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Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Jun 04, 1896

Page

3

Listless no more as Sat. games spark Dodgers night lineup

Duffy and Lowe sparked a scoring burst with Dexter driving in a run on Eustace's double in the sixth. Clark hit a three-base hit with two out in the ninth as the visitors chased a late rally. Billy McGunnigle and Jack Warner featured in the field as Chicagos were set to headline a brisk afternoon lineup.

Duffy Lowe Dexter Eustace Clark Billy McGunnigle Jack Warner Chicagos Papa Anson Colt Danny Friend Villian Jimmy Sullivan Jonah Colts Bostons Boston AB. R. B Hamilton Lawe Arene Tenney Scioeve Collins Bannon Tucker Harrington Whee Ceirn Nighois Louisville Clingman McCreary Warner Brien Cassidy Essen McDermott, Co Hill Larned Loursville Duke Eustace Bannon McDermott Nichols Hi HH Ballcwarner Hill Clingman Hamilton Tucker Lynch

Baseball Matchups From National and New England Leagues

National League schedule features Chicago at Boston Cleveland at Baltimore Pittsburgh at Philadelphia Cincinnati at Brooklyn St Louis at New York Louisville at Washington New England League actions include Portland at New Bedford Lewiston at Fall River Auricia at Brockton Bangor at Pawtucket Eastern League games show Providence at Springfield Rochester at Syracuse Buffalo at Toronto Wilkes Barre at Scranton

Per Figzom Cent Baltimore Cincinnati Cleveland Philadelphia Pittsburg Brooklyn Chicago Sane Washington New York Opus St Lous Boston St. Louis Louisville New England Portland New Bedford Lewiston Fall Hiver Auricia Brockton Bangor Pawtucket Providence Springfield Rochester Syracuse Buffalo Toronto Wilkesbarre Scranton

Boston Reds Defeat Louisville Nine at South End Grounds

The Boston team beat Louisville 14 to 5 amid strong fielding from Bannon and Hill’s late relief. Nichols pitched superbly for Boston while McDermott struggled early for Louisville, with Collins, Duffy, and Tenney delivering key hits as Boston pulled away after a tense middle innings.

Brooklyn Drives Five Early Runs in 6-2 Victory

Brooklyn jumped ahead with Corcoran driving in five runs as Daub pitched well, giving up few hits aside from one inning. Attendance was about 2,000. Final score Brooklyn 6, St Louis 2 with 11 Brooklyn base hits to 6 for St Louis and 3 Brooklyn errors. Batteries Daub Burrill Hart McFarland.

Brooklyn Brooklyns Corcoran Daub St. Louis Daub and Burrill Hart and McFarland

Philadelphia Defeats Cincinnati In Error Charged Tilt

Philadelphia beat Cincinnati as the locals played cleanly and capitalized on visitors errors. Thompson hit a home run, attendance 4136, final score listing Philadelphia eight hits to Cincinnati ten with Cincinnati committing four errors. Batteries Taylor and Clements for Philadelphia Fisher and Vaughn for Cincinnati.

Philadelphia Cincinnati Thompson

Chicago Beats New York In Tight Baseball Contest

New York 11 Chicago 14 in a muddy scoreline as Chicago hitters pace the game. Clarke left after five innings with Bowen relieving. Friemd pitched well until the sixth when New York surged with five runs. Attendance around 4000. Hits: Chicago 14 New York 11. Errors Chicago 4 New York 4. Batteries Friend and Donohue. Clarke, Bowen and Farrell.

New York Chicagos New Yorks Clarke Bowen Friemd Suscede Nw York Iask Chicago Friend Donohue Farrell

Baltimore Defeats Pittsburg In Sixth Straight Win

Baltimore won their sixth straight game of the season over Pittsburg in a hard fought matchup. Hoffer pitched well except for the fourth inning as Killen limited Baltimore, while Sugden and Robinson contributed for Baltimore. Attendance was 2,790 with final score 15 to 4.

