Giants and Bostons Play a Swell But Crazed Nail Biter
New York and Boston clash at the polo grounds in a tense, error‑blighted contest. Nichols pitched well for Boston and Meekin for New York, with late misplays shaping the score and a dramatic fifth inning rally by the Giants.
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Giants
Bostons
Polo Grounds
Boston
Nichols
Meekin
Lowe
Nash
Collins
Stafford
Duffy
Tucker
Burke
Farrell
Fuller
van Haltren
Davis
Doyle
Bobby
Tiernan
Long
Philadelphia Dominates Washington in 15-10 Shootout
Philadelphia tallies 15 runs on 13 hits while Washington scores 10 on 12 hits. Carsey and Mercer power the Phillies with Joyce and Mercer homers. Mullarkey relieves. Sullivan and Turner collide in left field. attendance at 3,000.
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New York
Boston
Brooklyn
Baltimore
Washington
Philadelphia
Cincinnati
Pittsburg
Louisville
Philadelphias
Carsey
Mercer
Mullarkey
Joyce
Sullivan
Turner
Clements
Mullaghey
McGuire
Mahoney
Cleveland Tops St. Louis In Rain Soaked Tilt
Cleveland won the game in a dash with Ehret and Cuppy in top form. Burkett and McKean homered as misty rain fell throughout. Attendance was about 1,000. Score Cleveland 3 4 1 and St. Louis 2 2 0 with seven hits to six and two errors for St. Louis.
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ST. Louis
Cleveland
Ehret
Cuppy
Burkett
McKean
Zimmer
Peitz
Louisville Beats Chicago In Three-Inning Scoring Spree
Cunningham allowed at most two hits in an inning as Louisville mounted a 13 run surge over three innings on sixteen hits. Attendance was 1500. Final score Louisville 14 Chicago 4 with Louisville errors 5 and Chicago 8.
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Louisville
Cunningham
Chicago
Cole
Stratton
Moran
Pittsburg Beats Cincinnati In Rough Ninth Inning
Hart pitched well for Pittsburg as Cincinnati faltered in the ninth allowing three two-baggers. Attendance 3000. Score Pittsburg 9 Cincinnati 4. Errors Pittsburg 2 Cincinnati 2. Hits Pittsburg 10 Cincinnati 6. Batter El and Sugden Foreman and pies.
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Cincinnati
Hart
Foreman
Pittsburg
Batterel
Sugden
Pies
Dartmouth Narrowly Defeats Brown In Muddy Duel
Dartmouth beat Brown in a pitched afternoon game marked by a muddy field and strong play. Brady of Brown hurled erratically, while Dinsmore replaced Patey for Dartmouth after the first inning as Brown threatened repeatedly but fell short.
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Providence
R. I
Dartmouth
Brown
Brady
Dinsmore
Patey
Fall River Defeats Holy Cross in Low-Scoring Tilt
Fall River Outbatted and outfielded Holy Cross as O'Brien impressed in relief for Fall River. Key plays by J Harrington Curley and Sockalexis highlighted the game. Injuries to Fox Curley Maroney and Sockalexis noted. attendance 400. final score 8 to 3.
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Fall River
Holy Cross
O’brien
Marlboro
J. Harrington
Curley
Sockalexis
Fox
Maroney
Manning
Powers
Lowell Beats Tufts College in Four Pitchers Used
Lowell defeats Tufts College 9 to 4 after a strong start and a late Tufts surge that produced seven runs in the sixth inning. Lowell nails 23 base hits to Tufts 19 with three Lowell errors and six by Tufts, as McCarthy Sullivan Malloy Clements Long Carson Foss are listed as batteries.
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Tufts College
Tufts
McCarthy
Sullivan
Malloy
Clements
Long
Carson
Foss
Colby Beats Maine Central Institute In Season Opener
Colby defeated Maine Central Institute of Pittsfield 17 to 3 in Waterville. Colby collected nine base hits while MCI had four. Errors favored MCI 15 to 2, with Patterson Coffin guiding Colby and Mildram Somers Wright Friend listed for MCI.
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COLY
Maine Central Institute
Waterville
Cornell Triumphs Over Trinity In Scoring Spree
Cornell defeated Trinity with a high scoring 101 to 55 victory. Key players Priest Cobb Hamlin Coggeshall Graves Williams starred for Cornell while Trinity's effort centered on their batteries. The match took place in Ithaca New York with April 25 noted.
