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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1902
Page
3
Lowell faces Fall River while Nashua visits Dover Manchester meets Haverhill Concord plays Lawrence in a set of regional games.
Manchester outhits Concord 10 to 4 in a lively afternoon game. Wolt and OBrien battled, Manchester benefits from Kane homer and key plays by Clark and Rapp. Pitchers Volz and OBrien walked several, with Volz issuing eight bases on balls. Attendance about 1300.
Lowell defeats Nashua 4 to 2 in Nashua as Cross struggles to hit. Miran shows strong pitching while Sockalexis makes a notable fourth inning running catch. A spectator, J W DeRoehn, is injured when a bat slips from Cross and strikes him in the face. Attendance about 400.
Fall River and Haverhill split a doubleheader as Coughlin labored in game one and McGinley dominated game two with nine strikeouts. Scores show two five-run frames for Fall River in the opener and a tight two-run game in the nightcap. Bowcock McKernan Hamilton doubled, Karns hit a pitch, and Shincel stole a base.
Haverhill tallies two earned runs to Fall River's one in a tight game. Key players include March and Shincel with two-base hits, Hamilton McGinley and Karns stealing bases, and Smith driving in runs. McGinley struck out nine for Fall River while Gilroy fanned three for Haverhill. Time 1 25. Umpire Bradley. Attendance 900.
Connecticut League results list games across multiple cities. New Haven defeats Springfield 6 to 1 at Springfield. New London beats Waterbury 4 to 0 at Norwich. Bridgeport wins 7 to 0 over Meriden.
Featherweight champion Young Corbett said in New York he will fight Terry McGovern the same way as their previous bout, promising to match McGovern’s rough tactics or his own careful approach depending on how the rival fights in Louisville this September.
Detroit meets Boston in two games. Cleveland plays Washington. Chicago faces Philadelphia. St. Louis visits Baltimore.
Boston and Detroit battled to a 0 0 tie at Huntington Avenue yesterday with darkness ending play in the 12th inning. Umpire O Loughlin halted the game after an edge of suspense through five innings and a dramatic late rally teased the hopeful crowd.
Baltimore beat St Louis 1-0 in a high scoring game spoiled by strong pitching from Katoll who allowed only one run. Williams hit a home run and Howell collected three base hits while Hemphill McFarland and Katoll stole bases. Attendance was 1375 with Connolly umpiring.
Philadelphia outscored Chicago 12 to 5 as Patterson and Pratt led the offense with nine and two base hits respectively. Bats sparked by Davis, Mertes, Strang, and Hartsel fueled the win, while Piatt and Plank combined for seven strikeouts and solid fielding behind.
Cleveland wins an extra inning game at Washington after powering hits off Orth. Lajoie homered and Gochnauer, Coughlin, McCarthy, Lajoie and Delehanty added two base hits. Attendance 2462. Time 1:40. Umpires Carruthers and Johnstone.
Veteran turfman Charles Reed offers racing colors of Mr. Roslyn to Mrs. Harry Payne Whitney and Mrs. Herman B. Duryea as the racing firm plans, likely declined as the young owners prefer original schemes. Roslyn horses Alsono and Intervention are set for Saratoga sprints and a Kentucky two year old fillies race respectively.
Pupils from Orchard Park and Cabot street bath houses will stage a swimming exhibition at Orchard Park bath house on Thursday August 21 starting at 2 p m. Events include 25 yard swims for beginners under 12 and girls under 16, 50 yard swim for boys under 16, diving exhibition, towel race for boys, underwater contest, and a protested team race last year between Orchard Park and Cabot teams.
Chicago August 18 Ban Johnson challenged John T Brush and James A Hart over claims two American League clubs were offered to the National League He offered to stake 5000 to prove Brush false Hart warned Johnson of potential ruin to National League interests The piece outlines tensions among league magnates and Selee managing the Chicago club with new signings and roster plans
Readville's Blue Hill track saw a fast day with heats ending as swift as 2:07 for Major Muscovite leading 2:08 pacers, while favorites including New Richmond and Wilque were upset. The track records fell as Wentworth and Chase shared the 2:00 record, and Suffeet won the 2:16 pace in straight heats.
