Spiders Catch the Fly Boston by a Tallies
Baseball notes report Capped by a tally as the Spiders catch the Fly Boston with a decisive tally. Orioles Phillies Browns split while Senators stop Colts in a separate lineup of results.
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1893
Page
3
A Great Finish in Cleveland Boston Duel Sees Close Call
In Cleveland on September 19 a vivid baseball clash ended with Boston failing to tie in a tense late inning. A muffed third strike, a key double muff, and sharp Cleveland fielding produced a polished contest headlined by Young, Childs, Burkett, Virtue, and McKean. Despite a Boston rally in the ninth, Cleveland held on in a high drama finish.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Boston
Charley Zimmer
Bostons
Garrison
Carroll
Stivetts
Tebeau
McAleer
Lowe
Young
Fatty Childs
Childs
Burkett
Long
Zimmer
Nash
McKean
Ganzel
Virtue
Cy” Young
Child
Clevelands
Duffy
Tucker
Staley
Cleveland Rr
EAB
A Childs
Cee
Seereee
Weeneenee
Olines
Coves O O'Connor
Ceccceseres
Ewing
Bean
O’ Connor
Hurst
Daub’s Features Spread Fades in Pirates Win
Daub started strong for Brooklyn but faded as Pittsburgh pushed ahead with four runs in the fifth. Farle homered in the third. Earle and Smith also connected in the fifth. Killen was hit hard in the fourth. Rain halted play after six innings. Attendance 1,050. Pittsburgh 12, Brooklyn 5. Hits: Pittsburgh 11, Brooklyn 7. Errors: 4 each. Batteries Killen and Earle, Daub and Lachance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Brooklyn
Killen
Earle
Daub and Lachance
Wise Won For Senators In Ninth Inning Thriller
In Chicago on September 19, the Washington Senators defeated the Chicago Colts 7 to 6. Clausen allowed runs in four innings as Washington built a lead, but Chicago tied it in the seventh. Wise delivered a fortunate single in the ninth to push Washington ahead. Attendance 1,213. Washington 7, Chicago 6. Hits: Washington 9, Chicago 6. Errors: Washington 3, Chicago 4. Batteries Esper and McGuire for Washington and Clausen, Griffith and Kittridge for Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Colts
Washingtons
Senators
Clausen
Wise
Washington
Esper
McGuire
Griffith
Kittridge
Phillies Drop One Browns Split Doubleheader
In St Louis on Sept 19 the Browns and Phillies split a doubleheader. Delehanty and Allen hit home runs as Philadelphia tallied 20 hits to St Louis 13 in the first game with errors 3 to 6. Batteries were Weyhing Cross Gleason Hawley Twineham Cooley. Clarkson and Cooley keyed Browns in the second game as Philadelphia suffered the defeat with Clarkson baffling hitters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Louis
Browns
Philadelphias
Gleason
Hawley
Delehanty
Allen
Philadelphia
Weyhing
Cross
Twineham
Cooley
Clarkson
Phillies
McGinnis
Reds Play With Birds In Cincinnati Win
Cincinnati defeats Baltimore 7 to 2 as 602 fans attend. Final line shows Cincinnati 4102006 and Baltimore 1010000. Errors: Cincinnati 1, Baltimore 4. Pitchers Chamberlain Dwyer Vaughn Mullane Robinson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Reds
Baltimores
Baltimore
Chamberlain
Dwyer
Vaughn
Mullane
Robinson
Wedding on the diamond marks baseball history in Cincinnati
The West End grounds hosted a first ever baseball wedding at home plate with 2200 spectators. Louis Rapp and Rosa Smith wed as Squire Tyrill officiated. The New York Press notes the Giants fall short if limited to five innings, reflecting on a season of trades, debts, and shifting power across clubs including Pittsburgh’s large debt payment and the improving New England pitchers. Cyclone Ryan returns to the stage with hopeful echoes for the coming season as league dynamics shift and the Bostons’ dominance fades amid travel woes and pennant chatter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West End
Cincinnati
Louis Rapp
Rosa Smith
Squire Tyrill
New York Press
Giants
Cyclone Ryan
Brocktons
National League
Indianapolis
Pittsburg
Eagan
Albany
Lynch
Springfields
Colts
Jim Sullivan
Providence
Charlestown
Jim
Bostons
Earle
Pirates
New York
Athletic Gossip At Monument Hall Promises Big Event
The Valley Social and Athletic Club plans a grand athletic entertainment at Monument Hall on Oct 3 with Breslin, Jack Havlin, and other noted talents. Also notes fishing wager at Strachan's cafe, a Dixon punching rack with a Smith's Picnic sign, and several football and track updates from Yale to Newton High School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Valey Social and Athletic Club
Monument Hall
Breslin
Jack Havlin
Joe Atkins
Strachan’s Cafe
Bill Bagley
Joe Kelley
Dixon
Smith
Joe Maguire
America
W. S. Vorburg
Harlem Athletic Club
New York
Yale
Armstrong
Messler
Adee
Dyar
Lilly
Thorne
New Haven
Harry Hodgkins
James Riley
Bylo
McLaughlin
Cambridge
Young Frances
Phillips Andover
Rogers
Murray
Paige
Chadwick
Letton
Holt
Manning
Millard
Brown
Gould
Greenway
Offenheimer
Newton High School
Redpath
Barnum
Blanchard
Cobb
Nox
Seaver
Paul
Horan's Long Distance Swim Trial Postponed Indefinitely
