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Newspaper
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1900
Page
5
Cincinnati beat Chicago 5 to 3 with a timely two run hit by Quinn highlighted the Reds' play while St Louis game looms after yesterday's results.
Chicago falters as Cincinnati Reds win behind Hahn's pitching and key hits by Beckley Quinn and Barrett. Griffith starts for the Cubs but allows decisive early runs while Beckley's bases loaded hit and Barrett's sprint spark the visitors. President Brush observes. Breitenstein may start in St Louis as Reds seek two more wins on the trip.
Notes of the game from Chicago on June 24 highlight Joe Quinn as a decisive factor in two Reds victories. His bases loaded hit produced at least two runs and reinforced his reputation as a clutch player. The piece argues Quinn’s second baseman skill surpasses Steinfeldt and credits his arrival with strengthening Cincinnati.
St Louis center fielder Mike Donlin suffered a badly cut face after a boisterous joshing incident. Pitcher Gus Weyhing, with another teammate, reportedly involved in the saloon confrontation around 3 am near Eighteenth Street and Washington Avenue. Donlin was hospitalized. doctors say injuries are ugly rather than serious.
Rain halted the St. Louis Pittsburg game in St. Louis with no score, while in Columbus the Mansfield Columbus clash stopped in the first inning with neither side scoring.
Minneapolis delivered an errorless display as Bailey twirled for the home team and Hastings pitched well for the visitors. The game featured graceful defense with a hit by the visitors only breaking through in the sixth inning.
Buffalo defeats Cleveland 7 to 3 as Kerwin shines on mound and Buffalo fielding limits Cleveland runs. Gettman, Pickering and Atherton spark offense. attendance near 2,500 at Buffalo stadium as series shifts to Cleveland.
Detroit wins decisively as Hogriever shines with a homer and a sharp line-drive catch. Detroit key players include Hogriever, Ryan, Harley, and Madison while Indianapolis struggles on rough grounds. Final score shows Detroit favored 8 to 0 with strong pitching by Miller.
The Covingtons beat the Muldoons in a rain interrupted game highlighted by James J. Jeffries serving as umpire without a single protest. Buttons led batting with three hits while Lindsley and Rhoades pitched steady for Covington as rain delayed play in the second inning. The Covingtons plan two games on the Fourth at Richmond Indiana for the championship. Lindsley will join Covington.
Champion Jim Jeffries arrived in town to umpire a Covington versus Muldoons game drawing about 1,100 spectators. He praised as a capable umpire, discussed a planned New York visit, and noted preparations for a possible Paris tour with manager Billy Brady.
Newport hosts a three day track meet starting today with six races on the card. Managers announce a strong six race program featuring a seven furlong race as the highlight and ten top horses from both tracks entered for the event. The meeting winds up Saturday with Latonta’ season finale and July 4 closing day promises.
Local notes list pairs such as Midglen Lida and Irving Queen Carnival entries with a tragedy linked to Rodgers. Orris Trebor and Mac Frecknoe Iris appear in the same context alongside Goose Liver Fannie Taylor.
The People's Athletic Club hires Honest John Kelly to referee the Bush fight card tomorrow night. Barney Furey trains hard to beat Gans who is in Greenfield Ohio and reported in prime condition. Also slated are Harry Lyons vs Mike Schreck and Jack Cullen vs Jesse Shipp with Sharkey Ruhlin results to be read on stage. Reserved seats are on sale at 5 East Fifth Street and People's Theater.
Gus Straus of Lexington owns a remarkable pony trotter that wowed locals on Saturday. The horse finished the last quarter in 33 seconds and the final eighth in 16, standing just fourteen hands high and drawing praise from seasoned timbers.
In Campbell County Kentucky a Billy goat nearby a farmer’s pond caused a man repairing a bank to fall into the water. The goat charged from the bank sending the man into the pond where he stood muddy and shaken, while the pastor nearby heard the expletives he uttered.