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Ithaca
N. Y
Cornell
Trinity
Priest
Cobb and Hamlin
Coggeshall
Graves
Williams
Haverhill Tops Sibleys In Low-Scoring Afternoon Duel
In Haverhill on April 2 to 5 the Haverhills defeated the Sibleys 17 to 7 in a dull game watched by about 100 fans. Highlights included strong fielding by Sheehan and Delleher and Regan hitting a home run. Final score showed Haverhills 217 and Sibleys 703 with ten base hits for Haverhills and ten for Sibleys. six Havverhills and eighteen Sibleys errors. Pitchers Brinton Woods Lucy and Johnson Lewis Burtt.
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Haverhill
Sibleys
Sheehan
Delleher
Regan
Haverhills
Havverhills
Brinton
Woods
Lucy
Johnson
Lewis and Burtt
Providence Defeats Bangor 11 to 5 in League Showdown
In a New England league clash Providence, the Eastern league champion, edged the Bangor club 11 to 5. The game featured steady Providence offense and a strong defensive effort to secure the win.
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Providence
Bangor
Bangors
Providence Beats Bangor In Emergency Pitching Battle
Providence defeated Bangor 11 to 5 in a rough game. Curran started for visitors with Nevers catching, Wheeler finished after Hayes, with 60 in attendance. Errors favored Bangor with 5 to Providence's 2 amid a busy hitting day for Providence.
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Curran
Nevers
Wheeler
Hayes
Providence
Bangor
Lovett and McAuley
Wheeler and Hayes
Egan
Diamond Dust Baseball Notes From Boston And Nearby
A roundup of player moves and trials across New England. George Burton seeks a good shortstop or second baseman for June to August from Boston area clubs. Various clubs discuss releases, trials, and signings including O'Brien Marlboro and Henry Gastright.
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Clarendon Street
City
Roxburys
New England League and Association
Colt Nicholson
Washington
Billy Joyce
Senators
W. Klobedanz
Fall Rivers
O'Brien
Marlboro
Fall River
Henry Gastright
Brooklyn
Boston
Kentucky
Cincinnati
Elton Chamberlain
Oliver Tebeau
Clevelands
Dceberg
Curt Welsh
Syracuse
Griffin
Buck” Ewing
John
New Yorks
Buck Ewing
Tiernan
New York
Roger Connor
St. Louis
Mark Baldwin
Philadelphia
McGill
Smith
Bangor
Hayes
Boylan
Wheeler
McCaughey
Houseman
O’brien
R. Moore
Hayward
Charlie Farrell
Quincy
Hudson
Selee
Philadelphia Ledger
Tebeau
Cleveland
Oliver
George
Slines
Mathews
Lowell
Fitchburg
Thyne
Nashua
Thorne
Butch” Regan
Haverhill
Newton A. C
Boxing Gossip Sparks Corbett Walcott Dispute in Cincinnati
James J. Corbett challenges Joe Walcott through a formal protest against Tom O Rourke's promotional ploys. Corbett vows an apology demand and rejects a public quarrel while outlining his refusal to be drawn into controversy for advertising gain. Other items note backers returning to Boston, May 27 matches at Seaside Athletic Club, and bouts planned near Kansas City with purse details.
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James J. Corbett
Withal
Tom O'Rourke
Cincinnati
Harry Weldon
The
Cincinnati Enquirer
O’rourke
Weldon
Walcott
Corbett
Thomas O'Rourke
Joe Walcott
James W. Westcott
Billy Smith
Boston
New York
Ryan Smith
Seaside Athletic Club
Bob Turnbull
Paris
Roanoke Social and Athletic Club
Hood's Sarsaparilla Promises Nerve and Strength
An advertisement extols Hood's Sarsaparilla as giving great nerve mental and bodily strength urging readers to choose Hood's.
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Hood
Boxing news from Boston area boxing scene and bets 1895
Letters praise the Post boxing column for fair coverage. Tommy Carter posts a $50 forfeit to box any 105-pound man in New England. Names include Billy Murphy Dixon test in Cincinnati Louisville. Local clubs plan matches and purses with boxers like Ross O Reilly Connors McNally Moore Morris and Dobbs amid controversy over accuracy in reports.
