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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1895
Page
3
Baltimore and Cleveland game ended after eighth inning due to darkness with Baltimore scoring one run. Cuppy pitched well despite errors by fielders and captain Tebeau was ejected for using obscene language toward the umpire Emilie.
In a National League clash Boston tops New York despite Stocksdale struggles. Harrington impressed at second and with a home run, while Kissinger held Boston in check early before Stivetts finished strong. Boston sailed to New York for today’s rematch as Nichols planned to pitch.
In Baltimore final game of the year eleven errors marred play between the champions and the runner-up. McMahon’s pitching drew praise though only one hit off him was recorded. Cleveland scored on McGraw’s first inning error and Kelley’s muff of Te Beau in the fourth. Home errors added to the tense crowd’s groans as the champions built a comfortable lead.
Chicago defeats New York 16 to 0 in the opener with Friend pitching well for the visitors and Van Haltren and Stafford hitting home runs. In the second game Chicago wins 8 to 6 as Decker hits a homer and the contest ends after eight innings in the dark. Meekin struggled for New York while Parker shone for Chicago.
Philadelphia routed Louisville 13 to 6 in a nine inning game. McFarland was a constant challenge for Philadelphia while Hamilton and Thompson homered. Attendance 2,744. Hits were 24 for Philadelphia and 13 for Louisville. Errors numbered 1 for Philadelphia and 2 for Louisville. Orth and Clements paired with McFarland and Warner in the batteries.
Brooklyn logs a 9 to 2 victory aided by LaChance's ninth inning home run and Daly's third base score as Schock drives in. Daub allows steady pitching with strong support. 1700 attend. Cincinnati misplays with two errors. Batter ies Daub Grim vs Dwyer Vaughn.
Fall River earned a walkover against New Bedford as Klobedanz pitched effectively and Day was hit hard. Final score shows Fall River ahead with 44 runs to New Bedford 12, amid base hits led by Fall River with 17 to New Bedford 7. Batteries: Klobedanz and Rupert for Fall River Day and Sharp for New Bedford.
Eastern League game in Scranton shows Springfield scoring five runs on twelve hits while Scranton collects four as fielding errors aid Springfield. Brodie pitched well despite hits off him. Gruber faltered late and hittable ninth inning. Jones made a spectacular running catch for the final out.
In Wilkesbarre Pennsylvania on September 10 the Grays led until the seventh when a sequence tied the game. Providence earned all its runs while Smith and McMahon starred. Wilkesbarre won in the eighth on Griffin's base on balls and Earl's run scored amid a wild throw. Attendance 1200. Keenan and Diggins, Hodson and McAuley as batteries.
Syracuse defeats Rochester 7 to 6 in Rochester. Harper walked four in the first inning but settled, and the game featured disputed calls by umpire Geer. Attendance 500. Hits Syracuse 13 Rochester 9, errors 5 each. Delaney Rafter Harper Berger.
Baseball notes report Pettee the Lewiston second baseman in the stands with multiple offers for next season including a Western league manager post. He is desired in Lewiston and likely to play there. Kissinger won his first game in weeks as 112 games were scheduled per club before postponements. season ends Sept. 15. Dowd's batting shines yesterday. Harrington went 3-for-4. The Boston team faces New York with Nichols pitching. The St John Lyceum faces Warrens next Saturday with Hannon, Warren's second baseman, likely to captain.
Springfield hosts the fall meet of the Massachusetts division L A W with riders arriving, trials postponed by rain, and heated class open events. Quabanne edged Bald in the open mile while Cabanne battled Bald for top spots in Class B. Multiple heats featured storied cyclists from Boston, Chicago, St. Louis and Worcester with Newton, Reynolds, Gardiner and Porter among notable performers.
In Portland Me and Casco Bay the New England championship single scull race saw James Ten Eyck of Worcester defeat Jerry Casey of South Boston over two and three quarter miles. Casey led early then Ten Eyck surged ahead and finished with 18 minutes 19 seconds as wind and chop challenged both oarsmen. Gus Frates paddled a long water race from Portland to Long Island and back, winning a wager but exhausted on arrival.
Mike Sears and Dick OBrien, pugilists, were arrested on Nahant boat arrival in Lynn after assaulting a man named Jimmie Kelly at Nahant. In Boston the dispute with Kelly led to a savage fight at Kellys training quarters where Kelly fired four shots. Kelly sustained a broken nose and facial injuries from the ensuing beating.
Billy Vernon, the Haverstraw brickmaker, defeated John E. Butler of Lynn in four rounds at 138 pounds before the Kirtland Club. Butler was staggered in the fourth, going down after 2 minutes 31 seconds. Vernon emerged victorious as ref Captain William Daly Jr. ruled him the winner. Preliminaries featured Carter of Haverhill vs Cameron of Lynn and Ringwood brothers of Lynn.
