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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1892
Page
12
Manager Hanlon fields a patched Orioles lineup and shocks Pittsburg with a decisive win. Elmer Smith and Halligan lead Baltimore with multiple hits while O Rourke and McMahon star for Pittsburg in a game marked by late scoring and defensive slips.
Two men were out when the play occurred as the score and events were recorded. The game lasted two hours and twenty minutes with umpire Mitchell officiating.
In warm weather with 2226 in attendance, Philadelphia defeats St Louis 8 to 4. Key hits include Hallman and Crooks with three-base plays and a late Phillies rally. pitching by Gleason and Buckley held St Louis to four runs. Louisville beats Brooklyn 8 to 3 with Stratton three-base hits and a Corcoran home run.
Pittsburg plays Baltimore, Cleveland faces Boston, Cincinnati meets Washington, Louisville visits Brooklyn, Chicago hosts New York, St Louis plays Philadelphia in a busy schedule for the day.
The Times beat the Post 12 to 3 in the championship, Morgan leading with strong bats and fielding. Times outhit and outran the Post, with W Ward hitting a home run and Wiard striking out nine. Game lasted two hours and fifteen minutes. umpires Paris and Sener.
Uniontowns, Pa, July 20 Special The Uniwnutowner beat J. M. Farrell of Pittsburg in a good game Coyle starred in relief for Farrells striking out several home sluggers Altman pitched for Uniontowns fanning nine and allowing three hits Williams made a remarkable foul fly catch at the right field fence to seal the win Score Uniontowns Farrells
A meeting this afternoon aims to organize the American Baseball League from remnants of the Western and Eastern Leagues. Eastern clubs include Providence Albany Troy Rochester, while Western clubs cover Buffalo Erie Toledo Indianapolis. Gus Schmelz will manage the reorganized Toledo team.
The Climax defeated the Hilltops yesterday at Exposition Park. Smith held Hilltops scoreless through five innings while Minehart pitched the sixth. Climax added runs late to secure the win as Beech, Slaith, and Wilson contributed, with Hilltops thanks to Tolls and Younell.
Our Boys of Pittsburg defeated the Youngstown home team in a well played game. Notable were Cowan and Brice's plays and Gombert's third-base work. Pitchers were Schieble and Gussberk. Final score details are recorded by innings.
Reading triumphs over Johnstown at home with a close score as both teams exchange leads through the game. Key players include Bromine and Roach contributing to Reading’s late stretch while Day and Smtjek play sizable roles for Johnstown.
The Keystone team from Pittsburg lost 8 to 2 to Alliance today in the third game of their series. For Alliance, Markel and Allen starred. for the Keystone squad, Goss and Cargo were notable.
Amid pennant talk, players struggle in a rough Baltimore contest. Mentions Miller, Seger Pfeffer, and Pantzen release. O Neill heads toward Cincinnati as Keefe Down in decline. letters target City Blues, Keystone, and Riverside Grays match. Exposition Park hosts two Saturday games with purses and different club clashes. Morgan’s recovery from typhoid noted. Chicago woes cited as stressful season drag on.
Washington July 20 The thirteenth annual meet of the L A W closed with fine weather. Riders left for home as visitors prepared to depart. A 12 mile run from Lower Reservoir to Cabin John bridge and back saw Berger beat Cartwright by about 75 yards in 1 hour 37 minutes with a 30 minute rest. Analostan Island races produced several winners in wheel events and a state friendship program at the Ebbitt hosted open house. A large smoker at Casino Park capped the outing with prizes and laughter.
At Batenton Beach July 20 a 7000-strong crowd saw Dickerson win the opening race from Larchmont and Tea Tray, Pelham placing second. Marty Bergen upset with a 20 to 1 shot in race two over Japonica and Stowaway, Nomad claimed victory after a close battle with Crochet. Kingston won the fourth for a $1,000 purse, Sime captured the fifth with King Crab, and Jack Star was edged by Cynosure in the final stretch. Mabel Glenn opened as favorite but Watterson surged to win in the first half of the sixth race.
G W Johnson's Iroquois, a brunet colt, won a half mile quickstep at Washington Park worth 3450 dollars net for the winner. Faustus filly Quiver placed. Maid Marion ran third after a poor start. Ormie upset Nolas in the mile 20 yards, breaking 143 record. Ynie 91 then led a mile in 1 6. Favorites fared poorly in the maiden three year olds race.
