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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1903
Page
4
Morning and afternoon games shown with Washington at Boston at 10 30 a m and 3 p m New York at Philadelphia Chicago at Cleveland Detroit at St Louis.
Sensational fielding by Jimmy Collins plus strong Boston infield support and timely hitting beat Washington 7 to 2. Collins dazzled at third with stellar stops and precise throws while Parent Fer ris Lachance aided the attack as Boston racks up 11 singles and races ahead after the second inning. Dineen pitched effectively as Boston stays ahead in a doubleheader setup with Gibson and Young scheduled for the morning and afternoon games.
First base on balls off Dineen four, off Lee one. Dineen struck out two, Lee six. Double play Criger and Collins. Wild pitch by Dineen. Hit by pitched ball Lachance. Time b 650m. Umpire O Loughlin. Attendance 3578.
Chicago edged Cleveland 2 to 1 in a weather affected game. Joss and White pitched well for Chicago while Green's bat and fielding were key for the visitors. Attendance was 1,823 as cold, threatening skies kept fans away.
New York bunched hits in the third inning to tally three runs and defeat the champions Philadelphia 3 to 2 as rain halted play in the eighth with two on and two out. Attendance 4293. Williams homered for New York and Keeler and Seybold contributed key hits while Tannehill and Bender pitched.
Detroit held early lead but St Louis exploded in the second inning scoring five unearned runs. Siever allowed few early hits while fielding helped keep Detroit from scoring more. Attendance 2,578 as Hassett and Carruthers umpired. Mullin and Siever pitched for the clubs.
Michael Barry aged 38 of 103 Rutherford avenue Charlestown lay at the Relief station in critical condition after shoving his arm through a plate glass and bleeding severely, becoming unconscious on the floor.
National League schedule pairs Boston at New York Philadelphia at Brooklyn Cincinnati at Pittsburg with an afternoon St Louis at Chicago lineup.
Pittinger outpitched Mathewson as Boston blanked New York 4 to 0 at the Polo Grounds. Errors by New York cost two runs and several missed chances left the Giants unable to capitalize. McGann and Mertes led Boston with five of the six hits. Lauder was the only other New York batter to connect. Attendance reached 630, with a grandstand added for a potential record crowd tomorrow.
Brooklyn wins 8 to 4 over Philadelphia as Garvin allows six hits and Mitchell struggles. Doyle adds three singles, McCreedie has three hits, and Hulswitt trips hits while baserunning and fielding produce few highlights. Attendance 2400 at the game with key miscues noted.
Early today, three basements of brick tenements at 13 Lowell Street 13 Minot Street and 63 Lowell Street caught fire from rubbish and excelsior. Firemen halted each blaze quickly, but police suspect the same arsonist behind last Saturday’s Poplar Street fire and will aid Fire Marshal Whitcomb in investigations.
Plans for a farewell reception to Irish MP Joseph Devlin at Faneuil Hall are nearly complete. Tickets selling quickly, gallery access limited to special ticket holders, with speakers including John Purroy Mitchel, John Y K Blake, Denis O’Callaghan, Peter MacQueen, N Robinson, John W. Cummings, Christopher Callahan, and others.
In its final report the April grand jury reviews evidence on legislative doodling and urges stricter lobby laws at the State capital and extending statutes of limitation to seven years. It recommends forfeiture of franchises secured by doodling methods and states that investigations over 12 years show corruption as a usual and accepted thing in state legislation without hindrance.
The New England Woman Suffrage Association closed its 36th annual meeting in Boston. Mrs Julia Ward Howe was elected president, Francis J Garrison treasurer, Henry B Blackwell secretary. A key resolution urged more women as speakers in the National Educational Association programme.
The Commonwealth will dock at 7 o clock this morning after arriving from Queenstown and Liverpool.
Burlington Vermont May 29 The University of Vermont nine easily defeated Boston University 17 to 3 Kelly was hit freely while the visitors had seven hits off four Vermont pitchers Peck Woodward Davis Brooks Kelly Tuck and Wagner. Score by innings Vermont 0504024 2 Boston 00000903 7 3 Batteries Peck Woodward Davis Brooks Kelly Tuck Wagner.
William Gorham and Nicholas Chefalo staged a daring loop on 75 pound wheels, covering 200 feet in seven seconds after descending a 42 foot incline into a continuous loop with a trap. The exhibit marks the first public looping display and demonstrates a safer trap mechanism.
An automobile struck a pedestrian on Columbia Street Cambridge about 7 34 PM. Eyewitnesses say the car traveled at 40 miles an hour and a man jumped out to pick up the injured man before the driver sped away with him.
Jack Fee ley, the pugilist knocked out by Jim Jeffords, died early today from injuries suffered in the Thursday night bout in Savannah Georgia. Jeffords, free on bail, will likely face a manslaughter charge.
Kid Broad and Tommy Mowatt met in New Orleans at the Southern Athletic Club in a ten round draw. Both fighters weighed in at 128 pounds.
Sunday services list multiple Baptist congregations in Tremont with times and sermon topics. Rev. Carey W Chamberlain preaches at Tremont Temple and again in afternoon, services include Sunday school, youth prayer meeting, and musical offerings. Ruggles Street and First Baptist share readings, Bible classes, and free seats. Congregational Berkeley Temple lists pastor and location with ongoing worship.
A year after the Cobb twins’ bond defined Putnam School Memorial Day programs a single Darius Cobb sang on the same platform beside the memory of Cyrus. The crowd saw enduring patriotism, shared life stories, and a teacherless chorus of children.
Pastors preach at 10 30 a m and 7 30 p m with topics The Divine Respect for Man and Emerson and the Law of Heredity. Music by quartet seats free all welcome. Also People's Temple with Charles A Crane preaching The Jew and The Old Soldier at 10 39 and 7 30 patriotic music by Adams chorus and Orient Male Quartet Bible school at noon Young People Society at six memorial service at night soldiers and friends invited. Tremont Street Methodist Church E A Blake minister services at 10 30 a m 7 30 p m league at 6 30 p m Dr Blake preaches at both services.
Numerous services and lectures fill Boston venues from Tremont and Berkeley streets to Huntington Avenue and Massachusetts Avenue. Speakers include Rev Joseph Slattery and Tomm y Lothrop with topics on monasteries monopoly and the spirit world. Free seating and public welcome at many events across churches halls and clubs.
Sunday and Thursday spiritual meetings at Dorchester, Cambridgeport, and Roxbury venues. Gospel of Spirit-Return, Christian Union Memorial Day service, and Boston Young Men’s Christian Association programs feature pastors Minnie M. Soule, Rev. Edward A. Horton, and Abby Snell Burnell with music and public invitations.
The Every Day Church at 897 Shawmut Avenue hosts a 10:50 a.m. service led by Rev. George L. Perin D D with a vesper program. A flies quartet sings Hearken Unto Me My People and The Lord Is My Shepherd with Smart Mrs Allen and Miss Guilmette. Macy quartet performs The Home Light. William H Savory lectures on Starr King, patriot and Christian. Everyone is welcome.
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