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Newspaper
Lowell Daily Courier
Location
Lowell, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1902
Page
2
St Louis and Cleveland split a doubleheader with tight games two nine innings. Sudhoff and Moore pitched well. an error in the fifth doomed Cleveland in the opener while Bernhard won his eleventh straight for St Louis in the nightcap. Attendance 16 510. Umpire O Loughlin.
Chicago took the first game on a base on balls Griffiths hit a three bagger and Gleason error. Patterson shut out Detroit in the second game as 8700 attended. Scores 9 to 5 and 4 to 1 with Griffith and Sullivan duo behind the mound for Chicago and McMackin Buelow for Detroit. Time 1.40 Umpires Carruthers and Sheridan.
Patterson and McFarland form the battery for Chicago against Kissinger and Buelow for Detroit in a 1.25 inning time frame. Umpires Sheridan and Caruthers.
Philadelphia beat Boston 7 to 2 in Philadelphia. Chicago swept Detroit 3 0 and 3 3 in Chicago. Baltimore defeated Washington 6 5 then 9 6 in Washington. St Louis edged Cleveland 4 3 and Cleveland won 3 2 in St Louis.
Sunday baseball results list St Louis defeating Cleveland 2 1 in game one and losing 4 1 in game two. Chicago swept Detroit with 5 4 and 2 0 scores.
The Pittsburg team won both games from the locals with identical scores. Five bunched hits off Lundgren produced four runs in the first game, while hard hitting in three innings of the second yielded four more. Two hits with a wild pitch and two singles plus a sacrifice in the second saved Chicago from a shutout. Both teams fielded brilliantly with 8,400 in attendance.
In Pittsburg the batteries Leever and Smith versus Morrissey and Kling with umpire O Day as time L35. Chicago matchup noted as part of a field with distinct player pairs and official.
In St Louis on September 21, St Louis and Cincinnati split a doubleheader with one win each. Cincinnati won the first game in the 11th on a Bergen RBI single, while St Louis tied the nightcap with Kruger's hit aided by Seymour and Steinfeldt errors. Play halted after the fifth inning due to darkness with 6200 in attendance. Batter ies Thielman Bergen ONeil Ryan Time 2 12 Umpire Brown.
A fragmented record lists teams Batteries Yerkes and Weaver Vicker and Maloney with a time 11.11 and umpire Brown. Place names St Louis and Cincinnati appear as stray references in the unreadable OCR.
Boston beats Philadelphia 2 to 1 while Pittsburg tops St. Louis 7 to 4. New York defeats Brooklyn 6 to 0. Chicago wins both ends of a doubleheader against Cincinnati 7 to 0 and 3 to 1.
In Chicago the first game ended Pittsburg 4 Chicago 1 and the second game Pittsburg 4 Chicago 1. In St Louis the first game finished Cincinnati 2 St Louis 1 and the second game St Louis 2 Cincinnati 1.
Saturday results show Buffalo 6 Jersey City 5 in game one at Buffalo. In game two Jersey City defeated Buffalo 0. At Toronto a first game score shows Torosta 8.
Lowell residents hear of quick relief from kidney back pain as J H Breed of 139 Church street shares his sister’s long standing improvement after using Dean's Kidney Pills from Ellingwood Co. Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo NY promotes Doan's with dealer sale nationwide at 50 cents.
Providence 0 in second game and 2 in another. Toronto 5 and 2. Rochester led Newark 19 to 5 in the first game and 18 to 5 in the second. Details vague and teams repeated.
Newark September 21 racing at Vailsburg track featured a motor cycle five mile heat won by Joe Nelson with Freeman, Butler, and Otto Maya following. Amateur two mile open won by M L Hurley in a tight finish with Teddy Billington and G Glasson in positions two and three. Dead heat declared in handicap between Hurley and Root.
This week's national schedule lists key clashes across major cities. Sunday features Cincinnati at St Louis and Pittsburg at Chicago, with additional matchups spread through the week including Boston at New York and Philadelphia at Brooklyn.
The text lists a sequence of intercity baseball pairings across several days. Teams referenced include Detroit Chicago Cleveland St Louis Boston Philadelphia Baltimore Washington with multiple matchups across Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday and Sunday again in various city-to-city games.
In Edwardsville a mob of men said to be striking miners raided homes seeking worker James McGuire. Stones were thrown at houses, a door was broken, and shots were fired at Woodward mine deputies who returned fire with no injuries. Three men were arrested. Meanwhile the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen met secretly at Kingston to discuss action against nonunion coal haulers.
Washington dispatch reports President Johnson denying any plan to move the Detroit franchise to Pittsburgh. He says there is no chance Detroit will lose its American League status. The quote originated from a misquotation and relates to franchise transfer rumors.
Keegan took the 10 mile motor paced race over Jimmy Moran by a lap and a twelfth with 20 minutes 51 seconds on a rough track. Moran finished in 22 minutes 19 seconds as spectators, about 500 strong, saw riders cope with poor conditions. Other events featured O'Brien Wyatt battles and tight heats, with Mehan winning the five mile handicap and Bascom taking the five mile automobile race.