At Detroit Detaort July 0 the Detroit Driving Club races grew more exciting than previous days. Hulda, the second choice, won the first two heats before sickening and being drawn. Mota Wilkes, the favorite, claimed the next three heats and the race. In the free-for-all Mascott faded after two heats and finished solo in the next. Abdallah and Roy Wilkes were left at the post due to a catalogue error. The event was paused after Honest George and Hazel Wilkes won heats in the third race. it was carried to morrow.
Monmouth Park pools sold for tomorrow’s races include Elizabeth stakes with Belle, Marina, Anna Bicz. Handicap race features Glare Conia and Sir Hichard. Phanaloge event lists Raceland Judea Tou and Santan. Fifth race sells The Sheri Baraee, Unagrande, Fremont. Sixth race shows Adelibert Parvenna Barefoot Stalactite Captain Brown Mill found Trestie Mr. Sans and more.
Danpy wins on the Homewood track while USMAN is pulled from programs yesterday. Racing starts at 1 30 this afternoon as Joe Jetts shows speed and Frank Herdic reports pools worth over 000 yesterday. The Great Western Band livens proceedings and Sadie St is crowned winner over Tiliois Egbert in the third race after judges rule a clear result.
The whist congress opened with 14 clubs, 9 active, as 23 entered but only 9 play. Results show Hamilton Club beat Carleton New York by 9, University Chicago over Capital Chicago by 1, Anorita Poughkeepsie over Chicago by 4, Milwaukee over Commonwealth Worcester by 5, Cherry Diamond New York over Manheim Philadelphia by 1, Narragansett Providence over Wilmington by 2, Fanwood New Jersey over Providence after a playoff, to resume this afternoon.
In Altoona Pennsylvania on July 20, Bub wins the men singles final at the Altoona Tennis Club tournament with 6-3 6-1 1-6 6-2. Moorhead and Coster capture the doubles crown after edging Fay and Buch in rounds and defeating Pier and Marr in a 6-4 6-10 match.
Fragmentary box score data shows team hits errors and battery combinations for Altoona Allentown Johnstown Reading Lebanon Danville and other listed clubs. Includes pitcher's pairs and catcher names amid incomplete final tallies.
The challenge notes Cos tello of Philadelphia wants to swim J. T. Fox of the Pittsburg Natatorium a quarter mile. Fox agrees to race Costello the distance in Pittsburg for 100 dollars or 300 dollars a side, with Costello to cover expenses. Awaiting reply via Tux Disparou.
New Haven reports Frank C. Dale sent a thoroughbred bull terrier pup to Asbury Park for Jim Corbett, who is set to fight Sullivan. The 40 pound dog, from Edgewood by Jance and Champion Starlight, will serve as a mascot for the event.
A one inning cricket match played today saw Chicago score 193 and London reach 1, with London winning by the margin.
A Paris cable reports Schafer will not play in the billiard championship in Paris and New York on July 20. The announcement confirms his decision to withdraw from the event.
William Bakerwell of Browns-Titeee Gear is referenced in a crowded sporting note. The text mentions a pastes of tool and a plan to shoot birds, with a Cincinnati dog named Feano and a potential match weighing conditions. The fragmentary item lacks clear dates or outcomes.
Report claims a child’s body was dug up near the Metho dist cemetery in Hazelwood with only days since burial. Officials at the morgue and police headquarters deny knowledge of the matter and say no such report was made.
The fragment references a period ending June 30 1993 and a fame period ending June 30. Details are incomplete but indicate a timeframe tied to a publication or record lasting into late June 1993. Further readable context is needed to specify the event or entity involved.
Internal revenue officials warn of 60 days of action as Whisky Trust leases on plants expire. Disputes center on rent revaluations every five years with both sides claiming terms. Treasurer W N Hobart says revaluation provisions protect the trust, easing renewal tensions.
The contract under which the United States Postal Department pays most of the cost expires in November 1493. The Chamber of Commerce urges Congress to provide a sufficient appropriation to sustain the service rather than abandon it, citing the importance of maintaining this international route.
The Inter State Commerce Commission cut lumber rates to the Missouri River, threatening Western railroads. Local and outside capital contemplate New Orleans street railway consolidation run by electric power. Wheat harvests loom as Northwest farmers need workers. Legal battles over joint use of Omaha bridges and routes proceed in federal court. Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe announces June 15 tariff cuts to California with alleged agent commissions, prompting calls for direct public rebates.
