York Earns Second Place as Other Cities Triumph
York secured second place while Baltimore Washington and Cleveland won. Philadelphia took two victories, highlighting a strong showing by multiple teams in the event.
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1894
Page
3
Bostons Slump Drops Them to Third as Louisville Wins
The Boston team slid to third in the pennant race after a poor South End Grounds showing. New York sits second as Louisville capitalized with seven runs in the sixth inning, aided by Boston fielding miscues. Hudson and Staley were battered on the mound while Nicol made a fine right field grab in a batting dominated game.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bostons
New Yorks
South End Grounds
Louisvilles
Billy Barnie
Colonels
Phillies Sweep Cincinnati With Twin Victory Four-Run Triumphs
Philadelphia takes two from Cincinnati as Fisher Wittrock and Thompson power the offense. Thompson belts two home runs and Hamilton adds one in game two before the seventh inning call to catch a train. attendance 6000. Phillies 7 Cincinnati 3 in game one. 16 hits to 6 for Philadelphia in game two with Wittrock Murphy batteries in both games.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Cincinnati
Phillies
Fisher
Wittrock
Thompson
Hamilton
Weyhing
Clements
Merritt
Taylor
Grady
Murphy
Washington Defeats St Louis in Shortened Game
Washington edged St Louis 15 to 8 in an eight inning game halted by darkness with Mercer pitching poorly supported but Breitenstein battered. Attendance was 2013. Batteries were Mercer McGuire for Washington and Breitenstein Miller for St Louis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Mercer
St. Louis
Breitenstein
Gayo Heceeskin
Mercer and
McGuire
Breitenstein and
Miller
Meekin's ninth inning homer seals win for New York
Meekin hit a ninth inning home run with Farrell on base to defeat the Pittsburgs in New York. The Yankees faced a rough game in the field while Gumbert allowed decisive runs. Hartman homered as 4,000 spectators watched. both teams totaled eight hits and seven errors by New York and four by Pittsburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Meekin
Pittsburgs
Farrell
New Yorks
Gumbert
Hartman
Pittsburg
Sugden
Orioles Rout Chicago Nine In Lopsided Showdown
Baltimore defeated Chicago by a wide margin as Griffith struggled on the mound in Septembers game, signaling a clear victory for the Orioles amid a rough outing for the Chicago club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Chicago
Orioles
Chicagos
Griffith
Alland Bros Promotes Pompadour Style Haircut
Gentlemen who value stylish haircuts can visit Alland Bros at 19 Tremont Row for a Pompadour style. The passage mentions Harvard University and Ostten University, noting the company’s prominence among large U S establishments in the field.
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Bni Eee
Pompadour
Alland Bros
Tremont Row
Harvard
Osten University
Is College
Tech
United States
Baseball Game Ended Early After Darkness Falls
In the second inning he was retired for Terry. Baltimore showed a poor exhibition while Jennings hit a home run. The match ended at the end of the first half of the seventh due to darkness. Attendance 4500. Score and errors listed for both clubs, with Hawke and Robinson vs Griffith, Terry and Schriver as batteries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terry
Jennings
Egimote Siscevocasente
Cticoro Recsiévecevanss Ius
Baltimore
Chicago
Hawke
Robinson
Griffith
Schriver
Brooklyns Close Home Season With Loss To Clevelands
In Brooklyn New York on September 6 about 1300 spectators watched the Brooklyns lose to the Cleveland team as Lucid struggled at bat while McAleer hit a homer. Final: Cleveland 18 Brooklyn 2. Sullivan OConnor Lucid Dailey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brooklyn
N. Y
Brooklyns
Clevelands
Sullivan
McAleer
Cleveland
O'Connor
Portland Wins Final New England League Game Easily
The Portland club clinched the season with an easy victory over Pawtucket in a day of side events. Highlights included Davis winning a ball throwing contest, Bannon circling the bases in 16 seconds, and a 100 yard dash tie between Madden and Casey. Final score shows Portland with 14 base hits to Pawtucket’s 12, four Portland errors and five by Pawtucket. Daniels Edgar and Casey faced Yeager for Pawtucket in the field.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Davis
Bannon
Madden
Casey
Potting Sucieess
Pawtucket
Daniels
Edgar
Kelly
Yeager
New Bedford Beats Fall River In Exciting Baseball Game
New Bedford defeated Fall River 7 to 3 in a lively Sept 6 contest. New Bedford scored five earned runs in the fifth inning, aided by a large crowd. Hits were 13 for New Bedford and 7 for Fall River. errors 1 and 2 respectively. Batteries Dolan and Smith for New Bedford with Klobedanz and Rollins for Fall River.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Bedford
New Bedfords
Fall Rivers
Tver
Iisasise
Fall River
Dolan
Smith
Klobedanz
Rollins
Bangor Beats Lewiston In Close Championship Tilt
Bangor and Lewiston played a tight title game in Bangor Me on September 6 with Lewiston slightly outbattling and outfielding the home team. The final hits were Bangor 7 Lewiston 6. errors Bangor 8 Lewiston 4. Batteries Hayes and Wheeler for Bangor Bergen and Stafford for Lewiston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewiston
Bangors
Lewistons
Bangor
Hayes
Wheeler
Bergen
Stafford
Eastern League Scores From Recent Games
In Springfield Syracuse beat Providence 16 to 8 while Scranton fell to Wilkes Barre 7 in the day’s Eastern League action. Buffalo also played on the card with matches unsettled in this segment.
