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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1897
Page
3
Boston defeats Cincinnati in a straightforward win as the game ends with lopsided scoring margins. Details on other fields remain unclear in the fragmentary report.
National League games include Boston at St Louis Baltimore at Cincinnati New York at Cleveland Brooklyn at Louisville Washington at Chicago Philadelphia at Wittsburg New England League features Pawtucket at Newport Fall River at New Bedford Eastern League has Providence at Scranton Syracuse at Buffalo Rochester at Toronto Dartmouth at Amherst Wesleyan versus University of Vermont in Burlington Interscholastic action Boston Latin meets Roxbury Latin at South End
Base hits by Duffy Long and McFarland with three base hits by Collins and Hutchison. Home runs by McFarland Long Collins Hamilton. Stolen bases by Long Tenney Duffy Collins Hamilton Dowd Lowe. Double play Long Lowe and Tenney. Walks Off Hutchison six Lewis two. Sacrifice Long. Strikeouts Hutchison one Lewis two. Passed ball McFarland. Wild pitches two. Time 1lh 55m. Umpire Lynch.
In Louisville on May 20 the Colonels beat Brooklyn 13 to 12 in thirteen innings. Key moments include a sixth inning exit for Herman, late tie in the eighth, and Louisville scoring three in the thirteenth while Brooklyn plates two. Attendance 800 as Jones Lachance homer and Clingman Smith three-base hits boosted the winners.
Cincinnati tops Baltimore in a tight 10 inning game. McGraw ejected by Sheridan in the eighth after moving to the bench Quinn to third and Reitz to second. Reds collect 18 hits off Hoffer with seven Baltimore runs. Attendance 7000. Batteries Dwyer Ehrer Schriever Hoffer Clarke. Earned runs 6 for Cincinnati 7 for Baltimore. Stolen bases Irwin and others. Time 2h 15m. Umpire Sheridan.
In a slugging game Chicago defeated Washington 25 to 16 after Briggs walked a batter and was hammered in the ninth. McJames closed the runless ninth, with Washington using fifth pitchers and Chicago piling up 17 hits to Washington's 15. Attendance 1,209 at the ballpark.
Pittsburg pitcher Killen stifled Philadelphia as Pittsburg pummeled the Phillies 10 to 4. Key hits included two-base efforts by Nash, and three-base hits by Smith, Davis, and Brodie who also homered. Padden and Donnelly contributed runs as errors and small ball aided the Pittsburgh win.
In St Louis on May 20 the Browns were outmatched by Boston, 11 to 4. Hutchison struggled on the mound and was left in despite the crowd’s calls for a change. Lewis held the Browns to four runs as Collins stole the show with two triples and a homer.
On Soldiers Field Hopkinson School nine beat Harvard seniors 6 to 3 after fourth inning miscues opened the scoring. Adams relieved Harris and Hopkinson added three more runs then held at 6. Stillman and Dunlop each collected two-base hits as NickerSon Stillman Harris fanned several hitters.
Holy Cross defeats Tufts 18 to 0 in seven innings at Worcester. Tufts, weak at bat and fielding, makes numerous errors while Linnehan holds the visitors to one hit. Curran used in relief in the fifth. Holy Cross totals 15 hits to Tufts one.
Philadelphia reports Brown defeats Pennsylvania in the third inning rally sealing a seven run advantage. Both pitchers struggled as Providence hitters clustered key hits amid errors. Final score shows Pennsylvania 9 to Providence 7 with Summersgill and Dunne on the mound for Providence and Brown and Hoffer for Pennsylvania.
Results from multiple college and club matches list scores by city and pairings. Lewiston Rockland 4 to 3, Pawtucket 14 to 4 Fall River, Scranton Providence 1 to 1, Wilkesbarre Springfield 10 to 1, Philadelphia Athletics 4 to 3, Hartford Richmond 11 to 5, Newark Lancaster 10 to 0, Augusta Bangor 7 to 2, Berlin Montreal 16 to 8, Brockton New Bedford 16 to 11, Hamilton Colgate 7 to Syracuse 5, Paterson Norfolk 14 to 1, Portland Belfast 7 to 5, Easton Lafayette 8 to 4.
At 11 this morning Harvard meets Philadelphia at Longwood Cricket Club grounds. Harvard carries a perfect 5-0 record and lead 412 runs to 297 for their opponents. The pair recently played in the championship series with Harvard beating Pennsylvania and Pennsylvania defeating Haverford, leaving Harvard hopeful for another win.
