Played Good Bal but Ratt in the Eighth Beaten by Tailenders
In a tight finish the Ratt fell to the tailenders after a strong start. Before a handful of colonels the contest swung late with the final pair sealing the outcome.
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1896
Page
3
Baseball matchups in early leagues and cities listed
The schedule lists Boston at Louisville Brooklyn at Cleveland Baltimore at Chicago Philadelphia at Cincinnati Pittsburg at Washington New York at St Louis in the New England and Eastern Leagues with Bangor at Fall River Augusta at New Bedford Lewiston at Brockton Portland at Pawtucket.
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Louisville
Boston
Asese
Cleveland
Brooklyn
Washington
Pittsburg
New York
St Louis
Chicago
Baltimore
Cincinnati
Cops
Philadelphia
Eseseees
Baltimore Beeeetseee
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St. Louis
New England
Bangor
Fall River
Augusta
New Bedford
Lewistom
Brockton
Portland
Pawtucket
Louisville Colonels Defeat Boston as Wolf Moderates Game
Louisville won behind Wolf as umpire and Frazer on the mound. Boston tied it in the fifth with Hamilton’s homer, but Louisville pulled ahead with hits and errors, ending 6 to 3 amid onlookers, delays, and a police ejection in the stands.
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Louisvilaue
Louisville
Wolf
Boston
Tim Keefe
Colonels
Frazer
Jimmy Collins
Clingman
McCreery
Clark
Miller
Holmes
Collins
Bristow
Louisvilles
Lewis
Hamilton
Tenney
Bannon
Long
Clarke
Berger
Dexter
Hassamaer
Tucker
Cassidy
Duffy
McCreary
Lowe
Miler
Jack Crooks
Rogers
Louisville AB
E McCreery
Leataiais
Creesssees
Porcesess Cooese
AB. R. TR
Homeruon
Wis
Jay
Baltimore Triumphs In Sensational Ninth Inning Show
Chicago reports Baltimore won today in a sensational game of the season with a dramatic ninth inning rally by the visiting team.
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Chicago
Baltimore
Chicago Triumphs Over Baltimore In Late Victory
In a windy ballpark, Chicago defeated Baltimore as Anson hit a late homer with three on, ending the game after Lanse’s fly to center. Attendance around 5,000. Final score shows Baltimore 5 Chicago 14 with strong hitting from Chicago and errors split 4 to 3. Batteries were Hoffer Esper Clarke and Terry Donohue.
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Lanse
Anson
Baltimore
Crighho
Chicago
Hoffer
Esper
Clarke
Terry
Donohue
New York and St Louis Tie in Rainy Chicago Tilt
Umpire Keefe sparked a protest by Van Der Ahe as the game ended tied after eight innings in a rain shortened meeting. Cross and Tiernan homered for St Louis while McFarland and Meeking started as substitutes in a tense contest marked by disputed calls and errors.
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ST. Louis
Keefe
McFarland
Meeking
van der Ahe
Cross
Tiernan
New York
St. Lows
Csvessoesoees
Sullivan
Wilson
Donohue
Murphy
Cleveland Beats Brooklyn In Tight Baseball Clash
Cleveland wins 3 to 1 over Brooklyn after rallying three timely hits in the eighth inning. Wallace and Zimmerman sparred on the mound for Cleveland while Payne pitched for Brooklyn and Grim caught. Brooklyn committed one error as Cleveland tallied seven hits to Brooklyn's six.
Washington Beats Pittsburg After Rain Delays
Rain hampered play through six innings as Washington overcame wet balls to take a 6 to 2 victory over Pittsburg. Attendance was 4000 with Mercer and McGuire pairing for Washington and Hawley and Sugden for Pittsburg. Washington collected 10 hits to Pittsburg's 11.
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Washington
Hawk
Pittsburg
Mercer
McGuire
Hawley and Sugden
Cincinnati Defeats Philadelphia on Errors and Poor Base Running
Bad fielding errors and poor base running cost Philadelphia as Cincinnati won. Foreman pitched superbly after the third inning with strong support behind him. Attendance 4600. Final hits were Cincinnati 11 Philadelphia 12 with Philadelphia making six errors to Cincinnati’s one. Foreman and Pietz led batting with Keener and Grady.
