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Newspaper
Lowell Daily Courier
Location
Lowell, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1902
Page
4
The last New England league game at Spalding Park in Lowell ended 7 to 5 over Manchester in five innings. Pitching duel defined by walks and wild pitches as Willis and Nolan struggled with control on a wet field. Lowell pulled ahead in the second inning and held on as darkness approached, giving Lowell the season closer victory.
In Nashua New Hampshire on September 4 Concord won despite only seven innings being played due to wet grounds. Two costly errors by Bannon in the fifth aided the comeback, with Hanscomb and Bannon turning a key double play in the fourth. Attendance was about 200.
Lowell-Lowell defeated Manchester 7 to 5 while Nashua-Concord won 4 to 2 over Nashua. Lawrence-Lawrence-Fall River and Dover-Dover-Haverhill games were postponed.
Pitcher Falkenberg of Worcester will play with Detroit next season. Lowell beat Manchester in seven of the series, Haverhill paid $250 for Stackpole and will pay more if he proves his worth. John Herwig reached 100 base hits yesterday with a two-bagger for his hundredth. Nixey Coughlin led the Lyceums of Springfield to a 17 to 1 win over Worcester. Hassett to umpire in September, likely in Haverhill vs Manchester series. Murray from Manchester signs with Chicago, first game yields four strikeouts. Morrissey loses his initial start. Hickey to spend winter in Lowell, season 1903 prep. Lowell to host a St Johns hospital benefit game at Spalding park today. Managers Smith and Clark to stay in Manchester. Whiting may join. Matthewson and Bowerman reportedly signed with McAleer for next season. pitcher at $3700, catcher at $3500. Barry and Beville, known as The Candy, are in a roughing note.
Beville loses purse as Lawrence club ends with Wilder and Barry in fallout. Wiley quarrels with Conroy. Ail unsettled in camp. Cross to pitch as Lowell N E league team visits Spalding park for a 3 PM game. Receipts go to St Johns Hospital. Bressler returns to Lockhaven tonight. team to disband after payout tomorrow.
Tomorrow afternoon at the Fair grounds the Riversides and Emmets, two local teams, will cross bats. Both teams are strong amateur members and confident of winning. Let us have a good game and let the best team win.
Deal Beach New Jersey September 4 The three day invitation golf tournament hosted by the Deal Golf Club began with a strong entry list. In the 18 hole preliminary round two 16s qualified to continue in match play for the Deal Cup and the Consolation Cup. Walter J Travis former champion led the field paired with A Graham North Jersey. Early finishers with 18 hole totals included S M Allen Deal G H Bowley Deal J G Jackson Columbia S P Nash Columbia Pierre Proal Harvard. Travis and Graham finished at noon with totals W J Travis Garden City 43 40 83 and A Graham North Jersey 43 41 84.
In Sea Girl New Jersey, Sept 4 the company team match ended with New Jersey winning the principal trio event scoring 1082 of 1200 and breaking last year’s high score of 1074. District of Columbia and New York tied for second with 1074, Massachusetts fourth with 1059.
Joe Walcott was signed to box Jack O'Brien of Philadelphia before the American club of Chicago on September 22 in Boston. The match was arranged in this city today ahead of the September 22 card. The bout features prominent boxers Walcott and O'Brien with Chicago as the venue focus.
Lewiston Maine reports inclement weather delaying all races at the State Fair grounds this afternoon. Despite rain a large crowd remained on site throughout the day, awaiting revised timing.
Chicago opened with one run as Hughes struggled. Pratt pitched steady, yielding several hits but keeping control at critical times. In game two Griffith was hit hard, yielding runs and being relieved in the seventh. Gleason’s fielding stood out in both games as the Nationals took the day.
Detroit lost the season finale to Philadelphia with a 13 to 8 score as McCarthy struggled on the mound and Waddell saved the day by closing the game. Philadelphia stole six bases in two innings led by Fultz who advanced from first to home. Detroit managed four hits in the eighth to push across their runs while Mitchell and Waddell worked for Philadelphia. Attendance ran 989 with O'Loughlin umpiring.
St. Louis beat Washington 9 to 3 in a afternoon game. St. Louis out batted Washington while errors aided the locals and Lee hit a two run homer for Washington. Final score shows Powell Kahoe and Car as the batteries.
Umpires Sheridan and Johnstone officiated a contest featuring Rick and Clarke with a 1 minute 50 second time, witnessed by about 1800 attendees.
Cleveland won with strong hitting led by Hickman as Moore Lundboom and Ie mis pitched for Cleveland while Heisman and Robinson held the Baltimore lineup. The game lasted about two hours with Connolly umping and an attendance around 5500.
