Boston Pounded Wilson for 20 Bases and Rapid Advance
Boston pounded Wilson for 20 runs and 35 bases as Our Boys push rapidly to the front rank on other fields.
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1897
Page
3
Boston pounded Wilson for 20 runs and 35 bases as Our Boys push rapidly to the front rank on other fields.
National league pairings feature Cleveland at Boston Cincinnati at Baltimore St Louis at Brooklyn Louisville at New York Pittsburg at Philadelphia Chicago at Washington New England games include Brockton at New Bedford Fall River at Pawtucket Taunton at Newport College contests are University of Vermont at Holy Cross Worcester Tufts at Portland Portland
Boston soared past Cleveland in a high scoring contest as Captain Duffy led with four hits including a triple and two doubles. Louis Sockalexis made his Boston debut with a single and fielded well, while Patsey Tebeau started strong and Jesse Burkett left after a blow to the head.
The narrative notes a pitching effort with steadying delivery and references a high scoring inning sequence. Louisville finished with 7 runs while New York had 4, aided by two base hits from Meekin Holmes and Wilson.
Baltimore defeats Cincinnati 4 to 1 in a game marked by early fielding errors and a four-run fourth inning. Key plays include Two-base hit by Keller and three-base hits by Schriver Keeler Kelley, with Bowerman cut by a foul tip but finishing the game. Attendance figures and umpire names listed.
Taunton hosts a Friday 8:30 p.m. City Hall meeting of New England League of Baseball Clubs directors to discuss local conditions and league affairs.
In the eighth inning Lowe and Stahl singled and Collins drilled a center field triple. Boston's sharp defense stymied several visitor threats, with Sockalexis narrowly beaten by Collins on a late play. Klobedanz struggled at times but escaped damage, and Fatty Childs narrowly beat a bunt before outs ended the frame. Burkett, McAleer, and Nichols impact the lineup as Boston eyes the next game.
Lancaster defeats Richmond 14 to 5 in Lancaster Pennsylvania. Reading over Athlet 4 to 3 in Reading. Hartford beats Hartford Paterson 8 to 1. Syracuse edges Springfield 9 to 7 in Syracuse. Buffalo defeats Scranton 10 to 7. Toronto shuts out Wilkesbarre 9 to 0. Taunton beats Pawtucket 12 to 0. Fall River edge Brockton 13 to 12. Augusta over Portland 10 to 3. Bangor defeats Lewiston 4 to 0. Rockland crushes Belfast 10 to 1. New Bedford over Newport 6 to 1.
Somerville High defeated Cambridge High and Latin School 14 to 13 in ten innings at Tufts Oval Medford to force a deciding title game versus English High School. The comeback featured multiple leads, key hits from McRae Haf ford and Cuddy, and late scoring by Saunders Chandler and Crowley.
Miss Fitzgerald, likely New England’s only lady baseball reporter, watched from the pavilion. She called the game season’s top contest and praised local play, noting a stylish style from her area and predicting further excellence.
Athletes under Superintendent John Bowler prepared for Friday's interscholastic meet at Charlesbank Gymnasium. Captain Larry Kane led BEH S in light work while Duffy and several EHS runners showed strong form in sprints and distance events. Other schools including Brookline, Mechanic Arts, and Hoppy teams also reported solid daylong practice with several athletes competing in hurdles and field events.
Brooklyn routs St Louis as Dowd is out and Hartman fills center for the visitors. Hartman, Cross, and Turner are the regulars in name only. Fisher and Burrell pitched for Brooklyn in a high finishing stretch. Attendance 1717 as the home club wins with strong defense and late offense.
Hughey shut down Philadelphia with six hits allowed in five innings as Pittsburg won 5 to 2. Orth connected for a two base hit while Delehanty hit a three base balloon. The proposed trade sent Grady to St Louis for Carsey and McFarland. If Carsey rejects the deal, it may fail. Attendance 4989.
Washington dropped a 6 to 5 decision to Chicago as two misjudged balls in the first inning helped spark the Cubs. Lodge starred with a snag of a drive that looked like a homer, and Everrett Lange added a three base hit as Chicago built an early lead. Attendance was 1800. Time was 2 hours. Umpire Emslie.
H Ward 1900 won the final round of the Harvard tennis tournament yesterday afternoon defeating R A Bidwell 99 in three straight sets. Ward dominated with smashing and cross court. Final score 6 3 6 1 6 4.
Princeton over Brown University 14 to 10 after a game highlighted by Tigers hitting and aggressive base running. Both sides committed errors but Brown’s miscues proved costlier as Princeton chased pitchers early and pulled away.
Bowdoin beat Colby 11 to 6 in Brunswick as scannell struggled against Bowdoin pitching led by Bacon. Batteries Budge Bacon and Haines for Bowdoin. Cushman Scannell opposed. Umpire Kearns of Lewiston.
In Louisville on June 2 the New York Giants led the game 7 4 until the ninth inning when Louisville rallied. A single and a triple in the visitors half set up trouble for Meekin, who walked three batters and was replaced by Dad Clarke. Hemming started wild, altering the late innings.
