Barry Loses In Fourth Game Of US Championship Match
Barry faced Showalter at the Boston Chess Club in the fourth game of the United States championship. Barry adopted the Petroff defense but succumbed after a long sequence of checks, with Showalter mating on the 28th move. The score stands Barry 1, Showalter 1, drawn 2, next game Wednesday afternoon. Showalter will miss Saturday to join Manhattan team in Philadelphia against the Franklin Chess Club, a prior engagement.
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Boston
Barry
Showalter
United States
Petroff
Philadelphia
Manhattans
Franklin Chess Club
Boxing Gossip and Prospects Around Peter Maher’s Fight
Boxing gossip covers threats from an anonymous editor and Maher’s training, with betting odds shifting toward the English fighter. The column notes Creeden, Tracy, and Sullivan plans, Walcott vs Quinn at Woburn, Ernst vs Fenton, and train service for fans, listing ticket prices and venues.
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R. C. Allen
Mr. Allen
Peter Maher
Mr. Maher
Slavin
Maher
Erne
Joe Gans
George Dixon
Dixon
Dan Creedon
Tom Tracy
Owen Sullivan
Creedon
Fitzsimmons
McCoy
Joe Walcott
Tracy
Walcott
Doc Ordway
National Sporting Club
Steve O’donnell
Joe Butler
Woburn
Bill Quinn
Billy Ernst
Paddy Fenton
Charlie White
Quinn
Howie Hodgkins
Wantasket
Sea Foam House
Ernst Fenton
Ernst
Fenton
Boston
Woburn Athletic Club
Boston & Maine Railroad
Union Depot
F. P
Devonshire Street
Ferry
Daring Special Test Suggested by Shaw at Tremont
Prof Shaw of 181 Tremont Street is recommended for a special test. The note references a Summers event and a “lovely cot” mention, though details are fragmentary.
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Shaw
Tremont Sencher
Brouthers, Hamilton, Lowe at First Base Error Play
Philadelphia 2 Boston 1 in a game where first base errors decided the outcome. Wild pitch by Nichols, with Nichols, Turner, Taylor, Long, and Duffy striking out. Umpires Weldman and Henderson. Time two hours four five minutes.
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Brouthers
Hamilton
Lowe
Philadelphia
Boston
Nichols
Turner
Taylor
Long
Duffy
Weldman
Henderson
Baltimore Defeats New York In Baseball Showdown
Doheny walked four in the first inning and Baltimore capitalized with four runs, then pitched championship form. Final score 6 to 3 in Baltimore on May 2. Attendance 7,331. Hits: Baltimore 7, New York 6. Errors 1 apiece. Batteries Esper and Robinson. Doheny and Wilson.
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Baltimore
VorGisisssaticcds
New York
Esper
Robinson
Doheny
Wilson
Fall River, New Bedford Battle in New England League
Fall River won the game in the seventh inning after multiple hits off Brown. Lincoln dominated early and the New Bedford batters failed to solve his curves as attendance reached about 1500. Final score Fall River 6 New Bedford 3 with 16 hits to 8 and two errors to one.
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New Bedford
Fall River
Brown
Monahan
Lincoln
Bel Riverl
New S Bedford
Rupert
Portland Wins Eleven Inning Victory Over Augusta
Portland edged Augusta in eleven innings 6 to 5 in Augusta today after a sequence of quality fielding plays and timely hitting. McDougall and Duncan teamed on the mound for Portland with Coyle and Butler catching. Portland tallied 11 hits to Augusta's 11 while making 5 errors to Augusta's 2. Attendance was about 400.
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Augusta
Portland
Bean
McDougall
Duncan
Coyle
Butler
Lewiston Beats Bangor In Poorly Played Game
In Bangor on May 25 Lewiston won easily as Williams limited Bangor to few hits. Wilthoff pitched well but received little support. attendance was about 600. Final score Lewiston 12 Bangor 2 with Lewiston collecting 12 hits to Bangor’s 5 and errors 3 to 8. Batteries Williams and Messitt for Bangor and Wilthoff Roach for Lewiston.