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Cincinnati
Philadelphia
Foreman
Pietz
Keener
Grady
Brockton Beats Lewiston In Puzzle of a Game
Brockton defeated Lewiston 8 to 4 in a nine inning baseball game. Attendance was 700 as Brockton built a late surge and held off Lewiston with 9 hits and 4 errors by Lewiston. Korwan pitched for Brockton with J Shea behind the plate and Forred and Messitt catching for Lewiston.
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Brockton
Korwan
Lewiston
J. Shea
Forred
Messitt
Fall River Narrowly Avoids Shutout by Bangor
Fall River falls short 6 to 1 as Bangor survives with steady pitching by Stevens and solid support. Attendance 6500. Battery Stevens and Rupert for Fall River Horner and Hayes for Bangor.
Pawtucket Beats Portland In Low-Scoring Tilt
Pawtucket won today behind strong pitching by Herr who scattered hits. Both teams fielded well with 350 in attendance. Score shows Pawtucket 3 1 0 7 9 0 0 1 Portland 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1. Base hits Pawtucket 13 Portland 10. Errors 1 each. Batteries Herr Yeager Woods Duncan.
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Pawtucket
R. I
Herr
Portland
Cs.cccces
Yeager
Woods
Duncan
New Bedford Defeats Augusta In One-Sided Game
New Bedford beat Augusta 11 to 1 in New Bedford Mass. on July 6. Augusta scored its lone run in the ninth inning as 200 fans watched. Base hits favored New Bedford 12 to 6, with 3 errors by each side. Monahan and Murphy partnered on the mound for New Bedford with Dilworth and Butier catching for Augusta.
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New Bedford
Mass
Augusta
Ausubia
Monahan
Murphy
Dilworth
Butier
Gannon Shuts Down Stars as Bisons Win Thriller
Buffalo earned a 4 to 3 victory over Syracuse in Buffalo N Y on July 6. Kid Gannon allowed only three hits and delivered the decisive run in the ninth with two on base. Attendance 2260. Final: Buffalo 4 Syracuse 3. Hits Buffalo 9 Syracuse 3. Errors Buffalo 2 Syracuse 4. Batteries Gannon Smith Whitehill Willis Hess.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Bisons
Kid Gannon
Poavethck
Syracuse
Gannon and Smith
Whitehill
Willis
Hess
Hartford Beats Paterson In Ninth Inning Rally
Hartford wins 3 to 2 at home after Bottens triples with two out and House singles in the ninth. MecMackin and Leeds pitched well for Paterson while Hartford errors total two. Final line shows Hartford 5 hits 2 errors and Paterson 8 hits 4 errors.
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Hartford
Conn
Bottens
House
Hartfords
MecMackin
Leeds
Sac
Paterson
Smith
McMackin
Ellon
Toronto Beats Rochester In Tight Hall of Fame Game
Toronto and Rochester split the hard hitting affair as Toronto edges Rochester by one run. O'Brien and Smith homered for Toronto while Mulvey left with a sore hand in the fourth. Attendance 250. Final score details show Toronto 3 Rochester 1 with 15 hits to 14 and equal errors. Batteries Dineen Casey for Toronto Lovett Boyd for Rochester.
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Toronto
Rochester
O’brien
Smith
Mulvey
Dineen
Casey
Lovett
Boyd
Baltimore Signs Joe Quinn
Baltimore today signed Joe Quinn after a deal announced in Chicago. Quinn joins the club as a new player as of July 6 with terms not disclosed.
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Baltimore
Joe Quinn
Chicago
Baltimore Today
Olympian Games to Be Held by Knickerbocker A C in October
The Knickerbocker Athletic Club formerly Manhattan plans Olympian games at Columbia Oval in October. Events include discus throw and a marathon distance race aligned with the April Olympian games. The course will start and finish at Columbia Oval and run through upper city roads.
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New York
The
Peninsula A C Games Postponed To Next Saturday
The Peninsula A C games scheduled for Farragut day at South Boston were delayed due to a drowning accident and will now be held next Saturday afternoon at Commonwealth Park or Deans field. Entries remain open to South Boston athletes.
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Peninsula A. C
South Boston
Farragut
Commonwealth Park
Dean's Field
Yale Crew Prepares for Grand Challenge Race
The Yale eight rows at Henley for the last practice before the grand challenge heat against Leander. Treadway breaks his foot brace again, Dr. McDowell’s repaired boat is ready, and Yale’s condition is praised while Leander’s strength is noted.
