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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1902
Page
4
W L Douglas shoes praised for intrinsic value and style. Brand B F Bradbury at 637 Washington St Boston promotes the 3.50 shoe as a market best pick.
Baltimore April 2-4 The home team won the game from Philadelphia in the first inning today. A bases on balls two doubles a single a sacrifice and an error by Plank produced six runs. Plank settled after that and Hughes pitched well for the home team. Attendance 248. The score:
In the American League matchups, Boston visits Washington, Philadelphia plays Baltimore, Cleveland goes to St. Louis, and Detroit travels to Chicago. The fixtures outline a busy day of interleague style play across the league venues.
Boston straightened Carrick's curves with 17 hits as Freeman and Drill led at bat and Wolverton made a one handed catch on a liner. The game drew 2500 fans.
St Louis won its game against Cleveland as the visitors’ fielding errors allowed a home lead after a tied sixth inning. Attendance was about 1,000 due to threatening weather. McCormick doubled, and pitching saw Harper fan four while Taylor gave up eight bases on balls.
CHICAGO April 24 The Chicago team was shut out today unable to touch Slever s great pitching The fielding on both sides was fast and perfect Attendance 200.
J W Disette of Indianapolis, a Hotchkiss School student, was seriously injured when a lepond shot struck his head on the campus. Hubert Williams of Lakeville was loading the shot when it slipped, fracturing Disette's skull. Disette, about 18, is the son of wealthy Indianapolis parents.
Attendance reported at 2048 as Mathewson was hit by Boston and his successor showed no improvement in performance.
In New York on April 24 Boston tops New York 8 to 4 at the Polo Grounds to split the series. Mathewson pitched for the Giants but Boston's timely hitting and an error by Delehanty produced three insurance runs in the sixth. Long starred at short with 13 chances without an error as Boston outhit New York and left eight runners on base to seven for the Giants. Attendance reported at 4,200 with O Day umpiring.
Chicago scored four hits and an error by Wagner in the first inning then did not score again until Dexter homered in the eighth. Pittsburg could not muster runs when needed as Williams shut them down. Attendance 3400.
Brooklyn hitters showed strong batting while Philadelphia errors helped the visitors win the final game of the series in Philadelphia. Joorhees started for the locals but was wild and ineffective. Salis- contributed to Brooklyn's success with solid pitching and fielding in Pennsylvanian conditions.
Cincinnati pitchers struggled early as O'Neil walked several batters and two passed balls contributed to eight runs in the first two innings. Wycker then settled in, Hahn pitched well with solid support, and the crowd of 1409 witnessed a one sided game.
The golf committee of the Myopia Hunt Club cancels the open tour tournaments announced for May 17 and July 4 on the Hamilton links. The club's open events included May 10 handicap stroke event for USGA members, May 30, 81 and June 2 open tourna ment with scratch match play, June 7 women's open handicap stroke event, and October 2 to 4 open tournament with qualifying and match play.
Alex Findlay the golf expert returned from Nantucket with Thomas F. Galvin to study a new layout for the Sconset course The plan makes the course one of the longest in the country and it is praised for natural hazards and greens suited to its intended use
English High defeated Cambridge Manual Training School 8 to 2 at Locust Street grounds yesterday. Foley dominated on the mound allowing four hits as English High built a five-run seventh inning after a tight start. Connolly, Foley and Kennedy starred for English High while Sullivan, Boyson and Burleigh stood out for Cambridge in a fast, error-influenced game.
Harvard meets Dartmouth at Sofflers Field in the afternoon in a shaky baseball contest as coaches doubt the Crimson’s form. Freshmen crushed Cambridge Latin School 16 to 3 with Kernan Greenough Adams all homering, Maguire and Fox doubling. Lester Cup results included Goups 29, Dodos 22. Indians 28, Hit or Misfits 4. Boers 32, Dopeheads 6. Lobsters defaulted over Infants.
Brighton High baseball beat Noble & Greenough 21 to 4 at Brighton. Crowley pitched strongly for Brighton, earning the win. Errors favored Brighton 1 to 1. batteries were Crowley McDevitt and McDowell for Brighton, Russell and Davis for Noble & Greenough.
Andover defeated Dartmouth 11 to 6 as the college men fielded poorly and failed to hit Brown's pitching. The line score shows Andover with 13 base hits to Dartmouth's 6 and 6 errors by Andover against 11 by Dartmouth. Batters were Sillick and Ready for Andover with others listed.
James F. Moran the Chelsea milkman returns home with manager Watson Coleman after a Hot Springs stay. Moran shows improved form and plans to ride in a May 10 race if possible. He notes L. B. Mettling’s rise, Gus Lawson’s speed, and an amateur program including two events at the May 3 meet.
Tufts College manager Oscar Creeley announces next season’s schedule. Twelve games, six at home on College Hill Tufts Oval, feature Yale at New Haven and Dartmouth at Manchester New Hampshire among others with Tom Knight to captain and John C Pierson again coaching. Franklin Park golf links open tomorrow with Timson as green keeper and temporary greens in use.
A long advertisement touts Dr Kilmer s Swamp Root as a cure for kidney and bladder trouble including backache and Bright s disease warning. It cites testimonials and offers free samples by mail, urging readers to act on symptoms and to request the booklet and price bottles at drug stores.
A Boston Post boxing column discusses inducements for Sharkey to fight Ruhlin at the National Sporting Club, debunking a $85,000 side bet as hype. The piece notes promoters like Billy Madden and Sam Fitzpatrick pressing for England bouts, warns most planned matches are unlikely, and names local figures, events, and letters to Rob Roy.
Hartford manager William Crowley seeks an open air fight for James J. Corbett and Mike McGovern after Hartford mayor blocks a venue. New London eyed as a battleground with plans for an outdoor clash at the Athletic Club grounds.
W K Vanderbilt's Bright won the Prix Dauphin at Maisons Lafitte meets in Paris. Buchanan up. Vanderbilt's Net tie did not place in the Prix Mondaine.
Jerry Simpson now living in Oklahoma is named Montana Club ping pong champion after defeating Governor Toole, Sam Scott, ex-Senator Tom Powers, and other rivals in Helena Montana on April 24.
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