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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1895
Page
4
Police were called to the Feld during the Temple Cup series to restore order as fans and players clashed. Officers patrolled the stands and fields, deterring further disruptions and maintaining security for the remaining innings.
Cleveland hosts Baltimore in a tense Temple cup game watched by about 80,000 fans, with Cy Young and McMahon pitching brilliantly. A heckler disrupts Zimmer in the eighth inning, and Pat Tebeau receives a diamond ring as Cleveland edges ahead with timely hitting and a pair of crucial plays.
Burkett hit a two-base hit to start the key rally as McKean singled and Burkett tied the game. Childs lined a single to left, McAleer bunted safely, and McKean was forced out at the plate by Tebeau. Childs scored on Zimmer’s infield hit to win the first game of the series with the winning run coming with two outs.
Boston and Fall River played a rough charity game drawing about 2500 fans in Fall River. Boston scored 13 while Fall River managed 6 as errors favored Boston with 7 to Fall River’s 8. Batteries were Dolan, Sullivan and Ryan for Boston and Lincoln, Ladd and Rupert for Fall River.
In New Haven on Oct 5 Yale Alumni host a banquet after the Yale Cambridge games at Sherry's with Judge Henry B Howland presiding and speakers Chauncey M Depew Judge William K Townsend Charles H Sherrill Frederick B Horan and Lewis P Sheldon. Guests include speakers and the two competing teams as plans for formal toasts proceed. There is debate over flag symbolism tied to event outcomes.
Lowell celebrates merchants week opening with a firemen muster and a blazing bonfire. Thousands of visitors fill the streets as a five mile parade winds past City Hall and through major avenues. Mayor Courtney reviews the march as merchants display enterprise and Lowell's prosperous conditions. Balloon ascent, merchant reception, and fireworks are planned for tomorrow.
The article describes the Massachusetts Charitable Mechanic Association fair with praise from Winslow Warren and President Eliot of Harvard, highlighting the blend of mental and manual progress. It notes Harvard graduates and MIT displays, papier mache tableaux, crepe and tissue paper crafts, and a coach exhibit, stressing practical education and industrial advancement.
The Mechanics Hall paintings display many familiar works from Boston and include new pieces. A large canvas by Russian artist Vassilli Verestchagin takes the place of honor, numbered 1 in the catalogue. Also the chairs
In a crowded show critics note scarce sculpture but praise two pieces. Peter Chen Soh’s “Wounthed Inalan” and Moretti’s “Angel with the Book of Life” stand out, offering reason to visit and view the rest.
New Haven, Oct. 2 Yale opened its football season with a near full enrollment and a close scoreless first half before Brown mounted offense in the second half but could not break through as Yale relied on traditional plays. Yale managed a single touchdown late in the game while Brown showed better teamwork and attempted a double pass and cross plays that repeatedly failed.
The state fair showcases electric fountains, novel poster exhibits, candy booths, and a bustling exhibition hall. Visitors admire a moving cloud scene, Santa-like tableaux, and works by Verestchagin Witt Weeks Middleton Inness and Murrier while the crowd lines form for the notable paintings and the chocolate and cider booths.
Princeton football outpaced Elizabeth with a 38 to 9 victory after leading 14 to 0 at halftime and 24 to 0 in the second. Rosengarten scored twice, plus a third goal before the period ended. Wentz added another before halftime. Baird left with an injury.
Harvard football held regular practice with Gonterman shining, making a 50 yard dash aided by Haughton. Several players were listed as out for training table and the lineup included multiple names across first and second teams as the squad prepares for imminent sessions.
Pennsylvania University defeated Bucknell today in a football game played in two twenty minute halves. The Bucknell team showed spirit but could not score beyond a single touchdown and a goal in the second half.
Tufts edged Exeter by 2 to 0 as scoring came in the first half on two gift touchdowns from wild passes. Exeter’s substitute quarterback sparked a late push, but Tufts held firm in the second half.
St Marks defeated Marlboro High School 22 to 0 in their first game on the campus field. The St Marks eleven showed strength and potential as the season opens.
Paris on October 2 reports James Gordon Bennett's Leyburn won the international harness trot for the Prix Cronstadt. Avistrian placed third and J W Mackay Jr's Sirdar finished fourth over 4200 metres.
A fragmented note describes an excursion to New Era Var Vie with mention of a wasp and an ommendarte Ott ity, reflecting partial OCR readability and unclear events. The readable bits suggest travel plans or a local event related to a named place and individuals, but details are obscured.
A long advertisement recounts Gilman M. Ryder of Boston obtaining a Mexican Rheumatic Cure from a Spaniard in Minatitlan. It claims rapid relief from rheumatism and neuralgia, with numerous unnamed testimonials and references to wholesale druggists selling the remedy at a dollar per bottle.
The Boston cycling scene features John Backus challenging David Drummond for a mile race to decide the colored champion title. The Massachusetts Bicycle Club reports new members, committee appointments, a planned double century event, and a joint run with the Ladies Star Club of Hudson. Edward K Faxon Jr plans a Boston to New York record attempt on the 28th, after a prior 1900 mile ride in 170 hours.
Wick ed work and arson mar Worcester as H Rowell finds his wife in a bloodied bedchamber after an early morning intrusion. A baby is snatched from the scene as a fire started by the intruder burns kerosene and a skull fracture is feared for Mrs Rowell. Watches and money are stolen, with the barn and room scene revealing the perilous break in.
The boxing column discusses a possible Dur rant versus Woods bout, governor intervention in Texas and Louisville, and legislative moves affecting the match. It notes Dallas citizens, bets by Riley Grannan, and plans from Charley Johnson and others while seeking updates on Murphy Griffin and other bouts. Harry Hutchins signs off on local boxing chatter.
Colonel Albert A. Pope argues for extended government good road work via Agriculture, with national highways and state systems modeled after New Jersey and Massachusetts. He predicts horses will fade as electricity bicycles and motor carriages rise, pushing for better roads everywhere.
Oct 2 report names Lady Aiileen Wyndham Quin and Lady Rachel Wyndham Quin as daughters of Lord Dun raven George L. Watson, noted as designer of Val- continuing in a New York context with connection to the Dunraven family.
In Maspeth on October 2, Charley McKeever of Philadelphia, the unbeaten American lightweight, outboxed Arthur Valentine, the English lightweight champion, driving him to the ropes. Valentine was down three times in the seventeenth, the third count ending the bout in a minute. Despite the stoppage, Valentine showed remarkable grit after a tough first nine rounds.
A near full house watched Leslie Pearce and Martin Snee battle to a six round draw at the Gladstone Club Lowell. The twenty round earlier plan appears misreported. the referee Tom Scully declared the bout a draw after six rounds with even honors and both fighters exchanging slugging free action.
After a reception at the New York Harvard Club on Monday the Cambridge team and Yale associates travel by midnight train to Boston. On Tuesday they meet a committee, breakfast at the Boston Athletic Association, and likely coach to Beacon Park where Burke aims for the world quarter mile record. They return to Cambridge by 11:30 for a welcome in Harvard Hall, followed by a campus tour led by athletic undergraduates and lunch with the Hasty Pudding Club.
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