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Bangor
Lewiston
Williams
Wilthoff
Messitt
Roach
Brockton Beats Pawtucket In Hitting Duel On May Day
Brockton won a well fought game 13 to 8 at home, in a day of free hitting and unusual plays. Breckinridge hit three home runs, while Shea and Lang starred for Brockton. Rhoades and Waldron led Pawtucket at the plate as Korwan and Shea along with Rhoades and Yeager pitched. Attendance 700.
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Brockton
Pawtucket
Rhoades
Breckinridge
Shea
Lang
Waldron
Eastern League matchups listed across cities
Pittsburg in Boston. Cleveland in New York. St Louis in Baltimore. Chicago in Philadelphia. Louisville in Brooklyn. Cincinnati in Washington. New Bedford in Fail River. Lewiston in Bangor. Portland in Augusta. Providence in Toronto. Springfield in Buffalo. Scranton in Rochester. Wilkesbarre in Syracuse.
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Pia
Cleveland
Cincinnati
Boston
Pittsburg
Baltimore
Chicago
Philadelphia
Washington
Brooklyn
New York
St Louis
Wee
Louisville
Syracuse
Rochester
Providence
Toronto
Buffalo
Springfield
Scranton
Wilkesbarre
Pawtucket
Fall River
Bangor
St. Louis
New England
New Bedford
Fail River
Lewiston
Portland
Augusta
Springfield Dominate Toronto In Morning Win
In Eastern League action at Toronto on May 2 Springfield scored steadily while Toronto faltered. Dineen allowed slow deliveries as Springfield baserunners thrived. Shannon made a sharp running catch on a foul fly. Toronto's defense looked ragged and Springfield finished with 15 hits to 11 and 1 error to Toronto's 2. Attendance was 200.
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Toronto
Ont
Springfield
Dineen
Shannon
Orotivo Cena
Batteries
Easton
Coogan
Dowse
Swartwood
Phillies Beat Boston as Taylor Shines in Narrow Win
In Philadelphia the Phillies defeated Boston 3 to 2 after Taylor and Nichols pitched well. Key moments included Clements bunt hit, misplays by Boston in the seventh, and several sharp plays by Delehanty and Cross. Boston threatened in the ninth but Taylor and the defense held on for the win in a closely fought exhibition.
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Philadelphia
Boston
Phillies
Taylor
Nichols
Clements
Delehanty
Cross
Tucker
Hamilton
Duffy
Turner
Hulen
Thompson
Lowe
Bergen
Sam
Harrington
Brouthers
Hartman
Hallman
Clem
Bannon
Toronto team tops Springfield in pitchers duel
Toronto defeated Springfield 7 to 1 after a pitchers duel that had no runs until the eighth. Leahy started Springfield scoring with a single, stolen base, and Tenney’s double. Toronto answered with six in the eighth, highlighted by singles from Padden Lutenburg Smith Delehanty and McPartlin, a run-scoring double by O’Brien, and two errors by Lynch and Jordan. Earned runs: Toronto four, Springfield one.
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Toronto
Ont
Ball Grounds
Springfields
Leahy
Tenney
Torontos
Padden
Lutenburg
Smith
Delehanty
McPartlin
O’brien
Lynch
Jordan
Buffalo and Providence Split Close Series in Buffalo
Buffalo and Providence battled to a split as both teams tied in a tense third inning with four runs. Lyons and Cranby hit home runs for Providence while Wadsworth pitched for Buffalo and Knorr for Providence. Attendance was about 800 as Buffalo edged ahead 5 to 4 in the final tally.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Providence
E Sons
Grays
Lyons
Wadsworth
Knorr
Psur Mesigst
Rochester Blackbirds Dominate Wilkes-Barre In Fourth Straight Win
In Rochester New York on May 25 the home team overwhelmed Chapman's lineup 14 to 8. The Blackbirds exploded in the first inning with four doubles and three singles off Yerrick producing seven runs. Attendance was 800 as Herman and Boyd paired with Yerrick and Wente for the mound and field effort.
