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Newspaper

Lowell Daily Courier

Location

Lowell, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Jul 16, 1902

Page

2

Dover Wins by Forfeit as Lowell Unable to Play

In Concord on July 15 rain swamped the park delaying Lowell with Concord. Due to a swampy field the game was postponed for the third time this season. Lowell plans to travel to Manchester tomorrow after the forfeit. Manchester defeated Nashua in a five inning game and other N. E. League games were postponed.

Dover Manchester Nashua Concord N. H Lowell Carney Connie Driscoll Haverhill Boys Connie Boston Lowell Boys Windsor Hotel

Manchester Home Team Beats Nashua At Varick Park

Manchester team won a five inning game against Nashua at Varick park on July 15. A thunderstorm halted play in the first and again in the fifth. umpire Heck man received favorable notices for his handling of the contest. Score: Manchester ahead when rain stopped play.

Manchester N. H Nashua Varick Park Heckman

Fall River forfeits game. second halted by thunderstorm

In Dover New Hampshire a regular doubleheader started with Fall River failing to appear on time and forfeiting the first game to Dover by 9 to 0. The second game began at 2 45 but after two scoreless innings a heavy thunderstorm postponed it. Two games will be played tomorrow.

Dover N. H Fall River

Rain Wrecks High School Baseball Doubleheaders

Recap of scattered regional games with rain interruptions. Concord Lowell Concord canceled by rain. Dover forfeits to Fall River in one game. second game Dover 0 Fall River 0 halted after rain. Lawrence Haverhill game called during fourth inning. Manchester 7 Nashua B line halted in fifth due to rain.

Concord Lowell-Concord Dover Fall River Lawrence Lawrence-Haverhill Manchester Nashua

Shut Out Cleveland Wins At Hub

Cleveland wins with Winters issuing three walks that produced runs and strong pitching from Winters and Joss. batters hit and errors noted, including a collision injuring Sullivan. Philadelphia beat Chicago 9 to 7 as Griffiths allowed many hits. Isbell and Sullivan collided but resumed play. Cincinnati defeated New York 15 to 10, with a sensational triple play noted by Burke. National League results include Pittsburgh over Boston and Cincinnati over New York. Eastern League games varied with Newark beating Toronto 1 to 0.

Umpire shuffle and rain halt Dover game

An assortment of discharged umpires from the New England league is listed for a charter. Fatty Felix Gaffney’s foul call sparks controversy as Hamilton’s stand is praised by league directors. Joseph Morris debuts in Dover amid double header confusion. rain ends play after three innings.

New England League Leary French Ryan Dorsey Rudderham McMahon Gaffney Joseph Morris North Billerica Dover Lowell Frederico Doe Morse Fatty Felix Gaffney Morris Doe Fall River

St. Louis Defeats Baltimore In Early League Game

St. Louis routed Baltimore in a daytime baseball game with Howell exiting in the fourth inning. Powell was lifted for Donahue in the third as St. Louis built a large early lead. final score 13 to 4. Batteries Howell McGinnity Bresnahan for St. Louis Powell Donahue and Kehoe for Baltimore. Time 1 55. Attendance 2021.

Baltimore St. Louis Howell Powell Donahue McGinnity Bresnahan Kehoe Carruthers Johnstone

Townsends Tops Mullins In Low Scoring Washington Victory

Washington and Detroit played a pitchers duel with Townsend excelling as Doyle scored on a single after running from first. Final score shows Washington with a 5 8 to 4 7 victory as Townsend and Drill paired against Mullin and McGuire. Attendance reached about 2 900 as Connolly umpired.

Washington Townsend Mullin Doyle Detroit Drill McGuire Connolly

Boston-Cleveland 2 to 0 scoreline report

A sports recap notes Boston defeats Cleveland 2 to 0 while Detroit edges Washington 5 to 4 and Chicago clocks Philadelphia 9 to 3 in a set of baseball or hockey style matchups. The Baltimore game shows a 13 point edge but ends truncated.

Amateurs Form Baseball Club Seeks Opponents

The Elms have just organized and wish to play either the Brooksides or Riversides, with the Riversides preferred.

Elms

Rain Postpones Motor-Paced Handicap at Charles River Park

In Boston on July 15 the motor-paced handicap race featuring Walthour and Moran versus Mayo and Caldwell was postponed due to rain. The Oakland polo rink hosts skating and dancing on Wednesday and Friday evenings with 15 cent admission and music by the Middlesex Orchestra.

