National League Matchups Across Boston and New York
Cincinnati plays Boston in a two game series while Cleveland visits New York. Pittsburgh travels to Pittsburgh? (Note: text provided appears garbled. teams and venues partially unreadable.)
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1898
Page
3
Cincinnati plays Boston in a two game series while Cleveland visits New York. Pittsburgh travels to Pittsburgh? (Note: text provided appears garbled. teams and venues partially unreadable.)
The Bostons and Cincinnatis will play two games on the South End grounds today with pennant hopes. Both teams seek wins, with local chances favoring a Boston sweep or at least a split if they sustain last week’s pace.
In Chicago on August 21 the Orphans won both ends of a doubleheader against Brooklyn. They scored three earned runs in the first inning of the opener off Callahan but were blank thereafter. Thornton threw a perfect game in the second, shutting out the opposition with no hits. Attendance was 7,000 for the first game and 0 for the second.
At Paterson Lancaster Paterson beat Lancaster 7 to 3. At Newark Newark defeated Reading 4 to 1. In a second game Newark scored 11 to Reading 5. At Montreal Montreal lost to Buffalo 8 to 6. Gileven innings noted.
The article sketches New England players and teams in exhibition and league action. It cites Etnas of West Somerville at Apollo Garden, Carters of Franklin with Bone at short, and Benches of Syracuse with Lewiston and Weymouth alumni. It mentions umpire Toby Lyons, Lizzie Arlington, and old timers Kilroy Donahue Griffith, plus Stivetts and Kelly in historic Boston-Cleveland matchups.
President Ebbetts outlines a campaign for an entirely new infield this season. George Maxoon emerges as the strongest candidate to replace Billy Shindle. Pittsburg has averaged under four runs per game and won half their games.
The week features Downey and McBride in a twenty-five round clash at Greater New York A C with a disputed prior decision under review. Dave Sullivan vs Sally Smith headlines Sept 2 at Coney Island for the featherweight world title with Sullivan training hard at 122 pounds. Billy Smith faces Matt Matthews in a welterweight title bout at Lenox A C with a likely bruising contest.
An advertisement proclaims Munyon's Rheumatism Pellets cure lumbago sciatica and all rheumatic pains with Munyon's Doctors offering free consultation and treatment. The copy markets a universal remedy and attributing efficacy to the product and company.
In Quebec on Aug 21 Hon. Charles Russell announced Ireland's bid to enter the America's Cup with Sir Thomas Lipton backing an Irish yacht named Shamrock built at Harland & Wolff Belfast. Russell said Lipton aims for a fair fight without conditions, with an Irish crew and a strong desire to elevate Ireland's standing in yachting.
The Royal St. Lawrence Yacht Club backed Duggan and the double hulled Dominion as defender after a tense sailing committee vote. Commodore James Ross, financier and Duggan’s employer, influenced the result, while critics label Duggan’s conduct unsportsmanlike. The Montreal Metropolitan notes American yachtmen rebuffed the club’s reception, citing perceived unfair treatment and rules ambiguity about catamaran designs.
The schedule outlines a busy week with events at Cape Cod Y R A in Provincetown, Quincy challenge cup for 21-footers in Hull Bay, Seawamhaka knockabout with Philadelphia Corinthians in Oyster Bay, Wellfleet Y R A open, Hull Y R A open for raceabouts, Fall River open, American cruise to Squam Beverly club meeting with informal racing Wings Neck Buzzards Bay Cohasset knockabouts and half-raters Corinthian Marblehead Squam half-rater interclub with Manchester 15 footers Taunton open regatta Woods Hole West Falmouth open.
A Manila despatch reports that Spanish resistance during the American attack on Manila was largely nominal to preserve honor. It notes Governor General Augustin’s escape allegedly planned, Dewey’s awareness, and Spanish losses of 200 killed and 400 wounded. Insurgents faced limits, and General Merritt orders continuity of provisional government with strong penalties for native resistance.
Madrid report says England delivered a note to Spain asking for explanations on fortifications near Gibraltar. The note cites the buildings as unjustified despite the good relations between the two nations.
Various East Boston teams and clubs from Dorchester Roxbury and Cambridge issue Labor Day tryout pleas seeking games with out of town or strong local squads. Multiple clubs list contact names and addresses, ages from 11 to 16, open dates September 3 and 7, and half or full expenses for opponents.
The Gaelic school at 1371 Washington Street resumes weekly Sunday sessions from 3 to 6 PM in University Hall after renovations. New members have joined the roll, and free Gaelic instruction and beginner books will be provided. The next quarterly entertainment is set for Michaelmas Day, with the Gaelic Miscellany to publish Gaelic English translations and a feature on Irish place names.
In East Newark last night Willie Toy a Chinese launderman turned private of Company C Fourth Virginia Volunteers drew attention by wearing Angele Sam's uniform. The incident followed confusion after the call for volunteers and a unit was sent to Jacksonville.
The British steamer Tampico under Captain Wallace, sailing from Baltimore on August 5, is aground off Maassluis ten miles west of this port. The cargo is being discharged.
The J. C. Morgan struck Black Rock off La Have last night and sank immediately. The schooner Consom arrived in Liverpool Nova Scotia this morning with the captain and crew aboard, delivering the crew to safety and noting cargo destined for here and Lockport.
The schooner Eva L. H. from Bank Quero reports one crew member, Robert Locke, fell from the bowsprit and drowned near Canso. Locke, a Shelburne Nova Scotia native, was unmarried.
The British steamer Toledo commanded by Captain Wishart, sailing from Galveston July 29 to Rotterdam, struck Grim Rock near the Scilly Islands in dense fog and foundered in 2½ fathoms of water. A lifeboat was launched and all aboard were saved, many in night clothing.
British steamer Lorle under Captain Grahl stranded in fog off West Dunkirk after arriving from Quebec on August 7. Crew were rescued.
The British steamer Knight Errant under Captain Williams, arriving from New York, is aground at Blankensee near Prussia after docking at Hamburg on the 19th.
El Porvenir, a local weekly edited by Enrique Trujillo of New York, accuses General Shafter of surrendering the town to anarchy and pillage and criticizes the garrison for crimes worse than those of the Spaniards. The paper laments lack of civil courts and jail for liquor sellers while others evade enforcement. It ends by telling Shafter to leave the town, vowing to speak out.
Engineers from the Navy Department arrive at Naval Station for Samoa to prepare proposals for a Pago Pago Harbor station. F. P. Chambers of New York is chief engineer. Contractors submit plans as the contract is likely to be awarded within a week. A ship will sail to the islands shortly after award and expedition preparations begin.
Princeton football outlook shifts as Captain Kelly resigns to enlist in Battery A Philadelphia and serves in Porto Rico. Arthur Hillebrand of Le Mars Iowa is elected to replace him, after two years as a tackle and experienced in multiple football positions.
AP correspondence from Santiago de Cuba describes Spanish prisoners en route to transport ships Alicante and Bessie, many sick and emaciated from camp dysentery. The article notes ambulances, tents on docks, and growing debate in town over care for a vanquished foe as 9000 prisoners remain.
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