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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1897
Page
3
The Senators defeated the Ambition to halt a two game streak while Baltimore won edging closer to the lead. Cincinnati and New York also notched victories as the pennant race heightens interest.
Reds beat Pirates 9 2 as Breitenstein and Dwyer struggle. Padden and Davis triple in ninth for Pittsburg runs. Attendance about 3000. Ehret and Sugden umpired. Cincinnati errors limit visitors early, with Merritt and Breitenstein pitching for Cincinnati and Pittsburg respectively.
National League features Boston at Washington in two games, Philadelphia at Baltimore, St. Louis at Chicago, Pittsburg at Cincinnati in two, Cleveland at Louisville in two. New England League games include Pawtucket at Newport, Brockton at Taunton, Fall River at New Bedford. Eastern League action has Providence at Syracuse, Springfield at Montreal, Wilkesbarre at Toronto, and Scranton at Buffalo.
In Washington on Aug 2 the Senators beat Boston 7 0 in the first game after a late rally and the Hullies, led by Stahl and Tenney, took the second game with a strong start scoring in the first and third innings. Sullivan pitched for Boston in game two while Stivetts and Duffy provided offense. The Senators gained decisive offense in the eighth and ninth while Boston failed to score in those frames as the hosts closed out with a split.
In Chicago on August 2 the Colts won both games with minimal effort. Griffith pitched dominantly in game one and Dahlen and Anson starred on defense in the second. Grimes matched the locals in the second and Briggs kept hits scattered. Attendance reached about 3000. The scores are not listed.
Baltimore defeated Philadelphia in a routine game. it marked the Orioles 22nd consecutive victory over the Quaker City club. The only notable play was a Doyle Jennings lightning double play. Attendance was 3,262. The score was not fully listed.
Hits by Jennings and Stenzel propel Baltimore as McGraw and Doyle connect on drives. Doyle and McGra combine on key plays while Fifield fans five and Lajoie endures a plucky turn from Witten.
Louisville Ohio Aug 2 The Colorels won a dull game with Cleveland 6 to 3. Clarke left in the third after a hit by Tebeau while Powell came in. Pickerings release noted as unconditional not a sale to Syracuse. Attendance 600. The score: 6 3.
Pawtucket defeats Fall River 4 to 1 while Taunton falls to Brockton 8 to 1. Toronto tops Scranton 9 to 1. Hartford beats Paterson 4 to 2. Buffalo over Wilkes-Barre 7 to 6. Richmond edges Athlet 5 to 3. Newport defeats New Bedford 6 to 1. Springfield surpasses Syracuse 6 to 4. Newark beats Lancaster 9 to 3.
Two games at Washington today with Boston at home and Baltimore visiting Thursday. Givetts likely starts the first game and Lewis the second. Ralph Peck notes a balk rule call by umpires, while Cincinnati pursues a double header against the Pirates. Breitenstein leads with sixteen wins, Klobedanz has fifteen. Sullivan shines for Charlestown in yesterday’s Washington outing.
Nine race lines note Hera led early after a squall delay and finished 25 seconds ahead of Puck with May and Dorothy behind. Vaquero Dorothy Esperanza Wa Wa did not finish. In Yale half-raters match Iliad defeated Trio.
Nicol B. posts a quick time win in a sprint event as two drivers suffer sensational finishes. The race delivers dramatic shifts with late bursts and unexpected outcomes on the track.
The Columbus grand circuit meeting opened amid rain slow track. In the 2:11 pace heat three a spill left Billy C. and Nicol B. thrown. Nicol B. finished ahead of Pearl Onward just before the wire despite a runaway horse. Murphy and Mc Laughlin were bruised yet continued racing. Mabel P. won the 2:17 pace and Dare Devil the 2:27 trot.
English heavyweight Tom Ball arrives in San Francisco under Jimmy Fleming Carroll, age 24, 165 to 170 pounds, with a storied global record from England Australia Argentina and the United States. The piece weighs Ball against Dan Keely and Bill Doherty, and contemplates Joe Choynski and Jim Jeffries in upcoming California bouts.
Our annual clearance sale of high grade cycles taken in trade will be Tuesday and Thursday August 3 and 5 at 10 o'clock. Big bargains on reliable wheels at your price. Address 4 Charlestown St City.