Reading from Lawrence and Mohair matches, Hird and Pearson top scores as Mohair and Lawrence draw. A second league clash on Zion grounds sees Zions win 67 to 47 over North Billerica with Meiklejohn Clogston and Whitworth contributing, while J Tonge and Barley star for the visitors.
A committee man waits on the would be donor as Mohair clubs prepare for the October curtain raiser at Chelmsford Street. The Mohair players back full strength to meet a league select side under hopeful weather with a large crowd anticipated. A quarterly general meeting at the club house, presided by Mr J H Mills, will discuss winter reunion plans and other agenda items.
In a high scoring basketball finish Lynn-Lynn triumphed over Everett 71 to 17. East Boston edged Methuen 92 to 90 after a six point stretch, with the game decided in the final moments.
The Mohairs clinched the league championship in a drawn match with Lawrence as bad light shortened play. The season featured a near unchanged lineup and two successive league wins earning the Birtwell trophy for permanent ownership. A gala day on the Chelmsford Street grounds follows, with a 14-event programme and prizes from supporters.
In a tight contest the Big Six beat the Clin tons 11 to 8 to claim the Pawtucketville championship. Lineup featured McDonald catch, B Silcox pitch, Cunningham first, Clough second, A Silcox short, J Axon third, Bills left, Brock center, W Axon right, with W Axon in field.
The Record-Herald reports official announcement within two or three weeks on traffic relations among Chicago Milwaukee St Paul and Missouri Pacific. Details are nearly finished with a few points to discuss. The arrangement is strictly a traffic agreement and not a plan to purchase securities of St Paul or Missouri Pacific.
Edward L. Wood Jr died of wounds from a shooting accident last Wednesday. Born in Lewiston, Maine, he was a Harvard junior and a member of the Essex Club. His parents are Edward L. and Elzo Wood, with his father a Brookline, Massachusetts resident and Franklin Company treasurer. He would have turned 20 next week.
In Providence Rhode Island on September 21 a failed block signal system caused a collision between a closed Warren and Bristol suburban car and an open Crescent Park car. About a dozen passengers rode the suburban car and fifty filled the Crescent Park car. The forward vestibule of the suburban car was wrecked and its controller box driven into the car. The motorman and conductor in the flat vestibule escaped by jumping prior to impact. Three women from the open car were lightly hurt, and Judge George N Bliss of East Providence suffered a facial cut from broken glass.
Dr Thomas L Deidrick of Washington New Jersey arrives in New York after four years in the Far North amid questions about his departure from Lieut Peary’s expedition. He declines to discuss the disagreement, defends his Arctic duty as honorable, and mentions hearing of President McKinley’s assassination via whaler last June.
A dealer announces a fine lot of French and English toothbrushes with special pricing. Bristles are said not to come out and a guarantee is offered. Prices range from 10c to 50c.
Paris September 21 Premier Combes sought to minimize damage from indiscreet remarks by M Pellatan the minister of marines and Gen Andre minister of war. He argued such statements do not bind the government under parliamentary rule and that only the foreign minister may speak or act for the government.
In Birmingham Alabama on September 21 mourners filled streets as 88 victims from the Shiloh church panic were laid to rest in local cemeteries. The death toll stood at 105 with 100 identified, as authorities and families mourned.
Salem New Jersey September 21 private Cornelius Weddle of the Forty Second coast artillery stationed at Fort Mott on the Delaware River was stabbed to death in a late night quarrel with John Ryan and William Lacey. Ryan allegedly stabbed Weddle with a pocket knife. Ryan and Lacey were arrested.
Falls and Burkinshaw advertise as reliable low priced druggists successors to F Blanchard at 418 Middlesex corner Thorndike, opposite Northern Station. Open 64 hours.
St Petersburg reports Finnish newspapers publish summaries of new ordinances soon to be promulgated at Helsingfors. The rules place officials beyond judicial prosecution without consent of superiors, allow removal of judges by the Senate, and add a chancellery court led by the governor general or assistant. Senate officers will preside in open sessions of the economical department. Censorship authority widens.
Lawrence reports Lorenzo B. Way aged 85 son of Daniel Way founder of Way's Mills Quebec and an early woolen manufacturer dies in Methuen. Hotel Piel Beer-Ariington referenced in text.
The Melrose Highlands farmer John Simonds, aged 70, pursues peat extraction from his four acre Albion street meadow, aiming to supply his own fuel needs and cut coal costs. He notes peat’s minor regional use but highlights broader finds from Methuen Lexington Nantucket West Roxbury and other towns. Historical surveys by Prof Hitchcock suggest statewide peat fields could total 125 square miles, with potential to reshape fuel considerations in Massachusetts.
Jimbling presents a method to identify fear by shaking hands. If the other person trembles, Jimbling concludes the fellow is afraid, proving his technique works. The exchange underscores a quirky approach to reading nerves through touch.
A pension office examiner travels down South to Port Royal and beyond finds a small station with a fishing clerk and a corncob pipe smoking elder who recounts antebellum tales. The train arrives precisely at one, prompting the truth reveal that the old man spoke of yesterday’s schedule. Burdock Blood Busters advertised for digestion aid ends with the note.
Dr Arthur A Harmon operates as a veterinary surgeon at 588 Broadway. Contact via telephone listed with area code 901.
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