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Newspaper
Philadelphia Times
Location
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1897
Page
8
Hoffer pitched well for Baltimore until the ninth when Boston unravelled. Klobedanz left in eighth for Lewis. Keeler injures himself, O'Brien subbed. Final score Baltimore 9 Boston 7. St. Louis and Pittsburgh tied 6-5. Washington split with New York 6-14. Magnus.
Phillies end skids with a 13 to 11 win over Brooklyn as Boston keeps a strong hold on first. New York and Washington split a double header while Pittsburgh edges St Louis. Standings show Boston atop with 24 wins and a .490 clip. Philadelphia at .472. New York at .537 and Washington at . Since the day’s action, fans wonder if Philadelphia’s revival is lasting. Schedule: Philadelphia at Brooklyn New York at Washington Baltimore at Boston St Louis at Pittsburg Louisville at Cincinnati Cleveland at Chicago.
The Phillies routed Brooklyn 18 to 1 in a batting exhibition at New York with Delahanty and Shindle homering and Lajoie hitting for three bases. Gillen and Cross starred in the field for Philadelphia while Fisher and Orth struggled on the mound for Brooklyn as crowds saw near-constant hits and earned runs.
The Athletics lost to Paterson 12 to 1 with their only run on an error while other games concluded. Reading defeated Newark 4 to 2 in eleven innings. Lancaster beat Hartford 10 to 1 and Norfolk won over Richmond 4 to 1. Standings show Hartford 27 losses, Norfolk 25, Reading 28, Lancaster 23, Paterson 26, Richmond 28.
Lancaster beats Hartford 4 to 1 in a tense matchup. Wente and Ward pace the Lancaster offense with key hits while Yeager holds the Hartford bats in check.
Scranton beat Wilkesbarre 10 to 3 as the home club's bats produced enough runs without relying on the visitors' errors. Wilkesbarre failed to string together hits against Gillon, and scattered scoring kept them from a rally. The wet field condition is noted but did not swing the game.
In Toronto on June 25 Toronto defeated Syracuse in a methodical, low tempo game with many errors. Attendance was about 1 200 as Toronto built a large lead early and Syracuse mounted a late push before fading. Hodson, despite a split finger, pitched six solid innings for Springfield while Providence edged Springfield with a late inning surge.
Buffalo won 7 to 3 over Rochester after a third inning surge that featured timely hits and two errors. Herrick offered some good pitching but a defensive lapse and a string of runners pushed Buffalo ahead and sealed the game at the plate.
Williamsport June 25 protest ends in a disputed finish as umpire Kelly declines balk call on Crawford. Demorest scores two in the last innings while Milton adds four runs to win 4-2 in extra innings. Notable hits include Lemmon Anderson Conroy Hutchison Staffer and Shaffer. Time 1.59.
Shamokin 43 20000 0 1-10 Bloomsburg 68.10 800.00-18 Earned runs Shamokin 7 Bloomsburg 5. Base hits Hanna 8 Morgan 3 Gatins Ritter Watts Hallman Home runs Gatins Owens Time 2 hours Umpire Forred.
Oxford Past and Present reach 261 in their first innings as Philadelphia trails after a lengthy chase. Key performances include Belmont’s 84 for Oxford and Bohlen 7 for Philadelphia as stumps end day with Oxford at 120 and Philadelphia 202.
Halifax cup standings shift likely as Germantown faces Merion with Manheim pressing for a margin win. Belmont should beat Belfield while Radnor and Merion challenge Germantown and Philadelphia seconds for position. Full city schedule lists 14 matches across Wissahickon Belfield Wayne Haverford Elmwood Camden and more.
At Belmont yesterday only two races finished as a heavy shower left the track unfit. Bessie H driven by D P Nichols won the 2.45 race, with Lady Lorain and Happy second. Twilight, with Nichols, won the 2.20 class in straight heats, Foxy and Coolie Boy dead heated in a mile dash, with Foxy prevailing in the trot-off.
Lancaster June 25 The muff of a fly ball by Buttermore in the eighth inning spoiled Trancaster's spotless fielding and gave the Hartfords the lone run. Madison starred at short with twelve chances and Ulrich also played admirably in a brilliant home showcase.
In Wilkes-Barre Justice Donahue ruled in favor of the club in a suit by center fielder Charles Collars for 103 dollars. Collars signed April 29, joined June 14, was released a week later, and claimed pay from April 20. The club argued he did not fulfill the contract.
The Chestnut Street Theatre will show Veriscope pictures of the Corbett versus Fitzsimmons boxing match from Carson City on March 17. The film captures all preliminaries rounds and the five minute postmatch incidents with life like fidelity.
Cornell wins the intercollegiate eight by eight lengths over Yale with Harvard third. time 20 minutes 34 seconds for Cornell, Yale 20.44, Harvard 21. The race confirms Cornell method over English training, with Yale at 171 pounds and Cornell 158. crowd celebrates with a large turnout and parade.
In a rain soaked final at the Philadelphia Country Club, the Country Club defeats Freebooters of Rockaway 17 to 16 after a dramatic finish. J B Lippincott and Kennedy contribute key plays as L Williams equals late tying score for Freebooters. Devon faces Rockaway II in the Valentine Cup following.
The piece reviews college rowing selections with emphasis on Harvard Cornell Yale and others. Burr McIntosh reflects on predicting outcomes and warns his final column may end if results differ from his picks.
The Tiger Cycle Company now operates from 1534 Market Street after relocating from 1121 Market Street and Reading Terminal site. Improved ventilation and space support growth for the Tiger Tigress and Cygnet lines, attracting public inspection of the new show rooms.
A Pottstown target match between Shuler Shooting Club members led by Livingstone Saylor and L H Davis ended 114 to 97 in favor of Saylor's side. Saylor 22 DeWitt 15 Slonaker 18 Hartman 15 Shuler 13 Evans 15 Slonaker 16 total 114, with Guldin 9 Sheffley 13 total 97.
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