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Rochester
N. Y
Chapman
Blackbirds
Yerrick
Syracuse Beats Scranton Amid Harper Wildness Protest
In Syracuse New York on May 25 Harper's wild pitching in the early innings gave Syracuse a decisive lead amid a dust storm. The game, played under protest by the Rochesters who have not released Harper, ended 9 to 7 with Syracuse tallying 8 hits to Scranton’s 12 and 5 errors to Scranton's 3. Batteries Mason Hess Barber Harper Rafferty.
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Syracuse
N. Y
Harper
Rochesters
Scranton
Mason, Hess and Barber
Harper and Rafferty
Chicago Defeats Penn in Soft Baseball Tilt
Philadelphia May 25 The University of Chicago defeated the University of Pennsylvania this afternoon. Chicago hit Pennsylvanias pitcher hard and costly errors aided the scoring. Final score 15 to 10.
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Philadelphia
University of Chicago
University of Pennsylvania
Chicago
Pennsylvania
Pure California Wines Sale Listing Amid Mixed Items
A fragmented notice lists wine and assorted goods with quantities, including Pure California Wines priced per gallon and several named sellers such as Betties and Blanchard & Farrar. The rest reads like a damaged inventory fragment with unclear locations or dates.
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California
Blanchard & Farrar
Deek Square
Wanenti
Pittsburgs vs Bostons Headlines South End Grounds
The Pittsburgs headline today with New England favorites Donovan Merritt Mack Beckley Hawley and Ely on the bench. The Bostons lack Collins and Long while Nichols or Dolan may start pitching against a Pirates lineup in better shape than in years.
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Pittsburgs
South End
New England
Donovan
Merritt
Boston
Mack
Beckley
Hawley
Ely
Bostons
Collins
Long
Nichols
Selee
Dolan
Pirates
Charlestown Amateurs Prep For Matches And Player Notes
The Monument Social Club plans a morning cross game with the Medfords in Medford at 9 o clock, with entries from Hancock square. The Lillies of Charlestown beat Forbes Lithograph Company by 33 to 29 at Chelsea. Prospects of Revere and Silver Stars of Roxbury discussed. Warwicks seek a game with a 16 year old club for May 30. Shannon now with Louisville cited for Eastern League prowess. Captain Tebeau praises short batters led by Childs and McKean.
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Hawley
Monument Social Club
Charlestown
Medfords
Medford
Monuments’ Rooms
Hancock Square
Technology Grounds
Elmores
Mayes
Warwicks
Charles Mansfield
Hudson Street
City
Lillies
Forbes Lithograph Company
Chelsea
Enochs
Revere
Silver Stars
Roxbury
J. Murdock
Bow Street
CC. D. F
the Post
Shannon
Louisville
Tebeau
Childs
McKean
Rowing Association meeting outlines regatta and events
Metropolitan Rowing Association met at American House with delegates from B A A Cambridge Shawmuts City Points Crescents Columbians Millstreams West Lynns and West Ends. Officers elected include Eugene Buckley president J J Corrigan vice president J Frank Facey secretary and George A DeBlois treasurer. A June 17 regatta is planned on the Charles River with novice junior single scull and several senior events plus new light weight senior and novice races.
