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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1892
Page
3
The Pirates overwhelmed the Colts with decisive play at home, stifling offense and securing a clear victory as New York teams faced challenges today. Strong effort from both sides highlighted the contest and momentum shifted in the Pirates favor throughout.
Attendance 2176. Two outs when winning run scored. Earned runs Louisville 1 Cincinnati 1. First base on errors Cincinnati 2. Double plays Comiskey McPhee Smith Comis key unassisted Um pire Emslie. Time Lh 35m.
Wet fields spoiled Boston victory hopes as John Ward's team squeezed a win in a tight game. Washingtons were defeated, Chicago saw gains, and Pittsburg edged Ansen. Browns and Spiders failed to impress, while Quakers and Orioles clashed without success. Baltimore could not play after a loss. Cincinnati topped Louisville with Turnabout.
In Louisville on May 23 the Louisville and Cincinnati clubs played a two game set for one admission. Weather kept crowds low. Louisville lost the opener due to poor hitting against Mullane and won the second on stronger batting. Pfeffer was sidelined with an injury and Louisville fielded a patched lineup. Jones and Stratton pitched well for Louisville, though Stratton lacked proper support in the first game.
Brooklyn game notes say the Washingtons edged the Brooklyns as Haddock and Knell pitched well. Key fielding by Ward Haddock and Larkins and Burns’s bat highlighted the contest while both teams honored Hub Collins who died Saturday night. Attendance 1968. The score:
Chicago May 23 Pittsburgs pulled a late rally to upset the Colts who appeared to win. Visitors bunched their hits and quick scoring turned the game. Baldwin was hit freely as runs came in across several innings. Attendance 2500. The score:
Philadelphia won the game today in the first inning as rain made the ball slick for McMahon. Van Haltren and Thompson starred on the day, pitchers performed solidly, and 1845 fans witnessed the affair though the score is unclear.
Cleveland beaters sank in a listless game as Davies pitched poorly, Cuppy improved pitching by half, but could not save the outcome. Gleason faced hard batting from the ballmen and the effort failed to lift the team.
In Manchester on May 23 Wheeler delivered a phenomenal start, blanking Pawtucket to the sixth before trouble. Manchester’s Mackey Dowling and Thornton led the offense with timely hits, while O’Donnell floundered for Pawtucket. Cray ejected the Pawtucket official after foul language. weather cloudy. crowd about 100. The final score remains unlisted.
Three scheduled games at Lowell Lewiston and Portland were postponed because the fields were too wet.
Rochester Providence game postponed due to rain. Syracuse Binghamton game postponed by rain. Elmira Athletic game postponed due to rain. Buffalo New Haven game postponed because of wet grounds.
Yale defeats Princeton 1 to 0 in a pitcher dominated contest at New Haven. Young and Bowers pitched brilliantly. Yale left runners on third five times, while Ramsdell struggled with control for Princeton. Murphy, Carter, and Young stood out defensively and at bat for Yale. attendance reported at 5000.
Baseball brief notes the Giants face Boston and Brooklyn with two games set at 2 pm, pitcher matchups named, and Powers seeking a start while Ward and Clarkson struggle to find form. It mentions weather, ball quality changes, and bets, plus a run of track and field notes about Dorchester entries and upcoming events.
Charlesbank opened yesterday and over a thousand young men passed through the turnstile before dusk. Superintendent John Graham directed operations as crowds used the new facilities for practice. Athletes from Dorchester Suffolks and Union clubs appeared. requests for dressing rooms baths and lockers were urged.
The B A A plans to send an athletic team to the Manhattan A C games on May 30 with Long Finneran and Bross to wear the Unicorn. Manhattan events were postponed to Memorial Day morning. Benny Osthues joined Dorchester Athletic Club and will wear the club emblem at Gloucester events. Benny competes in short races. Worcester sprinter Donahoe, expected to win the 100 yard dash on June 11, cannot run.
The fourteenth annual Interscholastic Athletic Association meet in New York City crowned Berkeley the champions with Harvard earning the silk banner for most points. Winners include W A Ely Dwight 100-yard dash, E W Brooks Harvard 120-yard hurdles, J B Small Harvard 220-yard dash, Q F Brown Harvard one mile, J A Powell Cutler bicycle, T L Bogart Berkeley one mile walk, J C McCall Harvard Half mile, H Chatoin Harvard 440-yard, E Burke Columbia Grammar high jump and long jump, E D Pigeon De La Salle 37 feet 8.5 inches in shot put with J M Polk Cutler second. Pigeon protested for age.
Williams College released its athletic squad for the Springfield meet. Listed are sprinters J B Allen G A Bushee J G K Lee and H B Boone W L Goodrich and others for events including 440 and 880 yards two mile walk 220 yard hurdles and a bicycle race with participants such as J Nelson Ph Frein L W Jones and W Beckwith.
Graverson, L I May 23 First race one mile Lennawell wins Kingston second Zampest third time 1 46. Second race one and one eighth Bellevue first George WV second Castaway Jr third time 1 59. Third race five eighths Merriment first Morello second Lachess third time 1 06. Fourth St James Hotel stake one and one quarter miles Longstreet first Judge Morrow second Raceland third time 12. Fifth race one and one sixteenths Temple first Julio second Tom Tough third time 1 53. Sixth race one mile Now or Never first St James second Count third time 1 46.
Walter Brodie batted well with twenty hits in thirteen games. Jack Brady, ex Buffalos, signed with the Manchesters. Creeks shifts to second base as captain with Stricker benched. Pete Browning joins the Cincinnati team, boosting outfield play. West Everett opens season Decoration Day against Chelsea Reviews at Chelsea, then faces the Everetts in the afternoon. Open date June 11 at home. Manager A F Keefe based at 75 Washington Street, Boston.
PurmaporpHiA May 23. University of Pennsylvania wins over Michigan by five to two in a college game. Penn scores three goals in the first period and two in the second, securing the victory as Michigan struggles to respond.
Bridget McDermott a Scottish passenger on City of Rome awaits news of her Boston husband. She arrived on Governor's Island hoping to meet him, but cannot locate his Boston address and remains inconsolable as she searches for word from the man who sent money and a passage plan.
New York May 23 The famous trotting horse Rarus died of old age at Robert Bonners farm in Tarry town a few days ago He won his first race on August 21 1874 at Hornellsville New York Bonner bought him in 1879 for eighty six thousand ninety dollars
A London Globe column gleefully questions Lord Tennyson’s poet status by hints of a rhyming dictionary, contrasting imagined bursts of inspiration with a methodical alembic of word choice. It also details G A Sala's meticulous writing process, noting his habit of dictation, punctuation commands, and vast reference library.
An interview reveals a mariner’s fatigue endurance and a dazzling tour across the United States with 400 performances. Guests recount receipts around 20 000 francs and the troupe’s varied repertoire including Tosca Cleopatra and two unpublished dramas. Mme Bernhardt shares a fox of sand from America as a prized token.
From London Hospital a discussion on four chin types in modern British art highlights the retreating, normal, long, and prognathous chins. Darwin is cited on jaws, referencing evolution and fashion plate aesthetics. The piece speculates on future conflicts among fashionable women and jokes about tooth and nail disputes.
From London Truth, the piece ridicules female suffrage canvassing, arguing it lacks reality and harms candidate support. It quotes artisans who resist women entering homes to press electoral duties and suggests banning canvassing could win broad elector approval if extended.
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