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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1893
Page
3
In a tight game at St. Louis, the Giants fall by one run after a tense late inning. The teams end in a deadlock on the ledger with a standout pitching duel and narrow scoring difference.
Seesawing play at the South End grounds ends with the Bostons gaining the edge over the Giants. Key figures include Ward, Duffy, McCartin, Kelly, and Connor, while German and Long provided pivotal moments for Boston. Stivetts and Conway contribute, as Boston pitchers overcome and tally runs.
Philadelphia crushed Washington 28 to 4 as Graff issued twelve walks and Keefe struggled with bases on balls. Allen and Clements homered while attendance reached 4,886. Final lines show Philadelphia 203 2008 28, Washington 0030100 00.
St Louis and Cincinnati tied 6 to 6 after ten innings in a dull game halted by darkness. Parrott Gleason and Clarkson were active at bat for St Louis while Gleason Clarkson Gunson handled pitching. Two games scheduled for tomorrow with final scorelines 11 to 10 and 4 to 3 in favor of St Louis and Cincinnati, respectively.
Gumbert's old comrades chased him from the box in two innings. Cobblough was solid except for two frames. Dahlen hit a homer as Chicago defeated Pittsburgh 9 to 5. Hutchison and Kittridge paired for Chicago with Gumbert and Collough catching. Sugden also played.
Portland crowd of about 200 watched a back and forth game as the Boston Reds outbat and outplay the Portland team in the eighth inning. The Reds finished with 13 runs on 18 hits to Portland’s 4 runs on 14 hits with 1 error to Portland’s 2. Mahoney Gray and O Connor formed the Reds battery with Burrill Dilworth and Platt catching for Portland.
Dover defeated Lewiston 7 to 1 after Sherwood started and Mercer relieved to strong effect. Attendance 300. Lewiston tallied a single run in the sixth. Base hits were Dover 12, Lewiston 10, with four errors by Dover and three by Lewiston. Batteries were Sherwood Mercer and Donahue for Dover and Stevens Hart for Lewiston.
At Binghamton 21 Providence 1, Pe Wilkesbarre 24 Springfield. Buffalo 21 Buffalo 0. Erie 7 Albany 6.
Baseball talk notes that the New Yorks and Bostons meet for the season’s last time. Boston leads seven of eleven games. Henry Gastright debuts as pitcher for Boston with Baldwin and Kelly behind the New York battery. Ward is confident of victory and mentions lineup changes, including a possible new left fielder for New York. Other items cover the Tammany Club nine, Curran as manager, and player moves including Judd to the Boston Reds.
At Asbury Park on July 21, 3000 spectators watched the opening day of the Wheelmen meet. In the one mile open race Zimmerman finished first with Hess second in 2 minutes 38 seconds. Charles Brown won the three minute class, with George M. Coates Jr. of Berlin, PA, second in 2 minutes 44 seconds. In the one mile handicap H. Taylor won from scratch, with Elizabeth Ath Club’s Charles Brown second at 175 yards in 2 minutes 25 seconds. The two mile handicap heats saw Zimmerman first from scratch and E. J. Titus, R. W., at 130 yards second, in 4 minutes 50 seconds. Zimmerman then had a dramatic second heat with James Bilis, R. C., at 220 yards.
Lynn July 21 ex Champion William A. Rowe plans to push a new track record at the Glenmere track on Saturday Aug 5. He has trained for two months and raced little recently. Trainer Gibbs says Rowe is in best shape ever and warns not to underestimate his old speed from 1886.
In a breezy Quincy Yacht Club race at Houghs Neck, the Beatrice finished first but lost on time allowance to the Vanessa. In second class Magpie led while Mab ex-Commodore Haw’s little cat beat Imp. The race covered eight miles for first class and seven miles for second and third classes.
The Malden Club’s electric light race meet at Waltham on Monday drew a strong roster led by world renowned Walter G Sanger and rival Windle for the mile open. Sanger beat George Taylor for a mile world record at Hartford and will face Windle and other top riders as the list includes many entries across multiple classes. If rain postpones the meet it will be held the following evening and other club runs and meets are noted around nearby towns.
Contested Corbett Mitchell match rouses debate over venue and backers. Judge Newton accused of manipulating publicity to favor Coney Island while Columbus Club and Columbian Club vie for sparring clashes. Billy Smith battles for Dempsey bout reimbursement amid misrepresented signatures. Dick OBrien plans fall engagements at the Rob Roy Club.
Joe Harris denies saying Austin Gibbons refused to fight Martin Denny and would not let Denny meet the Jerseyman. Kid Lavigne paid 250 to clear arrest in Chicago. Jimmy Mitchell plans a comeback. Coney Island directors eye Labor Day carnival. Napier refuses to meet Walter Campbell in Philadelphia. O Malley says Greggains Creedon contest moved to Aug 14 to avoid Coney Is. Dempsey and Smith to spar for 10000 at Columbia Athletic Club. terms accepted. Frank Craig defeats Con Coughlin at Reading Penn. police clash, ropes and posts carried off, match awarded to Craig. Griffo refuses $2500 side bet, Van Heest, Griffo scheduling September bout. Dolly Lyons upset as Plimmer declines to fight. Warren Lewis bets 5000 Greggains over Creedon. possible stake against Fitzsimmons if Alec wins. Jack Levy and Jimmy Barry 100-pound match arranged by Colum bian A C. Harry Newmyer seeks ten round bout with Billy McCarthy. Mike Harris in New York seeking Billy Ernst. Corbett hires attorney to sue Evening Post for 100000 libel over Midway Plaisance exhibitions. Post accused of harming Corbett’s character.