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Henley
Yale
Leander Rowing Club
Treadway
Dr. McDowell
Caius
Leander
Tinglish hurdler Shaw avoids Chase US meet
Godfrey Shaw, Tinglish sprint hurdler, says he has no plan to travel to America to run Stephen Chase the American champion. He would join an amateur team if formed but refuses any specific match with the American ace.
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London
Godfrey Shaw
America
Stephen Chase
Shaw
Donovan's Fast Sprint Exhibition at Natick Pace Park
Piper Donovan, America's top professional sprinter, ran a 100 yard dash in 9.5 seconds against a pacing horse at Outing Park Natick. Officially a world record time was claimed but the result was not allowed due to a suffocation at the finish point.
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Natick
Outing Park
Saturd
Piper Donovan
Donovan
America
Boxing Gossip from Pittsburg and New York Circuits
Peter Maher defeated a local heavyweight George Shankey with a return cross to the jaw before trading three rounds with Frank Slavin. Reports discuss upcoming bouts, retiree-turned-backer Jim Barclay’s death, Mike Breslin’s return to New York, and O'Donnell and Sullivan's disputed records. Eddy Connolly faces lightweights with a string of knockout wins, while Johnny Murphy eyes England for Pedler Palmer and George V. O’Hey.
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Pittsburg
Peter Maher
Carpenter
George Shankey
Maher
Shankey
Peter
Dreamland
Frank Slavin
Slavin
Joe Butler
Caledonian Club
Philadelphia
Henry Baker
Chicago
Butler
Brooklyn
Jim Barclay
New York
Barclay
Morrissey
Poole
Heenan
Bill Poole
Stanwix Hall
Mike Breslin
Maspeth
O'Donnell
Jim Dwyer
Manhattan Club
Owen Sullivan
England
Sullivan
Eddy Connolly
Dick O’brien
Coney Island
Bates
Jack Downe
Macenaee
Downey
Eddy
Inquirer
Mike Sears
Mike
Little
Boston
Johnny Murphy
Murphy
Pedler Palmer
National Sporting Club of London
Johnny
Aes
WH RECOMMEN Tre spectal ND Shaw 191 mont
A fragmented notice urges action by individuals named Shaw and others. It requests contact or written response at once regarding a long overdue matter dated 191 months prior. The incomplete OCR limits precise details.
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Shaw
Mont
Satanic wins dramatic Boston Harbor race over Tacoma
In a close 300 stake match off Spectacle Island the Satanic skippered by William Daly Jr and Mel Woods overtook the Tacoma after a hard fought duel. Tacoma started with a 50 second lead but Satanic finished at 3 38 40 to 3 40 14 with a 40 second time allowance and handicap.
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Satanic
Tacoma
William Daly, Jr
Rever
Satanic Slid Out From the Yacht Club
Rideout
Fort Independence
Mel Woods
Mel
Spectacle Island
Leeward
Boston Harbor
Long Island
Sculpin Ledge
Scalpin Ledge
Mel’” Woods
William Harrison
Ted"’ Sullivan
George Gurley
Harrison Gray Otis
Strike at Ginn Co. Plant Prompts Union Action in Cambridge
About 115 workers at Ginn & Co. in Cambridge walk out citing discrimination after non union hire. International Typographical Union leaders call for restoration of strikers and a year long agreement governing wages, union membership, hiring, and dispute procedures with the firm.
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William B. Prescott
International Typographical Union
Ginn & Co
Cambridge
Harvard
Indianapolis
Ind
Charles G. Wilkins
Ginn Publishing Company
Ginn
Wilkins
Quinn
J. H. Ward
sia@ll
Ginn, & Co
International Brotherhood of Bookbinders
International Brotherhood of Bookiiders
Fighth
Main Street
First Street
Hanover Street
Murray
Worcester’s sole cycling cop Bunk Hill tops sprint race
George H. Hill known as Bunk Hill is Worcester’s bicycle squad's only officer. Appointed three weeks ago on Park Avenue he rides a Dayton with an 86 gear and weighs 165 pounds at age 30. He has been active with the scorchers and earns praise from Billy Corcoran who notes Sanger and Cooper signed for the August meet. A policemen’s race features Boston and New York teams, with Boston coppers testing today at 10 am to earn a spot at the Ice Fund meet on July 2 at Manhattan Beach track.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George H. Hill
Worcester
Park Avenue
Hill
Dayton
Billy Corcoran
Sanger
Cooper
Boston
New York
Ice Fund
Manhattan Beach
Boston detective drama ends as Miss Biggs disrupts police HQ
Anna Louise Biggs formerly of Bristol now living in Boston created a scene at Pemberton square last night. She followed Houghton and Dutton detective and her escort to police headquarters shouting I am Queen Elizabeth and the head of the Christian Endeavor. She claimed the lieutenant warned her. Inspectors and reporters witnessed her tirade on Boston’s wickedness after an exam by Dr Jelley at Station 5 concluded she was released.
