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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1890
Page
9
Pittsburg defeated Buffalo 8 to 4 in a rough game as Keefe struggled with wild pitches. Chicago and Cleveland traded blows. Chicago won 7 to 4 while Canoningham faltered and Keefe failed to throw strikes. Attendance reported after an eventful innings sequence and unearned runs highlighted the tilt.
In a busy slate from the ASSOCIATION to the PLAYERS League multi city matchups Brooklyn opens against New York while Philadelphia faces Boston and Pittsburg plays Cleveland. Other games include Brooklyn versus St Louis Syracuse against Louisville and Rochester meeting Columbus with Buffalo and Chicago also on the schedule.
Cincinnati, August 8 1888 Pittsburgers looked sure to win but Reds rallied in sixth and tied by eighth then moved ahead after two outs. Berger stood out in field as Reds beat Pittsburg 4 to 3. Attendance 1434.
In Chicago’s Beer Chicago event the Cleveland Players' League opened with a victory as players such as Stricker, Orne, Browning, Comiskey, Larkin, Darting and McAleer contributed in a high scoring lineup. Three-base hit credited to Nadford amid detailed box score notes and defensive plays.
Brooklyn and Philadelphia teams met at Eamera Park in rainy conditions with about 200 in attendance. Box scores show scattered tallies for Boore Wards Griffin Mulvey Womtt Pickett Farrar Haliman Samuten and Samuten totals. Umpires were Gaffney Cook and Sheridan.
Boston won the game today with tremendous batting and perfect fielding. Attendance listed as 2323. Source NEWTOUR REP A. E BosTON. REFPAE O Krown. Stovey and Kelly noted with line scores.
At a regular monthly meeting seven team members Morris Galvin Staley Carroll Fields Keohne and Robinson were accused of drinking. Morris was released while the others face heavy fines. Manager Hanlon cites a contract requiring Morris to abstain. failure to comply risks more dismissals if drinking continues.
Readable fragments mention associations, batteries, and individuals such as Goodall and Egan. Mentions include Columbus and Rochester venues with scattered figures and addresses. The garbled text lists names, dates, and locations in a disjointed record style without a clear single event.
In a Rust belt afternoon tilt the Youngstown Augpost team opened the Tri State League season. Wheeling used six pitchers but failed to win as the home squad held off with late scoring to seize second in the standings. Struck out by Pelle and other sparse lines hint at a rough field day for both sides.
The J W Scots of Pittsburg post forfeits offering $5 to $100 for a game with Our Hors next Saturday and with the Acmes for the same amount. They will meet both teams at the office Monday night at Allegheny. They invite replies from clubs in Western Pennsylvania or Ohio, addressed to Thomas M. Kim at No 168 James Street.
Summers of the Circuit Tram BurraLo draw thousands as Senet and Belle Hamlin attempt to lower their 2:10% and 2:12 records. Heat gives way to a cooler breeze as the mares race. Senet finishes in 2:14 while California wonder Sunol wins later, amid scattered results and a crowded grandstand.
Lexington August 6 Westminster Stock Farm in this county sold bay stallion by Denom Bree to Southerland Benjamin of Saginaw for 10000 dollars. Ed Frazer, Slipway and Hough Brothers of New York discussed Crown yearling sales. Foreign imports like Florry Jones featured in the Bree Grow market report.
Results of today's races at Beach Winners include first race won by King Idler with The Doctor second and Serigegs third. Second race saw Konga-Crsn taking first, Crispin second, Annie Mire third. Timing columns show 1:20 for some events and 1:17 for others, with various filly and hurdle entries noted among the small field outcomes.
Telegraph notes list August 8 results across seven races with horses Teelon Shotover Jenny McFarland Marty B and others placing first to fourth. Times given for several sprints and the featured distances include seven furlongs and one and a quarter miles. Some spellings are uncertain in the shorthand dispatches.
Racing exhibitions in McKeesport feature August events with Hanlan and Teemer racing in Omabi and Kansas City then Cincinnati. They plan a two mile Monongahela river race in Pittsburg with Teemer seeking shore programs, aiming to defeat Goo dam before winter. A Boston report notes a $5,000 single scull race between Teemer and Hanlan with a purse by a sponsor.
An August meet in Danville Kentucky showcased fast track times as Dr Boerks broke a half mile record and Jeremiah lowered his mark. Despite garbled text, the event drew large attendance and featured notable performances by Bally and Laura F. in the sprint and field events with times around 2 2 235.
