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Newspaper
Lowell Daily Courier
Location
Lowell, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1902
Page
2
In New England baseball action Lowell defeated Nashua 3-2 with strong hitting from Cross and McLaughlin, while Manchester won two from Concord and drew 6000 plus attendees as Nashua's series in Haverhill saw Lawrence rally with errors in the ninth. Umpire Hassett and Rudderham handled a tense day.
A 3500 crowd watched Lowell top Nashua 5 to 4 in a tight afternoon baseball clash. Webb Webber pitched for Lowell while Bush started for Nashua, with errors and stout defense fueling the excitement. Cassidy and DeRoehn starred in Lowell’s late pressure, and a noted incident in the seventh involved Merritt and Butman, echoing the day’s charged atmosphere.
Fall River defeated Dover 17 to 13 in a morning game. The contest featured heavy hitting with both sides trading blows. Kane and Ross were removed from play during the middle innings as Fall River and Dover exchanged blows in a high scoring affair.
Dover defeated Fall River 5 to 0 in an afternoon game noted for strong defense. Foley pitched effectively for Dover. Thornhill received a gold watch from Rockland friends, while local supporters of Foley were recognized.
An advertisement touts a wide selection of brushes for hair teeth nails clothes hats and shoes. It claims high quality and invites readers to inquire about prices to see what the store offers.
Falls and Burkinshaw Reliable Low Priced Druggists advertise from 4 8 Middlesex and Thorndike Street corner. Open at 8 AM opposite No. station.
Lawrence game report from May 30 states Haverhill defeated the locals 11 to 6. Newenham started and was effective until the seventh, when three consecutive batters were hit with bases loaded, allowing four runs. Klobedanz pitched the eighth to hold the score. Waverbill lineup changes occurred after Shineel was injured. Score:
Manchester outplayed Concord 6 to 2 in a May 30 clash. Murphy and Kane starred with the bat while Manager Smith was ejected in the second inning. Umpire Rudderham left in the fifth and Alderman Charles J French finished the contest with strong officiating.
The lines show players Murphy Carney and Kaze with a three base hit and home run respectively. Rapp Morrissey Smith with two stolen bases. Golins McDonald Carney turned double plays. Morrisey O'Brien drawn a walk count. Pitchers Morrissey and O'Brien hit by pitch credited to Murray and tick outs. Attendance listed as 3000 with umpires Rudderham and French and time 1 45.
Manchester New England league team defeated Concord 10 to 6 after trailing for six innings. Hooker and Morrissey starred for Manchester as they rallied with timely hits and strong defense. Concord infield faltered at critical moments despite early leads.
In Nashua-Lowell 10 Nashua 2, Fall River-Fall River 17 Dover at Concord-Manchester 6 Concord 2. Haverhill-Lawrence 5 Haverhill. The fragments show a regional competition with multiple city matchups and uneven results.
Lowell-Lowell defeats Nashua 5 to 4 while Fall River-Dover blanks Fall River 5 0. Manchester tops Concord 40 to 6 and Lawrence beats Haverhill 11 to 6 in regional play.
Baseball notes describe Lowell at Manchester today with a hot crowd and tight standings. Cross had eight hits across yesterday’s two games while McAleese, released by Concord, is pitching well for Dover.
Detroit won the morning contest while Boston pitched poorly at critical moments. Attendance 4756. Key plays included McGuire with a two-base hit, Lachance Ferris three-base hits, and Casey a home run. Miller, Deininger, and Mitchell pitched for the teams with wild moments and several walks. Time 2.20. Umpire Johnstone. Brooklyn bunt feature noted in later play.
Boston turned the tables on Detroit with steady batting and strong pitching. Mer cer was knocked out in the fifth, Irwin touched for one inning in the eighth. Young impressed. Attendance 12,914. Morning Detroit 10 Boston 5. afternoon Boston 12 Detroit 0. Also: St. Louis 11 Philadelphia 7. Philadelphia 11 St. Louis 4. Washington 9 Chicago 3. Washington 8. Cleveland 12 Baltimore 7 in the first game. Cleveland 4?
Brooklyn morning game ended Brooklyn 7 to Philadelphia and Brooklyn 1 to Boston. Pittsburg morning Pittsburg 8 to Chicago 6 Chicago afternoon 4 to Pittsburg 0. New York Philadelphia 5 to New York 4 in 10 innings Philadelphia 6 to New York 0 afternoon. St Louis Cincinnati 8 to St Louis 2 first game St Louis 3 to Cincinnati 1 second game.
Eastern League scores show Worcester 6 Providence 6 in morning play at Worcester, called to catch a Providence train. Afternoon Worcester 4 Providence 3. Buffalo 11 Toronto 10 in morning, Toronto 11 Buffalo 3 in afternoon. Montreal 9 Rochester morning, Rochester 8 Montreal 4 afternoon. Newark 5 Jersey City 4 morning, Jersey City 5 Newark 4 afternoon.
