Twige Victors in double win over Lewiston at Fairgrounds
Lowell beat Lewiston twice at the Fairgrounds Saturday afternoon in two well played games. Hickey starred with six hits and a trio of extra bases, while Blackman excelled in fielding, including a dramatic one handed grab in the ninth. Beville outpitched Towne in the second game as Lowell climbed in the standings amid a crowd around 2000 fans and wet grounds delayed the opener.
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Lowell
Lewiston
Fairgrounds
Hickey
Blackman
Portland
Manchester
Dee
Lew Cross
Nevers
Joyce
Merritt
Cross
Mullaney
Boardman
McLaughlin
Connors
Matty Hickey
Billie Merritt
Lake
Jope
Clark
Beville
Buster Burrill
Burrill
Ross
Kane
Towne
Bates College
Beef Trust Beville
Cassidy
Ernie
Blackman If
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Ou Nevers
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Ross Rf
Seeeeves Oud
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Wheelock
Enemas
Woverert Merritt
Nee Lake E A Cross
Waek McLaughlin
Blackman Iftheese Beville
Po Cseenenese
Acemennsdh
Cccee
Joyce Ss
Eee
el Ross
Joyce Boardman
Pitchers Dominate In Two Haverhill Manchester Games
In Manchester N H Aug 24 a split doubleheader featured strong pitching. McGinley received better support while Kane suffered a finger split but finished. A heavy shower halted a late second game after one inning, score 5-4 in favor of Haverhill. McGinley allowed three earned runs with four strikeouts. Whitin also struck out four.
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Manchester
McGinley
Kane
Spooner
Haverhill
Shincel
Wise
Rapp
Lynch
O’neil
Kelley
Murphy
O'Neil
Whiting
Hassett
Nashua Beats Portland 7 to 0 in Batting Duel
Nashua, Aug 24. One of the season’s best games ends with Nashua shutting out Portland 7 to 0. Coughlin yields 10 hits. Labelle superb on mound with strong support. Umpireless game conducted by Gokey and Long. Nashua 10 hits, Portland 7. Nashua errors 2, Portland 3.
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Nashua
N. H
Portland
Coughlin
Labelle
Gokey
Long
Coveney
Curtis
Wiley
Lowell
Lowell Eyes Another Win as Willis Faces Haverhill
Haverhill meets Lowell with Francis Willis pitching this afternoon and aiming for another Lowell victory. Wiley and his bats falter as La belle, the Nashua pitcher, shuts out Wiley's Portland lineup. The Lowell offense leans on pitching and timely hits to hold the edge.
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Francis Willis
Lowell
Lowell Baseball News Draws Big Crowd and Umpire Row
Reports from Lowell and surrounding cities reflect strong baseball interest. Excited crowds praised performances, while disagreements over a doubleheader led to a forfeit ruling by umpire Hassett. Manchester and Portland are cited as evenly matched, with Shugart boosting Portland and Wiley taking heat for the forfeit decision.
Tewksbury Defeats Hospital Doctors in Saturday Baseball
Tewksbury beat the hospital doctors 8 to 5 on Saturday, highlighted by strong batting and timely pitching as the teams clashed on the field.
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Tewksbury
Waddell Dominates As Chicago Beats St Louis 9-5
In Chicago on Aug 25 Waddell outpitched his rival as Chicago made two doubles in the second, four singles and two errors in the fifth to score four. The visitors opened with a run on a double sacrifice and McGann’s four-bagger driving in two. Final score 9-5 with Waddell and Kling pairing batteries against Murphy and Ryan. Attendance 6300.
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Chicago
McGann
Waddell
St. Louis
Kling
Murphy
Ryan
O'Day
Doheny Dominates As Reds Top Pirates In Cincinnati
Doheny shut down the locals while Pittsburgh connected for scattered hits. Ritchey’s wild throw helped a run, and Gus Weyhing received ten days’ notice of release. Wagner’s swing sent Phillips to the sidelines as Cincinnati chased a high scoring game. Final score Cincinnati 8 Pittsburgh 4. Time 2 hours 4 minutes. Attendance 8436.
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Cincinnati
Doheny
Ritchey
Harvey
Crawford
Gus Weyhing
Wagner
Phillips
Pittsburg
Peitz
Doheny and Yeager
Brown
Bruins Keep Pace as They Beat Cleveland 4 2
Boston tops Cleveland 4 to 2 while Baltimore 10 Chicago 0 and Washington Milwaukee 0 are noted. Detroit Philadelphia game postponed, leaving fans awaiting a rescheduled matchup.
