Orioles Win on Stivetts Error in Ninth
Nichols was hit hard as the Orioles toppled the Red Sox after Stivetts made a costly ninth inning error that allowed the decisive run. Boston started strong with four runs but faded late.
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1896
Page
3
Nichols was hit hard as the Orioles toppled the Red Sox after Stivetts made a costly ninth inning error that allowed the decisive run. Boston started strong with four runs but faded late.
The schedule lists New England League games Fall River at New Bedford Brockton at Pawtucket Lewiston at Augusta Portland at Bangor Eastern League Providence at Rochester Springfield at Syracuse Scranton at Buffalo Wilkesbarre at Albany and other games Asbury Park at Atlantic City plus regional fixtures Baltimore Boston New York Philadelphia Washington Brooklyn Cleveland St Louis Pittsburg Cincinnati.
Boston fell to Baltimore as Jack Stivetts misplayed a routine fly in left field allowing two runs to score in the seventh inning. Nichols struggled at the plate and in the field while Herman Long and Collins sparked Boston with sharp infield defense. Kelley and Keeler led Baltimore with timely hits as Jennings sealed the win late. Boston mounted a late rally but fell short.
Philadelphia produced a lively all around game scoring eight runs on eight hits in four innings. Clark faltered and Reidy faced eleven hits in five innings as Beckley and Tiernan homered. Attendance 2200. final score shows Philadelphia ahead 12 to 6.
In Brooklyn on July 29 Brooklyn won a pitched battle over Washington 5 to 4 after a six inning duel. Lachance hit a home run as Payne and Mercer pitched well early. Attendance 1200. Brooklyn 5 Washington 4. Hits Brooklyn 11 Washington 9. Errors Washington 2. Batteries Payne and Grim Mercer and McGuire.
St Louis errors paved the way for an unearned Browns win as Hart left after an injury in the sixth and Breitenstein took over. Murphy strained a wrist in the third, McFarland relieved him, attendance 1509, base hits St Louis 10 Louisville 11.
Cleveland won the last game of the series this afternoon by bunching hits on Ehret and Cincinnati errors. Wilson held the Reds to scattered hits as about 5 000 fans watched. Final score Cleveland 6 Cincinnati 1 with 11 base hits for Cleveland and 9 for Cincinnati.
Chicago tied the game before erupting in the fifth inning, scoring five runs after two outs as Hastings struggled but received solid support from his defense. Final tally shows Chicago five, Pittsburg one, with 15 base hits to Pittsburg's 11 and Chicago committing one error to Pittsburg’s three.
In Augusta Maine, Portland overcame Augusta with lucky hitting and an error in the seventh. Attendance was about 200. Portland had 14 base hits to Augusta's 11, 3 errors by Augusta. Batteries McDougall Duncan Newell Butler.
Bangor defeats Lewiston 18 to 5 at home as Fitzmaurice collects eleven put outs in center. Morse struggles with support. Attendance 400. Scoring details show Bangor 21 hits to Lewiston 7 with two errors by Bangor and six by Lewiston. Batteries Mains Roach Morse Messitt.
Brockton trailed Fall River by two runs but erupted for five in the eighth to secure a 12 to 9 victory. Attendance was 950. Brockton had 15 base hits to Fall River’s 16 and committed six errors to Fall River’s seven. Pitchers Magee McKenna Suelow Stevens Fitzpatrick Rupert.
Burke's miscue proved pivotal as Pawtucket rallied for a 6 to 5 win over New Bedford. The game remained tight through six innings with 600 in attendance. Pawtucket collected 10 base hits to New Bedford's 19, committing 2 errors to the hosts' 5. Batteries Herr and Yeager faced Monahan and Murphy.
Albany won against Wilkes-Barre with Horton supporting and a string of hits. O'Brien and Delehanty made sensational catches as 40 in attendance watched a close contest. Final score shows Albany 3, Wilkes-Barre 1 with 11 to 9 base hits and 1 error each.
