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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1896
Page
3
Miller batted in pace of Hill in the ninth inning during the second game. Attendance reached 3000 with Umpire Hurst calling balls and strikes. The time for the contest was two hours.
National League schedules include Cleveland at Brooklyn Chicago at Baltimore Pittsburg at Philadelphia St Louis at Boston Cincinnati at New York Louisville at Washington. New England League games feature Bangor at Augusta Brockton at Fall River Pawtucket at New Bedford. Eastern League listings show Scranton at Providence Wilkes Barre at Springfield Buffalo at Syracuse Rochester at Toronto.
The home team and the Colonels split a doubleheader with standout defense by Herman Long and Jim Collins. Long made five safe hits and a highlight throwing play in the ninth inning. Hill wrestled with control in the first game. Stivetts started the opener while Yerrick struggled in the second before Cunningham’s late homer clinched the win for Boston. The St. Louis squad visit is set for today for two more games with Klobedanz and Nichols officiating.
The Boston Custom House Wine Store at 21 and 22 India Street advertises five quart bottles of assorted Old California wines including Angelica Port Muscatel and Catawba, with free packing. One quart bottles and full sized Saint Julien claret are offered for one dollar, with options for combined lots. Brintnall and J. W. O'Connor are listed as contacts.
In a New York Cleveland doubleheader Cleveland won the first game and New York took the second. Seymour pitched well in the opener before an eighth inning error by Davis allowed four runs. Cuppy pitched steadily and Blake homered. In the nightcap Mike Sullivan dominated with men on base while Wallace struggled, Gleason saved the eighth by catching Tebeau’s drive and doubling O Connor at first. attendance 3500.
In Brooklyn the St. Louis team managed only two hits through seven innings of the first game as Brooklyn rallied for a 5 to 3 win. Schoch homered for Brooklyn, while two late St. Louis errors opened a path to victory. In the second game Brooklyn’s defense faltered with two errors that allowed St. Louis five runs as Breitenstein struggled to contain the visitors' curves. Attendance 2,500.
Washington and Chicago opened with a close first game as Norton exited after the fourth inning and King held the visitors to no runs. In the nightcap McJames struggled while Griffith scattered Chicago hits as Washington won 7 to 2. Attendance listed as 000.
Orth and Cooley homered as Philadelphia edges Cincinnati 9 to 6. Attendance 4300. Final line shows Philadelphia 9 runs on 13 hits with 4 errors to Cincinnati 6 runs on 12 hits with 1 error. Batteries Orth and Boyle for Philadelphia Dwyer and Vaughn for Cincinnati.
Umpire disputes led to darkness stopping play in the eighth inning. Baltimore led 7 to 0 after five innings, with 1500 in attendance. Final scoring shows Baltimore 7 Pittsburg 0 with errors 3 to 2. Hits Baltimore 12 Pittsburg 10. Hoffer and Robinson homered? lost in transcription.
New Bedford led 14 to 10 after nine innings but Pawtucket erupted late as Wilder issued eleven bases on balls. Attendance was 200 at the New Bedford game. final score Pawtucket 20 to New Bedford 14 with 10 hits for New Bedford and 15 for Pawtucket.
Fall River beat Brockton 10 to 6 in a slow contest here. Both pitchers were wild and attendance was 450. Fall River had 8 hits to Brockton’s 15 with 4 errors for Fall River and 6 for Brockton. Batters Wiley Korwan and Shea contributed for Fall River.
Springfield beat Wilkesbarre 18 7 in a game moved to Hartford Park due to bicycle races in Springfield. Betts was hit hard early, then settled. Lezotte homered and Brouthers, Lytle, Diggins contributed multiple hits as Wilkesbarre pressed to the end. Attendance 600.
Scranton defeated Providence 7 to 5 at Providence R I as Hodson was knocked out after two home runs and eleven hits. Scranton showed strong fielding and aggressive base running throughout the game.
Brintnall operates at 21 and 22 India Street offering beer baskets and bottles with listed unit and multi pack prices for pints and quarts. Inventory includes one or more baskets priced at 24.75 for quarts and 26.25 for pints, plus single qt bottles at 2.08 and three for 1.10.
Grays played the better game as Scranton fell 5 to 1 to Providence. Eagan and Johnson hit home runs, Dixon Meaney McGuire and O’Brien added two base hits, with Providence earning five earned runs on Scranton’s pitching.
Rochester led to the eighth before O'Brien's homer and a sequence of hits and a fumble gave Toronto a two run edge. Horton pitched well but defense hurt Rochester as Toronto won 6 to 5 with strong late fielding and a key foul fly. Attendance was 250.