Baltimore Pittsburg Hoffer Killen PittsBace Robinson Sugden

Washington vs Cleveland Ninth Inning Tie Ends in Darkened Draw

A pitchers' duel between Mercer and Young ends with Washington tying in the ninth, Burkett’s homer tying again in the tenth, and the game called after eleven innings due to darkness. Attendance 3500. Washington 8 hits 2 errors 3500. Cleveland 9 hits 1 error. Mercer, Young, Maguire, Wallace, Zimmer.

Washington Mercer Young Burkett Tebeau Emilie Cleveland Maguire Wallace Zimmer

Pawtucket Beats Augusta as Herr Struggles on mound

In Pawtucket Rhode Island on June 3 Pawtucket defeated Augusta 8 to 5 behind heavy hitting from News Waldron and homers by News and Waldron Pawtucket tallies included several late runs while Herr worked most of the game for Augusta. Attendance was about 400 with 19 base hits for Pawtucket to Augusta nine. Errors favored Augusta six to Pawtucket three and the batteries were Herr Yeager Conroy and Connor.

Pawtucket R. I Herr Scranton Augusta News Waldron Pawtick Bes Yeager Conroy Connor

Bangor Beats Brockton In Seven Inning Drift

In Bangor Massachusetts on June 3 Bangor won easily after Brockton faltered in the field in the seventh. Simon's left field play stood out. Attendance 600. Base hits Bangor eight Brockton six. Errors Bangor four Brockton six. Batteries Wheeler Roach Magee Shea.

Brockton Mass Bangor Simon Accon Io Be Ooo el- Trors Brock

Burke’s homer seals New Bedford win over Lewiston

New Bedford started Sheible but he yielded to Monahan in the sixth as Lewiston bore in on the game. The home club exploded for six runs in the third, Burke’s seventh inning homer sealing a 60600120 .9 edge. Attendance 500. Hits: New Bedford 10, Lewiston 10. Errors 3 each.

New Bedford Sheible Lewiston Monahan Burke Batterls—Sheible Monahan and Morst Messitt

Fall River Beats Portland in Second Series Tilt

Fall River scored 17 runs aided by a hot third inning and solid hitting from La Joie and Cavanaugh. Portland scuffled until late, managing a surge in the seventh with Klobedanz yielding most of the damage. Attendants numbered 350 as Fall River outhit Portland. errors favored Fall River. Batteries Klobedanz Maupert, McCoy Duncan.

Fall Fall River McCoy Klobedanz Lajoie Cavanaugh Portland Kxlobedanz Maupert Duncan

Syracuse Stars Fold After Sixth Inning Rout by Rochester

In Syracuse on June 3 Rochester surged after the sixth inning, eight runs crossing to crush the Stars who faltered as Whitehill struggled with speed and control. Mason and Delaney were brought in to relieve, but Reilly could not stop the onslaught.

Syracuse N. Y Rochester Whitehill Mason Delaney Reilly

Rochester Victory Highlights Slugfest in Busy Game

Attendance 2000. Rochester outscored Syracuse with 18 base hits to 11 and 2 errors to 4. Pitchers Lovett Boyd Whitehill Mason Delaney and Ryan logged the at bats, while Rochester tallied a decisive home run in a high scoring contest.

Rochester Syracuse Lovett and Boyd Whitehill Mason Delaney Ryan

Scranton Beats Wilkesbarre In Clean Game

Scranton defeated Wilkesbarre 9 to 1 in Wilkes-Barre. Keenan struggled with support while Eagan's left field work stood out and Harper and Rafferty paired for Scranton. Attendance 1,000. base hits 11 for Scranton and 7 for Wilkesbarre.

Scranton Wilkesbarre Frrars Harper and Rafferty Keenan and Wentz

Toronto Beats Buffalo as McPartlin Faces Tough Day

Toronto hitmaker McPartlin struggled early but the Torontos took control as they bunched hits to defeat Buffalo 6 to 2. A new Bison at short, Richie, displayed promise while both clubs fielded well. Attendance 6,500. Toronto had 11 base hits to Buffalo’s 5. errors Toronto 1, Buffalo 2. Batteries McPartlin Casey Gannon Urquhart.

