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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1897
Page
3
Giants beat the Orioles 6 to 5 in a tight late game as Tiernan and Joyce drove runs, Gettig and Gleason added hits, and Rosie Robinson stood out. New York held a slight edge in earned runs while both teams battled through a darkening ninth inning with a crowded audience of 2,400.
Boston rose 6 percent after New York defeated Baltimore yesterday. If Boston wins both games against Brooklyn and New York loses to Baltimore, Boston leads by 7 percent. A Boston sweep over Brooklyn and a New York win against Baltimore would place the home team 7 percent ahead for the championship.
National League games feature Brooklyn versus Boston in a two game set and New York visiting Baltimore. Washington travels to Philadelphia, Chicago at Cleveland, Cincinnati at Pittsburgh, and Louisville visits St. Louis. Eastern League contests include Scranton at Providence, Wilkesbarre at Springfield, Buffalo at Syracuse, and Toronto at Montreal.
Boston loses to New York on polo grounds as rain stops Boston vs Brooklyn game. Giants surge, aiming for pennant with Baltimore and Boston results potentially deciding the lead. Meekin expected to pitch for Baltimore while New York remains favored in the crucial series.
Lewis to start the first game this afternoon with Stivetts likely to pitch the second for the home team. Dunne was listed for Brooklyn, and new Bridegrooms addition Sheckard appeared in uniform. Kennedy, Brooklyn’s best pitcher, could start the second if Dunne goes first. Rain came minutes before the game, drawing long delays and a frustrated crowd. Some fans asked for refunds, but the box office would not return tickets, prompting jokes by locals and visitors alike.
Captain Mike Griffin of Brooklyn is best known in Boston for predicting Boston will win the pennant. He notes the rain can’t stop play and Brooklyn would relish beating Boston once or twice, though he doubts it will happen.
The New York Giants defeated the champion Orioles at the Polo Grounds as New York air shifts the pennant race sentiment. Orioles manager Hanlon and players express blue mood after a loss that could cost them the crown while Captain Robinson cites expected hitting as the reason they should have won.
In a tense clash on the calendar grounds, opponents faced Timothy Hurst, Esq. as the key figure. The dispute threatened to derail progress, but the path to victory hinged on merit and fair competition rather than force.
In the first inning with bases loaded Joe Kelley was ejected after arguing with umpire Hurst. The Orioles protested as Jennings and others swarmed. play resumed amid a tense atmosphere. Amos Rusie earned the win with support from Mike Mernan while Davis’s injury forced lineup changes for the Giants. The day was cloudy with low attendance and only eight innings were completed.
Inning by inning play details show Gleason making a key stop but slow on Robinson's hit. Orioles jump ahead in the third with Keeler Jennings O'Brien Stenzel Doyle and Doyle driving home two. Giants answer with three in their half Joyce Gettig Gleason and Rusie driving the scoring punch, taking a brief lead before final outs.
In a tense frame the Orioles answer with two runs in the fourth as McGraw reaches on a fumble by Gleason and steals second. Jennings lofts a safe drive to center to drive home McGraw tying the game. O'Brien adds a second base but the play is misplayed as Stenzel errors allow continued action.
Philadelphia won over Washington in an engaging contest. Taylor pitched superbly while McJames was effective with men on base but issued eight walks. Fourteen Philadelphia runners left on base. Dowd's base running noted as a feature. Attendance reported at 1349. The score details not fully provided.
Reports from the league note Gettman’s ten for ten hitting streak as a new record, previews of today’s games including New York versus Baltimore, and Boston’s possible path to the pennant if it wins two from the Bridegrooms. Several player moves, trade outcomes, and regional rooting trends are discussed alongside recent tie games and upcoming matchups at Boston.
The fifty nine foot sloop Narra gansett lies sunk in the channel off Commercial Point Dorchester since Sept 13. It blocks the middle of the channel forcing vessels and tugs to hug the edge near Neponset Milton and Freeport Street wharves. Owners are Savin Hill and Crescent avenue Dorchester youths who bought it in Salem after beaching as unseaworthy. Four feet of mast remains visible at high tide. Raising and shoreward removal likely costs about $150, but owners have spent far more on repairs.
Beverly High School and Newburyport High School players contest the interscholastic tennis semifinals at Washington street court. Shephard defeats Davenport 6-3 6-4, then Ives defeats Shephard 6-0 in the first set. rain halts the second set with two games played, final to be resumed Wednesday. Doubles match Sanborn and Hand of Danvers vs Langrick and em. High School noted, with weather interrupting play.
