Huston Woes Ten Innings Tie Sparks Notable Upset
A late ten inning rally by Huston tied the game in the ninth inning, leaving the champions astonished and defeated as the club prepares to play in Cleveland today.
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1899
Page
3
A late ten inning rally by Huston tied the game in the ninth inning, leaving the champions astonished and defeated as the club prepares to play in Cleveland today.
Noston faces Cleveland while New York visits Chicago and Brooklyn plays Pittsburgh. Philadelphia meets Louisville as Baltimore challenges St. Louis and Washington travels to Cincinnati.
In Pittsburg Tenn a tight game between Boston and the Pirates ended in a 10 inning victory for the Pirates. Old Benes Wy hit a ninth inning homer to tie the score but Donoven drove in the deciding run in the tenth as McCarthy lined a fly to center. Willis pitched well for the Pirates and Collins received cheers despite a late miscue.
In St Louis on June 27 the Perfectos won with strong pitching from Burkhardt after Piatt left the game in the third. The final shows St Louis eight Philadelphia two with Hemphill Hedrick homeruns and Delehanty McFarland doubling pace the offense while De Tle and Cooley contributed in the field.
In Cleveland on June 27 the home team produced enough hits to win but were poorly scattered as New York took the game and the lead. The exact score is not provided in the readable text.
Pawtucket won in the sixth inning as Weisbecker hit a three run homer with two on. McCafferty held Newport to three hits while Sacrifice hitting aided Pawtucket's runs. Bobby Moore debuted as an umpire with no protests.
Brockton won decisively at Manchester scoring 19 runs to 6. Manchester made costly errors and produced only seven singles off Everson. Kennedy pitched well for Manchester while Brockton claros led by Clancy and Perkins with key hits and defensive plays. Attendance 603. Time 1h 50m. Umpire Long.
Taunton home nine outbatted and outfielded the visitors but bungled base running and failed to capitalize. Portland earned runs, two-base hits by Smith Holmes Long, stolen bases by Spratt and Vought, and errors by Taunton contributed to the loss before 600 in attendance.
Springfield hosts Toronto in a doubleheader with 4 innings for the first game and 12 to 11 in the second. Hartford defeats Montreal 11 to 4 while Reading loses 2 to 9 against Paterson. Providence and Syracuse scheduled. Waterbury sweeps Meriden 10 to 4 and 9 to 4. Norwich blanks Bridgeport 5 to 0. New Haven tops Derby 7 to 0 in Bristol. Southbridge beats New Bedford 5 to 2.
The article surveys regional baseball issues from Selee and Nichols to South Boston clubs. It notes cash scrutiny by magnates, calls for league rescue, and lists upcoming games, pitchers like Hendry and Trilby Richards, and a July 4 Locust street grounds event with the All-Collegiate team facing the South Bostons.
The Provincial ienic at Apollo Gardens Roxbury features star events in a one mile and a three mile race with many top New England runners entered. The track is set for record times as previous marks may fall.
Harvard defeated Yale 4 to 3 in New Haven on the eve of Yale commencement. Harvard led 3 runs in the first inning and Yale pressed back, leaving several runners on base. The tight pitchers were Robertson for Yale and Cook for Harvard, with Yale’s fielding and timely bunts undercut by Harvard’s early lead.
The Coney Island A C staged a lively card Monday with referee Dan Hickey drawing criticism for a disputed draw in a Patterson Marshall bout and Owen Zeigler being knocked out by Charley McKeever after his towel was tossed in. Johnny Pollock notes Hickey’s poor decisions and hints the club fights political and licensing pressures as it battles Gotham rivals. Ritchie is praised as a top bantam, with McGovern favored to test him in the West. Tim Kearns is set to fight Wilmington Jack Daly on July 4 if conditions hold.
W B Gray of the Westchester Athletic Club cabled a $10 000 purse for a 25 round bout between Ped lar Palmer the English bantam champion and the McGovern Ritchie contest winner. Each fighter would receive 15 percent of profits from film pictures of the fight.
Kid McCoy replies to Syracuse Herald confirming a July 24 clash with Tom Ryan at Colorado Athletic Club. The 158 pound bout at ringside for ten or twenty rounds with winner take all. McCoy has deposited $10 and demands Ryan provide similar payment for his own advertising.
The stewards of the Coney Island Jockey Club report to the Jockey Club stewards that Jockey Daniel Maher acted without fraud during the Suburban ride on Banastar, finding no evidence of misconduct.
In Dover NH on June 27 the opening day of the Granite State Park light harness meeting drew about a thousand spectators. Hon Frank Jones’s Kingmond won the 2:40 trot in straight heats while Tomboy owned by Jones captured the 2:13 trot. Potter riding Daniel was disqualified in the 2:14 pace third heat, and Charles Sumner set a new 2:10 1 2 record in heat two.
Division 1 Boston Elevated lineups to face Jordan Marsh & Co at South End grounds. Elevated batting order includes March Ninkler O’Connor Coburn Taylor Templeton McDonald McCarthy Dement. Game at 3 30 with high ticket sales. Jordan Marsh roster lists Sliney McCarthy McDonnell Hayes Green J Murphy Parks Leonard Hendry.
The Mosquito Fleet Yacht Club holds an open regatta off City Point this afternoon at 2 with a warning gun. Ten minutes later a blue peter will be hoisted and a second signal fired for Class B. Six classes compete for prizes, plus association pennants.
London news reports 14 year old A E J Collins of Clifton College carrying his bat for 628 runs in a single innings. He faced seven hours at the crease before his partner was dismissed as the team total went to no runs.
The United States Golf Association announced 112 entries for the amateur championship, down from last year but with strong Western and New England competitors. Notable players include James F. Curtis, Findlay S. Douglas, Gardiner Hubbard, J. G. Thorp, and Q. A. Shaw Jr., among many others from clubs across the United States.
Frank Waller and Burns W. Pierce train at the Waltham cycle track under the infernal machine. Electric lighting has been completed with arc lamps, while pace makers for the Ryan-Beauregard hour race are limited to thirty four men each. Everett E. Ryan aims to lower the one mile amateur paced record with paced support from club mates at the Waltham Cycling Club.
Michael Powers, 30, a Newfoundlander fireman aboard the Admiral Sampson, fell overboard while boarding at Long wharf. His head struck a fender and he sank unconscious. Station 8 officers grappled the body but will not retrieve it until today when the steamer departs.
Joe Currie of the Metroolitan Wheelmen, winner of the Ded a road race, will race Sam Sulkin of the Eagle Cycle Club in an unlimited pursuit at Charles Tiver Park track next Saturday. Currie concedes to the Southенд under 10 yards handicap. Both riders have trained hard seeking a warm contest.
The John P. Lovell Arms Company places on the market a luggage carrier designed for those with small bundles to deliver. The device offers practical handling for light cargo and aims to serve urban delivery needs.
The Lovell carrier attaches to the rear triangle of a modified Lovell Diamond bicycle to carry large bundles. Two wooden panniers behind the rear wheel allow easy dismounting in crowds and mounting for laundrymen and haberdashers. The frame design keeps the carrier out of the way and durable, with orders already placed by the Lovell Arms Company.
The Concord Golf Club hosted an invitation mixed foursome with entrants from Weston Lexington and Winchester. Mrs Bradford and B Jones tied for the net prize with 15 11 94 and Mrs Allen and F A Pratt posted 117 23 94 while Grace Keyes and Rt claimed the gross prize.
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