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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1892
Page
11
The Cleveland team falls as Boston also loses to the Quaker City lads. The pennant race tightens with key wins boosting the visitors and affecting standings.
The Browns beat the Pittsburg sluggers at Exposition Park in a close, hard fought game before about 1,100 fans. Breitenstein pitched well alongside Gumbert, with key hits from Kelly and Beckley fueling a fifth inning rally and a late decisive run in the eighth to secure a 1 to 0 win.
Cincinnati defeats Cleveland 6 to 5 in seven innings then wins in an extra frame. Zimmer wild throw delivers the winning run as both teams rally from early deficits. Attendance 1,700 plus clouds over the park.
The Baltimores overcame Jones wildness in the first inning to seize an early lead and never surrender it. Attendance listed as 1007, with final score Baltimore 1 Washington 0. Key plays feature Stover, Van Halteren, Dowd, Richardson, and Larkin with Stolen bases by Van Halteren and Dowd. Umpire Gaffney. Time of game two hours two minutes.
Rourke arrived in Cincinnati at 11 30 forenoon and, after a brief stay, proceeded on the journey to New Orleans accompanied by his mail.
The Corbett special train will depart Asbury Park on September 1 at 4 PM, arriving in New Orleans by 7:30 AM September 3 for the bout with John L. Sullivan. Manager William Brady leads a party including Mike Onovan, Jim Daly, Denny Dillon, and Bill Delany. Sullivan travels separately. Corbett plans sparring in Birmingham and Atlanta before a September 18 exhibition.
West End Young Men's Catholic Club to hold a preliminary field meet at Alliquippa Grove on Saturday. About a dozen members may enter East End Gyms contests next month. Entries include handicaps and events such as 40 yard dash, sack race, runs, hurdles, and throwing baseball with multiple participants listed.
A Paris cable reports Jake Echarfer challenging Ives to an eight three nights contest with 1000 side, to be held in a Paris billiard room chosen by Ives. Slosson defeats Gay in balk line 200 up, conceding 70. Cure defeats Slosson 300 up after a 120 point handicap. Slosson beats Cure in a three cushion match. Carter defeats Beau in cushion carom 180 up as the French professor posts a 64 average.
In hot weather Aug 10 1 000 attendance 1 000 Colts scored limited runs while colonels battered Stratton and relief pitcher Schriver. Whistler Weaver Parrott and Jennings led Chicago bats with two base hits and three base shot. Stratton struck out eight over seven innings before relief allowed Chicago runs.
New York horsemen question if the trotting record will fall in 1892 as Paced by Sunol. Mr Bonner hesitates to rush Sunol or any mare, noting his own top times with Sunol and Maud 8 and outlining breeding details of Maud 8 and Ansel progeny. He hints a possible late season program but gives no definite plan.
Rochester Aug. 10 Special speed show at the driving park featured six heats in the 2:19 class. Elko from Buffalo led with 2:17, Abbie V and Mascot battled to 2:17 and 2:16 4, while The Maven and Bunco J. vied in the 2:19 pace. Judges hailed the day as a record run with high hopes for tomorrow’s remaining races.
Today's league schedule lists Cincinnati at Pittsburgh, St Louis at Louisville, Cleveland at Chicago, Boston at Philadelphia, New York at Brooklyn, and Washington at Baltimore.
Fragmentary OCR notes mention Tobnstownposse and an error sent to Altoona and Johnstown. Names listed include Batteries-For Johns town, Sm. and Schachern, Altoona, Flanigan and Hodson. Context and details are unclear due to damaged text.
The strong St. Louis amateur clubs J. L. Hodson's and Alliance met in a tense game lasting ten innings. Willard struggled early with five bases and three hit batters before settling in, while Markel delivered steady pitching for Alliance. Marchand made a key defensive play claiming a two bagger with two runs saved. The final score remained 6 to 6, with 9 hits apiece and three Alliance errors against two by St. Louis. The clubs scheduled a rematch tomorrow.
