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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1893
Page
3
The article highlights YROTECHNICS teams sweeping the Champs and Colonels in a heavy batting showcase. Pitcher Clausen stars for the Colonels while YROTECHNICS hitters deliver key runs and solid defense in a dominant performance.
In a tense Louisville-Boston clash Pfeffer homered and drove in key runs as the Colonels edged the Bostons 8 2. Gastright started strong for Louisville despite an injury, while Duffy and Nash sparked late scoring with hits and steals. Tom Browns hustle and Grim’s slides added to a high effort, fast paced contest before 1367 at the park.
In Pittsburg on September 8 Baker started for the Orioles but was pulled after six runs as the home club built a large lead. Smith hit a home run for Pittsburg. Attendance was 1500. Final score Pittsburg 6 Baltimore 0. Hits Pitt 16 Baltimore 2. Errors Pitt 2 Bal 2. Batteries Killen Sugden Baker McMahon Robinson.
A fragment lists teams and players: mirrors Washington, 3. Batteries Schaible and O'Connor Maul and O'Rourke. The text lacks a clear event, date, or outcome.
Albany outplayed Providence in a nine to one game. Dunning pitched poorly with wildness and errors plagued him after the fifth inning. Albany built a 9 run lead while Providence managed only one. Hits were 3 for Albany and 4 for Providence with 3 and 4 errors respectively. Batteries Bauswein and Wilson for Albany and Dunning and McKeough for Providence.
Campfield pitched well for Wilkes Barre as they defeated Binghamton 4 to 1. Duryea was hit often but supported by solid defense and timely hitting. Attendance reported at 800 with 12 hits for Wilkes Barre and 7 for Binghamton. Batteries Campfield Lake Duryea Sweeney.
Troy was defeated by Springfield this afternoon due to loose fielding at critical points. The final score shows Springfield ahead, with Springfield 8 Troy 6. Hits were Springfield seven, Troy six. Errors Springfield two, Troy five. Batteries were Vickery and Ryan for Troy, Gruber and Cahill for Springfield.
Zimmerman, Sanzer, and Meintjes among riders confirmed for the Associated Cycling Clubs meet in Waltham with a full roster of notables. The Taunton Fall River New Bedford Mansfield circuit, prize races, and club runs promise a large attendance if weather cooperates while a mid day schedule lists early 1 p m starts and events across Bristol county venues.
Jim Corbett signs for a $40,000 purse with Coney Island Club and trains in Asbury Park as speculation grows about a match with Charley Mitchell. Contrasting deals and treachery claims surface after Mitchell’s return to England, with plans to defend the world title and schedule big bouts in 1894 including Peter Jackson.
At the new Public Library building the grand staircase is far enough along to show its beauty, and the trustees' room a gem will be complete in two weeks. Several stock-rooms are completed all but the shelving and the book railways.
The American Wringer Co. manufactures wringers, mangles, spring beds and carpet sweepers at its Broadway extension. Based in city, the firm offers all kinds of wringers.
Jim Corbett has settled at a farm near Dead Lake for intensive training with his wife, Billy Delaney, trainer Join Donaldson, sparring partners, two brothers, manager William A. Brady, and staff. The eight acre setup features a top handball court, billiard room, tennis, croquet, wrestling and pulley systems for endurance. Corbett plans a long bout, aims to buy the farm, and challenges Mitchell in peak condition. he dismisses McAuliffe’s attacks and invites Dempsey to train if he fights Burge.
The Lafayette Social and Athletic Club hosted a boxing card on Haverhill Street with three bouts. Tom Brown beat Malgarity in ten rounds, Lucas and Chandler drew after twelve, and Harry Dally and Jimmy Ashe also drew in ten rounds as Dally proved clever but cautious, avoiding effective punches.