Telephone Operators Play Ball at Lake View
A baseball game yesterday afternoon at Lake View pitted the Boston division against the Somerville division of telephone operators. The Boston team won 18 to 0, with Murphy delivering notable batting and Casey excelling in base running.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake View
Boston
Somerville
Murphy
Casey
Barge Race Controversy Spurs Reader Letter to Editor
A Boston reader defends the Charles River crew over West End in the Labor Day barge race dispute. The writer alleges intentional fouling by Cushman’s coxswain during the clash near Harvard Bridge, contending the Charles Rivers led before the collision and deserved first place.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Daily
Charles Labor Day
Charles River
West End
Charles Rivers
West Ends
Labor Day
West Sinds
Harvard Bridge
Cushman
Boston
Memory Wins Newport Yacht Race Over Druscilla
In Newport Rhode Island on September 6 memory won a ten mile bay race over Druscilla in 8 hours 45 minutes to 9 hours 12 minutes. Start off Tracy's Ledge Buoy Rose Island concluded near Prudence Island with a private purse of 200 dollars best two out of three. Memory skipper Murray predicted tomorrow's race would stay in the bay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newport
R. I
Druscilla
Tracy
Murray
Memory
Jamestown
Bay
Rutherford
Morning Post discusses Victoria cup race rule changes
The Morning Post notes possible amendments to Victoria gold cup race conditions including lead water line length limits for the next America's Cup challenger. It cites the Vigilant crew urging official yacht measurements, water ballast curb, sail area and crew limits, and predicts continued American visits and further boat building by Lord Dunraven to renew competition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
The
Morning Post
New York Yacht Club
Messrs. Carroll
Gould
Lord Dunraven
Domino Triumphs In One-Mile Coney Island Match Race
At Sheepshead Bay on September 6 1900 16 000 attend last day of Coney Island Jockey Club meeting Domino ridden by Taral defeats Clifford ridden by Simms by three quarters of a length in a $6000 purse one mile race. Early pace and strong riding by Taral sustain Dominos lead to wire while Clifford fails to overhaul him. Other races listed with winners Victorious Dorian Gutta Percha The Pepper and more with times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheepshead Bay
L. I
Domino
Clifford
Coney Island Jockey Club
Taral
Simms
Bramble- Duchess
Ducat
Jack of Spades
Maid Marian
Beldemere
Peacemaker
Soundmore
Hugh Penny
Tom Skidmore
Marshall
Dorian
John Cooper
Peter the Great
Dolabra
Silvie
Gloaming
Hyderabad
Newport Jockey Thrown In Turbulent Race Meet
Newport Rhode Island September 6 Today on the second day of the Newport Racing Association meet excitement rose high. Atlanta led from the start in the opening race with Canvass and Miss Clay close behind as the favored horse failed to place. Playmate led early in the second race before Fireworks faltered and Athol won after a foul against Mars. Solitaire led the third race before weakening as Jill Triumph Alpha and Foxford bolted. Norman crashed after being driven with blinders leaving Boohan badly hurt though alive. Mara on King John fainted after a stirrup broke on that mount. The Peer won the fourth race despite heavy betting. Oakwood won the fifth after Rodman fouled by advantage of Ball. The ponies’ event by Kernochan’s silver cup failed to fill with riders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newport
R. I
Newport Racing Association
Jakie Josephs
Atlanta
Canvass
Miss Clay
Playmate
Fireworks
Athol
Mars
Solitaire
Jill
Triumph
Alpha
Foxford
Norman
Boohan
Mara
King John
Rodman
Oakwood
J. P. Kernochan
Exciting Races at Concord Driving Park Highlight Day