An immense crowd witnessed the finals of international bicycle contests in Paris. Jacquelin of France won the Grand Prix, Momo of Italy was second, Tomaselli of Italy third. no Americans competed. In the hour race Bauge of France won with pacers, 36 6 10 miles. Elkes, the American, took second and Linton of England finished fourth.
Morningstar of Bowling Green, secretary of the Kentucky Press Association, says the 1900 meeting will be at Louisville July 23 and 24. A grand entertainment program, rides, lunches, receptions and a banquet are planned with a literary lineup. After the business session on July 24, members and their ladies will tour Chicago Milwaukee Madison and other cities by rail for about a week. The association is the state’s largest, led by President Judge Westover and former presidents including Watterson and Stoddard Johnson.
News from Northeast Highlands reports an Evanston Presbyterian Church elocution contest for Miss Grace Delaney’s pupils with medals for contestants including Mary Parry and Ruth Hayes. Also noted are a St John’s Day observance at Madisonville M E Church with sermons and soloists, a concert by Prof. Bollinger at Pleasant Ridge, a Madisonville lawn fete, and Sunday school river excursion plans.
Carthage Fourth Committee lays out a program at the Fair Grounds featuring athletic events and horse races for July 4. Events include sprints, bicycle races, relays, games for girls and boys, and a large horse race program. Entries are due July 3 at 8 p.m. at Allen Bros. Elmwood Place. An evening fireworks display has been purchased with daylight fireworks secured by the sponsor company.
Dora Fella sixteen employed at August Meyer’s South Main street home in Dayton was seized by an unknown man who entered her room at 3 am and choked her into unconsciousness. Police report a rear window shutter was forced, with a man’s hat found as the sole clue.
Rome June 24 King Humbert approves the ministerial slate submitted by Sig Saracco with Bruno Chimirri assigned to finance. The ministry will take an oath of office tomorrow and Tomasso Villa is named as the candidate for the Presidency of the Chamber of Deputies.
Four men perished in a Champion Michigan mine blast Saturday evening with only one survivor escaping by climbing an air hose to fresh air. Victims named include John Floyd shift boss Noah Lark Herman Luma and Otto Parkala. Gas and smoke suffocated the workers. cause not known though sparks from a miner's pipe are blamed. The dead were to be buried Monday.
Berlin reports the death of Karl Sontag, a well known actor, eliciting widespread regret in theatrical circles. Sontag’s career and influence in stage and cinema are noted as a significant cultural loss.
Early morning reconstruction begins on the Millcreek Valley Street Railway route north from the Mill Creek bridge at the Carthage Fair Grounds with a large labor force and a discarded car used as a mobile office. Salvation Park Camp Meeting under M. W. Knapp continues through the week with multiple services led by S. C. Reese and others. A mysterious loiterer with a bank book is arrested by Marshal Nailor after wandering Main Street and entering homes. Wyoming Athletic Club defeats Home City 14 to 7 at Wentworth Avenue.
Bernard Cornelius of 1707 Race Street had a narrow escape at Green and Elm as he stepped in front of a southbound Clifton streetcar after alighting from a McMicken Avenue car. The motorman’s fender dragged him briefly under the vehicle but saved his life. Witnesses crowded the scene until Cornelius rose, unharmed, and declined aid.
Undertakers clashed over remains at City Hospital prompting Superintendent Fehrenbatch to require written consent from relatives before possession. Runners and wagon crews sought bodies for burial, leading to a dispute over two cases Thomas Thobling and a colored man named Hulton, with authorities delaying until relatives could authorize.
In New Prague Minnesota on June 24 the body of Major Charles M Schaefer 42 a veteran of the Spanish American War and a retired regular army officer was found in the local cemetery. A bullet wound to the head with a revolver nearby indicated death by his own action. Schaefer served in Western Indian wars before retirement.
An excursion train leaving Dayton, Ohio, saw a small boy board the rear car and seize a basket of rare books valued at 50 dollars belonging to William Calvin of Cincinnati, then jump off and escape.
John G. Thomas aged 22 and Mary Margaret Blackburn aged 20, both of Columbus Ohio, were married last evening at the judge’s Covington Ky office.
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