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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1896
Page
3
In Baltimore on Sept 17 Sullivan held the champions to two scratch hits while Joffer faced little offense behind sharp defense. Hamilton drove in both runs as the clubs played fierce defense with 1970 in attendance. The score:
Grim hit a home run for Brooklyn as the game ended after eight innings due to darkness. Brooklyn scored 10 runs on 10 hits while Washington managed 8 runs on 6 hits and 6 errors. Attendance was 2100 with Ken nedy and Grim opposing McJames and King in the battery.
Kil len and Hill pitched well for Pittsburg but poor support led to costly errors in an Eastern League game. Louisville won 4 to 3 after Pittsburg’s eighth inning misplays. Attendance 800. Batteries Hill and Miller for Pittsburg and Killen and Sugden for Louisville.
Umpire Hor nung stopped the game in the fourth inning with Philadelphia leading 4 to 3. With a runner on second and one out, darkness halted play despite light rain and a wet field. The Phillies protested but the decision stood as Doheny was being hit hard.
Newport and New Bedford tied after seven innings in a twilight game in Newport Rhode Island. McPartland allowed two hits outside the fifth, Knorr scattered hits, and Grant’s hitting stood out for Newport while New Bedford also showed solid defense and offense.
Providence beat Buffalo 4 to 1 as Dolan held the Bisons to five singles and weak Buffalo hitting in cold weather. Wise Goodenough and Wadsworth were out, Stuhl sick, leaving Buffalo short of firepower while Providence moved ahead as Eastern League leaders. Three-base hit by Lyons and two-base hit by Coogan highlighted the win.
The Atlantic League championship remains in doubt as Hartford faces Paterson in the Sobey cup first game at Hartford next Tuesday. South Boston Reds clash with the Lincolns for 50 dollars a side and the City Point final at tomorrow's venue. Lajoie of Fall River tops the New England League batting. Boston's road woes persist after a 12 loss in 15 away games.
Wharton to captain the University of Pennsylvania eleven this season. Needham faces Comer’s College at Needham tomorrow. Harvard opens with Williams on Soldiers Field October 3. Tom Keene seeks coaching work for interscholastic eleven. Harvard practice starts Monday under Captain Wrightington at Soldiers Field. Brown aims to play Kingston Ontario in a series arranged by Lepper. Ned Atherton out due to last year’s strain, not joining B A A team. Princeton captain Cochran’s injuries less serious. back in action soon. W K Robinson to Brown for halfback spot, not Princeton. Gardner High hosts Leominster High, 8–0 to Leominster. Knights of the Sacred Heart seek strong opponents, A L Loftus manager. Brookline High School trains. Royce at fullback in charge. optimistic but not matching last year’s form.
The half water El Heirie was sold by C. H. Crane to T. G. Bush of New Orleans through Tams & Lemoine. It will be the first of a proposed fleet of 15 footers to be established on Lake Ponchartrain.
Boxing notes from George V. Tuohy cover Frank Keller’s New York scaffold accident, Dee O’Connell’s sparring role, Solly Smith vs Willie Smith in Brighton, possible Johannesburg bout, and past draws. Also listed are training moves, proposed bouts, Sandy era promoter bids, and London club activity with Corbett-Fitzsimmons negotiations.
Prof Shaw at 181 Tremont al Room 16 advertises special September rates for boxing lessons. Call or write for terms.
The pacer Fantasy in 20 won the Frog-for-Al trotting feature at Mystic, edging rivals in a neck and neck finish. Other lively races filled the card with close finishes and sprint heats captivating the crowd.
The Mystic trotting card ran slow in heavy rain with Fantasy leading Kentucky Union and William Penn in the free for all. Kentucky Union won a heat while Fantasy and Penn traded leads, and Nicol B. failed to seize the big purse in the 2:13 pace as Mignon and Alcinta claimed top spots.
Twelve hundred spectators witnessed the final day of the Middlesex South fair in Framingham. Paul Connoyer of South Framingham won the 19-yard scratch race over Piper Donovan and Tom Keane on a heavy track finishing in 1025 seconds. Dr. W. P. Sawyer of Waltham piloted W. P. S. to a 2 39 time in a six heat 2:40 trot. Marlboro claimed the 2:24 special with the bay gelding Addie C. finishing behind Daisy S and Print.
The Worcester East Society eighth annual fair at Clinton opened with about 4000 in attendance. Highlights include a crack race between 3 year olds Belle Island and Pooh Bah, yearling Milliner winning, Mikado first in the 2 year old stake, Bel e Island first in the 33 year old, Maple Leaf first in the 2:35 class, Zanita first in the 2:25 trot, with various best times recorded.
Nearly 10 000 attend Pittsfield fair as H J Rockwell defeats B B of New Haven in the free for all with a 2 16 record. Admire and Mesetti win three straight heats in the matched teams event with Kitty M and Monteppol second. best time 2 50.
Merrymount Park Quincy hosts a ten mile handicap road race this afternoon as part of the Quincy City Hospital festival with a high grade racing machine as first prize. The Tremont Cycle Club plans its fourth annual ten mile road race tomorrow from Andrew Square at 3 PM with a broad prize list. Officials include Referee Charles W. Pike and starter Fred W. ModArdle. Additional notes cover race course changes, entrants, and the Berkeley Cycling Club’s October updates.