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Metropolitan Rowing Association
American House
Eugene Buckley
Bradford
Riverside
Cambridge
Shawmuts
City Points
Crescents
Columbians
Millstreams
West Lynns
West Ends
Weld Club
J. J. Corrigan
J. Frank Facey
Riversides
J. J. Quamn
D. J. Welton
T. J. McCarthy
J. J. Howard
W. S. Youngman
Weld
Charles River
Quincy
Providence
Henry D. Bennett
M. BH. Bradley
Columbia R. A
Pp. J. O'Toole
Daniel J. Whelton
West End
A. A. Bennett
Tom” Sheridan
The
Bradfords
Yachtsmen on a cruise to Boston Light and Lovell's Island
The Leta sailed from its moorings on Sunday under Captain Patrick Crook with guests from the Atlantic and Bohemian Yacht Clubs. They reached Boston Light then Lovell’s Island for a fish dinner and a later ball game. Notable aboard included Michael Noonan Charles Thompson Chris Leonard Michael Farrell Frank Monahan John Farrell Harvey Long Maurice Fitzgerald Eddie Connolls Thomas Darcy Ike Lauen Eddie Pinkham Jack Morse Dave Brophey Michael H. Travis and John McGouven.
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Leta
Patrick Crook
Alantic
Boston
Ait Lovell's Island
Michael Noonan
Charles Thompson
Chris Leonard
Michael Farrell
Frank Monahan
John Farrell
Harvey Long
Maurice Fitzgerald
Eddie Connolls
Thomas Darcy
Ike Lauen
Eddie Pinkham
Jack Morse
Dave Brophey
Michael H. Travis
John McGouven
Wheelmen's Supplies Bargains At Wright & Ditson Boston
Wright and Ditson advertise bicycle gear at sale prices. Items include bicycle pants shoes stockings bells cyclometers lubricant tire tape pumps saddles Brooks saddles stands toe clips tool bags repair kits and more with prices listed per item. Sale held at 344 Washington Street Boston Mass.
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Wright & Ditson
Brooks
Wricht & Ditson
Washington Street
Boston
Senators Argue Over Bowman Act Amendments in Senate
In Washington on May 25 the Senate clashed briefly between Messrs Cockrell and Chandler over amendments for Bowman act private claims to the deficiency bill. Chandler joked Cockrell sought to load the bill with claims, Cockrell retorted, and Chandler and Cockrell exchanged barbs before the bill finally passed.
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Washington
Senate
Cockrell
Chandler
Dem
Missouri
Mr. Cockrell
New Hampshire
Repairs Delay East Boston Bridge Transit
Passengers traveling to and from East Boston faced loud complaints over delays from Meridian street bridge repairs. With West End road unusable, passengers must take a private ferry at an extra 8 cents, a service officials declined to arrange, likely lasting about a month and raising local transport costs.
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East Boston
Meridian Street
West End
Boston
Yale Man Leads Small Field in New England Tennis
Nathan A Smyth of Yale heads the New Haven Lawn Club organized New England championship entries posted in New Haven Conn Harvard and Brown absent no entrants from them listed. Notable players include Clarence Hobart Malcolm G Chace Arthur E Foote J P Sears C R McEnroe A E Kent C P Dodge W P Sage E B Smith F L Griffith and T G Billings all from Yale with John Howland of New York last year’s champion returning to defend his title as the tournament opens tomorrow.
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New Haven
Conn
Nathan A. Smyth
Yale
New Haven Lawn
J. P. Sears
New York
C. R. McEnroe
A. E. Kent
C. P. Dodge
W. P. Sage
E. B. Smith
F. L. Griffith
T. G. Billings
John Howland
Trotting Races In Berlin West End Course May 25
In the harness trotting events at the West End course in Berlin Consolation stake 1300 marks won by Freda over 2800 metres in 5:08 1 2. Others include Happy Thought second. Original Package and Chris Kruse won handicap for gentlemen's pairs over 3200 metres in 6:37 2-5 with Ulyses and Elfwood second. Maria Hall prize 1500 marks over 3000 metres won by Max MII in 6:24 2-5. Dorissohn second. Sport prize 1800 marks over 3600 metres won by Miss Bowerman in 5:32 1-2. Nomination second. Snipnose third. Grunewald prize 1500 marks over 2600 metres won by Calvo in 4:15 3-10. Lutsch second. Lucy W. third.
