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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1902
Page
3
Chienagse at Boston. St Louis plays Brooklyn in a cross league slate. Cincinnati visits Philadelphia while Wittsburg meets New York in two regional showdowns.
Pittsburg wins first game 6 to 3 and Boston takes second 12 to 1 in a spectacle fans call a farce. Wagner, nicknamed Haas, provides comic relief as umpire O Day finally ends the second game. Willis struggles for Boston while Phillippi shines for Pittsburg in the opener.
Cushman faced Pittsburg for two innings conceding eight walks and five hits as errors powered Boston to ten runs. Fans demanded a new pitcher and Fred Clarke obliged sending Wagner from first. The chaos ended at 6 15 with Boston tallying 12 to Pittsburg 1.
Clarke sac bunted Klobedanz home while Carney swiped first base on balls from Klobedanz. Smith batted for Cushman as Lish Tenney and Cooley took turns. Wagner allowed Moran and others to reach. Pementreville struck out three times. Double play by Lush and Tenney. Time 2h om. Attendance 1000.
St Louis wins the first game in ten innings after tying it in the ninth on an error and strong hitting. The second game goes to the visitors thanks to solid stick-work. Wolverton injury in first game will sideline him a week. attendance not listed.
The fragment records an earned run by St. Smoot and Barclay with bases left and a double play by Farrell. Currie appears on balls and as pitcher, with Prazer and Brown listed for pitches. The text is fragmented and contains multiple unreadable names.
Captain Kelly faced Pitcher Hooker as Cincinnati and New York clashed. Crawford homered to deep right field within the ropes, while errors on bunts and early hits shaped a fair contest. Cincinnati totaled 3 runs on 7 hits with Hooker yielding no earned runs.
The card lists three planned NBA matchups with Boston visiting St. Louis, Philadelphia traveling to Cleveland, and Baltimore visiting Detroit while Washington plays Chicago.
St Louis fielding kept him through and third inning success. Boston pressed all game but failed to convert drives. Dougherty and Collins were out, Gleason’s third base work praised, Criger misjudged a fly. Anderson’s four-run homer and two double plays highlighted the day. Becomes 686 attendance.
Brooklyn defeats Chicago in the season finale as the contest stays engaging throughout the day. Chicago drops the last game of the year in Brooklyn.
Report from Chicaero at the South End notes a large Labor Day crowd and cold conditions. Wagner debuts poorly as a pitcher while Clarke shifts to right field. Demontrevie and Long stand out in infield play as Pittabure chases pennant hopes and trade rumors swirl around Willis and Kleobedunz.
St Louis pennant chasers won the opener at Sportsmen's Park as Sparks stifled the Beantown pitching early then Anderson belted a decisive homer in the eighth. Shields settled after a rough start, delivering a solid performance for the Browns.
An advertisement touts Palmo Tablets as a remedy for nervousness pallor weakness and fretfulness claiming they make users look and feel younger. The offer includes a money back guarantee and a 50 cent per box price for 12 boxes with a free book, sold by multiple druggists including Walker Rintels Drug Co and B F Bradbury.
Blood Poison described as curable by knowing the blood portion. Dr Brown of 955 Arch St Philadelphia offers Brown's Blood Cure at $2.00 per bottle lasting one month. Sold at Klein's Drug Store Roeylston and Tremont sts Providence and Hall & Lyons.
Cleveland over Philadelphia 5 to 2 in a slugging match. Bradley and Seybold stood out with timely hitting while Lajoie delivered a two-base hit. Pitchers Dernhard Hartsel Davis Mitchell and Waddell faced heavy traffic as Connolly umpired 2667 in attendance.
Chicago report says a local team won readily by hitting Patten and exploiting visitors' misplays. Attendance was 1409.
Providence-Providence 20 beat Newark 6. Buffalo 9 over Toronto . Worcester-Jersey City 4 over Worcester 3. Jersey City 11 over Worcester 5. Rochester 4 over Montreal 3. Second game Rochester 9 over Montreal 5.
In New Haven Springfield hosted New Haven winning 2 to 0. Norwich edged New London 14 to 4. Waterbury defeated Bridgeport 3 to 2. Hartford led Meriden 6 to 5 with Hartford 4 and Meriden 3 listed in the scoreline.
A brief note records a large score for Dungord Wan in a local game or event, noting a decisive outcome and the involved parties. The report emphasizes the big score and its impact on the town’s outlook.
Fall River won at Dover with strong second inning hitting. Burbage and Driscoll were removed after being hit, Towne pitched excellent ball, limiting Dover to one hit, Yeager also pitched well for Fall River. Ball made a running catch in left field. attendance 800.
Boxing gossip from Boston notes Haghey defeated Dick O'Brien in four rounds at Lewiston amid conditioning concerns. Charles Armstrong of Lowell leads a growing faction. Arthur Cote balks a Bath club offer. Andy Watson eyeing Belfield Walcott bouts. Other items mention Choynski heritage, Kid Cunningham challenges, Macon McCormick’s Boston visit, and McGovern versus Corbett in Cincinnati with proceeds kept in the boxing circle.
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