The California Fruit Transportation Company dispatched the first special fruit train to London at 10 p m. five cars loaded with refrigerator boxcars will reach New York by next Tuesday morning and connect to a steamship for Nye. The train carries gifts for Queen Victoria Senator Stanford and the editor of Journal des Debates. Regular five car trains will run as part of a new fruit service with a London consignor headed by Lord Mayor Weekly.
A committee of 18 railway telegraphers from the Order of Railway Telegraphers meets in Louisville with Chief D G Ramsey. They seek higher pay and rule changes for dismissals. Superintendent Evans and General Manager Metcalfe refuse concessions. President M H Smith may be approached to avert a walkout. About 2000 men could strike, with 21,000 pledged to support.
Fire brief reports show losses at Philadelphia St Stanislaus Polish Church $15000 insured Providence Hennessey Cooney storehouse $126000 partly insured Spring Garden Ave fire at Frank Heppley’s cooper shop caused a still alarm Shetland Ave washhouse owned by James Guder ignited by overheated stove pipe loss $35000 Caldwell O N Warren dry goods store explosion from keg of powder caused building to topple. loss $3000 James Jenkins believed to be dead
Negotiations between F. W. Devoe & Co and C. T. Reynolds & Co proceed toward consolidation. The two leading paint dealers seek a merged company with capitalization likely at least five million dollars. The price cuts had driven smaller firms to produce inferior goods, and the deal aims to stabilize the industry.
Johnstown reports W.H. Rogensteel tannery sold to C. G. Rice of Boston for cash. price listed as 0,000 not including stock. Rice is a prominent capitalist with mills in New York and Pennsylvania.
Mastroga crops thrive. Proctor and Gumbie in Cincinnati pays 12 percent dividend on common stock. A syndicate plans a large central sugar plant near Trinidad. Illinois Steel in Chicago profits from labor troubles while Carnegies are a rival. Des Moines Typographical Union boycotts five offices for apprentice levels. A penny-in-the-slot newspaper machine nears perfection in Chicago. Fort Payne Coal and Iron stockholders cut capital and issue bonds to pay debt. Lumbermen Cotz Jenks McClure Mulvey Carmichael sue for timber land fraud in Mille Lacs. U S vs Home National Bank of Chicago ends with government judgment. NY Produce Exchange gains direct quotes from Chicago Board of Trade. Flint Glass Workers Convention nears adjournment with leaders reelected. Price lists and ware auctions debated. half holiday and apprentices remain unsettled. Green Glass Committee proposes travel and working card plan. no action.
A Pittsburgh area trot of brief crime reports lists Josefa Grouchinski charging J Stern with assault on his child. Cuantes Ferre sent to the workhouse for two months for neglect. M Gaar in jail for Saturday hearing on $90 theft from Union News Co. in Allegheny. Several others, including Joux Brace and Joux Porter, face arrests or bail on various charges, with Douglass held for court in a family desertion case and Snore traveling to Philadelphia to bring him in.
Mrs. Benjamin Powell of the Thirty first ward fell into an open vault in her yard yesterday afternoon and was rescued by neighbors after crying for help. A physician attended her and she remained in serious condition last night.
A report from the morgue states seven year old Mary Barr died suddenly at her parents home on Twenty fourth Street. The coroner investigated and attributed death to a severe attack of cholera morbus, following an accidental ingestion of poison. Ocean Steamship Arriva's Where From Destination.
James Gordon Ogden travels to Los Angeles for six weeks to gather botanical and geological specimens. Numerous Pittsburg residents, including W. H. Hunter, M. Beatee, the Misses Annie E. and Pearl Smith, J. T. Jackson, J. Martin, W. C. Steele and son, and others, are listed as staying at Monongahela, Seventh Avenue, Schlosser, Central, and related hotels. A group of Pittsburg residents also checked into New York hotels such as the Fifth Avenue and St Denis during July.
Liberal prizes are offered to the prettiest babies who have used lactated food. The contest excites great interest among mothers as several in Pittaburg renounce their intention to compete. Full particulars free by writing to Wells Richardson & Co Burlington WI who manufacture this food for infants invalids the aged and all with weak digestion.
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