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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1897
Page
3
The Boston team won a game amid a gimmick prizes shake up offering cigars for base hits. Tenney Stivetts Bergen Hamilton Long Nichols Yeager Collins and Duffy earned multiple boxes with Duffy collecting six boxes and a homer.
The piece describes Boston fans erupting in joy as Tenney's decisive swing turns defeat into victory. It portrays the crowd, including a grieving priest, united by a profound, almost sacred emotion that transcends the game and reflects shared human longing.
The F P Norton Cigar Company offered cigars to any Boston player hitting a home run, later expanding the offer to base hits for the first series game. The scheme boosted batting effort as players received Sleeper's Eye cigars after each hit, with 21 boxes given for 20 base hits and one homer.
The F. P. Norton Cigar Company offered a box of Sleeper's Eye Perfecto cigars for every base hit by Boston in yesterday's game against Baltimore. The company will send 20 boxes to players: Tenney Long Stivetts and Bergen one each, Hamilton and Nichols two each, Yeager and Collins three each, and Captain Duffy six boxes for five hits and a home run.
The Boston team awards a box of Sleeper’s Eye Perfecto cigars to every player who hits a base hit or home run after yesterday’s game. Twenty players reached base, including Duffy with a home run. Norton Cigar Company promises ongoing boxes to any Boston player hitting a home run.
In a sweltering afternoon crowd of about 8000, Boston battles Baltimore as Tenney delivers a late winning hit with two outs in the ninth. Klobedanz falters for Baltimore, but Boston rallies through Keeler O'Brien and Stivetts to turn a 7 9 deficit into a 9 7 victory. The crowd roars at the dramatic finish and Tenney’s humility amid the triumph.
A frenzied crowd at Baltimore Stadium watched Boston rally from a late deficit. Tenney's decisive hit in the final at bat ignited a massive celebration as fans swarmed the diamond and carried him off in triumph.
In a dramatic South End grounds clash Boston beat Baltimore in the ninth after Hoffer and Klobedanz struggled. Tenney’s two out bases loaded single sealed a 8 to 7 win as Boston erased a late deficit and forced sensational plays by Long and Jennings.
In a tense Chicago/Baltimore baseball clash, Jennings delivers early power and later resilience as Klobedanz and Duffy provide key moments. Baltimore builds a nine six lead by the fifth, but Boston rallying effort with O'Brien Stenzel and Long keeps the game alive into a dramatic ninth, with crowds awaiting the final result and The Post reporting a dramatic late victory.
Umpire Emilie faced mixed reactions from spectators after key decisions in a Baltimore catcher’s pursuit of a pass ball. The scene captured the tense atmosphere as calls influenced the game’s flow.
The nine innings featured a late rally as Baltimore takes a 9 to 10 decision after Stenzel and McGraw doubled. Key plays include singles by May and Kelley and a two-base hit by Stenzel. Klobedanz and Hoffer split pitching duties with 12 strikeouts combined. Attendance around 100.
A bustling Boston crowd gathered before the Post office as scores by innings for the Boston Baltimore game went up, awaiting the boat race result. Harvard placed third while Boston failed to score in the first inning but recovered with five runs in the second, sparking renewed optimism.
Joe Corbett and Nichols slated to pitch for Baltimore with Stahl possibly returning this afternoon. Keeler sustained a severe injury early as Baltimore stars brace for a handicapped lineup. Boston’s Stivetts shines while questions rise over dirty-ball moments and umpire Emslie and O Day recollections. A Boston Post cartoon celebrates the city’s win as crowds cheer the heroics of Tenney and his wife on Columbus Avenue.
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