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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1890
Page
6
A meeting at W. P. Potters office formed a committee to dissolve the old limited partnership and arrange a stock company. No assessment was made though figures show minor league teams struggle to cover expenses. Manager Hanlon disputed a yesterday report and pointed to W. A. Stone and Potter for details.
The Philadelphia Players' League team defeated Chicago 5 to 2 today before 1 106 spectators at the Southside grounds. In the seventh inning the Philadelphia lineup attacked Baldwin for the go ahead runs, securing the victory.
July 24 report from Brrraxo describes the Brooklyns beating Buffalo in a pitchers duel with 54 attendance, while Chicago was overwhelmed by Brooklyn in another NL game where Caruthers impressed and Anson and Cooney stood out.
The report lists players Arrenslein Anson and teammates Smith Collins and Fouts with batters striking out Caruthers Stern and Dariing. Umpire McDermon presided. Time 17 Barns Crooklyn and Terry noted. Stolen base by Dally and Tere are recorded.
Cincinnati defeats New York 7 to 5 in the opening game as hits pile up for both sides. Key moments include two extra base hits by Marr Burket and a late surge by Cincinnati. Manager Schmelz of Cleveland also retires, with KR Leadley set to take over.
Schedule shows National League games including Boston at Pittsburgh Philadelphia at Cleveland New York at Cincinnati Brooklyn at Chicago. Players League games list Boston at Pittsburg New York at Cleveland Brooklyn at Buffalo Philadelphia at Chicago. Association reports no games scheduled.
In Louisville and surrounding cities the Athletic team leads with 44 wins and 878 losses. Notable games include Brooklyn versus St Louis and Columbus versus Syracuse with mixed results and attendance figures around 338 to 8800. Umpires include Doescher and Emmalie, with batteries Keefe Brit Chamberlain O Connor and Hart Wella noted in box scores.
The Mansfield versus McKeesport contest stood as a top game of the season with solid pitching from Jones and a few wild pitches and bases on balls. Mansfield won 7 to 4 as both teams produced key hits and fielding errors but the result stood clear despite late pressure.
The Links defeated the Swogers yesterday at West End athletic grounds with a score described in partial notes. Batter news lists Links and players Gibson Boyd Bowman Hess among others with unclear totals and names.
A heavy morning rain slowed the track at Detroit Driving Club Park but sun by 11 a.m. drew about 10 000 spectators. Walter E won the Merchants and Manufacturers stake 2 4 trot finishing in multiple heats, with Margaret S and Allerton leading in the four year old event, while Adonis claimed the free for all pace. Unfinished heats were delayed by more rain around 6 p.m.
Special telegram from the Dispat or describes Kirkwood Park races cut to two trotting events due to drizzle. Notable finishers include Stone and Alite Rosebud in a 1240 trot purse 300. Separate Monmouth Park report notes July 4 results with Meriden winning the first race over three quarters of a mile.
In the program the Necromancy colt places second in a mile race with Flavis second and Annie third. Bibelot finishes second with Her Highness in fourth. Pringo Royal wins a mile and a quarter with Badge second and Reporter third. Esquiman wins a mile with Penzance second and Guy Gray third. Ree Fellow takes first in the sixth event with Oriflame second and Major third. Time noted as 2:67 for the quarter and 1:40 for the mile races.
Washington Park races last June spurred a poolroom shutdown pact with the city. When Westside races started, rooms reopened drawing hundreds, outraging Ed head of the Park Association. He hired Bolana and Pinkerton detectives, raids multiply daily, officers assaulted during a raid, raids to resume tomorrow.
A two and a half hour riot erupted in Blairsville over a keg of beer. Men from Cokeville bought three quarter barrels from a new beer house, leading to knives razors and clubs in use and many injured.
Marvin guided Sunol to a rapid half mile and three quarters pace in 102 and a half seconds, with the crowd reacting to the extraordinary speed. Reports say Bebe Hamlin also achieved a remarkably fast half, signaling a record pace for the distance.
At St Paul on July 24 the cool cloudy day featured a 6,000 attendance and packed stands. Three year olds and up raced in handicap events with Eiliien Li Lindsay winning the first, Forrest second and Nesbot third in a fast one mile event. Prince Cohenatls won the second race while Cousin Seems finished second. Semper Fidelle won the Ladies Stake for two year old fillies with Annie Elizabeth second and Pallina third. Tenacity topped the field in the fourth race for die and up, with Khaftan second and Duke of Highlands third. In the fifth race for three year olds and upward, Lusie B won as Longshot placed third. time noted around 1:30.
