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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1899
Page
3
In the sixth game Killen's sharp moves and curved pitches confused the Westerners. His support from teammates was strong, helping secure a narrow, tactical win.
Chicago meets Boston while St Louis faces Brooklyn and Pittsburgh travels to New York. Cleveland visits Philadelphia with Louisville in Baltimore and Cincinnati at Washington in a loaded NL schedule.
Chicago took the lead early and held Boston to few threats as Killen and Taylor battled. Tenney Green and Frisbie sparked Boston’s late surge with key plays, but Chicago’s defense and pitching sealed a 4 0 win, tying the series and keeping the champions in contention.
In a tight game Cunningham worked nine innings for the Orioles as Louisville led 12 to 3 after nine but Baltimore pushed late before falling short. Key plays include Dexter stealing, Clarke Ritchey and Magoon producing later hits, with Nops and Cunningham striking out multiple batters. Attendance 1219.
The Brooklyns raced to an early lead and never trailed as Dahlen belted a three-run drive with two on in the third, followed by solid Brooklyn hitting in the fourth. McBride relieved Sudhoff and also homered as Dunn pitched well with strong support. The score:
New York scored 4 runs to Pittsburgs 1 as Carrick excelled on the mound. Errors by Van Haltren and Gleason cost New York a possible shutout. Batted for Chesboro in ninth. game notes include hits by Van Haltren Tiernan Davis Grady Donovan, and a stolen base by Van Haltren. Attendance about 500.
Washington team takes lead in ninth after Cincinnati miscues then holds on for a 10 to 6 victory. Freeman hits his eleventh home run of the season and Padden Breitenstein contribute two base hits as Washington outscored Cincinnati in a late rally. Swartwood and Smith umpire.
Louisville saw the Colonels overpower the Orioles with early hits as of July 12. Nops supplied key offense, helping the Colonels build a commanding lead in a decisive game.
Taunton defeats Portland 8 to 6 as Grig fenger injures elbow and exits. McLeod takes hits, Kellogg and Grove lead with multiple safeties. Earned runs Taunton 6 Portland 4. Key plays include stolen bases by Grant Kelloger King Pulsifer and double plays by Jim Smith Conroy Taft Grady Kellogg Burrill. Attendance 400. Time unspecified. Umpire Kelly.
Pawtucket powered to an 11 6 win over Manchester as Corridon shut the visitors down after a rough stretch in the sixth. Kennedy walked four and Corridon fanned two as Pawtucket built a big sixth inning. Merritt, Cotter and Murphy shone defensively for Manchester amid the miscues, while Corridon earned the win with nine bases allowed through six frames. Attendance was listed at 400.
In a pitchers battle at Newport this afternoon Newport held Brockton scoreless while scoring two runs. Attendance was 250 as Supple umpired. highlights include sacrifice hits by Clancey and Hanna and a double play by Knox and Breckenridge.
In a series of reported scores and fields, Meriden Mam Meriden tied six to six at six innings, called due to darkness. New London beat Derby four to zero. New Haven edged Bris ol six to. Norwich routed Rochester eight to intertiogt. Syracuse and Springfield split games with scores four each in game one and a second game hosted in Syracuse. Newark faced Reading four, New ar t, while Allentown defeated Lancaster seven to.
Pawtucket Rhode Island July 12 directors voted to reduce player salaries by ten percent. A majority already agreed to the cut and officials expect the team to finish the season without difficulty.
Callahan may pitch for the visitors to Gay though troubled with a lame side. J Louis loses in Brooklyn while Hanlon’s Colts beat a strong club. Hughey Jennings returns at short with Dahlen third Daly second and An a 8 first for Brooklyn. Philadelphia club protests umpires Lynch and Connolly amid home and road games. Buck Ewing targets Reds’ removal. Fall River seeks guarantees for week games while preparing rubber match with New Bedford at Crescent Park mid August. McCreery out sick or injured.
Newport RI July 12 The opening race between the Columbia and the Defender may be moved to July 21 from July 20 due to repairs on the Defender’s boom and the Columbia’s new steel mast. Committee chairman Herman B. Duryea said the second race would be July 25, with racing continuing indefinitely after that. The number of races is not yet set, as the goal is ample practice and testing of speed for both vessels.
The yacht Defender reached Bristol from New York at a forenoon hour and will stay until the bent steel boom from the Sandy Hook race is fixed. Meanwhile the steel mast for the Columbia, under construction, should be completed in about ten days.
Eddie McDuffee Boston middle distance rider has gone to a health resort in Massachusetts for rest after a fall at New Bedford with Joe Downey. Doctors fear abdominal muscle damage but do not confirm rupture. He trains despite pain and eyes a comeback at the LA national meet next month after Montreal championships.