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Anna Louise Biggs
Bristol
Eng
Boston
Pemberton Square
Houghton & Dutton
Miss Biggs
Leutenant
Queen Elizabeth
Inspector Morrissey
Jelley
Harry M. Frost
Winthrop Society
Edgehill Park
Shirley Avenues
Columbus Orchestra
Winthrop Yacht Club
Banjo and Mandolin
Lillian Bullock
Charles Landy
Mark Richardson
D. A. Ahern
James R. Armington
Harry W. Hall
Minot Beacham
George L. Cade
Edwin Howard
Shirley
Crest Avenue
Charley Grant
Shirley Casino
Mamsie Learnard
Heney
Alma
W. H. Myrick
Eclipse
A. W. Chesterton
Myrtle
E. A. Cook
William Ridgeway
L. H. Harrington
Pneumatic Mail Petition Up for Hearing in Boston
A Boston Board of Aldermen hearing Petitions from the Boston Pneumatic Transit Company seeks to lay pipes for transmitting mail and packages across principal streets with free city service in return. A prior petition was vetoed by Mayor Curtis. Hearing set for July 20.
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Boston Pneumatic Transit Company
United States
Boston
Curtis
Quincy
Blue Hill Avenue
West End Street Railway
Adamns Street
Dorchester
Adams Street
Neponset Avenue
Dorchester Avenue
Gravesend race winnings distribution revealed by Brooklyn Jockey Club
Official list from Gravesend shows fourteen days of racing totaling eighty six races with winners across a wide field. Blemton stables top the prize purse at $24 100 followed by Matt Byrnes $18 005 and P J Dwyer $13 000, listing many owners and amounts.
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Gravesend
H. D. MclIntyre
Brooklyn Jockey Club
Blemton Stables
Matt Byrnes
P. J. Dwyer
J. J. McCafferty
Trowbridge & Co
O Neck Stable
R. L. Rose
Lohman & Co
W. C. Daly
James McCormick
Erie Stable
J. McLaughlin
F. Burlew
J. KE. Madden
J. W. Rogers
R. M. Murray & Co
M. F. Stephenson
A. J. Joyner
James Corbett
Covington & Kent
Perry Belmont
J McLear
J. Webb
W. B. Jennings
W. Hayward
W. Donohue
William Walker
Broad Hollow Stable
W. A. Chapler
Charles Littlefield
C. Jacobs
Stockwell
F. L. Parker
J. C. Carr
William Jennings
Gibbons & Co
Sensation
James Blute
W. P. Burch
J. Kneale
Warship Pursuits Tug and Vessels Off Florida Gulf
A tug named the Three Friends was chased by a US warship Alphonso XII near Key West and the Gulf reef route. Reports say the chase involved a large three masted vessel and possible actions by the Maine and Raleigh, with diverging sightings of the pursuing ship. Alarms and rumors spread as observers watched from shore.
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Keyst
Fla
Gulf
United States
Charles D. Hariiet
George
Ubjad
Key Wests
Three Friends
Alphonso XII
Bigge
Maine
United Si
Conan
Raleigh
Lawrence Realization Stakes Looms at 5000 Added Money
Mystic entries close Thursday as Lawrence opens a four day meet. Two pace events draw eighteen and eight entries respectively with notable riders Benson H. Whifield Tom L. and Allen Boy among contenders. Realization stakes offer 5000 added for 1898. entries close July 15 for both races.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mystic
Lawrence
Benson H. Whifield
Tom L
Allen Boy
Coney Island Jockey Club
Brookline Burglary Strikes House on Monsewall Avenue
Residents report a second floor thief entered the house of Miss H. A. Bullard on Monsewall Avenue and took about 500 dollars worth of jewelry including four champ pins a gold watch and chain and two rings. The theft occurred around 10 o clock Sunday night after an unlocked door was left in the parlor where guests were present.
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Brookline
George Stearns
Caleb Chase
H. A. Bullard
Sewall Avenue
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