New York Surges To Fourth With Win Over St Louis
New York gains fourth place as they defeat St Louis in a key game. McGraw leads timely hits while umpires Lynch and Connolly call the game. Baltimore remains close with games on other fields.
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Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1898
Page
3
Baseball schedule notes for New England and other games
The page lists matchups across leagues and regions including Boston at St Louis New York at Louisville Brooklyn at Cincinnati Baltimore at Chicago Washington at Cleveland Philadelphia at Pittsburg Newport at Pawtucket Brockton at Fall River New Bedford at Taunton Brookline High versus Somerville High Newton A A versus Harvard Georgetown versus Westeyan Cornell versus Syracuse University
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Boston
Land
York
Ville
Tous
Ashington
Perch
Trockton
New Bedford River
St. Louis
New York
Louisville
Brooklyn
Cincinnati
Baltimore
Chicago
Washington
Cleveland
Philadelphia
Pittsburg
New England
Newport
Pawtucket
Brockton
Fall River
New Bedford
Taunton
Brookline High
Somerville High
South Find Grounds
Newton A. A
Harvard
Georgetown
Cornell
Syracuse University
Boston Triumphs Over Browns In Narrow Lakefront Finish
In St Louis on May 23 Boston edged the Browns in a tense 9 inning game marked by errors on both sides. Harley and Hughey starred in the field with the Browns rallying late. Decker, Crooks and Collins led St Louis while Bergen and Klobedanz hurled for Boston. The game swung on a seventh inning single spree and a decisive ninth inning rally.
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ST. Louis
Boston
Browns
Harley
Bergen
Klobedanz
Hughe
Bostons
Long
Harlay
Crooks
Hamilton
Billy
Collins
Stahl
Lowe
Sugden
Cross
Decker
Hall
Hughey
Duffy
Dowd
Tenney
Bounder
Clements
Klobedang
ST. Louis PO. A. EE Tome
Holmes
Halls
Pbs
Hoppy Leads South End Triumph Over English High
English High fell to the marching Hoppy at the South End grounds after ten innings. Nettleton pitched well but costly fielding by English High aided Hoppy’s victory. Stillman started strong and George Wright’s son at short showed solid defense and hitting. If Somerville High loses to Brookline High, Captain Cuddy’s squad faces pennant pressure.
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South End
Nettleton
Stillman
George Wright
Hoppy
Somerville High
Brookline High
Trocha
Cuddy
Crosstown Scores and Locations Reported
City and regional game notes list scores for New Bedford Fall River 8 to 2 New Bedford. Newport Brockton tied 3 to 3. Taunton Pawtucket 7 to 4. Providence Spring eid 8 to 1. Lancaster Pennsylvania to Lancaster 6 to 2.
Woburn forms semi pro baseball team for 1905
Woburn will be represented by a strong semi professional baseball team under manager T. E. Morris who previously led the Beacons of Waltham. The club seeks away games May 30 and June 4 against Attleboros South Bostons Maldens Mt Washingtons Newton A A and others before returning to play at home. The roster includes Sanborn Larkin Stuart Linnehan Carey Jackson Sawyer McEttrick Bobby Russell and Morris.
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Woburn
T. E. Morris
Morris
Beacons of
Sanborn
Larkin
Stuart
Dick Linnehan
Carey
Jackson
Baseball at the Park in the Third Inning
Recruits Wanted for the U S Marine Corps seek able bodied unmarried men aged 21 to 35 who are U S citizens or have declared intention, with good character and English literacy, to enlist at the recruiting office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S. Marine Corps
United States
Boston Champions Exhibit Baseball Drills at Park Theatre
Local enthusiasts enjoy daily Park Theatre exhibitions of miniature diamond games at 4:45 pm. The realistic reproductions let fans view the action without traveling to St. Louis or Louisville to see the real players perform.
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St. Louis
Boston
Park Theatre
Louisville
Arlington Dedham team formed from mixed roster
Arlington and Dedham have consolidated under the name of Dedham, five Arlington and four Dedham men on the team. Opening game will be at Norwood May 20. P. F. O Neill Arlington.
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Arlington
Dedham
Attleboro
North Attleboro
Malden
South Boston
Mt. Washington
A. C. Lawrence
Norwood
P. F. O'Neill
Bostons Watch Giants Game and Minor League Notes
The Bostons saw the contest in St Louis and reports on Joyce and the Giants. Veterans like Kilroy Wey-Hing Esper and others show peak form while Cleveland eyes Cedar Point for Sunday games and opens with Pawtucket at Crescent Park on June 4. Gene Deady and Mike Sullivan star in fielding and batting for Indianapolis and Kansas City. Taunton shifts King to short as Cronin in Fall River shows potential. Reilly Lippert impress in Burlington and Woods wins his first big league start in Portsmouth.
