Boston Defeats Pittsburg in Low-Scoring Baseball Tilt
One of the smallest crowds of the season witnessed the Bostons edge the Pittsburgs 9 to 4. Willis excelled on the mound with no walks and eight strikeouts, while Stahl and Lowe homered for Boston. Bowerman launched a second inning homer for Pittsburg and Ely tied in the sixth with a long shot, but Boston pulled ahead with key hits and aggressive baserunning in the later innings.
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Bostons
Pittsburgs
Willis
Burgers
Chesbro
Stahl
Lowe
Bowerman
Ely
McCreery
Donovan
Tenney
Long
Collins
Beaumont
Bergen
Frisbie
Boston
McCarthy
Collings
Williams
Dillon
Duffy
Pittsburg
Brooklyn Stumbled by Chicago in Eight Nine Ninings
Chicago built a late rally as Dunn yielded runs and Garvin kept Brooklyn hitless through most of the game. The score stood at final after Brooklyn managed only four hits, with two in the last inning, as Chicago pressed the attack from start to finish.
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Chicago
Brooklyn
Garvin
Brooklyns
Chicagoes
Dunn
Washingtons trounce Cleve lands as Freeman hits nineteenth homer
Washington Powered by Freeman s nineteenth homer defeats Cleveland 8 to 2. Schmidt left with injury, Colliflower finished, 750 in attendance. Highlights include Sugden two base, Hemp hill and McCann three base hits, Harley Padden McGann steals, Evans and Schmidt walking batters, Quinn to Lockhead to Duncan double play.
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van Haltren
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Brien
Foster
Davis
Gleason
Wrigley
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Ewes
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Hawley
Kehoe
Dwyer
New Yorks Triumph Over St Louis In Tight Defeat
The New Yorks defeated St Louis with sharp fielding and steady tying. Heny pitched with occasional wildness but maintained control throughout the game.
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New York
New Yorks
St. Louis
Doheny
Baltimore Triumphs Over Cincinnati Nine in Nine to Eleven
Baltimore took a 9th win in 11 games as Cincinnati faltered behind inconsistent support for pitcher Howell. Hawley pitched well in tough conditions as Baltimore edged ahead in a tight contest.
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Baltimore
Baltimores
Cincinnatis
Howell
Hawley
Baseball Notes From The South End And Nearby Games
Three of the four leaders lost as the Superbas won after six straight. Pittsburg faces them at 3 today with a doubleheader Monday. Waddell left the Colonels and Phillies fans welcomed him with the Senators. a budding star was hailed a comer. Several Eastern Leaguers join South End action while season endings are noted for Roxbury and Somerville clubs.
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Superbas
Pittsburg
Rube” Waddell
Colonels
Phillies
Senators
Bean
Shannon
Jim Sullivan
Bill Long
Klobedanz
Selee
Buelow
Detroit
Young Sullivan
Boston
Wolverine
Frank Shannon
Roxbury
Springfield Ponies
Brown
Milton
Dover Institute
Dover
N. H
Pagan
Jim Collins
Somerville A. C
Lyman
Grant Street
Riversides
Somerville
Pratt
Fardy
Bernhard
Tinkham
Sharon A. A
Sharon
Attleboro
Ient
Amherst
Norfolk County
Boxing Gossip Highlights English Champions Fading
Boxing gossip notes a string of alleged English champions losing fights. Palmer and McGovern draw praise then controversy, while Bobby Dobbs loses, and Mathews falls short. Receipts from the Palmer McGovern bout total about 16 982 dollars. Promoters take 6 932 dollars. Palmer sells his share for 4 000 dollars and sails home with 9 000 dollars. Sears aims at Jerry Marshall in Rochester after a 60 percent purse split, with plans for future matches.
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Yankeeland
Jeff Thorne
England
Kid McCoy
Palmer
Bantam
Terrence McGovern
Bobby Dobbs
Matty Mathews
Mathews
Dobbs
Johnny Pollock
Palmer-McGovern
Westchester A
Tuckahoe
MecGovern
Westchester
Mike Sears
Lynn
Jerry Marshall
Australia
A. A
Rochester
N.Y
Martin Flaherty
Kid Goulette
Sears
Dave Sullivan
Gotham
Marshall
Sullivan
Quebec
Charley McKeever
Philadelphia
Jimmy Handler
Newark
Broadway A. C
New York
C . Wilson
Boxing notes and club changes in early boxing scene
The column reports boxers and managers in England and the US discussing 116 pound bouts with a $2500 stake, John S Barnes as Billy Brady's England agent, a proposed new boxing club to open next year, and reactions to past events. It also notes Luke Manning beating Jack Shaughnessy in Dublin, Hart defeating Billy Murphy in Sioux City, Bill Peyton stopping Jim Janey in Washington, and Terry McGovern scheduled for a six round exhibition with Fred Snyder in Philadelphia for a $500 guarantee.
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Liams
Harry Ware
England
John S. Barnes
Minneapolis Ball Club
Billy Brady
Barnes
Charley Mitchell
Pony Moore
Dick Burge
Dobbs
Olympic Club
Terry McGovern
Fred Snyder
Philadelphia
J. S
P. Stone
Will Curley
Roeber
Tom Sharkey
Ernest
Sailor
Jake Kilrain
Jeffries Sailing to Boston Passengers Include Champion Pugilist
The Dominion line steamer New England left Cork for Boston with notable passenger James Jeffries the boxing champion aboard. He was kissed there after refusing to spar with local celebrity O Connor, a stance tied to his upcoming bout with Sharkey.
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Queenstown
Dominion
New England
Boston
James Jeffries
Jeffries
Cork
O’connor
Sharey
Bicycle lights debate at metropolitan park hearings
Metropolitan park commissioners consider a lantern rule for all bikes in state parks. A private viewing denial precedes an 8 oclock Wednesday session to weigh Pros and Cons with Massachusetts division leaders opposing the measure.
