassett’s layoff shifts second base duties to Boyle while Fields catches. Ewing plans to pitch for the Giants in June as Rhines nears return for Cincinnati. Hanson’s uncertain future shadows Philadelphia, with Duryea and Mullane making waves in various clubs.
In Rahway New Jersey two men were found dead in a brush patch east of the city. One man had a bullet wound to the head while the other showed no external injuries. One identified as Parry a local transient. the other unnamed. A theory suggests Parry killed his companion while intoxicated, fled, then died from exposure.
The Hon. Albert G. Porter minister to Italy received a telegram from Secretary Blaine requesting his return to Rome at once. Porter plans to leave for Washington Sunday afternoon and reports satisfaction with the settlement. He states it implies the return of Karon Fava.
The Pennsylvania Railroad sponsors a May 4 to 12 Washington tour from Boston and New England, five and three quarters days in the capital with two travel routes and inclusive rates. Tickets from Boston range 40 to 50 dollars for adults and 4 to 40-75 for children, covering all expenses plus Arlington or La Normandie hotel stays, rides in Washington, and Mt. Vernon visit. Special cars will run New York or Philadelphia to Washington, with personally conducted service and careful arrangements for a pleasant trip. Apply to Tourist Agent, Pennsylvania Railroad, 205 Washington Street, Boston.
Haverhill resident Tarlton S. Rowe reported an $85 overcoat stolen from the billiard room of Young's Hotel. Officers arrested 22-year-old Frank Davis an hour later. the coat was found on him and identified by Mr. Howe as the stolen item. He was attempting to sell the coat when seized.
New York city reports Thomas Vigus, cashier at the National Board of Underwriters, embezzling about 3500 dollars. After he left for his sick mother, an investigation found falsified accounts. The 33 year old, unmarried man remains at home in Brooklyn. He is known as a persistent bucket shop gambler.
A Post LAW COUPON offers a free consultation with Samuel W. Clifford or Maynard & Stiles at 28 Court Street. Presented before 5 o'clock today, it is an attorney-at-law offer retained for readers with no charge. A similar coupon will appear daily this week.
Tim Keefe and Sam Winslow guide Harvard as they supplement coaching with John Morrill. New England league issues loom over national agreement while players eye three year terms. Bloss, Long, Wren, Kilty, Wright, and others prep for B A A. A boxing tourney at Providence looms as cross country champs near.
Trimount athletes to field about fifty in club colors, with forty set for Gloucester Decoration Day events. New hopefuls include sprinters T. Ryan Edward Ryan and Michael Donovan. Johnnie Daley to run 220 and 440, plus pole vault and high jump. Club rooms to be opened with a billiard parlor and piano, targeting 250 members.
Dertrorr Michigan April 15 General Alger did not attend the Republican State convention drawing comment from political circles. Ex Senator Palmer attended and spoke. It was announced Alger would speak but his friends say he was ready. Senator McMillan claims it was an oversight with no slight intended.
Paymaster Robert Stevenson of Empire State Phosphate and a road carrier Mr Payne were killed near Hernando while the murderers escaped with $1800 Stevenson had just drawn from Merchants' National Bank in Ocala.
In Washington Street opposite the Globe Theatre, J K Barnaby presents two handsome windows celebrating spring and Easter. masculine garments are showcased in pyramid displays with laurel and asparagus vine framing, doves, and potted hydrangea, spirea, and Easter lily. A separate child wear window features kilts and pocketed suits amid floral surroundings, illustrating Easter as both festival and dress epoch with broad public appeal.
A detailed concert review praises Lars Zerrahn and the chorus with an orchestral accompaniment. Principal performers include Mrs Georg Henschel Mme Amalie Joachim Edward Lloyd George J Parker and B J Lang. The article notes excellent orchestra choir and soloists with Mr Zerrahn’s conductor skill and hints at upcoming programs and events including a Kneisel Quartet concert and a Charles Mole testimonial.
Washington reports 104 arrests by Post Office Inspectors in March for postal law violations. A small share were lottery offenders. Since the September 1890 anti lottery act, lottery arrests have fallen as few lottery concerns use the mails amid inspector-driven crackdown during wartime.
A small fire at 3 Warren Street Roxbury extinguished yesterday afternoon. The tenement house owned by Daniel S. Ford suffered $15 in damage after a match lit an awning. Fire officials ruled the blaze accidental.
In Indianapolis on April 18 delegates from Gray and Cleveland factions met past midnight and reached an agreement. They endorse tariff reform, back Cleveland as the party’s logical candidate, and urge Indiana to present Gray at the national convention if expedient. Four delegates at large are Voorhees, Dougherty, Jewett, and Morse. all favor free coinage. Morse remains Cleveland loyal, while Voorhees, Dougherty, and Jewett back Gray.
A long list shows dates and locations for state party conventions to elect delegates to Minneapolis and Chicago. It includes numerous entries across states withDemocratic and Republican meetings in cities such as Montgomery Little Rock Denver Atlanta Pocatello Springfield Indianapolis Topeka Bangor Boston Missoula Sedalia St Louis St Paul Muskegon Trenton Kearney Albuquerque Syracuse Albany Raleigh Grand Forks Cleveland Harrisburg Columbia Yankton Nashville Fort Worth Dallas Montpelier Martinsburg and more with several in May June and April across the nation.
A Boston household showcases April menus for a family of six with ten dollars weekly. The plan emphasizes no waste, using leftovers creatively, and careful quantity-based shopping. Daily menus include breakfast luncheon and dinner with seafood, meats, vegetables, breads, desserts, and beverages, plus tips on preserving egg whites for reuse.
The Shreve Crump Low Company unveils a spring display by L Haberstroh and Son featuring a ceiling blending Louis XVI and Colonial styles with scrolls ribbons festoons and garlands. Ivory white palette with papier relief shadows creates a simple, classic grandeur echoing Venetian leather walls and a serene interior scene reminiscent of a birdsyed retreat.
Seattle April 16 Republican State convention selected John H McGraw Nelson Bennett A M Cannon Dr J A Perkins J C Cleamen William Kirkman Edward Elaridge and L A Davis as delegates to the Minneapolis convention. The delegation is unanimously chosen.
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