Regional and national football card lists pairings for Sunday games. Matches include Detroit at Boston Cleveland at Baltimore Chicago at Washington Boston at Brooklyn Philadelphia at New York Cincinnati at St Louis Chicago at Pittsburg Lowell at Manchester Nashua at Concord Lawrence at Fall River Haverhill at Dover Montreal at Rochester Toronto at Buffalo Providence at Worcester Newark at Jersey City Pittsburg at Chicago St Louis at Cincinnati.
Lowell High leads 9 5 after nine with Stoneham protesting a tag play on Hayward at second. Crowell calls Hayward out, Grady quits, and Stoneham forfeits the game to Lowell 9-0. Lowell shows best effort of the year with 14 stolen bases noted. Shattuck, Churchill tally with hits. Crowell and Kenney umpire.
New York May 30 Brooklyn defeated Boston at Washington Park scoring 7 to 1. Kitson was effective keeping Boston hitters in check while Brooklyn secured multiple hits including a three-base line by Demont and a two-base blast by Deahdlen. Pittinger struggled with five walks and a wild pitch aided Brooklyn while Demont, Flood and Tenney contributed key baserunning and defense.
Two Country club teams captained by Ed Conant and Frank Stewart competed yesterday afternoon. The Stewartites won 25 to 6 in a supper match to settle the bet. Best score by Percy Par of the winners was five up after completing the course. A collation and banana time followed adjournment.
Brooklyn won the second game against Boston in a May 30 contest held in Brooklyn. The result strengthens Brooklyn's series lead as players from both teams delivered sharp plays and tight defense throughout the match.
Shamrocks defeated the Emmetts 23 to 3 at Washington Park yesterday afternoon. Niland and Pope starred for Shamrocks while the field played on ground formerly a potato patch, contributing to many errors. Morton Ela offered three balls and a bat to the winner after three games out of five between the W A C s and Spaldings. The W A C s won the opening game at Spalding Park 16 to 15 yesterday morning.
Albert Champion won the bras sard race at the Charles River park bicycle meet held May 30 in Boston after a 25 mile shift from an hour. Harry Elkes led early before his motor bucked and threw him, unconscious but not badly hurt, as Champion finished about a mile ahead of Dr. Gurchard with a final lap pace of 1 minute 25.5 seconds. Additional events included J. J. McKinnon winning the one-third mile amateur and Matt Downey taking the two-mile handicap amateur.
Crowds of 5000 at Revere track witness opening bicycle races. The main event is a 25 mile motor paced race with Bobby Walthour defeating Jimmy Moran after Moran crashes on the 18th mile due to a tire blowout. Moran exits track. Walthour secures victory after a four mile stretch. Includes results from faster events: half mile novice, ten mile open amateur, five mile team pursuit.
Gardner May 30 The bicycle meet at Crystal Lake produced several Lowell wins. Charles May captured the one mile novice in 2 54. Fred Goyette won the mile handicap with 140 yards ahead of Wm Kin non, both Lowell. Greg La ten ies took the 80 yard leg as the half mile handicap, while M F O'Brien led in the half mile open with Geo W Casey second, times 1 16 3 5 and 1 07 3 5 respectively.
The May 30 bicycle road race across the Irvington Milburn course was won by Lg Wyckoff of Newark with a time of 8.17.
Two picked teams captained by Ce cil L Adams and W P Hovey met yesterday afternoon at the Country club grounds. The Hoveyites won 17 to 5 in a warm contest with striking plays from both sides.
New York May 30 The Metropolitan golf tournament semi final at Tuxedo ends with last year's champion F L Douglas losing to Travis who sets a course record with 72.
In Chattanooga Tennessee on May 3 the graves of 14000 soldiers in the National cemetery were declared today including the graves of about 209 veterans of the Spanish American war.
Portland Oregon reports the sudden death of Sylvester Pennoyer, former Oregon governor, this afternoon due to heart failure. The veteran political figure collapsed and passed away, as officials confirmed. The event marks the end of a long public career in state and local politics.
Hawthorne race track suffered a dramatic fire this evening destroying the grand stand. Officials estimate the loss at about $100,000 as firefighters battled the blaze and prevented spread to other facilities.
Cumberland Maryland hosts a Memorial Day gathering with veterans from both sides, Union and Confederate, joining in a shared observance to honor fallen comrades. The event reflects postwar reconciliation and keeps local history in memory.
A humorous exchange features a Temperance Advocate at dinner denying wine on the table while Senator Highball jokes that whiskey or beer will suit him as well, reflecting light political theatre.
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