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Bostons
St. Louis
Joyce
Giants
Matt Kilroy
Gus Wey-Hing
Esper
Cleveland
Cedar Point
Forest City
Pawtucket
Crescent Park
Gene
Deady
Ware
Mass
Indianapolis
Mike Sullivan
Kansas City
Taunton
King
Cronin
Fall River
Fitzpatrick
Danbury
Reilly
Kreig
Lippert
New England
Burlington
Portsmouth
N. F
Wallie Woods
Boxing Gossip Sparks McCoy Crowded Ring Talk
Al Smith notes four men Corbett Fitzsimmons Jeffries and Sharkey can beat Kid McCoy urging an immediate title challenge. The piece reviews McCoy’s past offers and notes Corbett Ruhlin and others while detailing upcoming Rochester and Yonkers bouts and a Boston match setup at City Point A C and Billy Newman’s club.
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al Smith
New York
Kid McCoy
Corbett
Fitzsimmons
Jeffries
Sharkey
McCoy
Fitz
Carson
Syracuse
The
Post
Jim
Ruhlin
Itzsimmons
Rublin
Dick Moore
Pat Raedy
Rochester
N. Y
Moore
Randy
Raedy
Tommy Ryan
Pat
Tonsilius Tommy
Tom Ryan
Buffalo
Tommy
Jim Stone
Jimmy Davenport
Mat Matthews
Tom Broderick
Yonkers
Billy Newman
Broderick
Joe Flaherty
Paddy Fenton
Matthews
Cleveland
Charley McKeever
Quaker City
Andy Watson
Billy Hill
New England
Broadway A
Manly
George V. Tuohfy
Williams College names track captain for next year
John Bray of Middleport New York was elected captain of the Williams College track athletic team for next year in a ceremony this afternoon.
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Williamstown
John Bray
Middleport
N. Y
Williams College
Cyclists prepare for unpaced match race and big circuit return
Clint Coulter leads fast trial work at Charles River Park ahead of next Saturday unpaced match with Karl Kaser. Circuit entrants Nat, Tom and Frank Butler, Tom Cooper, W. E. Becker and Doc Brown join the squad for the third mile national championship and open pro events. Linton and McDuffee push training with long pace runs and trials to gauge form.
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Clint Coulter
Charles River Park
Karl Kaser
Nat
Tom
Frank Butler
Tom Cooper
W. E. Becker
Doc Brown
Holdie McDuffee
Tom Linton
Crewe
McDuffee
Fred Hoyt
Bridgeport
Linton
Elkes
Eikes
Michael
Philadelphia
Dudley Marks
Road bulletin data reporters sought in numerous towns
The consulate committee on road conditions invites riders to act as weekly correspondents. Each town to have one reporter to fill printed postal cards with gravel and macadam road conditions, sidepaths, repairs, obstructions and dangerous spots. Send names and addresses to Frank N. Bemis, 239 Washington Street, for instructions.
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Consulate Committee
Frank N. Bemis
Washington Street
Arlington
Avon
Bedford
Belmont
Beverly
Brockton
Brookline
Concord
Hamilton
Ipswich
Lexington
Incoln
Manchester
Medfield
Natick
Needham
Newbury
Newburyport
North Attleboro
Revere
Rowley
Salem
Sherborn
Stoughton
Sudbury
Wayland
Wenham
Weston
West Roxbury
Winthrop
Sanctions Granted for Regional Track Races by A W Robinson
A W Robinson of the New England L A W racing board approved race sanctions in the northeast and New England region. Events listed include Newton Centre High School in Rhode Island, University of Maine in Orono, Fall River high school, Portsmouth NH, Burlington VT, Springfield VT, Newton MA, New Haven CT and other sites with prize-limit allowances.