Athletic Gossip lists Al Dowling Dick Russell and Frank Halloran of the Suffolks joining New England athletes in Chicago. Russell acts as clerk of course Halloran as assistant Dowling as field judge. Harry Bannister joins the B A A team and Charley Bean represents the Suffolks in the five mile run. Worcester lacks entrants with Mac Laughlin favored in the half mile. Walter Barnes Jr preparing for Chicago Jim Smith to run in handicap events. B A A may hold a meet at Holmes Field in mid October.
The season ends with the Boston team facing the Louisvilles at 3 30 p m on the South End grounds. Captain Fred Pfeffer vows to win while Stratton meets Stivetts. Umpire Billy Long draws criticism for poor balls and strikes. Postgame the Bostons head west for eighteen games, with Connaughton or another young catcher possible.
The funeral for Mrs. Alice Leighton, who died by her own act last Wednesday morning, was held yesterday at 1 pm at her home 2230 West Newton Street. No relatives attended, only a few friends. The private service followed her wish for reporters to be kept away. Undertaker Tinkham led the rites. age given as 23 years. Burial at Forest Hills Field of Heath.
The Harvard Musical Association rooms hosted the funeral for Boston composer Dr John S Dwight. Attendees included Dr Oliver Wendell Holmes Mrs Julia Ward Howe Judge E R Hoar and John T Morse among others. The King's Chapel choir sang Mendelssohn Elijah and Rev BE Horton gave the eulogy noting Dwight's role in Brook Farm and the transcendental movement. Julia Ward Howe read a poem. Burial followed at Forest Hills.
A column-style notice advises that cheap fur niture yields little comfort and recommends Paine's Furniture Company at 48 Canal Street for true comfort. The ad highlights Neillil SS eal lcm CD table as an example of quality items.
At Franklin Park yesterday afternoon a bright sun and heavy track produced a lively card. Pharon won the postponement heat to claim the 2:26 pace after a front-running duel with Big Hopes, while Dawn R won the 4th heat in the 2:40 class with Cuckoo fading. Mischief edged Dudley Olcott in the 2:55 trot, with Donald and Tellie close behind as the crowd roared through multiple heats and near-record times. The meeting closes today with the 2:14 pace and a three-minute purse for two-year-olds.
At Sheepshead Bay on September 8 Don Alonzo won the Futurity course and first race, with Annie Bishop second and Mask third. Other winners included Speculation, Factotum, Ramapo, Lady Bess, and Vold in turf action, with times noted for each event.
Philadelphia September reports the Grand Circuit meeting closes at Point Breeze Park with two track records broken. Muta Wilkes lowers the trotting mark to 2 13 ½ and Vitello beats Hal Pointer for the pacer record at 2 12 ¼. Muta Wilkes dominates the free-for-all trot with Martha Wilkes second and Harry C. third. Vrowsky wins the 2 24 trot, Norris N. placing twice, best time 2 18 ¼. Vitello wins the 2 10 pacing, Cleveland 8S second, Dallas third with 2 14 ¼ best time.
First race seven furlongs with Nero 116 Ironmaster 112 Simmons 109 Tom Tough 108 Magwin 103 Keyrest 93 Bolero 98 Shadow 95 Acclaim 92 Per rier Jouet 92. Second race futurity course lists Aloha 122 Chesapeake 119 Pedestrian 114 Martyr dom 113 Highland 11 Hillo 111 Black burn 111 Simmons 8 Midnight 108 Rey El Santa Anita 96 Weinberg 31 She filly 78 Lucaster 6. Third race furlongs I 15.
In the fourth race over seven furlongs at Flatbush stakes, Factotum and Senator Grady show readiness beside Gali lee Peter the Great at 110. The fifth race over five furlongs lists Booze U1 Atropine 111 Cunarder 11 Bessemer 111 Flying Fish 108 Wood Nymph 108 Glen Angle 108 Spring Time 108 Big Maid 108. The sixth race, a mile and a quarter on turf, features Gloaming Versatile 130 Race land 127 Michael 125 Victorious 122 Lizzie 115 Nero 114 Kildeer 113 Co quette 110. The earlier lines reference horses such as Merry Monarch Roche Martyrdom Minne haha Forerunner Annie Bishop and others with weights around 95-115.