The Harvard Gun Club held the fourth Colt revolver prize shoot yesterday afternoon. Scores show Class A 30 birds, Class B 33, Class C 36, Class D 40, with Mallinckrodt 24, Harris 24, Campbell 24, Sanford 23, Dove 23, Hardy 22, Bancroft 22, Paine 21, Carleton 21, Kinnicutt 21, Prescott 19, Lunt 18, Dana 11.
Harvard baseball team heads to Philadelphia for a scheduled game trip. Players and coaches travel together with hopes for victory as the squad aims to build on recent performances.
New Tremont House at 929 and 331 Tremont Street offers finely furnished rooms with private dining rooms. Convenient to theaters and electric cars. D. J. Stracey & Co.
The Cambridge group traveled from Cambridge yesterday afternoon to Philadelphia and will stay at the University of Pennsylvania Saturday. They went to New York by Fall River boat and will proceed to Philadelphia this morning. This gives them a day’s rest before the Saturday game.
Longest game of season 13 innings saw Louisville beat Brooklyn, boosting Colonels’ morale. Nichols heads to St. Louis today as Louisville hopes three straight wins on the road raise confidence for Ewing. Ed Hanlon predicts Phillies to climb to near first division as other teams mix rosters. Joyce’s four triples highlight recent Pittsburg game.
The Massachusetts Fish and Game Association held its last meeting before the hunting season at Youngs Hotel with 75 members present. New members were elected and talks covered Lake St John Salmon Angling and salmon fishing experiences.
Boxing gossip reports Billy Smith vs Joe Walcott set for twenty rounds at the Broadway A C in New York on June 29, contingent on Smith's results against Don Doyle and Abe Ullman. The piece notes prior clashes, expected slugging, and nearby match negotiations with Cobb, Leary, and Montgomery, plus other boxing plans and club news.
A purse of 25 dollars awaits a hurling match between two clubs at South Boston Athletic Association Park on Decoration Day May 31 at 10 am. Another 100-dollar stake faces Boston and Shamrock Hurling Clubs the same day. Columbian Rowing Association opens May 23 at 2 pm at East Boston boat house. Dartmouth may skip New England intercollegiate games in Worcester.
Inspectors Bogan and Trader arrested 35 year old Thomas Higgins yesterday on a charge of breaking and entering a Worcester stable last week and stealing a horse wagon and harness valued at 900 dollars. The property was recovered at the North End when Higgins tried to sell it. Higgins was taken back to Worcester by Detective O Day.
South Boston Driving Association kicks off turf season at Mystic Park Medford with six drivers 600 spectators and a brisk wind. Dr Wood driven by John Riley wins the 2:17 class heat and the free for all pace with Brevet and Dixie in close contest. Uncle Jock Bowen shines in 2:50 class.
A lively Morris Park program drew a large crowd despite a moderate card. DoLando won the opening race over Kaiser Ludwig, with rapid advances by Dolando in the final stretch.
Boxes sold at Francis Henshaw & Co on Congress street yielded strong bids with upset price $25 and top premium $3 by William Hooper for Box 20. Gov Walcott had Box 32 reserved as boxes dwindled after the sale. totals show numerous purchasers and payments up to $78 for Box 20 and $75 for several others.
John Mullen of 187 Marion Street Fast Boston had been sent to the island for six months but was seen in East Boston. Deputy Burrill questioned why he wasn’t at the island and Mullen admitted escaping with another prisoner named Doherty who is still at large. Mullen was rearrested for drunkenness and the East Boston District Court gave him three months extra for taking French leave, on top of the six months. The search for Doherty continues.
In Liverpool on May 2 Harold Hilton triumphed at Hoylake with a total score of 314 to claim the golf tournament title.
The YMCA of Massachusetts and Rhode Island hosts a June 5 event at the Worcester Oval under the Athletic League of North America. Pentathlon events award medals. interstate races offer gold and silver. a 10 mile bicycle road race for a silver shield is planned with May 29 entry deadline through local associations.
The New England Kennel Club will host an open air dog show on June 19 at the club kennels in Braintree. The one day event will welcome dog owners and enthusiasts in the area with eighteen reeds provided for attendees.
A cyclone swept the northern part of Myer county last night. Carthage Patton and Jackson’s elevator Northwestern depot and several smaller buildings were destroyed. No lives were known to be lost though farm property suffered extensive damage.
A Kitchen Magazine note urges using Royal Baking Powder in all recipes calling for leavening. It claims superior power yields sweeter lighter breads cakes and pastries while offering greater economy than cream of tartar and soda.
Henry Watterson argues in a long Louisville editorial that ex President Cleveland and allies push for a third term. He cites 1890 propaganda and biographies by Bayard and Schurz and notes a literary push continuing toward 1900.
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