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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1894
Page
3
A tense exhibition game deteriorates after Selback errs, leaving Tommy Tucker’s active bat and Duffy Nash in the spotlight as fielding suffers and the team struggles to recover.
Washington led 4 2 before Petty faltered and Stephens erred as Boston exploded for nine runs. Tommy Tucker drove in five on bases loaded hits and Long added a homer. Duffy Nash and Hassamear supplied key plays as Staley shut down the Senators after a rough seventh.
In Cleveland on May 4 the Tigers and Louisville battled a slow game with little life. Louisville led 11 to 4 with Henry Cuppy and O Connor on the mound for Cleveland and Hemming and Weaver behind Louisville. Errors tallied for Louisville as the home side notched one run in the eighth inning. Attendance listed as 360.
Pittsburg roared to a late lead in a 10 to 0 win over St Louis after a back and forth game. Attendance was 2 000. Final line score shows Pitt s 14 hits to St Louis 13 with 2 Pittburg errors and 6 by St Louis. Batteries Fhret Nicol Molcolough Mack Clarkson and Peltz.
New York beat Philadelphia 4 to 6 as Meekin retired after four innings and Rusie finished. Delahanty hit a home run for New York while the attendance figure isn’t listed. New York had 11 hits to Philadelphia’s 16 with 1 error for each side. Battery details were Meekin Rusie Farrell and Hadlock Clements.
Baltimore on May 4 reports the Bridegrooms suffered their third straight defeat as Brooklyn led 65 to 12 at the end of the game.
Sharrett and Daub struggle on the mound as Baltimore falls 12 to 6 to Brooklyn. Brouthers belts a left field homer and McMahon exits after the fifth inning. Attendance 770. Hits: Baltimore 13, Brooklyn 9. Errors: Baltimore 1, Brooklyn 9. Batteries McMahon Robinson Sharrott Daub Lechance Kinslow.
Chicago defeats Cincinnati 11 to 2 as McGill allows only two hits through a well played game. Schriver and Vaughn catch for Chicago while Dwyer handles Cincinnati duties. Errors: Chicago 1, Cincinnati 2.
Providence 4 Troy 0 after a seventh inning mishap cost Providence two runs. St Donnelly injured finger and out for now. Umpire absent, spectator fills in, game halted in sixth due to rain. Attendance 1000. Batteries Meakin Cahill Rudderham McAuley.
Springfield and Syracuse tied 13 to 13 after nine innings as rain paused play in the second inning and darkness ended matters. Springfield outhit Syracuse 16 to 12 but wild batting and crowding led to many outs. Jay Faatz and followers drew a $5 fine from umpire Hunt. Batteries were Smith Keefe Coughlin Leahy and Messett Calihan Hess.
Wilkesbarre beat Erie today 14 to 26 in a game fueled by Keenan pitching and solid hitting. Betts Hess and Shearon hit home runs as 700 fans watched. Final line shows Wilkesbarre 14 runs, Erie 26 with 5 errors for Wilkesbarre and 2 for Erie. Batteries Keenan and Warner for Wilkesbarre and Herndon and Gunson for Erie.
The Binghamton Buffalo game was postponed due to wet grounds.
Lewiston falls 5 4 to 2 in a close contest as Ladd hits a decisive eighth inning homer for Fall River. Myers struggled but stayed effective. final score Fall River 5 Lewiston 4. Batters Myers Rollins Lynch Bergen. Base hits Fall River 8 Lewiston 2.
In a May 4 contest at Haverhill, Portland won 11 to 9 as Haverhill’s fielding collapsed. Quinlan starred with the bat for the home club while Portland pitchers Dolen and Mahoney beat Haverhill’s McKillop and Sweeney. Base hits totaled 11 for Portland and 14 for Haverhill, with Haverhill committing 13 errors.
Worcester defeated Bangor 7 to 4 in a pitchers battle with Gray and Fuller held to few hits and exceptional fielding on both sides. Worcester scored late in the game while Bangor failed to rally. errors were few and both batteries, Fuller Hayes and Gray Gore, performed well.
Yale and Oxford likely to race in an eight oared event this season or next. Casper Whitney arranged for an English race talk with Yale after Oxford defeated Cambridge on March 17. Captain Bob Cook noted Yale’s proposal but warned delays until the New London Harvard race outcome is known. Adee predicts successful negotiations and a meeting of leaders to set a match for this year or the next.