The St Bernard A C may dissolve if it cannot raise a 500 dollar tax on contests. San Francisco boxing clubs form a mutual protection league to avoid date and purse overlaps. Dave Sullivan is likely to fight Pedlar Palmer next. Sally Smith versus Johnny Griffin in August upsets a prior National Sporting Club accord. Dr Ordway favors Sullivan and will decide. A 5000 dollar purse with a 5000 dollar side bet is debated. T O C and F R results settle as each side wins. Lawrence Ryan claims championship. fight with Kid McCoy at catchweights complicates welterweight status. San Francisco plans a pugilistic carnival with Empire and Columbian clubs, five or six September bouts planned.
Myopias of Boston defeated the Buffalos of Buffalo 12 to 5 in the opening match of the Narragansett cups polo tournament at Narragansett Pier. Harry Holmes starred for Myopias with repeated drives. a shower paused play in the early periods before a clear finish.
Gould of England won the 100 kilometre amateur world championship with Ouen of France second and Schroeder of Denmark third. Time 2h 19m 6 2-5s.
C J Keyes backs Billy Haggerty to beat Manning in a follow up match race at the same distance after Haggerty contends he was defrauded of first place for nearly lapping Manning. Three races set for South Boston Driving Association’s second field day at Mystic Park next Thursday with eight, six entries in respective classes and a $200 match race. Labor Day Marathon planned by St Joseph C T A S and Father Matthew C T A S of Lynn to start at 9 am with finish at Centennial Grove. race course to be announced. entrants include Boston Athletic Association winners and several New York runners. entries close Aug 28. no entrance fee. John Graham, Boston, named organizer.
M. Stein, winner of the Bol d Or in France, arrived in Boston after a New York layover. He trains on Charles River Park for the 24-hour and six-day races, aiming to set an American or world record. Stein is 29, rides with a 92 gear, and is managed in the U S. by M. Pognon for Lucien Lesna.
Philadelphia hosts the eighteenth annual League of American Wheelmen gathering with Chicago riders arriving by special train. The program runs Wednesday through Sunday including tours to Valley Forge West Fairmount Park and Atlantic City with races heats and a veteran meeting planned. Open houses at clubhouses and a possible banquet for long time members are announced with organizers Collins Gideon and Tucker.
Rudolph Lauriks, who set new amateur unpaced records, decided to go professional and has applied to the New England Committee of the National Racing Board for transfer to ride in the six day race at Charles River Park from August 16 to 21.
Massachusetts Bicycle Club plans a team pursuit race at Charles River Park as part of the National Circuit meet. Five M B C riders will compete against five from an opposing club, with P C C, Tiger Roadsters, and Middlesex C C likely to enter.
Boston area consuls met at L A W headquarters in the Pope building and voted to host a banquet for Chief Consul J Emory Tippett at a downtown hotel. A five member committee including Cadman Parker Handy Burnham Woods will arrange the details, meeting at the Crawford House tomorrow evening. the event likely in September.
An antique ad markets razors from Wade & Butcher J Crooks F Reynolds with genuine honing and sharpening services. It mentions a combination razor and set ready for use and lists prices around 15 cents and 48 cents, with a storefront near 900 Washington and the Columbia Theatre.
The committee stands firm and will continue its appointed work. Street sprinkling was informally discussed, with no further action taken.
The national circuit event in Trenton featured top riders like Eddie Bald Tom Cooper and Nat Butler but yielded no new records. Orlando Stevens of Ottumwa Iowa won the one mile professional in 2 07 with Bald second and Butler third. Stevens also won the half mile with 20 yard start while Jingny Michael failed to break his five mile record and finished in 10 09 2 5.
Henry Leo of Sioux Falls S D aims to beat Charles Foster of Missouri for the Missouri River to New York record. Leo began July 2 and reached Chicago Aug 2, signing his record with Postmaster Gordon. He plans to continue tonight at his own expense and hopes to reach New York in under Foster’s 30 days 8 hours.
Post cycling editor reports on F. C. Kimball and wife traveling to the national meet by tandem. Rivalries spark talks of Loughead versus Mertens with managers eager for more races. Lucien Lesna shows top speed in training, matching American marks. Cambridge six day race set for outdoor debut with Elkes entering with his son.
Daniel Bradley of Lake Mahopac New York a Cateret Gun Club member faced Dr G B Gagnon of Chicago in a ten bird shoot with a $100 prize and a fifty yard boundary at Elkwood Park Log Branch New Jersey. Bradley led early with twenty three hits to Gagnons eighteen through twenty five rounds and finished strongly with a perfect twenty five in the last. Gagnon ended with eighty four of a possible one hundred while Bradley totaled seventy kills to sixty six at the ninety round mark.
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