Dolan Delivers Magnificent Pitching for Boston in League Lead
In Boston's bid for the top of the league, Dolan's pitching stymies Louisville as Pittsburgh drops a game lowering their standings.
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1895
Page
3
In Boston's bid for the top of the league, Dolan's pitching stymies Louisville as Pittsburgh drops a game lowering their standings.
NATIONAL LEAGUE games include Chicago at Boston St Louis at Brooklyn Cleveland at New York Louisville at Philadelphia Pittsburg at Baltimore Cincinnati at Washington NEW ENGLAND LEAGUE schedules Fall River at Portland Brockton at Bangor Pawtucket at Augusta New Bedford at Lewiston NEW ENGLAND ASSOCIATION Lowell at Nashua Fitchburg at Lawrence Haverhill at Salem
Boston defeated Louisville 6 to 0 with Dolan’s pitching holding the Colonels scoreless. Zahner and Ryan helped pace the offense, while Luby faded after a strong start for Louisville. The win pushes Boston ahead in the pennant race as Anson’s team prepares to face New York.
The narrative describes a tense game with Bannon starting the second inning strong, Duffy scoring on Nash and Long driving in runs. Kentucky and Louisville both string hits, numerous steals, and key outs including a double play. Brouthers, Zahner, and Clark figure in late scoring plays as the teams trade innings with the visitors held to a shutout into the eighth before a final stretch of outs.
New York pitchers Rusie and Wilson held Pittsburg to two runs as Hart struggled and base running errors limited the visitors. New York produced 14 hits led by strong contact, while Rusie struck out seven in a seven inning effort. Attendance was 6000.
Washington built a solid lead before sixth inning trouble allowed St. Louis to rally with seven straight hits and seven runs. Mercer relieved Stocksdale and shut down the visitors as Washington earned a 15 to 11 victory before 1700 fans. Washington had 17 hits to St. Louis 13 with seven errors each.
Ed Stein returned to the Brooklyn mound but Chicago prevailed as Wilmot and Lange homered. Attendance 2100. Final score Chicago six Brooklyn two. Hits Chicago seven Brooklyn eleven. Errors Chicago three Brooklyn two. Batteries Hutchinson Donahue Stein Burrell.
Baltimore won the third straight game from Cincinnati 4 to 3. Hoffer pitched well with a decisive eighth inning triple by Hoffer driving in the winning run. Smith committed errors giving Baltimore three runs in the first frame. Attendance 2000. Baltimore 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 6 total. Cincinnati 0 9 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 4 total. Hits Baltimore 12 Cincinnati 9. Errors Baltimore 2 Cincinnati 3. Hoffer and Robinson for Baltimore Dwyer and Merritt for Cincinnati.
Lowell dominates from the start as Grant makes two running catches and, with Johnston, shares batting honors. Lowell edges Salem 17 hits to 6 with 3 errors to 4. Batteries: Mc Carthy Cushman and Mulhair vs Doyle Linehan.
Nashua won 16 to 2 at Haverhill as Johnson struggled on the mound and the Nashua infield misplayed many chances. Base hits were 16 for Nashua and 9 for Haverhill with 3 Nashua errors and 14 by Haverhill.
Fitchburg defeated Lawrence 11 to 6 after leading 6 2 through four innings. Gildea pitched well for Fitchburg with solid support. Brooks batted hard for Fitchburg while Donovan and others contributed. Base hits favored Fitchburg 21 to 10 with eight Fitchburg errors and eleven by Lawrence.
In Wilkes-Barre Pennsylvania today the Providence Grays edged the Wilkes-Barre team 13 to 12 after thirteen innings. Smith’s early errors opened the door for Providence as Dixon doubled and Caulley’s fly produced the decisive run. McMahon and Stricker stood out defensively in a high attendance game.
Syracuse wins 8 to 2 over Buffalo as Vickery outplays Barnett though support flounders. Dowse misplays, 1500 in attendance, nine hits for Syracuse and eight for Buffalo. Batteries Barnett Hess Vickery Urquhart.
In Toronto on June 11, Rochester rallied from a big early deficit to win 10 9 over Toronto. Duryea allowed few hits after the second inning, Crane faltered after five frames, and Rochester chased him from the mound. Attendance was about 600 as errors favored the visitors.