Syracuse edge Buffalo 9 to 3 as Harrington belts a home run and Delaney plus Zahner feature a clean, errorless game for the home nine. Buffalo misplays and collects two errors while Syracuse totals 11 hits to Buffalo’s 8. Gruber and Urquhart catch for Buffalo. Delaney and Zahner handle the Battery duties for Syracuse.
Two games with St. Louis today feature pitchers and signings. Yerrick received a ten day notice of release, while Louisville signs Johnson from Augusta to play second base. Spectator Henry C. Sparhawk of Marblehead, former Alderman Bryant ally in 1892, attends. Pitcher Lewis earns a serious trial on Boston's final trip. E. H. from Lynn last played for Scranton in the Eastern League. Louisville has beaten the Phillies in seven of twelve matchups. The Rangers conclude their home schedule.
About 300 spectators gathered near the B A A boat house to watch L A B Street perform scientific swimming and other displays. A girls race saw Dorothy Street win with Nellie Hartford second, prize a silk umbrella and a swimming suit. Street also presented fancy swimming aided by Arthur Blake the distance runner.
James Gardella reaches Kansas City en route to San Francisco and China with a three year trek. Devon Golf Club joins the USGA. Audubon Park hosts live bird tournament and Riverside Yacht Club races unfold in Connecticut. Edward Black to join Penn football after boxing and wrestling fame. Pillsbury Showalter eye chess in Budapest under Emperor Francis Joseph. Joe Whitehead lures Jon Johnson but Johnson rests eight months. Ned Hobbs to rise among top sprinters next season with Judge’s backing. Eddie Mills to run in championship events. Chicago Athletic names Thompson as captain for the season.
At Newport Rhode Island on September 1 the first two rounds of the amateur foursomes were completed. Teams from Shinnecock, Newport, and Baltusrol advanced with three rounds to be played and finals scheduled for tomorrow.
Manchester September 1 The county club hosted twenty five ladies in the annual handicap golf event the largest field ever recorded. Class A and B results list players by gross and handicap with several scratch entries and many nonreturns.
Springfield reports rough weather during the preliminary heats with a cold wind reducing interest while Butler suffers a hurt during the running off. The day sees athletes contend in a challenging conditions meet.
The two mile professional handicap race ended with a crash among Nat Butler C R Newton and J P Bliss. Butler suffered a broken collarbone and wrecked wheel while Bliss and Berlo faced blame. Other heats and qualifiers listed from amateur and professional divisions with times and placements.
The statement credits Finzer and the Five Brothers brand for superior tobacco made from the finest leaf grown in any soil. It emphasizes quality and origin as key selling points.
The Roxbury Wheelmen send a letter to the Bicycle Editor denying involvement in depredations and rude jokes at Winthrop and on July 4. They state they had no wheels with them and left by the 11 o'clock boat to Boston, noting a separate civilian Indian-club group was present.
George Dixon trains at College Point with Joe Elms for Sept 21 showdown with Tommy White at Broadway Club New York. Plimmer and Corfield post final $500 stake for their Norfolk Drill Hall bout in Sheffield. Various boxers campaign for matches and exhibitions in England and the United States.
A rough day at Combination Park includes a sulky collapse in the 2:12 trot alum Cephas and a runaway horse driven by Gibbs. Edith Roe Graham falls in the 2:23 trot with driver C Lockwood, while Newell recovers Cephas on the track.
The Quincy Yacht Club regatta at Hough's Neck in a NW wind saw two classes start. Gleaner won the first class while Sunbeam took the second class.
The Ramilies Trafalgar and twelve other British warships sail for the Levant from Malta. Fourteen wave ships are ordered to the region to support investigations into the Constantinople riots following cabinet talks. Minnesota expected to join San Francisco Marblehead and Cincinnati near the Dardanelles, with Terre possibly withdrawing to warships for protection.
Police seek James T Bates alias T W Smith alias Sir Michael Herbert who stayed in Boston and Newport hotels leaving bills and debts. He is about twenty, linked to a purloined Ocean House suit and missing bicycle payment, last seen in Boston Back Bay Hotel dealings.
A meeting of prominent New England cotton yarn spinners at Narragansett Hotel recommends a unanimous 50 percent reduction in September output, following a prior suggestion. Producers say curtailment has steadied prices and reduced stock on hand.
The chief marshal and staff will meet at 244 Tremont street to perfect parade arrangements. The headquarter point moves to Huntington avenue and Dartmouth street on parade morning for formation reports. Parade starts at 10 a m with marshals due five minutes early and proceeds Copley square to Boylston Berkeley Tremont Dedham Washington School Beacon Charles. reviewed at Public Garden center gate.
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