Giants Lose to St. Louis in Clean Victory
The Giants were defeated by the St. Louis team as Willis pitched the Salvesties to a decisive win in a decisive game.
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1898
Page
3
The Giants were defeated by the St. Louis team as Willis pitched the Salvesties to a decisive win in a decisive game.
National League games include Boston at Cincinnati New York at St Louis Pittsburg at Baltimore Philadelphia at Cleveland Washington at Chicago Brooklyn at Louisville. New England League features Brockton Taunton Newport Fall River and many college and school pairings with a 3 o clock start at South End grounds Bank Officers vs Bankers and Brokers.
Cincinnati defeats league leaders as Willis and Reds pitchers dominate Boston, 5 to 4. Four thousand fans attend with 500 women present, key hits by Steinfeldt and Hill and strong late defense secure the win over the champions.
In Philadelphia May 20 wet grounds and showers disrupted play but the game finished in the seventh. Philadelphia rallied to a 6 to 3 victory over Cleveland with Willie Wilkerson weak at the plate.
In Baltimore on May 20 the visitors won as a muffed fly, three walks, and daring base running produced three runs. Pond and Gardner pitched magnificently except for the fourth inning. Attendance 1286. The score:
Chicago on May 20 saw Weyhing dominate and the Senators far outplay the locals at every point, narrowly escaping a shutout with an attendance around 1100.
Dartmouth defeated Amherst 28 to 6 at Hanover with 22 hits led by Mac Andrews who had a home run a double and three singles. Davis and Rushmore struggled for Amherst as Dartmouth built a 12 to 1 lead by the second inning.
Harvard University defeated Fordham College 8 to 0 at the Polo Grounds. Batteries Morris and Reid for Harvard with Kearney and Kelly for Fordham.
In Annapolis Pennsylvnia cadets win the two mile straightaway race with a time of 11 03 and their cadets 11 18. The second crews also take victory for Pennsylvania with a 9 10 time and cadets 9 30.
Frye School defeated Greenough and Noble in a one sided Brookline Common game yesterday afternoon. Final score shows Frye leading by a wide margin with Greenough and Noble scoring only a few points.
Fragmented list shows score figures between cities and teams including Fall River Taunton Providence Springfield Lancaster Reading Norwalk Hartford Allentown Paterson Syracuse Buffalo Toronto Easton Lafayette and Wesleyan. No coherent game summary or outcome.
CUT DOWN Coach Lehmann dispenses with the policy of keeping two varsity crews until year end and narrows both squads to twelve men. The move targets non varsity material while the selected team trains as the regular varsity with substitutes for the rest of the year. Mr Willis, the English coach, returns to Europe to row in the Henley regatta.
In Syracuse at the Alhambra Kid McCoy beat Gus Ruhlin after twenty rounds in a bout that drew three thousand. Ruhlin showed stamina and bleeding, while McCoy claimed future bouts with Goddard and Choynski. Referee was George Siler. Corbett urged a fight afterward, which McCoy declined.
Boxing entertainment planned for Monday night in Manchester has been cancelled. The show was organized by Simard who aimed to advance his interests by undermining other bouts. past attempts to obtain a permit to stage events in Manchester failed and the boxers trained under Simard did not secure a posted lineup.
The champions meet the Cincinnatis in Cincinnati this afternoon at 4 o clock. Local fans will enjoy seeing the little baseball automatons on stage at the Park Theatre as a pleasant diversion.
Round trip Fitchburg railroad trains from Union Station to the races at the Waltham Velodrome run Saturday the 21st. Train times 1:40 and 2:20 p.m. The party includes Paul Bourette Kiser Johnson Elkes and Porter. Round trip tickets including race admission cost 50 cents.
Cyclists urging a park path from Park Street Church to Boylston and Charles streets faced a packed Aldermen committee. Remonstrants led by Gargan and Upham, with support from figures like Bemis and Pierce, argued safety and efficiency for riders, while Mayor Quincy was not present to speak.
Madrid May 20 Admiral Camara, commander of the Cadiz squadron, arrives for instructions on ship destinations, tied to war needs. The new marine minister drives high activity, seeking munitions from multiple sources as Spain vows a vigorous campaign and active diplomacy to guard against enemies.
In Madrid on May 20 the ministers appeared in full uniform to announce the Circumstantial Cabinet. Sagasta argued Spain avoided war until America attacked Boein, pledged continued warlike but honorable action, and said negotiations with Europe will proceed. Admiral Cervera praised. the senate vote was unanimous. An official version claims the American ships were repulsed near Santiago de Cuba prior to the fleet’s arrival.
A Daily Mail despatch from Las Palmas reports Spanish torpedo boats Ariete Azor and Bayo with armored transports San Francisco and Ciudad de Cadiz arriving May 7 from the Cape Verde Islands. Armaments on the two transports said increased recently. Rayo reportedly badly in need of repairs.
Judge Burke joins the L A W and enforces strict discipline on speed freaks. Rallies at Odd Fellows Hall continue with May 21 and May 28 events. Pope Manufacturing debuts a two seated electric carriage at Madison Square Garden with independent motors and six-battery setup. Jimmy Michael leads Manhattan Beach track training as Fred Titus follows in strong form. Oscar Hedstrom builds a fast hand crafted triple for short distances. Titus Major Taylor and Edouard Taylore shown capable of mile races in under two minutes.
The International Cycle Track Association stages amateur events including a one third mile open and a one mile handicap at the Waltham Velodrome this afternoon. Professionals contest a two mile international handicap and a one mile international tandem with Paul Bourotte Kiser and Johnson, Sr. In the tandem event Kiser and Johnson ride together. The ten mile match pursuit features Harry Elkes and Arthur W. Porter. Bourotte likely to ride an exhibition against time paced by a fast multicycle. The Noddle Island A C enjoyed a successful program at Webster Hal East Boston last night with music dancing and boxing exhibitions.
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