In Chicago, the first game ended Chicago 6 Boston 1, followed by Boston 11 Chicago 0 in the second game. Other scorelines listed include Detroit Philadelphia 13, St. Louis 9 against Washington, and Cleveland 7 Baltimore in the open MLB results page.
Boston and Pittsburg split a pair of nine inning games with a single score. In the first game Long drove in the only run on two sacrifices and Leach error following Lush’s drive. Pittenger dominated the opener, while darkness halted the second after nine innings with Greminger excelling at third.
New York outbatted Cincinnati as duty errors by O Neil and George Smith allowed two runs in the third inning, handing New York a 9 to 3 defeat. Batteries Poole Bergen Cronin ONeill. Umpires Latham Irwin. Time 1.45 Attendance 1200.
Philadelphia defeated St. Louis in a poorly played game. Yerkes pitched effectively for the Phillies while Duggleby limited hits for St. Louis. Batteries were Duggleby Berry for Philadelphia and Yerkes J ONeil for St. Louis. Time about 1 hour 45 minutes. Umpire Brown. Attendance 3,600.
In Boston first game Boston beat Pittsburg 1 to 0 and second game ended 0 0 due to darkness. Philadelphia defeated St Louis 12 to 6. Brooklyn edged Chicago 1 to 0. Cincinnati won against New York 4 to 3.
Providence Providence 3 New ark 1 in five innings. Buffalo Toronto 2 Buffalo 1. Rochester Rochester Montreal postponed by rain. Worcester Worcester Jersey City contest incomplete.
Scores show Norwich Norwich 8 Waterbury 5 and Hartford 1 as the only complete result. New Haven Bridgeport game postponed due to rain, as is Springfield Meriden.
American games feature Boston at St Louis Philadelphia at Cleveland Baltimore at Detroit Washington at Chicago. National slate includes Pittsburg at Boston Cincinnati at New York Chicago at Brooklyn St Louis at Philadelphia. New England sends Fall River to Dover while Eastern lists Newark at Providence Toronto at Buffalo Montreal at Rochester.
Chicago won 1 to 2 in Brooklyn as Hardy debuted for the visitors. The Troy club recruit showed speed and curves, baffling Hanlon's lineup. Donovan pitched well for Brooklyn but Farrell's error produced Chicago's lone run.
Cincinnati defeats New York 4 to 3 in a tense game reported from the Sept 4 clash. Key plays sparked the comeback as pitchers and batters contributed, shaping the close result for both teams amid early season action.
Boston victim George Petetti aged 16 of 25 Clark Street North End was killed instantly in the Exchange building after a fall down an elevator shaft. He had been employed by Wright Brown Quinby on the eighth floor and died when the elevator door failed to lock and he vanished into the shaft.
Boston on September 4 reports the swim race featuring Otto Maya Joe Nelson Basil De Quichard and William Stinson delayed due to a wet track and moved to tomorrow night.
Kingston New York September 4 The Hudson and Mohawk valley circuit races were postponed today due to persistent rain.
Hartford Connecticut report from September four states that the grand circuit races were delayed until tomorrow due to the unsanitary wet track conditions.
Strong showers at Nashua New Hampshire marked the final fair day with racing delays. The 2:27 pace finished for Frank M. while the free-for-all and 2:19 pace were cut to one heat each due to wet tracks. Roan Wilkes won the free-for-all heat, Christine B. claimed the 2:19 heat, and continued events promise a full program tomorrow including the 2.22 trot.
In Columbus Ohio on September 4 Cresceus the champion trotter failed to lower his record as he trotted a mile in 2.04 flat. The quarter splits were 29% 1.0 1.33 and 2.04.
Secretary Hedges announced in St Louis that Frank Donohue and Jack Powell were signed to pitch for the St Louis American League team this season. The two veterans bring league experience and are expected to bolster the mound staff as the club pursues strong standings.
Providence officials exonerated Powhatan and Priscilla officers after Aug 14 collision between Point Judith and Beaver Tail. Inspectors cited heavy fog and bad weather as factors. Priscilla whistle misheard, no fault found in crew vigilance. Powhatan sustained serious damage. Priscilla crew member killed. over 500 lives endangered.
A human hand in a badly decomposed state was found on the lawn at 50 Summer Street Dover by L K Ross this afternoon. Marshal Fogarty is investigating and there are no clues at present.
Constable Howard Favor of Cornish brought a tramp suspected in the murder of Miss Olive Broad at Cornish two weeks ago to Skowhegan. The man was arrested at Athens and departed on the next train to Portland.
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