Stephens's Curves Run Past Opponents in Low-Scoring Win
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1896
Page
3
Baseball Schedule Highlights for National and Eastern Leagues
National League matchups include St Louis at Cleveland Brooklyn at Baltimore Philadelphia at Washington Chicago at Pittsburg Boston at New York Cincinnati at Louisville. New England League games feature New Bedford at Fall River Brockton at Pawtucket. Eastern League fixtures list Providence at Wilkes Barre Springfield at Scranton Buffalo at Toronto Rochester at Syracuse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Cleveland
Sete
Cincinnati
Eee
Nates
Chicago
Ewe
Boston Ee
St. Louis
Brooklyn
Philadelphia
Washington
Pittsburg
Oston
New York
Necinnati
Louisville
New England
New Bedford
Fall River
Brockton
Pawtucket
Providence
Wilkesbarre
Springfield
Scranton
Buffalo
Toronto
Rochester
Syracuse
Orange Nine Defeats Boston In Close District Baseball Game
Twenty five hundred fans watched the Orange Athletic Club beat the Boston National League nine in a tight contest. Pitcher Stephens starred for Orange as the locals triumphed with a final score around ten to six, aided by solid defense and timely hitting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orange
N. J
Range Athletic Club
Boston
Stephens
Orange Nine
Otanro
Williams
Sullivan
Yeager
Brooklyn Beats Baltimore In Postponed League Challenge
Brooklyn defeats Baltimore 12 to 7 in a postponed game where Daub shines in pitching and batting. Hemming allows many hits as the home crowd watches a listless contest. attendance 1,353. Final lines show Brooklyn 12 Baltimore 7 with 12 hits to 7 and errors Brooklyn 3 Baltimore 4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Brooklyns
Daub
Hemming
Brooklyn
King's bases on balls doom Philadelphia in loss to Washington
Washington fended off a late rally as Carsey pitched steadily and King issued critical walks. Philadelphia led 6 1 in the eighth but faded, final score 5 to 1 in the Washington game. Attendance not listed. hits were 10 each with one error per side. Batteries Carsey Grady King Farrell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
King
Carsey
Philadelphias
Washingtons
Philadelphia
Carsey and Grady
King and Farrell
Louisville Defeats Cincinnati In Pitchers' Duel
In Louisville on September 11, Louisville edged Cincinnati 2 to 1 in a pitchers' duel. Attendance was 2000. Louisville had 6 hits and 1 error while Cincinnati had 8 hits and 3 errors. Batteries were Cunningham G Miller for Louisville and Ehret Vaughn for Cincinnati.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville
Cincinnati
Ebert
Cunningham
G. Miller
Ehret
Vaughn
Chicago defeats Pittsburg in pitchers duel
Pittsburg loses 8 to 7 as Terry hurls a strong game for Chicago and receives solid support. Attendance 2000. Hits Chicago 7 Pittsburg 8. Errors Chicago 1 Pittsburg 3. Batteries Terry Donahue Hastings Merrill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Chicago
Terry
Cuigdzo
Terry and
Donahue
Hastings and Merrill
Brockton Wins Final Home Game as Breckinridge Hits 25th HR
In Brockton on September 11, Breckinridge set the league season home run record with his twenty fifth blast. Brockton edged Pawtucket in a tight finish, breaking the tie late to secure the win in the New England League clash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brockton
Breckinridge
Pawtucket
New Bedford Beats Fall River In Home Game
New Bedford upends Fall River at home as the final score shows a decisive win for the hosts. Early lead shifts and late runs sealed the victory for New Bedford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Bedford
Fall River
New, Bedford
Bisons Take Third Win Over Toronto In Red-Hot Tilt
Buffalo beat Toronto 9 to 6 in a fierce Eastern League contest in Buffalo. The Bisons exploded for runs in the second inning and again in the later frames, knocking Dunn from the mound and forcing Gray into action for Toronto. Attendance was 3000 as Buffalo strengthened its bid for the special series.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buffalo
N. Y
Buffalos
Torontos
Bisons
Dunn
Gray
Toronto
Syracuse Stars Edge Rochester in Run-Packed Game
In Rochester New York on September 11 the Syracuse Stars defeated the Rochester team 8 to 5 after a tense back and forth. The Stars produced all their runs while the Rochesters initially led before the visitors tied and then pulled ahead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rochester
N. Y
Syracuse
Stars
Rochesters
Syracuse Rochester Game Result Summary
In a late rally Syracuse scored in the seventh to win after a rough sixth. Final score shows Syracuse 10 Rochester 3 with a five run seventh inning lifting Syracuse past Rochester.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Syracuse
Rochester
Tetera Tenes
Providence Beats Scranton In Ninth Inning Rally
In Scranton on September 11 Providence won 4 to 1 behind a late seventh inning rally after Maguire mishandled a ball and three misplays aided by a pitcher hit and a single. Scranton scored one in the fifth and two in the sixth. Curry was fined $15 for off performance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scranton