The closing races produced wins for Stanley in the Early Bird with a best time of 2 19 ¼, Mahlon besting Otis Shaw and Silver Street in the 2:20 class, and Johnnie Wilkes winning two heats in the 2:50 class. Nelsoner and Alfred each won a heat in the pacing foals of 1889 stake. final races to be finished Saturday.
Severe storm tore a Milford Point cottage from its foundation in Milford, Connecticut. Alfred Bragg of Shelton and his family were inside when the house toppled and rolled about thirty feet toward the water, killing Bragg and injuring his wife and children. Bragg died from burns and injuries, aged 49, while his family suffered non fatal injuries. The same storm damaged tobacco sheds in East Hartford Windsor and nearby areas, destroying several barns and bruising crops.
At 2 PM yesterday a loaded express wagon from Burdock Parlor Grate Co on Beacon Street broke a harness and sped down Tremont toward a trolley. Motorman halted the car, but it struck the team of wagon 1318 driven by T A Griffen. The driver escaped serious injury as the wagon and car sustained minor damage. car No. 2067.
In Madrid on September 8 a bomb exploded near the mayoral residence in Villaneuva amid a street clash, damaging three houses with no deaths. Earlier, a mob in Cueva de Vera threatened Deputy Abellan over judge abolition, leading to his flight as a petard fuse failed to ignite. Troops were deployed to restore order and aid arrests.
State Assayer Perkins reports stomach analyses of John Gilligan and William Norris killed by poisoned liquor at Michael Quinn's Pawtucket premises. Medical examiner to order an inquest. James Quinn bonds on a charge of mixing poison with intent to kill, preliminary examination set for October 2.
In Westport Christine Johnson, a Swedish domes tic employed by Edmund C. Smith of Saugatuck, disappeared under circumstances raising foul play suspicions. Friend Mrs Hendrik Peterson says Christine recently sent $500 from Sweden, supporting the belief she did not leave voluntarily. She is shy and often left home for brief periods longer than an hour.
Two Italian laborers working on a scaffold at the Edison Electric Illuminating Company in New York near the upper stories fell when an iron deck broke. Frank Gaets died instantly. A second worker was seriously wounded and two men below were injured. Wounded were Antonio Bonhumbre and Carlo Farado.
In Thorburn Nova Scotia a man returns to the woman he deserted twenty five years ago only to find she is now Mrs Butler and wife to another man. She is daughter of the late P Power former MP for Antigonish. Money and marriage histories unfold as the first husband vows to refund the funds if the second husband is discharged.
Otto Addier and F. EB. Nickels of Providence were arrested in Middletown at noon for obtaining money on false pretences. Held in $200 bail for Supreme Court trial on Sept. 26. They posed as solicitors for the New England Courier, a Boston liquor dealers’ paper, listing five liquor leaders in the prospectus and deceiving small dealers into paying for a year’s subscription and advance liquor information. After securing four real names the case continues.
The passage argues against living with rupture and promotes Dr Parker claiming a painless cure without operations or business disruption, warning of risks like strangulations and paralysis if untreated. It frames Parker as a superior option compared to long confinement and deforming consequences.
A pamphlet offers a cure for varicocele without operation, claiming the condition is deadly and often painless until advanced. It urges men with abdominal unease, debility, or dragging sensations to seek examination and mail 4 cents for the pamphlet.
Donna Maria from Lisbon arrived with the mate and seven men of the Boston bark Fremont which went ashore at Fayal during the Aug 28 cyclone. The Fremont was a total loss. The storm caused widespread damage in the Western Islands with houses blown down crops ruined and many small vessels wrecked. An Italian bark was driven ashore and also declared a total loss.
In Chicago on Sept 8 two robbers knocked the cashier senseless and escaped with eight thousand dollars from the Pabst Brewing Company counting room. Police hunt the duo as details emerge about the daytime heist and its quick getaway.
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