Phillies Take One From Browns In Badly Played Game
Philadelphia beat St Louis 8 to 5 as Patsy Donovan's club made an early visit to Philadelphia. Other majors saw Chicago halt Brooklyn, Cincinnati top Boston, and a 4 to 4 eleven inning tie between New York and Pittsburgh. Cleveland crushed Boston 14 to 3 in the American League. standings list Philadelphia best with 17 wins, Boston 16, New York 17, Cleveland 21. Today's schedule features St Louis at Philadelphia, Pittsburg at New York, Chicago at Brooklyn, Cincinnati at Boston, Athletics at Detroit, Washington at Chicago, and Baltimore at Cleveland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patsy Donovan
St. Louis
Phillies
Chicago
Brooklyn
Cincinnati
Boston
Giants
Pittsburg
Cleveland
Philadelphia
New York
P.C. Sens
Pegi Philada
Klyn
Louis
W. B.C. Athletics
Baltimore
Washington Boston
Detroit
Athletics
Ritchey
Wagner
Matthewson
Evans
Phillies Clip Cardinals in NL Opener as Voorhees Leads
In Philadelphia, Cy Voorhees led with four safeties as the Phillies beat St Louis 8 to 5 in a rough, error-prone game. Douglass and Browne also produced solid hits while Dono van and Brashear added three apiece for the visitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phillies
St. Louis
Cy” Voorhees
Hulswitz
Voorhees
Douglass
Browne
Donovan
Brashear
Yerkes
Thomas
Philadelphia
Childs
Farrell
Barclay
Jacklitsch
Bara
Smoot
O'Neill
Philatelphice
St. Touls
Powers
Brown
Brooklyn And Chicago Fight To An Eight to Six Result
Chicago bunched its hits in the fourth inning to beat Brooklyn 8 to 6. Attendance 3,000. Key players included Kling Keeler Shaefer Dahlen Tinker St. Vrain and Emslie noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
R.H
E- Slagle
Dahlen
Kling.c
Flood
Shaefer
O Irwin
Lowe
O' Abearne
Tinker
Hugheayp
St.Vrain
Chiesa Wigaacdansvcds
Brook
Seankevee
Brooklyn
Kling
Keeler
Ahearn
Jones
Dexter
Sheckard
St. Vrain
Congalton
Balla
Hughes
Emslie
Athletics Lead as Eastern Clubs Head West
The Athletics depart for Detroit in first place. if they break even the trip will be solid. Cleveland thumped Boston 14 to 8 after a 21-hit barrage led by Hickman and Bay. Wilmington fell to Norristown 5 to 2 while Altoona lost 13 to 2 to the Athletics. North Carolina League scores show Greensboro over Raleigh and Charlotte over Durham.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athletics
Detroit
Mitchell
Prentice
Cleveland
Boston
Bay
Lajoie
Hickman
Dougherty
Winters
Pickering
Bradley
Gochnauer
Ferris
Parent
Lachance
Balle
Wright
O'Laughlin
Pennslyvania and Illinois Meet in Striking Baseball Clash
The University of Pennsylvania nine faces Illinois at Franklin Field in a major early season clash. Illinois comes off a strong Eastern trip beating Yale West Point and Princeton while Harvard was kept to 3 to 2. Penn reshuffles its batting order with Swain moving to right field and Myers dropping to eighth while Bennet moves to fifth. Groves will start for Penn and Lundgren for Illinois who previously defeated Yale.
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University of Pennsylvania
University of Illinois
Franklin
Illinois
Yale
West Point
Princeton
Harvard
Pennsylvania
Fordham
Swain
Noble
Myers
Bennett
Groves
Lundgren
Cycling Title Match at Atlantic City Coliseum
Tomorrow night at the Coliseum cycle track in Atlantic City New Jersey a seashore bicycle meet features a W Benn and W J King match paced by motor tandems. Fenn with Bennett and Schultz faces King with Thompson and Boake in the best two of three. A motor tandem championship run off between Thompson Boake and Babcock Daly last week dead heated. Races start at 8 00 P M to allow the Philadelphia watchers to arrive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic City
Coliseum
Fenn
W. J. King
Bennett
Schultz
King
Thompson
Boake
Canada
Babcock and Daly
Feueh
Philadelphia
Old Bet Sheds Light on Byron Church Spire Folly
In 1880 Zack Snyder and G A Mix wagered on the Byron Illinois Methodist Church spire fate with a box of cigars. After 22 years the storm toppled the eastward tower as Mix recalled the bet and T A Jewett had handed cigars to the pair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zack Snyder
Snyder
G. A. Mix
Methodist
Byron
Ill
Mix
T. A. Jewett
Jewett
Kensington Hurdle Handicap Delights Gravesend Crowd
At Gravesend New York on June 6 the Kensington Hurdle Handicap over a mile and three quarters produced a strong field led by Big Gun at 8 to 1. Fry rode to victory by three lengths as Northern Star and Swiftman followed. the card also listed multiple races with times and placements and a cool, fast track.