Penn
Maguire
Providence
Curry
Coogan
Wilkesbarre Tops Springfield on Pitching and Batting
In an early season contest Keenan led Wilkesbarre with standout pitching while Lezotte, recently sold to Pittsburg, delivered notable batting. Springfield struggled offensively as Wilkesbarre secured a victory in the game played today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilkesbarre
Penn
Springfield
Keenan
Lezotte
Pittsburg
Players bench notes from the New England season finale
The New England season ends with a Boston visit to New York for the last time this year. Bill Lange of Chicago leads base steals with 100 and the Labor Day NL attendance reached 65,108. Harry Davis recorded a rapid double play in Philadelphia. Breitenstein of St. Louis improves at the plate this season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New England
Bostons
New York
Bill Lange
Chicago
Harry Davis
Philadelphia
Breitenstein
St. Louis
A A U Championships at Manhattan Field Highlighted by Star Sprinters
The Amateur Athletic Union championships gather at Manhattan Field New York with the largest entry list in the organization’s history. Notable competitors include J Francis Quinlan Wefers Bloss in sprints and distance races, Tom Burke in the quarter, Remington in the mile, Hjertberg Kilpatrick Orton Remington Hollander and Palmer in the three mile, Clarence Moore in walks, Bloss Ellery Clark and Jim Connolly in high jump with Connolly potentially running the 120 yard hurdles, and strong showings from Harvard Yale and New Orleans in heavy events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amateur Athletic Union
Manhattan Field
New York
J. Francis Quinlan
Wefers
Bloss
Harvard
New
Remington
W. D. Herren
Ellery Clark
Jim Mitchell
Harry Cross
Yale
Miltenberger
New Orleans
Bicycle Firm Fails In New York After Assignments
John McClave & Sons bicycle manufacturers announced today that they have assigned. The senior partner, once police commissioner, had years in lumber before pivoting to bicycles. Attorneys say liabilities could exceed 100000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John McClave & Sons of
New York
John McClave & Sons
Bicycle Notes and Race Updates From the Post
The Berkeley Cycle Club postpones its 11 mile road race to October 8 due to bad roads. Eclipse racing team adds Watson Coleman. Entries close September 28 with blanks from the Cycling Editor. The century run of the Metropolitan Wheelmen toward Providence draws many entries and manufacturer support for the largest number of wheels. Suffolk Bicycle Club prepares for its fourth annual open century on September 18 with pace-makers to be chosen from entries and accommodations at Lynn and Newburyport. Races postponed at Portsmouth to September 17 due to rain. mile State championship run as part of the meet. Corcoran of Charles River Park clarifies that A C C chase races for his benefit will not occur until October.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crescent Avenue
Beachmont
Mass
Post
Providence
Boston
Suffolk Bicycle Club
Lynn
Newburyport
Portsmouth
N. H
A. C. C. Chase
A.C. C
Spencer Williams
William J. Corcoran
Charles River Park
Former Governor John Young Brown Hurt in Kentucky Train Fall
Former Kentucky governor John Young Brown fell from a train in Louisville while returning from a free silver speech. He suffered a broken arm collar bone and a badly hurt leg as a result. Mrs Henry Ward Beecher, aged years, is ill at home in Brooklyn with whooping cough contracted from a great grandchild.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Young Brown
Kentucky
Louisville
Henry Ward Beecher
Brooklyn
Boston Custom House Wine Store Offers Old California Wines
Boston Custom House Wine Store at 2 and 22 India Street opposite the Custom House will provide five quart bottles of Old California Wines in a special sale. The offer targets local shoppers with a direct sale setup in the south side district near the harbor landmark.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Custom House Wine Store
India ST
Boston Custom House
California
Record-Breaking Free for All Pace At Narragansett Park
About 20 000 spectators watched four harness races at Narragansett Park Rhode Island including a free for all pace won by Frank Agan driving Robert J. The first heat set a track record of 2 05 ¼, while Sphinxetta improved her fastest time to 2 08 ½. Azmon was place corrected to second after a judge’s decision in the 2 15 class.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Providence
Narragansett Park
Robert J
Frank Agan
Sphinxetta
Frank Ryan
Hal Pointer
R. H. Franklin
Azmon
Germain
E. G
Mike Agan
Cmgorveng
B. G
Geers
B. m
Speers
Poor Racing Delays at Franklin Park Tracks Slow Pace
At Franklin Park Saugus heavy track slowed racing with few new entrants. Mignon won the 2:13 class pace in 2 16 1 2, Ella C. captured the 2:16 pace in a one two three sweep, while Thalma failed to improve. Myrtle G. and Story's Clay also starred in decisive heats as fans noted the tame afternoon.
