Phillies Triumph as Boston Holds Lead in Tight Game
Wilfred Carsey struggled as Boston defeated Philadelphia 7 to 6 at the South End grounds. Nash Lowe Tucker and Nichols anchored stellar Boston defense with sharp stops and double plays, while Delehanty and Herman Long paid for errors as Brooklyns visit next. Attendance 500. Phillies' pitching mixed as Nichols kept Philadelphia in check until late.
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South End
Boston
Nash
Lowe
Tucker
Nichols
Herman Long
Reilly
Delehanty
Del
Long
Herman
Philadelphia
Irwin
Carsey Welst
Halls
Hamilton
Hallman
Duffy
McCarthy
Brooklyns
Selee
Sexton
Tenney
Brooklyn
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Amilton
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Pees Hompano
Seeresene
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Jeker
Tawe
Emslle
Washington Wins Narrowly as Orioles Struggle at Bat
Washington tops Baltimore as Joyce and Abbey homer, Hoffer held Baltimore to little offense. Visitors’ slow play and 80 delay the game, ending after eight innings with Washington ahead 6 to 0. Attendance listed at 9,000 plus. Base hits show 16 for each side with one error apiece.
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Washington
Hoffer
Washingtons
Baltimores
Boyd
Joyce
Abbey
Baltimore
Frrors
Agere
McGuire
Hoffer and Ark
New Yorks Rout Brooklyns in Easy Victory at Home
New York beat Brooklyn as Rusie pitched superbly and support was strong. Corcoran was fined for arguing a strike while New York batted Gumbert’s curves hard. Tom Burns, formerly of Brooklyn, appears poised to join the New York club as attendance reached about six thousand. Final: New York 6 1 6 1 0 2 0 0 . Brooklyn 4 4 4 5 0 2 0 0 0. Base hits New York 15 Brooklyn 10. Errors 3 each. Batteries Rusie Farrell Wilson Gum Bert Dally.
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New York
Brooklyn
New Yorks
Brooklyns
Rusie
Gumbert
Corcoran
Tom Burns
Rusie, Farrell
Wilson
Gum Bert
Dally
Cleveland beats Louisville in baseball clash noted in report
Cleveland scores advance as Louisville suffers a setback in a August meeting reported from Cleveland. The brief item records a decisive 9 to 2 score line and cites city coverage of the outcome.
Sea Moss Farine Dessert Receipts Offered by Grocers
Grocers advertise Sea Moss Farine as economical and nutritious, claiming a package yields 16 quarts suitable for various dessert dishes. Receipts accompany each package, promising value for households.
Sanford's Am King or Gingers Advertisement
An 19th century style advertisement touts Sanford's Ginger as a warming stomachelixir. It claims to quench thirst, aid digestion, prevent chills, and fend off disease, noting medicinal French brandy and imported ginger in its formula. The copy urges asking for Sanford's Ginger, shows an owl trademark, and credits Porter Davenport Crem Co as sache proprietors in Boston.
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Porter Daud and Crem. Corp
Sole Proprietors
Boston
St. Louis Beats Pirates In Slugfest At Pittsburgh
St Louis bunched hits off Gardner and capitalized on Pittsburg errors to win 7 to 4. Ehret pitched well with strong support as 1,400 fans watched. Base hits favored St Louis 11 to 9, errors 2 to 4. Batteries Ehret Miller for St Louis and Gardner Merritt for Pittsburg.
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Pittsburg
Penn
Fall River Tops Pawtucket In Notable Five Inning Game
Fall River defeated Pawtucket in an interesting game by bunching hits in the fifth. The score shows Fall River 45 to Pawtucket 2 with key base hits totaling nine for Fall River and eight for Pawtucket. Batteries Lincoln and Rollins for Fall River Kelley and Yeager for Pawtucket.
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Fall River
Pawtucket
Lincoln
Rollins
Kelley
Yeager
Bangor Beats Augusta In Clean Hitting Maine Baseball
Bangor and Augusta produced a hard hitting game with solid fielding. Bangor led 6 to 4 in a high scoring affair as both clubs combined for 29 hits. Wheeler and Hayes teamed for Bangor while Coyle and Butler worked for Augusta.
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Bangor
Augusta
Wheeler and Hayes
Coyle
Butler
Lewiston Defeats Portland In Championship Baseball Contest
Lewiston Me August 4 Lewiston won in the second inning with three hits an error and smart base running producing four runs Williams and Killeen pitched championship ball as Lewiston 5 Portland 1 Lewiston had six base hits Portland seven errors three.
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Lewiston
Leighton
Williams
Killeen
Portland
Williams and Crisham
Goodhart
New Bedford Dominates Brockton In Home Victory
New Bedford defeated Brockton with a strong late surge after a quiet start. Korwan pitched well until the ninth inning as New Bedford piled up 12 hits and five runs to break a 9 1 tie, while Brockton managed 11 hits and 2 errors. Batteries Day and Sharp faced Korwan and Shea in a pitching duel.