Toronto Ont Buffalo McPartlin Torontos Bisons Short Richie Oesse Casey Gannon Urquhart

Providence Edges Springfield In Late Rally

Providence defeated Springfield in a 5 to 8 comeback win, scoring seven runs in the last two innings. Lynch stumbled with two errors as Springfield’s defense faltered, allowing Providence to erase a four run deficit in the ninth inning.

Springfield Providence Garrison Ponies Lynch

Orange Athletic Club Beats Princeton in Baseball Tilt

Orange Athletic Club defeated Princeton University 16 to 10 in a baseball game at Orange. Priest pitched well for Orange while Princeton used four pitchers. Attendance was about 3,000 as Orange built a lead with four errors by Princeton and five by Orange. Batteries Priest Williams Easton Altman Jayne Wilson Smith.

Orange N. J Orange Athletic Club Princeton University Priest Princeton Csss Williams Easton Altman Jayne Wilson Smith

Georgetown Beats Cornell In Scranton Baseball Clash

Georgetown defeated Cornell 9 to 5 in Scranton. Blunders by Brown and Aldrich proved costly as Georgetown built a lead despite close batting. Attendance 800. Base hits Georgetown nine Cornell five. Batteries Mahoney Maloney Young Gannon.

Scranton Penn Georgetown College Cornell Brown Aldrich Georgetown Mahoney and Maloney Young and Gannon

Harvard Defeats Brown In Unsteady Game

Harvard beat Brown 7 to 1 in Providence as Brown suffers a third defeat this season. Paine is credited with Brown's loss while Harvard scores include three earned runs. Other hits include two-base knocks by Haughton Stevenson and Clarkson with Lauder connecting on a three-base hit. One more match remains in the series.

Harvard BROWN Providence R. I Charlie Paine Lauder Haughton Stevenson Clarkson

Playoffs and local clubs clash in Boston area baseball chatter

Local teams issue challenges and seek opponents with guarantees for June and July games. The Hervey Baseball Association promotes a July 28 match with Atkinson Company at South End grounds, while Arcadias and Weymouth clubs seek away dates and solid guarantees. Reports note Mccreary’s near-out call and O’Rourke strike tensions in Nutmeg State.

W. H. Hervey Baseball Association Atkinson Furnishing Company Hervey Atkinson Company South End J. T. Howe Union Street City Jimmy Sullivan Chicago Jonah Danny Friend Arcadias Joseph M. Cook Tyler Street Melrose Warren Consolidated Club Dorchester Institutes of Weymouth Goodspeed South Street Boston Boston Common Marios Bagels Louisvilles McGunnigle New England Pawtucket Fall River Mike’ Finn Natick Crishen Newport Jim O’rourke Naugatuck Valley Bobby Lowe McCreary Tie Tucker Mce Creary

Showalter Wins as Lead Grows in Chess Victory

Showalter widened his edge by defeating Barry in yesterday's chess match. The current score stands Showalter four, Barry one, with three drawn. Eighth game featured EEN'S GAMBIT DECLINED with Showalter White and Barry Black, followed by a long sequence of moves ending in a complex tactic and material gaining chances for Showalter.

Showalter Barry Een

Coun try Club racing day two offers slow times and near misses

The second day drew a small crowd as races ranged from good to bad. Miss Clay won two events, defeating Canticle and Sea Gull by twelve lengths, with time 63 seconds. Honolulu fell behind in the one mile, while Dalgretti won a contested division amid a foul claim. Trillion edged Royal Bob in a thrilling final stretch to cap the program.