The Grand Trunk Boat Club of Montreal won the war canoe championship at Pleasant Bay, defeating Medford Boat Club and Wabewawa as top finishers. The 15 man crew edged a lighter American craft, with the Winchester entry suffering a capsizing near the finish.
First Baseman O’Hagan of Rochester made an unassisted triple play in a 10 to 6 Rochester win over Jersey City. With Shoth on second and Mack on first, Butler bunt attempts yielded an infield fly caught by O’Hagan who touched first and then went to second before Shoch could advance.
Myopia defeated Point Judith 14 3 4 to 10 in the Narragansett cup final and took the individual prizes in a very interesting afternoon match at Narragansett Pier Rhode Island.
Revere Beach Yacht Club hosted a vaudeville show in the club house assembly room last evening. Interlocutor Franklin H. Richardson led acts with F I Hubbard Te wksbury Jambos and F W Bird Pratt on bones. Young Frank Hancock, a boy soprano from St Pauls Church, sang while August M Nickerson performed astonishing tricks.
The schedule lists key games with Boston at Cincinnati Philadelphia at Chicago New York at Pittsburg showing major league teams facing each other in upcoming fixtures.
The Boston team hit consistently as every player found the ball at least once and Cincinnati’s fielding woes after the third inning left the locals unable to challenge. The sensational Boston play and Cincinnati’s costly errors produced a lopsided score.
Chicago dominates New York 5 0 0 0 0 8 to 0 in a Chicago home win. Mathewson allows four hits with two wild pitches by Taylor. Attendance 100. Notable: Bresnahan and Brodie 2b. Browne 3b. McGann SAC. Bowerman SB.
Pittsburg defeats Philadelphia 7 to 4 to complete a 10 game season sweep. Both hurlers wild but sharp fielding highlighted by clean plays and standout defensive innings. Attendance listed as 1 978.
Frank O'Connor reports heated boxing gossip on McGovern Corbett plans in Connecticut New London and New Britain amid alleged promoter moves and potential interference. Harris claims assurances exist while critics dispute the setup as bids for public trust fall short.
Aug 18 report notes no trace yet of John Thomas Allen, 11, missing from his home in the town for a week. An ad phrase about Cook's Imperial Extra Dry Champagne appears in the text as an unrelated insert.
A vintage advertisement promotes Dr Kilmer Swamp Root as a cure for kidney liver and bladder issues claiming it prevents fatal organ failure. It touts relief from urinary urgency and frequent night trips and offers free sample bottles and an informational book from Kilmer Co Binghamton NY.
Rain halted cycling at Charles River Park after the Elkes Champion paceline started. Elkes quit claiming unsafe wet tracks. Champion received first prize as officials stopped the event at 1313 miles. Mettling and McConnell race ended after one heat due to rain.
Yale’s Fred A Wenck and Harvard’s Charles Dodge with a New York A C team faced possible sanction by the Amateur Boxing Association of Great Britain. The Americans competed in a coronation tournament at the National Sporting Club under disputed rules, triggering an inquiry that may suspend Wenck and his peers and the British amateurs involved.
Watson J. Walker of Wakefield rode a mile in 1 minute 20 seconds on the State road near Wildcat Hill establishing a new world straightaway mile record for amateurs. The motor tandem paced him, as it did for the previous amateur record holder Frank B. Durish. The professional mark is 1 minute 16 and 16/100 seconds by Joseph Downey of Jamaica Plain.
Horace Wilson of the Empire City track arranged a match race between Prince Alert and Dan Patchen for the September 15 meeting. The two pacers race for a $3000 purse in a best two of three heats with the winner taking all. Both horses own a 2 003 4 record.
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