Opening races at Nashua Driving Park feature five heats per event. Lord Fauntleroy the favorite in the 2:37 class, Billy the first horse in the 2:24 class with Daniel C. a strong second. Anti-Irish wins the 2:37 trot in 2:26 1-4 and Billy takes the 2:24 trot in 2:22 3-4. Tomorrow’s agenda includes the 2:35 pace and the 2:27 trot and pace.
The Mercantile Bowling League convened last evening at the United States Hotel. No business of special importance was transacted. This is the league's second season with houses including North, Fiske & Co., Brown, Durrell & Co., Blodgett, Ordway & Webber, Farley, Harvey & Co., Walker, Stetson, Sawyer Company.
John J. Murphy, the Connecticut pool champion from Hartford, died yesterday in Hartford on his 27th birthday.
At Newton Highlands a wage dispute led to a brawl at a sand pit. Espandi Pande fetched a double barreled shotgun, was disarmed, and the unrest prompted police to arrest six Italian laborers on charges of disturbance of the peace. The arrests follow a scheduled police court arraignment tomorrow.
In Lynn on Sept. 10 the Prohibitionists named delegates to the State convention in Boston on Sept. 18. Ward 1 George W. Rhodes and the Rev. E. H. Thrasher chaired the tally, with numerous other Ward representatives including B. H. Blood, Arthur J. Blood, Roderick Carter, and more across wards two through seven.
Prohibitionist caucuses met in Malden on September 10 with attendance varying by ward. Delegates to the State convention were elected in Wards 4 6 and 7 including Hiram L Makechnie John J Waitt John H Gray Frank C Pickering G A Clark Rev L W Adams Fred H Townes Charles Gibbs E A Small Alvin J George William Merrill Kirk Russell and others with ward and city committees selected per ward.
The Prohibition party of Newton held a caucus in the police court room with delegates listed for state, senatorial, and councillor positions. Names include E S Burdon W H Partridge George S Houghton N C Pike Joseph Howes F F Davidson and others. Senatorial delegates include George S Houghton BE F Kimball and E O Burdon. Councillor delegates feature H A Inman W H Partridge and W H Cobb.
John Campbell, 55, of Commercial street, was seized by Inspectors Shields and Whitman on larceny charges for brass, pipe cutters and hammers taken in the past two months. Mary Green, 45, and Mary White, 50, alias Hickey, were also arrested for shoplifting. John Horrigan, 42, Hampden street, was nabbed by Inspectors Mahoney and McCausland for allegedly stealing a leather travelling bag from the same store.
Woburn Sept 10 an open sewer trench on Main street opposite Cummings schoolhouse caused an accident to Mayor Montresson F Allen as his buggy collided with an oncoming vehicle. The mayor sustained only bruises and scratches though his horse fell into the trench and required extraction.
In a brief exchange, witnesses describe a tense moment between two men. A cries of abuse are disputed as excitement over a quarrel with another man is explained. The dialogue hints at a domestic or street dispute and a perceived power imbalance.
Mystic Park opened a three day meet drawing about 1200 spectators. The card featured a 2:13 trot and a 2:23 pace with several heats, but many races remained unfinished due to starts and horse behavior. Fair Lillian won the exciting 2:23 pace by a neck while controversy surrounded Fanny Wilcox in the 2:13 class.
Malden Sept 10 The Common Council approved the sale of 100000 bonds to fund a new high school building with 5000 denomination each. They also authorized the city solicitor to sue Malden and Melrose Gas Co for 4000 damages to sewers on Gould avenue from a match near a manhole last six months.
Philip H. Callahan a Watertown expressman operating between Mt. Auburn and Boston was seriously hurt in Boston Court street when unloading fruit. As he tied a rope to boxes on his wagon a car struck the wagon crushing his head pinning him between the car and the wagon wing. He lost consciousness and suffered eye injury, multiple teeth knocked out, and a deep forehead cut.
Nantasket Beach September 10 test shows motor cars hauling freight trains. A two-motor car pulled five granite cars, a four-motor car pulled nine cars weighing 302 tons, ballast doubled and hauled fourteen cars weighing 470 tons, power equal to a locomotive of 42 tons. Two-motor car coupled with another hauled 30 cars at 94 tons.
An unkempt man seeks work at a suburban home. The lady asks if he is a gardener. He says little experience. When offered a task, he declines worrying about spoiling plants. He proposes to sit in the greenhouse and smoke cigars to keep insects away.
Haverhill September 10. The race to succeed General Cogswell in Congress is shaping into a lively contest. District Attorney William H Moody is the leading Republican favorite but ex-District Attorney Henry B Moulton and A P A favorite E B George challenge him. Gloucester hosts a split as Mayor Cook and ex-Collector Pew vie, while Democrats count on City Solicitor Robert D Burke to carry the fight. The 173 delegates vote outcome hinges on Gloucester and district dynamics with Moody aiming to unite Haverhill support against a possible A P A split.
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