Winners at Saratoga with results from today’s races across multiple events. First race saw Ressline y first, Lord Harry second, Mahelle third. second race Corticello second, Maid of Arieans third. third race Cornelia first Hod second Fairy Queen third. fourth race Lady Pulsifer first Dark Hose second Allen Rane third. Amos first Genevieve second Black Diamond third. Plus notes on club attendances, meet plans, and forthcoming racing at Meadville, New Castle, and Pittsburgh driving events with entries closing August 2.
Cornelius Crowley aged 52 died after a lingering illness at his sister Mrs. Barry’s home No 1 Fountain Street at 7 PM. A well known Fifth Ward resident he will be buried Sunday at 2 PM following a funeral arranged by local friends.
Matthew Bell, a colored policeman, faced a charge of assault and battery presented by Ross Morrison, ex-policeman, before Alderman Donovan. A hearing was held last night and Bell was discharged after the prosecution claimed the officer arrested Morrison without a warrant and used his mace.
Local item reports a fire alarm near Steuben and Carson streets around 7 pm at Eagle Rolling Mill owned by Friend & Co. A stack fire affected the roof but was controlled with no serious damage. Also notes a false alarm at Spring Garden and Filbert streets and a meeting of the Allegheny Committee on Roads approving bills worth seven dollars. The Lawrenceville Escort Society of St. Augustine's Church held a meeting and secured 150 men for a September 22 parade, with plans to procure antforms.
George Von Bonhorst and James Mee Deritt depart for the Atlantic coast last evening for a dip. Mr. Espy of Byers' drug store will stay seven weeks. Percy Digby and family set out for two weeks abroad. Station Master Butler and Conductor Bor- leave soon for travel. James Kerr of patrol station No. 2 Allegheny and wife head to Boston for two weeks. George W. Adams of Meadville and Hearne of Wheeling stay at the House. Ex Mayor George A Kingston of Mansfi in Ohio visits the city on business.
Buck Ewing, star catcher and captain, is said to have proposed a compromise to desert the Players' League for the National League. Three players Cooner Richardson and Keele refused the plan, while Ewing faces pressure over potential release. Advices say Ward could replace him if he leaves.
Detroit Free Press reports a canvasser confronted a woman on Napoleon Street over a $2 clock installment. He asked the officer to stand in view for moral effect, but a pail of water drenched him as he knocked. The woman protected inside with a hoe handle, two dogs, a razor and her two sons.
Haneisaure August 8 at Dauphin report Bessie Criswell aged 14 at the foot of the Blue Mountain saved her home from a stove fire by repeatedly dousing flames with water and finally plunging into a stream to extinguish the blaze but died the next morning. The bucket bore the marks of her selfless act.
A Saturday Makiki game between the Kamehamehas and Hawaiie lasted five innings. Meek pitched superbly with strong support from Dan and Keohokalole at second. Pahau Lawe and Maluka contributed key hits while Duis struck out ten. Umpires Wall and Lockwood stood behind the plate amid light showers. Standings list Kamehameha Hawaii Honolulu and Stars.
Boston Herald reports a social newspaper feud within the Astor family as Mrs. William Astor and Mrs. William Waldorf Astor dispute the title of trump card in a high society game. The piece mocks primogeniture and warns the players to heed republican law, noting the quarrel changes only social custom.
At the funeral of Matthew W. Grace in Jersey City a dispute erupted among coach drivers when a non union man was hired as driver by Undertaker Bannell. The march to the cemetery halted as drivers refused to proceed without the non union man removed, and the undertaker insisted on continuing with the lineup.
William McCloskey and James Scanlon two Irishmen from Philadelphia and Ye You a Grant Street laundry man were jailed at Central station on disorderly conduct charges after an incident on a Baltimore and Ohio train. Ye You was poked with a pigtail and used a coin-filled handkerchief as defense, money spilling on the platform. Officer Weaver arrested them.
Bertha Henbert twenty one from Outerville Ohio wandered from her family after quarrel and lived in woods near Oakland for two days. Found on Center avenue in Pittsboro nearly starved, she resisted telling her parents, and officials suspect mild dementia while arranging a family contact.
New York City sends at least 1000 youths yearly toward law physics and ministry according to the New York Ledger. Most never reach lasting success as many drift into obscurity while a few with ambition succeed in any field. Skilled labor in agriculture mechanics and commerce remains in constant demand with good wages.
Walter L. Tabbot, once Adventist then Mohammedan, lived alone in a stone hut in South Addison Maine. He kept strict religious rules including swine flesh avoidance and a Friday to Saturday Sabbath. Found dead in his crude box bed after several days unseen, his father discovered the hermit’s lifeless body.
