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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1895
Page
4
At New York's Polo Grounds the Giants fell behind as Boston's infield shines while Rosie and Stivetts duel. Boston scores in the fifth and sixth, Giants respond in the seventh and eighth, final tally favors Boston.
McGill walked three in the fourth inning as Philadelphia fell 11 to 7 in Washington. McGill struck out nine batters and was the central figure in a chaotic frame that allowed multiple runs on balls. The Orioles and Dodgers showcased strong pitching and erratic defense amid a rain-light crowd.
The recap notes a seven run lead at one point and a fine for Captain Tebeau for coaching while running bases. Attendance and box show Cleveland 12 to St Louis 3 with 15 hits to 7 and multiple errors. Wallace and O'Connor pitched for Cleveland against McDougal Staley and Peltz for St Louis.
Chicago won 8 to 1 as Louisville managed only one run on a scratch hit. McDermott impressed the visitors with solid hitting while Hutchison silenced Louisville, who made 11 hits but poor defense hurt them. Attendance was 1,440.
In Cincinnati on April 24 a crowd of about 2400 watched Pittsburg defeat Cincinnati for the second straight time. Pittsburg 12 Cincinnati 11. Pittsburg had 2 errors to Cincinnati’s 2. Batteries Kilken and Sugden for Pittsburg Dwyer and Spies for Cincinnati.
Brown defeated Dartmouth 5 to 3 in Providence as White pitched well for Brown and Dartmouth collected four singles. Dinsmore was hit freely and White added two doubles. Captain Bustard missed the game due to sickness with Summersgill filling first base.
Harvard baseball at Holmes field saw the freshman battery Paine and Buckman start for the varsity and Couzzens Slade for the freshmen. The varsity won 5 to 2 as the freshmen showed nerves in fast work while leading briefly. Interclass games are planned through May with finals May 16 to 23. Yale juniors have issued a challenge for a game next month. The Harvard varsity also planned a second game with Lowell today after a prior defeat.
The Toronto nine beat Yale 6 to 4 in New Haven as wind hindered hits. Trudeau walked eight and Speer miscue fueled Toronto runs while Greenway led Yale in place of an injured captain Austin. Batteries Crane Casey Trudeau Greenway. Umpires Southey and Hinkey.
The Lowell team dominated as Quirk highlighted with four hits giving seven, while Tebeau and Flanagan each totaled ten bases. Long starred on the mound for Lowell, Sullivan worked well in relief, and Boston College could only muster a triple from Kearnes. Final score Lowell 5 Boston College 4.
Tufts defeated Phillips Exeter Academy 8 1 in Exeter. Exeter committed eight errors in the first two innings allowing eight Tufts runs while Tufts batting and pitching limited Exeter to a single run. Ives accounted for Exeter’s only score on a wild throw. batteries Johnson and Foss for Tufts Ives and Scannell for Exeter.
University of Pennsylvania defeats the Lawrenceville school nine on Lawrenceville grounds. Final score U of P 14 hits to Lawrenceville 5 with Lawrenceville errors totaling seven. Batteries: Dickson and Renning for U of P Arrott and Kafer for Lawrenceville.
Williams defeats Blackington 6 to 2 in Williams Town this afternoon. Williams played solidly with an even game across the field.
Fragmentary ad for wines showing deals on bottles and brands including RD Farrar and others, with uncertain pricing and lot counts. Text is garbled but indicates a sales pitch for California wines.
The report praises Street Drysdale and Bradley for best work with Blackington W Mahoney and Fleming also strong. Williams tallies 17 hits 14 stolen bases and 4 errors with Blackington at 7 hits 5 steals and 10 errors. Batteries listed Williams Corey Draper Davis and Blackington Thomas Davis.
Brockton defeats the Boston Union team at home 17 to 3 after a strong first three innings. Stockel belts the season's first homer as Brockton combines 20 base hits while Union total hits reach 8 and errors favor Brockton. Attendance reported as 10. Batteries: Brockton Lawson Quirk Fitzgerald Drinkwater. Union Donovan Jupiter.