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New Bedford
Brockton
Korwan
Sharp
Shéa
Buffalo Wins Again Over Providence in Eastern League
In Providence Rhode Island on August 5 Buffalo defeated Providence 8 to 6 after a see saw finish. Hudson bowled strong Friday but Buffalo toppled him with steady batting and timely baserunning including a seventh inning rally aided by Crauby’s error. Dixson and Lyons contributed doubles and scored as Buffalo piled up 18 hits to Providence’s 12.
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R. I
Buffalo
Hudson
Bisons
Field
Cratby
Hodson
Dixon
Lyons
Crauby
Bassett
Wise
Fourier
Scranton Defeats Rochester Twice In Slugfest Games
Scranton beat Rochester 9 to 5 in the first game and 17 to 4 in the second as Donohue and Robertson starred for Scranton. Rochester’s fielding faltered in the second contest and Lush missed the day with a broken finger. Attendance was about 1,200. Batting highlights include 13 base hits for Scranton and 12 for Rochester in the opening game.
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Scranton
Rochester
Penn
Donohue
Robertson
Lush
Schriver
Sweeney
Mner
Luby
Scranton Sss
Rochester Eeeeteeeae
Johnson
Smith
Berger
Meany
White
Betts Hit Hard as Syracuse Beats Wilkesbarre
In Wilkes Barre Penn Aug 5 Betts took a hard hit in the game against Syracuse while Delaney pitched superbly for the visitors. Bonner muffed a fly with two outs in the first inning allowing two runs for Syracuse, shaking Betts and the Wilkes Barre club.
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Wilekeesbarre
Penn
Betts
Wilkesbarre
Syracuse
Delaney
Bonner
Baseball score recap shows Syracuse victory over Wilkes Barre
A sleepy exhibition with 80 attendees. Final score Syracuse 12620183105 Wilkesbarre 1011000003. Base hits Syracuse 18 Wilkesbarre 6. Errors Syracuse 3 Wilkesbarre 6. Bat pocheom and Hess Betts and Dig gins.
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Wilkesbarre
Batpocheom
Hess
Betts
Diggins
Encampment Preparations At Lake Quinsigamond Near Worcester
A Worcester visit shows progress for next Thursday’s division reception at Lake Quinsigamond’s Lakewood grove camp site. Holt and Erwin oversee the arrangement with a hotel on the peninsula, tents along the bluff, and a boulevard access. Applications for positions must reach them today at Belmont House.
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Lakewood
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Cottage City
Holt and Erwin
Belmont House
Lake Quinsigamond
F. P. Sibley
Boston Post
Quad Club
New York Sunday Sun
Gideon Abont
L. A. W. Racing Board
Press Cycling Club
Sanger
Tyler
Consolidated Cycling
Waltham Labor Day
One Mile Races and Boston Quad Team Exhibition
Events include one third mile races with gold medals valued at 50 30 and 26 dollars a one mile lap race with 50 30 and Tad gold in age events Sones handicap 50 30 and 10 gold medals one mile tandem 25 and 15 gold medals plus a Boston quad team exhibition aiming to beat the world record 1 minute 50.25 seconds Track Master Corcoran expects 1 minute 45 seconds The program also features a match race between Gardiner and Bald or Bald and Cabanne with single pacemakers or a tandem team depending on the pairing.
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Boston
Asbury Park
Corcoran
Gardiner
Bald
Cabanne
Slow Time at Fort Wayne National Bicycle Meet
In Fort Wayne Indiana crowds of about 3000 observed a windy day slow racing and several spills at the national circuit bicycle meet. Fort Wayne riders dominated with multiple first places across events including A Greenick in the one mile novice and L C Johnson in the one mile handicap class B, with times ranging from 2 11 8 5 to 5 08 25 for two miles.
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Fort Wayne
Ind
A. Greenick
L. C. Johnson
W. Decardy
T. Cooper
Raymond McDonald
Easy Win for Niagara as Cowes Week Opens
The Cowes yacht week opened with a regatta by the Royal London Yacht Club. Britania wins the big cutter race in 2 53 45 elapsed time 7 63 on corrected time. Niagara leads second-rate class finishing 2 62 50 ahead of Audrey 3 06 02. Isolde disqualified for failure to return when called.
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Cowes
Royal London Yacht Club
Ailsa
Britannia
Hester
Niagara
Audrey
Isoldé
Race results from a set of short horse events
In a racing card the first race at four and a half furlongs lists Sinaola winning with La Galliene second Amazement third Time 59 seconds. A second race shows See eeett Too Much Johnson Cher 7 Stone Time 1 47 with Cass Mason third. A further three quarter mile event has A Menets Gown winning with Chesapeake second and another placing third.