Stevens defeats Chace after a grueling five-set match to win the first prize and earn the right to face Hovey's lineup for the Longwood cup. The crowd applauded as Stevens asserted control with a powerful backcourt game and precise lobbing, finishing 32-23 in the final set and 162-151 overall.
Mascot defeats Flying Jib by a neck in the second heat at Detroit’s grand circuit meeting. Mascot clocked 2:041-2 for the mile and led a fastest five-heat race ever trotted, with Hal Pointer taking second and Flying Jib third.
The Worcester July meeting closed with record performances. Yan kee Luck won the 2:40 trot after defeats earlier in the week by Daybreak and Joe Alcyone. Subscriber lowered Budd Doble’s 2:16% mark to 2:14% in the open-to-all pace. Sea King captured the 2:36 trot after six heats, with Pearl leading early but tiring in the final races.
First race three-fourths mile Toller Wood chopper Alonzo. Time 1:13. Second race three-fourths mile Bona venture Wormser Accident. Time 1:14. Third race five and one half furlongs Barners Micmac Queen Enchantress. Time 1:07. Fourth race three-fourths mile Cactus Lustre Roche. Time 1:12. Fifth race five-eighths mile Aurelian park Busiris Little Pirate. Time 701. Sixth race one mile one sixteenth Integrity Nomad Chief Justice. Time 1:48.
An amateur rowing regatta will be held on Lake Sebago Maine by Portland boat clubs on Labor Day. A single scull race between Al Dowling Crescents Speedy and Tony Frates Cumberland Boat Club is highlighted with possible invitees Ned Hayes and Tommy Keenan. Frates won July 4 intermediate honors. Dowling became a senior last year. A Worcester professional regatta is planned as a handicap race with listed entrants and starting times. Many oarsmen prefer clocks or prizes over cups. President Stimpson should consult rowers before purchasing prizes. Hanlan Gaudaur race to be held July 26 in a three mile match.
At Brighton Beach July 21 the seven race program produced several winners. Greg Engis led in race one with Morrisy second and Laughing Waters third. times shown for each event. Sirocco won race four with Major Daly second and Lagan third. Lansing took race six with Comprador second and Water Witch third.
The Working Boys' Home festival at the South Iind baseball grounds on Aug 30 features athletic contests with over 150 athletes. Teams include B A A Worcester Suffolks Dorchester and others. records may fall in hops and jumps. Prizes include marble mantel clocks and cups. Entries close July 29 with J Frank Facey Cambridgeport. no entrance fee.
Dorchester Athletic Club and Worcester Athletic Club announce August events at Dorchester and Melville Garden. Entrants include John Wren in the mile, Donahoe in sprints, Endicott and Keene in field and sprint events. Pye and Merrill are noted performers for upcoming championships.
The Liverpool July meeting concluded with the Liverpool cup race won by Simonian. Busey Park finished second and Roy Neil took third place on the final day.
At Brookline Gas and Electric Light Co on Cambridge street in Allston a derrick toppled during dismantling of a water gas construction site. Judson Durkee of East Boston, 26, was struck on the head as he passed and died instantly. Body turned over to Undertaker Sullivan after removal to Station 14.
The American Wringer Co. at 13 and 15 Broadway extension, city, manufacturers of wringers, mangles, spring beds and carpet sweepers. All kinds of wringers and sweepers repaired. Orders by mail promptly attended to.
A Sunday afternoon concert on the common is planned for July 23 at 4 o'clock. Baldwin's Cadet Band performs a varied program including marches and overtures such as Austria, William Tell, Rossini concert waltz, and Gems from Uarbe Blue. Soloists from the band provide cornet and vocal effects, with selections from Offenbach and Scottish melodies.
A fragmented notice notes California wines launching a new marketing drive led by a consortium including Ausette Nomard. The effort aims to boost sales across major outlets and mall locations in a schedule beginning this month.
A new hoodlum class dubbed Jack the bugger has emerged in Boston’s West End, assaulting and harassing women on busy streets. Police vow action after multiple incidents, including John R. Smith’s daylight embrace on Tremont near Beacon, and others like Cornelius F. Davis, all described as well dressed and hard to spot among ordinary pedestrians. Community fear grows as sidewalks become scenes of intimidation and indecent remarks, prompting calls for daily newspaper coverage and police intervention.
A. G. Evans of Libbey Glass demonstrates a new textile woven from glass with silk warp. The exhibit features lamp shades and dress items, including a glass costume photographed for Mme Victorine for Princess Eulalie. Spain’s royal family will receive glass gowns, with Libbey appointed glass makers to the royal house. Prices foreseen: neckties at 3 dollars and gowns at 25 dollars a yard.
A morning arrest in Ware involved Dr. William B. Yale of Enfield who, while en route to Chicago, was detained by Patrolman Rennison on suspicions of cracking. After verifying his identity, Yale was released at 4 p.m.
Washington reports that Alfred de Claparede will represent Switzerland on the international arbitration commission with Judge John Goode and Senor Gana. The body, formed at United States and Chilean request, will meet at the State Department to organize and set a filing deadline for claims.
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