Miss Clay Canticle Sea Gull Cannon King of Norfolk William Tell Lady Lightfoot Satanella Hustler Top Notch Stonebridge McLean Triumph Triangle Honolulu Detective Barbee Phoebus Monmouth the Sage Princess Jean Dalgretti Bacon Tomoka Ralph Black Bill Daly Addie National Hunt Golden Gate Mr. Barney Kilkenny Marble Barney Mr. Percee Peer Brazil St. Botolph Lafayette Frayling San Joaquin Green Duke of Duke of Abercorn Woodford McInerney Liverpool Myopia Duke Millboy Jake Shipsey Mason Bob Shore Sir Singenton Murphy Westbury Spur Shore Jake Royal Bob William Hendry O'Leary Trillion Mr. Hayes O’leary

Persimmon Wins The Derby At Epsom Race Day

The Derby at London was won by Persimmon the Prince of Wales horse with St Frusquin second and Earwig third. The royal party including the Prince and Princess of Wales and various royals traveled by royal train. Time for the race was 2:42 with Persimmon winning by a neck amid large cheering.

London Persimmon Prince of Wales Victoria Station Prince and Princess of Wales Victoria and Maud Prince Carl of Denmark Duchess of York Duke Duchess of Fife Duke of Cambridge Duchess of Devonshire Lord Lady Cadogan Sir Horace Farquhar M. P St. Simon Perdita Leopold de Rothschild St. Frusquin Isabel H. BE. Reddington Earwig Hampton Wriggle Mr. W. G. Stevens Teufel Mr. Leopold de Rothschild Gulistan J. H. Platt Bradwardine H. A. Harrison Knight of the Thistle Mr. T. Philips Ray Ronald Mr. John Wallace Spook

Rexford Rogers Case Reaches Suffolk Court in Elevator Fall

In the Rexford v Rogers estate, Gilbert Rexford, then 12, sues for 50000 with father Wright Rexford also seeking 10000 for lost services. The Cambridge tenement elevator incident on Dec 26 1898 allegedly left him severely injured, paralyzed, deaf and in chronic pain. Attys Coakley Dennison for plaintiff. Badger French for defendant. Testimony to include renowned Massachusetts surgeons. Judge Hopkins set further proceedings after 9:30 this morning.

Rexford-Rogers Suffolk Hopkins Gilbert Rexford Wright Rexford Rogers Timothy W. Coakley Joseph A. Dennison Badger & French Massachusetts Mr. Dennison Washington Street Cambridge Gsomé Rexfords Dennison Thomas Hughes

Rice Barker wed at Newton Centre in elegant church ceremony

Miss Helen Rebecca Rice daughter of Mr and Mrs Marshall O Rice Newton Centre married Mr Frederick Date Barker of Dayton Ohio in First Congregational Church Newton Centre The decor featured cut flowers ferns and laurel arch two doves The bridal party included Pauline Rice Robert Rand Alice Buckingham Carrie Humphreys Ethel Hall Louise Bean Grace Weston Annie Morris Florence Paul and J Luther Wilkins Best man Dr EF Carpenter and other ushers joined in a reception at the bride's home The couple will reside in Dayton Ohio.

First Congregational Church Newton Centre Helen Rebecca Rice Marshall O. Rice Frederic Date Barker Dayton Pauline Rice Robert Rand Alice P. Buckingham Worcester Carrie L. Humphreys Ethel Hall Cambridge Louisa Bean Brookline Grace Weston Newton Hartford Florence H. Paul Rai J. Luther Wilkins Toledo Daniel L. Furber Thomas Weston, Jr L. G. Paul EF. S. Carpenter Cleveland Harry B. Fernald New York City Walter B. Sanborn Frederic H. Hovey William H

Kaneun rebels defeat Chinese army in province clash

In Kaneun, the northwestern Chinese province, rebels routed General Tung’s forces with heavy losses. Other items report Prince Leopold facing possible bankruptcy, Frome election returning J E Barlow, Bronsart von Schellendorf downward toward peace, Earl of Selborne leading the Pacific cable conference, and Cecil Rhodes planning life among Russians to aid regional development.