The committee failed to finalize plans for H. B. S. Horan's long distance swim at Crescent Beach. He planned to swim from sunrise to sunset on a chosen day, but no date was set, delaying the attempt. If possible he will aim to beat the world record at the B A A bath this winter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. Horan
America
Crescent Beach
Horan
B. A. A. Bath
American Wringer Co Ad at 13 and 15 Broadway extension
The American Wringer Co operates from 13 and 15 Broadway extension offering wringers mangles spring beds and carpet sweepers. They manufacture and repair all kinds of wringers and sweepers with prompt mail orders attended to.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
American Wringer Co
Broadway Extension
City
Charley Mitchell and His Family Life Revealed
The article outlines Charley Mitchell's domestic life and family. It notes his seven-year marriage to Victoria Moore, describes his children including Charles Mitchell Jr. the Nipper, Elsie, Lucy, and a baby, and mentions their Brighton home and other residences. Mitchell earns about $10,000 yearly from Washington Music Hall and other sources, reducing the need to fight for survival.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sions
Brighton
Nipper
Elsie
Charley
Lucy
Mitchell
Washington Music Hall
Pugilistic Gossip Highlights Boston Boxing Buzz
A flurry of sparring news and rumors from Boston. Barney Hubbard’s backers deny a $150 expense promise to Kentucky Rosebud. Breslin’s easy win over Montreal boosts North End pride. Walcott seeks a match with O'Brien at 140 pounds, while Lewiston honors the new champion Dick O'Brien.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barney Hubbard
Boston
North End
Johnny Breslin
Montreal
Breslin
Johnny
Portlock
Lafayettes
Great North End
Joe Walcott
Dick O’brien
O’brien
Walcott
Lewiston
Johnny Griffin
George Johnson
Columbia A. C
America
Charley Barnett
Eddie Pierce
Coney Island
New York
Jack McAuliffe
Mac
Mitchell
Pete Donohue
Aleck Greggains
Providence
John L. Sullivan
Corbett-Mitchell
New Orleans
Dorsey
New York Herald
Harry Tracy
the Post
Bob Fitzsimmons
Wall Street
Fitz
Corbett
Tommy West
Jack McGee
Rob Roy
Bar Harbor property sales spur fall building plans
Bar Harbor Me September 19 Two property sales were completed. A Howard Hinklee of Cincinnati purchased a lot in Woodbury Park and Henry Holt of New York, the publisher, a lei61 on Strawberry Hill. Both buyers plan building this fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bar Harbor
A. Howard Hinklee
Cincinnati
Woodbury Park
Henry Holt
New York
Strawberry Hill
Brass workers return to Wallace & Sons in Ansonia
Ansonia September 19 forty brass buffers platers and spinners went back to work at Wallace and Sons after a three day layoff caused by a wage reduction during the receivership. Thirty girls and boys from the fine wire department remained idle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ansonia, Conn
Wallace & Sons
Fine Wire
Dixon Smith Title Fight At Coney Island Sept 25
George Dixon and Solly Smith prepare for a $10,000 featherweight world title match at the Coney Island Athletic Club on September 25. Dixon is the favorite, with Smith seen as a dangerous challenger after recent bouts. Contenders train hard as fans speculate on the winner who will next meet Billy Plimmer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Dixon
Solly Smith
Coney Island Athletic Club
Dixon
Smith
Johnny Griffin
Roby
Ind
Billy Plimmer
Madison Square Garden
Plimmer
John Radden Inventor and Mercury Mystery at Echo Grove
Sept 18 Echo Grove near Lynn features John Raddin, noted inventor and geologist, pursuing quicksilver amid Seventh Day Adventist camp disruption. Reports praise Raddin’s grease saving axle box and electric car wheel with rubber hub, plus a pointed shield for soldiers, though mercury and sulphur at the site complicate the tale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lynn
Echo Grove
John Raddin
Raddin
Insurance cancellations hit foreign exhibits at the fair
At the World’s Fair grounds in Chicago on September 19, insurance worth hundreds of thousands of dollars for foreign exhibitors was cancelled without warning by local agents. Notices arrived with refund checks for the unexpired period. Officials could not be reached, but it was understood most policies were cancelled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Boston Bicycle Club events highlight ladies run and interclub race
The annual ladies run under Captain Peck starts at 9 from the Massachusetts Bicycle Club house Belmont street with a slow easy pace. Shoe City Wheelmen and Campello Bicycle Club schedule a road race Thursday leaving Franklin Park at 4 and finishing at Pleasant street and Warren avenue with referees acting as timers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Campello Bicycle Club
Franklin Park
Boston
Pleasant Street
Warren Avenue
E. L. Baker
Alton Churchill
Campello Club
Frank W. Gurney
The