At Concord New Hampshire this afternoon Daniel C won the unfinished 3:00 class in two heats. Adra Belle led in the 2:26 class before being overtaken by poor driving as New Flower dropped off. Walter M and Adra Belle dueled for supremacy in the 2:26 event with Adra Belle winning by a neck. Jungo swept the 2:28 pacing heats setting a new record, drawing large sums in pool bets for both 2:26 and 2:28. The 2:50 class was postponed to tomorrow along with the 2:40 trot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Concord
N. H
Driving Park
Daniel C
Adra Belle
New Flower
Speedwell
Shuck Wilson
Races Draw 8000 Fans at Chatham Fair Grounds
At Chatham N Y on Sept 6 crowds filled the Columbia county fairgrounds as Isabelle won the 2:20 trot S W Tin took the 2:40 class Ouota captured the 1-year-old trot and Brick Dust won the 83-year-old pacing race drawing a large turnout of spectators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chatham
N. Y
Columbia County Fairgrounds
Isabelle
S. W. Tin
Ouota
Brick Dust
Who Won the Game An Open Letter to the Post
An East Cambridge reader corrects the Sept 4 report on a football game between Garry Owens and the Pioneer team. The referee’s initial score read one goal to two points in favor of the Pioneers, and the writer urges fair play by publishing the correction.
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Murphy
Garryowens
Pioneers
East Cambridge
Milwaukee Startler's Cries and Cycling News of 1900s Boston
A column of cycling scenes details a German starter in Milwaukee and a flood of anecdotes from the national circuit. It covers shop moves by Union Cycle, a stolen wheel in Boston, class A purity disputes, Springfield star Allen, Elliott highway signs, Stoneham Race meets, and shifting lineups for Brockton and North Attleboro events with numerous riders, clubs, and prize lists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Union Cycle Company
Captain Geldert
Metropolitan
Tremont Street
Boston
Waltham
Robinson
Press
Allen
Springfield
Sterling Elliott
Elliott
Ll. A. W
Stoneham
Enries
H. H. Newhall
Albert L. Pope
A.A. Pope
Marblehead
Foxboro Cycle and Athletic Association
Columbia
Press Cycling Club
Mr. Robinson
Racing Board
Nat Butler
Brockton
Mayo
G. E. Rounds
Plymouth
Butler
J. C. Wettergreen
Malden
G. W. Mitchell
Quincy
Tom Butler
A T. Fuller
A. C. Dodge
Melrose
John Bianchi
R. D. Brown
G. HE. Rounds
David Turner
Taunton
W. H. Senter
G. L. Doucette
Columbia Cycle Club
North Attleboro
J. J. McLaughlin
Penn
E. A. McDuffee
Maiden Wheelmen
George R. Cutter
Hans R. Steenson
Riverside W
New York
H. D. Merritt
W. F. Maintien
Columbia B. C
William L. Ripley
Harry Arnold
Cambridgeport
Charles T. Nelson
Springfield Bicycle Club entries fill two days of action
Springfield Sept 6 entries announce about 600 riders for two days of racing by 96 individuals including 37 from Class B and 58 from Class A. The list names many top clubs and riders such as Johnson Syracuse and Spalding team along with a long roster of Rambler and Riverside Wheelmen entries across multiple classes.
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Springfield
Springfield Bicycle Club
Harry Tyler
Vingfield
Spingayis Bic Ae Club
Union
Sanger
Milwaukee
Icycle Club
Ermion
Johnson
Syracuse
N. Y
Stearns
C. M. Murphy
Brooklyn Athletic Ies Bisaens
F. J. Titus
Spalding
J. P. Bliss
Chicago
Ambler
H. A. Githens
Rambler
A. E. Lumsden
T. W. Cooper
Detroit
A. W. Warren
Hartford
Mbler
Harry Arnold
Bridgeport
It. Sonn
O. 8
Brand
I. Silvie
New York
Robie
Mh. C. Bald
Buffalo
Columbia
H. H. Maddox
Asbur Park
Ash U Park
Sterling
Ww Taxis
Philadelphia
Centur
Wibeltgen
A. D. Kennedy
Illinois
Watson Coleman
Victor
Graves
Cleveland Tub
Triangle
H. R. Essace
Wew
York
Riverside Wheelmen
Remington
Bicycle Races Draw Large Crowd at Newport Driving Park
At Newport Driving Park Bar Harbor crowd watches a series of races. Thorndyke wins the boys half mile in 1:36, Guthrie places second. Carter takes the half mile heat race in two heats with times 1:18 and 1:20. Thorndykke wins egg and spoon in 1:58. Higgins wins the one mile in 1:10.2 with Tower second. Miss Della Smith wins the half mile ladies race in 2:22 with Miss Beatrice Connors second. Burns wins the ten mile handicap in 39:15 with Moore second.
