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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1893
Page
3
In a game plagued by heavy weather, Berger’s Bacon team escaped as a storm halted play. The Phillies dropped another crucial contest while the Giants landed hard blows, intensifying the race.
The Cincinnatis meet the Boston team this afternoon at the South End grounds with Motz joining Comiskey’s lineup as guardian of the first bag. Mike Sullivan will pitch as the club’s winning twirler, while Gostright is expected to pitch for the Bostons. Yesterday’s Pittsburgs game was postponed and it’s doubtful any game is played before Sept. 1. President Soden quipped about possible canoes and dories for a game.
New York defeated Cleveland 13 to 3 in a high scoring contest as Ward's lineup hammered Cuppy while Petty allowed runs in only one inning. Davis and Connor homered for New York and about 4000 fans watched. Hits were 15 for New York and 9 for Cleveland with 2 and 3 errors respectively. Pett y and Doyle opposed Cuppy and Gungon the battery.
Cincinnati hit Stein at will and fielded well as Murphy and Burns homered. Brooklyn could not solve Dwyer. Attendance about 2,000. Final score Cincinnati five to Brooklyn one. Hits Cincinnati 12 Brooklyn 6. Errors Cincinnati 1 Brooklyn 2. Se and Murphy, Stein and Kins batted for the teams.
Albany 13 Providence 9. Wilkesbarre 18 Buffalo 5. Troy 7 Springfield 6 in ten innings. Erie 9 Binghamton 7. Local league results show high scoring roads and close late innings with Albany and Wilkesbarre delivering big offensive outputs.
The report praises O Neils pitching against the Boston Reds in Fall River on Saturday. It notes Jack Boyle leading the Philadelphia sluggers, Gillen filling in at short for Pittsburg, and Hugh Jennings showing well for the Baltimores. Hart of Boston Reds shines defensively but struggles at bat. Labor Day clash scheduled between B A A and Worcester Athletic Club at Worcester Oval, with expectations high. Larry Twitchell batsthe ball, delivering three or four hits per game.
A poetic reminiscence celebrates a famed catcher named Ewing nicknamed Bread and Butter Buck. It recalls a career of sharp eyes and swift feet, meals of bread and butter, and later fading strength as a younger star rises. The speaker laments aging while praising past success and future succession in baseball’s long arc.
Marblehead Aug 21 Weld's cup race of the Eastern Yacht Club will be held Monday Aug 28 with racing from 10 45 in the forenoon from Haw Rock. Prizes list for schooners and sloops include Weld's cup and multiple cash awards ranging from 50 to 100 dollars. a second prize of 1 ps will be awarded if four or more entrants start in a class.
At Madison Square Garden on August 22 George Dixon and Billy Plimmer prepare for a keen six bout program. Dixon weighs 118 pounds at Coney Island and will shed two pounds if needed to meet the limit. Also featured are Con Coughlin versus Riordan, Denny Butler’s prospect, and Jack Hall versus Joe Walcott, the latter praised by manager Tom O Rourke.
Hubinger Bros. retired from racing after selling all their trotting horses in New Haven on August 21. Notable performers included C. T. L. 2 23% chestnut gelding and Budd Doble 2 28% gray mare, with brands Mary Karr 2 21%, Eunice 2 28%, Aggie 2 23%, Lady Maud 2 23%. A Worcester buyer purchased the lot for $10,000.
First race six furlongs Stonewell won with Correction second and Chesapeake third in 1 14. Second race one mile one furlong Banauet led Sabine second in 1:57 3-4. Third race four and one half furlongs Nahma won Black Hawk second Gordius third in 54 4. Fourth race seven furlongs Hammie won Perrier Jouet second Wormser third in 1:30 3-4. Fifth race one mile and one sixteenth Diablo first Miss Dixie second Anna B. third 1:50 1-2. Sixth race six furlongs Prig won eta second La Joya third in 1:14 3-4.