Corrigan Wins at Fair Grounds in St Louis Derby Prep
At the Fair Grounds in St Louis Corrigan with J Ranschup easily beat a small field in the one mile seventy yard feature and then clocked 2 07 2 5 for a one and a quarter mile workout toward the St Louis Derby. Weather cloudy track fast. First race six furlongs Prince Plenty led then Lou Ann runner up with Sam Lazarus third.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Louis
Corrigan
J. Ranschup
Fair Grounds
Sam Lazarus
C. Malahal
Harry Pullian
Fearful
Fred Hessig
Minion
Happy Chaps
Fauntleroy
Pourquoi Pas
Bell
Flora Levy
Earl
Choice
J. Ransch
Nobleman
Loudon
Varro
EB. Mathews
Lakeview Belle
Goss
Dominick
John Grigsby
Gracious
Lady Ezell
el Caney
Eloim
Laura G. G
Lofter
Races at Harlem Meet Highlight Upset and Close Finishes
In the Harlem race card, Federal led the first race at six furlongs with 7 to 5 odds, Burnie Bunton rode 102 to take second, and Imp. Rose Tree finished third. Silver Fringe won the four and a half furlongs second race at 11 to 10, with John C King in second and Pr. O’Neill in third. Henry Gibbs won the full course third race while Precures placed second. Mary Lavana narrowly won the Lassie stakes for two year old fillies at five furlongs, and Flocarine and Vitrile separated the handicap mile.
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Federal
Coborn
Burnie Bunton
W. Waldo
Imp
Rose Tree
Miller
Elsie L
F Paquita
Siver Fringe
Otis
John C King
O'Brien
Pr. O'Neill
Birkenruth
Ben Chalke
Miraculous
Sigmund
Henry Gibbs
Wilson
Precures
Downs
Dick Furber
Clay
Lane Pot Taken
Sra Songaiso
Foourth
Mary Lavana
Winkfield
Rheta
Coburn
Navasota
H. T. Wilson
An . Han Otis
J. Walsh
Boney Boy
Marabal Neti
Lyne
F Bie
Colonel Ballantyne
Horse Racing Entries and Race Lineup Summary
Legal Maxim Prue Pirates Queen and Star Cotton also ran in today’s entries. First race at one mile seventy yards features Lennep Satin Coat 108 King Barleycorn Hermencia Peat Harry Preston 108 Miss Liza Bedeck 107 Eva Rice 101 Amirante 95 Miracle II Last Knight 92. Second race six furlongs headlines Constellator 107 Gusto 106 Gonfalon 108 Rabunta 101 Regeul 99 Lemuel 93. Third race five Sarenge Stem Winder 108 Agnes Mack 107 Von Rouse 104 Watkins Overton 100 Mirance. Riverside Selling Stakes one mile shows J W Irby 109 Emathion 103 Lucien Appleby Harry New 106 Hoodwink 105 Bragg 102 Vassal Dance 102 Lacrimae 97 Lewaho 98 Digby Bel 95 Rollick TI Moabina 93. Coupled Emathion Kirby Dunne entry. Fifth race one and one sixteenth miles Articulate 110 Mynheer 102 Fancy Man Autolight 101 Prima II 96 Lucien Appleby 95 Lord Quex 90. Sixth race seven furlongs Scarlet Lily 100 Ethel Wheat 103 McChesney Prowl Pyrrho 100 Brennenworth Tommy Foster 6. Coupled Quex Appleby Hildreth entry.
