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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1897
Page
3
Dark weather kept 8000 fans from the second Sunday game. Powell's pitching carried Cleveland to an easy victory while both teams displayed sharp fielding. final score noted as Cleveland 8, Brooklyn 1 with Selee's department outmatched by Cincinnati's.
National League schedule shows Boston at Cincinnati and Brooklyn at Pittsburg among others. New England and Eastern league games include Pawtucket at Newport and Toronto at Providence with several city pairings.
The Boston club, chasing Cincinnati, plays four games today tomorrow and Wednesday with Nichols stepping in for rest and Klobedanz injured. Stivetts may start tomorrow as New York vies for the pennant with St Louis and Chicago while Cincinnati gains playoff edge from yesterday’s 4 to 8 win over Washington.
In Cincinnati on July 18 the Senators edged the Reds 4 to 3 after ten innings in a tense pitchers' duel. Umpire O'Day sent Captain Brown off the field for disputing a first base call as about 2,000 fans watched the late drama. The tense game featured strong pitching throughout and a dramatic finish.
Chicago July 18 The Colts won the last game of the series on superior hitting while Heffer wildness and Baltimore errors aided. Griffith pitched steadily though his fielding was weak muffing a thrown ball and a low throw that cost three bases. Connor featured at the plate with an 11 800 attendance. whe score:
In Louisville on July 18 the Browns held the lead until the eighth inning when Colonels pitcher Donahue yielded five hits and five earned runs. Hallman argued with umpire Hurst in the fifth and was ejected. Attendance 4100. The score: Browns led before the rally.
Providence July 18 The Hartford club of the Atlantic League met the Pawtuckets of the New England with ex champion pugilist John L Sullivan presiding at Crescent Park. The crowd neared 2000 as Sullivan directed the game with surprising accuracy. In the eighth Newstruck was ruled out on a wild third strike despite first and second with one out. Final score Pawtucket 6 Hartford 12.
Newark defeated Norfolk 8 to 4 in a 17 inning game at Newark New Jersey. Newton and Carrick led Newark with late runs while Newton and Snyder held Norfolk to four. Batteries Carrick A Rothfuss Newton Snyder.
The Eastern Baseball League board met at the St Paul building in New York and formally transferred the Rochester franchise to Montreal. The move shifts a long standing team location within the league and affects future schedules and regional rivalries.
In Syracuse the Syracuse team defeated Toronto 16 to 3. Paterson hosted a 7 to 1 Athletics win. Providence beat Buffalo 5 to 2.
Beginning tomorrow the four days light harness meet will be held at Old Orchard with special trains from Boston and Maine cities. Thirteen purses of 500 dollars each. A NEA AAAU meeting at 2% Arch street tonight to discuss last meeting plans. Budd Doble comments on Gentry Hartford attempt and Johnston record with pneumatic versus high wheel sulkies. Maud C trotting mare, 2100 dollars, 2:10 1/4 mile on three-quarter track at Tarrytown. Open amateur handicap athletic meeting at St. Augustine's field day on Locust street Saturday July 31 at South Boston A A grounds. silverware prizes for first to third. Handicap events listed. entries close July 26 with John F Moakley. entry fee 2 1/2 cents.
The New York New Haven and Hartford Railroad announces a special excursion from Boston Pawtucket and Providence to Narragansett Pier and return for Thursday July 22 by special train at very low rates. This offers a splendid opportunity to visit the famous watering place with ocean scenery and an extensive beach.
After seven weeks Young Americas of East Boston lead the Post Baseball League with Franklins rising to second after beating Crescent Juniors. Multiple teams from North End to Charlestown seek 11 to 18 year old opponents as they schedule games for Saturdays and holidays.
Shafer announces Michael will abandon match racing due to pacemaker costs, renewing debate on motor pacing. The L A W rules would need change to allow pacing by machines, with London Bicycling News noting Bordeaux Paris and Seine tests prompting calls for or against mechanical pacing on roads and tracks. The electric triplet and motor car pace riders as makers seek efficient pacers for speed contests.
