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Newspaper
Lowell Daily Courier
Location
Lowell, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1902
Page
2
Lowell defeats Fall River 9 to 7 at Spalding park in a tense game marked by fluctuating pitching. Francis Willis of Lowell bested a southpaw hurler Gilroy of Fall River in a humid Saturday afternoon contest watched by about 200 fans.
Dover and Lowell played at Spalding Park with a 3 PM start and 25 cent admission. Merritt's hit to right paced a 4-1 lead, while Fall River tied it at 4-4 in the sixth with Bawcock Thornhill and Broderick powering hits. A key seventh inning sequence, Merritt to McLaughlin and back to Ball at the plate, halted Fall River’s rally as Lowell sealed the win.
Webber shines with four hits and three timely drives while Merritt backs a strong defense as Lowell bats overwhelm Fall River 9 to 5. A late ninth inning rally nearly ties the game but Webber is ruled out for missing first base, settling the final score.
Nashua New Hampshire won today with solid defense and steady pitching by Bush who allowed no bases on balls. The team surprised fans with better hitting and featured a sharp unassisted double play by Butman in the eighth inning. Score: (implied) Nashua victory.
Bases on balls Offt McGinley three. Struck out by Bush five and by McGinley three. Wild pitch Bush. Time thirtieth minute. Umpire Rudderham. Attendance four hundred.
Manchester and Dover played a seven inning pitchers' duel at Varick park with Dover leading 2 0 after the first inning. Manchester rallied in the seventh for four runs and added one in the eighth to win 5 2. Morrissey pitched well for Dover despite little support and Foley was solid for Manchester. Attendance 3000.
Manchester beats Dover 5 to 0 at Manchester Lowell defeats Fall River 9 to 7 Nashua topples Haverhill 7 to 2 Concord Lawrence wins 7 to 5 in 10 innings at Concord.
Dover visits Lowell while Haverhill plays Concord Lawrence hosts Nashua and Fall River faces Manchester in four high school basketball matchups today across the region.
Merritt tops the list with a 384 batting average and shines as a versatile fielder. Alexis second at 355, with Bressler 333 and Cross 308, as Lowell shows strong team form and a solid home and road record. The Courier-Citizen notes the team among league leaders and highlights Cross’s dual role as pitcher and left fielder.
The piece weighs Beville as a key asset after joining Lowell from MV Haverhill. It notes Bressler’s sharp baserunning and fielding, Webber’s power and mobility, Cassidy’s finger healing and possible lineup shifts. It recounts Beville’s prior fame with the bat, his July 4 homer off McCloud, and Manager Collins’ role in his rise through Boston.
Lowell notes report Count Doe’s four wins in five games, while Stallworthy joins Meriden after college, and Lock recovers from rheumatism. Nashua defeats Haverhill. Hassett praised as top umpire in the region. Lou Cross to pitch today as Lowell seeks first win over Dover. Umpire dispute with Duffy cited as harming New England league.
Falls and Burkinshaw advertise reliable low priced druggists successors to OC F Blanchard at 418 Middlesex near Thorndike Street open until 9 A.M. opposite no station.
Cincinnati wins 9 to 4 over Brooklyn in a May afternoon game marked by perfect team support and strong hitting from Crawford. Beck and Farrell acted as umpires. attendance around 5000. Haun pitched for Cincinnati with Peitz behind the plate, Hughes and A'Hearn caught for Brooklyn. Time 1.25 hours.
Chicago wins over New York 7 to 3 as timely hitting produces three home runs with a third inning triple and seventh inning homer, plus three consecutive singles in the sixth. Attendance 14,000. Batteries St Vrain Kling Dunn Bowerman. Umpire O Day. Time 2.40.
Weekend baseball results from St. Louis Boston and Cincinnati Brooklyn games, with Chicago New York posts and rain postponement noted. St. Louis routs Boston 11 to 1, Chicago mbeats New York 38 to 1, Cincinnati defeats Brooklyn 5 to 0, while a Pittsburgh New York clash is postponed.
In a high scoring set of games, Boston-Boston 5 defeated Chicago 3 while Baltimore-Baltimore routed Detroit 6 to 0. Washington-Washington won 5 to 1 over St Louis and Philadelphia-Cleveland battled in 11 innings with Philadelphia prevailing 15 to 9.
In Jersey City, Jersey City defeated Providence 10 to 6 while Newark beat Worcester 7 to 3. Montreal shut out Buffalo 6 to 0, Buffalo then won 8 to 1. Toronto split with Rochester 5 to 4 in the morning and 4 to 3 in the afternoon. A rain postponement delayed Jersey City versus Providence and Montreal beat Buffalo 3 to 1, with Newark defeating Worcester 5 to 3.
The match featured Worcester and Montreal in a tight contest with scores around 47.6 to 45.9 to 42.9 and 30.0 in a sequence of back and forth scoring. Montreal held a slight edge at stretches, while Worcester pressed hard late.
Bridgeport edged Harford 2 to 1 while Norwich beat Meriden 8 to 1 and Springfield defeated New Haven 8 to 3. New London overcame Waterbury 6 to 4 in a compact overview of league scores.
College baseball results from multiple campuses include Harvard defeating Worcester-Holy Cross and falling to Providence-Brownll while Yale beat Dartmouth in 11 innings. Princeton routed Illinois at 8 1, Cornell lost to U P 3, Williams topped Dartmouth at Hanover in extra innings, Bates lost to Bowdoin, Amherst beat New York University, Dartmouth Reserves tied Lebanon, Andover Harvard edged 11 3, Georgetown beat Fordham, Michigan defeated Chicago 8 5.
Haverhill May 24 South Groveland was defeated in a 10 inning contest at River Street grounds by the Lowell association team 10 to 9. Lowell featured Thorne and Nixey Coughlin of the Lawrence New England league. Tilton fanned 10 as Lowell scored three runs in the last inning on errors and timely batting. Batteries McPherson and Dunlavy for South Groveland Tilton and Holt for Lowell.
The Anawans beat the Beacons 22 to 4 on the Cricket grounds in Dracut Saturday afternoon. Bruce pitched superbly with 16 strikeouts for the Anawans, while Gerry of the High school team and Dick Merrill contributed strong fielding and batting. Beacons showed weak batting and fielding, with Houston Brown and Hartford as their batteries. Umpire Mr. Robert Marden earned the crowd’s approval.
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