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Washington
Milwaukee
Detroit
Philadelphia
Boston and Chicago games postponed. others noted
Saturday results show Boston tied to Philadelphia 12 while Chicago hosted Boston 5 and St Louis 1. Brooklyn, New York and Pittsburg Cincinnati games were postponed.
Out of the Game in Lewiston and Hopes for a Lowell Lawrence Rivalry
A baseball figure announces leaving Lewiston for good and proposes a new league with Manchester Nashua Lowell Lawrence Haverhill Taunton or a similar size city. He notes Nashua as a passionate rival and predicts strong interest if a Lowell Lawrence feud forms, fearing fan anger in Nashua and a riot if Lowell plays Nashua there again.
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New England
Auburn Park
Lewiston
Lawrence
Lowell
Manchester
Nashua
Haverhill
Taunton
Zion C C save the game in a rain halted lawn party
The Zion cricket team saved a drawn match against Bunting reserve with a brilliant Maden catch as Beaumont and Maden starred in the field. After the game, players attended a lawn party at Thomas Steele’s residence but heavy rain soaked attendees before transport home.
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Zion C. C
Zion
Bunting
Zions
Potter
Beaumont
Maden
Thomas Steele
South
Lowell
Lowell Man Wins in Haverhill Cycle Meet
Patrick Keegan of Lowell dominates the National Cycle club event in Haverhill. He wins three prizes in the 10 mile open and the mile open, with Ralph Priest and William Younie also placing in the one mile. Keegan takes ten mile honors with M. F. O'Brien and Charles Connors, all of Lowell, clocking 30 minutes 51 seconds. Magoon beats Fuller in the five mile pursuit for Haverhill, two miles two laps in 7 minutes.
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Haverhill
Patrick Keegan
Lowell
National Cycle Club
Charles Connors
H. E. Magoon
H. Fuller
Magoon
Schedule of games by city and league
American league games list matches Detroit Boston Chicago Philadelphia Milwaukee Baltimore Cleveland Washington. National league Boston Brooklyn New York Philadelphia Cincinnati Chicago St Louis Pittsburg. Eastern no games today Providence Rochester II Providence 2. New England Haverhill Lowell Nashua Portland Manchester Lewiston Lewiston.
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Providence
Rochester
New England
Haverhill
Lowell
Nashua
Portland
Manchester
Lewiston
Roxbury Triumphs Over North Billerica 79 to 29
Roxbury defeated North Billerica at Franklin Field by 79 to 29 with three wickets to spare. Notable innings saw Gale and Butterfield among the bowlers, while North Billerica struggled to chase the target as several batters fell to Trenchard and Stirkes. Greenwood remained not out for Roxbury amid mixed fielding efforts.
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North Billerica
Franklin Field
Gale
Butterfield
Greaves
Townsen
Miller
Fahad Waniga
Efford
Stirkes
Eeieiaseak Soper
Collettec
Dawson
Trenchard Ibw
Bennett, Beers and Crowse
W. Butterfield
Giale
W. Ballington
Gale Stirkes
Garner
Tranchard
Wues
Jade
Anne Ne
Collett
Dyson
Broadbent
Gale Brown
Barrington
Greenwood
Hickey Leads In Week Of Baseball Averages
Matty Hickey headed the batting table after a strong Saturday exhibition, while Merritt slumped remaining second with Lake rising. The weekly stats show Hickey at .375 with 12 hits in 32 at bats, Merritt at .345, Lake at .345, and Beville, Cross, Willis, Blackman among others contributing in a crowded leader board.
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Matty Hickey
Merritt
Lake
A.B. B.H. AV. Hickey
Cross
Beville
Willis
Blackman
Cassidy
Cccereres
McLaughlin
Connors
Fred Doe Blasts Friday Action of Portland Manager
Lewiston manager Fred Doe criticizes Jack Wiley for quitting a game with Portland, warning of a $100 fine and league expulsion risk. Doe urges players to entertain the public and compares quitting to a theatrical act. He cites personal losses and argues Lewiston will not remain in the New England league.
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Jack Wiley
Portland
Fred Doe
Lewiston
Wiley
Lake
Bangor
Doe
Successful joint outing by Scottish clans at Belle Grove
A Saturday afternoon event at Belle Grove Varnum's Landing brought together Clan Grant No 141 of Lowell and Clan Mc Pherson No 80 of Lawrence. Prizes were awarded in events with Lowell taking eight points to Lawrence six. Geo Campbell of Lawrence set a 34 ft 4 in hop step jump, while D D Dobson of Lowell posted 32 ft and William Brant of Lowell reached 31 ft 4 in. The gathering adjourned for dancing with committee members listed.