The second Connell-Bacon race is set for Glasgow on Oct. 17 and a boat house gathering is planned at Arlington Boat Club. Mercantile Rowing League opens Oct. 27 using Norfolk House alleys. Essex and Newport golf clubs seek Sept. 28 team match. Buffalo polo starts Sept. 28. Handicaps shake up at Myopia Hunt Club. Arlington Veteran Firemen enter Eureka at Congress street grounds next Wednesday. New Englanders head to New York for Knickerbocker games and Marathon. Eureka hand tub 1 at Hudson threw 203 feet with 48 men. Hugh McGrath of Boston College eyed for N A A U championships. Whitehead-Ten Eyck match stirs Cambridge interest. B A A plans Riverside golf links with nine holes. English tennis players may visit next spring for international duel. Tony Thompson sack racing with J P Watson at Charlesbank. Watson wins. Connolly runs 100 yards. Frank and Willie Hoppe to exhibit billiards and pool at Murray Irwin’s next week. youngsters from Cornwall, N Y.
In Manchester on September 17 a ladies golf contest tested driving approaching and putting. C Longworth won driving at 137 yards with Sargent second at 136 yards 12 inches. Gannett won approaching with Sargent second. Boardman and Gannett tied in putting. in the playoff Boardman won by 9 strokes to 10 for Gannett. Silver prizes were donated by Mrs J Warren Merrill for driving approaching and putting.
E C Hall and E F Pettee of the Peninsular A C South Boston depart for New York for the Knickerocker A C Marathon road race. Pettee, a seasoned long distance runner once with Jack Moakley’s famed Manhattan team, is favored to win. Hall a Canadian newcomer has run in about twenty events with top placements. They are accompanied by Councilman Mahoney and William McGonigle.
New York September 17 report says Tom Burke of Boston will not attempt the quarter mile record because no straightaway course was available yesterday at Trenton or Clifton New Jersey. Burke will continue training and hopes to run near Boston in two weeks likely on the Beacon Park track where Wendell Baker set a world mark years ago.
Thomas T. Dwars of 12 Gold Street reports his wife Delia has vanished since Wednesday morning from their home. Dwars, a unemployed teamster, says Delia had been employed by Frank Barnett at a bath house and boat rental on his grounds.
NO TIDINGS YET reports the disappearance of Yale captain R B Treadway. He stayed several days with the team at Black Rock as guest of Captain Thorne and was to travel to Long Island then Pennsylvania en route to Sioux City. No foul play is suspected.
Vaquero beat 30-footers by under a minute in Newport with a southwest breeze. Puck led early and rounded Dyer's Island buoy first, leaving the fleet down to three boats as interest remains high.
At Hamilton on September 17 the Myopia Hunt Club polo practice ended 5 goals to 3 in favor of the Yellows. Notable players included H. H. Holmes and C. G. Rice with R. L. Agassiz delivering sharp plays. Plans are underway for a Myopia team to travel to Buffalo soon.
A Cambridgeport bulldog feared to be mad raced along Prospect Street to the Common yesterday forenoon frothing at the mouth and snapping at fences and telegraph poles. He scared three women, one fainted, and he was eventually shot by Patrolman Coulter near the Common. No bites were reported.
The summer cottage of Henry O. Stone of Chicago burned to the ground at Nonquitt. Loss about 10000 dollars insured. Several other cottages caught fire in a near conflagration, including the one where General Sheridan died, still owned by his widow. The blaze started from a candle left burning in a dark closet where an amateur photographer was developing plates.
Dillia Dwarf, 20, wife of Dill Dwarf, vanished after a Bass Point trip on Sept 12. Husband Barnett reported she left on a Lincoln wharf car around 9 am and expected return by 2 pm, then later said she boarded a boat at 6:30 pm. He found no money beyond fare, and police help may be sought if she does not return. A troubling letter from an employer named Frank raised suspicions but was dismissed as a domestic issue. Dwarf described her as six feet four inches tall, 126 pounds with brown hair and blue eyes, last seen in a black outfit.
Mr and Mrs R H Dustin of Winthrop marked their twentieth wedding anniversary with a reception in Endicott Hall attended by about 150 guests. The event featured gifts from the Women's Relief Corps East Boston and the Winthrop Ladies' Reserve Association, plus many other presents.
Around 3 pm yesterday a Portland express struck a coal wagon owned by Proctor & Co on Winthrop avenue Revere. The wagon was crushed, the horse escaped, and the driver William A Ripley was badly hurt with a broken ankle. He was taken home on Railroad Avenue and Doctor Holbrook attended him.
Schooner Helen F. Whitten of Gloucester floated off rocks at Tarpaulin Cove and reached Newport with a severely damaged keel and port planking. The craft came off under its own sail and was hauled out at the harbor for inspection and possible repair.
Massachusetts announces pension changes effective from the September 2 issue. Original recipients include John F. Hoyt Chelsea Charles H. Murray Worcester John Paine Marblehead Henry Clifford Chelsea William H. Miller Seekonk adding Joseph McDonald Chelsea Dennis Sheehan Maynard among others. Widows Jane A. Jackson Adams Lucy J. Harris Stoneham Sarah J. Colby Worcester receive updates.
The mayor approves the appointment of Peter J. Hickey John A. Killeen John P. Olsen William F. Marquardt and John Cullen as permanent fire department members. The appointments take effect on September 24.
Yesterday total registrations reached 70 674 without outside numbers. 455 new names added at the Old Court House bringing the grand total to about 73 000. Ward 6 led inside registration with 33 names. Ward 1 had 6. Inside registrations yesterday totaled 450 and the year to date shows totals excluding outside yesterday.
The Day of Atonement closed with sunset as Hebrew congregations held Yom Kip pur services. Beth Israel on Baldwin Place overflowed to its basement with Rabbi Margolis leading, cantor I Michalowsky, at 68, noted for a rare voice. Church Street's group met at Copley Hall with Rev. Wolf Barrow attending.
A posted notice at Arlington Mills says most departments will not resume on Monday and full operation will take weeks. Mills closed Aug 12 for five weeks and three days, with employees expecting a Sept 21 restart. Arlington employs four persons.
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