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Saugus
Sept. Ll
Old Franklin Park
Mignon
Dempsey
Story’s Clay
Ella C
Thalma
Myrtle G
Mignon B. m
Yorktown
Meyers
Dempsey B. G
Tribute
Thoroughbred
McLaughlin
Paul Clifford
B. H
Coakley
Red Lady
B. m
Johnson
Bro Sanford L. c. G
Ramsey
Madeline Pollard
Ned V
Brown Hall
Paige
Sterg’s
Clay Br. H
Everett Clay
Delonne
Stillson
Green
S.cass Bee
Bonnie McCurdy B. G
Golden
Rowley May B. m
Stone
Gary Wilkes Br. G
McNamee
Mi -G
WSN
Ella
G. m
Almont Boy
Tom Crowder
Moulton
Prince Alcander
Alecander
C. E. Gard
Tom L. Br. G
Black Monitor
L. Sterling
Thalma B. m
C. S. Green
Myrtle G. G. m
Ev Halen Bose
Clay Blk. G
EB. Cunningham
Ah Ee Aes Hieldmont
Anneles
Rendezvous of Massachusetts Yacht Clubs at Hull
Yacht Racing Association of Massachusetts holds an association rendezvous at Hull with clubs Old Colony Savin Hill Winthrop South Boston Lynn and possibly Quincy joining. The Addie Margarete City of Chicago expected. prizes offered for fastest trips. Sunday at 3 signals for review by Governor Wolcott aboard the Senator dipping ensigns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yacht Racing Association of
Massachusetts
Hull
Bay
Old Colony
Savin Hill
Winthrop
South Boston
Lynn
Quincey Yacht Club
Addie
Cape Cod
Margarete
Chicago
Corbett Backs Fitzsimmons Challenge and Sharkey Talk
Boxing gossip notes Corbett’s change of mind on meeting Fitzsimmons at 1:30 pm after he initially refused a banquet invitation. It reports opinions on Sharkey, Maher, Fitzsimmons, Griffo, and Lavigne, plus legal points about boxing regulations and anti boxing law guidance from George V. Tuohy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Corbett
Bob Fitzsimmons
Fitzsimmons
Sharkey
Jim
Sam Austin
Fitz
Police Gazette
Chicago
Tom Sharkey
Alhambra Theatre
Henry Baker
Henry
Maher
Jerry Marshall
Jack Eaton
Cleveland
Youngstown
Bob Thompson
Tom Carter
George Lavigne
New York
Griffo
Luke Stevens
Salem
Frank Zimpar
Toronto
State House
George V. Tuohey
Piper Heidleick Sece Champagn Ad
Prices for assorted Piper Heid se champagne baskets and bottles listed with quantities and per unit costs. Brintnall at 21 and 22 India Street, ton.
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Brintnall
India St
Ton
Manley Endorses Large Maine Republican Lead Prediction
J H Manley Maine Republican chairman announces that the turn toward a strong GOP victory in Maine lies ahead with expectations of a historic majority of votes on Monday. He cites past majorities from 1860 to 1892 and notes the absence of state issues in the race. He praises Republican organization and campaign effort, while contrasting Democratic preparation and statewide canvass.
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Augusta
J. H. Manley
Republican State Committee
Maine
James G. Laine
Democratic Party
Frank
Democratic State Committee
Comany
Powers
Clifford
United States
Republican Party
McKinley Hosts Vermont Delegation in Canton Visit
Vermont delegates arrived at nine this morning and marched to the McKinley residence with a brass band and crowds. Olin Merrill and G. J. Childs spoke. McKinley praised Vermont’s election result and rejected the free silver plan while supporting labor and moral government.