Bowdoin lost 9 to 4 to the Lewiston New England League club in Bruns wick. Lewiston's Mains Viau Burke and Bowdoin’s Budge Haines faced strong pitching, with Lewiston racking 10 base hits to Bowdoin's 10 and eight Bowdoin errors.
Springfield over New Bedford 7 to 3 as 600 fans watched. Home team squandered late chances due to questionable coaching while Coughlin Gruber Gunson and Sharpe supported the visitors.
In Bethlehem Penn April 24 State College defeated Lehigh 15 to 9 after Bowie left the mound in the eighth inning and Turner finished. State College 17 hits Lehigh 9. errors 10 each. Batteries Bowie Turner Gross Nesbitt Hayes.
Princeton won a slow contest over Lafayette 7 to 0 in New Jersey. Princeton piled 14 hits to Lafayette’s 3, with Altman Easton Jayne and Trenchard for Princeton and Criswell Clarke Barclay for Lafayette combining on the batteries.
On Andover campus Haverhill association team lost to Phillips Academy by 8 to 6. Base hits show Andover 9 and Haverhill 8. Batteries were M Standish Hofford and R Standish versus Lucy Sedgwick and Drew.
Groton School defeated Cushing Academy of Ashburnham in a loosely played afternoon game. The final score shows Groton School with 10 points to Cushing’s 8, with contributing players Clarke Haughton Sturgis Sanders Smith and Pratt.
St Mark's College defeated the Boston Latin School team here today by a 25 to 11 score. St Mark's collected 14 base hits to 10 for Boston Latin. Batteries White and Simpson for St Mark's with Foster and Davis for Boston Latin.
Amherst beat Wesleyan 9 to 4 in a loose afternoon game on Pratt field. Amherst scored early and dominated with steady offense while Wesleyan struggled to respond.
Buffalo defeated the Troys 8 to 2 in a spirited game played in Troy New York on April 24. The Eastern League Buffalo squad edged the New York State League visitors with a strong showing on offense and defense.
The article reports on Augusta players at Exeter with pitcher Larouche injured and Edison pitcher status. It notes I E J O Hara’s release by Nashua and his claim of unfair trials behind the plate. Brockton releases George Chase and Elmer Laird while adding Nadeau. four pitchers are listed. Other items include Milwaukee grand stand cost, Brooklyns’ Captain Griffin’s views, and Maine and Portland games scheduled for Fast Day.
A well known Boston sportswriter lauds Dick O'Brien listing him a top middleweight alongside Dan Creedon and noting a potential Creedon O'Brien title clash. The column covers fights, boxing lore, and local scuffles with mentions of Kid McCoy, Bob Fitzsimmons, Jack Dempsey, Peter Jackson, Hall, and Griffin era names, plus event notes and echos of the Suffolk Club.
At Epsom on April 24 the City and Suburban handicap for three-year-olds and up over about a mile and a quarter was won by Reminder, aged four. Stowmarket took second and Irish Car finished third. Radiate captured the Hyde Park plate for two-year-olds at five furlongs with Eau dOr and Miss Archer dead heating for second.
The Coney Island Jockey Club published entries for the suburban handicap of 189%, including Ramapo and Domino among 25 entries such as Hornpipe Rubicon Sir Walter Fusileer Lazzarone Dr Rice Bassettlaw Song and Dance Candelabra Sport Longdale Gotham Ed Kearney Declare Dutch Skater Flora Thornton Herald Lightfoot and Holloway, all 3 to 6 years old.
The Yale Track Athletic Association announced that tomorrow's spring track games will inaugurate a new system for the university class championship. The winning class will receive the Cuyler cup for track athletics in addition to the title.
Grant Eby and William McCune, interleague pool champions, meet tonight for a 400 point race with 200 points played tonight and the rest tomorrow. Eby must pocket 400 balls to McCune's 320 to win.
London reports from April 4 that the Valkyrie III and the Ailsa may race across the Atlantic to decide which would best challenge for the America's Cup in American waters. A Clyde yachtsman doubted either British boat would win, predicting the American Defender will outrun them regardless of British speed.