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Lennep
Satin Coat
King Barleycorn
Hermencia
Peat
Harry Preston
Miss Liza
Bedeck
Eva Rice
Amirante
Miracle II
Constellator
Gusto
Gonfalon
Rabunta
Regeul
Lemuel
Sarenge Stem
Emathion-Kirby
Dunne
Articulate
Mynheer
Fancy Man
Autolight
Prima II
Lucien Appleby
Lord Quex
Scarlet
Lily
Ethel Wheat
McChesney
Prowl
Pyrrho
Brennenworth
Tommy Foster
Quex-Appleby
Hildreth
Pencillers Triumph in Hamilton Racing Meet
At Hamilton Ont June 6 the day’s races saw long shots top the board. Flaneur at 30 to 1 won race one over Medford and Messina with a 1:44 time for six furlongs. Erie captured race two with Gold Cockade and Cantilever second and third. Dubious won race three with Veredevere and Khaki second and third. W H Dixon won the Walker cup steeplechase. Rising beete Tate’s Creek placed third. Honewood led race five over Annie Lauretta and Jack McGinn in 1:52.
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Hamilton
Ont
Pencillers
Flaneur
Medford
Messina
Erie
Dubious
Veredevere
W. H. Dixon
Rising Beete Tate’s Creek
Honewood
Annie Lauretta
Jack McGinn
Outsiders win both harness races at Electric Park closing day
Baltimore June 6 The spring harness meet at Electric Park ended with two upset winners as favorites placed runner up in each race. Noteable entrants included Lady Thelma and Austin Boy among others, with times listed and placings showing the outsiders claimed the prizes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Electric Park
Lady Thelma
Ch. F
Clement B
An Csererisans
Lillian
B. m
Atkinson
A m
Smith
Seeveee
Dr. Nama
Kahoka Boy
Allie Wilkes
Austin Boy
Red Hot
Rosser
Windsorwood
Pat McGregor
Bree Barn
Skipper
Besai
Lioness Nettie Undergoes Brain Abscess Surgery
The Central Park lioness Nettie, aged unknown, is treated for a brain abscess after a head injury from a fall. Director John Smith and Dr. Edward M. Levey performed surgery with guards and keepers aiding. The procedure included hair removal, topical antiseptic, and a turpentine-soaked stitch to induce inflammation for drainage, with skull bone removal possible if needed.
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Nettle
Central Park
New York Sun
Elephant House
John Smith
Edward M. Levey
Billy Snyder
Peter Shannon
Snyder
Nettie
Shannon
Honess
Veterans Triumph In Close Cricket Match at Germantown
The veterans from Germantown and Belmont edged Merion by 11 runs after a 149 total appeared enough. Key players included G M Newhall and J Comfort, while Sharwood starred for Merion with multiple wickets. Penn Charter beat DeLancey by 82 runs after DeLancey were bowled out for 75 at Havverford.
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Merion
Germantown
Belmont Vets
Belmont
Hindle
C. Bavo
Sharwood Cadwalader
B. Bevan
Penn Charter
DeLancey
Havverford
Fireproof Clock Of Great Accuracy In Barbican Fire
A London City Press tale tells of a clock built for an Indian Prince but unfinished for 16 years then completed. It has functioned within 14 seconds of mean time in a year and survived a devastating Barbican fire, remaining in its place despite damage.
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Barbican
London
India
Understanding Capillary Action and Oil Sinks in Pivots
The text explains capillarity the attraction between fluids and solids. Oil sinks use deep narrow shapes to keep oil near the pivot via capillary forces. It notes back slopes on conical arbors limit oil rise and suggests grooves or bells as receptacles. It also mentions negative attraction when mercury is repelled in a tube.
Safe storage of wealth on Broad street bank vaults
A New York safe deposit firm on Broad street houses millions in stocks bonds jewelry and wills of prominent financiers. The circular 21 ton door weighs 7000 pounds, walls are four feet thick, interior holds 2000 boxes with 3000 more planned. Night guards patrol to deter burglars. if breached, Wall Street would feel the impact.
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Wall Street
New York
Pittsburg Dispatch
Broad Street
America
John D. Rockefeller
J. P. Morgan
Vanderbilts
Rothschilds
Harrimans
Goulds
Petrified Forest in Tripoli Explored by Englishman Dodson
English traveler Edward Dodson led an expedition into the Tripoli desert where a petrified forest was found across ten days of travel. The party faced arrest and threats from Arabs and endured night thunderstorms with phosphorescent gunfire halos alighting around them.