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la Galliene
Amazement
Johnson
Cher
Cass
Mason
Chesapeake
Brighton Beach Race Results Listed For Six Events
Results from Brighton Beach show Salonica leading the first race with Warlike second and an unspecified time. The second race covers a mile and a half with Imew ote Article first, Buccaneer second, and The Third race lists Doggett first with Mead second and Golden Gate third. The fourth race over one and one-sixteenth miles names Santiago first, Mirage second, and a third. The fifth race over one mile has Annie at first, Chiquita second, and Juanita third with a time of 1:44. The sixth race over five eighths of a mile lists Hugh Penny first, Pati Kinglet second, and Gold Dollar third. Time not fully shown.
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Warlike
Imewote
Buccaneer
Doggett
Mead
Golden Gate
Marshall
Santiago
Mirage
Annie
Chiquita
Juanita
Hugh Penny
Pati Kinglet
Gold Dollar
Alberta Stuart case remains unsolved as police lag
Police report no new clues in the Alberta Stuart death. Jealousy among officers and slow coordination hinder progress as Maggie Stuart provides little helpful information. The Dublin Street murderers and other unresolved cases linger, tainting confidence in Boston Police.
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Alberta
Maggie Stuart
Charles Street
Dugan
Wescott
Houghton
Inspector Dugan
Myrtle Street
Boston
Thomas Rotchford
Prospect Street
Vitti Dé Montie
North Square
Millions In It Showers Down On Boston Family Heirs
A Chicago estate once foreclosed by Hetty Green may return to five Boston siblings of George W. Gage. Documents found in state the estate includes 253 Michigan avenue and 450 acres near Meekin avenue and Fifty fifth street. The case, pursued through lawyer J. E. Cornell, has reached the U S Supreme Court with a November hearing before the appellate bench.
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Chicago
George W. Gage
Gage
Hetty Green
Michigan Avenue
Meekin Avenue
Ahifty-Fifth Street
George, Jr
Palmer House
J. E. Cornell
Oust Burrill Rumors Stir At City Hall In Fall Ballot
The Sunday Post reports a quiet Republican move to sideline General Burrill from the Board of Street Commissioners this fall. Three named candidates are seen as possible instruments of the machine, with tensions risking a party split and the defeat of Folsom Lang or Gay. Meanwhile union concerns surge over court actions against labor leaders and Debs associates, urging protests and unity across Massachusetts unions.
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William Lang
Richard J. Gay
Massachusetts
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Woodstock
Debs
Taft
Ricks
Toledo
Billings
New Orleans
Paxgon
Homestead
Review of the Year at State AFL Convention in Massachusetts
The tenth annual State branch AFL convention opened in America Hall with delegates from Boston Brockton Holyoke Springfield and Worcester. Reports critique judge made law and urge action against biennial elections while affirming solidarity amid bereavement for President Sheehan.
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American Federation of Labor
America Hall
Pierce
Worcester
Shehan
Thomas F. Tracy
Boston
George Hubbard
Brockton
Charles Spencer
Springfield
Thomas Jefferson
Frank K. Foster
John B. Cooney
Organized Labor
George
B. Pike
Mahoney
State House
Legislative Committee
George E. Pike
Swann
Glendall Plastic Fabric Company
Committee On
International Cigarmakers
Sheehan
Franklin Brewery Trouble Sparks Labor Protest
The Building Trades Council president P. J. Haley reports holes drilled in porch areas for a gate at the Franklin brewery. He has sent a protest to the brewery directors and warns that if unresolved, an appeal will be made to organized labor across the state.
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Franklin
P. J. Haley
Building Trades’ Council
Controversy Over Corbett Fitzsimmons Bout In Dallas
Boxing scene pivots on whether the Corbett Fitzsimmons fight will occur in Dallas Texas as Governor Culberson resists. Legal experts note new codes make prize fighting a misdemeanor but licenses may permit a bout. Boston boxing circles hype Suffolk Club carnival as the season’s top event.
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Tex
Culberson
Texas
St. Louis
James Fogarty
Jack Stilzner
Galveston
Fogarty
Billy’ McCarthy
Herman Bernau
Charles Fred Tisker
Supreme Court
Dave Ross
Barty
New England
Dave
Ross
John Connelly
South Boston
Tim Harrington
Cambridge
Spike Sullivan
J. Callahan
Johnny Briggs
Waltham
Nunhe Doherty
West End
Roanoke
Briggs
Martin McCué
New London
Mani
Boston
Boxing at Kirtland Club draws hearty Lynn crowd
Aug 5 Lynn report from Music Hall covering amateur bouts. Judges: Joe Wilson Professor Jimmy Nelly M Carney. referee Harry Mortis. Notable results include Dan Sullivan over Dave Park in 106 pounds, Cameron over Stone in 106, Finn over Carter in 105, Sylvester over Cohen in % and Dawson over Holland in 120 with disqualification turning to Dawson victory. Clark defeats Robinson in 120 class.
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Roxbury
Cameron
Lynn
Jock Carter
Finn
Haverhill
Sylvester
West End
Cohen
Manchester
William Dawson
Frank Holland
West Lynn
Dawson
Holland
Billie Robinson
Lawrence
Jimmy Clark
Bridgewater
Clark
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