Allen Eastman Cross laments desecration threats to Valley Forge as Waless Congress contemplates buying the site for a brewery. He urges lawmakers to preserve this sacred ground as a national park for future generations, noting the heroes who once tread its soil and the sacrifices shared in the nation’s founding.
A Wheeling rail scheme worth about 300000 in right of way and a 1200 foot tunnel is under study. The Wheeling Terminal Railroad, capitalized at 1 million, is formed by five men linked to major financiers. The plan involves bridges, a belt line, and connections toward Steubenville and the state line, amid vague disclosures.
SPECIAL TELEGRAM REPORT: Two tramps near Mile's Grove west of Erie spotted two suspicious men placing a dynamite cartridge under the Lake Shore limited rail. They alerted the depot, warned conductors, and the fuse was found before a fatal blast. Passengers were kept unaware until now. The conductors recorded the names of the would-be perpetrators.
An Aprctal Telegram to the Dispatch reports Republican leaders view county politics as favorable while Democrats face divisions. D W McDonald struggles to tally forces amid antipathy toward Colonel Searight and his clerks in the Prothonotary office. Ex-Chairman Thorndell favors defeating Searight, while A J Stewart and D P Morgan contest for influence. Southern voters may swing the Legislature race.
In Waterstonville last night Charles Elder aged about ten was shot and killed by ten year old John McLaughlin who took a 32 caliber revolver from a trunk assuming it was unloaded. The ball entered his left side and passed through the left lung. The verdict returned was accidental shooting. The boy's parents are distraught.
A special telegram reports the Mayor's office records were mutilated revealing 12 pages listing prominent professionals polled to a gambling house. Those named had pleaded guilty and were fined 15 each plus costs. Perpetrators suspected since several involved are prospective political candidates.
City council met with five members as an ordinance revoking rights of the street railway company was discussed. The council plans to enforce an old ordinance, with the company likely to monitor its property on Fifth avenue and Market street. Nearby Ellsworth Park featured a parade and a mock battle with guardhouse detentions. Tomorrow a dress parade by Company E National Guard and speeches by Hon. Harry Hall and Senator Robina are planned. Children's day is postponed to Monday.
A 10-year-old boy, son of Mr. Mediker, drowned this afternoon in the Ohio River near the Rochester Tumbler Works. He was swimming with other boys. the body was recovered at 7 o’clock.
SPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DISPATCH reports heavy party competition for county and state offices with seven Democrats and three Republicans for Sheriff and varied counts for Commissioners Treasurer and Recorder. J H Holt seeks re election while J T McCormick runs for renovation. Other notes include a crane mill strike at Beattdale, a train accident killing LEONARD Fierce at Derry, redistricting plans for McKerston, a ten year old girl’s death from ear piercing related infection, and efforts in Kittanning to stock streams. An Ohio bridge span at Nimick station will swing Sunday. James P Ether sued Bodley Wagon for death from a shaft fall. REAMER, Greensburg, overcome by heat and near death. a noted Republican figure aged about 65.
Charles Conley Thomas Hunt and George Barker faced Mayor Wyman on a malicious mischief charge after allegedly entering J W Kreps boat at Allegheny wharf and destroying tools. They received a partial hearing and were bailed for a later proceeding. Humane Society agent Dean will probe Mrs Morris who runs a Fifth Avenue grocery in Oakland for allegedly driving her four children from home and barring their return.
Michael Thompson of Boston street posted information before Alderman Bell yesterday charging Peter Allen with assault and battery. Thompson says Allen threw a cobblestone at his head and knocked him down. He was arrested and jailed in default of 300 dollars bail for a hearing today.
Traveling Passenger Agent Spear announced Union Pacific will run harvest excursions to Western points on September 9 and 23. He indicated strong attendance prospects as indications point to a healthy turnout for the trips.
A girl about 10 visited Mayor Wyman's office to report her mother Mrs. Wrey of Third and Chestnut streets had driven her away. She found refuge with Mrs. Wright on Isabella street while Superintendent Dean will supervise the case.
Yesterday morning the Allegheny Street Committee met Pleasant Valley officials to discuss purchasing the Perrysville plank road, but no action was taken due to lack of a quorum. No formal decision or minutes were recorded.
Mrs Bierman yesterday complained to the Anti Cruelty Society that her son Adam forced her from their home in Jeannette. The case will be investigated by authorities.
James Abbott aged 37 was found dead in his bed around 11. He boarded with Mrs. Goodwin at 36 Seventeenth Street and worked as a heater at Hussey and Co steel works. Mrs. Goodwin notes heavy drinking lately and the Coroner will investigate the case.
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