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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1898
Page
3
The Schwaar home suffered about 3000 in damage from two intruders a man and a woman. Chief Tarbox and Inspector Fletcher probe the case but offer no firm leads. Mrs Schwaar refused to speak, saying no statement will be made.
On Hancock street in Quincy Rev D M Wilson returned from Brooklyn to find his home shattered flour molasses and other closet supplies strewn about the floors carpets and valuable furniture wrecked. The damage resembles a prior Newton incident and police suspect youths were responsible.
Boxers Jack Everhardt and Owen Zeigler, noted lightweights, meet in a twenty round catch weight bout at Coney Island. Philadelphia’s Zeigler and Wilmington’s Everhardt bring slugger reputations, with past match results hinting at a close, hard hitting duel. Jack Hannigan of Pittsburg rises as a rising name after a recent fifteen round decision over Johnny Lavack.
The second round at the Vienna Chess Club saw Burn draw with Alapin. Tarrasch defeated Trenchard. Baird and Schiffers adjourned. Caro and Janowski split. Pillsbury beat Lipke. Schwarz and Blackburn drew. Halprin resigned to Showalter. Maroczy and Schlecter drew. Steinitz defeated Marco and Tschigorin beat Walbrodt.
Grace Barron alias Sadie Tucker of North Adams was arrested Thursday on federal mail fraud charges. She is jailed in Charles Street and bound over after a Pittsfield hearing before a U S commissioner, with a federal grand jury to decide.
Six Washington Senators games on this day fall short with a 1500 attendance as the latest contest proves the worst of the season. no final score is given in the readable text.
National League schedule lists Cleveland at Boston Cincinnati at New York Chicago at Brooklyn Geille at Washington Louis at Baltimore Pittabare at Philadelphia.
Pawtucket visits Taunton while Brockton travels to Fall River and Newport faces New Bedford in upcoming regional baseball contests.
Boston Bank Officers at Melrose A C and Malden at Peabody A A lead a slate of interscholastic and collegiate contests. Harvard Yale Princeton Tufts Williams Cornell Yale Freshmen Princeton Boston College Newton A A U of P Lafayette Villanova Dickinson and other schools meet in varied pairings across New England.
New York June 3. Ruste lasted two innings as the Reds collected nine hits and seven runs. Hawley also pitched two innings. Gettlag bested Damman in argument. Beckley was elbowed by Joyce while running to first, Joyce then hit Beckley on the head with a ball and was removed from the game. Attendance 3000. The score:
Philadelphia game report notes Pittsburg easily beat the Phillies as Pittsburgh pitchers and batting overwhelmed a weak Philadelphia defense. Attendance recorded at 3183 with a decisive score line not fully shown.
New York reports the Brooklyns scored two runs in the opening frame as part of a game update. The brief notes the early offensive burst but provides no further outcomes or context.
Reading 8 Allen Town 1 Amherst 6 Dartmouth 3 Princeton 2 Andover 9 Paterson 3 Lancaster 6 Norfolk 1 Richmond 2 Hartford 9 New Ark 0 Buffalo 5 Syracuse 3 Rochester Wilkes Barre 8 Rochester 3 Toronto 9 Springfield 3
Rain postponed yesterday's Boston Cleveland game at South End grounds. Tremont Theatre invited both teams to the evening performance of Around the Town, which delighted visiting Cleveland players and Boston fans. Players Canfield Richards and Henshaw drew applause from O'Connor Childs Powell Young Gaffney. Today's game starts at 3 o'clock.
Harvard will play Brown today at Soldiers Field at 3 30 p m if the weather permits.
