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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 21, 1899
Page
3
Boston, led by Mercer and Willis, overwhelmed the Senators in the season opener as Hamilton, Bergen, Tenney and Stahl fueled a 17 to 1 victory. Willis held the Senators to three hits through six, while Boston capitalized on miscues and timely hits.
Philadelphia wins a pitchers duel, Lau der homers and Jennings uncorks a wild throw. The Phillies tie the game in the eighth and seize the deciding run in the ninth. In St Louis, five thousand witness Pittsburgh’s loss 6 to 2 as Tannehill struggles and McCarthy shines for the Pirates.
The Reds produced a miserable showing and were never in the hunt as Chicago’s batting clicked. Dwyer faltered in the sixth, attendance was about 2500, and the Chicago victory set up a potential Teddy McGovern vs Johnnie Ritchie match after Ritchie defeated Haley in ten rounds.
Two out when winning run was made. Earned runs Philadelphia one, Brooklyn one. Keeler Daly Anderson stole bases. Thomas had a two base hit. Cross turned a double play with Lajoie and Thomas. Piatt McJames McJamer Pratt McFarland Jennnings McFarland MeJames. Left on bases Philadelphia nine Brooklyn five. Time two hours fifteen minutes. Umpires Hunt and Connally. Attendance five thousand eight hundred.
The league season opened at the Polo Grounds with the New Yorks winning thanks to timely hitting in the eighth inning. Umpires fined Robinson and Brodie as the Baltimores struggled to adjust. The score not shown in available text.
Chicago batted in the fifth with Dwyer on the mound and mixed runs in a 8 to 1 defeat for Cincinnati. Green homered and Taylor, Lange, McBride contributed two base hits while Demontreville and Lange stole bases. Double plays featured McPhee Beckley Wolverton and McPhee Beckley as the fielding trio.
The Colonels defeated the Clevelands with an attendance of about 1000 fans. The score was not stated in the record.
Harvard suffered its first defeat of the season at Georgetown Field as the home team extended its winning streak. Georgetown scored by innings with a final tally of 6 to 5 over Harvard in a pitchers duel.
The report lists Hartford Hartford 5 over Newark 4 Reading Montreal 14 over Reading 7 Syracuse Buffalo 8 over Syracuse 0 Gyreoues University 6 over University of Vermont ?
A Wollaston home club team faced the visiting Allstons in a recent interclub match on the Wollaston links. The Allstons won by a comfortable margin with several players, including Sprague and Phinney, contributing notable scores. The scoreboard shows mixed results for Wollaston players such as Cracknell and Hartshorn.
Tod Sloan rode the Vicenza filly to victory in the Walton 12-year-old race at Sandown Park. Six horses competed and the betting favored the Vicenza filly at 11 to 8. The Tudor Plate went to the Revelry colt owned by Mr. W. R. Marshall, while Lord William Beresford’s Jolly Tar, with Sloan aboard, failed to place as betting favored 15 to 8 against it.
The New York match pits six Oxford Cambridge players against six from Columbia Harvard Yale and Princeton. The Knickerbocker Athletic Club hosts elaborate American preparations with six exhibition boards visible to the audience as moves are relayed. Question of eligibility led to agreement allowing two Oxford players born abroad to participate.
A committee meets at Parker House this afternoon to advance the metropolitan golf association for clubs within a 35 mile radius of Boston. The plan mirrors Chicago’s early efforts, aiming to include U S G A allied clubs near Boston and promote the season's golf interest.
Yale will send a crew to race the United States Naval Academy cadets on the Potomac in Annapolis It will be Yale's first time competing there A second Yale crew is set to race on June 3 at a point on the Potomac The Naval Academy will not travel north so Yale will row the distance to the course
The six round boxing match between Michael Sears of Lewiston and Rosenberg of Boston at City Hall in Lewiston April 20 ended in a draw. Sears showed speed and accuracy, landing hard and head punches while Rosenberg stayed game and might have fared better with more time.
Boxing notes praise Mr. M N Crowley as a top match maker for Hartfords Nutmeg Athletic Club while criticizing his refereeing in the Sullivan O Brien bout. A Boston boy faces setback as Sullivan dominates and eyeing championship aims fade. Tim Callahan vs Young Pluto looms with Griffo comparisons. O Rourke plans Jeffries Fitzsimmons bout with a 22000 purse and heavy photographic revenue. Jimmy Handler faces Dick OBrien in twenty five rounds at 53 pounds as a Fitazsimmons protege weighs in with big support and a $1900 stake backing Vendie.
The L A W may not officially recognize Joe Downey masquerade in the Dedham road race and A W Robinson weighs possible actions. The piece notes weak ties with Century Road Club and hints at forthcoming New England amateur circuit plans and concerns over racing governance.
British consul-general Linel Carden urged Major-General Ludlow to free W. N. Hammond a former bishop arrested in Holguin. Hammond, detained since two and a half months ago, protests to sue for damages after Ludlow proposed U S transport. Ludlow now offers $200 bail but no bondsman is found.
The New England Salvationists hold a spring interstate congress in Boston May 1 to 2 with Commander Booth-Tucker leading meetings at Mont Temple and the new army hall 88 Washington street. Adjutant Nice joins as violinist and speaker during the public sessions. Reserved seats cost 10 and 2 cents and about 200 officers and hundreds of soldiers participate.
Canton Ohio April 20 The defence called a witness who saw a man in a long black mackintosh and cape with a white sailor hat on a route from the Althouse home to the city center soon after Saxton’s shooting. The testimony aims to corroborate a prior sighting of a man in black approaching the Althouse residence. Newton George testified to his mother’s relations with Saxton. Court records were introduced as the defense nears its end.
In the House of Commons in London on April 20, Conservative MP James M. MacLean of Cardiff, editor of the Bombay Gazette and Bombay Town Council president, challenged Lord George Hamilton. His sharp questions provoked order calls from ministers and the Speaker before he angrily left the chamber amid Liberal cheers and ministerial laughter.
Subscriptions totaling 18 523 750 are pledged through the New York Journal to fund a rapid transit system owned and controlled by the people. Mayor Van Wyck, Richard Croker, and other Tammany figures back the plan. Latest pledges include Lamprecht Bros Co 2 000 000 from Cleveland and Euclid Banking Co 200 000 from Cleveland. Joseph K Gavin of Buffalo adds 100 000. Momentum suggests rapid transit for New York is now assured.
James Kinney faced Justice Adams in Meade County on April 20 charged with beating his wife. Kinney reportedly acted insolent and provoked the judge who sprang at him in court and struck him amid onlookers.
A buyer questions a golf club advertised as “just as good as Spalding’s” and ponders whether he will accept a substitute again. The catalog, titled Catalogue of Golf and all Athletic Sports, is issued by A. G. Spalding & Bros. of New York Denver Chicago.
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