Weld crews at Harvard look to the B A A eight race on Saturday June 12 and the New England regatta on June 17. The B A A race will be rowed upstream from Union Boat Club. Three Weld crews enter the regatta and the Weld Boat Club competes in novice sculls junior doubles junior four junior eight and intermediate eight.
In Andover on June 2 Lawrenceville Academy of New Jersey defeated Phillips-Andover 9 to 6. The visitors relied on their hitting power while Phillips-Andover struggled defensively. Score by innings shows Lawrenceville 2 3 1 6 0 0 9 and Phillips-Andover 0 1 3 8 0 0 6. Batteries Arrott Green Stephenson Waddell. Umpire Chandler.
Skilled instructors teach ladies gentlemen and children at 127 Tremont street Room 12 offering trial of six lessons. Call or write for details and enrollment.
Yale defeated Holy Cross at Hampden Park in a one sided contest marked by many mis plays. Keator Fincke and Camp starred for Yale while W H Fox was Holy Cross's weakest player.
Fragmentary baseball recap shows Mearey on the mound in the fifth as Wales Base Holy Cross Batteries Linnehan Hamlin Murphy Deannan are named among players. Score line unreadable with mixed OCR text and numbers.
North Adams defeated Williams College 15 to 11 in a ten inning game marked by costly errors. McCann and Summers paired with Jan sen and Ross to combine for the win as Williams struggled to hold the visitors.
The University of Pennsylvania baseball team defeated Fordham College, 17 to 3, in Philadelphia. Scoring details show Penn 3 1 6 1 9 across innings with Fordham 0 0 0 1 9. Batteries included Brown Schwartz OConnor Kelly OGorman and Hayes.
Second day at Readville trotting races drew larger crowds and better conditions. Red Bud wins a tight 2:15 trotting heat over Louis Victor as Kate F. makes a surprise sweep in the later heats. Dr. Wood falters in the 2:14 pacing, while Allen wins the sequence. Nicola prevails after a rough start.
The Irish colt Galtee More owned by Mr J Gubbins won the Jubilee Derby at Epsom in a canter. The Prince of Wales attended in the royal enclosure as Velasquez and History finished second and third. Charles Wood rode Galtee More with a time of 2 44.
Jaguarina the champion swordswoman faces Sergeant Swift the English cavalryman in a Charles River Park mounted sword contest moved from Monday due to rain. Twenty one three minute attacks count points for a first to eleven or overall lead with on horseback combat. Jaguarina's prior wins and London invitation backdrop the bout. Monday's arena exhibition drew about 1500 spectators.
Claude Frolio, owned by famed tenor Jean de Reszke, won the Warsaw Derby yesterday in Berlin. The horse’s win marks a notable achievement for the equine racer and its celebrity owner in European racing circles.
The L A W racing board reports Tom Barnaby was suspended after June 1 for riding in Buffalo road races. May races had him unsuspended, while travel permits were issued for Brackett Hammond Evans and Evans of Haverhill for Hanover New Hampshire.
Articles by Kid Murdock of East Boston and Fred P Kent of Boston announce a match pursuit race at Waltham on June 17. The race starts from opposite track ends with no time limit until one rider catches the other. prize value is 385 dollars. L J Solari of East Boston plans to challenge the winner afterward.
An electric light exhibition at Charles River Park featured professional and amateur cycles, with Frank and Nat Butler notable in tandem events. Mertens edged McFarland in a tight final while Hills won an amateur mile dash, and Warren Reynolds made a strong season debut in the half mile.
The Urquhart brothers Robert and James enter Spindle City Wheel men events in Lowell next Saturday afternoon. A W Westby of the Massachusetts Bicycle Club and Nellie Westby of the Bostonians seek a spot in the Medfield half century race led by Woods and Geldert. Sanford Cycle Club plans a July 5 track meet in Sanford, Maine, and an August 24 24 hour race at Charles River Park invites global entrants to test headwork and endurance.
Barnaby Cronin and Ingraham of the Eagle C C racing team reached Buffalo after a fall in the Martin race. Ingraham reportedly won first prize per Buffalo papers were Ray Dyer who rode from scratch and beat Ingraham. Cronin won a Saddle from Lewis with Ingraham finishing fourth.
Edward O Donnell secretary of the Central Labor Union denounces Mr Callender for attacking reputations and for premeditated efforts to influence legislation for corporate gain. He accuses Callender of cowardice and deception and defends organized labor for opposing an L road priced at public-scale transfers to corporations. May 30 1897.
The Massachusetts State Shooting Association event at Lynn on June 2 shows three clubs competing. Fish and Game Protective Association led by Fox, Martin, Mason at 26 total. Boston Shooting Association with Dickey Puck and Jones also 26. Atlantic Trap Shooting Association first team Parke Bradley Baxter 24 and second team Weatherbee Smith Dodge 22. Individual state prizes feature Jones Dickey Weatherbee Mason Martin Puck with scores from 11 to 18. Ten events followed with ten and fifteen target rounds at regular and unknown angles.
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