The Bank Officers' A A of Boston meets Melrose A C at Melrose this afternoon. Walter Clarkson will pitch for New Towne of Cambridge versus Mt Washington of Everett at Mt Washington Park at 3 30. Cyclone Dan Ryan and Dinsmore join Youngstown. Vickery's pitching terms go to New Bedford. Lake Lezotte Garry Hannivan O'Brien ex New England leaguers with Syracuse. Fall River projects Sunday games at Mt Hope Park. Cuban Giants leave North Adams after debts cleared. Brouthers eyes Toronto salary. Montreal Toronto do well. others struggle. Tannehill bats for Pittsburgh in ninth to beat Orioles. Hanlon laments overcoached teams. South Bostons vs Roxbury at Locust street grounds at 3 30. Newport NE league team to visit June 17. Pitcher Lever to Richmond. Yale pitcher Dutch Carter studying law in New York. Everett ejected from game with ticket returned by umpire Cushman.
Pat Carroll the long distance runner replies to George Tinder backers via the Post, proposing a series of three to five mile races with $1000 per race, backing by FE P Clark for Carroll and offering six weeks to prepare. Carroll notes Tinder’s recent England Ireland form and cites past five mile win at a Scotch picnic, admitting debate over who is stronger at the distance.
A O H parade will feature a large military civil display in Charlestown on June 17 with joint organizing committees from Divisions 3 and 5. Invitations extend to A O H groups in Suffolk Norfolk Middlesex and Essex counties. About three thousand uniformed Hibernians are expected to participate.
Wallace Ross Edward Lee Fred Plaisted and Jack Largan, seasoned professionals, will duel in a double scull on the Harlem River June 12 for $190 a side. After Memorial Day debates on the Hablem, Ross and Largan will face Plaisted and Lee in the match.
On the third day at the Manchester Whitsuntide meeting in London, August Belmont’s three year-old chestnut colt Bridegroom II won the Charlton Maiden Plate worth $515. Vyner’s four-year-old brown colt King Crow, by Crowberry out of Queen of Hearts, captured the Manchester Cup valued at $19,000.
In Concord on June 3 St Pauls school athletes dominated events. YL Bullivant broke the school 2200 yard dash record with 22.15 seconds. C B Porter set a new two mile bicycle record in 0 30.
Multiple athletic meets including Fitchburg Driving Park and Worcester Oval along with the Y M C A event at Riverside Recreation Grounds. Also on today’s card are the New England Kennel Club open air show in Braintree and wrestling bouts featuring Youseff in New York and Chicago.
City Hall heard equal hours of testimony from cyclists and opponents on a proposed cycle path across the Common. Proponents argued it would ease Tremont and Boylston street congestion and improve safety while opponents warned of desecration and loss of the park’s character. The committee now decides the fate of the plan.
Waltham backer E A Melzar states after talks in New York that the Cycledrome will keep holding race meets. He cites contracts with foreign racing men and overhead expenses, notes lavish charges at Buffalo and New York hotels, and says the track will operate on business principles with feature races at Waltham.
Baltimore June 3 The L A W racing board chaired by Mott issues a bulletin stating the suspensions of R W Emerson of Chelsea Massachusetts and B I Tinkham of Waterbury Connecticut have expired.
The Highland City Driving Club plans a bicycle tournament and Marlboro track opening on Saturday June 11 with five races and valuable prizes for winners. Entries close for handicap June 4 and for other events June 8. A. F. Barnard handles entries at 272 Main Street Marlboro. The piece also covers National Track Association quad teams and a challenge to race any team from one mile to one hour, with no replies yet.
David Goldstein a Socialist Labor candidate and Cigarmakers Union member led a challenge over a May 26 flag raising at union HQ linked to support for the Cuban war. The resolution condemns patriotic displays as capitalist ploys and calls for worker solidarity with Cuba and Spain, seeking industrial emancipation.
Public recruitment notice calls able bodied unmarred men aged 21 to 45 to enlist in the U S Marine Corps for the war. Candidates must be U S citizens or have declared intent, of good character, literate in English, and height between 6 feet 5 inches and a stated maximum. Apply in person at the recruiting office 40 Portland Street in Boston, Mass.
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