Carved results from Clifton New Jersey August 21 show Emblem winning the opening mile with Blizzard second and Harry Alonzo third in 1 45 1 2. Runaway captured the five furlongs with Captain Sinclair second and Hypatia third in 1 03 1 2. Mary S took the six and a half furlongs with Marshall second and Darkness third in 1 23 3 4. Clement won the five furlongs with Key West second and Tringle third in 1 03. Leonardo led the seven furlongs with Sea Bird second and Tom Flynn third in 1 31 1 2. Erikina prevailed at four and a half furlongs with Mohican second and Zingara third in 56 1 2.
The writer favors Harvest in the first race and Shelly Tuttle versus Grace Brown for place. Discount looks set to win the second race with Alesia as a strong place pick. Pick Nicker is touted to win the third handicap, Pepper as danger, Ironmaster for fourth. Vestibule to beat Kingston, Nomad favored in the finale. Post boasted five winners from six races yesterday.
In Gloucester New Jersey on August twenty first seven eighth mile race Chartreuse won with Extra second and Stringfellow third in 1 32. The six and a half furlong race went to Miss Nannie with Silver Queen second and Gray Forest third in 1 25 2. Uncertainty won the five eighths mile with Bobolink second Ella third in 1 06 2. The one mile event saw Chatham first Lizzie McDuff second Drizzle third in 1 45 3 4. Arch bishop won the five eighths mile with Little Bravo second Jene imp third in 1 06. Riehal led with Ralph second Grapeshot third in 57 4.
In the opening event at Saratoga on August 21, Pirate King finished first in five furlongs with Why Not second and Red Cross third in a time of 1 07 4. Race two saw M Galindo win seven furlongs, Highland second, Racine third. Time not specified. Flirtation captured five furlongs in 1 05 with Princess Himyara second and Strathflower third. Don Fulano led one mile with Martyrdom second and Elizabeth third. Patrolman won five furlongs in 0644 with Vee second and Tammany Hall third. Army artillery routed four and one half furlongs, Muffineer first, Wang second, third. Time 5914.
Today's Monmouth card lists six races with entries and weights. Notable horses include Harvest 109 Shelly Tuttle and Banquet 118 The Pepper 114 in the top long race, plus Nomad 114 Long Beach 114 and Count 112 in the featured distances.
At Claremont New Hampshire on August 21 Factory Boy driven by 85-year-old Charley Taylor won all three heats in 2.31 2.28 and 2.31. In the 2 50 class six starters included Remittance Bonnie Carlos Nina Honest John Phil Benton and Nelson with Nelson taking multiple heats to win the race time 2 44 4 2 36 2 40 2 30 2 44 2 39
The American Wringer Co offers 13 and 18 way extension wringers and a range of wringers including spring beds and Weepers. All kinds of wringers are repaired. Orders by mail tended to.
In Boston era politics the Greenhalge faction begins grooming a candidate for the November gubernatorial handicap. Colonel Ben Lovell and Henry A. Thomas initiate quiet steps in Cottage City while pledging loyal backing and hinting at forthcoming disclosures. Lovell signals confidence in victory at the convention.
Newport Aug 21 The New York Corinthian Racing Club postponed the annual sweepstakes due to thick mist and flying spray. The event will be sailed on a date between August and September 10, a bitter disappointment to the Corinthian sailors who preferred the heavy gale for better conditions.
Boston report says Cribb Club dispute is unfounded with old members denying truth of the attack. President Ham Brock defends club’s legality, listing 480 members and strong status next to Boston Athletic Club. Brock shows charter as proof. Also notes Lynn’s John Butler seeking fight with Jack Burke, and George Godfrey seeking a match with Captain Cooke with possible return of Old Chocolate this winter.
The Navahoe dropped out during the final leg of the Torbay contest as Britannia led the field. After three rounds Navahoe trailed by 7 minutes 7 seconds with one round remaining and withdrew shortly after.
