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Newspaper
Lowell Daily Courier
Location
Lowell, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1901
Page
8
Kellam pitched a strong game for the Boston Americans to beat the Washingtons in Brooklyn. He allowed five on-base, while Carrick yielded frequent hits and five walks. Hemphill hit a late two-run homer as Boston and Washington traded runs in a 7 to 3 final.
Brooklyn Nationals defeat Boston 4 to 2 in a rough first inning highlighted by Willis wild pitching and a standout catch by Tenney. Boston rallied with two ninth inning singles while Davis hit a two bagger and Daly a home run. Attendance 2000. Time 1.45. Umpire O Day.
Reported results show Washington 7 over Boston 3 and Milwaukee 9 over Detroit 3 while Philadelphia 14 and Baltimore 10 lost to Milwaukee at a separate venue. A Cleveland at Chicago game was postponed due to wet grounds.
Boston defeated Brooklyn 4 to 2 and Cincinnati beat St Louis 4 to 3 in 11 innings. New York edged Philadelphia 5 to 4 while Chicago routed Pittsburgh 8 to 0.
In Hartford, Hartford beat Worcester 5 to 4 in 11 innings. Rochester defeated Toronto 3 to 1. Syracuse defeated Providence 7 to 6. Montreal edged Buffalo 6 to 3.
In Cambridge Harvard defeated Amherst 13 to 9 in 10 innings. Hanover Brown edged Dartmouth 1 to 9 in Cambridge while Andover Andover beat Mercersburg Academy 2 to 1. Medford Tufts topped Boston University 16 to 6 in the Second Second game.
Butler Ames offered a cap for the season winner but the league declined the gift due to the name of last season’s winners already inscribed on the cup. The president notes receipt of the letter and the league’s prior vote on the matter.
In a formal note Butler Ames states the cricket club was the league's chosen representative and he had no knowledge of the league’s cup choice until it appeared at his house. He explains the league voted not to accept the cup and he withdraws his offer as reparation.
Dartmouth track squads arrived in Providence Rhode Island on May 7 feeling high. They spent a short time in the afternoon working out on Brown University’s track.
The Constitution’s mast was hoisted from the Archer and stepped into its fitting on the steel platform. Rigging was adjusted with a spanish windlass, wedges driven, and the operation ended just before 4 o’clock after starting at 8.00 this morning.
Billie Gardner of Lowell in the special weight division is matched to meet Roberts of England in London on June 24 and will depart May 29. Roberts killed Billie Smith of Philadelphia in a recent bout. Bleachery University opens season. Manager MelMahon signs Davis Suttle and Lynch from Wigginville. they face Kidder Street boys on Hustler Athletic grounds Saturday afternoon for a likely hot contest.
The Independence receives its first coat of paint today as preparations for launching go forward. The vessel will likely spin off Marblehead with quartering there until moving to Newport after rudder trials. Launch is slated for May 18 but may occur at night for safety.
Turkish wrestler Nouroulah outboxed the American champion Tom Jenkins of Cleveland in a catch-as-catch-can match at Madison Square Garden. Jenkins was downed twice, the first in four minutes, 85 seconds, and the second in five minutes, two seconds.
The 25 men picked by Captain Hank Haff to crew the Lawson yacht Independence began their voyage from Sayville Long Island toward Boston this morning, setting the ship on a new leg of its voyage.
Lake manages a professional exhibition against the Emmetts at the Fairgrounds Saturday afternoon for a $100 purse. E M Tierney Nashua pitcher reports for duty and will join practice. Local notes praise unsigned players, name changes, and upcoming games including a planned benefit match for John J Conley with the Lowell police.
Hon Charles D Palmer will be master of ceremonies at Urban hall Friday evening for a charity athletic carnival aiding reporter John J Conley in ill health. Tickets available at the office.
TO LET A good store suitable for almost any kind of business also a few low priced tenements best in the city for the money For SALE Two new cottage houses of 7 rooms each Bath room and pantry hot and cold water gas furnace heat all improvements and 4000 feet of land 1650 dollars
May 7 Jacksonville relief efforts show progress as committees provide food and clothing. About 200 tents set up with more arriving from Washington tonight to form tented villages. churches and schools host sleepers while street cleanup and telephone lines rapidly restore connectivity.
In Spokane on May 7 Sister Simeon of the Sacred Heart hospital died and Sister Gregory is injured after a hospital driving team ran away with a patient aboard. The incident highlights frequent farm accidents and pain relief claims for Dr Thomas Electric Oil.
The Country Club opens with the Club Cup tournament this Saturday as greens go into commission. The event runs in monthly sections, with six monthly winners meeting in a final playoff. About 500 dollars in cups are up for grabs. entry fees total three dollars. Long Meadow course dries out and remains well used by members.
The Vesper Country Club releases a full season of golf events with multiple cups and formats. Entrants pay small fees, handicaps are adjusted monthly, and six monthly winners contest for the Club Cup with finals within a week of the last event.
President and party arrive in Phoenix after delays from a locomotive tender incident. At the territorial capital Governor Murphy welcomes the President, who tours Aztec irrigation ruins and Indian Industrial school. Cowboys in town hoped to meet Teddy, but Vice President was not with the party.
The board of naval officers submitted its report on wireless telegraphy to Admiral Bradford. It endorses the feasibility of the system and recommends adoption, without favoring any specific method, presenting a general assessment of all systems.
The timetable lists trains from Merrimack Street Depot Lowell to Boston and other points with numerous departure times, including Sundays. It also details schedules from Middlesex Street Station Lowell to Boston and to many regional destinations such as Lawrence Salem Haverhill Newburyport Amesbury Portsmouth Exeter Dover Rochester Somersworth Augusta Skowhegan Bangor St John N B and Montreal via various lines. The notices indicate daily and Sunday services and note special cases like non-running on Saturdays.
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