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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1894
Page
3
Boston must win the remaining twelve games while Crioes must lose five more to stay in contention. The article outlines the standings and the required outcomes for both teams as the season progresses.
Boston’s chances to win the pennant look slim as twelve games remain. The Orioles lead and are favored to win at least six of their twelve while Boston must win all twelve to overtake. The Giants and other clubs loom as obstacles, with lingering questions over a disputed New York game.
After eighteen wins Baltimore dropped one. two games played. First game Baltimore won with six double plays and homers by Kelly and Brodie. Second game Parrott held hits, ten walks none. Attendance 6320. Second game called in seventh inning due to darkness.
Griffith pitched a fine game for Chicago with perfect control as Decker hit two home runs and Dahlen and Irwin added one each. Anson was badly hurt by a line drive but remained in the game. Attendance 60 percent. Chicago 6 Brooklyn 2. Base hits Chicago 18 Brooklyn 10. Errors Chicago 4 Brooklyn 2. Batteries Griffith and Schriver Stein and Dailey.
Washington defeated Louisville 7 to 6 in a tight game with standout catches by Lake at second base. Attendance reported at 600. Washington tallied 12 hits to Louisville's 13, with errors at 3 and 4 respectively. Mercer Maul and McGuire paired with Inks and Ote in the batteries.
A meeting of the N E A A A U championship committee is set for this evening at the B A A to review entries and finalize arrangements for the meet.
The schedule committee has withdrawn the A. A. U. sanction for the 16 games of the Essex County Athlone Association. This action affects upcoming fixtures and requires teams to adjust plans and dates.
The St Louis, the largest American built vessel, will be launched by the Cramp shipyard in Philadelphia around October 19. At 11,000 tons register and about one tenth of a mile long, she surpasses prior ships in size with steel hulls and American construction. Costing about $3,000,000, she will have six decks and capacity for about 1500 passengers, with engines generating around 20,000 horsepower. The St Louis and her sister St Paul, identical in design, will enter service next spring for transatlantic routes aligned with Paris and New York performances.
Baltimore and New York vie for the runner up spot as the 1894 season nears its end. Boston still contends for second with slim chances. Philadelphia toys with cricket as a money maker while cheering for a Boston fall. Washington, Brooklyn, and Louisville linger near the bottom as Providence and Fall River claim regional crowns.
A Somerville reader letters the editor praising the Post for its strong news and editorials and for admitting mistakes. He notes a newsboy selling four times as many Posts as Globes due to price and calls the Post a live, justice minded paper. Dated Sept 12, 19th century style.
Bicycle clubs statewide organize events this fall with road races on schedules. Foxboro Cycle and Athletic Club holds a fifteen mile race next Saturday with 350 dollars in prizes including a Columbia racer. Newburyport race entries due Tuesday September 18 with Joseph Russell. Arlington Boat Club hosts a ten mile race September 29 with a committee led by Dr. Oliver Bixby and others. entries to Arthur W. Cutler. Century Road Club of America records for ten and twenty mile events cited, plus a Waltham meet with prize lists. A New York Recorder note covers the Callahan brothers and Charles Murphy world two mile record pacing. Police bicycle debate aired by Boston paper. Concord visit for Roxbury wheelmen, and a Massachusetts Bicycle Club double century to Newburyport and Providence.
The New England Association of Roller Polo Clubs will hold its annual meeting at the Falmouth House this Thursday at 11 am. The season looks strong with Pawtucket likely to rejoin and Fall River possible entry into the league.
Members of St John’s Literary Institute East Cambridge denounce Rev John O’Brien for denying entry to their society at the Church of the Sacred Heart funeral service for a beloved member. The institute, organizing prewar, controls property valued at 40000, with 20 members and about 1000 affiliated individuals. They accuse discrimination, say relations with Father O’Brien have soured over a decade, and note the church exclusion followed past tensions though the deceased’s family favored attendance.
Captain Frank Nelson aged 42, longtime shipping figure in this city, died at his father-in-law’s Willow street home after an African fever. A native of Sweden, he rose from sailor to master of the Ninevah, with 20 years in the African trade and a notable 1878 wreck rescue near Thatcher. He married Miss Jeanette A Thompson and is survived by his wife. Funeral at noon tomorrow from West Roxbury home. private service. Interment Forest Hills Cemetery.
Police seized liquor at the Coolidge House as Rev Walter Calley preached next door. Lieutenant Brown led the raid saying warrant not needed and he acted on reports. Proprietor Charles Ames defended the license and blamed church groups, while General Martin vowed continued enforcement as a crowd gathered outside. The case is headed to court today.
Pugilistic gossip notes a hit for the Portrait Gallery of American Pugilists in the Physical Development Series. Part 1 sells 25,000 copies in Philadelphia and 50,000 copies sent to London, with Corbett praising the work. No. 2, the Sullivan number, is ready. A winter athletic event in Buffalo features Frank Erne versus Sally Smith in a ten round bout at 122 pounds with several preliminaries.
The Morning Paper claims the Post has the largest circulation of any Boston morning paper, staking its dominance in the local market and urging readers to rely on its reach for notices and advertisements.
Reverend Loren B. Macdonald of New South Church described an English vacation of about two months and the return to Tremont Street. He praised England’s Church of England while urging America to adopt a broader inclusive church and noted a kinship with English history and people. He traveled mainly by bicycle, enjoying the journey despite poor weather and meeting Colonel George Hazeltine in the English lake region.
The trip to New York departs via Albany and the Hudson River route, returning on the Fall River line. The Oct 9 date anchors the schedule, with rail and river connections noted for travelers.
The notice orders the libellant to publish the libel and order weekly for three weeks in the Boston Post and mail a copy to the libellee, Boynd Livingston, at least fourteen days before the first Monday of October, to show cause why the libel prayer should not be granted. Attest: Jos. A. Willard, Clerk. Theodore M. Osborne, Asst Clerk.
Jacob C. Hartshorne of Wakefield seeks a quiet title order in Middlesex County to clear a possible adverse claim on three parcels in Wakefield known as lots 12 14 and 15, from a 19th century deed chain involving Swan and McKay, with heirs unknown. The petition requests summons for George W. Swan and heirs to show cause or be barred from any claim, as the title may be clouded by a lost power of attorney and unsigned deed.
Commonwealth of Massachusetts petition requires interested parties to attend in Cambridge on the first Monday of February next. Attested copy of petition and court order to be published in the Boston Post for three consecutive weeks. Interested parties may show cause why the prayer of the petition should not be granted. Theo. C. Hurd, Clerk.
In Suffolk County Supreme Judicial Court Ralph B Wentworth petitions for guidance as to whether the Commonwealth Loan and Trust Company of Kansas and appointed trustees may renew overdue mortgages under the deed of trust, sell trust properties, levy a five percent assessment on bonds, borrow if needed, and pay unpaid dividends and coupons amid large overdue taxes. The motion follows the resignation of Boston Safe Deposit and Trust Company as original trustee.
In Suffolk county Massachusetts the Supreme Judicial Court orders petitioners to publish an attested abstract of the petition and the order twice weekly in the Boston Post. Interested parties must appear October first Tuesday to show cause why the petition should not be granted. Clerk John Nobee September 4 1894. Attest Cooper Assistant Clerk.
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