In Buffalo, Scranton faced changed positions and improved play but fell 2 to 0 in the sixth inning after umpire Kittrick calls, a misplay by O'Brien, and a brief shower. Stahl homered. attendance 2000. Buffalo 2 Scranton 0. Base hits Buffalo 7 Scranton 7. Batteries Gray and H. Smith Johnson and Berger.
Newport pitcher McDermott held South Boston to one walk in a solid showing, while Joe Sullivan struggled in the sixth with three hits and three errors leading to four runs. Grant starred at bat and in the field as Newport won 7 to 6.
Newport and South Boston records show McDermott Crisham Sullivan Mahoney battery pairings across local matches. Batteries names appear as partners in archival notes from the period.
In Syracuse on July 29 Springfield defeated Syracuse with a 10 to 3 scoring edge. Springfield earned six runs off four Syracuse errors, while Syracuse managed two earned runs and three unearned runs amid a string of two-base hits by Casey, Ryan, Mason, Seymour, and Rielly.
Rochester defeats Providence 6-3 with Crauby hitting a home run. Daly Knight and Dixon add two-base hits as Rochester scores three in the first and a final two runs to win. earned runs are 2 for Rochester and 2 for Providence.
Portland July 29. Rigby tracks produced fast times with several records. Wonder the 2 year old trotter lowered 2:10 3-4 to 2:09 3-4 in 2:14 trot heat. Vega set 2:10 1-2 in first heat. Woodshed won 2:11 pace with late heats. Belle G. won 2:27 trot. purses were $500. Race list includes 2:14 trot 2:11 pace 2:27 trot. Time marks 2:10 2:09 2:11 and 2:00%4 2:09%4 2:11%4.
At Wilmington Delaware city match Wilmington 8 Paterson 4. At Camden Missouri Thomastons 14 Cam dens 6. At Indianapolis Saint Paul 7 Indianapolis 5. At Detroit Detroit 9 Milwaukee 5. At Grand Rapids Kansas City 6 Grand Rapids 5. At Columbus Columbus 6 Minneapolis 6. The game extended to 13 innings.
Stivetts will pitch today with Bannon in right and Tenney in left. Bergen collected two timely hits and strong throws. McMahon may start for Baltimore after several quiet days. Boston denies signing Billy Earle. A report of a new second baseman was refuted by Manager Selee. St. John's Lyceum seek out of town teams offering reasonable guarantees. F. F. Ford, St. John's Lyceum Roxbury.
Hull Yacht Club hosted the first water carnival around Boston with events including a blind dory race won by J J Souther. Water baseball pitted Hull against Cohasset with William H Crane as umpire, and other contests featured tilting won by Folsom and a horse race won by Greeley. Swimming races closed the day followed by a well attended evening hop.
The New York club president Freedman says he owns a majority of the club stock and will stay in the race, denying others’ involvement. Simon Stern clarifies he has never owned any stock and attests Freedman is the sole owner of the majority stake.
In Newport Rhode Island July 29 the 30-foot cruisers raced eighteen miles to Briggs's Ledge buoy and back. Wind varied from southwest to calm. Vaquero III absent under Bristol repairs. Hera ran aground off Conanicut Island and did not finish. Results: Asahi 2 57 33. Puck 3 02 24. Wawa 3 02 50. Dorothy 3 03 50. Carolina 3 05 08. Hera did not finish.
The piece lists entries for the Sons of St. George picnic at Downer Landing on August 4 and notes close dates. It covers A D Captain Webb’s drowning, Charles M Smith and John Terry’s mental health, Walter M Christie joining Princeton track, Jack McMasters at Princeton, the New Jersey and Knickerbocker A C duel, chess at Rochester with W Sussman, Frank C Ives billiards ambitions, Peter D Braisted robbed, and Dan Long turning professional for the Caledonian games.
A boxing column notes Jim Corbett plans to train in San Francisco then choose date and place for a bout likely in New York State within sixty days. Tom Sharkey also travels East, Kid McCoy’s travels spark intrigue, and various bouts and purses are listed including Erne vs Flaherty and a six round Cleveland bout between Joe Sheehy and Frank P. Slavin.
