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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1900
Page
3
Boston failed to score against St. Louis yesterday as the Tigers blanked them. The St. Louis lineup dominated the contest with strong pitching and timely hitting.
Boston faces St Louis at St Louis in a basketball schedule with four games listed. The pairings include Brooklyn versus Pittsburg at Pittsburg and New York versus Cincinnati at Cincinnati plus Philadelphia at Chicago.
A compiled schedule lists Yale Lehigh Princeton Penn State Pennsylvania Lafayette Georgetown Worcester Cornell New York College Brown Bates Williams Hamilton Amherst Tufts Colby Maine Bowdoin Amherst Aggie Middlebury Hamilton Brown Harvard New Hampshire State College Andover Harvard English High Frye School Dean Beverly Hich Peabody Wakefield Medford Melrose Milton Roxbury Dorchester Chelsea and concludes with a St Louis vs Boston game noting an errorless contest and 1900 attendance in St Louis on May 22.
Brooklyn edged Pittsburg 4 to 1 in Pennsylvanian action. Pittsburg failed with runners in scoring position while Brooklyn stayed in contention throughout the game. Attendance was about 3200.
May 22. Grady mishandled a thrown ball then made a wild throw to second, sparking a six-run fifth for Cincinnati. Hickman's error, two singles, a walk, and a three-base hit propelled the rally while McBride stood out at bat. Final score not shown.
A damaged page fragment shows a baseball box score with teams Philadelphia Chicago and players McCormick Callahan and Benches among garbled notes. The text includes scattered numbers for runs hits and errors and a reference to a two base hit and an inning or time notation, with unclear names and positions.
Somerville High beat Cambridge Manual Training School 8 to 6 on the Tufts campus yesterday afternoon. Somerville surged in the second inning to grab the lead as C M T S rallied in the late innings but fell short. Long pitched and fielded well for C M T S while Emmons and Clarke stood out for Somerville with key hits and speed on the bases. Attendance 250.
Cambridge High and Latin shut out Englsh High in a brisk Interscholastic baseball game yesterday afternoon, winning 11 to 2. Cambridge tallied early runs, while Englsh offered limited resistance, leaving Cambridge in command throughout.
Springfield 18 Syracuse 6 Hartford 5 Toronto 4 New Haven 14 New Haven 6 Waterbury 3 Norwich 2 Bridgeport 20 Meriden 7 Bristol 8 Derby 7 Yale 15 Bates 5 Montreal 5 Worcester 4 Providence 10 Rochester 7 Milwaukee 2 Minneapolis 1 Buffalo 9 Chicago 5 Kansas City 12 Cleveland 2
Tufts baseball travels from Boston to face Amherst in a scheduled contest. The teams meet as part of a regional series with both squads aiming to sharpen their standings.
Amherst afternoon play remains on, Tufts Trinity game cancelled, a daler with Bates arranged for that day on Tufts Oval. Tufts will face Georgetown next Saturday on the South End grounds.
Harvard freshmen clash with Brown in an afternoon game at Soldiers Field. Comins will pitch for Harvard as the Crimson aim for the 4 o'clock first pitch.
The Harvard second nine plays Andover this afternoon at Andover hoping to improve on Natick High School game results. Clay and Milne have resumed practice and will aid the Crimson’s chances of success.
At Morris Park on May 22 a racing accident involving jockey T Walsh and his horse Movay left Walsh with a concussion after a somersault when the horse toppled over. The rider was taken to the jockey room for treatment.
Arrivals at the Country Club featured stables from Seeeee ad Clyde Hayes Wadsworth Smith and Colt. Clyde dispatched seven horses including Cosmopolitan and Cousin Jess. Presgrave praised the Clyde stable as all horses are in fine condition. Chamblet entered Mars Chan, who placed third in Morris Park steeplechase, and purchased the famed steeplechaser from H Rosier Dulaney of Washington.