Wesleyan's football team plans fall workouts with half the Varsity at Newport with trainer Billy Bull while another squad trains at Asbury Park. A new field will be built on the old baseball campus and the freshman team will use the old football field. The squad returns September 12 for active training and is expected to be the strongest in college history with heavy centers and combined weights over 600 pounds for Cutta, North, and Newton.
Jimmy Carroll announced that if Dixon defeats Skelly, Griffin will be matched for a $5,000 to $10,000 side at 122 pounds. Dixon is expected tomorrow and will be introduced to leading citizens before traveling to Ocean Springs to train. The big stake by colored clubs will wait post fight. The first bet of the day was placed with Ted Sullivan sending $500 to back Sullivan against Corbett.
A large fleet of 44 footers and schooners raced around Cape Cod in a publicity event for a major American yacht club. The start order featured Gloriana Wasp Barbara Hao while the schooners began with Iroquois Merlin Constitution Marguerite Alenes May Flower. Finishing results listed Constellation Merlin Marguerite May Flower Iroquois Alenes Wasp Harpoon Gloriana.
President Brush of the Cincinnati Club returned from Chicago where Mullane and the club discussed terms. Mullane agreed to return only if paid for idle time, breaking off negotiations. Von der Ahe seeks Mullane in exchange for Gleason, but the trade is unlikely. The league salary-cut signing rule is in effect.
About 4,000 attendees at Brighton Beach viewed six races with Natalie Autocrat and other favorites running. Results: Autocrat wins opening race. Managuerite tops race two. Crochet prevails in race three. Key West dominates race four. Fagot takes race five. Pokino closes victory in race six. Croomyatt trotting show draws 2,500 at Norwood with pool selling halted by police.
The Aug 10 track program drew a good crowd as Yo Tambien won the Twin City Oaks by a wide margin. Results note first race Piccolo and Alice D among early winners, with several longshot placings in later races. Other winners include Bolivar Bucknor and Dave Puisifer in respective events.
Rain forced postponement of Grand Rapids races including the Hal Pointer-Direct event and other big races to tomorrow. Budd Doble's Nancy Hanks will run a mile against time with hopes of a 2 10 or better. purses for tomorrow total 15 500, the largest ever for a single day in the state.
In Clantom on August 10 the Clarion club defeated Parker 21 to 19 in a game noted for strong hitting. Clarion pitchers Horner and Parker’s Steen were knocked out early. battery for Clarion was Horner and Ion, Parker battery Steen and Cooper.
A jumble of baseball action and roster moves from Cincinnati to Washington. Teams seek upcoming games with Parker and a Benson-like scheduling push. Duffee’s depegging and Larry itchai im signing shift pitching duties. McQuaid fines for protest during Caruthers at first base. Kempley and CoxsTaxtT reader remarks punctuate a busy day in early August.
The annual and brigade matches of the National Guard for this year will be shot upon the Statera at Mount Gretna during the week beginning August 7.
Aste Monge was jailed by Alder Ripps for a hearing today on a charge of false pretense. K. Llen Hamer was jailed by Alderman Richards for a hearing today on a charge of assault and battery. Pasquatio Guvoraro awaits a Saturday hearing before Alderman Cahill on libel and conspiracy. James Ragen was committed by Alderman Succop for unlawful assembly in default of recognizance.
Louisvinus Aug 10 special lists pool sales for Monmouth Park upcoming races. First race features a handicap with Entre, Morris entries, Russell and Sir Matthew among contenders. Fourth race includes Blak and Upstart in a five-eighths mile sprint. Fifth race highlights Airshaft, Barefoot, Nomad and Snowball in a mix of short exploits and priced bets.
The remains of Richard Ten Sroeck, owner of the horse bearing his name, arrived in Louisville at eight this morning. The body was taken to Christ Church for a 3 o'clock funeral conducted by Rev. C E Ormik. Relatives and friends attended, and interment followed at Cave Hill Cemetery.
