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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1893
Page
3
In second place Boston pulled the same out in the ninth. Spiders fall to Foutz Pirates beaten by Phillies Ward out plays An son Orioles fall to Reds Colonels down Senators.
A dramatic nine inning rally sees St Louis overcome Boston 5 4 as Gleason and Breitenstein duel mound duties. Carroll sparks a late surge with a key double and Peitz homers for Boston while Quinn, Dowd and Crooks drive St Louis runs in a seesaw ball game at the South End grounds.
In Philadelphia on June 14, Boyle hit two home runs as Pittsburg fell behind early. Terry struggled with seven walks amid a 6 to 8 loss. Attendance was 4228 and the final score shows Philadelphia scoring six and Pittsburg eight.
New York defeats Chicago in a slugging game as Davis and Tiernan hit home runs. McGill struggled in the fourth, Crane was hit after the sixth, and Bald win closed out the game. Attendance around 600 with 16 New York hits to 14 by Chicago.
In Brooklyn on June 14 three Cleveland fielders erred in the first inning allowing Brooklyn to take an early lead in a pitchers battle. Foutz hit a home run as Brooklyn won 4 to 2 before an attendance of about 3,000. Stein and Kinslow paired with Young and Zimmer for the battery.
Harvard defeated the University of Pennsylvania 11 to 6 at Holmes Field after a seesaw contest. Penn led 3 0 early, but Harvard surged with five runs in the third and added three more in the sixth and seventh, aided by timely hits from Mason Highlands and Frothingham. Reese and Boswell pitched for Penn but were wild, while Highlands limited Penn’s batting and delivered nine strikeouts.
The home team relied on steady defense with Steere Jones and Weeks excelling in the field while White delivered near invincible pitching. Amherst managed only one run on an error and a wild pitch as Stearns produced a hit.
Manager Selee continues seeking pitching talent as requests to trade or release Browns pitchers meet resistance. Dolan and Clarkson offered, but Selee rejects. Sexton unlikely this season. a new pitcher expected within a week. Long’s injury threatens Saturday play. McCarthy to cover second. Stivetts to start again after three innings. weather favorable for games, with 35 on the schedule. Joe Quinn welcomed back. Browns captains and managers push for wins. Mark Baldwin praised by Giants, and New England League teams Portland Lewiston Fall River draw crowds.
The University of Vermont seeks another upset as Harvard hosts after Vermont defeated Yale. Andy Highlands and Upton likely form Harvard’s battery while Pond’s swift delivery challenges the Crimson. Mason rests for exams and Jack Highlands may sit out after four straight starts.
At Morris Park New York results show Sirocco first in race one with Alcalde second and Correction third. Reckon wins race two with Pick Pocket second and Lizzie third. St Julien takes race three with Nahama second and Figaro third. Prince George wins race four with St Michael second and Comanche third. Don Alonzo leads race five with Rainbow second. Old Dominion first in race six with Arab second and Speculation third. Time in minutes shown for each race.
In Guttenburg New Jersey on June 14 six horse races with times and winners. Max won the first three fourths of a mile trophy with Joe Malone second Time 1 17 Headlight led the second five and one half furlongs Spendo line won with Home Run second Time 1 00% Heads or Tails took third Our Maggie won the five eighths with Republic second Time 1 03%4 Bel Demonio led the six and a half furlongs One won King Crab second YVime third Time 1 21 Meduga cost captured the five eighths Clarus was second Come Home third Time 1 02% Virg ie won the mile Blizzard placed second Sorrento third Time 1 48
Heavy track delays force Mystic Park races to move to this afternoon starting at 1 30 with the 2 23 unfinished event to be followed by the 2 28 trotting and the 2 27 pacing classes and strong entry lists are expected in each.
A Worcester Athletic Club plan envisions a Fourth of July event at their oval lit by electric lights. The open meeting will feature amateur athletes from Lake Walden and Worcester clubs, marking the first such event under electric illumination with potential for future repeats if successful.
A flurry of prospective buyers follows Harry G. Carter of 42 Oliver Street announcing an 8 1 2 percent cut on high grade wheels. Offers include a 32 pound wheel with Morgan & Wright tires for 100 dollars and a 30 pound Bidwell Thomas tire wheel for 105 dollars. It pays to watch this firm for bargains.
Second day at Ascot Heath featured seven events with the Royal Hunt Cup as the highlight. Amnandier won the cup, Pitcher placed second and Juvenal finished third.
The Massachusetts Club voted against forming a racing team for the Associated C C races. They approved a $50 cup contest for next fall and scheduled a July 2 three day tour to Mt Wachusett with stops through South Natick Clinton Lancaster Leominster and Fitchburg, ending with Wachusett summit and a July 4 ride to attend races.
Miss Margreth A. Moody has resigned as a school teacher and will leave her old school at month end. She has served fifty years in the city school system and earned the love of thousands of children. A parade plan for the Farragut statue dedication on June 28 may feature the Ninth and First regiments and the Boston School Regiment. Workers began extending water service to Castle Island with pipes from Hast First Street.
The strawberry festival by Company G Loyal Legion at the Unitarian Church closed the season with social and financial success. Rev. Richmond Fisk and Rev. Lewis R. Perry spoke, ten graduates received diplomas, leader Miss M A Thompson was given a manicure set, and poems and songs were enjoyed.
The Catholic Union of Dorchester and Milton fair progresses with public support. Drainage problems at the Ashmont engine house cause water buildup in the cellar. Measles relapses raise alarms as deaths occur. Dorchester reports frequent electric lamp outages from 8 to 10 PM.
Thursday morning June 22 fixed for the closing exercises of the St Rose Parochial School. Ernest Snyder of Chelsea street East Boston was driving a horse along Central avenue yesterday when the animal kicked savagely breaking his leg. He was taken to Frost Hospital where the limb was set.
The Somerville Board of Aldermen rejected all druggists license petitions after a heated discussion. An appropriation of 1200 dollars funded three street watering carts. The committee urged buying land at Beacon and Kent for a four room school, with 15000 dollars allocated. Additional sums funded Bingham School expansion, a new fire engine, and a park at the Washington Prospect Somerville avenue site near Union Square.
Andrew McGarvy, 48, was arrested by Division 9 officers for allegedly assaulting Mary Dalton, a 7 year old, near her home at 6 Willow Court Roxbury. McGarvy resides at 9 Willow Court.
The Barnum Bailey show drew record crowds over three nights with 14 000 onlookers. Gorilla Chiko grabbed Professor Hoffman by the throat during a cage scratch, narrowly failing to strangle him as bystanders intervened and the professor escaped unharmed.
Manager James O Gray of Franklin Park Saugus announces a new July race programme with trotting pacing and pony events from July 4 to July 7. Entries close June 23 at 392 Tremont Boston. Admission July 4 free for Saugus schoolchildren. A large military band will perform all day.
Ernest E Kipling importer of precious stones with offices in Providence and Paris is placed in the hands of a receiver, Thomas F Gilroy Jr, son of the Mayor. The move stems from money market stringency and heavy jewelry trade losses. Liabilities about 150000 while nominal assets exceed that amount. the firm was hit for 48000 by recent failures.
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