Enterprise
C. M. Snow
Sumner H. Hancock
Eli Millett
Enos Winslow
Walter Pratt
Everett Cameron
Shoe City
H. B. German
A. F. Hall
Fred Billings
W. H. Senter
R. A. Perkins
William Pitcher
Joe Dean
Boston Club
Orlando
Perry
Kansas City
Topeka
Wichita
United States
Waltham
Racebook entries for Guttenburg five to nine furlongs
Today's program at Guttenburg lists six races with multiple entrants across five to nine furlongs. Notable names include Glitter IT, Runaway, Foxglove, Logan, Lizzie Mc Duff, and Bucephalus with various assigned weights and connections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glitter IT
Wheeler
Wrestler
Hazelhurst
Berwyn
the Fop
McCormick
van Wart
Bill D
Montlece
Morning Glory
Nellie B
Onyx
Vocal
Runaway
Lento
Captain
Sinclair
Marble
Phil Daly
Yucatan
Keramos
George Dixon
Clarus
Blue Garter
Token
Sadie W
Eliza Ann
Starlight
Edith
Foxglove
Lansing
Leonardo
Clement
Fidget
Sir Richard
Perrier
Jonet
Lumberman
Eagle Bird
Lon Rhett
Little Nell
Misery
Craftsman
Wang
Miss Nanni
Logan
Major Daly
Mabel Glenn
Dallyrian
Ivano
Melanie
Julian
Tartarian
Stowaway
Marguerite
Racing Rumors and Notables Stir Local Scene
Among the runners Clifton and Guttenburg tease bettors with Brooklyn out. Eriktina failed as expected after a late shift. Randolph’s chances linger unless handicapped. Lamplighter and Tammany loom in a Tammany Lamplighter match. Key West purchased by Daly Jr. Sir Joseph’s retirement follows a lucrative racing career for Dave Pulsifer. Longstreet unused in race draws critique. Sam Lucas finally gets a bracket.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifton
Guttenburg
Brooklyn
Eriktina
Lamplyater
Tammany
Randolph
Discount
Dorian
Key West
Stratford County Fair Opens With Record Livestock Display
The Stratford County Agricultural Society fair in Dover opens with 3500 paid admissions and a record livestock display. Races feature six in the one mile novice bicycle event won by George H. Pierce of Somersworth. Trotting purse of 250 goes to Copami, Marlboro, K. &., with Gray & Harris of Paris, Ky., placing second. Foal races crown Much Ado as winner, Ira Wilkes third. Glenmere wins the foal mile heats for Miss E. A. Downing of Boston. A parade and Governor Smith address are planned for tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dover
N. H
Stratford County Agricultural Society
George H. Pierce
Somersworth
Copami, Blk. G
T. D
Glenmere
E. G
E. A. Downing
Boston
Blackstone Brino
York County Fair Opens in Saco With Large Entries
Biddeford Me Sept 19 The York county fair began in Saco with the largest entry list and attendance in years. Three races took place with the 2:38 class winning by Blackbird Gypsie second, best time 2 31 1 2. In the 2 minute class Albert N won in straight heats with best time 2 36 3 4 Narca second. The yearling colt race had two starters and Linwood, a b s, won Sunset R. second best time 1 28 1 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biddeford
York County Fair
Saco
Blk. m. Blackbird
Gypsie
B.g. Albert N
Narca
B. S. Linwood
Sunset R
Hampden Agricultural Society cattle show opens strong
Palmer September 19 reports the opening day of the forty first Southeastern Hampden Agricultural Society exhibition with a large cattle display. In the 2:35 class Henry M won in straight heats with Goldbar second and Bessie Fawn third. best time 2 36. In the 2:45 class Prince Jerome Eli won, Thorndike placed second, with best time 2 H.
Rain Delays Rhody Trotting at State Fair
Providence Sept 19 rain interrupted trotting at the state fair. The programme will be carried out tomorrow, extending the exhibition into Saturday with events rescheduled to continue the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Providence
Train collision at Manteno kills eight in Illinois
At 9 20 pm the Big Four No 45 rear collided with the stopped first section near Manteno Illinois causing eight deaths and many injuries. Doctors were telegraphed to Kankakee with ten arriving by 11 40 pm. Rescue began as mangled bodies were removed while passengers aided the injured. The flagman is missing and officials suspect the second section was speeding past a stopped train.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manteno
Ill
Kankakee
Chicago
St. Luke’s Hospital
J. T. Tamscott
Ames
Manteno Collision Kills and Injures Train Passengers
Chicago reports list numerous injuries and probable fatalities after a rear end collision between two sections of train No. 45 near Manteno. Officials debate flagging errors while fireman Tamscott recalls the crash and crews await inquest.
Quieted unrest in New Orleans levee area guards on duty
Reports at midnight from the disturbed section above the city say things are quiet and guards remain on duty patrolling the levee and interior roads with Winchester rifles. The dispatch notes no further incidents despite earlier disturbances.
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New Orleans
Winchester
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