The Harvard varsity nine left Cambridge at noon to play the Tigers in the season opener in Princeton. A large crowd in Harvard square sent the team off with captain Wiggin praised. The squad of fifteen travels for today’s game with Princeton and Monday’s at Philadelphia against the University of Pennsylvania.
Dickinson at first base Whitte more at second Stevenson at third Winslow at short Paine left field Corbett center field McCarthy right field Wiggin and O Malley as batteries. Substitutes Ames Cook Hapgood Hayes. Paine freshman pitcher unavailable. Stevenson covers third as Cook’s broken thumb heals. Team stopped at the Windsor New York and heads to Princeton. Quarters in Philadelphia at the Colonnade Hotel.
Yale leaves New Haven for Providence with Carter sidelined by tonsillitis and Case away at Cambridge. Freshman Keator fills center field as Yale faces Brown while Yale freshmen meet Princeton freshmen. Keator’s absence weakens the freshmen pitching staff ahead of the annual match.
In Holmes Field the Junior team beat the Seniors 10 to 8 in a game called after eight innings due to rain. Bigelow made a standout running catch in left, while Brown and Bigelow posted three-base hits as the Juniors tallied eight hits to the Seniors eleven. Umpire Murray presided.
Weymouth North High School edged Braintree High School 2 to 1 in ten innings on the Institute grounds. The Weymouth battery was Sullivan and Manning, while Braintree relied on McAndrew and Rudderham. The game featured a tense extra frame and a narrow victory for Weymouth.
The Salem High School Athletic Association holds its annual field day this afternoon on the Common featuring seventeen events. A silver cup will be awarded to the individual who wins the most races, highlighting the day's competitions.
The column reviews the Washingtons and Boston teams with notes on players. Mentions Hanlon’s luck with amateur pitcher Brown and Buckram Ewing’s second wind for Cleveland. Highlights include Virtue as a versatile asset, Reilly with Philadelphia, Murphy in New York, Connor fading, Doyle headed for Giants, Robinson behind the plate for Orioles, and Beacons of Waltham forming a 94 squad under Tom Corcoran with new uniforms.
The first intercollegiate fencing tournament between American colleges will be held at the Racquet and Tennis Club in New York City today. Harvard Yale Columbia and Princeton teams compete for the championship with four judges and a referee deciding each bout. each win earns one point for the victor’s college. Harvard’s representatives are J. P. Parker, F. E. Hoffman, and A. H. Thatcher.
Alfred Griffiths known as Young Griffo arrives in town with two trainers for a boxing match with Billy Murphy at the Casino in Boston next Monday evening. He and his trainers will stay at the Wolfe and return to Boston Monday morning.
Dartmouth College trustees met in Hanover to plan future buildings. They exchanged real estate with Mr Currier and purchased property adjoining the old campus, gaining control of much of the square facing campus while delaying concrete decisions for the buildings committee to review.
The court ruling for Olympic Club clashes with a looming legislative push to ban glove contests in New Orleans. Leaders seek to avoid agitation as Stanton Abbott and Andy Bowen plan a May 7 Auditorium bout, while other promoters face fraud allegations and proposed matches across the circuit from Utica to Chicago and New York.
This afternoon at 3 weather permitting the Linscott 25 mile road race draws wheelmen to a speedy course. Ed McDuffee set a world record with pacemakers and James Clark lowered the record last year. Prizes total $2000 with 164 contestants and a large crowd expected along the course in Malden and Medford areas.
In Lexington Kentucky May 4 the Breckinridge renomination bid draws politicians and reporters. Editor Hodges places Editor Moore under $500 bonds for peace. Breckinridge arrives to cheers and plans speeches tomorrow and Monday at Paris. Women of Lexington and Ashland district urge voters to deny Breckinridge reelection to Congress.
Ex president Harrison lands in New York and checks into the Fifth Avenue Hotel. He plans to stay about a week on legal business with no candidacy announced for 1896. Supporters hoped for his attendance at a Banquet but he could not attend. He may be entertained by General Tracy and Stephen B. Elkins during his stay.
A warrant was sworn out against Lee Samuels of Boston, brother of Joseph Samuels, charging violation of the state itinerant vender law. Evidence showed Samuels left the clothing store several times for brief periods, and a decision was reserved for Saturday.
Sun Ashe of Boston and Patsey Downey of New Bedford fought ten rounds at the New Bedford Athletic Club in catch weight. The bout was ruled a draw though Downey was heavier and controlled the final rounds. James F. Moore refereed as Downey appeared the stronger fighter and local bettors expect a rematch.