Captain Joshua Slocum launched the forty foot Spray from National docks Boston to begin a round‑the‑world voyage. The vessel aims for Gloucester first with plans to reach South America or Panama, expressing confidence in success and safe anchorage.
The program at Alexander features six races with selling prizes. First race six and one quarter furlongs includes Wang U UO D Connors Voor Jonathan Pestilence and others. Subsequent races list entries and weights for five-eighths, ix and one quarter, one and one sixteenths, six and a quarter, and six and one half furlongs with multiple horses named such as Rey West Woodchopper Benjamin Elmstone Top Gallant Jersey Syracuse Blue Bird Tim Flynn Fredericks Louis Quatorze Boonton Somage Mac Hunt Nemo Larus Sir Happy Paymaster The Scalper Ninety seven Despatch Parthian and more.
Five races described with first second and third place finishers. Times for several races include 1:05 and 1:28. Track conditions note selling stakes and horses such as Mavel Glenn Cuckoo Hermia Lime Little Mat Kilkenny Solitaire King Gold Humic and Tan crea with Millarre lady Adally listed among contenders.
In Nashville on April 24 the six furlong race was won by Bessie Nichols with Pat Tucker second and Guilty third in 1 0 - time 10.134. The four furlong race went to Lasalle with Utopia second and Dennis third in 49 seconds. One mile Mollie B. topped Rasper with Shining Bell and Terrapin dead heat for third in 1 41 1 4. The seven furlongs saw Dr. Work first, Rainmaker second and Lay On third in 1 28. The six furlong event ended Metropole first, Helen W. second and May Thompson third in 1 14 1 2.
An informal letter to President Kendrick of the Intercollegiate Athletic Association from the Oxford Athletic Association president says the Cambridge summer meeting challenge has been received and will be considered at a conference.
Tomorrow afternoon a testimonial benefit for veteran performer W. H. Bartholemew presents an elaborate program with Edward Harrigan and company Cordelia's Aspirations George W. Adams and the Coughlin brothers MacDonough brothers Leon Neir Page and Gilbert Athos family and more The event honors a famed part of the Maffitt and Bartholomew team with regular house prices noted.
Comptroller Eckels received a preliminary Bank Examiner Dooley report on the failed First National Bank of Willimantic Conn. The comptroller decided to place the bank in the hands of a permanent receiver and believes all creditors will be safely paid in full.
The piece sketches Waltham activities with Duke William unseen at the track, jockeys and crew profiting from Louisville and Boston circuits. It mentions Porter and Corcoran, the press box move, cycling clubs, and recent wheelmen meetings plus bowling match scores and club notices.
Coroner Hoeber's jury ruled the bicycle fatality on Western boulevard near Seventy second street unavoidable. Robert Center was killed when a coal cart struck his bicycle. cart driver Frederick Winkel was cleared of blame. Walter Greer testified that four to five cyclists passed before Center was struck as the cart pulled out to allow the southbound line to pass.
The text notes his passing after regulating bicycle speed and mandating right turns. It highlights Center as a well known figure among cyclists and the first to introduce a wheel into the country, marking him as a pioneer of the sport.
Wars ten M. Jenison aged 25 was thrown from a bicycle in Woonsocket Rhode Island. His head struck a stone fracturing his skull and the injury is likely to prove fatal.
Chauncey B. Devitt son of John J. Devitt a wealthy Yonkers produce merchant was struck by a coal wagon on Woodworth avenue while cycling last night. He suffered multiple broken ribs and died this morning.
Yale's Consolidated Nine in New Haven is formed with senior class players including Butterworth Hinkey and Adee from the football team. Ben Dwight captain. Schedule calls for games with minor colleges and amateur nines near New York.
In Greenfield on April 24 a Superior Court judge acquitted Joseph Bertrand after Henry Fournier and Bertrand entered the Farren House room. Bertrand ordered and drank liquor while Fournier paid, with district attorney Aiken declining the conviction. Lawyers argue the scheme could be repeated indefinitely.
The Boston Yacht Club met at Parker's yesterday afternoon with John A. Stetson presiding. No business of importance was transacted.
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