At Coney Island Billy Ernst substituted for Young Starr in a 2½ round catchweight bout. Referee Billy Madden halted the main match in the sixth, awarding Kid McPartland the decision as Ernst never challenged. A preliminary between Dan McConnell and Jack Ryan ended with Ryan winning when McConnell’s side threw in the sponge in the tenth.
William A Brady, manager for champion James J Jeffries, names a time schedule. Corbett must cover $2500 held by Al Smith before June 2 and fight instantly or step aside. Fitzsimmons may contend in weeks ahead for 6 percent to the champion, win or lose. Sharkey and Ruhlin offered 7 percent to the winner and 2 percent to the loser.
Steve O'Donnell, Harvard boxing instructor, opens a summer school and aims for fistic honors, willing to box top heavyweights including a ten round match with Jeffries. The Boston scene features Sharkey and others eyeing bouts, with a strong Isoteric club program and rivalries shaping the 118 pound New England title picture.
The Outing Club on Dorchester avenue hosts a members only event this evening featuring a grand orchestra and local vocal performances. Athletic bouts directed by Captain Bill Daly include six, eight, and fifteen round matches bunched as a vigorous program headlined by Harry Boles, Coyne, Johnny Ree han, Smoke Connors, Hill, and Bob Montgomery.
Wollaston Golf Club hosts an open two day medal play event at Montclair on May 30 and 31 with a $1 entry plus home club rating. Prizes go to the best net and gross scores. Qualifying May 30 yields eight top gross scorers for the Wollaston Cup with next best for the consolation cup.
All lacrosse enthusiasts are invited to the next meeting at Goulds Hotel on Thursday at 8 o clock. A new club is to be formed and many old players wish to join, signaling a promising season ahead.
The Longwood lawn tennis season shows strong female participation with membership exceeding capacity. Many ladies are skilled players and may enter the mixed doubles championships in Philadelphia this season.
In Paris on May 22 the international chess masters tournament resumed with Tschigorin defeating Didier, Brody beating Mortimer, Marco defeating Sterling, Mieses besting Showalter, Burn defeating Lasker, Mason toppling Marshall, Pillsbury defeating Schlechter, and Maroczy drawing with Rosen at the local chess club.
The Harvard varsity first eight keep its order from Monday with likely tweaks. Harding may push Biddle at bow while Lawrence could exit this year and Ladd may row No 5 at New London. Second crew shows shifts as McConnell swaps with Goodell and Lawrence shifts with Henderson. Both crews aim for steadier form and a brief time row to test speed and fit.
Boston inventor Lazarus S. Kallajian claims a first forward extension handlebar with Waltham shop in 1894. Pye Bliss set world records with the bar on July 18 for Bliss and B. A. McDuffee, a Bliss pacemaker. The Eagle Cycle Club members form the Bohemian Dramatic Club with rehearsals and Richards building quarters. Officers elected include H. J. Collins and Soren Hardy. Jim Kennedy plans to run his own meets. first East meet June 17 at Charles River Park. Midnight Cavaliers’ half-century run set for June 3 to Scituate. Burns W. Pierce signs with Fall River track. Berle builds a four-horse motor tandem, likely to debut May 3? at Brockton. Lafayette the magician with steam car, now fitted with 21 2-inch tires by George Clark. Lantern and bicycle baggage bills to be honored at a Massachusetts Bicycle Club meeting at 641 Massachusetts Ave. on Thursday at 8. reception committee named headed by McGlewen with Lawrence, Andrews, Clough and others.
A large crowd of golfers gathered at the Country Line Club in Brook yesterday afternoon. Miss Ruth add se ae was crowned champion after a practice round with Mrs. F. E. Zer rahn. No scores were recorded as Miss Underhill displayed solid direction with her shots.
S P Ware defeated C J Ratburn 6-1 2-4 6-2 in singles. Doubles results include Cole and Rathburn over Dillingham and Thorndike 7-5 1-5 and Scott and Rockwell over Morrill and Beaman 6-1 8-6. The final doubles pairing Blythe and Boardman edged Cross and Ponte Cotentes Blythe.
