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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1904
Page
5
Nationals nearly blanked by St Louis as Dunleavy Smoot and Beckley stole bases. McNichols walked four times while O Neil and McNichols fanned eight. Mor an and Grady had passed balls. Time 1h 33m. Umpire Zimmer. Attendance 235.
In a listless game St. Louis beat Buckenberger 4-1 as MecNichol's pitching and walks shaped the score. O'Neil, the visitor, kept control with eight strikeouts while Boston's only run came in the third. Beckley and Dunleavy contributed, but the hosts failed to plate more than one run despite two base runners in the fourth.
National schedule lists St. Louis at Boston, Pittsburg at Brooklyn, Chicago at Philadelphia, and Cincinnati at New York. Early matchups set tense city clashes and potential key early standings battles across major markets.
Swampscott reporters confirm identities of two men who left King's Beach Sunday morning and did not return. Charles S. Olsen, a master painter of 6 Albion Street, and his employee Miller from Saugus were identified through an old two dollar bill used in the escape.
Melrose High School enters football season with nine returning players and many new candidates. Captain Richard Lord leads a squad expected to contend for a cup as the season opens next week in Melrose on September 20.
Coach J T Sears leads Melrose High football with veterans Captain Lord Verge Harris and White guiding ends guards backs. Promising newcomers include Ralph Smith William Gower Morrill Provandie Ormsby Pettengill Akers while manager Provandie sets a nine game slate across Dorchester Revere Waltham Brighton Hyde Park Wakefield Chelsea Medford and Everett high schools.
Pennsy contenders include Hobson, with rivals joking he might be mistaken for Merrimac’s Richmond Pearson if big games arise. Out West a three handed football player entertains fans as coaches prep many trial candidates in early local games. Carter returns to Michigan in 272-pound form to seek a spot, Yale aims to start strong with Hinkey in town, and Gallaudet A C presses for open games with strong local teams while Everett and Fall River clubs seek matches against heavier opposition.
In Pittsburg the Collins team is viewed as inferior and efforts may be made to stage a rematch after the American league pennant race. Nuf Ced Pickering pledged 5000 if another postseason series could raise equal funds for the players. Taylor said it’s premature. if Pittsburg wins, he wants a series with the New York Nationals. Collins’s squad would play Pittsburg if New York declines.
Harvard football candidates endured a double practice session on Soldiers Field with forenoon and afternoon drills. Newcomers included Hugh Kernan and Nesmith, while veterans like Reggie Brown and Bob Kernan helped coach. Captain Hurley led the group as Wrightington and volunteers pressed for speed, weight, and team cohesion.
Monet defeated favorite Armenia by a half length in the Bay Shore Selling Stakes six furlongs. Ascension finished third as three favorites won. Jockey Kunz received a two day suspension for disobedience at the post. Other races saw Lebola, Oiseau, Ormonde's Right, Santa Catalina, and Stuyre win with times listed.
The Lenox Golf Club opened its annual open tournament with 45 starters. Malcolm McBurney of the Stockbridge and Harvard Clubs won the Lenox cup for the best score, making a 78. N Mallouf and John Moller Jr were eliminated in the first round of match play.
Hugo A. Dubuque, senior counsel for Angles Snell, asked the Fall River Superior Court for a new trial after Snell was found guilty last week of the murder of Allinghast Kirby. The motion contends the verdict is against the weight of the evidence.
Nuf Ced McGreevy confirms $5000 will be raised to back a Boston American Pittsburg post-season series. He plans to contribute $200 immediately once the arrangement is possible. The Nuf Ceds are longtime friends, with past ties to McGreevy during the Tessie band case incident in Pittsburg.
Mary T. Davee Dorchester and many others explain rules for the Proverb Contest. Coupons suffice, arrange by numbers, pencil or typewritten entries preferred. Minor wording changes allowed with good authority. two answers may be submitted per proverb if needed. The newspaper cannot republish all pictures. back numbers available for purchase.
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