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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1900
Page
3
Newton May 15 In a private 18 hole match at Oakley Country Club Watertown Miss Pauline aes of the local club defeated Miss Ruth Underhill national woman champion by up and 2 to play The champion woman golfer who was defeated by Miss Mackay at Newton yesterday
Malcolm D. Whitman, champion of the United States, defeats Alfred Codman 6-2 6-1 after giving Codman 4-6 of 15 in a handicap round during the Longwood Club tennis events. Other results include B and A class matches with players from Trinity, Dartmouth, MIT, Tufts, Bowdoin, Bates, Brown and Vermont.
Captain Kraenzlein of the University of Pennsylvania cleared 2 feet 11 1 2 inches in practice at Franklin Field, beating his own mark and surpassing Meyer Prinstein's recent intercollegiate record, though not in a contest. He returned to test strength after illness at coach Mike Murphy's suggestion.
Despite extreme heat crowds of golf fans gather at local courses including Franklin Park and the public course at the ark. The trend reaches actors and actresses touring the country with Marie Dressler from the Dan Daly company admired by players as she makes rounds at Franklin Park.
The Agawam Hunt Club hosts a spring match play with first and second prizes at Providence Woman's Ponds. Alpine Club runs the Fitchley Medal for the Alvah Crocker Cup. Brae Burn faces Harvard in a West Newton team match. Concord Club women duel Brae Burn, Fall River Club runs a bogey handicap nine holes. Wollaston Club meets Montclair in a three team match.
The Shaw Shallow contest was declared off last night in a move touted to protect boxing in the city. Club officials say member assessments will be collected by the arrangements committee while disputes over meeting methods continue to spark talk of a monopoly and future excitement for the sport.
Cambridge A C beat Lynn 9 to 4 in an afternoon baseball game. The contest featured a solid Cambridge offense and steady defense to secure the win at home.
At Newmarket on May 15 the American jockey Tod Sloan won the first race aboard Simonside with Sly Fox second ridden by Reiff. Sacripant edged Williamuire’s Egmont to take third as the meeting opened.
First round results from the Harvard inter class tennis tournament include 1901 Lavalerech Schlesinger 7 5 6 2 and H Jones over E Moore 6 4 8 6. Stevens beat F Jones 6 4 6 3, Cole over B Nourse 4 6 6 2. 1902 Foster Jr defeated Hoyt 6 1 6 ? Rathbun over Bur ess 6 2 8, Ware over Ecraizenstein 6 2 6 2. Williams defeated Perens 12 1, Tapenaene over 1 vault 1906 More over Hotte 6 ? Warland over Suffers 6 1 6 1.
Preliminary matchups set with Miles and Sharples against Noyes and Allen and Wrenn with Codman facing Motley and Keyes. First round includes Ware and Carleton versus Ward and Davis, Horton and Presbury versus Morrill, and Wise with Putnam and Pier against the Miles and Sharples winner. Final matchups depend on earlier results. Handicaps to be announced later.
Harvard captain Rice selects the Mott Haven squad including Applegate Abercrombie Blakemore Butler Boal Brown Clerk Clark Ellis Hallowell Knowles Foote Prouty Haigh Richardson Ristine Rotch Shirk Swan Willis Some consider Sprague Hoyt Bush and Daly dropped due to injuries while others with little chance are left out.
Baseball results across five leagues recount a tense fourth and a decisive sixth inning where the Pirates pull ahead with key hits by Ritchey Ely and Tanney, and a late Boston rally falls short. The report also notes upcoming athletic events at Charles River Park featuring Jeffries and Michael, along with organizational changes in the Massachusetts division.
Harvard defeats Lafayette 8 to 2 on Soldiers Field. Kendell and Reid hit home runs for Harvard. Stillman pitched seven strong innings, allowing seven hits and striking out eleven. Lafayette's only runs came in the second inning on a wild pitch and a single.
PITTSBURG Penn May 15 The Boston club lost to the Pirates in a 3000 fan game as Tenney and Freeman suffered infield and hitting woes Tenney will miss four to five days ankle worse than expected ClarkeE lee managers note TannehillSlow pitching and costly passed balls plagued Boston Singer's erratic pitching and Clarke's catching hampered early defense. Pirates exploded for three runs in the second inning Beaumont scored on a miscue Beaumont Clark on collision at fly ball and later Stahl hit a homerless triple.
In Cincinnati on May 15 the game went to the twelfth with neither side securing a deciding hit. Steinfieldt tripled with one out, Orth walked and forced in Irwin and Crawford, Peltz’s substitutes, to first. Wood struck out and Barrett ended the marathon with a routine fly as darkness halted play. final score unavailable.
Chicago built a four game streak over the New York club as Seymour faltered on the mound. Van Haltren pitched the final three innings for New York. Attendance reached 900 with the score not fully listed.
The Connecticut State League games show New Haven over New London four to zero while Waterbury defeats Derby and Norwich tops Bridgeport. In the American League Milwaukee edges Buffalo six two while Detroit tops Chicago nine four. The Providence Montreal game was postponed due to wet grounds.
Captain Jack Parker and a crew of thirteen seamen arrive in Bristol, Rhode Island, aboard the seventy foot cutter Rainbow owned by Cornelius Vanderbilt. The party has completed a voyage from England aboard the Vanderbilt vessel.
In town were Banta and Gerry with Jimmy Michael and his entourage at Crescent House. Everett Ryan shows promise in the twenty mile contest with a new motor tandem, while Hills and Percival enter notable events at Crescent Park and Hillsgrove on Memorial Day weekend.
A dense list of today’s matches features Yale at New Haven Lafayette Princeton at Princeton Cornell at Ithaca Williams at Williamstown Amherst at Amherst Dartmouth facing Cuban X Giants in Hanover Georgetown meets North Carolina in Georgetown Holy Cross hosts Tufts in Worcester Colby and Bates in Lewiston Fordham and Syracuse at Fordham Boston Col
Boston Latin won against Brookline High on Brookline Common in a key Inter scholastic contest. White dominated on the mound allowing only six hits, four of which were scratch, while Marshall and Quigley starred for Brookline.
English High started the Interscholastic Baseball Association championship by defeating Hopkinson at the South End grounds. The team scored ten runs in the first three innings, taking a commanding early lead.
Newton Centre Golf Club defeats Framingham Golf Club in a team match 14 to 4 at the Pin Cushion links this afternoon.
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