On the river yesterday a light turnout favored singles with Riversides fielding several solo rowers. Notables included Patrick and Jimmie O'Brien among singles crews, while the club plans a regatta for late month or early August. The upcoming national event at Schuylkill River Aug 13 and 14 will likely draw entries from New England, including Joe Maguire, Joe Whitehead, and Ten Eyck, who recently won at Henley.
The Marlboro quarterly convention of District Assembly No 30 Knights of Labor heard reports of 30 percent membership growth and five new locals. John Hurley Charlestown was named chief marshal for the Boston Labor Day parade and P J Byrne Marlboro earned Louisville General Assembly delegate status. Delegates urged Boston Mayor Quincy to remove ash cart side boards and discussed uniting labor groups. Two new assemblies were planned for Lynn tomorrow.
Frank Waller, winner of the Manhattan Beach 100 mile race, was moved to third after Referee Will R. Pitman disqualified him for illegal pacing by W E Becker on the last lap. Barnaby of East Boston was awarded the win. Waller plans to appeal to Chairman Mott.
Fred Titus exits in two races as 1897 Pope Medal contest opens for Columbias under L A W sanction. Crescent Park Cycle Track Association takes over next Saturday date after Binghamton switch. Pacific pace riders, including Chapman, plus a Hull beach bathing misadventure, mark a day of cycles and tests with a double century completed by Collins and Lovering from West Roxbury to Newburyport and back.
Zachariah Lawson aged 61 was found dead on a parlor lounge at his home on 26 Kendall Street Dorchester. A gas jet left partly on filled the apartment. Medical Examiner Draper ruled accidental death from asphyxiation after preliminary inquiry. Lawson, troubled by insomnia, reportedly woke during the night, lit the gas and fell asleep as a gust extinguished the flame.
John Dwyer of Garryowen Gaelic football accepts EK Emmets of Chelsea challenge for New England championship. Garryowens agree to play for 100 dollars per side or more. Dwyer to meet Emmets representatives at the Post office Wednesday at 8 PM.
A dozen Quincy Yacht Club yachts arrived at Marblehead harbor following a run from Winthrop. The Cleopatra captained by H M Faxon led but was disqualified for lacking a tender in tow. Mudjekeewis skippered by Vice Commodore Davis won first class. Privateer took second class, with boats set to start at 10 tomorrow morning for Manchester.
Skippers and crews prepare for a busy week as Crane boys show success with Momo and Al Anka while a large fleet, including Emma C and Fan tasy, readies for morning races off Manchester. Ex Commodore Powers and others embark on cruises, with Hawkins a San Francisco fighter profiled amid boxing notes and prospects.
About 500 cyclists at the Massachusetts division midsummer meet at Nantasket Beach faced possible stranding overnight after the special boat was nearly departed without public notice. Ex Chief Consul G A Perkins acted quickly to avert the mishap as some riders learned late of the boat and others were aided by those “in the know.” The event drew criticism over the meet’s management, reaching beyond ordinary riders to the organizing committee.
James Burns also known as James Carlin, 43, died at City Hospital from injuries after a fall from the fourth story of the Bay State Hotel on Hanover Street around 2:30 AM yesterday. He was last seen in his room Saturday night and was found unconscious in Webster Avenue before being brought to the hospital. Burns worked for Cole Brothers of Somerville and had relatives in Holyoke. Holyoke police were notified.
A man believed to be Charles H. Chase of Kingston jumped from a newspaper train in East Kingston this morning and was killed, his head crushed. Initial reports named Charles A. Chase of Kingston, a Haverhill clerk, who travels home weekly. Later, another man identified as Charles H. Chase, formerly of Danville, N H, was suspected as the deceased.
The deceased, Charles H. Chase of this city, owner of the Old Elm cigar stand on Tremont Street, was found dead after falling from a train at East Kingston New Hampshire. A 27 year old bachelor, he rooms on Charles Street and was nephew to Charles E. Sleeper of Hotel Plaza Columbus Avenue.
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