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Tripoli
Africa
Edward Dodson
Murzuk
Great
Sahara
London Mail
Auction Sales Executrix Sets Public Auction of Licenses and Real Estate
Estate of Valentine Friedel items include a Retail Liquor License lease and premises at 1030 Sansom St to be sold Wednesday June 11 1902 at 11 AM at the Freeman Building Philadelphia. Real estate sales continue at 12 PM with multiple properties listed on Callowhill Lindley streets Lehigh Avenue and other blocks in Philadelphia with catalog details available.
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Valentine Friedel
Sansom St
Freeman Building
12Th
Walnut Streets
Katharine Friedel
Executriz
Matthew Dittman
Chestnut Street
Freeman
W. Cor
Perkiomen ST
Ridge Ave
Buttonwood ST
Callowhill ST
5Th ST
Latona ST
Haverford Ave
Diamond Sts
E. Cor
11Th ST
Fernon ST
Front ST
21St ST
Lehigh Ave
Firth ST
Rosewood ST
Nassau &St
Germantown
Somerville
16Th ST
Manton ST
Twelfth
Philadelphia
Court of Common Pleas
County of Montgomery
Ferdinand G. Loebetux
Louis Loeb Etux
Patledeiebie Bourse
Fifth Street
Warnock
Alder St
Gemecy Ave
Store
Tioga
Mildred
McKean St
Peery Bet
MERCY
Ft. & ME
Opal &E
Bere Catharine
American Fire Insurance Co
Southwestern National Bank
Alpha Portland Cement
Western National Bank
Phila. Library Co
Union Insurance Co
Sbs
Public Hall Co
Jenkintown
She
Guarantee Trust Co
Atantic City
J. S. Hartford City
Coon
Gas Light Co
Springfield Water Co
Oae
4Th & Sth
Pass
Any. Co
Second Nat. Bank
Frankford
Excelsior Trust & la Pund
Philadelpaie National Kk
National Bank Germantown
Central National Bank
Eaery
Ward School
O Pie Water Loan
Wicke
Philadelpne
North Peon .c
Rosalie R.R. Ts
Langhorne Sosy Co
Lehigh
Northampton
Panese Quakertown & Eastern R
Lockport
N. X
Gas & Electric
Wilmington & Balt. R.R
Auctioneers sale list of bronzes Rugs and furniture highlights
The notice outlines auctions by OFLAND AUCTIONEERS at 147 South Fourth Street including a sale of bronzes, teakwood stands, Persian rugs, mahogany colonial furniture, and oriental items on Wednesday June 11 at 3 PM at the Freeman Building. Also on view is an auction of furniture, carpets, pianos, and office items on Friday June 12 at 10 AM.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Freeman P Building
Freeman
Walnut
Baltimore
Aks
Saios
Sundine
Atease Aiveglia Express
Bouthera Bettiway
Presen
Metrea
Norfolk and Western
Memphis
New Orleans
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Express
Old Point Comfort
Norfolk
Stocks and Bonds Auction in Public Salesroom
Auction list shows numerous stocks bonds and municipal notes with par values and quantities. Firms include Thomas B Lovatt Sons Freeman Sons Lippincott Barnes and Co and others listing Philadelphia area banks railroads and utilities with terms and dates.
Atlantic City and regional rail schedule excerpt
Rail timetable fragment lists routes and departure times for seaside destinations and Atlantic City area trains. It includes Seaside, Wildwood, Cape May, Ocean City, Sea Isle, and Philadelphia connections with multiple daily expresses and locals, plus notes on Pullman sleeping cars and dining services.
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Cape May
Anerens Wildwood
Holly Beach
L City
Ocean City
Avalon
Stone Harbor
Somers* Point
Union Transfer Company
Eedure
I. ON
J. Rk. Woo
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Quakers
Washington
Reds
Hoy
Tenney
Dobbs
Beck
Courteney
Malarkey
Greminger
Peitz
Long
Demont
Corcoran
Pietz
Crawford
Thielman
O' Day
H.O.A. Thomas
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Edward
Leach
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Burns
Philadelphia Times
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Sweeney
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Lang
Mitchell and Schreckengost
Edwin M. Amies
North Carolina League
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H. Cochran
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Annie Grace
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Ascension
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Rockford
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Grail
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Ben O'Fallon
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Petrified Forest
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Alfred M. Herkness & Co
South Eleventh Street
Chesterman & Streeter
Amuel T. Freeman & Telephone
G. W. Cor
12Th and
Catafogue
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Equitable Trust Company
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James Baird
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Waters
Ogontz
Old York Road
North Penn R. R
Elkins Sta
Cheltenham Township
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Park Av
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Park Ave
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