Boston Eagles Lose Ground as Baltimore Game Counts
In a tense matchup between Boston and Baltimore, the record shows games lost versus games played, highlighting a disputed status in the standings and prompting review of results and scheduling.
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1897
Page
3
In a tense matchup between Boston and Baltimore, the record shows games lost versus games played, highlighting a disputed status in the standings and prompting review of results and scheduling.
Boston gains a win over Brooklyn with 7 earned runs. Yeager and Anderson multi hit, Hamilton and Stivetts slug two triples. Hanivan Jones and Klobedanz steal bases as Daub and Lewis concede walks and strikeouts. Attendance 4260. Time 2h 13m. Umps O Day and McDonald.
National League games feature Baltimore at Boston New York at Lee Philadelphia at Brooklyn St Louis at Pittsburg Cleveland at Chicago New England League schedules show New Bedford at Taunton Pall River at Ne rt Pawtucket at Brockton Eastern League matches Providence at Springfield Syracuse at Toronto Rochester at Buffalo Scranton at Wilkesbarre Maine League lineups include Augusta at Rockland Portland at Belfast Bangor at Lewiston
The New York Giants beat Baltimore 9 to 4 in a loosely played game. Pord pitched in the sixth and fared better than his predecessor. Manager Hanlon signed George Blackburn of Dallas to bolster the pitching staff. Attendance was 2025.
Pittsburg defeats Chicago 11 to 10 with errors deciding the game. Sheridan officiated the two hour and one minute contest.
Boston poised to win two of three from Baltimore as New York rises as pennant hunters. Giants edge with Rusie Seymour and Meekin on alert. Mike Sullivan in form for South Boston, Friend recalled by Chicago Club. Umpires debated for South End series, with O Day and McDonald likely. Donohue of Browns a jeweller by trade. Frank Selee praised by Washington Post for judging players. Freeman bats hot for Toronto in the Eastern League.
Yale freshmen beat Harvard and Cornell in a two mile race as weights favored Yale. Yale led early, maintained steady strokes around 33 to 34 per minute, then spiked to 36 near the finish to secure victory. Harvard finished second with Cornell close behind in a tense late chase.
In a tense late surge, Boston pushes across multiple runs in the ninth to overcome Brooklyn. Klobedanz, Stivetts, and Yeager contribute key plays as Boston tallies a decisive finish, while Brooklyn struggles with hits and early outs.
Pittsburg game valued for its even run, pitchers hit hard and brilliant fielding by the defense. Brodie delivered a scratch hit with two out in the eleventh, scoring Smith to win as 180 fans watched.
Cincinnati beat St Louis Browns 6 to 0 or 5 to 1 in a tight 9 inning tilt. Corcoran and Harley starred as Pittsburg and Chicago faced off with pitching highlights and defensive plays. Attendance was about 2500 as the Reds claimed the victory in a well played ball game.
Powell pitched his first game for the Cleveland team, limiting Toledo to three hits. The Colonels scored once on a disputed call while Cleveland’s offense pounded McGee. Clingman was injured after a foul, and the game was halted to let Cleveland catch a train. Attendance 600.
At Pawtucket 2 Newport, at Bangor Lewiston 8, Norfolk 6, Hartford 4. Fall River 13 New Bedford 6. Brockton 15 Taunton 13. Scranton 8 Providence 4. Syracuse 5 Eyopocene 3. Wilkes Barre 7 Belfast 32 Portland 7. Reading 17 Paterson 0.
Fragmentary notes suggest a dispute over officiating led by Rre ate and Jennings while Sullivan and Mahoney did not witness or approve betting after a late game. The readable parts mention referees and possible betting concerns without concrete names or events.
Patrolman Richard Fitzgerald arrested Patrick Foley after a violent clash at Hayden Street off Silver Street. Foley attacked with brick and paving stones, ripping the officer's uniform. Fitzgerald used a club to subdue him. Foley, with scalp wounds, was taken to City Hospital.
Yale and Harvard settle the time and place for next autumn's clash. The game will be played on Saturday November 13 in Cambridge with Paul Dashiel the former Lehigh star acting as umpire.
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