Pittsburg riders and road racing woes loom in circuit
The article notes a twenty five mile paced race in Indianapolis with Starbuck Butler and others, plus Ohio division tensions over a new governing body for road racing. Meetings set in Toledo and Boston signal organizational changes as Elkes plans indoor racing before heading to France.
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Murphy
St. Louis
Tom Butler
Boston
H. A. Gibson
Cincinnati
Frank Starbuck
Philadelphia
Charles Porter
Detroit
Indianapolis
Starbuck
Butler
Tom
Ohio
Century Road Club
Toledo
Old Colonial Club
Harry Elkes
Madison Square Garden
France
New York
Runners Prep for 2:30 Invitation Meet at Charles River
Enthusiastic crowd gathered at the Charles River track to witness training for today’s invitation race meet at 2:30. The headliner is a twenty mile paced race featuring Nat Butler Ben Munroe and Harry Gibson, with a best two of three three cornered professional mile heat also on the docket. Officials include referee Arthur W. Robinson and judges Charles W. Fourdrinier W. B. Chipman N. H. Van Sicklen, with J. Wallace Bragdon as announcer for Chronograph Club timers.
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Charles River
Nat Butler
Ben Munroe
Harry Gibson
Arthur W. Robinson
Charles W. Fourdrinier
W. B. Chipman
N. H. van Sicklen
J. Wallace Bragdon
Chronograph Club
College football candidates prep for fall schedule
Burdett College candidates met at 2. Indoor work starts today with first lineup in suits Monday. Worcester practice sites host Amherst Brown Trinity Williams Bowdoin Tufts Wesleyan Bowdoin Vermont. Johns Hopkins and Princeton also reported vigorous sessions with notable coaches and injuries impacting Penn.
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Burdett College
Peter Hand
Holy Cross
Amherst
Aggies
Worcester
Brown
Trinity
Williams
Williamstown
Tufts
Wesleyan
Middletown
Bowdoin
University of Vermont
Putnam
Dartmouth
Worcester Tech
Institute
Johns Hopkins University
Biffy
Lea
Princeton
Saelly
Brokaw
Smith
Hare
University of Pennsylvania
Hodge Reugenbach
Schoch
Overfield
Missouri State University
Middle West
Worcester High School
Brown University
E. N. Robinson
Knights of Columbus Field Day Features Big Amateur Meet
At Combination Park today the Knights of Columbus host an afternoon amateur athletic meet with top state competitors. Morning and evening trotting races precede a sprint clash by Arthur Duffey the fastest sprinter in the country, plus a 120 yard dash, a five yard head start race against Holland, a Yale Peters match, and a 60 yard hurdle by Peters. Coe of the B A A aims for a shot put record. Crowley versus Lucas in the championship scratch potato race headlines the event along with team races and a hot scratch three mile run.
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Knights of Columbus
Combination Park
Arthur Duffey
Holland
Peters
Yale
Coe
Crowley
Lucas
Willie Smith Wins Open Golf Championship at Baltimore
Willie Smith of the Midlothian Club Chicago captured the open US championship with 315 strokes over 72 holes. He led by 11 with Fitzjohn Low Way tied for second and faced strong challenges from Anderson Park and Campbell who faltered late. Campbell's misfortune came on the 15th hole when a failed attempt to reach the green cost him six and doomed his chances.
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Baltimore
United States
Willie Smith
Midlothian Club
Chicago
Smith
Val Fitzjohn
George Low
W. H. Way
Willie Anderson
Jack Park
Orange
N. J
Alec Smith
Harry Gullane
Herbert M. Harriman
Alexander Campbell
Herd
Myopia
Anderson
Brooklyn
Way
Fitzjohn
Low
Park
Gullane
Alex Campbell
Campbell
Woods
Alex Findlay
Harriman
Travis
Menzies
Cox
Stillman
Alex Smith
Open Championship Golf Round by Round Report
The article recounts players struggling to score on the final greens with several mis-struck drives and long approach shots. Willie Smith wins $159 as top prize, with Fitzjohn, Low, and Way each earning $125 in a tight field.
Yale hurler Peters targets distance record at Knights event
J. J. Peters, Yale’s top hurdler who just equalled the world mark for the 66 yard high hurdles, will attempt to break the record in a special paced event at the Knights of Columbus games at Combina tion Park. Boston Latin and English High begin football practice at Irvington Oval today. Blue Sign, 2:08 1-2, owned by James Mc Clery of Hudson County, meets Gertrude, 2:21 1-4, in a Gutten urg race. Milwaukee Athletic Club expected to shine in Central A A U championships today and will start football after the track team finishes.
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J. J. Peters
Yale
Combination Park
Boston Latin
Irvington Oval
Blue Sign
James McClery
Hudson County
New York
Charles Hoffman
Gertrude
Guttenurg
Milwaukee Athletic Club
Autumn Excursion From Boston to New York by Rail or River
The Boston and Albany announces its autumnal excursion to New York on Tuesday October 3 via Springfield Pittsfield and the Berkshire Hills to Albany then along the Hudson River with views of the Palisades. Passengers may return by the Fall River line or travel home on the Adirondack steamer. Fare is five dollars.
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Boston & Albany
New York
Springfield
Pittsfield
Berkshire Hills
Albany
Hudson River
Adirondack
Fall River
Revolutionary Back Belt Promises Nighttime Cure
An advertisement claims a waist belt delivers a permanent cure while the wearer sleeps. It asserts a soothing current eases back weakness and that over 6000 testimonies were given in 1898. Free book and mailed consultation offered with belt testing at the office.
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