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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1900
Page
3
The Boston team fell to the Pittsburgs as they tumble another peg in the standings while Chicago defeated Brooklyn to secure fourth place. Competing squads battled for positioning with the season advancing and crucial results shaping the playoff picture.
In a close second game the Pirates and Boston battled past dark after seven innings. Dineen pitched masterly for Boston while Clarke and Wagner led New York with timely hits. errors and passed balls fueled scoring as Pittsburg, hampered by darkness, trailed but nearly tied the contest.
National League games today include Pittsburg at Boston with Chicago visiting Brooklyn St Louis at Philadelphia and Cincinnati at New York. Pittsburg swept yesterday’s doubleheader aided by sharp fielding and timely hitting while Boston drops toward second-to-last in the standings as Chicago and the Pirates surge.
Chicago beat Brooklyn 8 to 4 after a ninth inning comeback that trimmed an 8 3 deficit. Highlights include McGuire doubling, McGinnity stealing third, and a double steal that ended with a close plate call. Green Keeler and Kelley lead with three base hits and two-base hits respectively. Attendance 800.
Bradley, Childs and Mertes 2. Donahue and Childs passed ball. Donahue involved in play. Time recorded as 2 hours 27 minutes. Umpire Hurst officiating. Attendance listed as 500.
Philadelphia wins 6 to 4 over St Louis as both teams slug hits and errors mark a ragged game. Nurkett hit by batted ball, Donlin homered, Flick collected a three base hit, and key runs come in late innings. Attendance 2276. Time two hours ten minutes. Umpire Emslie.
Baseball scores across cities include Hartford and New Haven with small margin runs, Derby over Waterbury in eight innings due to darkness, and Chicago beating Detroit. Buffalo posted two wins over Minneapolis, while Rochester and Syracuse also played a 9 to 2 game.
Pittsburg proves a hard opponent for Boston as the Pirates meet the Red Stockings in a 3:80 p.m. game. Pittenger returns to contribute points while Phillippi claims royal blood. Hamilton shines with four hits off Tannehill, and Williams injures a bleacher spectator with a foul ball. Rube Waddell aids the injured man. Collins shows spark with drives and a force out. Battery A faces a picked team at Wood Island with Reagan and Goodwin from Hingham as battery.
A Farrar, an elevator company employee, was fatally injured when a heavy plank fell in an elevator shaft at Norcross Bros. on Boylston Street yesterday morning. He died shortly after the accident, with a fractured skull. An ambulance was sent to the Emergency, but he had already died before arrival.
Henry B. Richardson, 83, was struck by an electric car while crossing at Mleet and Hanover streets yesterday morning. He suffered a thigh injury and was taken to City Hospital for treatment.
Grand Circuit action at Charter Oak Park drew 32000 as 18 heats finished. Henry S faded after leading early in the 2:30 pace, with Annie Burns winning heats four seven and eight. Free Bond took the unfinished 2:08 pace, while Bay Star won the final 2:12 trot.
A large Nashua crowd enjoys the second day of the fair with three main horse races. Birdie Hal and Bill Winehart contend in the 2:21 pace, Winehart rising from fourth to first, while Pink Wilkes wins the 2:27 pace after a slow start.
Secretary C M Jewett announces the fourteenth annual breeders meeting at Readville from September 24 to 28 featuring a $20,000 stallion race and open-air horse show. Trotting and pacing classes with multiple purses end at various times. National Trotting Association rules apply with no hobby bans. enrollments allowed in multiple classes with entry fees per class.
William C Whitney of Ballyhoo Bey proposes a seven furlong match at Morris Park against Keene colt Tommy Atkins. He asks that winnings from the Flatbush Stakes be added to the stake if Ballyhoo Bey does not start, and that weights be equal. The Flatbush winner's purse was $13,900.
New York boxing circles press for a pause in meetings until January session. Backers claim a boxing bill will pass soon, aligning hotel and business leaders who credit boxing with substantial city revenue. Gardner Davenport bout cited, with Davenport fouling to an alleged defeat. Various fighters, promoters, and readers weigh prospects, while Chicago and New England notes touch on fair play controversies and future matchups.
In Manchester on Sept. 4 Randolph E. Tucker and T Jefferson Coolidge Jr. from the handicap challenge cup field played at the Essex County Club links Coolidge won two up. Vardon visits Sept 11 for a practice game and Sept 12 to face Lloyd and Dingwell in best ball. The bogey tournament Sept 22 becomes a medal handicap.
In Manchester Vermont on September 4 the Ekwanok Golf Club hosted second and semifinal match play. J H Brooks defeated R H Doughty 2 up 1 to play in the semi finals, matching Brooks's 179 total to a club record. Final match set for tomorrow features Brooks against T Reed with Reed having earlier beaten E W Clark and A M Reed defeating T M Brown.
Oakley Country Club Watertown announces first round match play pairings for the September handicap golf tournament. CLASS A includes Lord vs Ripley and Curtis vs Cracknell while CLASS B and the women's handicap list several matchups led by Lake vs Baker and Getzendanner vs Harding.
In Cohasset on Sept 4 the final round of the Co hasset Golf Club women's championship saw Mrs E B Bagley defeat Miss Helen Scaife 5 up 4 to play. Club pros Merritt set a new course double round record of 72 while amateur record holder C L Brewer made 77.
The Brae-Burn Golf Club committee awarded the August cup to George T. Lincoln after a 3 up victory over bogey with a 12 handicap. B Dutton claimed the best toss score with a 6 down and 9 handicap, while George A. Frost took the second prize in the cup event with a 6 down handicap.
In Hamilton on September 4, Dedham polo defeated Myopia second team 17 to 4 with a 12 goal handicap. Allan Forbes and Joshua Crane starred for Dedham as George and Max Norman led Myopia. The match drew a large society crowd and featured perfect weather and a well-kept field. Tomorrow Myopia first team faces Point Judith with a seven goal handicap in favor of Point Judith.
Four cycle racers Will Stinson Archie McEachern Jimmy Moran and Albert Champion begin a four night motor paced relay at Charles River Park with pursuit-style starts. Each rider aims to exceed 64 miles in two hours as bands perform nightly and out-of-town fans can catch trains after the two hour event.
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