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Newspaper
Philadelphia Times
Location
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1902
Page
8
Connie Mack's Athletics lost the final Western trip game to St. Louis, finishing with four victories in thirteen abroad. The report notes limited pitching, a weakened infield, and upcoming Cleveland and Baltimore series as hopes rise for a stronger finish aided by new additions Bonner, Mitchell, and Waddell.
In St Louis on June 22, the Browns beat the Athletics 3 0. Anderson and McCormick homered to cap a five run inning after Padden, Donahue and Powell walked for base on balls. Lave Cross doubled and Bonner scored on a wild pitch as Detroit and Boston also played a tense game amid umpire controversy.
Chicago dropped two tight games at home as key errors in late moments decided both. Oyler's single on Strang's fumbles sealed the first win for Baltimore in a 12 inning affair, while Selbach and Bresnahan staged the other near miss. Attendance 16,750.
In Chicago Pittsburgs beat Chicago 6 to 5 after a protracted extra inning thriller. Kling stole third and scored on Lowe's single in the nineteenth to seal the win before about 10,000 fans.
Fragmentary OCR shows multiple game notes with cities Columbus Milwaukee Toledo Louisville Kansas City and scores like 5 2 10 2 plus stray names. Details are garbled and no coherent single result emerges.
In a set of brief hockey and basketball score notes Montreal beats Jersey City 6 to 5 in Eastern League action. Memphis defeats meerenert 7 to 2 in Southern League play. New Orleans dominates Little Rock 11 to 3 in another league game.
Baltimore checked Chicago's winning streak yesterday while 11 000 fans watched St Louis down the Athletics. Rube Waddell expected to join the Athletics this week. Jack Doyle could fit at first base and boost the Phillies batting average. Hans Wagner failed to get a hit in a long Chicago game. The Phillies host the Giants for four days starting Wednesday. Cleveland played long in seventeen innings and Boston, Pittsburgh and Chicago also had extended games yesterday.
Eugene Ware, newly appointed Pension Commissioner, says patience and restraint with old soldiers avoid friction. He reports his Topeka trip for private business drew persistent crowds and curiosity from visitors to his office.
Morning workouts drew large crowds as Belmont Red Bird The Quaker Lena F and George Hill led speedy trotters and pacers through miles. Trainers and drivers watched times while expert observers logged official splits.
The passage notes Belmont judges face criticism from those unfamiliar with rules, while officials defend the ruling as just. It also mentions plans for upcoming match races and a busy schedule for local driving clubs, matinee meets, and parades. Robert Smith Jr returns from the West amid health gains in a sports-rich summary.
A list of horses selected for races across tracks at Sheepshead Bay. First race entries include War Cry 108 Byroverdale 105 Svengali FEI Royal Ensign 102 Abumeds 101 and others. also eligible runners listed. Second race features Gettes 168 Mt Dacbsh Pleasant Sail among entries.
About 6 000 spectators saw a world record set in the half mile amateur race as M L Hurley won in 57 3 5 seconds surpassing the 58 second mark. A large two mile consolation drew 53 starters though crashes marred the second mile with several riders injured but none seriously.
The article outlines a sequence of motor paced cycle events at the local Coliseum track starting June 28 with a three cornered race among C Hunter George Leander and Fenn and continuing through July 19 with a series including riders such as Harry Caldwell Bobbie Walthour Albert Champion and Tommy Hall in various twenty to thirty mile formats culminating in the N A National Championships.
Tom Hall of Monarch forthcoming match with Rambler Joe Nelson and Basil De Guichard at Providence on July 2. Floyd A. McFarland plans July 4 return in Pittsburg. Boston hosts frequent meets as champions train at Charles River Park. Albert Champion of Imperial predicts a strong season after settling in America. Kramer dominates with a fearless style. The National Cycling Association funds riders, as risks linger on fast tracks and tire failures threaten events.
The article notes Bowdoin College’s 100th anniversary of formal opening next Wednesday. It highlights the college as a leading small New England school, its notable alumni Hawthorne and Longfellow, and its Massachusetts ties through the charter and Massachusetts Hall.
The Schuylkill Navy regatta draws strong entries from Vespers Maltas Pennsylvania Barge Club Crescents Quaker City West Philadelphias Undine and others for junior eight oar four oar gig and singles races. Vespers and Bond expected to contend in senior singles with a grand stand for 1700 spectators at the finish.
The junior eight race will run in heats next Saturday. Undine Club’s four oared entry surprises. Fairmount’s eight aims for success in the Fourth of July regatta. Quaker City eight shows form and could be dark horse. Jack Bond from the Bachelors presses Juvenal in senior singles. New grand stand praised as a boon for fans. Exley De Baecke and Carr Exley Lockwood expected to win senior doubles and four oared shell. Each club backs its junior eight. Two Vespers crews spawn rivalry and a likely close race.
Gloucester City June 22 at a Yacht Club meeting it was decided to hold a whiteball boat race to decide the championship on the lower Delaware Sunday July 16. About eight boats are expected.
A columnist profiles Marcellus Hartley Dodge, who inherited 60 million and walks to save car fare. The piece argues money should be used for good, not hoarded, and warns against turning virtue into vice. It contrasts prudent spending with miserliness and cites Wall Street speculation as a potential testing ground for wealth.
The piece discusses desert fastnesses in the American West shrinking under development. It highlights Mohave Desert in California, Painted Desert in Arizona, Salt Lake Desert in Utah, and Death Valley, noting their isolation between the Rockies and the Coast Range as human activity encroaches.
The Century notes stark contrasts in the West and North Midwest where mining and irrigation reclaim land, but Northern Wisconsin and Michigan suffer fire damage from heedless lumbering. Vast wastelands replace former pine forests, a reminder of reckless human waste.
Dr. Ginsburg read Atkinson's statistical review of Income and wealth in British India at the Royal Statistical Society. The study divides the population into agricultural, non agricultural, and those with ample means, finding substantial income growth across the first two classes and cautious estimates for the third, with capital wealth per head rising from 708.8 rupees in 1875 to 986.6 rupees in 1895 and overall capital investments increasing in the period.
In Webster Massachusetts a 1683 miners tool set including a nearly intact twenty five foot wooden pump stock a fifty pound chain now five pounds and early hammers was recovered from ninety feet underground. The Sturbridge graphite mine the first mined in the United States may yield a rich graphite bed as officials study the relics found by C E and Francis Husbands and Edward S Hill.
A friend spots a small shop painting in Great Portland Street as a portrait of the celebrated artist Frith. The artist, astonished to recognize his own likeness after forty five years, contemplates buying it for £20 amid doubt from the shopkeeper about its value.
Washington reports from Frederick Emory and several consuls indicate American goods are rapidly penetrating Britain. Consuls note British prejudice against foreign brands waning as American products gain favor in shoes, hardware, furniture, machinery, and groceries, with Consul Sheffield praising growing imports of canned fruits and chilled beef.
Residents near Stroud Green on the outskirts of Newbury complain of gangs using the grassy area for gambling and objectionable language on Sundays. Police have struggled to suppress the nuisance as the groups disperse inconsistently and reassemble, causing ongoing disorder.
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