Newton inventor Freelon G Stanley offers 3000 to race his motor machine against any rival in a Charles River Park event during the Los Angeles W meet. A horse might run the same distance inside the cement track to equalize racing. Stanley proclaims his machine may beat a locomotive on a straight run and opens the contest to all challengers.
Mr A D C Newcomb announces a white ribbon century to South Framingham due to better roads and shade. Ladies pace from Copley Square at 9, with other divisions at 10 led by Maine Hampston Hovey Campbell Brown Julian. Major Taylor leaves the national I A W circuit claiming small prizes and trains at Charles River with a new steam motor machine. Electric lights brighten Charles River Park for the L A meet. Pearson, Farnham, and Berle train at the Metropolis track while Century Road Club prepares for a 100 mile ride aiming to break Boston records. Elkes, Pierce and Stevens race at Manhattan Beach. Michael bets big sums but refuses a bike race. Bald shifts to motor tandems and plans a 15 mile race, others eye Woodside Park and the river carnival benefit at Walthem July 2. A four cornered motor tandem at Waltham on July 2% and a Charles River Park meet follow. Elkes to ride a five mile event, and Fred Titus reenters in a gas colphin race. A Baltimore rider, Frank Clark, starts a 1400 mile trip on a cycle powered by naptha engines, with cost of 8 cents per mile. The St Louis N C A has track secured.
Readers are urged to seek the longest water journey offered by the Plant line through destinations in Boston by tolifax Hawkes and related routes, with routing via the wharf avenue and adjacent harbor access points. The ad highlights an air' inf experience tied to Plant line trees and local wharf infrastructure for summer travel.
Terry McGovern of Brooklyn and Pedlar Palmer of London were matched for a four and a half round bout at the Estchester A. C. on September 1. The purse is $10,000 with the 110 pound world title at stake and each boxer to receive 15 percent of receipts from the battle photos.
A Chicago syndicate of sportsmen will bid 75000 for the Jeffries Sharkey boxing match and seek police approval to stage it in a roofless arena on the South Side. Promoters will deposit 10000 as good faith once boxing is permitted in Chicago.
Chicago promoters offer a record purse potentially exceeding $60,000 for a fall Jeffries Sharkey battle. They plan an open air 20 000 seat arena with gate receipts plus boxers sharing views at ringside. The bid war includes San Francisco and Lenox clubs, with Coney Island and Glen Park figures guiding ground choice. Dixon defeats White in Louisville with machine like left punches, McGovern Palmer talks, McFadden quits manager Roche, and boxing moves to July 4 plans at Fleetwood and Pelican clubs.
The Britannia will undergo a trial spin with the ship 8Sham rock on Saturday and a trial race on July 18 with the Prince of Wales aboard. Ernest Roeber, a Graeco Roman wrestling figure, seeks to secure menial matches as rivals hesitate. A $100 wager with the New York Journal centers on meeting at Cleveland or Burlingame during Metropolitan wrestling championships.
Hull Golf Club prepares for a big open tournament amid rough fairways and makeshift fortifications due to wartime. Directors outline hole by hole layout from the first 286 yards to the ninth 460 yards with local rules and handicaps required. Entries to F L Jeffrey Hull Mass with club handicaps.
Quotations from the Chicago Tribune reveal a witty exchange about literary rejection. The joke highlights Dick’s familiarity with rejection letters, noting he routinely receives a dozen rejections weekly due to his poetry. The banter captures a light editorial mood about persistent unsuccessful submissions.
About 2000 Orangemen with families attended the Grand Lodge picnic at Walden Grove to mark the Battle of the Boyne. The day featured athletic contests, boating, dancing, and bands. A tug of war for a silver pitcher between Cameron, Paul Revere, and Quincy determined the winner for another year, with Cameron winning two heats against Paul Revere and Quincy taking the later match. Prizes included cash, gold pins, and medals for various events such as hop, step and jump, potato race, shot put, obstacle race, sprints, pole vault, and age group races for boys and girls under 13. Dexter Milligan and M. K. Martin notable in several events.
At the Boston Curling Club monthly meeting John McGaw was elected president and James Wemyss secretary. Members Strickland Chase Stewart Larabee Hume and Crane joined. Preparations for the Grand National Curling Club of America convention at the club grounds today were completed. The grand bowling challenge occurs tomorrow with New Jersey Bowling Green Club County Club Middlesex Club and Boston Curling Club as entrants. The event is directed by David Smith chairing with Charles J. Butcher and A J Selfridge.
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