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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1897
Page
3
In a rainy scene 2600 fans cheered as Boston beat Cincinnati 10 to 4. Buck Ewing stayed in, Hamilton prepared to swing, and Ehret pitched for Cincinnati hitting Tenney's chin as tensions ran high after the game.
Boston defeats Cincinnati 10 to 7 as Duffy and the Reds stumble on defense and Pittsburgh-like chaos. Ehret steady for Boston, Stivetts contribut es with three hits, Holliday homers in ninth. Attendance 2,500 at Columbus Avenue grounds amid rain delays.
Baseball schedules from the National and New England leagues are listed with matchups including Chicago at Boston Cincinnati at Brooklyn Cleveland at New York St Louis at Philadelphia Pittsburg at Baltimore Louisville at Washington Fall River at Newport Brockton at New Bedford Bangor at Rockland Belfast at Lewiston Augusta at Portland Harvard versus Brown Boston College versus Amber University of Virginia vs University of Georgia at Athens Interscholastic matchups Lowell High v Haverhill Framingham High v Natick High The piece includes cheering crowd verse and a game preview tone with local sports fervor.
Rain delays give way to hopeful crowds as locals return to the muddy grounds. Selee and Ewing react to the soggy scene while the broom brigade works the field and bleachers chant for a game to start.
The opening game on the home field featured Lewis facing Ehret with Brown replacing the latter in the fifth due to the damp grounds. Boston took the early lead but Duffy and Stivetts made key catches while Captain Duffy produced the star play by catching a long fly off Irwin in the sixth.
Anson and the Colts turned the tables on the Brooklyns at Eastern Park with eight tight innings. In the ninth, four runs came from McMahon’s slow shoots and costly errors by Dunn and Shoch sealing the win. Ed Stein pitched for Brooklyn but has not signed and will not until terms are met.
Philadelphia opener featured two errors by Gillen and a third by Dowd in the first inning leading to a defeat while the home club fielded with energy and played with form thereafter.
Pittsburg defeated Washington 10 to 8 in a game marked by heavy hitting. In the sixth inning Pittsburg struck hard on German, and Hughey yielded four straight hits in the ninth before Tannehill relieved him. Attendance was 3,500.
New York tied the score in the fourth inning and then exploded with seven runs off Hart to seize a 7 run surge. Dad Clarke pitched the fifth to finish the game as St Louis failed to score after the early Browns rally. Hartman and Van Haltren made standout defensive plays in the ninth with bases loaded.
In Syracuse Syracuse 5 Scranton 4 and Reading 3 Richmond 2. Paterson 7 Newark 6. Rochester 11 Wilkes Barre 4. Rochester 13 Wilkes Barre 10 in second game. Buffalo 10 Providence 5. Hartford 10 Athletics 2. Lancaster 5 Norfolk 2. Toronto 14 Springfield 9. Pawtucket 7 Fall River 2. Brockton 8 Newport 3. Pearl River SaNaton 8 New Bedford 4. Augusta 2 Lewiston 1. Rain halted game after second inning. Bangor Me 4 Reckland 3 in ten innings.
Klobedanz won a box of Sleeper’s Eye cigars for his home run in Mondays game. Nichols to start for Boston with Briggs or Callahan for Chicago. Cleveland joins first division as Chicago series looms. Corcoran’s fifth inning assist cited in series.
The article details the Michael McDuffee match race set for tomorrow after noon at 4 o clock. It specifies fifteen mules pacing by cycles and machines with each racer following their own devices.
Thomas A. Barnaby of the Eagle C C racing team was declared professional by the New England racing board after letters questioned his amateur status. He will shift to track racing and has begun training. Will E. Kirk, active around Boston, was also made professional. The board expects more riders to join the professional crop this year.
A large list of riders from New England and beyond is announced for the Charles River Park races on Thursday with appearances by Harry Edwards since his fall. The program includes two mile handicaps for amateurs and professionals, one mile pacers, tandem events, and open and half mile races in both amateur and professional divisions.
Charles River Park hosts races on June 17 at 8 PM showcasing the season’s largest entry list and notable competitors, drawing local athletes and fans to the event.
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