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Newspaper
Lowell Daily Courier
Location
Lowell, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1902
Page
3
Lowell battles back in the eighth inning to defeat Lawrence 3 to 2 at Spalding Park. Bressler starred for Lowell with clutch hits and aggressive base running, while Merritt Connors and McLaughlin also contributed strong performances. Lawrence led 2-1 entering the eighth before a decisive error and a pivotal rally swung the game in Lowell's favor.
In a poorly played affair at Varick park Manchester New Hampshire edged Fall River 4 to 3. Cote and Bunyan stood out behind the plate while Smith and Murray made hard plays in the field in the final innings.
Haverhill routed Nashua 14 to 1 in a decisive afternoon game. Deininger pitched well for seven innings, allowing only five hits as Haverhill’s bats plagued Metcalf. Bernard, Hamilton, and Bannon starred on defense and offense to seal the win.
Concord defeated Dover 18 to 5 after 20 hits off Hersog. Kane, recently released by Dover, led the home team with two triples and two singles. Score:
Lowell-Lowell defeated Lowell 3 to 2 while Concord overwhelmed Dover 18 to 5. Manchester beat Fall River 4 to 3 and Haverhill routed Nashua 14 to 1 in a set of regional matchups.
Deacon Morrissey of Manchester has won 24 of 27 starts as the season opens. John Smith has 114 league hits with a .365 average. Lawrence struggles on the road, while Cross faces Haverhill with hopes Bille Hamilton shows his base running. Umpire Hassett praised for fine work as Bressler injures sliding home. Long John Wiley mocks Lowell and Manchester mirrors regional pride as standings shift.
Haverhill at Lowell today with Pat Conroy noting Bressler’s curves are hard to hit. The gait will be maintained as the boys say. Grandpa Lake has lost 26 pounds since the season began. Kirby suffered his first defeat by Lowell this season. Hickey’s rheumatism may clear in about a week. Blackman is weak at bat. Billie Connors shone at second. Dr Henette watched and called it a good game. The Boston Herald notes Cy Young is the only pitcher with twenty plus wins this season.
The Young Emeralds edged the BS rig oes of Woburn 4 to 2 in a tightly played amateur baseball notes item.
The Bunting team of Lowell designates Michael J Burns as its representative to play with the Massachusetts eleven against an all Rhode Island team. The local eleven’s selections are not yet decided with a meeting of the advisory board planned for Monday evening. Potential picks include Captain Keen Tom Grant Arthur Stringer or Grimley.
New York Aug 12 Brighton Beach second day grand circuit card features Prince Alert 2.00 3-4 and Anaconda 2.01 3-4 racing for 5000 to threaten world pacing mark while Dan Patch 2.00 3-4 goes a mile against time to challenge Star Pointer 1.59 1-4 amid good track conditions and a canceled Abbot match. Tiverton wins 2.24 trot after close battle. Direct Hal triumphs in 2.20 pace in a heats format. races and odds quoted with multiple heats and contenders named.
The Worcester Driving Park company opened its August meeting with dogged racing at Barbers crossing track. Three events needed 14 heats. only the 2.82 pace produced a clear favorite winner as Bob the chestnut gelding overcame an early setback to claim top honors. The 2.17 pace saw Naniwa upset after an initial win by Annie M. King, while Gertrude triumphed in the 2.30 trot though Knox’s Gelatine lady suffered a fatal heat hemorrhage and will retire to breeding.
Due to the track remaining wet from heavy rain yesterday, Old Orchard officials postponed today's opening of the New England circuit meeting until tomorrow.
Thomas Tully, Riverside boxing and wrestling trainer, received a benefit at Riverside Athletic club in Dewey Grove with about 200 locals attending. Notable bouts featured Jockey Brady versus Eugene McCann with no decision, plus Parke versus Mulligan and other demonstrations by the Faulkner brothers and Callery in wrestling. Several exhibitions closed the evening, with Patsy Sweeney and Gus Ziegler, and Bill Gardner and Joe Walcott referenced but not appearing.
American games include Chicago at Boston Detroit at Philadelphia St. Louis at Washington Cleveland at Baltimore. National pairings feature Pittsburg at Boston two games St. Louis at Philadelphia Cincinnati at New York Chicago at Brooklyn. New England schedule shows Haverhill at Lowell Lawrence at Nashua Fall River at Concord Dover at Manchester. Nastern has Buffalo at Providence Rochester at Worcester Toronto at Jersey City Montreal at Newark.
Boston August 12 A H Soden president of the Boston Base Ball club dismisses reports of a proposed consolidation of the American and National leagues as false. He notes National league officials meetings in Boston had no reference to any merger and questions the source of such rumors. Accidents on farms are mentioned with a plug for Dr. Thomas Electric Oil.
Boston defeated Pittsburg 7 to 0 with Doheny errors and timely hitting shaping the scoring in the fourth and seventh innings. Pittenger struggled for the visitors while Boston’s fielding and bullpen limited Pittsburgh to three hits and two walks. Attendance was listed at 2,600.
Brooklyn, N Y, Aug 12. The first game of the Chicago Brooklyn series ended 5 4 in favor of Brooklyn. Four errors and two hits in the fifth inning allowed three Brooklyn runs. Kitson held Brooklyn to one hit until then. Menefee allowed seven hits and four Brooklyn runs in the first three innings. The winning run came in the eighth on a walk Floyd’s sacrifice and Kitson’s three bagger. Time 1 53. Umpire Brown. Attendance 2300.
St Louis defeated Philadelphia in a ten inning game driven by heavy hitting from the visitors. Yerkes left the game after being hit in the head by a liner from Duggleby. Final scores show St Louis 12 and Philadelphia 9 with strong offense from both sides.
Brooklyn beat Brooklyn 5 to 4 while Boston hosted Pittsburgh with 1 to 1 score listed. New York defeated Cincinnati 8 to 2. Philadelphia defeated St Louis 12 to 9 in a multi game round up.
Cleveland won easily over Baltimore as Moore pitched well and received solid support. Bernhard rejoined the club today. Cleveland runs tallied 10 hits while Baltimore managed six. Final score 6 to 3. Batteries Moore Bemis Butler Robinson. Time 1 40. Attendance 2643. Umpire Connolly.
In Providence Providence defeated Buffalo 9 to 1. Worcester beat Rochester 10 to 1 in game one and then Rochester won 4 to 1 in game two. Montreal edged Newark 11 to 6 at Newark while Jersey City routed Toronto 12 to 6.
Bridgeport beats Bridgeport New Haven 43 to 2 while Waterbury defeats Hartford 4 to 3. Meriden tops Springfield 6 to 0 and Norwich conquers New London 9 to 0 in regional collegiate matchups.
The checker championship of New England was won by J. W. Sheffield of Providence over Thomas Dumont of Fall River in a series of three sittings. Final score: Sheffield 2, Dumont 1 with one draw. Dumont protested a move he claimed was wrong in the third game.
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