Boston Walthour Moran Mayo Caldwell Charles River Park Oakland Polo Rink Middlesex Orchestra

BasE Ball Notes Lowell at Manchester Today

Lowell at Manchester today as pitcher Wolfe faces a strong battle. Nashua’s Van Zandt is the talk of the hometown team after his quirky coaching. Gild ea and Pete “Hard Luck” Pete move through independent circuits with Maine reports noting a smooth transition.

van Zandt Nashua Wolfe Lowell Manchester Pete Gildea Maine Pete Fall River

Druggists Sundries Adverse to Market Entrenchment

In all articles and all lines is the fundamental principle of our business. This covers branches and is applied to small and large aspects. Its application pertains to our stock of DRUCCISTS SUNDRIES at 418 Middlesex Col. Thorndike Street opposite Northern Station. Open 64 m.

C. F. Blanchard Middlesex Col Thorndike Street Northern Station

Pittsburg Ball Club Stays Close With Boston

Pittsburg, Pa, July 15. Eason pitched well until the sixth inning when Boston scored three runs on three hits. No Bostonian reached first base. Score:

Pittsburg Eason

Chicago and Brooklyn Clash In Scoring Parade

Chicago and Brooklyn produced a high scoring game as Brooklyn struck early with five hits and four runs in the first inning, Donovan relieved Newton in the sixth, Lundgren’s costly errors contrasted by sharp visitors' support, final score Brooklyn 8 Chicago 4 with Menefee Kling Newton Donovan Ahern as battery, time 1.55, attendance 11 800.

Chicago Donovan Newton Lundgren Brooklyn Chigreo Menefee Kling A’hearn Cantillion

Philadelphia Phillies win at St Louis in low scoring game

Philadelphia made it two straight from St Louis as Yerkes and Duggleby allowed ten hits apiece. Final score Philadelphia 4 to 3 over St Louis. Batteries Yerkes and J O'Neil Dug gleby and Douglass. Umpires O Day and Brown. Time 1 40. Attendance 1850.

St. Louis Philadelphia Yerkes Duggleby J. O'Neil Douglass O’day Brown

Cincinnati Beats New York Twenty Two Two in Win

Cincinnati defeated New York 10 to 2 as Matthewson faced heavy batting in the early innings. The game began in Cincinnati on July 15 with the home team taking control early and maintaining its lead through the middle frames.

Connecticut League Results Snapshot

Norwich-Meriden 5 0 Norwich. Waterbury 3 0 Wat erbury. New London 7 0 Springfield. Hartford-Bridgeport postponed by rain. American League: Cleveland at Boston. Chicago at Philadelphia. Detroit at Washington. St Louis at Baltimore. National: Boston at Pittsburg. Brooklyn at Chicago. New York at Cincinnati. Philadelphia at St Louis. New England: Lowell at Manchester. Fall River at Dover. Haverhill at Lawrence. Nashua at Concord. Eastern: Buffalo at Worcester. Rochester at Providence. Toronto at Newark. Montreal at Jersey City.

Newark Toronto Pit Arqharans Jovidawer Rochesor Jersey City Montreal Worcester Pittsburg Boston Chicago Brooklyn Philadelphia St. Louis See Cinchnati New York Cleveland Washington Detroit Baltimore P.C Norwich Meriden Waterbury New Haven New London Springfield Hartford Bridgeport National Cincinnati New England Lowell Manchester Fall River Dover Haverhill Lawrence Nashua Concord Buffalo Rochester Providence

Endymion Wins 145 Mile Ocean Race From Brenton's Reef

The schooner Endymion, commanded by FE A Thomas, wins the 145 mile ocean race to Sea Gate over a strong southwest breeze. Varuna finishes second with 28 hours 21 minutes, while Thistle posts 28 hours 59 minutes. Ailsa is towed after being disabled near Block Island. Mira ends early. Endymion leads from Montauk Point, despite gear losses others suffer.

New York Endymion FE. A. Thomas Brenton’s Reef Sea Gate Robert E. Todd Atlantic Yacht Club Varuna Fred Ames Thistle Montauk Point Tyre Thiste Shinnecock Fire Island

Chinese cruiser Hai Chee destroyed by explosion at Nanking

Victoria report dated July 15 states the Chinese cruiser Hai Chee was blown up in Nanking. The Japanese cruiser Atago had arrived at Hsiakuan on June 13 and saluted Hai Chee before a catastrophic explosion. About 200 to 250 crew perished, with two survivors. The vessel erupted instantly and the blast was audible for five miles.

