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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1893
Page
3
In a busy slate, Boston climbs to second. Louisville suffers a third consecutive defeat. Pittsburgh secures third win over Brooklyn. Spiders topple Ward-Anson over Phillies. Rain disrupts Baltimore and Washington fixtures.
Georgetown captured another game from Brn this afternoon as Brown led early yet faltered in the seventh inning when loose plays allowed the visitors three runs. Brow mounted a rally in the ninth but came up short, and Bus tard was removed after being struck in the temple by a fast pitch.
A heated baseball clash at Boston sees Scott Stratton fail to shine as Boston, led by Barnie, defeats Louisville 6 to 3. Strong hitting with five doubles and timely bases on balls fuels Boston offense while Tom Brown, Pfeffer, and McCarthy contribute key two and three-base hits. Barrett, Stivetts, and pitchers deliver a hard fought game with defensive plays and errors shaping scoring bursts, and a crowd of about 1,000 watches the contest.
Patsey Tebeau expresses eagerness to face the Bostons as Cleveland starts the season with a first game at the South End grounds this afternoon. Nichols and Young will toe the rubber as Cleveland fans expect solid play from a team that has shown strong form.
Manager Barrie of the Louisvilles marks Dowd of Boston and Georgetown College as a promising pitcher and has filed a claim. Boston must win two of three from Cleveland with Young Clarkson and Cuppy opposing. Pittsburg remains formidable, while Brown names recur in Louisville. Harvard and Yale clash as Gaffney’s base decisions stand out and Selee praises Billy Merritt as a strong addition to Chicago. Pfeffer in command of Chicago could elevate the nine, while old Chicago misfits threaten the West’s baseball health.
Amy Robsart named among Post representatives for the Borden trial with no other reporters allowed access. Morris Park results include Gold Dollar first in five furlongs, Lisetta second, Addie third. Despot tied for first with Ontario in five and a half furlongs, times noted. Now or Never won the one mile race with Emin Bey second and Nock Barren third. Reckon led in the one and one sixteenth miles with Yorkville Belle second and Gloaming third. Six furlongs concluded with Sylvia first, Mary second, Oporto third.
Six races held at Guttenburg New Jersey list winners in each event with times. Vespa sian won the first at 1 23, Azrael led the five-eighths in 1 01 1 2, Eulalie topped half mile in 49 3-4, Remorse won six and a half in 1 22 1-2, Fagot first in five-eighths at 1 30, St Luke won over five hurdles in 2 28 1-2 with Bearte and Dundee nearby.
Gloucester N J June 2 First race five furlongs Red Light first Turner second Van Meter third Time 1 56 ¼ Second race five furlongs Blue Bird first Little Alice second Postal third Time 1 04 ½ Third race seven eighths mile Carbon first Wallace G second Blackwood third Time 1 32 ¾ Fourth race one mile Drizzle first Knapp second Ancrean third Time AG 1 2 Fifth race four and one half furlongs Red Film first Prince Peyteon second Marmont third Time 58 ¾ Sixth race four furlongs Roy first Annie second Gratton third Time 4 1
The schedule lists numerous club cycling runs from Roxbury to South Framingham starting 9 30 am and others to Sharon Bellevues Cambridgeports Norwood Mt Washingtons Blue Hill Shawmuts Natick Somervilles Cobb s Tavern Sharon Roslindales Concord Cambridge Rovers Stoneham Shoe City Wheelmen Hough s Neck Charlestown Rovers to Dedham Medfield Westland avenue 11 am and more Massachusetts clubs with no announced runs. A return message to Brockton Daily Enterprise will be sent by the Post s cycling editor at 4 pm. The Grand Hotel start features Shoe City Wheelmen as couriers and E Goodwin covers the first relay. The Haverhill riders peak the Boston visit with mixed fortunes and a note on recent crashes and recoveries. The article also records handicaps for mile and half mile events at Ville Park Trotting Park with prominent riders and organizers discussing the June 24 road race and course setup.
The National Cycling Association announced the season dates with meets planned in New York Brooklyn Philadelphia Troy Boston Buffalo St Louis Milwaukee and other cities from July through October. New York will pay at least 1600 per day. races must total thirty nine days with minimum purses of 500 per day.
Waltham June 2. The Aldermanic committee on ordinances held a hearing on a petition by bicyclists to repeal the ordinance forcing lanterns after dark. George A. Perkins says lanterns are a nuisance and dangerous to drivers. He suggests brakes and a 10 mph speed limit. others protest against such restrictions.
The Larchmont Yacht Club sets a cup defend ers race on Aug 31 on the Larchmont course, following the New York cruise and Astor cups. The $200 sweepstakes, plus a $500 cup, attracts four boats now under construction, all willing to race. News of the Navahoe covers its Newport trip and prospects, with Mrs Carroll sailing to England and Navahoe likely to win cups, per New York Yacht Club members.
Yale’s first varsity nine faces Harvard this afternoon at 3 on Holmes field. Yale fields a strong lineup with Bowers pitching, Norton at second, Murphy at short, and Farrell and Exeterman at third. Harvard counters with Wiggin pitching and Upton catching, promising a hard fought contest between two top law school teams.
The Hamburg American liner Normannia completed an eastward voyage from Sandy Hook to Southampton in six days twelve hours fifteen minutes by the Needles, nearly matching the summer record and placing second in the Hamburg American fleet behind the Fuerst Bismarck.
The remains were carried from 168 Chestnut Street yesterday morning to Gloucester for burial. Rev Dr Bakeman of the First Baptist Church led the services. The article notes a clerical succession at St Luke's and reports the death of Fred Fearer from Magee's foundry shafting. The Y M C A plans an afternoon address by C P Jameson and the Day Nursery exhibition is scheduled for Monday with the Common Council attending.