Opening day of the twenty-seventh annual meeting of the Association at Saratoga features horse races with unclear weather. First race results list Blue Rock winning with Worth and Geraldine in placings. second race Monterey wins with Sallie McClellan second. third and fourth races show Fron and Kit aa vinta Belle among top finishers. Times noted around 1 minute for each race segment.
E C McClelland says no one appeared to claim the forfeit from Priddy Grant or Cannon. He offers to race at five or ten miles and may go to Boston Caledonian Club if expenses are paid. He notes he will not run in the snow after September and claims to have ended direct challenges to Pete Priddy.
The tenth annual Ohio Division meeting closes with 500 delegates electing officers with M A Hish as Chief, A E Morgenthaier as Vice, and W D Kempton as Secretary Treasurer. Races are planned at Chester Park with visitors from six states. A pigeon shoot in Brappock, Pa, features Charles Keener and W M Pierce as contestants with bets on winners.
Gus Cooke and Jack Wilson competed in a 13 mile race from Wilkesbarre to Nanticoke. Cooke won by a quarter mile in 1 hour 52 minutes. The purse totaled $200.
Charles Russell, 24, elopes with Mrs. Henry Freed, mother of an 11 year old, after his fiancé Anna Freed died of fever last year. The pair disappeared with funds, and no pursuit is planned.
Patrick McBride of the United Mine Workers Executive Board will travel from Colomsts to Pittsburg then Cleveland for talks with Mr Townsend to settle disputes in the old Sixth district of Ohio Belmont Coshocton and Tuscarawas counties. About 2000 miners from Cleveland Lorain Wheeling and Wheeling and Lake Erie routes seek higher day wages and state scale terms, and a strike is possible if demands are not met. Officers aim to avert a strike.
Braddock and Turtle Creek street railway right of way faces final vote after councilmen clash over stock holdings. One councilor accuses another of owning $6,000 in company stock and a formal investigation is planned.
A self styled Italian doctor Domineco Marcouse was arrest ed after a victim claimed he prescribed a “charmed” document to be taken with beer. Police found nearly 150 in his possession as Italians swindled by him seek repayment and justice.
Barney McCafferty of Rochester working at the Parisstone quarry near Freedom was bitten three times by a copperhead snake under a brick he had moved. His hand swelled at once and he drank whisky as advised. By late evening he seemed to be improving and was told to continue doses at two hour intervals. He is expected to recover.
The Tuscarawas Valley Trotting Horses Breeders' Association schedules its annual trotting meet at Cantos Cantos on the fair grounds August 10 20 and 21 with racing events for breeders and harness horses across the county.
Rain halted two scheduled games while reports mention Mone Pitcheers Beard Ax Bowman and Henry Jones as a strong pitcher. Odds and forfeits in various matchups surface alongside scores and sent messages about teams like the Twenty Street Stars and Thirteenth Street Stars with additional club inquiries and player notes.
Harry Marsh confined for the murder of Clara Jones cut his wrist with broken lamp glass in Ebensburg jail last night. He weakened as blood flowed and summoned the warden who had a physician dress the wound. Marsh says he was driven to the act by visions of the murdered girl.
A terse note describes a tall man with no children or encumbrances who asserts he will not return home after securing an Ohio wife. The passage is fragmentary and offers little context.
In a Joliet court today Mary Westerman sued ex-lover George Weerley for livery hire plus cash advances. The evidence favored Westerman, and judgment was for the hire and cash, but the court did not rule on gifts or presents.
Various items from Pennsylvania Ohio and West Virginia include a mine and rail incidents. An unknown woman was killed near Scottdale by a B and O train and a flood victim was found at Johnstown. A Maryland refinery fire at Bradford caused $6000 loss. A Methodist camp meeting opens near Lancaster. The Dunbar relief fund reaches 3100 while miners’ families face need.
Mr. Tate of Myers and Tate notes cotton and watermelons show slim margins for Georgia farmers. A typical watermelon car carries 1 100 melons with 140 freight, selling near a few cents each after costs and commissions. Even with losses from spoilage, net profit remains uncertain and small.
A debate arose over a contract to Silicon Rock Asphalt Paving Co of New York for Irwin avenue Stockton avenue and North and East Diamond streets. Subcontractors used Rosen Dale cement and workers say Irwin avenue was rough before completion. A special Street Committee meeting will probe the matter with Controller Brown promising city action.
