National League Baseball Schedule Brief
Brooklyn plays Boston, New York faces Philadelphia, and Chicago meets Pittsburg in a three game slate.
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1903
Page
3
Brooklyn plays Boston, New York faces Philadelphia, and Chicago meets Pittsburg in a three game slate.
Rain kept the Collins and Cleveland teams in their hotels as fans awaited Lajoie the emperor of ball players. Cleveland arrived Sunday night and is quartered at the Quincy House. Lajoie expressed full recovery and Boston support, while Hickman, once of Boston, received a hearty send off as the teams prepare for today’s matchup.
Philadelphia defeats St Louis 2 to 1 as Plank wins on the mound. Donahue returns after a year absent and pitches well. Attendance 966. Key hits include two-base strikes by M Cross Plank and Seybold, with Hartsel and Burkett contributing baserunners.
Patten bested Mullin on the mound as Washington edge Detroit in a close game. A costly error followed by a long fly and a single produced the decisive Washington runs, with Moran Selbach Ryan Delehty Coughlin Clarke Robinson Drill Patten contributing at the plate. Attendance 1803 at the minor league park. final score shows Washington 2 Detroit 1.
All New England League games scheduled for yesterday were postponed due to rain, with no results or makeups announced.
Local schedule lists Manchester at Concord Lowell at Nashua Fall River at Lawrence and Brockton at Haverhill with four town matchups set for the day in regional action.
The city bath department opened beaches bathhouses and pools for summer yesterday. Locations include L and K streets beach Wood Island Park beach North End Park Chelsea bridge Warren bridge Craigie West Boston Dover Street Brighton Border Jeffries Point Savin Hill Commercial Point Orchard Park and Spring Street pools. Dewey Beach Charlestown delayed opening to Wednesday June 17 due to repairs.
The Woonsocket Gyms, a top New England semi professional team, travel to Lynn to meet the strengthened Lynn squad. Games are set for 10:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. at Glenmere Park with Lynn adding Frank Goodwin, Newick, and Fred Clark to boost their lineup.
After a rough Western trip the Boston Nationals return home to face Brooklyn. Brooklyn makes its first appearance here this season as director Billings vows to shake the hoodoo and restore strong play on the home grounds.
Leever shuts out Chicago for the third straight time, allowing only one hit. Menefee also pitches well. Attendance 6400. Bransfield hits a three-base shot, others contribute with hits and double plays.
Cincinnati defeats St. Louis 4 to 3 as St. Louis rallies in the ninth. Farrell ejected for abusing Umpire Holliday. Attendance 2000. Corcoran 2 base hits Smoot Sacrifice hit. Donavan and Rhoades highlight pitching. Ewing and Rhoades walk totals noted.
Holcombe Ward, Harvard veteran, won the final today to earn a challenge match against Yale veteran Harold H. Hackett for the Metropolitan championship title. The match will be held tomorrow at the West Side Tennis Club courts.
The Noddle Island Miniature Yacht Club will hold a regatta at Breed's Island Pond on Wednesday at 9 30 a m. The classes are 28 32 36 40 inch overall and 24 30 inch water line.
Boxing writer reports a packed crowd at the old Howard for Young Corbett and Kid McFadden with sold out seats noon and night. Plans discussed include possible engagements with Sluggy Murphy and Jimmy Briggs, with Murphy likely to be booked by the 25th.
Sir Thomas Lipton’s Shamrock III and Shamrock L, to act as tuning pacemakers, were towed from Tompkinsville to Hire Basin and tied near the drydock. The three Lipton yachts now lie close together as preparations for August cup races proceed amid rain and bustling crew scenes.
The report notes the new club titled Interstate Athletic Club in Keene New Hampshire. It clarifies that the arrest at Crescent Beach involved no one named Jimmy Briggs of Chelsea, and mentions B. H. Benton associated with Rob Roy.
Manchester June 15 Today's fourth race for the Seawanhaka cup challenger was the hardest yet with heavy wind and sea. Kolotov won over Frontenac by 15 seconds and Vampire by 32 seconds, while Duke trailed by one second. The Dulce led in speed but a mishap at the second mark cost her victory. The course was one lap. the finish times show Frontenac 3:44:38, Vampire 3:44:45, Duke 3:44:46. A jury reversed an initial race-off decision and the next race is set for tomorrow at 10 o clock if weather allows.
The Dorchester Gentlemen's Driving Club touts its June 17 races at Readville as the best card yet with five classes and high entry averages. Horses will be called at 12 30 p m and the program opens at 1 p m showing anticipated close battles.
Harvard varsity eight with Ober at bow and Swaim in the launch battled rough water and a gale as they paddled four miles downriver from Red Top to Gales Ferry. Freshmen won the half mile race against the varsity eight. The first mile took 5 minutes 20 seconds and the four miles 21 minutes 20 seconds with high water in the boat at finish.
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