Boston Nine Faces Orioles In Key Series Return
Boston returns from a disastrous trip to host Baltimore with a strong nine in third place for four Sunday ball games. Nash’s men start in Springfield exhibition then Baltimore arrives to play Tue Wed Thu. Pitcher Hoffer debuts for Boston while Jennings shines at short and Carey tops Brouthers. Reitz ready to resume second base and Keeler called hardest hitting outfielder. Philadelphia follows, then Pittsburgh leads standings with Cleveland, Boston, Baltimore in pursuit.
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Bostons
Springfield
Baltimores
Boston
Hoffer
McMahon
Jennings
Carey
Brouthers
Reitz
Keeler
Philadelphias
Pittsburg
Cleveland
Louisville Beats Baltimore After Wild Errors
Louisville won the game by bunching hits in the third inning while Weyhing kept Baltimore's hits scattered. Numerous errors produced two Louisville runs. Managers paid the club debt to the national league treasury. Attendance 2300. Score Louisville 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 4 Baltimore 1 1 0 6 0 0 1. Batters Weyhing Warner Esper Robinson.
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Louisville
Baltimore
National League Treasury
Weyhing and Warner
Esper and Robinson
Cincinnati Defeats Cleveland In Tumultuous Opening
Cincinnati beat Cleveland 13 to 9 after a long four inning game marred by wrangling. Rhines and Dwyer yielded seven runs in relief while Wilson and Knell struggled early. Base hits were 16 for both teams as 14,000 spectators departed in disgust.
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Cincinnati
Rhinos
Wilson
Cincinnati Siwata
Cleveland
Teas Ae Sak
Rhines
Dwyer
Vaughn
Knell
Cuppy
Zimmer
Anson's team wins on late errors in Chicago tilt
In Chicago July 28 Anson's club won a game sparked by Washington errors with two out in the fifth. Abbey was ruled safe at first on a close call, loading the bases. Chicago had nine hits to Washington's ten, and Chicago committed one error to Washington's five. Griffith and Kittredge paired with Boyd and McGuire in the battery. Attendance reached 7,500.
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Chicago
Anson
Washington
Everett
Jevne
Abbey
Griffith and
Kittredge
Boyd and McGuire
Brooklyn Beats St Louis In Tight Baseball Game
About 5000 fans watched as Brooklyn defeated St Louis 4 to 2 at Brooklyn. Umpire Burnham drew mixed reactions for a pivotal ruling. Pitching and defense held steady with 7 hits for Brooklyn and 8 for St Louis. Stein and Grim teamed as battery for Brooklyn with Brettenstein and Miller for St Louis.
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Brooklyn
ST. Louis
Burnham
Brooklyns
Mt. Bovuiss
D. ii
Stein
Grim
Brettenstein
Miller
Springfield Beats Rochester in Doubleheader Slugfest
In front of nearly 10 000 fans Springfield routed Rochester 17 to 1 as Baldwin gave up eight singles and a triple in the first inning. Robinson relieved but Springfield continued piling up runs while Rochester fielded poorly. In the second game Rochester held Springfield to two runs while Lynch and Keenan starred for Rochester, Lush homering for the visitors, as Springfield won 2 to 1.
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Baldwin
Rochester
Springfield
Robinson
Chesebro
Coughlan
Leahy
Gunson
Doescher
Coughlin
Robertson
Berger
Gruber
Harper
Callahan
Rochesters
Lynch
Keenan
Lush
Daly
Buffalo Beats Scranton In Tight Baseball Tilt
Buffalo won a strong game 6 to 2 as McGinnis and Meaney pitched well and Buffalo bats broke through late. Clymer Lewee and Smith hit home runs, with 4000 in attendance. Final line shows Buffalo 6 Scranton 2. Buffalo 18 hits, Scranton 9. errors Buffalo 1 Scranton 4.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Scranton
McGinnis
Meaney
Clymer
Lewee
Smith
McGinnis and Urquhart
Meaney and Smith
Annual charity baseball game pits W W H Hervey Co area Atkinson Fur niture team
The South End grounds hosted a friendly Saturday afternoon clash between W W H Hervey Co and Atkinson Furniture nine before about 500 fans. Mascots a cocker spaniel and a bow-legged bull dog led around the bases as the action unfolded with strong battery work and base running by Harry Hall. Final innings showed Atkinson 11, Hervey 10 with a high scoring sequence and spirited crowd.
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W.W. H. Hervey & Co
Atkinson Furniture Company
South End
Atkinson
Hervey
Harry Hall
Cain
Atkinson F. Co
Hervey & Co
Rochester releases Baldwin after rough stint with team
Rochester announces that Mark Baldwin, former national league pitcher, is released after a period of heavy drinking. Since joining the Rochester team his pitching declined and he won few games, prompting the decision at the end of the afternoon's game with Springfield.