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Belle Grove
Varnum’s Landing
Dr. Dobson
W. Mochie
A. W. Mowatt
Lowell
John Gourke
Charles Kesson
Alexander Gilbert
Lawrence
Team 6 vs others in 1965 league scorecard
League round results show Team 6 finishing 14 with Ason Hague Greig Walsh. Team 14 led by Robertshaw Craw tha Greenwood and Eliot scored 15. Team 10 with Haigh and three subs totaled 10. Team 5 with Underwood and subs totaled 15. Team 7 with Ianson Hague and subs totaled 1965. Team 13 Jackson Richardson Brown and a substitute totaled 12.
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A. F. Ason
S. Hague
A. Greig
J. Walsh
H. Robertshaw
A. Crawtha
J. Greenwood
Eliot
W. Haigh
G. Underwood
Ianson
Hague
Jackson
Richardson
Brown
Fenn breaks five mile world record at Vailsburg track
W S Fenn of Waterbury broke the five mile handicap world record at Vailsburg New Jersey finishing on scratch with 33 rivals. His time 10.15 beat the old mark of 10.33 2 5. The card also saw a disputed two mile over which Lake was declared first with a 4 minute time, and a half mile final where Lawson beat Kramer and accepted a potential $500 to $450 match race offer from Kramer's backers.
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New York
W. S. Fenn
Waterbury
Vailsburg
N. J
McFarland
Fenn
Lake
McConnell
Lawson
Kramer
Grand Circuit Races At Narragansett Park Show $45000 Purse
Providence Rhode Island August 25 the grand circuit chasers from Readville last week arrived and continue today at Narragansett park. The week's program promises a fine meeting with total purses totaling forty five thousand dollars.
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Providence
R. I
Narragansett Park
Readville
Merrimack Valley Cricket League Meets in Lawrence
The Merrimack Valley Cricket league met Saturday night at the Brunswick hotel in Lawrence with all clubs represented except Andover. Vice President Teale presided as votes upheld restricting bowling and batting averages to the ten league games, preventing inclusion in finals. Registration issues for James Thorpe and Arthur Hindle were debated, with a tabled decision until Sept. 7 in Lawrence. A committee led by Shuttleworth, Morrell and Briggs was appointed to review averages, and Hon. Guy W. Currier announced a white salt with cap and belt for the league’s best bowler.
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Merrimack Valley Cricket League
Brunswick Hotel
Lawrence
Andover
Teale
Methuen
Humphriss
James Thorpe
Arthur Hindle
Buntings
Wainwright
Messrs
Shuttleworth
Morrell
Briggs
Guy. W. Currier
Lawn Bowls Playday at Wigginville Grounds
At the Bunting grounds Wigginville on a Saturday afternoon several lawn bowls games were held with Team 10 facing Team 5 and Team 7 competing against Team 13 among others.
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Bunting Grounds
Wigginville
Trains From Lowell On New York New Haven & Hartford Line
New York New Haven and Hartford Railroad announces changes effective June 11 1900. Trains from Lowell Middlesex Street Depot depart for Taunton New Bedford Newport Providence Pawtucket Marlboro South Framingham and way stations between 7 and 11 25 am and 5 25 pm with connections at South Framingham to Boston and Albany for Worcester Springfield Albany and the west and at Concord Junction to Fitchburg for the same. The 5 25 pm service connects with the Stonington line to New York City the south and west. Sundays schedule shows 7 15 am from South Framingham Mansfield Pawtucket Providence and way stations. C Peter Clark general superintendent and C Kendall passenger agent.
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Boston Air Line
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Sherbrooke
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zVia
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D. J. Flanders
Gen. Pass
H. C. Taft
Boston and Maine Rail Schedules Revised June 1991
Trains depart Prema Street Depot Lowell for Boston with listed morning and evening times including Sundays. Middlesex Street Station Lowell serves multiple routes to Boston and beyond with varied weekday and Sunday departures. Additional services cover Lawrence, Haverhill Reading to Boston Western Division stops, Newburyport Amesbury and Ports, Exeter, Rochester Alton Bay Somersworth Saco Portland and Lewiston areas, plus Bangor Saint John and Eastport routes.
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Waterville
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Deer Isle
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Jonesport
Machinsport
Frank Jones
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