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Canton
Vermont
McKinley
Olin Merrill
G. J. Childs
McKinley Won't Stump in Joint Debate Request
Chicago September 11. Chairman Hanna says McKinley will not appear in a joint debate with Bryan. He states McKinley rejects the petition and any "catch-penny" effort to chase votes, preferring not to be distracted or talked about in the campaign.
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Chicago
Hanna
Organized Labor
McKinley
Bryan
Ward 2 Cambridge voters back Crane for lieutenant governor
The Ward 2 precincts 1 and 2 group at 911 Cambridge street declared for W Murray Crane for lieutenant governor last evening. They voted to hold a meeting on Wednesday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cambridge, McKinley and
Hobart
Cambridge Street
W. Murray Crane
Shifting Coin Large Gold Arrivals Fill New York Treasuries
New York reports about ten tons of gold coin received at the sub-Treasury by 3 pm totaling roughly 5 million dollars Lazard Freres deposited 3 million with others adding 65 thousand in bars. Hanover National Bank and Bank of British North America each ledgered 1 million. The Fuerst Bismarck brought 3,697,800 and the Britannic 613,000. Campania plans to ship 432,000 ounces of silver and 30,000 Mexican dollars with holdings from Guggenheim, Seligman, Handy Harman, Heidelbach, Zimmerman, Fuller Wilson, and Lewisohn Bros.
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New York
sub-Treasury
Lazard Freres
Hanover National Bank
Bank of British North America
Fuerst Bismarck
Britannic
Liverpool
Campania
Europe
M. Guggenheim'’s Sons
J. & W. Seligman & Co
Handy & Harman
Heidelbach, Skelheimer & Co
Zimmerman & Forshay
Fuller & Wilson
Lewisohn Bros
Roxbury Feud Sparks Gunfire Arrests
Annie Bernard 22 of Lansdown Street Roxbury was charged with assault with a loaded revolver after firing three shots at her brother in law Michael Narcott 32 of Magazine Street Roxbury on Swett Street. Narcott escaped unharmed as officers disarmed Bernard before court proceedings in Roxbury District Court this morning.
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Bernard
Station 9
Michael Narcott
Lansdown Street
Roxbury
Narcott
Magazine Street
Narcott-Bernard
Michael
Swett Street
Miss Bernard
Fighting in Cuba Reports From Protosi Road Engagement
General Molquizo says his force met about 200 patriots led by Bermudez on the Protosi road in Pinar del Rio. Cuban troops claimed victory with 17 killed and 16 wounded. Colonel Rabanal raided a patriot camp near Ruiz Deljobo in Matanzas, destroying 20 huts with 2 killed and 3 seriously wounded.
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Havana
Molquizo
Bermudez
Protosi Road
Pinar del Rio
Rabanal
Ruiz Deljobo
Matanzas
Cougar Run Down by Great Northern Train Near Lowell
A large cougar, about 250 pounds and seven feet long, was struck and killed by an eastbound Great Northern passenger train near Lowell Washington while attempting to outrun the locomotive. The accident occurred at 2 40 am as train No 4 gained speed, leaving the beast fatally injured on the trestle. The body was sent to Skykomish then Leavenworth where it rests with claws removed for souvenirs.
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Lowell
Wash
Great Northern
E. Depew
Skykomish
Leavenworth
Engineer Depew
Gold Bar
Great Northern Railway
Minneapolis Journal
Armenian pay strikes threaten chaos in Constantinople
Turkish troops face delayed pay as officers threaten self-help after mosques call for arrears. Public panic follows reports of shop closures and rumors of renewed unrest. Sultan grants Currie a private audience as police uncover an Armenian bomb factory beneath a church with a tunnel to a government powder magazine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
British Arbitration Association
Gladstone
Buda-Pesth
Constantinople
Galata
Stamboul
Philip Currie
Kassim Pacha
Queer Case of Insomnia in a Chicago Drummer
A Chicago drummer recalls a summer working on a farm where an old farmer suffered extreme insomnia. The farmer woke before dawn and thrash sounded at night. the drummer slept poorly and eventually quit after eighteen to nineteen sleepless hours, preferring a traveling job to avoid a night emissary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Dilemma of Orchid Hunter and the Village of Demon Flowers
A famed orchid hunter Fosterman died about a year ago after seeking a legendary Brazilian village of demon flowers. In jungles near the equator he followed a chief’s tale through six weeks of treks, then detached guards fell senseless from a deadly odor. He and a Portuguese interpreter reached a vast, fragrant mass of brilliant orchids blocking the way, the village sprawling an acre, its scent overpowering and preventing progress.
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Fosterman
Brazil
Equator
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