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Bar Harbor
Newport Driving Park
Thorndyke
Guthrie
Carter
Egg
Spoon
ThorndykKe
Higgins
Tower
Della Smith
Beatrice Connors
Burns
Moore
Golf on Sunday in Weston yields two fines
Edward A. Wilkie and Sumner Paine of the Boston Athletic Association were arraigned in Waltham Police Court for Sunday golf in Weston. Both men were found guilty and fined ten dollars each. The case aimed to test Sunday conduct laws with the judge stating enforcement is required.
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Waltham
Weston
Edward A. Wilkie
Sumner Paine
Boston Athletic Association
Luce
Selectman
Fiske
Frank H. Gowell
Mr. Paine
Newport
Gowell
Wilkie
Boston
Arnold
General Grant
Lowell
Boxing Notes On Evans, McKenzie And Upcoming Baltimore Card
Wiley Evans and George McKenzie win two fights each as boxing revives in Baltimore with a Sept. 19 Academy of Music show under Jake Kilrain. The program features Ernest Gebhardt versus Frank Bosworth, plus several four round bouts and potential matchups involving Joe Elliot Dave Horn Billy Vernon and Mike Sullivan while forfeit talks involve bantam Dave Ross and Mike Sears.
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Lockland Athletic Club
Wyoming
Billy Grace
Wiley Evans
Grace
Evans
Fred W. Rutta
Charles Cunningham
Fire Island
N. Y
Cunningham
Rutta
George McKenzie
Australia
Jim Robinson
Philadelphia
Triangle Club
McKenzie
Frisco
Bobby Dobbs
California Athletic Club
Dobbs
Mac
Academy of Music
Baltimore
Jake Kilrain
Ernest Gebhardt
Kilrain
Frank Bosworth
Bob Fitzsimmons
Abe Uhlman
Bob Carroll
Harry Mitchell
Mike Sweeney
Pittsburg
Mike Sullivan
Young” Chaney
Billy Vernon
Haverstraw
Charles Gehring
Joe Elliot
Dave Horn
Mike Sears
Dave Ross
Ross
the Post
Sears
Charley Kelly
Kelly
Peter Maher
Boston
Jack Everhardt
Stanton Abbott
New Orleans
Everhardt
New Atlantic Club
Coney Island
Griffo and McAuliffe
Corbett
Mitchell
Sullivan
Jackson
Choynski
McCaffery
Jack Burke
P. O. Box
Boston Post
Mass
New England
Astor Drayton Affair Reaches Court And Duels Saga
The case proceeds in Somerville if unanswered today. The Astor family saga centers on Charlotte Astor and James Drayton with episodes in New York and Europe. Reports recount duels, rumors, and divorce plans tied to the Drayton and Borrowe dispute and the Astor circle’s involvement.
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Somerville
N. Jf
Drayton
Bar Harbor
Worcester public building terra cotta floor contract awarded
The contract for constructing the terra cotta floor for the Worcester public building was awarded today to the Cleveland Fireproofing Company of Cleveland, Ohio, at a bid of $6303.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Worcester Public Building
Cleveland Fireproofing Company of
Cleveland
Old Dr Hallock 40 Years in the Same Place
Boston based medical institute advertises private diseases treatment at 410 Court Street and 110 Court Street. Dr Hallock offers cure for blood poisoning, seminal weakness, and related conditions with English German French consultations and mail treatment. Electric pills for male debility offered with a written guarantee and payment as able.
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Hallock
Medical Institute and Museum of Anatomy
Court St
Boston
Der.hallock &O
D. Hallock
Museum of Anatomy
Hallock & Co
Charles Rivers Challenge West Ends In Rowing Rematch
The Charles Rivers barge crew led by President W. W. Cuddy and Dave Brown issued a challenge to the West Ends for a Labor Day rematch with a substantial prize. Disputes over stakes and a foul in recent races spark hopes the West Ends accept to settle which crew is superior.
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W. W. Cuddy
Dave Brown
Charles Rivers
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