Still No Brage Long And Nichols Missed For Time
Report notes Brage Long and Nichols both unavailable with ongoing injuries. Team coach says neither will be able to play for some time, impacting upcoming fixtures and lineup decisions.
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1900
Page
3
Report notes Brage Long and Nichols both unavailable with ongoing injuries. Team coach says neither will be able to play for some time, impacting upcoming fixtures and lineup decisions.
Sunday game results summarized with scattered scores and locations. The snippet lists a few line scores and places such as New York, St. Louis, Cinoranet, and penn entries, but the text is garbled. It notes multiple games and innings with partial team mentions and uneven formatting.
Ooklyn faces Pittsburg in Pittsburg while New York travels to Cincinnati. Beaton clashes with St. Louis in St. Louis and Philadelphia plays Chicago in Chicago.
The Boston college team faces three games in St. Louis and three with Bob Allen's men after a five game losing streak. Nichols and Long miss key roles. Willis and Dineen show signs of improvement. Batting slumps hit Duffy and Freeman, while Clarke and Hamilton push team averages near .420 and .400 respectively.
Cincinnati pulled together after a string of losses and a tie to defeat Brooklyn 5 to 4. Scott pitched superbly with men on base while Kennedy struggled as locals gathered multiple hits in three innings. McBride’s stellar fielding in the final inning secured the win.
In Syracuse the Syracuse team defeated Providence 8 2 at home while Rochester edged Springfield 7 6. Montreal shut out Worcester 2 0 and Buffalo beat Chicago 17 14. Detroit topped Minneapolis 12 7 in a series of local sports results.
This afternoon at South End grounds the Press Club meets Broadway to Tokio as the All Collegiate nine from New England opens its season against South Ends of Lowell next Saturday. Highlighted by young catcher Frank A. Goodwin of East Boston, a 24 year old with prior stints in East Boston High, Boston University, and several semi pro squads, the lineup features fast players and seasoned pitchers, with Goodwin noted for sharp base running and weaving on the bases.
A compiled list of amateur teams including Hamilton Newsboys Roxbury Windsor Athletic Club Hyde Park and others seeks 14 to 19 year old uniformed or strong teams for Saturdays holidays May June and July. Each entry gives contact names and addresses in Boston area for arranging games with half or fair guarantee expenses.
J Malcolm Forbes’s stallion Peter the Great is being prepared at Readville for the $20,000 Great Stallion Stakes in September. Training includes strict routines from 6:30 each morning with graded workouts, grass grazing, and careful conditioning to build speed and endurance. The five year old bay, born in Michigan, has a record of 2:12 and recent wins in Hartford and Empire City. He stands about fifteen and a half hands and receives meticulous care including limb treatments and daily cooling.
Harvard, still without star performers, pins hopes on seconds and thirds at the Mott Haven meet. Expecting likely placements in hurdles and field events, Harvard aims for second overall with key runners like Knowles Swan Clark and Haigh, while injuries and illness have left the team without standout stars.
Two members of Princeton University’s freshman class, Hay of Nutley New Jersey and Augur of Evanston Illinois, drowned today attempting to shoot the rapids in a canoe at Kingston dam.
Frank Butler of Cambridge suffered a deep cut over the eye when Moran's bicycle wheel rolled over him during spring training at the track behind Brother Nat's. Butler was unconscious and rushed to City Hospital. Moran and Sulkin escaped injury, while training officials plan stricter rules for amateurs and paced riders.
In Waltham 1200 spectators watched Farnham triumph in a 6 mile paced race against EB Smith, with Smith briefly leading on a motor tandem before Farnham pulled away. Other fast rides included Henshaw Hedstrom pacing seven miles and Caldwell aiming for forty miles inside an hour as riders plan future motor tandem matchups.
York May 2. The Nassau Country Club course at Glen Cove hosts the Metropolitan Golf Association’s third most important event. About 280 players are eligible including champions Harri, Douglas, Carson, and Travis. The field features top names from Yale, Harvard, Princeton and notable clubs as players vie for the title and the amateur championship next month at Garden City.
The piece extols German beer as healthier and stronger when properly aged and fermented. It touts Bunker Hill Breweries for following authentic lager methods, long natural maturation, and meticulous cleanliness ensuring pure, wholesome beer with no bad brews in years.
The Boston Post notes James J. Corbett will draw crowds in town while Jim Jeffries struggles for public attention. It details exhibitions at the Howard, a planned twin bout featuring Sullivan and the amateur champ Mike, plus Tim McCarty and Patsey Sheppard exhibitions. Local clubs, timekeepers, and upcoming card plans fill the buzzing boxing scene.
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