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Newspaper
New York Times
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1902
Page
6
In Poughkeepsie on June 20 Cornell coach Charles Courtney predicts a hard fought second place battle among Penn State Georgetown Wisconsin and Columbia as the Varsity race looms. A surprise finish is foreseen with Wisconsin gains noted from strong physiques and age.
Henry B. Gentry of Bloomington Indiana purchased McKinney a 2 11 percent trotting stallion from Charles A Durfee of San Jose California. The deal closed last night the price was 25000 McKinney is ranked as the greatest speed sire of his era with four 210 performers nineteen 215 performers and twenty eight 220 performers.
Illustrations and descriptions of garments worn by New York's best dressed men. Profiles include William K. Vanderbilt Adrian Iselin Jr Jack Follansbee T Suffern Tailor William C Whitney E Berry Wall Frederick Gebhard and P F Collier as shown by The New York Times tomorrow Adv.
A southbound Eighth Avenue trolley collided with a butcher’s wagon driven by Charles Amberger on Highth Avenue at 145th Street. A crowd of boys attacked motorman Joseph Bannigan, who fought back. Michael Martin, injured, was charged with assault. Bannigan faced felonious assault charges. Police arrested both men.
Fireman Walter Kelly of truck 13 and Washington Slater of engine 3 saved George Harison from a fourth floor window amid a blaze that gutted upper floors of a four story boarding house at 223 West Fourteenth Street. The inferno caused about 25000 dollars in losses as occupants fled through the stair and roof escape.
Boston reports Cambridgeport smallpox surge with schools closed earlier for summer. City health leaders urge pastors to skip church services next Sunday and library officials to shut down until further notice. First Baptist Church and Rev. Thomas Scully suspend public services for two weeks. A health corps vaccinates residents within the infected area. over 500 vaccinated in two days, some refuse or evade vaccination.
W P Tostevin, president of the W P Tostevin Construction Co, committed death by own action last night by swallowing carbolic acid at Sedgwick Avenue and King's Bridge Road. His body was found on the sidewalk by a police officer. a bottle of acid lay beside him. He carried business cards and letters, a commuter pass, and only $1.78. Coroner Berry and police pursued identification. a letter on a company letterhead urged notifying associates in case anything happened. William Stark identified the body at the Fordham Morgue. Later two brothers also identified the body.
William A. Randall of South Elliott Place Brooklyn drowned near New Brighton while joining James H Neil and James H Allen to board the yacht Alva. The boat swamped by tug wash. Neil and Allen reached shore safely, Randall disappeared. Search later coordinated by Staten Island residents and police.
New York took a 3 1 victory over Brooklyn at Washington Park in a well played game. Both clubs fielded cleanly with all runs earned as Hendricks received a ten day release notice. New York scored in the fifth and eighth innings while Brooklyn failed to convert on several chances.
Philadelphia beat Boston 12 to 5 in a one sided game. In the first inning Thomas singled and Barry hit a home run. Batteries Wills and Kittridge for Boston Fraser and Dooin for Philadelphia.
Partial standings show team codes and win loss percentages for several clubs including Pittsburg Philadelphia Brooklyn St Louis Chicago New York Boston Cincinnati with varying win totals and percentages in a late season summary.
Brooklyn hosts New York, Philadelphia visits Boston, St Louis plays Pittsburgh, Chicago faces Cincinnati in a set of today’s scheduled games.
Montreal overwhelmed Jersey City 11 to 1 as Burns struggled on the mound. Montreal’s aggressive baserunning and timely hits fueled the win, with Burns yielding the bulk of the damage.
Utica hosts A. J. and G. as 14 to 10 winners. Syracuse edges Albany 4 to 2. Binghamton hosts Troy with score not completed in the fragment.
Rain forces postponements across major matchups including Detroit at Boston and Chicago versus Baltimore while St Louis and Philadelphia games are delayed. Cleveland hosts Washington as scheduled with a 5 to 8 score line noted.
The New York Lawn Tennis Club hosted semi finals with Princeton stars Raymond D. Little and Frederick B. Alexander facing Harvard's Holcombe Ward and Calhoun Cragin in a dramatic men's doubles match. Ward and Cragin won the first set 7-5, Little and Alexander claimed the second 6-1, and Cragin outmaneuvered Little in the deciding set as the Princeton pair were pushed to the brink.
John Moller Jr of Lakewood Golf Club defeated ex Governor John W Griggs of North Jersey Golf Club in a Metropolitan Golf Association handicap playoff at the Tuxedo links. Moller posted a net 139 for 36 holes while Griggs had a 179 gross.
Irish Lad, racing for Whit ney Duryea in new green and white colors, edged Daisy Green by a neck to take the day’s feature at Sheepshead Bay with jockey T Burns aboard. Cameron won the mile handicap, while other races saw Stella W. fined owner and trainer, and Alfred Lakeland fined for unschooled entry. a lively program overall at the seaside track.
Entry list for Sheepshead Bay races includes the Inaugural Steeplechase Handicap for four-year-olds and up with weights led by Jim Megibbon at 159 pounds and Sallust 155, along with a six furlong main-track race for three-year-olds and up with weights from Military at 108 to Red Damsel at 90. Other races feature the Surf Stakes for two-year-olds, the Tidal Stakes for three-year-olds, a two-year-olds selling allowance, and a turf one-mile-and-a-sixteenth handicap with Swiftmas at 126 and Broad Street 90.
Metropole Cycling Club stages a large Manhattan Beach meet this afternoon with a record entry. About fifty novices race, 75 riders enter the big amateur handicap, and nearly as many run the five mile open. Professionals Kramer Bald Collett and Fisher appear in a short event and in the Metro pole Sweepstakes Handicap. Hall Lawson Munroe and Freeman pace a twenty mile race. Novice heats at 2 00 and professional trials at 2 30 for the one third mile dash.
Arbor Day Memorial Association seeks funds to erect a portrait statue monument to J Sterling Morton father of Arbor Day. Friends urged memory after his death on April 27 and the Nebraska City group plans the statue with inscriptions at his home town site.
Yale triumphed 7 to 2 over Harvard in the first game of the annual series on Soldiers Field Cambridge Mass June 20 Yale pitchers held Harvard to two runs with only five strikeouts Stillman and Randall combined for key plays while Yale mounted a fourth inning error and a seventh inning surge to secure the win Coolidge Garvan and Kernan contributed on defense as Yale built its lead in two innings and Harvard stayed in contention with strong fielding despite late pressure from Yale's offense.
Thirteen horses are entered for tomorrow's American Derby in Chicago with more possible additions. Heavy track due to rain favors those expected to start, including Heno the 2 to 1 favorite. McChesney may still race despite earlier lightweight injuries. Anticipation builds for an enormous turnout, potentially fifty thousand, with Gov. Yates reserving a private box.
Yale beat Harvard in a regular program of rowing at Gale's Ferry. The Yale Varsity beat the Harvard Varsity in a half mile by a length in 2 40 while the Yale freshmen and varsity four oared crews did a practice race upstream and back. Julian W Curtiss arrived and met Coach Cameron as Harvard agreed to a two oar race schedule for June 26.
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