Giants Triumph as Athletics Falter in Sloppy Loss
A garbled box score shows the Giants defeating the Athletics with a wide run margin. Key players and exact innings are unreadable, but the victory stands as the notable outcome from the game.
14 Oct 1905
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1905
Page
1
A garbled box score shows the Giants defeating the Athletics with a wide run margin. Key players and exact innings are unreadable, but the victory stands as the notable outcome from the game.
Fragmentary OCR shows a baseball line score with innings and team abbreviations but lacks readable names dates teams or place details. Unable to identify the game or teams from the garbled data.
McGraw's Giants won again in the world series, shutting out the Athletics 1 to 0 as New York narrows the gap toward the championship. The Boston Americans swept the Nationals in a separate win in this city, while plans for a double header today feature pitchers Plane Tannehill and the Youngs in another tight contest.
New York wins another shutout as the Giants defeat the Athletics 1 to 0 in a hard fought game marking another step toward the world championship. Fans in New York celebrate as the series tightens.
In the fourth inning Mertes scored a cheap run that looked minor at the time. As the Athletics faded in the ninth that small score proved decisive, giving the Giants victory and three of four games in the series.
Leaders announce Hon. Edward J. Donovan will contest mayoral primaries against Hon. John F. Fitzgerald after failed unity attempts. Donovan backs regular machine with some wards wavering while Fitzgerald rallies social and veteran groups. Campaigns to be aggressive with blunt stump speeches as voters in two wards determine the plurality.
After a full probe into the Northey shooting at Mrs Edwin J Cooper’s home Sheriff Frank B Ham County Attorney Leigh and Assistant Attorney General Philbrook arrested Mrs Cooper for murder.
Advertises a residential Bunsen socket burner offering cheaper light with an artful fixture design. Promotes Welsbach style light for nicer glow and invites readers to inspect at 16 West Street alongside GAS ARC for stores claiming lower electric bills.
Plainspoken sale note lists set suits at 7.90 and regular price 15, notes Washington location and pure dye Thibets material possibly for contemporary dress items.
In New Orleans on October 13 a bank run began after a local newspaper published a story. Depositors gathered at the Germania Bank and withdrew funds, all of which were paid as officers had set aside provisions to cover the run.
A vintage ad touts bargain coats with “any $18 garment for $7.90” and urges shoppers not to pay fancy prices. The message credits F. Gray Co. at Washington and Hanover in Boston as the source.
Northey was lured to a Cooper home and shot. Two bullets hit the kitchen wall. Norton lay in the front hall with one bullet in the brain. Mrs. Cooper, who bought the revolver, is arrested for murder as investigators seek motive and full details.
Buy a long cut double breasted sack suit with new broad lapel from F Gray Co priced at 7.90. Hundreds to choose from. Why pay 15 elsewhere when a lower price is available.
Boston police arrest Louis Diamond a 25 year old head salesman for William Bloom & Co wholesale woollen merchants after a year long scheme. He allegedly stole webs of woollen goods checked at South Station and sold them to tailors at half value. Inspectors Lynch and Farley tracked him from Court Street to Scollay Square recovering nearly a dozen rolls of suitings with more expected.
London dispatch reports the renowned actor Sir Henry Irving died suddenly in Bradford after returning to his hotel from a theatre performance. He was touring the provinces and had spoken recently in support of a municipal theatre. his last role was Becket in Lord Tennyson's play.
William Malloy an 18 year old elevator boy with American Hide and Leather Company at Atlantic Avenue Medford died after a five story fall when elevator cables broke on the fifth floor. He sustained a fractured skull hip elbow ankle and other injuries and died five minutes after arrival at the Emergency Hospital.
The forecast predicts a warm Saturday in the Boston area with fair skies and fresh southwest winds. Sunday images show partial cloudiness with continued pleasant temperatures.
Frosts were general and drier conditions spread east of the epissippi River along the South Atlantic and Gulf coasts. The outlook is generally fair and warmer in eastern districts with fresh southwest to south winds along the New England coast and Atlantic shores. Steamers bound for European ports will encounter south to southwest winds and fair weather toward the Grand Banks.
Made from fancy cheviots 54 inches long with swell patterns to select from. F. Gray Co. Kingston and Hanover.
Boston theatre managers and performers share tributes to Sir Henry Irving. John B. Schoeffel lauds him as the greatest producer in America with unmatched stage detail. C J Rich calls his death a shock and major loss to the English speaking drama. Others praise his artistry and leadership, noting Boston appearances and lasting influence.
Reading shows a sale of derbies priced at 89 cents each at F Gray Co located at the Washington and Han over corner. The ad emphasizes a dollar value bargain and urges buyers to visit the store to take advantage of the markdown.
Giants triumph 1 to 0 over the Athletics as a further win could seal the championship. Boston Americans beat Nationala to claim the local title and Harvard faces Springfield Training School in a forthcoming game.
Meadowbrook Farm Company offers 16 sausages in a one pound package priced at 20 cents. Product described as made from tender cuttings of milk and corn-fed country-raised pigs and delicately spiced. Phone 14145 Richmond.
Store listings note coats priced at 15 dollars top and 5.90 dollars for many coats from F. Gray in Washington and Hanover. Local shoppers are urged to visit the shop for savings on outerwear.
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