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Newspaper
Lowell Daily Courier
Location
Lowell, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1901
Page
9
Lewiston defeated Lowell 7 to 0 in the first game and 6 to 4 in the second. Kane sparked the opener with a three base hit that bounced off the fence for extra distance. Towne limited Lowell to seven hits in the second game as Lewiston secured the twin bill.
In Manchester New Hampshire on August 15 the Manchester and Nashua clubs played an exciting game. Catcher Kelley returned from injury to bat in the eighth with two on and two out. Nashua led by one run, but Kelley delivered a clutch single driving in two runs to give Manchester a winning margin. The final score was not stated in the excerpt.
Portland opened with a six run first inning and eight runs total but Haverhill countered with steadier hitting to tie and then win in the ninth on White Murphy and Spooner hits. Coughlin left after the fifth as White and Shineel combined for the loss. Hassett reports an attendance of 1500.
In a three game stretch Portland managed just three runs. If Lowell takes the two remaining games from Portland, the shortfall will be erased and the series outcome will tilt toward Lowell.
Lewiston celebrated two Portland wins this week with vivid game narration. Barnie McLaughlin’s three hits boost a Lewiston start as locals cheer for a string of home games while regional papers quiz Dupee’s reliability and Kane’s dramatic pitching. Umpire Mahoney and Clark-Mahoney controversy cited amid Nashua tensions.
Dr F G Gulliland advertises at Room A Wyman's Exchange at the corner of Contraland and Merrimackets offering dental services.
In a gale of wind, Umpire McGovern sent them back. The gate was on foul ground, prompting five minutes of argument by eighteen men and three dogs. Dupee then returned to bat, hit the ball on fair ground, and had to go to the bench.
The Lewiston team shut out Lowell 7 0 in the first game and won 6 4 in the second. Manchester beat Nashua 6 to 0. Haverhill defeated Portland 10 to 9. Remaining matchups include Lowell at Portland Haverhill at Lewiston and Manchester at Nashua.
Mathews ball team travels to North Woburns Saturday afternoon to avenge a 10 to 5 defeat from last week. Dunlavey and Reddy likely form the Mathews artillery.
Michael McManimon struck out 24 as O D and G beat A G Pollard 15 to 4. Peter Legare and Leon Sullivan turned sharp plays at first and catcher respectively while Frank Legare excelled at bat. Thomas Fitzgerald showcased athletic stealing, turning a somersault to steal second and third base.
Liverpool reports the steamship Commonwealth carried Oxford Cambridge athletes bound for Montreal competition with Canadian university teams and for meet against Harvard Yale in New York. The English crew, in good shape, expect rougher heats to affect their US chances while aiming to fare well in Canada.
A representative American tennis team will travel to England to compete for English championship trophies at Wimbledon next year. The squad includes Hobart, Larned, Ware, and Davis and will appear in the English championships at Wimbledon next summer.
The North Billerica Cricket club travels to Lynn next Saturday to meet the Lynn team on their grounds in Swamp Scott. Billerica lineup includes J Greenwood captain Stirks Garner Brown C Butterfield C Dyson W Butterfield Ormrod Bollington Broad bent Whitehead Umpire W Buck ley scorer John T Stott. Burdock Blood Bitters advertised for indigestion and stomach toning.
New York National leaguers lost both ends of a doubleheader to the Boston club. The first game featured Boston batting bursts to win, while the second saw a late Boston rally tie the score, and darkness halted play after a pitchers battle from the ninth inning. Chicago won at St Louis and Cleveland claimed a game at Baltimore.
The home team triumphed as Milwaukee scored four runs in the fifth inning on four hits a walk and two errors. Friel's baserunning led to a double play ending the frame. Milwaukee did not score again. Score Philadelphia 12 10 11 Milwaukee 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 4 1 13. Batteries Wiltie Powers Husting Maloney. Time 1 40 Umpire Sheridan Attendance 1925.
The Chicago Cubs defeated St. Louis 9 to 2 as Chicago capitalized on fielding errors in a ragged game. Hughes worked effectively for Chicago while Powell struggled for St. Louis. Scoring included a third inning three run burst for Chicago and a later sequence for St. Louis. Attendance was about 2,700.
The Cleveland Americans defeated Baltimore this afternoon mainly due to sloppy fielding by Baltimore players. McGraw was removed in the ninth for criticizing a called strike. Batteries Bracken and Wood for Cleveland, Howell and Bresnahan for Baltimore. Time 11:40. Attendance 1,645. Umpire Fionnally.
A rain postponement hits today’s schedule with Boston at Chicago and Washington at Detroit rescheduled. The Baltimore at Cleveland game notes a 9 run discrepancy in the result, leaving Baltimore awaiting further word.
Chicago visits Boston while Milwaukee travels to Philadelphia Detroit plays Washington and Cleveland meets Baltimore in a day full of Eastern Conference action with five marquee contests on the schedule.
In New York the first game of a doubleheader saw Boston beat the Giants 3 to 2. The second game outcome is not readable in the provided text.
Worcester visits Montreal while Providence plays Toronto. Brockton faces Buffalo and Hartford meets Rochester in a balanced slate of games.
At Buffalo Aug 15 the Pan American Grand Circuit races drew 15000 spectators. Event highlights include the one mile 2.10 class final won by James Bowler, the Pan American one mile championship won by Frank Kra mer, and the hour exposition invitation middle distance race led by Harry D Elkes who set mile marks and finished 38 miles 1680 yards in one hour.
Colonel L. W. V. Kennon argues in the August North American Review that Philippine insurrection endured not by native valor but through Katipunan terror. The society tortures and executes suspected sympathizers, often in public, with hundreds murdered or buried alive, spreading fear across towns under American rule.
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