At Knoxville Iowa Driving Park Madame Marantette's pony shattered the world mark by clearing 4 feet, achieving a historic feat in a colorful summer event reported from the Aug 10 program.
The notes discuss GoppaRD and George Godfrey possibly facing the California Athletic Club. Plans include Burt Hessen and Joe Priddy signing for a 73 yard foot race next Saturday. Mentions McAuliffe, Myer, Juliet the steeplechaser, and other athletes with races, wagers, and training updates.
A fragmentary list shows steamship arrivals and routes from various ports. Items mention New York, Bremen and other locations with uncertain spellings suggesting a harbor or passenger timetable entry.
Scottpane Aug 10 expects a large crowd for the Scottdale and Everson Driving Association's new half mile track opening next Saturday. The venue, half a mile from town, is praised as one of Western Pennsylvania's best half mile tracks. Five races listed include a 3 minute trot for a purse of 875, a 2:25 trot for 75, and a free for all. Horses are already arriving from Wooffley's Somerset stable, with the Sherick stables' Dandy 2.1%4 slated for the fall meeting.
Secretary Ad dis, of the Wisconsin Michigan Baseball Leagues, returned from Green Bay and Manitowoc last evening. A new schedule was arranged at the Saturday meeting including Fond du Lac and Milwaukee. Fond du Lac will join. Milwaukee’s status undecided. The season opens August 10 with 50 games per club, split evenly home and away. If Milwaukee joins, Sundays will feature four home and four road games, including four against Oshkosh.
Sepatm reports that Sedalia's new kite-shaped track, a mile long with a sod edge, is completed and praised by experts as one of the world’s fastest. The uncovering announces notable improvements over previous kite tracks and marks a historic step for local racing.
The Weather Bureau in the city provides temperature and rainfall figures for the local area. Forecast details include high and low readings and precipitation chances for the period ending Aug 10.
Updates on river conditions and shipping activity include the City of St Louis aground at Greenleaf and the City of Pittsburg receiving a new paint job. Vessels like the J M Gunky and the James G Blaine are active upriver with excursion plans and arrivals. Cargo movements report iron and coal traffic near Carrie furnace and Spring Hill mines, while Lock No 9 shows improved up river trips. Wheat crops are light with farmers awaiting higher prices. Adam Jacobs reports 100 sacks of grain on last trip.
Bellevernon resident D A Robinson stayed at St Charles. Linn Hartranft from Philadelphia visited via Duquesne departure. Harvard's Henry W Ruoff attended Seventh Avenue Hovel. W H Watt returning from Lakewood. plans Friday return. Amsterdam guests J H Stewart and P H Bennett at Anderson. A G C Overholt of Scottdale National Foundry checked into Seventh Avenue Motel. Lynn Hartranft en route to Beaver to see Dick Quay. A H Tack of Philadelphia and Theo E Tack of New York, oil men, registered at Schlosser. Captain W H Barclay ex Pension Agent, now Philadelphia resident, predicts Cleveland re elected. Councilmen Charles Simon and Simon Paulin of Allegheny with wives depart for Atlanta City for two weeks. FP Possiel joins them.
A special first class excursion runs Tuesday August 16 from the P and W depot Allegheny at 8 20 AM city time via Butler and Erie to Buffalo arriving 5 30 PM and Niagara Falls at 6 30 AM next day Tickets valid five days fare two dollars and seventy five cents plus return Toronto and Dan Mel Windsors soothing syrup for teething advertised nearby.
Frederick Gorman and Charles Mackenzie of Sarnia were rescued early today after 16 hours in Lake Huron following a sailboat incident. The Haight and a search party pursued the vessel yesterday afternoon. The boat foundered in a squall, leaving Gorman adrift and Mackenzie exhausted aboard.
A Cincinnati physician testifies that Johann Hoff’s Malt Extract aided a patient with dyspepsia and debility after two bottles. He endorses the remedy for dyspepsia, anemia, and related diseases and warns buyers to look for the genuine bottle with Johann Hoff’s signature on the neck.
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