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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1897
Page
3
Veteran Nelson Drove Silver Street but failed to win any event as McCarthy advanced in final heats at Reavis.
At Readville this fourth day of the New England Trotting Horse Breeders' Association meet George A won the 2:19 trotting heat with a fast drive. The program featured multiple heats, including 2:15 and 2:11 classes, with notable performances by Dexter K., Mack, Weed Wilkes, Cadet, and Silver Street. The exhibition awards were announced for stallions and mares, and the meeting closed with continued competition.
The Great Barrington cattle show drew about 20,000 attendees, the largest in society history. Highlights include two speed races with times in the 2:18 to 2:27 range, plus 100 and 20 yard dash results for amateur and professional divisions in Pittsfield and North Adams.
The standings show Boston leading Baltimore by fifteen points at 710 to 696. If Boston loses to Brooklyn and Baltimore wins both remaining games against Washington, Boston would hold 705 to Baltimore 700, narrowing the margin to five points.
Kloby dazzled for Boston as the Bostons outplayed Brooklyn at Eastern Park. Seven hits off Dunn in a three inning stretch gave Boston an early lead, with Kloby controlling pace and a swift curve. Long and Collins framed sharp defense as Selee received telegrams of celebration.
Boston shortstop Sheckard tagged out Klobedanz on a double to left. Hamilton hit Bergen with a single and Grif fin mishandled, sending him to second. Tenney filed to Griffin. Lowe popped to Lachance ending the game for Boston as Los Angeles began the ninth with Lachance leading off.
Sheckard found Kirby for a double tonight. Shock made the last out on a grounder to Tenney. Payne closed the game by striking the air. final score not provided.
The season has been one of the most remarkable contests in baseball history. Boston started poorly, losing five of six, and sat last on May 1 with one win six losses while Baltimore Cincinnati and Philadelphia led the standings.
Sheckard trapped Duffy’s fly for an out in the eighth and handled Long’s grounder. A pop foul ended Dunn’s at bat in the last half. Long, the Flying Dutchman, wowed Brooklyn with a sensational stop off Jones’s bat. Griffin singled to center and Shindle followed with a hit to Lowes.
From May 4 to June 23 she led the league and never dropped below third place through the period.
Baltimore observers learned early in the game that Baltimore could not win the pennant. Washington beat Dr Pond’s curve and built a fourth inning lead while Boston clinched, prompting cheers from crowds across the city including Pimlico trotting fans. The postponed game will be made up tomorrow, and Baltimore ends the season with a trip to Boston hoping to salvage the Temple Cup.
Washington started strong in the first inning as Selbach walked and advanced on Gettman's single. Demontreville bunted, Pond misplayed, loading the bases, McGuire fouled out, and Tucker doubled to score Selbach and Gettman. Baltimore then added a single run off McGraw.
Boston at Brooklyn. Washington at Baltimore. Cincinnati at Louisville. Philadelphia at New York. Cleveland at Pittsburg. Chicago at St. Louis.
Baseball night draws large crowds at the Tremont Theatre where May Irwin stars in The Swell Miss Fitzwell. The Boston club will attend, occupying the entire right boxes as the pennant presentation is planned for the evening.
Fred C. Clarke writes from Louisville praising the league winner and noting a silk pennant 24 feet long will be presented by Miss Irwin and Manager John B Schoeffel with a speech between acts.
A Wednesday union label score card mislisted Baltimore as losing five games to Cleveland due to a typographical error. The correct figure is four losses, keeping the total losses printed as 38.
The South End grounds crowd cheered as four Washington runs sparked Bumstead Hall yesterday. Boston hopes to hold the pennant against the Bridegrooms, with Hughey Duffy’s team favored to win big. Mills, Selee’s latest find, was signed for next season and may start Saturday against Brooklyn. Billings watched, and Boston may play Paterson today as Collins and Long departed postgame. The Temple Cup game next Monday promises the season’s largest crowd.