A large crowd witnessed six fast pacers on a half mile track with Raven and Barney at the fore. Barney set new New England records for two consecutive heats, finishing strongest across the three fastest heats, while Moonstone and Daisy Dean trailed. Chester G won the 2:30 class. Iris Daisy faced protests amid close finishes as Daisy Dean challenged throughout the later heats.
Wentworth tournament action sees top singles and doubles matches with Hovey and Hobart slated for exhibition. Highlights include Shaw over Lyon 6 2 6 3, Ware over Carleton 7 5 6 1, Paret over Walker 6 4 7 5, and Wright Avery topping Paret Shaw 6 4 3 6 6 4 as doubles Wright Avery beat Paret Shaw 6 4 3 6 6 4.
Lottie Loraine won the pacers title in Cleveland pace events, clocking three fastest heats by a mare and lowering her record from 2 10 1 4 to 2 07 3 4. She beat Bert Oliver in the decisive fourth heat after losing the third, with Josie B the rival in another race and Emma Offut taking the 2 25 trot in three straight heats.
At Goodwood today Carlton Grange won the two and a half mile Goodwood stakes race. Quill finished second and Powick took third in the field.
General A P Martin police commissioner of Boston arrives in Marblehead aboard the Protector with headquarters clerks. He visits local historic sites as part of a port call. League of American Wheelmen national meet set for Louisville August 10 to 15 with Boston round trip at 31 35 dollars and bicycles free. For details contact A J Simmons New England agent 211 Washington street Boston.
In Brighton Beach Illinois on July 29 the day featured six races. Volley won the one mile event with Defender second and Article third in 1:42 3-4. Swamp Angel led five furlongs with Chic second and Valorous third in 1:02 3-4. Harrington won six furlongs with The Swain second and Standywine third in 1:15. Pearl V. captured five furlongs with Ingarra second and Bonnie Eloise third in 1:04. Rotterdam led five furlongs with Burlesque second and Passover third in 1:0. Flushing won the handicap hurdle one mile and a half, with Southerner first Red Pat second and third place to ? in 2:53.
E. E. Anderson of St. Louis plans a two mile test near Granite City Illinois on August 7 to ride a mile in one minute. The track will be hardwood planks between the rails with Anderson riding inside a shed behind the tender. He expects a safe start and finish with a half mile sections for each end.
Medford Cycle Club announces an amateur and professional race meet at Combination Park Medford on Saturday August 22 at 2 30 pm Events include mile amateur open with prizes a diamond ring 35 dollars silver water set 20 opera glasses 10 and more Mile amateur handicap with diamond ring 35 gold watch 20 stop watch 10 Mile tandem amateur prizes two Keswick clocks 35 two bath robes 20 two racing suits 10 Five mile amateur open prizes diamond ring 35 gold watch 20 silver water pitcher 10 sweater 5 and tourist case 2 59 Half mile professional open purses 35 25 and 15 Mile professional handicap purses 00 35 and 20 Two mile professional handicap purses 60 45 and 30
Horace Farnham of Peabody won the five mile road race in 12 minutes 33 seconds at Danvers. A N Copeland of Lynnfield placed second in 13 04, with Henry Farnham of Peabody third in 12 50. W M Munsey of Beverly fourth in 13 32 1 2, Norman McLeod of Danvers fifth in 18 18, and others finishing through A Power and J Danforth. Time prize winners were Horace Farnham first and M Grey second.
In Melrose on July 29 L. T. Cushman defeated James Blades of Malden to win the first of three $100 purse bicycle races. The ten mile race was paced by a tandem and Cushman finished in 30 minutes 40 seconds while Blades trailed 40 seconds back.
Typographical Union No. 13 elected delegates to the international convention to be held in Colorado Springs next October. Globe candidate David K. Coughlan and Herald candidate P. L. O'Leary were among those elected.
The opening Quincy Yacht Club regatta sailed in a southerly breeze saw the Emma C. triumph in the first class after leading the fleet from start to finish. Ida J. placed close behind, with Harbinger third and Beatrice fourth amid varied results across other classes.
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