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Cester
A. Montgomery
Post
American Express Company
The
Boston
Tommy Carter
Lynn
New England
BE. F. M
Tommy Ryan
Young Connors
Jim McNally
Patsey I3roderick
Fred Morris
Dick Moore
Philadelphia
Kirtland Athletic Club
Wallace Haynes
Young McNulty
Nelse Innes
Suffolk Athletic Club
Herald
O'Brien
Dobbs
Ted Alexander
Jack Everhardt
Wheeling
W. Va
Metropolitan Athletic Club
Jerry Marshall
Buck Connolly
Pittsburg
Marshall
Billy Hennessey
Morris
Sally Smith
Johnny van Heest
Stauch
Bobby Dobbs
Farragut
Joe Donovan
Chicago News
Police News
Sir
America
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Jim Barron
Jack McAuliffe
Jimmy Carroll
Andy Watson
Frank Mcivain
McCarthy
Jimmy Fox
Billy Vernon
Obe
Dick O’brien
Aen
Chicago
Kid McCoy
Dave Ross
Mike Sears
Ross
Sears
Billy Liebreck
Rob Roy
Harvard Boston Lacrosse Clash on Soldiers Field Next Saturday
Harvard faces Boston in a lacrosse match on Soldiers Field next Saturday afternoon. Harvard fields a new, improving team led by players Starr Thompson Outerbridge Brewster Sands Stevens Beech er Ames Klein the strong man Horne Scott Ueighton Woods Memson Burley Le Clear Swasey Leopold Oppenheimer and F Outerbridge. Boston lists Brennan Jones McKay Finlayson Tom Cornell Fred Cornell Vass C A Ferrin G C Ferrin Irwin Jilis James McLaughlin and Duvalfe.
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Harvard-Boston Lacrosse
Soldiers Field
Harvard Square
Harvard
Boston
Starr
Thompson
Outerpridge
Brewster
Sands
Stevens
Beecher
Ames
Klein
The
Strong Man
Horne
Scott
Ueighton
Woods
Memson
Burley
le Clear
Swasey
Leopold
Oppenheimer
Blackburne Beats Von Bardeleben in British Chess Club Match
In London at the British Chess Club on April 2, J H Blackburne won the opening game against Kurt von Bardeleben after 14 moves.
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London
J. H. Blackburne
Kurt von- Bardeleben
Blackburne
Yale Track Championships Won By Juniors In Interclass Meet
Yale held spring track games in New Haven with juniors winning the interclass cup for best aggregate showing. Three Yale marks fell, led by Hickok in hammer and shot, Thrall set a mile walk Yale record, and Thrall led the mile walk.
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Conn
Yale
Hickok
Thrall
R. W. Burnett
Cincinnati
D. C. Byers
Alleghany
Penn
F. E. Wade
St. Louis
Herndon Chubb
Orange
N. J
Isaac Jordan
New York
W. H. Wadham
Wadham’'s Mills
N. Y
H. J. Lapham
Essex
Benjamin J. Hinkley
Northampton
Mass
E. C. Perkins
Fred C. Thrall
Detroit
Fred Johnson
Farmington
E. Hill, Jr
Danbury
E. H. Young
Orient
H. Thomas
B.C. Allen
Chicago
W. O. Hickok
Harrisburg
C. Chadwick
Brooklyn
Alexander Brown
Philadelphia
J. H. Thompson
Lewis P. Sheldon
Rutland
Damele P. Sheldon
James P. Fewsmith
Newark
Yale Harvard Track Rules Amendments Adopted
New Haven Conn April 2 The Yale Harvard dual track association has adopted changes to hammer throw rules allowing a turn and will drop the mile walk. A four man team relay of quarter mile legs will be added and a special meeting will be held to finalize details.
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New Haven
Conn
Yale-Harvard Dual Track Athletic Association
Intercollegiate Association
Defender to Contest Open Race in Mosquito Class
Commodore Fessenden of the O C Yacht Club offers a cup for an open Mosquito class race on the Old Colony course with the date to be announced. The Defender plans its first actual race in the Sound on July 4 against Vigilant in Larchmont Yacht Club's annual regatta. The Defender may join early New York Yacht Club fleet runs in July and possibly Commodore Brown's cup race if waters are deep enough. Jeffries Yacht Club opens the season May 1 with a social and musical at the clubhouse.
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O. C. Yacht Club
Old Colony
Sound
Larchmont
Iselin
New York Yacht Club
Jeffries Yacht Club
Eby Leads McCune in 200-Ball Pool Duel
Grant Eby and E McCune faced off in Bruce and Paige’s last night with a 200-ball block using 409 total balls. Eby showcased marvellous combination shots while McCune’s cut shots drew loud applause. they plan a rematch tonight.
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Grant Eby
Boy Wonder
Mr. E. McCune
Bruce & Paige
McCune
Eby
Readville Track Emerges as Favorite for New England Horse Center
Dedham reporters note visiting members of the New England Horse Breeders Association examined the East street site. A Boston meeting next Saturday will decide whether Mystic remains or Dedham or Readville secures the track. Readville gains support due to strong railroad and electric railway links.