Victoria B. C Nanking Atago Hsiakuan

War toll and costs published by American Medicine

The Hospital reports 5776 officers and men killed in action and 2019 died of wounds, plus 13272 died of disease. One officer dies for every 10.15 men in action, and one officer wounded per 11.34 men, while disease deaths are skewed toward privates. About 70,000 invalids sent home, 6000 plus dying or leaving service. War cost near 1.1 billion dollars, Cobden Club note calls for university endowments and lab funding to fight disease viewed as lacking civilization.

Cobden Club Oxford Cambridge

Rhythmic Wins Unfinished Merchants and Manufacturers Stake

Detroit July 15 Rhythmic a blind horse wins the Merchants and Manufacturers Stake at Grosse Pointe track valued at 10000 dollars for 2.24 class trotters owned by Jesse Turney of Paris Kentucky. Zephyr lame and withdrawn. crowd over ten thousand. racing began at 1 pm with multiple heats and postponed events to tomorrow.

Detroit Detroit Driving Club Grosse Pointe Track Rhythmic Jesse Turney Paris Eleata J. C. McKinney Zephyr Silver Sign Silver Thorne-Leah O’dillon Pug Merrifield Gen. Johnson Bik G W. James Nape S Gavatta, Bm Dickerson Sybil H, Sm McLaughlin Ruth M J.C. Miller

Opening Day at Old Orchard Circuit Ruined by Rain

Rain spoiled the opening day of the Old Orchard circuit meeting in Maine on July 15. Two heats of the 2.24 trot were run with Ralph Wick winning both. Cinch took the sole heat of the 2.10 pace. Purse stated as $500 for each class. finish details mixed with uncertain OCR.

Dick Zee Tennessee Wikes Mary Bass Lyman Daphne Dallas B. Kenney Don Riley Hudson Cascada Clements You Bet Shorty S. G Bowne Annie Ona Potter Cambridge Belle Nele Pat. Wilkes Wright Cathagen Girl Meritteid Birdina Maggie Hubbard Grant Old Orchard Ralph Wick Cinch Terrilla Alant Brunswick Riley Ellen Tree Mattie Linn Holt Fens Dir -Siresss-Caat Cess Henese Ss Black Cat Viens Jack Beereston Gm Casas

Worcester July Meeting Opens Amid Rain Delays

The Worcester Driving Park company began its July meeting but rain halted the program. Large fields and unruly horses slowed pace, and the entire card was postponed to tomorrow.

Worcester Worcester Driving Park Company

President Roosevelt keeps quiet day at Sagamore Hill

At Oyster Bay Long Island President Theodore Roosevelt spent a calm afternoon at his Sagamore Hill home. Secretary Cortelyou left for Washington to arrange travel and pay bills tied to the McKinley assassination. Congress recently appropriated 45000 to cover these expenses and the treasury will honor requisitions.

Oyster Bay L. I. Jay Roosevelt Sagamore Hill Cort Washington New England Northwestern McKiney Congress Cortelyou Secretary of the Treasury

President to host editors and officials at Sagamore Hill

The Brooklyn Eagle editor and former New York District Attorney Philbin will visit the President at Sagamore Hill aboard a yacht. Secretary Moody may join soon with an unconfirmed arrival time, and a cabinet meeting was rumored but denied as Secretary Hay plans no Oyster Bay visit.

Brooklyn Eagle Myer Low Attorny Philbin New York Lamore Hill Secretary of the Navy Moody Sagamore Hill Hay Oyster Bay

Remarkable Surgery on Dog Reveals Seven Inch Wood Object

Dr E C Switzer performed a bold operation in this city on a beagle named Jack from Palmer at the Boston dog show period. A seven inch willow stick had lodged in the dog's intestines, threatening death before the successful abdominal incision and careful removal. The dog recovered gradually and is now able to walk, with the doctor preserving the stick as a curiosity.

E. C. Switzer Boston A. J. Purinton Palmer Jack

Dramatic Fourth Of July Declaration Roll Call

Landon Knight paints the scene as Caesar Rodney rushes in to cast a pivotal Delaware vote delaying action but securing the Declaration of Independence. The moment culminates with a ringing vote and the birth of the United States as a nation.

Woman's Home Companion Landon Knight Caesar Rodney Delaware Thomas Jefferson Doctor Franklin Rodney John Adams Henry United States of America

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