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Berlin
West End
Freda
Atlas
Happy Thought
Original Package
Chris Kruse
Ulyses
Elfwood
Maria Hall
Max MII
Dorissohn
Miss Bowerman
Snipnose
Southern States lawn tennis final settles title outcome
In Washington on May 2 the final of the Southern States championship was played amid frequent showers. Frank Goeghegan faced Parmly Paret and lost in three straight sets. Goeghegan was unwell and out of form while drizzle hindered Paret. A. H. S. Post of Baltimore defaulted in the challenge round, so Paret receives the trophy without another match.
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Washington
Frank Goeghegan
Parmly Paret
Goeghegan
Paret
A. H
Post
Baltimore
Gruiser’s Boys to Race New Yorks Boat
The Cincinnati crew will test the speed of New Yorks boat over four miles with a ten oared cutter. A rivalry exists between the two ships as Cincinnati is the Ra leigh's twin. The contest is planned for Wednesday afternoon but may be postponed due to fleet departures at sea.
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New York
Cincinnati
New Yorks
Raleigh
English oarsmen plan double scull match in Canada
Edward Hanlan receives a letter from Bubear and Barry and other English rowers. They authorize arranging a double scull race with Gaudaur and Rogers after July 14. The event carries a $1000 stake per side and the largest purse. The race may be held in Montreal or Boston amid summer regattas.
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Toronto
Ont
Edward Hanlan Thas
Bubear
Barry
Gaudaur
Rogers
Montreal
Boston
Crowds Fill New Track as Bikers Race
A large crowd witnessed racing on the new track with riders including L N Walleston returning after illness and Burns Pierce opting not to join the Irvington Milburn road race. Letters to the editor protest foul riding in a mile amateur heat while Sanger and Bald travel to train. The Middlesex Club relocates to Prospect and Harvard, Cambridge, and the Everett Cycle Club drops charges against several officers. The Comet bicycle, led by Regan Taylor and Gately, dominates Waltham races with multiple heat wins and Goell also triumphing on a Comet.
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L. N. Walleston
Milford
Burns Pierce
New York
Irvington
Clarence Lee
Sanger
Bald
Baker
Jenney
Wilson, Ladd & Co
Syracuse
Viking
Middlesex Club
Prospect
Harvard Streets
Cambridge
Everett Cycle Club
J. F. Locke
W. H. Dodge
W. C. Fisher
F. C. Hatch
Waltham
J. A. Regan
Herman Taylor
F. A. Gately
Taylor
Onemile High School
Goell
Regan
Howe
Riordan
Middlesex Cycle Club Opens New Cambridge House
The Middlesex Cycle Club opened a new club house at Harvard and Prospect streets in Cambridge. It is the city’s only bicycle house owned by the club and features handsome furnishings with walls and stairs draped in the club colors. Mayor Bancroft and Mr. and Mrs. Fay and Mr. and Mrs. Richardson attended the opening last night.
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Middlesex Cycle Club
Cambridge
Harvard
Prospect Streets
Bancroft
Charles E. Fay
Charles Richardson
Quinn Replies to Donovan Letter on Boston Democratic Primary
Nicholas J. Quinn defends his vote and actions against accusations by James Donovan. He argues his opposition to the ward committee sought fair primaries and independent candida cy, cites defeats of Dever and opposition figures, and criticizes Donovan for partiality. The letter includes a reproduced note from the Democratic City Committee of Boston inviting speakers for a municipal campaign and ends with Quinn asserting ward 9 voters will decide the Democratic ticket.
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James Donovan
Donovan
Senator Hutchinson
Dever
James J. Lanigan
Thomas Uniac
James P. Gorman
Ward
General Court
Democratic City Committee
Keenan
Boston
Democratic Party
Party of
Democratic City Committee of
Washington Street
Ward 9
Nicholas J. Quinn
Electric trains boost Nantasket Beach branch traffic
The electric service on the Nantasket Beach branch of the New York New Haven Hartford railroad is in effect for the current season. Officials expect higher travel volume than last year as service continues along the beach. The fare from Pemberton to Nantasket is five cents.
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Nantasket Beach
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad
Pemberton
Nantasket
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