In Newport Rhode Island August 21 a movement aims to stage the Corin thian Yacht Club race this week possibly Wednesday or Thursday. If the Astor cup race sails tomorrow the Corinthian race may be held Wednesday. The Pilgrim’s entry hinges on its willingness to race and on favorable wind.
Suffolk runners Bacon and other athletes are entered for the B A A games with over 150 individual entries expected. Notes mention possible absence of Bacon, rivalries in jumping, and a Poors? bicycle field at the NEAAU championships. Worcesters may counter with sleepers in the quarter and fast trials by King and Doherty.
In Bangkok on August 21, King of Siam met M Le Myre de Vilers, France’s special envoy for Siam France settlement details. The King renewed friendship assurances and expressed hope for continued amicable relations between the two nations.
A fierce Aug 21 northeaster disrupts port traffic from Block Island to Provincetown, delaying steamers, driving boats ashore, and flooding wharves. Cape Cod towns Middleboro Buzzards Bay Chatham Plymouth Provincetown report heavy damage to crops, fruit, and fisheries while Gray Gables sees wild seas. multiple vessels report distress or late arrivals.
President Reed of Abington & Rockland Electric Railway sought and obtained a court injunction preventing the New York New Haven Hartford Railroad from interfering with laying the Rockland grade crossing. Generals Allen and Maxwell represented the railroad. Early tensions rose as crews clashed, but no further trouble is anticipated. Governor Russell received the North Abington riot record dated Aug 16 and noted prior timely aid from the state.
Edward F. Phinney, jailed at Station 6, faced a South Boston court on murder charges in the death of Edward M. Shine. He pleaded not guilty, a continuance was granted, and he was remanded without bail as witnesses and investigations proceed amid family sympathy and a forthcoming funeral.
Winthrop C. Evans of Newburyport founder of the Beverly Printing Company is missing leaving unpaid bills. He started the business with Harry Reynolds, who left for the West after the firm failed to settle debts. Evans aged 18, a minor, sent word he was going west, as creditors seize presses and type.
Richard F Padden of Woonsocket Rhode Island arrived in Portsmouth New Hampshire and says from what he learned foul play is likely. He suggests Patrick J Padden the marine may have been a troublesome drinker who enlisted after causing trouble at home. He implies Patrick might have started a fight that led to his death.
An electric crew of four men B Archer George Warner Charles R Reynolds and T H Day sailed from Hartford toward Mid dle Haddam in a 25 foot yacht. A gaff rope broke and the vessel capsized in the channel near Wethersfield Cove sinking with two feet of mast above water. Day swam to shore for help while Reynolds exhaustedly tried to reach land and was rescued by a rower. The boat was later pulled into shallow water. Day suffered bruises and a congestive chill the following day.
Colonel Francis L. O Reilly of Woonsocket a leading Democrat is booked for the office of collector of the port of Providence. He has served in the General Assembly from Woonsocket and is a practicing lawyer. A delegate to several national conventions he has long been active in city and state political affairs for over two decades.
Edward Francis arrested for stealing cloth from Plymouth Rock Pants Company tells police of four starving babies at home. Inspector Barry exposes him as Frank Jackson alias Edward Watson. He has prior sentences: five months in 1888, six months in 1889, and three years in 1890 for larceny from express wagons.
Shanghai reports an icebreaker has been sent to Vladivostok to keep the harbor open for the Russian squadron on the east Asiatic coast. Its main duty will be to preserve the seal fisheries in Russian waters of the Behring Sea.
Public wheel on Thursday afternoon at City Hall before the ordinance committee regarding bell lamp and speed restrictions. George A Banker, the racer, likely to be reinstated. A racing board vote not unanimous may bar expulsion. Ohio member votes to accept Banker's amateur status. Transcontinental rider T R Lillie sets 57 days 12 hours from San Francisco to New York.
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