Baltimore Gives Giants Another Defeat
Rival teams clash as Baltimore secures a decisive win over the Giants on the field. Details remain unclear due to fragmented OCR text, but the defeat marks a continued setback for the visitors in this matchup.
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1898
Page
3
Rival teams clash as Baltimore secures a decisive win over the Giants on the field. Details remain unclear due to fragmented OCR text, but the defeat marks a continued setback for the visitors in this matchup.
National League schedule shows oe at Washington, Philadelphia at Brooklyn, Baltimore at New York, and Cincinnati at Pittsburgh. Multiple city matchups outline the day’s games with key cross divisions.
In Washington on May 2 the Boston team defeated the Senators without errors. Brown was ejected in the seventh inning for kicking. About 3000 attended the game. The score favored Boston.
Chicago May 2 The Colonels played loosely in the field and were out batted Isbell made his league debut holding Louisville to six hits and one run in six innings pitched Attendance 1100 The score
The Coom Remedy Co offers a home treatment for blood poison claiming cure in 15 to 35 days with a money back guarantee and $400,000 capital behind it. They promise to cover railroad and hotel costs if treatment at their Chicago address fails and solicit stubborn cases with guaranteed results and sealed proofs.
Harvard College defeated Tech 8 to 6 on Soldiers Field in yesterday afternoon’s first meeting. The game featured solid play for Harvard aside from a few moments when Tech faltered, resulting in Harvard securing the lead.
Brooklyn defeats Philadelphia 8 to 3 as Sheckard and Cooley hit home runs. Delehanty and Thompson stole bases, Lachance and Sheckard doubled, and Dunn allowed 14 hits in six innings while Yaeger fanned three.
The Pittsburg team lost their third straight home game to Cincinnati. Attendance was about 800. Cincinnati took control throughout with a newly calculated score of 0 1 1 0 2 2 1 0 - Pittsburg 9 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 6 3. Donavan hit a two base, Ely a three base, Holliday Irwin Sacrifice hits. Demman and Killen pitched for the teams.
A late eighth inning rally by the home team turned a likely loss into a victory over the Brooklyns at Washington Park. Attendance was 700. Final score list shows Baltimore in the mix as the opponent.
Harvard defeated Andover in a tight ten inning contest with the winning run scoring on an error by Chapman and a scratch hit. The final score shows Harvard edging Andover with Hayes and Reid credited in pitching duties and Stephenson and Wardwell behind the plate.
Scores from several games include New Bedford 8 Brockton 3 and Newport 9 Newport 8. Cleveland and St. Louis tied 1 1 after rain halted play in the third. Wesleyan lost to Cuban Giants 8 3 at Middletown. Taunton 8 Pawtucket 7. Providence 3 Montreal. Brockton 8 New Bedford. Springfield 7 Toronto. Hartford 11 Patterson 2.
A large attendance watched the Park Theatre re production of the Boston Washington game yesterday. Today's Washington game will be duplicated by automaton players at 4 30 p m. Tom Tucker has batted .448 in eight Brooklyn games.
Local fans expect a final win before Boston returns home for Thursday’s homecoming. The day’s show at Park Theatre mirrors the baseball action with 4:30 PM performances, drawing vivid parallels to the distant diamond.
Despatch from Rome reports the Pope reacting with horror to the bloodshed near Manila. He says he is prostrated by the news and wishes he had died before witnessing such a war.
The Lucy J. Jackson Chapter pledges $500 toward gifting a hospital ship to the U S government if other D A R chapters and women’s groups cooperate. A new Newton chapter is planned to honor naval heroes from Paul Jones to Commodore Dewey with Miay Day June 14 as the organization day.
An advertisement touts Colonial Bicycles priced at $25.00 with Morgan & Wright and Hartford tires included. Each machine is guaranteed and promoted as the best and cheapest on the market.
A vintage ad lists discounted bicycle parts and tools with bold pricing. Sterling Bells sold at cut rates, along with screw drivers oilers three in one oil and grips. U S wrenches cyclone pumps cyclometers and more feature prominently with our price mentions.
Division 48 at 1171 Tremont street votes to volunteer as part of the John Boyle O'Reilly Battalion and to drill weekly in Conant Hall Roxbury. The order names officers and members praising the move and detailing in good standing benefits for volunteers and families of those who die.
The Nashville captured the Spanish mail steamer Argonauta off Cienfuegos while Marblehead and Eagle provided support. A prize crew was placed aboard, and 29 prisoners including Colonel Vincente de Cartigo were taken aboard the Nashville. The Argonauta carried dispatches and insufficient coal, delaying tow to Key West into Thursday.
Roosevelt says the department has no means to contact Havana and that the wreck of the Maine has been abandoned by the United States and left to Spanish authorities under the law of nations.
From New York May 2 report on the expected naval clash between American and Spanish ironclads. The piece places the event in a lineage of decisive sea battles, noting lessons from Monitor versus Merrimac, Lissa, Huascar and Blanco Encalada, and China versus Japan.
Kid McCoy offers $10,000 to Bob Fitzsimmons for a twenty round contest. He will place the money in a newspaper office or with Dave Blanchard on Fitz's acceptance and refuses to impose conditions. McCoy claims strong backing and readiness to match any side bets dollar for dollar. He continues training at the Palace with long daily runs and rugged workouts with Doc Pay, aiming to force a decision soon.
Members of the Columbus and Spaghetti Clubs gathered at the Hotel Columbus on Commercial Street for a musical programme headlined by the Astrelea Brothers' Orchestra. After the concert a banquet in the cafe welcomed proprietors Vesce and Biancalani as guests. numerous members including Benjamin Stevens W D Allen H T Merrill George B Pillsbury and others attended.
A new division of the Ancient Order of Hibernians was instituted in Broad Way Hall South Boston by County President William J Cronin. Fifty five candidates were initiated and officers elected including James F Mahoney Jr president Benjamin J Fitzpatrick vice president William H Donlan recording secretary Laula W Leary financial secretary and John Merriam treasurer.
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