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A. W. Robinson
New England
L. A. W. Racing Board
Newton Centre High School
Cellingwood
Hillsgrove
R. I
University of Maine Athletic and Track Association
Orono
B. IM. C. Durtee High School
Fall River
Portsmouth Cycle Club
Portsmouth
N. H
Henry E. Spear
Burlington
Eet Craigue & Reer
Springfield
Newton H
New Haven
Ein City Park
Conn
Bicycle Notes and Racing News From the Era
Secretary Bassett links the drop in league membership to the war and cites a total roll of £0,799 with weekly gains of 729. Massachusetts leads with 18 members, New York 142, Pennsylvania 182, Michigan 55, Ohio 34. Rhode Island 15, Connecticut 4. The Rhode Island Division pledges to pay dues for members going to war. Chief Consul Elliott urges riders to attend a hearing for a 10 cent bicycle baggage rate and better baggage car facilities. Ho uben, the Belgian rider, plans to marry and retire from racing. Huret, the French rider, is unemployed after failed contracts. Two international and two amateur events planned at the Waltham Velodrome on Monday May 30, including a one mile international for $1000 with Tom Cooper, Eddie Bald, Jaap Eden. Eden to debut in New England. An international pursuit pits Marl Kaser of Switzerland against Paul Gourette of France. Amateur events include a mile open and a half mile handicap with diamonds up to amateur value.
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Bassett
Massachusetts
New York
Pennsylvania
Michigan
Ohio
Rhode Island
Connecticut
Consul Elliott
Houben
Zimmerman
Huret
Finn’s
Cardang
Waltham Velodrome
Tom Cooper
Eddie Bald
Jaap Eden
Eden
New England
Marl Kaser
Switzerland
Paul Gourette
France
Harvard Notes Ten Inning Victory Over Seniors on Holmes Field
Harvard defeated the seniors 16 to 11 in ten innings on Holmes Field. Vincent the senior pitcher faltered in the tenth, costing his team the game. Harvard plans a 4 p m clash with N A A on Soldiers Field and will display a large flag at University Hall.
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Achbe
Harvard
Soldiers Field
Yale
Newton
Country Club Races Attract Entered Steeplechasers
Thoroughbred steeplechasers and runners arrived at the Country Club stables from Morris Park with more horses shipping in. Handicapping for the Country Club handicap steeplechase next Saturday will be set tomorrow by W. S. Vosburg of the New York Jockey Club. Twenty two horses are entered for the main event and about a dozen are expected to start. The Myopia steeplechase on the same card has twenty three entries.
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Morris Park
Country Club
B. F. Clyde
Harry A. Smith
F. H. M. Birckhead
Chambler
Club
W. 8. Vosburg
New York Jockey Club
Christy Saddle Advised as Standard Wheel Equipment
The Christy Saddle is promoted as a distinctive mark of high grade wheels. It is widely adopted by leading bicycle makers who offer Christy as standard equipment or option at no extra charge.
Boys at the Oar Inter scholastic Regatta Trials
Inter scholastic rowing heats are on the Charles River at 3 30 p m with novices coached by Glendon of the B A A The day features Chauncy Hall vs Mechanic Arts High School Volkmans School vs English High School Roxbury Latin and Noble and Greenough clashes lead to semi finals Thursday and finals Saturday with strong crews from Boston Latin Stone School Brown and Nichols Cambridge High and Latin and Cambridge H and L all shown in training and expected to contend
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Charles River
Glendon
Chauncy Hall School
Mehanic Arts High School
Boata
Mechanic Arts
Volkman’s
English High School
Volkman
Fairchild
Maltoy
Cobb
Brown
Richards
English High
Christierman
McCausland
Prey
Morand
McKechnie
Noble & Greenough
Roxbury Latin School
Roxbury Latin
Wolcott
Ayer
Colby
Hull
Roberts
Bullard
Ellis
Boardman
Boston Latin
Stone School
Shuebruk
Rouke
Phillips
Pope
Jackson
Stone
Bartlett
Lynch
Aldrich
Callahan
Browne & Nichols
Cambridge High
Latin
Brown & Nichols
Mr. Nichols
Weld Boat Club
Harvard
Cambridge
Carl Adams
Adams
Roxbury
Wood
Piper
Whiting
Peabody
Kendall
Cambridge H
Usher
Oakes
Bancroft
Bow
Bennett
Harvard Rowing Faces Unsettled Triangular Race Status
Harvard's crew, hampered by captain J H Perkins illness, weighs Cornell's date objections for the June triangular race with Yale and Harvard unsure of action in Cambridge. Perkins Jr. subbed in, boat shows strength, Lehmann drills 90 minutes, team described as sturdy though outcome remains unclear.
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Yale
Harvard
Cornell
Cambridge
J H. Perkins
Milton
Ithacans
J. F. Perkins
Lehmann
Poughkeepsie
Jockeys Injured in Third Race at St Louis Fair Grounds
In St Louis May 2 jockeys Snell Gilmore Heatherson and Dugan were injured as horses turned into the home stretch. Dick Collins fell causing wreckage with several horses. Snell and Gilmore may die while Heatherson and Dugan are less severely hurt.