Harvard opened its 1897 football season at Soldiers Field with 34 candidates reporting. Key returnees, new prospects, and planned training focus are outlined, alongside the early season schedule including Williams, Bowdoin, Dartmouth, Amherst, West Point, and Yale games.
The South Boston Athletic Association organizes a football eleven to be captained by Tom Teevens with players from Harvard Harvard Medical School FE H S B H S and other local schools. Tryouts continue for Saturday games and a Thanksgiving Day match at South Boston. contact 87 P street for responses.
About 1000 fans witnessed Rigby races Portland Maine Sept 20 Geers substituted for McCarthy after three heats in the unfinished 2:15 pace and captured the chestnut. Nowaday won the 2 year old 2:50 class in Transylvania stakes while Red Seal and Miss Margaret split heats in the 3 year 2:40 division.
Fred Eames, renowned New England billiard champion, defeated ex-champion Moses Yatter at Yatter’s new parlor behind the Press cafe on Washington street. The event drew a large crowd and featured two 125 point matches, plus a second match where Fred Newhall outplayed Charles Campbell, signaling a busy season ahead for top players.
Andover lists dates for season games including Haverhill High Boston Latin Boston College Worcester Academy Tufts B A A Brown Massachusetts Technology Yale freshmen Worcester Exeter and a track meet on Oct 20 with a November 13 reserved for Lawrenceville.
The Hudson is praised as the Rhine of America for its beauty. The Fitchburg Railroad offers a popular New York excursion on Sept 90 at a reduced rate, presenting a fine chance to view the Hudson’s grand scenery.
Secretary Abbott Bassett of the League of American Wheelmen announced that weekly additions pushed total membership to about 99 800. Only about 150 more names needed to surpass 100 000, with a hoped surge this week as the fall season nears and Brockton’s fall meet in Massachusetts is seen boosting regional numbers.
G W Dorntee on the Los Angeles Racing Board suspended several riders for two months from August 7 for an unsanctioned Ellsworth, Maine race that offered cash prizes. James G Stockbridge Ellsworth F W Pray Bar Harbor J H Haynes E McVicker Bar Harbor and H R Willey Boston also transferred to professional class. Irving E Garvin and John Monahan Lancaster New Hampshire were suspended from August 27 for entering a novice race after prior prize wins. Irving E Litchfield Cambridge requested transfer to professional class.
Washington September 20 The War Department released Lieutenant James Moss Twenty-fifth Infantry report on the long bicycle corps journey from Fort Missoula Montana to St Louis Missouri last summer. Moss notes bicycles offer advantages over horses including less care forage speed stealth and dust reduction while conceding horses excel on bad roads and in rain. He says the idea of replacing cavalry with bicycles is ludicrous and each has its own function.
Pacemakers head to Bridgeport for a six hour race while Jimmy Michael faces Frank Starbuck at Willow Grove Philadelphia on October 2 in a twenty five mile multicycle paced match. Starbuck earned $250 from a $16000 Michael Starbuck match and Fred Titus won $2000 handicap. Chelsea mourns 91 year old Charles Bassett Sr. Lantern parade of Orient Cycle Club scheduled for tomorrow.
A representative Boston cycling club meeting welcomed members of the Massachusetts B C C and P C C as well as Metropolitan groups. Miss E F Pitt led officers in greeting guests and a tour of the club’s new home followed. refreshments were served and the occasion lasted until nearly midnight.
Hyneman Bros. opened a model cigar store at 35 Milk Street featuring a floor to ceiling plate glass storage case with air tight doors and a zinc lined ceiling for moisture control. The 1,500,000 box capacity and a woodless show and sales case drew a large crowd with police on duty. Max Hilson of Hoffman House Bouquet Cigar Co. attended as a guest and congratulated the firm.
The final Boston to Newport trip by the New York, New Haven and Hartford line occurs Saturday September 2. Through special train carries round-trip tickets at $1. Tickets go on sale September 22 at No 3 or Park Square three days early. Limited numbers. Depart Park Square 9 30 a.m. Return Newport 6 p.m. Teachers may participate.
A Highland district resident slept for nearly eight weeks in an aristocratic area before awakening. Despite failed attempts by noted physicians, Dr. Wilson of Boston treated her and predicted recovery. She woke at 10 o clock the following morning and is now rapidly recovering under his care.
Boston Albany announces a round trip to New York leaving Tuesday October 6 offering two full days in the city for business or leisure at a low fare percentage. The plan emphasizes flexibility for work or pleasure during the brief visit.
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