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Dedham
New England Horse Breeders’ Association
East Street
Boston
Mystic
Readville
Yale Crew Coach Bob Cook Returns to Lead Team
It was announced on the Yale campus that Bob Cook, the famed Yale crew coach, has sailed home and will join the crew as coach at once. His early return, a month ahead of schedule, is seen as a remedy for the team’s unsatisfactory European results.
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New Haven
Conn
Bob Cook
Yale
Cook
Europe
Grand Aquatic Carnival regatta purse details announced
Belleville Ont April 25 The rowing regatta committee of the Grand Aquatic Carnival to be held on Ray Quinto this summer offers a 750 purse for a championship match between Gaudour and an American unnamed. A 500 purse for an open sculling race and 200 for double sculls with races between July 15 and 30.
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Belleville
Ont
Ray Quinto
Gaudour
Unpopular Action on Nutmeg Anti-Pool Law
Hartford reports judiciary committee adverse to amendment exempting race tracks for twenty days from May 1 to November 1. The measure was set as special order of the day for Tuesday.
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Hartford
Judiciary Committee
Local Consuls Appointed by Chief Consul and Cycle Club Notes
Chief Consul Sterling Elliott of the Massachusetts division names local consuls including Adams F W Roberts Amesbury Sam F Goodwin Brookfield Henry E Cottle Chicopee Falls Frank C Flint Egypt Charles M Litchfield Fall River Harry P Mercer Hudson Hermon E French Lawrence Thomas Webb Lexington John T Fiske Melrose Charles K Rayns ford Milton Joseph B Hall Marlboro Harrie P Wood Nantucket Max Wagner Norton Walter H Talbot Oak Grove G J McArthur Newburyport L W Piper Stoneham Harry H Newhall South Deer field Charles B Patch Saugus Charles S Pierce Stoughton James Lehan Tap leyville C Ernest Perkins Taunton G Arthur Babbitt Tufts College Frank E Sanborn. Charles G Percival of the Press Cycling Club comments on a protest in Dedham Cycle Club races, saying no protest received. Other notes include Pequot Cycle Club vs Roxbury Wheelmen, a social for visiting wheelmen, and various race and club updates. The Century Wheelmen and Fountain Ferry track clubs are active with forthcoming events and member mentions.
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Massachusetts
Adams
F. W. Roberts
Amesbury
Sam F. Goodwin
Brookfield
Henry E. Cottle
Chicopee Falls
Frank C. Flint
Egypt
Charles M. Litchfield
Fall River
Harry P. Mercer
Hudson
Hermon E. French
Lawrence
Thomas. Webb
Lexington
John T. Fiske
Melrose
Charles K. Raynsford
Milton
Joseph B. Hall
Marlboro
Harrie P. Wood
Nantucket
Max Wagner
Norton
Walter H. Talbot
Oak Grove
G. J. McArthur
Newburyport
L. W. Piper
Stoneham
Harry H. Newhall
South Deerfield
Charles B. Patch
Saugus
Charles S. Pierce
Stoughton
James Lehan
Tapleyville
C. Ernest Perkins
Taunton
G. Arthur Babbitt
Tufts College
Frank E. Sanborn
Charles G. Percival
The
Press Cycling Club
Dedham
Dorr
Tom Butler
Nat
Dedham Cycle Club
Pequot Cycle Club
Roxbury Wheelmen
City Point
Frank Egan
Bicycle World
Chicago
Pitman
Egan
Buffalo
Frank
New York
Bearings
Boston
Franklin Park
Fountain Ferry
Louisville
Stearns, Hoffman, Union
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Eclipse
New York Century
Pease
Fritz
Rovers
Auburndale
Concord
South Natick
Hingham
Bicycle Prize for Two Woman Costume Design
The Post invites entries for a lady’s tailor made two woman bicycle suit with full description and sketch or photo. Winners receive a custom bicycle costume or cash. include name and address of competitors to Woman's Costume Bicycle Department, the Post.
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Boston
Bicycle Department
the Post
Boston Post Bicycle Trip Descriptions Competition
Readers are invited to submit descriptions of bicycle trips within 100 miles of Boston. Prizes of 25 15 and 10 will be awarded for the three best entries. Submissions may include maps or diagrams and Kodak illustrations. Descriptions must be under 1000 words and provide clear routings for riders to follow.
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The
Post
Boston
Massachusetts
Bicycle Department
the Post
Minnesota pool room bill stolen from Governor’s room
The pool room bill prohibiting selling pools on horse races in Minnesota was stolen from the Governor’s room at the capitol yesterday awaiting the Governor’s signature. No clues to the thief were found.
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ST. Paul
Minn
Minnesota
Capitol
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