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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1903
Page
3
The National Paced Circuit winds down with star riders stationed around Boston. Revere hosts a $1000-a-side match race between Joe Nelson and Hugh MacLean, drawing crowds as Southern tours wane. Leander and Walthour top a 20-mile Cambridge test, while Nelson’s five-mile workout hints at record pace.
Berlin July 5 The German foreign office says a report that Germany intends presenting to the Cuban government claims for an indemnity for losses sustained by Germans during the recent war is untrue.
An air of jollity pervades Boylston street as Phelan and Steptoe at No 142 wear smiles. Clerks and hordes of contented customers leave smiling, drawn by shirts and hats that give real genuine satisfaction.
Medford paper reports Reverend George F. Cooke leading a crusade against Sunday golf and other Sunday sports. Medford Golf Club clubhouse closed, no players for two Sundays, club president awaiting a general meeting to decide next steps. The anti Sunday activities are seen as a precedent for other Massachusetts towns.
Boston Americans maintain top position with six wins in eight games last week, four games ahead of the Athletics. Nationals improve by taking two from Cincinnati and one holiday game in St Louis, with Tenney and Cooley the only .300 hitters. Six Americans hit over .200, Freeman and Young close. Future schedule includes home series against St Louis and Chicago.
Joe Nelson, after a 2 mile 1 10 workout, asked pacemaker Jimmy Hunter for five miles as fast as he wants to go. Hunter urged facing Caldwell for the pace. Albert Champion and Jimmy Moran plan training comebacks. De Guichard and Nelson clash for $1000 at Providence with Nelson supported by pace, while a Nelson Caldwell match race is eyed at Charles River Park. Swedes back Nelson’s bid against Caldwell. Tomorrow at Charles River Park Nelson aims to go a mile for a record before the Walthour Leander De Guichard race.
St Louis today at Huntington avenue and a ladies day tomorrow at the American league grounds. Kittredge and McAleer cannot come to terms. Kit likely to join Tom Loftus. Americans lead Athletics by four games while Chick Stahl may return this week. Stahl tops Collins in batting. Dougherty above .300 with brilliant fielding. Wiley Platt looks to have broken his hoodoo. Pratt wins eight innings. Lovells forfeited to Manchester. crowd disappointed. Massachusetts State league ends next Saturday. Brookline champion seeking semi pro games. John J. Ryan, 109 Washington St., Brookline. St. Louis Browns ride fast but endure 10 straight losses.
In Everett Washington last week a dramatic three out sequence unfolded with two runners on base. A liner to center started a tandem dash for home then Lent made a long throw to the plate. The catcher relayed to third for the force at third and a snap back to second completed the outs.
Police seek to identify a man found by two men at the Chardon and Green streets corner and brought to Relief Hospital on Friday. Dr. Stedman to perform an autopsy as physicians could not determine the cause of death after the man died shortly after arrival.
Boston defeated Chicago 1 to 7 in a National League match marked by injuries and protest. New York led 7 0 before Chicago rallied with key hits by Mertes and Van Haltren, while Bresnahan filled in for Warner after a finger injury. Umpire ruling cited Rule 27 Section 1 as Chicago protested the substitution. likely a replay if upheld. Attendance 12,000.
National League matchups list Philadelphia at Pittsburgh Brooklyn at Cincinnati with game expectations and venue notes implied for upcoming schedule coverage.
Boston bats hot with 11 hits as Moran and Carney pace the attack to defeat the Cardinals 9 to 5. Malarkey scuffed but bested McFarland late while Williams and Aubrey commit multiple errors in a wild fielding game. Boston uses early scoring bursts and late insurance to seal the win.
In Cincinnati Ohio on July 5 Brooklyn outslugs Cincinnati 12 to 6 as Ruthoff Garvin and others falter on the mound. Vickers injures Corcoran and leaves the shortstop sidelined. Donlin Sacrifice hit. Dahlen Dolan Ritter collect two and three base hits. Suthoff Harper Schmidt Garvin each own one of the 12 runs. Attendance 8500.
