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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1900
Page
3
The Beaneaters say they are fit to play midsummer ball as Boston and Philadelphia teams prepare to bat in today’s doubleheader. The two clubs, the Bostons and Quakers, are expected to field strong lineups in the game slated for today.
Boston faces Philadelphia at the South End grounds with Nichols and Willis in the lineup as Pittinger rests. Teams from Brooklyn New York Chicago St Louis Cincinnati also play, while college games and other local matches fill the schedule as Philadelphia arrives after travel delays. Al Orth to start for Philadelphia against Boston in a key early-season matchup.
A garbled OCR shows a sequence of team names and players in disordered form. The fragment mentions Boston and Hamilton with various surnames such as Delehanty Tenney Long Slagle Filek Duffy McFarland Lowe Kee Myers Clarke Nichols Willis among possibly multiple positions, but the exact event, sport, or date remains unreadable.
The Eastern League sets a 126 game season for each team with 63 home and 63 away. Openers April 26 feature Montreal at Hartford Toronto at Springfield Syracuse at Worcester and Rochester at Providence.
Reports from South End grounds Boston describe Uncle Nick tallying base hits as the Chicago captaincy is deferred for days. Bal timore’s hissing incident draws Ned Hanlon’s tempered reaction while McGraw’s sale is denied by Robison of St Louis. Openers shift to Saturday in Chicago due to ground delays and Rush’s NY move fuels Cincinnati chatter. Comiskey adds Dum my Hoy to a top AL outfield, and Umpire assignments favor O Day Connelly and Emilie in Boston. Princeton Virginia rain ends scheduled Cornell Boston College game.
Entries for the Medfield road race include number 132 R M Alexander of Norwich. A six ton roller will prepare the course if the weather holds. The car to transport wheels leaves Dedham before 3 pm. NAC officials announce permits for today including closed races at Concord and open meets at Brockton Fall River and New Bedford.
In a postponed City League big pin series match at Boylston Alleys, Boylston defeated Broadway after narrow losses in the first two games. The final game produced a decisive home victory with a comfortable pin margin.
In Erlin on April 18 a series of wrestling contests features formidable entrants with great size. Among them is an American wrestler nicknamed Washington whose strength draws notable interest.
W J Daly states admission costs nothing as G B R announces Combination Park opens today featuring trotting races and related events.
An apparent old classified advertisement promotes a patent medicine claiming to cure ailments and extend life. It offers ten samples and numerous testimonials for five cents and directs readers to forward payment to the Kivans Chemical Co at 10 Spruce 64 New York. The piece uses persuasive language typical of sensational health ads and warns against substitutes.
Open champion Harry Vardon played two 18 hole matches at Wollaston Golf Club Montclair winning in mornings against Arthur Fenn and Robert Stromer and afternoons against Alex Campbell and C F Bremer. Wet greens and wind hampered play yet Vardon set course records on both rounds. He leaves for New York then Pennsylvania before defending the British open at St Andrews.
Five of six favorites led at Aqueduct despite a heavy sloppy track and scratched cards. Race results note winners: Lambkin in race one, Meehanus in race two, Carbuncle in race three, Wait Not in race four, Rinaldo in race five, and Unmasked in race six with multiple also ran names listed including time details. Baseball notes follow with a college game slate and a Yale? Boston game reference.
An incomplete excerpt describes a Philadelphia ball team arranging travel to Boston after a meeting. Delehanty and Lajoie, labeled as strikers, arrive with grips on the platform. Settlement details remain unclear and contracts are unsigned amid rumors.
Boston heavyweight contenders Tom Shaw and Mike Shallow meet for talks on a 12 round bout to be staged before a prominent club between May 2 and 7 under Marquis of Queensberry rules. Captain Bill Daly to referee with trophy offered to the winner. rest of Boston boxing scene notes.
Horse and bicycle racing headline a Combination Park program marking the start of New England light harness season. Afternoon dancing runs from 2 to 7 in the big hall under the grand stand. Three horse races include a free-for-all with likely close contests. Bicycle events feature a five mile pursuit between Orient Cycle Club and Charlestown Point Cycle Club for Charlestown championship, plus a one mile handicap and a one mile exhibition to set dirt track records. racing starts at 2 PM.
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