The Metropolitan golf championship begins tomorrow at Nassau Club links with many top players in attendance. Clair Hamilton leads practice scores. Charles B. Cory of Boston shot 89 on day one and eyes improvement. Sixty four entries announced by the secretary, double last year, with first tee times at 9:20 am and pairs departing every four minutes.
Archie McEachern, the Canadian entrant for the twenty mile motor paced race at Waltham, arrives Saturday from Philadelphia where he trained all winter. In top form, he hopes to win. Archie was the toughest foe for Harry Elkes in last September’s fifty mile event at Woodside Park, Philadelphia, and, to thirty five miles, kept the champion guessing.
In ideal conditions a large crowd watched three fast matches in the Longwood tennis championship. Wrenn and Codman defeated Motley and Keyes after split sets, with a strong net game by Codman and solid play from Wrenn. Other early matches saw Ware and Carleton win in straight sets, while Morrill and Ise beat Horton and Presbury.
A nine hole handicap medal event at Allston Club yesterday saw eleven competitors. Miss Getzenhammer won first prize with a net 56 and a gross 61, narrowly beating Mrs Waite who also posted a net 56. River team will play local team on Allston links.
Interscholastic Rowing finals saw Stone's School edge Brookline High by under two feet to claim the mile race in a new record time of 5 minutes 39.8 seconds amid a packed crowd of over five hundred rooters. Hopkinson and Noble’s pushed hard, with Brookline third as final sprint left Stone's ahead.
A Chicago dispatch reports the Methodist conference ordered the closing of the Bromfield street book store. Managers of book depositories will liquidate miscellaneous titles and shift to distributing Methodist literature. The move will shutter stores in Boston Pittsburg Cincinnati and San Francisco.
In Cambridge the Board of Aldermen debated a resolve accusing Deputy Chief Batchelder of dishonesty at the Leahy hearing and violating department rules. After long discussion the measure was indefinitely postponed by a 7 to 3 vote, with three aldermen absent.
Joseph Herlihy of 6 Lexington Street Arles Town attempted death by taking carbolic acid shortly after 11 last night. Attended by Dr Williams he was sent to Massachusetts General Hospital. His wife died two weeks ago and he had been very melancholy with no other motive found.
The Rev. S. Cummings of Somerville, longtime missionary agent of the Baldwin Place Home for Little Wanderers, marked his 86th birthday yesterday and was praised by a large circle of friends across New England.
Julia Coffey of 9 Eaton Street riding on Commonwealth Avenue near Massachusetts Avenue was struck shortly after 8 PM by a horse owned and driven by George H. Simonds of 220 Newbury Street. She sustained head injuries, was attended by Dr. R. F. O'Neil, and later admitted to Massachusetts General Hospital.
The George kd Warren Cup event resumed at Newton Golf Club this afternoon. It was the third in the series, conducted as handicap medal play with many members competing. Qualified players and points followed.
An aged newspaper ad promotes Dr Kilmer Swamp Root as a cure for kidney and urinary issues. It explains sediment in standing water signals kidney trouble and claims relief from back pain, liver and bladder problems, and frequent urination. The ad offers free sample bottle and an information book by mail from Kilmer Co. Binghamton NY.
Eighteen men linked to a run game and roulette on a vacant lot by Huntington avenue were arrested by Division 10 officers in plain clothes led by Sergeant Murphy. A woman offered diamonds as bail for her husband, rejected by authorities who accepted only government funds. by 1 am nine men had been bailed.
An informal reception and orchestra preceded the Universalist Social Union dinner at Quincy House. Speakers included Frank P. Bennett on the century’s conclusions, McClintock on road building, Tuttle on railroad progress, Capen on religious progress, Scott on prison reform, Hazewell on journalism, and Adams on postal progress.
The Chelsea & Revere Street Railway Company faced a tie vote on location petitions in Chelsea last night. A rival petition from the Boston Elevated Road sought routes through Park 81 Central Avenue Willow and Marlboro streets, and aldermen set Tuesday, June 12 for a hearing on that petition.
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