The Ferryman notes crowding on ferries and street cars, faulting both passengers and West End company for bad manners. It also mentions the Worcester line overhaul, a wedding announcement, Bethel Mission boat service, D. D. Kelly ferry resuming trips, a Lyceum Hall recital, and a recommendation to improve Maverick Square park access.
Florence J. Abbott of 8 I Street gains notice for poetry and prose with An Irish Appeal to America and Decoration Day. A grand reception and musicale by Ward 15 Young Men’s Democratic Club is set for Bethesda Hall tomorrow evening.
The Mir iam steam yacht may be offered for sale as owner’s ill health forces an extended Westward trip. Captain N K Rich of the schooner Albertine Adone died from blood poisoning after a hand injury. The Chauncy E Burke arrives with 694000 feet of Cypress lumber from New Orleans. Cape Porge light will move June 26 to a new conical wooden tower. Tug Iwana heads to New York to join convoy for Viking ship under Lt E E Wright.
Robert Elliott resigns as apothecary at Charlestown Navy Yard. Edwin Morse of the Wabash takes the post. Mamie Gee chairs a women’s auxiliary to St Mary’s Y M C T Society with Mamie Brennan as temporary secretary. John J Lynch and Margaret Eugenia Whellen announce engagement. wedding set for June 15 at St Francis de Sales. City Council shifts Mystic Water office to City Hall angering residents. water rates now payable in Boston.
A barge broke down on the avenue near Savin Hill delaying electrics for half an hour. The first wharfback collier left from Doherty's wharf. Friends push Michael J. Mahoney for alderman. Urbane Pleasure Club netted $900 on Decoration Day, plans two weeks outing to Hough's Neck around July 1. Bicycle racing at Minot Street. Road macadamized praised as best in district. Dozen Outing Club members to sail Gilt Edge tomorrow. St Peter's dramatic class rehearses Colleen Bawn for Music Hall June 15 and 16. Brookline Common ball game may feature new players. Savin Hill Yacht Club opens championship racing today at 8, with two races open to Dorchester Yacht Club. Ashmont Universalist Sunday School picnics Mitchell's North Scituate June 17 and cantata at Ashmont Hall June 25.
Reports detail injuries from a circular saw and a streetcar crash, thefts of cement and wagon contents, rising tavern activity after licenses lapse, and calls to curb nuisance bars. It notes traffic and fire department nomination controversies, rail and waterway disruptions, and hints at future city leadership changes amid partisan debate.
Malden hosts a lawn party at C A Wescott on Salem Street and a gentleman's social at the Unitarian Church. The Campton Club meets at Miss Mabel Hathaway's home and the Y M C A schedules a moonlight excursion on June 28. The Midwinter Night Mare company entertained the Oxford Club in Lynn, while several Malden trotters are entered for Franklin Park races. A Lake Pearl basket picnic is planned for June 17 leaving Providence depot Boston at 8 35 AM. The committee includes W Lovell DP Heathfield A S Heathfield W Robertson Jr Henry Pf Dole of Malden H M Leland E Lindsey of Boston Charles Knott Wakefield and Frank Pope Melrose. An amphion choir concert is set with fifty voices at Faulkner's Methodist Church and a musicale at Bryant Street Faulkner residence featuring Miss Nash W F Gates and others. The Amphion Club plans the concert at the Methodist Church Thursday evening.
Medford section reports Janitor Pierce from the high school ill. A group will visit Holmes Field this afternoon to watch Yale Law School play Harvard. J B Fitz and wife visiting friends in Nahant. Grady and Brown of Hinckley Street depart for the World’s Fair. Groundwork for Tufts College improvements proceeds at Tufts. J Dikemar to build a new Orchard Street house for Mr Hill. Hiawatha Tribe Redmen set for important business followed by a collation Thursday. Frank Merrill awarded new steam roller to operate. Charles F Hirons patent granted for wheel feeder dies. Funeral services held yesterday for Oliver Whyte Jr at South Street home. Interment at Oak Grove. Harvard classmates attend. Mystic Park.
The Rev. T G A Cote of Lowell will speak at Pilgrim Church on work among French Protestants. A Home Rule mass meeting convenes at St Pauls Parochial School hall with Mayor Bancroft in the chair. The Rev. George Briggs will lead services at Austin Street Unitarian Church, and Rev. Charles H. Tucker preaches at St Luke's R E Church tomorrow. Piano recital by E L Gurney’s pupils Thursday. Sneak thieves warned as rear doors should be kept locked. a $60 burglary at W B Stearn’s Shepherd Street home yesterday. Alderman Howland improving. HARVARD BRIDGE.
Somerville announces schools close at noon June 28 for summer vacation, with high school graduation on June 27 and grammar school exercises on June 29. Clarence E. Meloney returns from New York. Librarian John S. Hayes invited to dedicatory exercises of the Memorial Hat and Public Library in Lowell today.
Commander Davis acting as escort to Infanta Eulalie writes a sharp letter to Mrs. Potter Palmer detailing Chicago etiquette for receptions. He mocks Chicago society for entitlements and urges proper presentation, noting the Infanta’s privacy and the prince by her side. New York society views it as a joke and compares Chicago to Ward McAllister in egotism.
Elerton James becomes champion candlepin bowler for the B A A by winning the tournament. He defeated Warer Hill in the final game with a score of 460 pins cited in the readable lines.
The executive committee will meet at the Revere House on Tuesday evening to decide the site for the annual regatta and finalize arrangements.
An advertisement touts Doctor Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery as a remedy for liver and blood disorders. It claims to improve appetite digestion and overall health, purify the blood, repair the system, and benefit diseases from biliousness to early lung scrofula, promising money-back guaranteed satisfaction and proof of superiority over other tonics.
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