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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1900
Page
3
Brooklyn league brief notes a muddled scorecard showing teams equal on batting and fielding yet divergent on runs. Names like Philadelphia, New York, Louis appear amid fragmented lines and numbers, indicating a disrupted box with partial results and standings.
Matchups set across major cities as Brooklyn faces Boston in Boston, New York plays Philadelphia in Philadelphia, Chicago clashes with Pittsburg in Pittsburg, and St Louis meets Cincinnati in Cincinnati.
Harvard faces Hilly Cross in Cambridge while Yale meets Princeton in New York and Cornell plays Michigan in Detroit. Other matches include getown vs Lafayette in Easton and Williams vs Amherst in Williamstown with several smaller school contests and high school games noted. Brooklyn defeats Boston as Kennedy’s Boston rushers falter late, with Stahl and Cross producing home runs and key plays.
Brooklyn and Boston box score lines present. Highlights include two base hits by Kennedy and Freeman, home runs by Cross and Stahl, stole bases by Dahlen Long and Stahl, and a pitching note of Pittinger with 2 runs allowed. Attendance listed as 4000. other league scores follow with Eastern, Providence, and Connecticut League results.
In Philadelphia on June 15 local fans saw a tight game as New York pressed hard but Philadelphia edged ahead in a near flawless pitching duel by Mercer and Frazer. Delehanty made a decisive defensive stop with three on and the final score favored the home club 3 to 2.
Dineen will be in the box for Boston today and Nops will officiate for Brooklyn with the game starting at 3. Chick Stahl hit a home run and made a fine catch contributing to a Boston victory. Hanlon denies the Brooklyn team’s move to Washington as a fake and claims no transfers will occur this year. The new Players' Association will take up Bill Everitt’s case for a major league berth after a minor league transfer. Attleboro faces Arlington Boat Club at 3 30 this afternoon on the latter's grounds. H E Crane seeks an infield or pitching role with a strong club, address Yardmasters Office South Terminal Station.
A Harvard audience witnessed an exhibition of jiu jitsu by J J O Brien a longtime Nagaten police inspector assisted by a native Japanese The demonstration showed holds escapes and even attempted arm breaks and strangling moves provoking cheers while instructors offered lessons Aftermath notes boxing gossip and upcoming matches including potential Erne vs McGovern plans and club leadership at Broadway Athletic Club signed B H Benton Rob Roy
According to Charley O Rourke the Brockton victory earned all praise. Friends of the defeated man insist Monahan controlled the contest until the knock down blow in the sixth round. They say he stayed down to recover from the blow and to regain strength.
George Parke of Stoneham begins a three thousand mile bicycle trip to Mexico next Tuesday. He will ride west to Denver then south through Arizona and New Mexico, camping with blanket and cooking gear. Parke, a former printer and newspaper man, aims to photograph locals for 10 cents a head and cover his expenses along the way. He was born near New Orleans and works in Stoneham for E. L. Patch Manufacturing.
Jimmy Michaels second motor tandem arrives in Boston and is secured at Charles River Park as he prepares for a Monday match race with Burns W. Pierce at the same venue. Michael rides 15 miles in 25 30 at Manhattan Beach, nearing the best clocking ever while Pierce also targets fast times. Various motor experts and managers join the party as Michael plans stops in Waterbury Philadelphia and Montreal for subsequent bouts and exhibitions.
Freshmen row a one mile time trial coached by Mumford at Gale's Ferry Connecticut while Harvard varsity crews rest after a four mile time row. Head Coach Storrow notes exams affect health yet expects no changes to the varsity eight. Goodrich delayed arriving, freshman four yet to row.
Yale crews report a Friday of mishaps with both varsity and freshmen suffering equipment failures near Horton's Cove and in transfers between launches and shells. Despite setbacks, coaching focuses on control and technique as freshmen show improving form and varsity skippers address rushing tendencies under Dr. Gallaudet.
Penn announces twelve athletes to represent the university at the Paris Exposition. Kraenzlein McClain McCracken Hare Grant Remington Bushnell Tewksbury Orton Drumheller Mechling Baxter compose the squad. The first seven are intercollegiate champions earning their spots at Mott Haven. Baxter Orton Meching Drumheller Tewksbury are added. The lineup covers most events except the pole vault.
Bertram E. Russell aims to ride New York to Boston and back 108 miles, finishing before Boston City Hall, then return to Worcester in hopes of a 303 mile twenty four hour time. Commonwealth half century on 24 at South Framingham and various club events follow, with interclub meets and a grand round up of delinquent officials noted.
A Washington street shop near Boylston offers a small metal collar buttoner free with every visit. The device, similar to a shoe or glove buttoner, aims to curb profanity and keep customers comfortable in hot weather. The store also showcases straw hats, various styles, and vibrant negligee shirts.
Redmonds of Somerville meet the Emmets of Chelsea Monday at 2:30 pm on Everett Athletic Field in a anticipated close contest. The teams drew at Oak Island May 30 after long play, and Chelsea vows top effort to stop a confident Redmonds squad seeking a win.
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