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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1899
Page
3
The team defeated Washington 8 to 4 with faultless fielding. They plan for improvements with new bats on the way as a shipment of thirty dozen bats is ordered to boost their lineup.
Boston defeated Washington 6 to 3 in a rain-tinged game with strong fielding from Duffy Stafford and Stahl. Hickman pitched well for Boston as Irwin’s lineup generated late offense including Stahl’s two runs and a three-base error by Hickman. Selee’s Senators ordered three dozen new bats to improve batting as Louisville awaits.
In Pittsburg on May 16 the game was called three times before the fifth due to rain. Chicago led by five when the fifth inning began but Griffiths failed to control the wet ball allowing Pittsburg to tie in the seventh. Everett scored the winning run for Chicago as Hoffer and Sparks were easy marks. Attendance about 1500. The score ends here.
The record shows Wolverton with two base hits and McCreery Bowerman Sparks three-base hits. Chance hit a home run with MertesSacrifice and Donovan Clark Freritt stole bases. Hoffer, Sparks pitched with 2 30 time, and umpires Hunt and Connolly called the game after a series of innings with double plays by Hoffer Clark Nadison and Clark.
Harvard fell 6 to 4 to Williams in a batting misfire with untimely hits and costly strikeouts. The article notes suggestions for changes in Harvard's batting order and lineup after the loss.
Inside sources say political influence and a deal to divide Coney Island Club finances shifted police approval for a license. Senator Sullivan was persuaded to drop his objection and a plan emerged for Fitz Jeffries to fight the winner at Lenox Club, with Kid McCoy likely ringside. O Rourke moves to the West with Sharkey Walcott and Dixon to avert club rivalry.
May 16 Baltimore reports Carrick and a productive base path game boost the Orioles. Free hitting and opportunistic baserunning yielded a solid win amid a busy news roundup including upcoming games at Soldiers' Field and varied team notes from St. Louis to Boston.
Montreal wins with early and late hits while Hartford struggles to capitalize. Urquhart Schiebeck Shearon Kuenry Bannon contribute, with Dooley Henry on offense. Attendance noted. game played under windy conditions with multiple double plays and errors by Hartford.
Innocent July Brady learns the Coney Island Club finally received a license, with talk the Fitz Jeffries bout may shift to Memorial Day. The piece notes boxing politics, purse changes, and plans across venues from Philadelphia to Boston, including Gardner versus Boyle and Walcott versus O’Brien in upcoming cards.
National A C of San Francisco plans a heavy weight bout next month with Kennedy, McGovern, and Ritchie in a 25 round purse event. June 17 at 118 pounds noon. Crescent A C Brockton schedules a card with Dick Bradley vs Walter Lang in four rounds and Chick Monahan vs Lew Roderick in six. Kearns defeats Needham in three rounds, Referee stops. Fairburn and Cain draw after twenty rounds in Brooklyn.
Beatrix Hoyt’s retirement rumor opens chances for local players to win at Philadelphia next fall. Boston golfers led by Miss Sargent Miss Keyes Mrs. R C Hooper and Miss Madeline Boardman show strong form, challenging Miss Wetmore of Newport and Mrs. Griscom of Philadelphia. Miss Hezlett, winner of Britain’s open title, is among teens in the field with Ireland represented by Miss Magill and Miss Dodd. The entry list totals eighty with Mrs. George Hunter among notable supporters of the championship medal.
In an opinion handed down yesterday the full bench of the Supreme Court ordered a new trial in Trustee s of Amherst College vs. assessors of Amherst. The trustees sought abatement of a $124 tax on the president s house and its adjoining lot owned by the college. The claim was that the property is exempt under Public Statutes Chapter 11 Section 6 Clause 3.
Portland outslugs Manchester 6th straight victory as Callahan wild and McLeod steady. Attendance best this season. key hits include Hickey three base, Conroy home run, Noblit and Counihan stealing. Scoring innings show Portland scoring in two frames and five total runs.
The Harvard freshmen defeated Tufts freshmen 16 to 6 in a casual contest on Soldiers' Field yesterday.
Harvard and Pennsylvania begin the intercollegiate cricket season at Longwood today at 11 30. Play runs until 4 30 with stumps drawn. The Penn squad is described as stronger, though Harvard fields several strong players.
Waltham Athletic Park Company plans to switch from the L A W to the National Cycling Association for racing under its rules. Waltham track will feature high class meets with top riders, and wood resurfacing for speed. George S. Atwater of Boston named New England N C A board member to oversee eastern racing matters.
Arthur W. Robinson outlines racing board rules for open race eligibility registration and fees for amateurs and professionals. Memorial Day meet at Main Street cycle track, Haverhill, offers several prize events with entries closing May 23 via George E. K. Durgin. Also notes progress on Linton pacing and American motor pace influence, with U S riders competing in Europe and Club officials visiting New York.
Readville Machine Company with six pattern makers granted striker demands and will operate under nine hour schedule today. The move reduces the strike count and suggests a settlement within a week or ten days as non union recruitment proves difficult.
A New York paper reports Harvard catcher Bill Reid deliberately collided with Princeton captain Kafer, sidelining him. Harvard supporters defend Reid as a fair player, saying the contact was accidental and Kafer may not have been on the base line.
The Society of Mayflower Descendants hosted a largely attended reception and meeting last evening at the Vendoma. Officers of the club were received and many distinguished persons attended. The society magazine has been renamed The Mayflower Descendant with the first issue to appear June 1.
A fragment from the Indianapolis Journal presents a playful verse on spring imagery and light rhymes. It mentions crocuses blooming catkins and the innards of bursting buds, with lilting lines about sarsaparilla and gentle tones.
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