In Scranton on June 11 the contest ran through the eighth inning with a strong turnout. Springfield led 4 to 1 with a two-run eighth while Scranton scored in the seventh and a late single run. Final remarks show Springfield 4 Scranton 3 with 11 hits to 6. Callahan and Gunson paired for Springfield with Rogers catching for Scranton.
In Augusta on June 11 Colby beat Bowdoin 8 to 6 after heavy hitting strong base running and sound field play. Burton and Patterson pitched well with key running catches by Watkins and Haines. Hits Colby 14 Bowdoin 9 Errors Colby 3 Bowdoin 6 Batteries Burton Patterson Coffin Harris and Haines.
At 3:30 p.m. rumors swirl about Sullivan or Nichols facing the Chicagos. Ganzel to bat. Dan Brouthers yearns for his Wappinger Falls farm. Dolan tipped as rising star. Boston’s strong crowd includes orphan-home maidens. questions loom over Frank Wilson’s future and Dolan, Sullivan, Stivetts, Nichols all slated for season play. Managers weigh release vs value amid shifting rosters.
London June 11 noted oarsman W B Woodgate writes for the St James Gazette on the Cornell crew. He hails their uniform stroke and clean feathering while warning of short reach and late swing. He notes initial speed may outpace English long swinging but recovery sets a fine example.
Henry R Nash of Tufts College set a new college strength record under Dr Woodbury during a supervised College Hill exam, beating Klein of Harvard by 440 pounds and securing the undisputed college championship. Nash total 3547.76 pounds under Dr Sargents system, while Lane of Amherst is disqualified.
Brooklyn mayor Schieren rejected the Seaside Athletic Club boxing exhibition license after a June 3 filing, citing a police report calling the club a nuisance and exhibitions undesirable. The mayor previously faced mandamus action to grant a license last year.
Rowing clubs gathered at the Revere House to finalize plans for the Charles River regatta on Bunker Hill Day afternoon. Ten events are planned with senior and junior categories across single, double, four, and eight-oared shells. Entries close next Thursday, and a final meeting is set for Sunday at the B A A boat house.
At Gravesend L I six races featured young and handicap trials. Inn won the first race for 5-year-olds with Burridge Milton T second and Fannie B third. Patrician captured the second while Mac Briggs led maiden 2 year olds in the third. Song and Dance took the fourth, Weinberg won the fifth with Declare second and Belmar third. Owlet led the sixth with Charade second. Time figures ranged from 1 15 to 1 42.
A historical clipping lists numerous race results across several events. Horses such as War Cloud, Plunderer, Elmstone, Duke of Gloucester, Parvenue, Jersey, and Fides show varying finishes in half mile to six and a half furlong races, with substantial currency-like numbers noted for each entrant.
Latonia hosted a day of eight horse races with purses of 500 dollars each. Pocos Tem, Toots, Myrtle Hark mee and Navarre led the top placements across four races, with payments to runners up and third as specified. Time records noted for the early sprints and a Navarre victory in the Merchant Stakes.
Harvard and Cornell announced a two year agreement for annual football, baseball and rowing contests. The lineup places games at Cambridge Ithaca and New London with June dates and home grounds on mutual terms. The move sparks questions about Harvard Yale relations and aims to steady athletics with stronger coaching.
Captain James O Kane U S N a Boston notable will retire on disability after service at Charlestown Navy Yard where he commanded the receiving ship Wabash He was born in Indiana entered the Naval Academy in 1860 and served from the Niagra to Forts Jackson and St Philip Vicksburg and the Paul Jones during the Civil War He rose through ranks to captain in 1891 and has been on sick leave since leaving the Wabash command.
Two young residents chartered a dory on Commercial Street and tried to cut in front of a Chelsea ferry entering its berth. The ferry captain reversed engines to avoid collision, but the dory capsized. One boy clung to the ferry, the other was rescued by Captain Fuller of the towboat H. W. Hills and taken to the harbor police boat Patrol.
The Prince of Wales's yacht Britannia docked at Cowes at 12:30 p.m. today and will race next at Southampton on Thursday June 13. The vessel Ailsa also arrived at 2:15 p.m. this afternoon.
Fairfield Park opened its racing season with the first programs drawing a good crowd. The event occurred in Fairfield Maine as the track hosted early season attractions with local interest high.