Yesterday afternoon six boys were found stealing brass and iron castings at Rost Fox Co foundry on Twenty sixth street near the Allegheny Valley Railroad. Officers Tanner Foster and Schafer pursued and captured Willie Moore. Tanner arrested Harry Bayne and Florence Adler. The youths, about 14, were locked up at the Twelfth ward station and will have a hearing this morning.
Washington dispatch notes public interest in Behring Sea talks with Britain. Officials see diplomacy likely to settle without bloodshed, with arbitration proposed as the path if necessary. Critics argue the dispute centers on seal fisheries and U S ownership, while both sides seek to avoid conflict.
Monroetown River 3 feet ... Brownsville river 4 feet ... Cincinnati river 7 feet 11 inches rising. Weather cloudy, thermometers 72 at 4 PM Cincinnati. Memphis river fell, river swelling slowly. Canal feet and canal near Buckeye. Multiple locations report stationary or rising river levels with cloudy skies and warm to moderate temperatures.
Fragmentary stock table snippet lists Boston and Montana figures along with entries for rail lines and mining stocks. Mentions include Fitchburg, Pewable, Flint and Pere, Central, Western and East Coast routes, and Water Power with several numbers and codes.
A period description of a device that cleans and also tightens ball covers by milling, restoring rebound while washing. The circular box, water feed, soft soap, and pressure seal enable fast cleaning of six or more balls at once in two minutes, without dust or chalk.
Modern physiologists identify the frontal brain as the seat of character and intellect. Removal in dogs and monkeys causes no paralysis but provokes marked behavioral changes. Animals become restless irritable quarrelsome and violent with aimless movements and reduced attention and intelligence. Similar human confirmations noted.
Robert H. Parker, Rochester Lamp Co. executive, remains at the Central Hotel with his father’s name noted in the Peoria Transcript. The Schlosser register lists M. M. Thurston and wife, G. E Carrier and wife, Miss Carrier and maid from San Francisco en route to St. Judits Philadelphia and Mercer. Miss Sadie P Ford and Miss Mary Ford, daughters of President Ford, head to Atlantic City for a summer stay through September 1. A Clark, son of Dr. H. H. Clark, travels to Van Port Beaver county for the season. Duquesne guests include W. P. and F een from Butler.
A workman on the Ft Wayne track in Allegheny yesterday found a letter between rails. He handed it to Postmaster McKean who said it would be sent to the addressee. The letter reportedly contained a check and may have dropped from a postal car.
Altoona reports the death of Miss Minonio Donehon aged 2 after she left for a picnic. Found unconscious later, she died despite medical aid. Coroner investigates foul play as details remain unclear.
Local items report Steward Clem Alles of the Mayflower charged before Alderman Burns with a painting assault on Mrs. Fancie Ward a former employee of the boat. Ward says Allen threw her off the boat when she went to retrieve her wardrobe. In other notes James Massey about 12 was arrested in Allegheny for tapping a store till. Owens of Allegheny injured at Howe Brown Co mill. Adam Mille of Wylie avenue fell down stairs and woke his leg. Mt Washington Church lawn festival postponed to this and tomorrow afternoon and evening.
Special telegram from Carlisle reports George Warden longtime Newville constable died at his home from starvation after suffering throat trouble. The event on July 24 is recorded as his cause of death.
A Halifax visitor writes home that Jack the Ripper is under arrest in London and is a medical student. The arrest supposedly rests on information from the sister and authorities keep the case secret to build a prosecution.
Sergeant Keller of Battery B First Artillery arrives from Ft Columbus New York with Yez Clay an Apache prisoner of war. He will stay at the Indian School with his brother and sister until further government orders are issued.
William Thompson of Enoch street charges sub-tenant Conrad Herman with hitting him with a beer pottle after Rent request. Alder man Kelp will hear the case tomorrow.
Samuel McCluskey, a widower living on a farm near West Middlesex Pennsylvania, told a reporter on July 4 that he is in search of a Black girl for a wife. He stated his age as 40 and that he desires companionship and family.
Funeral notices record Jol Osnoa Osborne wife of Ww Wane J Osborne at 39 Liberty Street Allegheny and Newor U Osboldidell wife of Boledidell at 71 Beaver Avenue Allegheny City. Both are reported as in their 60th year or listed age.
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