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Rochester
N. Y
Springfield
Mark Baldwin
Baldwin
Cambridge and Lowell police ball nine to play on Holmesfield
The Cambridge and Lowell police ball nine will play a game on Holmesfield, Cambridge, Tuesday morning at 11 o clock. About forty Lowell players will attend including Mayor Courtney, a police commissioner, and Superintendent Davis. After the game a banquet precedes a chance to attend the Boston Baltimore match in the afternoon.
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Cambridge and
Lowell
Holmesfield
Cambridge
Courtney
Davis
Amateur Baseball Team Requests and Schedules in Boston Area
Amateur clubs from Boston and Cambridge post requests for 14 to 17 year olds and 12 to 15 year olds seeking games, open August dates, guarantees, and out of town terms. Names include the Crescents Arlington Manhattans and Notre Dames with contact points in Roxbury and Cambridgeport. Disbandment notice for Clifton B B C. several managers seek matchups and dates in August and September.
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E. L. Brownies
Boston
Notre Dames
Egleston Square
David Sennett
Codman Place
Roxbury
Clifton Ball
Philip A. Barry
Hilltops of
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Manhattans
Cambridge
Charlestown Park
Willows of
Dennis Coady
Willow Street
Cambridgeport
J. F. McMorrows
William Barnes
West Ninth Street
South
Boston Grays
J. Féoward Barry
State Street
The
Mutuals
Edward C. Donahue
P. A. Barry
Clifton B. B. C
Albert E. Gibbs
Roxbury Juniors
O'Malley
Harvard
St. John’s Lyceum
Dooley
Box
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Bowdoins
Riversides
Yankee C. Kalbatznich
Brooks
Sachmery
Herbert
Wilner
Green
Roff
Miner
H. Green
Spring Street
Bohemian Outing Club sails to Boston Light and Nahant
The Bohemian Outing Club held its annual outing for members and their women guests aboard the cutter White Duck with Captain Joe Turner at the wheel. They stopped at Boston Light and Nahant for dinner and leisure, returning home by 7 o clock. Commodore Ned Pinkham, Vice Commodore Dave Brophy, and Captain Jack Morse led the arrangements with forty attendees.
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White Duck
Joe Turner
Boston Light
Nahant
Ned Pinkham
Dave Brophy
Jack Morse
Richard F. Daly
Charles T. Downing
John F. Ryan
W. E. Buckley
Max H. Heim
St Augustine Sunday School Picnic Set for Aug six
The twenty sixth annual St Augustine's Sunday school picnic will be held Tuesday August six at Highland Lake Grove. It is one of Boston's largest annual gatherings with extensive plans including games amusements and music by Professor Sullivan and John Doolin. A peninsula district baseball championship match and prizes are also featured.
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St. Augustine’s Sunday School
Highland Lake Grove
Boston
Father O’callaghan
Sullivan
John Doolin
Peninsula District
Routine life aboard Defender described in detail
The Defender crew’s routine is revealed with Hattie Palmer as a floating restaurant and lunch room. Breakfast on deck precedes races, followed by cold lunches for the crew and hot dinners after sailing, with hammock bunks and full shipboard facilities for comfort. The syndicate members dine in the after-cabin when aboard, sharing the daily rhythm of America's Cup defense.
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New York
Hattie Palmer
New Rochelle
Long Island Sound
Defender
Herreshoffs
Defender's New Sails Complicate Rainy Practice Sail
In New York on July 28 Defender faced a rain soaked practice as Captain Haff, just cured of cancer, steered near Point Premium. Sailmakers improved the Wilson & Silsbee topsail while Boston mainsail awaits a new boom. Unbent sails return to moorings after 1 pm run.
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New York
Defender
Haff
Rome
Point Premium
Wilson & Silsbee
Boston
Down Harbor on the Ella May in Defender style
The Ella May captained and owned by Joseph F. McNulty sailed the harbor yesterday with a fresh breeze driving the boat like a swift yacht. The crew included Jack Cassidy as chief mate and Fred Webber as second mate, with Eugene McCarthy as steward and Maurice Noonan as master at arms.
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Ella May
Joseph F. McNulty
Jeffries Yacht Club
Hull
Bodies Found and Graves Hinted at Holmes Case
Chicago police learn from Charles Chapman where two graves of Holmes victims lie beneath a Wentworth avenue house. Chapman points to two bricked spots under a cellar corner and sidewalk, claiming more bodies may be buried there. An extra digging force will search at dawn for the graves and trunk linked to the Williams girl.
