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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1901
Page
3
In the National League today Boston plays Philadelphia, Brooklyn faces New York, Cincinnati meets Chicago, and St Louis travels to Pittsburgh.
Rain halts opening games in National and American Leagues delaying Polo Grounds event in New York and Orioles in Baltimore. Teams wait as weather shifts promise better conditions and owners face financial losses from postponed starts for the season. Cy Young joins James Collins’s camp and may alter plans for opening duties.
In Chicago on April 2 the home team won 7 to 3 over Cleveland aided by superior batting and aggressive base running. Both pitchers struggled in the cool weather. Beck hit the first homer and Brain's fielding stood out as key moments. attendance was about 2,800.
Left on bases Chicago seven Cleveland five. Two base hits by Mertes Brain Bradley Beck. Home run by Beck. Sacrifice hit by Pickering. Stolen bases Jones Shugart Isbell. Double plays Brain Shugart Isbell Brain and Isbell Brain unassisted. Struck out by Moore three Skopee two. Passed ball Yeager. Walks Moore five Skopee five. Wild pitches Moore Skopee. Time 1h 50m. Umpire Connolly.
Detroit edged Milwaukee 14 to 13 in a dramatic ninth inning rally. Dillon delivered the game winner with his fourth two base hit as public excitement carried him off the field. Attendance and full box scores unavailable in fragment.
A brief sports note records results from yesterday with Buffalo beating Montreal 18 to 11 and Rochester defeating Toronto 4 to 1. The lines show scattered OCR errors but preserve the two score outcomes and participating teams.
The Boston boxing scene discusses potential referees for the Smith O Rourke bout at the Kirtland Club. Mose Hanlon is urged to choose a referee, with Captain Bill Daly ruled out and Jimmy Colville, Eugene Buckley, or Joe Cummings as likely substitutes. Additional notes cover matchups, forfeit offers, and related boxing chatter.
The Worcester ten mile road race is scheduled for May 30 by the Associated Cycling Clubs. A timing experiment using a factory clock may replace the gatetop watch method if successful. Charley Church will manage Glenmere track for Mr. Barnett at Lynn with renovations planned. Five Paris to Bordeaux entrants include Fisher Chevalier Gougoltz Aucoutrier and Lesna. Moran and Pierce highlighted for Crescent Beach May 30. Bobby Walthour plans Newark headquarters. Rudolph Lauriks sails to London and Antwerp to place U S wheel agencies.
Boston Athletic Association officials refute a report they abused Canadian runners after the marathon. They defend hospitality, note door refusals, and blame a Cambridge source for the article while praising the association and Harvard for supporting amateur athletics.
Champion Roeber arrived in town to train for the contest at Mechanics Building with Harvey Parker of Brockton next Monday evening. He trained an hour and a half with Lenhardat at Old Howard, aiming to repeat the effort and roughen his form. Brockton money figures at ringside and many seats are already sold as Parker prepared to face Bobby Beakes, with Jenkins planning a Roeber rematch in Boston if Parker loses.
In the Century Candle Pin League Dorchester Central led before losing two straight to Boylston Juniors. Mitten starred with a 254 series as Boylston claimed the win in the three game set.
Sir Thomas Lipton cables that he cannot now confirm bringing the Shamrock to Boston to race against Independence and possibly Constitution. Duncan and Morgan also delay entries for Constitution and Columbia while awaiting later season responses. The committee expects Shamrock entry, with other yachts like Athene Hildegarde and Quisetta already entered in the schooner class.
The Tribune publishes the Shamrock II hull details for the first time. The beam matches the Columbia at 24 feet, draft is about 19 feet, and overall length is 137 feet, contradicting earlier 134 feet. Waterline aimed near the 90 foot limit.
Walter J. Travis of the Garden City Golf Club retained the U S Amateur title on the Lakewood course. He shot an 85 in the morning and 80 in the afternoon for 165 over 36 holes, just one stroke behind the course record set earlier after bunkers were added. Findlay 8. Douglas was second with 175, and several players including Cory, Dutton, Richards, Maurice, Suydam, and Carpenter finished in the first sixteen and will play off for the Lakewood Golf Club cup.
Winnipeg April 2 Jake Gaudaur accepts Town's challenge for the world rowing title but insists the race be held at Rat Portage. The exchange centers on venue and the potential match for the championship.
Surprises marked Harvard rowing trials on the Charles River as the second Newell defeated the first in graded races by a length, while the Weld crews showed mixed results. In freshman races the first Weld led the field, with the first Newell a close second and the third Weld surprising by finishing ahead of the second Weld.
In a series of year long competitions, the freshman and sophomore crews led by Minturn and Newell posted first places at the finish. The second boat featured Brownell Morris Gregg Swaim Smith Merritt Cunningham and Hawkins with Hawkins as bow. Weld led the first boat with Minturn Parmelee Clapp Thanisch Lloyd Hanford Chadwick in the lineup.
The Harvard Yacht Club cruise begins in New Haven on July 22 and sails eastward, disbanding at Newport before the New York Yacht Club arrival. Later, the North of the Cape division meets at Marblehead and sails to Isleboro, Maine.
Inland correspondence from Yale Harvard Oxford and Cambridge on the international track contest in New York sets rules for Sept 21 1899 edition. The English letter accepts Yale and Harvard proposal to substitute two miles for three in the long race and requires teams to include only eligible competitors from Oxford and Cambridge events.
In London on April 26 the Irene colt ridden by Lester Reiff won the Sandown Park Stud Produce Stakes. The Tudor plate for 3-year-olds over one mile was taken by Pietermaritzburg with Desaymar second and Viper, ridden by Reiff, third. The juvenile selling plate for 2-year-olds at five furlongs was won by the Delightful colt ridden by Reiff.
The annual meeting of the Metropolitan Rowing Association will be held at the Boston Athletic Association club house Monday at 8 30 pm. Officers for the coming year will be elected and plans for the annual regatta will be discussed. Each club may send three delegates.
Riverside Boat Club presents a minstrel show and dance this evening at Union Hall Cambridge. Community event features music and entertainment for members and guests. Proceeds benefit boat club programs.
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