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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1902
Page
3
A trimmed OCR fragment lists Boston street addresses 620 and 622 Washington Street and 12 City Hall Avenue. no dates or events are provided.
Will Stinson, noted middle distance cyclist, sustained serious injuries after colliding with a tandem at Charles River Park in Cambridge. He suffered a broken collarbone, severe facial wounds, and body bruises, with Dr. Dwyer stating recovery will take about six weeks and preventing racing through late May.
Brooklyn defeated the Boston Bostons 4 to 1 after eight innings of shutout pitching by Hughes. Boston finally scored in the ninth as Carney and Courtney starred with five catches. Attendance reached about 3,000.
In New York on May 5, New York beat Philadelphia 1-0, completing a series begun in Philadelphia last Wednesday. McGee pitched well for Philadelphia except for a wild second inning pitch that allowed the lone run. Attendance was 6,100.
Chicago committed costly errors as St Louis scored five runs. After the third inning Chicago’s hitting faltered, Murphy allowed only one hit in an inning, and attendance reached 1100.
Boston defeated Baltimore 5 to 2 as George Winters pitched eight strong innings and timely hitting by the home players carried the day. Selbach, Kelley and Williams drove in runs, while Ravens starter Hughes struggled with six hits. The crowd buzzed with tension as Baltimore threatened in the final inning but could not bridge the gap.
Cincinnati fell in today's game due to costly errors and excessive bases on balls. Pitcher Leonard Swormated has been released by the Cincinnati club. Attendance reported as 1909.
May 5 Andover faced Harvard in a tight contest with Phillips Andover edging Harvard 2 to 0. Clarkson exited after interference, Beach injured by a batted ball. Randall and Beach doubled, R Kernar and Carr sacrificed, Clarkston stole bases, Baker and Wendell pitched, Baker also hit a wild pitch, Daly hit by pitch, time 50 minutes, attendance 600.
Philadelphia May 5 The home club defeated Washington in a closely fought game. Wiltse allowed many runs in the first inning before Kenna Mack's latest acquisition took the mound and held the visitors to five hits. Attendance was 2419.
Somerville High won its second league game by defeating Dorchester High at the new Treadway grounds in Somerville yesterday. The score by innings shows Somerville with strong early offense and a late rally, while Dorchester struggled to sustain scoring.
In Buffalo five to three, in Worcester four to four after thirteen innings. Rochester beat Toronto four to one. Waterbury defeated New Haven seven to two. Meriden hosted London with seven in score. Hartford triumphed five to nine against Bridgeport. Philadelphia beat Cornell four to two. Providence beat Newark eight to thirty eight.
Tufts defeated Colby 16 to 5 in a one sided game at Tufts oval. Tufts rattled Pugsley for 16 hits including two doubles while Colby managed little offense. Batteries Perkins and Plunkett for Tufts and Pugsley and Gowing for Colby.
Bates defeated Bowdoin 9 to 1 on Garcelon Field as Towne struggled to hit. Bates collected 10 base hits to Bowdoin's 6, with Bowdoin committing six errors. Batteries were Towne and Stone for Bates and Oakes, Lewis and Blanchard for Bowdoin. Um pire John H. Carrigan Jr. announced attendance details on page 4.
Manchester plays Fall River while Concord visits Dover Nashua travels to Lawrence and Lowell meets Haverhill in a slate of New England League games.
Fall River defeated Lowell with a 5 to 3 score in nine innings. Gildea pitched well for Fall River while Willis struck out six Lowell batters. Key plays included double plays and stolen bases by Connors Cross McLaughlin Ball Ward and McDonald. Attendance was 500 with umpire Person.
Manchester beat Dover 4 hits to none as Egner pitched well for the home team. Varney struggled with control, yet Manchester capitalized on each of their four hits to seize the league lead and hand Dover its first loss of the season.
Fine pitching by Labelle and flawless support carried Nashua to a 5 1 victory over Haverhill. Labelle yielded six hits while Spooner's running catch snuffed a four run threat, highlighting the afternoon game in Nashua on May 5.
Concord defeated Lawrence in a long afternoon game powered by Hooper who struck out nine. Dupee was battered from the mound and Long, stepping in, also gave up hits as Concord mounted heavy hitting to secure the win.
A medical endorsement from Dr. L Barstow Irish of 276 9th St Brooklyn dated Sept 24 1901 praises Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root as valuable for kidney liver bladder and other urinary tract inflammations and states it will be prescribed in his practice with expected benefit.
The Wood Island Park gymnasium opened to the public for the season with a fast quarter mile cinder track and about 450 visitors. New apparatus and several new nieces debuted. Louis McInness will lead the Peewee program, James L Walsh remains in the bath department, and George Canning will assist.
Kid McCoy may need a new foe after Kid Carter fell to Kentucky champion Marvin Hart, lining Hart for a six–round bout with McCoy. The Atlantic Yacht Club and East Boston A A C schedule a May 9 clash, while East Boston’s meeting was postponed. Other notes touch boxing figures Mike Shallow, Young Charian, Shab ad, and bouts proposed with Gardner, Carrig, Tym, and Gee dman.
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