Kane6un China Tung Prince Leopold Belgium Frome Somerset House of Commons Viscount Weymouth Marquis of Bath J. E Barlow Bronsart von Schellendorf Reichstag Earl of Selborne Pacific Cable Conference Cecil Rhodes Russia

Hutchins wins two mile prize at Keene race

Harvey Hutchins won first prize in the two mile event at Keene yesterday from the 19 yard mark. The last race Hutchins won was in 1893 in the cash prize league. Eddy Bald and Butler and Bald were unplaced in the two mile handicap. Secretary Bassett reports 1499 new members this past week. The big race on Milburn course, a trolley road spoilage noted. Disqualification investigations of Hadfield are said not to improve his case. Prominent contestants alleged to be employed by manufacturers. Gideon of the L A W racing board has asked Metropolitan Association of Cycling Clubs to review Millburn race records. Eddie Bald Walter Sanger and Tom Cooper will race at the Ice Fund meet Manhattan Beach July 2.

Harvey Hutchins Keene Hutchins Butler Bald Bassett Milburn Hadfield Gideon Metropolitan Association of Cycling Clubs Millburn Eddie’ Bald Walter Sanger Tom'” Cooper Manhattan Beach

Kennel Club Won In Municipal Court Trial

In the first session before Judge Adams, W F Richmond sued the New England Kennel Club and Mrs Alice E Cram for 2000 over a dog bite at a Mechanics Building show on April 22. Cram was cleared as owner, case dismissed against her while continuing against the club. The article notes the match ended with seven wickets.

Adams W. F. Richmond New England Kennel Club Alice E. Cram Mechanics’ Building

Receiver Appointed Over Trust Estates In Medford Case

In a Supreme Court action Judge Lathrop appointed H Eugene Bolles as receiver to oversee two trust estates held by Baxter E Ferry a Medford lawyer and by the mayor of Medford. The move follows concerns over mismanagement and alleged insolvency.

Supreme Court Lathrop Baxter E. Ferry Medford H. Eugene Bolles

Wheelman Williams Convicted in Waltham Court

Spencer T. Williams, president of the A C C and Malden Bicycle Club, was found guilty in District Court for spitting on and assaulting Kerrison and Eaton at the Linscott Tracks May 23. He defended himself, admitted past fines, and appealed to the Superior Court after a $9 total fine.

Waltham Spencer T. Williams Malden John CC. Kerrison Charles W. Eaton Linscott Traces Waltham Track J. S. Dean Boston Williams Mayberry Kerrison C. W. Eaton G. J. Sullivan C. H. Morse G. Percival F. S. McCausland, Jr F. E. Fisher Eaton Luce

Big Cyclers Beat New Hampshire at Mona Dock Races

About 250 spectators watched seven events at the Mona Dock Cycle Club. Tom Butler won the main race as Bald and Berio fell 109 feet from the finish and Sanger placed fourth. Pratt won the mile open amateur, with Fisher second. Novices and handicaps were won by PF McCarthy, H A Adams, C H Crurs, and others from Keene, Winchendon, and Worcester.

Keene N. H Monadock Cycle Club Tom Butler Bald Berio Sanger Pratt Fisher Truly of Winchendon PF. McCarthy A. F. Kirkpatrick West Swanzey H. A. Adams Worcester E. C. Bald Buffalo C. H. Craigue Springfield C. HH. Crurs Mr. Blake Joseph Nadeau H. Allen Nat Butler Cambridgeport W. C. Sanger F. H. Pratt Lawrence F. A. Fish F. Baron Stowe Conway J.ay. Casey H. D. Hutchins Boston Frank Mayo W. F. Saunders Fr. C. Bald C. H. Drury G. W. Drury Secon G. W. Buckminster W. A. Russell Kkeene

Australian Cricketers Win London Match

In a two day cricket match at London the Oxford team was dismissed after their second innings for 129 runs. The Australians then chased the target with seven wickets to spare, securing victory for Australia.

London Oxford

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