Bounder, Gettman, and Jennings spark a late rally as Demontreville builds a lead and stumbles on defense. Wrigley and Mercer open the fourth with hits to spark a home team rally, but visitors respond with a big inning and seal the win.
New Yorks won the closing series game against the Phillies as Seymour and Wheeler were hit by pitches and La Joie Davis and Clark starred with the bat in a slow, featureless contest. Score not specified.
Harvard football candidates filed in 61 names for the freshman team, a smaller count than usual. Forty four players practiced on Soldiers Field under five squad captains while the varsity drill was light with no scoring and limited work by Wheeler and Brown.
Firemen and visiting hand tubs march through Haverhill with a Washington square alarm. The Nonantums of Newton win 200 in gold for best display, Red Jackets of Cambridge second. Results list 12 veteran unit records and judges from Hingham Lowell Lawrence and the city. An evening dance follows at Independence Hall.
The annual firemen muster at the Amesbury agricultural fair drew units from Ipswich, Georgetown, Newburyport, and Portsmouth NH. In the afternoon parade, the Volunteer Company of Amesbury won with 151 feet, Neptune of Ipswich was second at 148 feet 6 inches, and Pleasant Valley Company of Amesbury placed third at 119 34 feet.
Harvard began its fall boating season on the Charles with sixteen selected rowers forming four eight oared crews. Captain Goodrich led rubbings and trial oar work as plans outline a November race and a December barge race the season’s finale. Four captains will be chosen soon to select crews.
Nashua New Hampshire hosted the final date of the New England cycle circuit with a record fast time 2 09 8 5 in the professional race. Amateur and professional events featured winners from Hooksett Nantucket Worcester Providence and Boston with times ranging from 2 35 in the one mile to 2 08 3 5 in the mine. J H Fitzgerald of Nashua did not beat the state mark of 2 14.
Malone N Y Sept 30 The famous trotters Robert J and John R Gentry were driven an exhibition mile at the Franklin county fair John R Gentry lowered the State record to 2 05 1 4 defeating the prior 2 03 4 while Robert J finished in 2 07 1 2 in the same event
An English correspondent reports growing backing for Dave Sullivan and fear of an exodus of top American fighters before holidays. Mentions Kid McPartland Eddy Curry Patsy Haley and Spike Sullivan as potential matchups while Tommy White trains for Dave Jordan in London. Joe Goddard sails to clinch a James Sharkey bout as Maher seeks rematch and a busy season looms.
At a Harvard Tennis Association meeting Leo Ware 99 M O Whitman and J D Forbes 99 were chosen as singles representatives for the intercollegiate tournament in New Haven on Oct 6. A doubles team trial at Longwood Cricket Club selected Ware Whitman to face Davis Ward next. initial doubles match showed solid play.
Independent candidates seek to unseat regular nominees in the upcoming election. Elliott and Miller for chief consul plus Sterling Elliott of Newton and D E Miller of Springfield named for vice consul. J C Kerrison to be nominated at large after gathering signatures from twenty league members. A rumor of a dark horse circulating proved unfounded.
Manager Ducker aims to prove Boston cycling season alive with a near four hour one event race. A hundred mile match among three riders from Kiddie McDuffee Tom Barnaby Harry D Elkes and Gaston Rivierre. Pacing teams limited to sixteen per rider with varied machines. Rivierre expected to push pace near two minutes per mile.
S H Jones longtime builder and contractor died from injuries after a collision with Reuben F Gray a government printing office clerk at North Capitol and H streets opposite the government printing office Gray was arrested awaiting a coroner's inquest Jones had been inspecting a city fire engine house project when struck and knocked to the roadway by the bicycle entry
The Rumford Cycle Club of North Woburn plans a ten mile road race tomorrow with fourteen prizes including a $20 silver water service first prize and a $10 banquet lamp second prize. Entries close at 2 pm, sent to F E Wetherell, News office, Woburn.
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