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Chicago
Fitzpatrick
Holmes
Charles Chapman
Connor
Annie Willams
Chapman
Williams
Wentworth Avenue
Englewood
Valkyrie Defeated by Britannia in Key Races
A comparative look at Defender and Valkyrie notes the Valkyrie sailing four matches with three races against Britannia and one with Ailsa, posting two firsts, one second and one third but losing to Britannia in the first and second matches. The analysis cites London Field reports and British views suggesting Defender may be ahead in race conditions, while Valkyrie’s margin of defeat raises questions of all around performance.
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Valkyrie
Britannia
Ailsa
London
England
Boxing Gossip and Rumors from the Boston Scene
A long column surveys boxing politics and chatter from Boston and New England. Governor Culberson’s hard line on enforcing laws is cited, with readers urged to follow the sport’s developments, potential matchups, bids, and venues from Malden to Nahant as fighters seek bouts and purses.
The Valkyrie and Britannia Race Analyzed in Detail
The article compares Valkyrie and Britannia in the cup races, noting Britannia’s improved sail plan and the Defender’s advantage in faster times. It questions how much better Vigilant is over Britannia and predicts a very close contest with no clear sure winner.
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Britain
Britannia
Rescue at Crescent Beach saves drowning North End boy
Peter S. McNally and John Plunkett of the Prescott Social Club of Charlestown aided by Miss Jennie Adams and Miss Nellie Cahill rescued a North End boy who cramp struggled near Captain Simpson's bath house. After a 70 yard dash to shore the boy recovered and left before giving his name. The rescue drew a large crowd.
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John Plunkett
Prescott
Charlestown
North End
Crescent Beach
Captain Simpson
Jennie Adams
Nellie Cahill
Messrs. McNally
Plunkett
Death of Dr Beecher in Brooklyn on July 28
Rev Dr Edward Beecher brother of the late Henry Ward Beecher died at his home 180 Macon Street Brooklyn early this morning after a brief illness due to advanced age and digestive failure. He had suffered poor health from injuries in a railroad accident.
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Brooklyn
Edward Beecher
Henry Ward Beecher
Macon Street
Beecher
Boston Social Fishing Club Clam Bake Held
The Boston Social Fishing Club, a group of leading business men from Boston and nearby cities, held its fourth annual clam bake showcasing community ties and local enterprise.
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Boston
Hiram P. Abbott
The
Boston Social Fishing Club
Krasinske Narrow Escape On Moving Car
Andre Krasinske, 48, of Linwood Street Roxbury, barely escaped death last night when attempting to board a moving electric car at Hampden and Washington. His head struck the running board and he was knocked unconscious. He was taken to City Hospital with a suspected skull fracture and brain convulsion.
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Linwood Street
Roxbury
Krasinske
Hampden
Washington Streets
Division 5
Tragic Kobe Rail Disaster Claims 140 Soldiers
A storm lashed at Kobe as a 28 car rail convoy carrying 400 Japanese soldiers returning from China derailed after seawall waves surged over the wall. The engine and several cars plunged into the bay and 140 soldiers perished.
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Kobe
Japan
Osaka
China
Sloppy Weather crew cyclists report Scituate trip and races
The Sloppy Weather cycling club enjoyed a fishing trip to Scituate amid rain turning to clear. Fleet Captain Al W. Pease and Captain H. E. Walker fell on a tandem. punctures and a washout ditch caused the day’s accidents. Breakfast at Heeps Hotel preceded a long fishing morning with prizes for Cates and Commodore Fisher. Entries for the Amesbury race meet are open. Columbian racing team schedulers list Mansfield and Toledo events through early August.
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Scituate
Post
al W. Pease
H. E. Walker
A. J.ochs
D. B. H. Cates
L. F. Jackson
Higginson
Kat Annis
Commodore John Fisher
B. W. Isfort
Massachusetts Avenue
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Atlantic
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Heep
Cates
Commodore Fisher
Amesbury
D. Morrill
Columbian Racing
Mansfield
Dayton
Wauseon
Toledo
Indiana
Fort Wayne
South Bend
Chicago
British steam Cleveland sinking survivors reach port
London reports that after a collision off Folkstone and a fog bound distress call five Cleveland crew members were saved by Duffield and survivors say Duffield rescued five others. Two topmasts sighted near Dover hint at the sunken Cleveland with seven missing and boats sent to investigate.
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London
Baltimore
Beesley
Liverpool
Montreal
Folkstone
Cleveland
Cardiff
Duffield
Harve
Philadelphia
Dover
Oneida brings new launch for President Cleveland at Buzzard's Bay
The steam yacht Oneida arrived with E. Benedict aboard bearing a new launch for President Cleveland. The craft, about thirty five by eight feet, oak with mahogany finish, uses kerosene and alcohol as fuel. A trial run carried Private Secretary Thurber to Marion. Cleveland plans a trial tomorrow. He will still use his catboat Ruth for fishing trips at times.
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Oneida
E. ©. Benedict
Cleveland
Wright
Thurber
Marion
Ruth
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