The 114th annual meeting of the Massachusetts Medical Society convened at Mechanics' Hall with visits to Massachusetts General Hospital and other institutions. Dr. Robert T. Edes delivered the Shattuck lecture on The New England Invalid, followed by discussions on exophthalmic goitre, malaria diagnosis, phthisis care, and genito-urinary surgery. The evening featured The Sphinx at Tremont Theatre and a harbor excursion planned for today to view sewer outfall and anti-toxin facilities.
State Officer Neal of Lynn and Officer Walter Farnham report breaking up a Beverly gang that operated for years. Six members William Woodwell Edward Francis Elmer Terrio George Bradstreet Hiram Gage and Joy Davis are jailed. Francis Terrio and Bradstreet confessed to multiple crimes including Middleton and P A Field fires and the bowling alley robbery.
Admiral Kirkland reported the cruiser New York joined the Columbia and San Francisco at Copenhagen after leaving Southampton together. The three ships covered about eight hundred miles with New York totaling ten days at sea and Columbia eight days twenty two hours, offset by a cyclone scare that caused the Columbia to detour, yet still achieving a remarkable 16.4 knots average using six of eight boilers.
Berlin reports under imperial orders flagships visiting Kiel for the canal opening will be connected to shore by telephone and telegraph. Some flagships will link directly with capitals of their countries. The Emperor tested the wires on Sunday and spoke with Count zu Eulenburg, the German ambassador in Vienna.
The Austrian squadron reached Kiel this morning and was greeted by salutes from German forts and harbor ships. In response the Austrian ships fired back. Bands aboard the Austrian vessels played Prussian airs as fort bands played Austrian hymns.
London June 11 Mr and Mrs Gladstone left Hawarden for London at 9:65 AM and will proceed to Gravesend to board the steamship Tantallon Castle. They are guests of Sir Donald Currie and will sleep aboard tonight before sailing for Kiel tomorrow.
Republican papers praise Minister Hanotaux speech in the Chamber of Deputies while Radical and Socialist presses denounce the government for sending French warships to Kiel, calling the move unjustified and harmful.
Prince Bismarck writes to the Hamburg Senate that his health prevents him from accepting the invitation to attend the opening ceremony of the North Sea Baltic Canal. He stays at home in Berlin.
Elmer Chickering responds to the editor accusing Agent Cruff and reporters of underrating the pest holes in Boston. He claims Milford court tenements are none the less connected to sewers and condemns the whole block as disease breeding, demanding removal and extermination.
A strike of boiler makers in Pittsburg began on June 11 seeking higher wages. The move signals escalating labor action as workers press for better pay amid mounting industrial tensions in Pennsylvania.
Miss Eather Linquist 19 living at Charlton Beacon Street was attacked by a bicycle rider near Westland Avenue in the Back Bay Fens Monday night. The assailant tore her dress, assaulted her, fled on a bicycle, leaving her bruised and shaken. police are investigating.
Edward A. Smith of 241 Federal Street arrested after Mary E. Kelley aged 25 reported highway robbery and assault. An officer captured a suspect near Mt Washington Avenue. Smith, 19, identified by Kelley, pleaded guilty to robbery and not guilty to rape and is held for Superior Criminal Court in $3000 bail.
George H Guard testifies in Roxbury District Court about an assault on May 3 1894 leading to a 1895 shooting warrant. McManus and two others disrupted Tierney's saloon Tremont and Calvert streets a stone hit Guard he pursued but caught him. McManus found guilty fined $20 appealed and bound over to Superior Court.
In Baltimore on June 11 F T Bowers a post office clerk confronted William Green outside Traynor's ice cream saloon over his daughter’s betrayal. After heated words Green refused to marry the daughter, Bowers drew a revolver and killed him before being arrested.
In Portland Maine Judge Bonney will hear a motion for a new trial for James Lewis alias James Lewis Welch convicted of murder in the first degree for killing Gorham farmer Byron G Coburn with an axe on the night of November 13 1894. The defense claims newly discovered evidence.
Samuel A. Segee, Revere Board of Assessors chair, pressed charges against William S. Hall, a wealthy Revere resident, for allegedly refusing to answer questions about workers. Judge Bosson found Hall not guilty and criticized the warrant, saying Segee was overzealous and that other means should have been used to obtain information.
New Haven June 11 The engineer's department of the New York New Haven Hartford railroad awards several contracts. The Providence division near Boston is split into two parts with H H Brown of New York receiving 640000 dollars and John OBrien of New York 700000 dollars. Dwight Daley of Boston lands 325000 dollars for Brockton grade crossings and related improvements.
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