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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1899
Page
3
Ryan handles left field for nine put outs as Demontreville commits errors in the outfield display. The game highlights defensive miscues and plays by both teams in a tense matchup.
St Louis defeated Washington in the final game of the series as Sudhoff dominated with sharp pitching. Bonner charged Sudhoff in the seventh. Sudhoff left, Young came on to finish. The score and details follow.
Boston meets Pittsburgh while New York faces Cleveland and Brooklyn takes on Chicago. Philadelphia plays St Louis, Baltimore hosts Cincinnati, and Washington visits Louisville in league action today.
In Chicago on June 22 Boston defeated the Orphans 5 to 1 to split the current series. Willis pitched well for Boston, allowing few hits and keeping Chicago guessing. Demontreville's errors fueled three unearned runs for the visitors, and Tenney drove in key runs with a three-bagger in the third inning.
The Boston team left for Pittsburg with Manager Selee denying signing King Lehr the University of Michigan pitcher who trialed behind the fence. Trade talks tied Geier and Jimmy Stafford but no deal occurred. Stafford resists moving West while Selee favors a suitable arrangement for release. Frisbee to play center.
Brooklyn dumped Cleveland 8 to 0 in a one sided game. The visitors outplayed the home team at every point as the early June clash unfolded in Cleveland, Ohio.
Cincinnati battled in a short game as Phillips lasted one inning and Dammann improved but could not rally the lineup. Orth held the key to a scoring opportunity, as the crowd of about 900 saw the Reds unable to string hits together.
New York won today in Pittsburg by strong batting and defensive errors. Pittsburg scored mainly off misplays with six runs via six errors after a rough third inning. Sparks started strong but faltered after the sixth. attendance was about 1,200.
The piece notes multiple baseball matchups and lineup details across clubs in New England. It highlights scouts and players like John Hunt, Clifford, and Johnny Griffin, plus upcoming games for Webster Clinton Fitchburg and Jefferson Club of Ward 20. It mentions umpiring disputes and a July 4 schedule with Union and Jordan Marsh teams.
Harvard 2 Yale 0 in the eighth inning as Yale seizes the only two runs of the game. Fitz allows a base on balls a wild pitch and two hits while De Saulles lines out and Quimby delivers the decisive hit. Crowd about 6900 sees Harvard fall after a tense seven and eight innings.
Harvard pitcher Fitz struck out nine as Yale won with six singles. Yale's Robertson held the hits, Sullivan stifled base stealing, while Camp and De Saulles doubled up Harvard on fast grounders. Yale played a sharper game overall.
Governor Wolcott attended as Harvard and Yale battled through a tense seventh inning. Harvard pitcher Fitz dominated early while Camp Hom e Run from Yale sparked a late push, but Harvard held on as Yale rallied into the ninth.
Pawtucket won as Corridon pitched superbly and Manchester could not solve his delivery. The game ended after eight innings to let the visitors catch a train with a 4 to 2 score. Key hits came from Noyes Lepine Cotter Ferris and Ferris homered with other notable plays including stolen bases and double plays. Attendance was 400.
Brockton edges Taunton 6 to 5 as Shea shines in the field and Mahoney delivers for the home team. Knox is ejected in the fifth for arguing with the umpire, Everson replaces him, and two Taunton runners are left on base at game’s end in front of 300 fans.
Eleven innings needed to decide the game as Newport defeats Portland 7 to 6 in Newport Rhode Island. Foley pitched for Newport with scattered hits while Portland failed to score after the eighth. Stolen bases by Gilbert Shires Hanna Spratt Nobjitt McLeod and a hit by pitched ball on Shires Hanna plus sacrifices helped fuel the late rally. Attendance 250 with umpire Kelley and time of 1 19.
At Springfield-Springfield 5 Syracuse and Hartford 6 Rochester 5. Providence-Toronto 6 Providence n Allentown-Paterson 4 Allentown. Richmond Va-Richmond 3 Read. Derby-Derby 13 Bridgeport 12 seven innings. New Haven-New Haven 1 New London 0. Bristol-Bristol 20 Norwich 10. Lancaster Penn-Lancaster 9 Newark 2. Wilkesbarre-Wilkesbarre 4 Scranton 77.
June 22 report reveals Mike Morrissey known as the Ireland champion deceived locals. Peter Maher defeated him in 35 seconds, exposing Morrissey as a former dump cart driver. A sequence of boasts and a barroom punch led to his downfall and disappearance from East Tenth Street boxing circles.
Chief Consul Elliott of the Massachusetts Division L A W outlines the plan for the national meet to be held in Boston from August 14 to 21. He says the committee will avoid overpromising, seeks hotel discounts for members, and promises a strong program with races, a veterans banquet, and a welcoming headquarters in a building to be erected.
Rumors say Jacksonville’s Duval A C may reopen next fall under a sport loving mayor elect. Possible big fall cards include Jeffries vs Sharkey and Maher with top heavyweights, plus Joe Walcott vs Dan Creedon at Broadway A C.
The Exchange Telegraph reports the cup challenger Shamrock will launch Monday and reach Southampton on Wednesday for fitting out. The yacht will be christened by Lady Russell, wife of the lord chief justice, with final preparations already under way.
Builders and crew work on the Columbia with steel spars, a new mast, and rigging progress. Iselin visited to review the vessel as multiple trial dates have been postponed, and deck crews caulk and plane planks while carpenters operate below.
Paris announces a new Columbia challenge cup for an international automobile race. Only clubs may compete. the cup stays with the holder, Automobile Club de France, with plans for a 1000 kilometre race setting a global standard for automotive progress.
Waltham track owner W D Gash sets July 3 and 4 for Frank Waller and Burns W Pierce to chase Cordang’s 616 mile 24 hour mark. Race to start near 9 PM July 3 and end July 4, with arc lights around the oval. Each rider pairs with four tandems aiming for steady pace at about 35 mph, supported by crews at opposite ends and in tented camps.
Jockeys and horses noted for six races at Sheepshead on a fast card. Touraine won the opener by two lengths over Prince of Wales with Zephyr and Killishandra in the Futurity event close behind. Time 1:07 4-5.
The article notes a rider with six men can cover twenty four hours at steady thirty miles per hour with minimal setup, replacing the need for many pace makers and multiple quints and quads. It mentions related amateur and handicap races linked to the twenty four hour event and provides contact for entry via W. J. Corcoran in Waltham, Massachusetts.
Arthur B. Leigh proposes to Joe Downey an unlimited pursuit race against A. A. McLean of Chelsea on a three lap track with a winner take all purse. If no track is found a purse will be offered at Chelsea Cycle Club meet in August. Downey’s supporters are said to have plenty of “easy money.”
Pristol Rhode Island June 22 Yacht Defender left here this morning for Newport using her mainsail and accompanied by the schooner Caroline
The piece recalls a race where Murphy claims a mile in 1 minute 5 seconds paced by a locomotive, aiming for eight furlongs in under a minute. Ellery E. Anderson disputes the result, citing a 1896 mile pace behind a train in St Louis, noting equipment differences and safety details.
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