Major league slate lists St Louis at Boston Chicago at New York Detroit at Philadelphia and Cleveland at Washington highlighting opener style matchups among American League clubs. The fragment notes four games with prominent city matchups, indicating a regional poll of early season action.
The schedule lists Manchester visiting Lowell Nashua playing Concord Haverhill facing Fall River and Lawrence traveling to New Bedford for upcoming league games.
A compiled directory listing numerous clubs and managers for youth and amateur baseball teams. Entries include club names such as Warwick A. C. and Marbo A. C. with age ranges from 13 to 19, plus contact addresses like 51 Greenwich street and 656 Seventh street.
Chicago voiced strong objections as Bresnahan led New York to a victory in a high profile national game. The protest reflected city sentiment during a tense sports clash, with officials reviewing the events and players' conduct after the final whistle.
A long roster lists clubs and coaches for various age groups across Boston neighborhoods. Entries name teams such as Admirals Roxbury Reds Mystic s and Fenway Juniors with coaches and street addresses for organizers and venues across Charlestown Dorchester Roxbury East Boston Cambridge Somerville and surrounding areas.
The crack O Connell eleven seeks games with top New England teams under Gae lic rules for $100 a side. Manager Eugene Sullivan will be at the Post Wednesday evening at o'clock to arrange a series of games. A forfeit will be posted.
Greenwich July 5 The Indian Harbor Yacht Club regatta committee finds Constitution protest against the Reliance not sustained and rules that the Reliance won the 90 footers race on June 19.
Lenox Athletic Club promotes Patsy McKenna of the North End against Albert Delmont of Medford in a 12 round main event to decide the New England bantam champion. The card lists preliminaries FitzGerald vs Coppinger and Hanlon vs Griffin, plus notes on recent bouts by Gans and Gardner and comments on boxing politics.
Yesterday afternoon Chief Oakes and officers surrounded a house at 510 Ocean Avenue. A scramble followed as a large gambling party tried to flee. Nine men were arrested, cards and money seized, names including Frank McCarthy John Robertson William Crowley Maurice Robertson J Kesserman Paul Deasy Abryyn Cohen and John Philips.
Memorial services were held yesterday afternoon at the Soldiers Home Chelsea under the Boston district Sons of Veterans. Camps from Somerville Medford Malden Cambridge Chelsea Watertown Everett South Boston Dorchester Melrose Charlestown and Roxbury participated. Daughters of Veterans attended with solos by several performers and a eulogy on the unknown dead.
In the Municipal Court of Pemberton square judges Adams and Parmenter will handle a day of unusually high cases. Over 300 drunks and 100 miscellaneous arrests were recorded as of Saturday, due to a holiday closing of courts. Non residents totaled 72 with Station 38 West Bend producing 42 arrests, nearly matching Friday.
Surgeons at the Relief Station in Haymarket square treated dozen Fourth of July injuries Sunday afternoon after a 2 PM rush. Recipients include William Sullivan with a cartridge wound to a finger and Alice Murphy with a burned hand, among others from Charlestown Dorchester Roxbury East Boston and the West End.
Arthur Austin a 20 year old law student from New York City lies in Stamford Hospital in a critical state after a playfully fired loaded revolver by his younger brother. The incident occurred as the brother warned him to rise or be shot while Arthur slept. Doctors have yet to determine his prognosis.
Attendance at yesterday’s Gaelic school session at 1151 Washington Street was lighter due to the holiday but the crowd showed strong enthusiasm for an Irish language address by the superintendent. He praised school football on the Common and announced a $100 city appropriation to seed prizes for proficiency in spoken Irish. P J O Daly was named to attend the Boston national teachers convention to advocate Irish language from an educational angle. Daniel Sullivan read an Irish poem, Geoffrey Keating sang in Irish, and D J O Sullivan gave an English recitation.
Isaac P Sears a longtime Rockport citizen and building contractor died by hanging in his barn this morning. Once active in politics he served in the Legislature and as a Selectman. He retired recently and is survived by his widow and four sons.
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