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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1902
Page
3
Baltimore won from Boston this afternoon after an uphill fight. The game featured notable umpire Sheridan decisions that stirred the crowd and influenced the tense contest. The score was not included in the available text.
Chicago edged the visitors with timely two base hits and three men reaching third as arm injuries and errors aided the home club. Attendance was 1,950.
Box score style summary notes Chicago wane uufo1 1011. Davis and Bradley with two base hits. Isbell steals twice. Joss balked and allowed five walks and two wild pitches. Griffith struck out four for Chicago and Joss one. Bennis passed ball. Daly Davis Isbell turned a double play. time 1 hour 55 minutes. Umpires Johnstone and Connolly.
Washington hosts charged game as Philadelphia bats overwhelm with loose fielding turning points. Townsend shines at the plate as 3,200 fans witness the action.
At Hartford Hartford 1 Newark 1 and New York Manhattan 6 Columbia 1. West Point 6 Vermont 4. Williamstown 10 New York University 0. Princeton 5 Cornell 1. Guarded by sharp margins and geographic contrasts, the card lists recent collegiate scores and venues as teams clash across campuses.
Residents in Dorchester along Dudley street report a snake colony under an old stone railroad wall. Since first sighting last Sunday, 27 snakes have been killed as women and children avoid the area amid heavy pedestrian and streetcar traffic.
New York defeated Philadelphia 2-0 in 12 innings on two singles and a sac bunt. Both clubs fielded well as pitchers dominated late, with 1885 fans in attendance witnessing a tight, decisive finish.
A despatch to the Post reports Hugh Duffy, formerly Boston's left fielder and now Milwaukee manager in the Western League, is experiencing hard luck. The team has underperformed since the season began, leading Duffy to release all but four players to seek employment elsewhere. He plans to refill the roster with players from major leagues as needed. The memo also notes batting details and game events from a recent St. Louis at Pittsburgh matchup, including Chesbro and Yerkes performances and various in-game actions.
Pittsburg beat Louis 7 to 4 in a National League game. Chesbro pitched into the ninth inning, allowed two hits a walk and a hit batsman before two runs crossed. Attendance was about 3,200.
In St. Louis Circuit Court on April 30 briefs were filed in the petition by the St. Louis National League club to restrain Heidrick Harner and Wallace from playing with the Americans. The case was taken under advisement.
Joe Bean of Cambridge, now with Andrew Freedman’s New York team, denies Rochester N Y claims of contract jumping. He has not signed with Rochester this year and will play shortstop for the Giants, noted as a former Tufts coach and Cambridgeport Gymnasium head, with prior season links to Rochester and Buckenberger.
Boxing editor reports McCoy may stage a West Coast comeback plan to build public favor with wins in Philadelphia Chicago and on the coast. A potential McCoy Corbett match in Frisco is floated as a goal if authorities and bettors approve. Rumor also ties Walcott Gardner bouts and McFadden eyes England for Jem Williams title fight.
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