Catcher Daniel Burke of the Springfield team appeared at the game wearing a plaster cast on his leg after breaking it in the Springfield Brooklyn game in Brooklyn. He will return home to Whitman tonight and expects to be back playing before the season ends.
Fire at Houston's dye house in Greenville at 2 20 pm burned roof and floors and damaged a large stock of finished sheeting. Building loss about $1800 insured for $1600 and goods loss $200 insured for $1500.
Dick Burge defeated Nickless in a 28 round London bout for £400 and the 140-pound championship. Burge used a waiting strategy while Nickless showed pluck but erratic play. Nickless suffered a swollen left eye by round eight and endured heavy punishment late, with several rounds producing little scoring.
John H. Glidden resigns after twenty two years as station agent at East Watertown on the Fitchburg line and will retire to his Middleboro farm. Arthur Bartlett is appointed to the station agency.
Samuel Dexter class of 9 at Harvard died at St. Margaret's Hospital in Boston after a brief illness of cerebro spinal meningitis. He was home in Chicago and had come to attend a wedding. He served as class president for four years and played football as a freshman and left guard in 1891. He belonged to Hasty Pudding Club A D Club Institute of 1770 and other societies and studied law in Chicago after graduation.
London May 4 Roberts the English billiard champion resumed his unfinished break of 1033 at Manchester today and extended it to 1892, surpassing his own record by 525 points in spot barred billiards.
The Lynn Items faced a defeat in Salem as the Salem News team bested them 2299 to 1832. The Lynn squad had planned a New York trip to face the New York World team, claiming national champion status, but were halted by the Witches who had earlier beaten the Heralds in two of three games.
Harvard Invitation handicap meet scheduled for Holmes field this afternoon with improved seating after the grandstand move from Jarvis. A live inning by inning Harvard Princeton score update is planned, along with field events such as pole vault hammer throw shot put and various running and walking events.
Original and A La Pompadour hair cutting showcased by a racial artist in Parisian style. Alland Bros at 19 Tremont Row claim to establish the first United States salon of its kind.
A Vermont forest fire near Island Pond burned over eight square miles before rain finally halted it. The blaze caused extensive timber damage with losses still unestimated. Authorities suspect arson by tramps and residents fear further fires.
Extract of the brain of the ox treated locomotor ataxia with hypodermic Cerebrine and water daily. A 40 year old man showed gradual, marked improvement over ten weeks with restored sexual function and bladder control. Dose five drops. Price 2 drachms $2.50. List of druggists and suppliers provided in Boston area.
In New Haven on May 4 the Common Pleas trial included a clash over a witness Elisha M. Trowbridge authoring anExpose of Free Masonry. Lawyer United States Commissioner Wright quizzed him and a tumult followed before the judge barred further oath related testimony. Five well known Masons sat on the jury.
Mrs Milo C Blake was badly injured when a vicious horse at 28 Cebot Street seized her shoulder and threw her down. The beast stamped on her, injuring a fractured knee and cut bruises to shoulder chest and stomach. She was treated with opiates after being brought to the house.
Springfield hosts the Hampden County Musical Association sixth annual May music festival. About 250 chorus members performed The Messiah under conductor Chadwick with soloists Antoinetti Trebelli, Mrs. Carl Alves, Dr. Mandeville, and Max Heinrich. Arthur Friedheim impressed with Liszt E flat concerto. Mollenhauer led the orchestra. Ticket sales exceeded prior years and a sizable net surplus is expected despite high expenses.
Brockton Mass May 4 The class day exercises of the graduating class of 1894 at Brockton High School were led by Principal Edward Parker Jr The class is among the largest in the school's history with FE Dwight Fuller ton as president Elva Reynolds as vice president and Frank Seabury as secretary Several members plan to enter higher education next fall at institutions including Technology Brown Harvard Bates Cornell and Harvard Dental School
Chief Chant and a Belmont posse raided a Trowbridge street establishment run by H B Mead, seizing a half barrel of ale and a gallon of whiskey. A wagon at the door delivering liquor was seized containing thirteen beer cases three and a half barrels and four dozen bottles of ale. Police then stored the load and visited Annie Lyons on Concord Avenue securing twenty lager cases and two gallons of whiskey.
Omaha Nebraska May 4 The receivers of the Union Pacific announce they cannot pay and must default on May coupons of Kansas Pacific first consols totaling 11 725 000 dollars. Default occurred last November but was paid in January. They say May payments may be met in the near future.
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