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ST. Louis
Snell
Gilmore
Heatherson
Dugan
Fair Grounds
Dick Collins
Dartmouth Sophomores Win Cane Rush 18 to 4
The sophomore class at Dartmouth College won the annual cane rush over the freshmen with a score of 18 to 4. The event took place in Hanover New Hampshire on May 23.
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Hanover
N. H
Dartmouth College
Ninth Stays Colonel Bogan Sees No March Orders Soon
At Camp Dewey South Framingham May 23 an arriving supply of fourteen empty cars sparked talk of mobilization for the Ninth Regiment. The cars were sent to Augusta for Maine troops. the regiment will pass through South Framingham tomorrow but is not expected to move until after a naval engagement on Southern waters. Lieutenant Thomas B. Clark ponders a first lieutenancy in the United States signal service. Major Donovan received a chestnut gelding named Thomas Jefferson weighing 107% pounds from Lawrence admirers, with a group of ex-officials and friends in attendance.
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South Framingham
Boston & Albany
Ninth
Augusta
Maine
Bogan
Camp Dewey
Thomas B. Clark
Company HY
Dalton
United States
Greely
Leutenant
Clark
William H. Donovan
Thomas Jefferson
Maurice J. Curran
John Joyce
P. Ford
John Ford
A. B. Bruce
Joan Breen
M. O. Mahoney
James O'Neil
W. J. Hanrahan
Daniel A. Donahue
John T. Golden
Breen
Primitive washing day for soldiers sparks humor and duty
A South Boston company trooper leads an open air laundry with a bundle of socks a silk handkerchief a shirt and woolens. He washes in a pail of hot water using bare hands. Troopers practice rough riding while Adjutant Kelley and Quartermaster Fennessy tighten payrolls and supply records. The regiment besieges the State Arsenal to exchange old clothing for uniforms improving gear before departure. Chaplain Murphy holds evening prayers after parade.
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South Boston
Teddy
Kelley
Washington
Fennessy
Murphy
First Regiment Pay Delay Explained
Inquiries by the First Regiment soldiers reveal delays in state pay for service during tours. The adjutant general's office says several payrolls were found incorrect by the auditor, and approval will follow once company authorities finish corrections.
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Adjutant General's Office
Appreciation Letter from General Mathews to Ladies in Devereux Mass
A May 21 1898 note from Headquarters Provisional Brigade Devereux Mass expresses General Mathews gratitude for ladies including Miss for providing reading matter to soldiers on duty. Walter C Hagar Assistant Adjutant General signs the letter.
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M. VY. M
Devereux
Mass
Mathews
Walter C. Hagar
Big Gaelic football match Garryowen vs Emmet on Memorial Day
Garryowen meets Emmet in a 1000 dollar side Gaelic football clash at 3 PM on Memorial Day at Everett grounds. Fifteen per side, managers O Keefe and Lane posted stakes. Emmet seconds face Young Irelands of Malden before the main event.
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Emmet
Everett
O’keefe
Lane
Tteam
Malden
Garryowens
Emmets
Heavy gold importations near record levels in 1898
Washington May 23 The current fiscal year is set to surpass all prior years in gold imports and likely exceed 1882 in mint coinage. Net imports after exports hover around 90 million to 100 million dollars with total year gains seen near 150 million when coinage and imports are combined.
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Washington
Bureau of Statistics
Olsy
Milford Y l C A Supper Promotes Charity and Patriotism
The Milford branch of the Young Ladies' Charitable Association hosted its third May supper at Milford Town Hall with American and regimental flags, honoring President McKinley and General Fitzhugh Lee. The group supports local sick and poor and funds the Free Home for Consumptives in Dorchester.
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Young Ladies’ Charitable Association
Milford
McKinley
Fitzhugh Lee
Milford C. T. A
Springfield
Dorchester
Lawrence
Glen Forest
Maine
The
Quincy Street
Baker Meeting At 49 Bennett Street Reports Bill Defeat
At a Baker meeting held at 49 Bennett Street the committee reported that the presented by Representative Garrity was defeated. Two actions were received and initiated. Members voted to exempt volunteers who sell groceries this month.
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Representati Boston
Garrity
Concert by Instrumental Club Auburndale at eight
A concert by the Instrumental Club Auburndale is slated for eight o'clock on the evening of the event. It highlights the club's performance schedule with local musicians taking the stage at the venue on West street.
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