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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1892
Page
17
The Cleveland team hosts Louisville in a rain soaked doubleheader, with Clau sen dominating on the mound for Louisville and the locals struggling behind wet fielding and inconsistent batting. Weather and poor footing dampened play as Louisville edged ahead in portions of the game while the home crew fumbled in the drizzle.
The New York club routed Ward's Brooklyn squad at the Polo Grounds with a 6 to 2 victory in front of 6 197 spectators. Aries earned honors with pivotal hits while Griffin and Dalley turned two doubles.
July 30 the home team defeated the Colts twice before 3,000 fans. In the first game Chicago managed only one hit off Young after the first inning. In the second game the visitors batted Clarkson.
The league opens with a close battle as three teams push for first, while four or five more sit near the top. The table lists standings with teams like Philadelphia and Boston amid a dense cluster of contenders.
Scattered baseball box score fragments list teams Allentown Johnstown Wilkesbarre Danville Scranton Altoona and others with partial inning counts hits errors and batteries noted but many figures are garbled making exact results unknown.
Pittsburg officials face a scare as Burns was released on a three years binding contract after President Temple allegedly pressured Anson during Chicago club’s Smoky City visit. The contract, sent to Burns, was deemed unsatisfactory and torn up.
Burns and Jim Hart pressed a loose lawyer to draft a contract that would hold in any court. It proposed $3 000 payable in monthly installments over three years, winter and summer. Temple acted as club president and Chicago officials insist Pittsburgh must pay all due unless Burns consents to compromise.
The local ball team leaves for Chicago this morning with all players likely to go except Terry. If Terry stays Gumbert will travel. Burns dodged uniform time yesterday and argues his release in court as club officials plan to prove contract violation. Indignation grows among patrons over Burns and management faces scrutiny.
Mansfield defeats Sewickley in a hard fought game at Mansfield with a close score. Highlights include two-base hits by Allen Tener Marbur and notable defensive plays by Whaley and Bryce on the visitors' side.
The Young Americas of Braddock defeated the Keystones of Pittsburg today by a 10 to 0 score. A large crowd witnessed strong play from Braddock’s Jackson and Shelby. Final innings score details incomplete.
The Irwin Blues defeated the Madison Grays by timely hitting as rain halted play in the seventh inning. Final score shows Irwin with 9 runs to Madison 0, with most runs credited to Irwin errors.
Baseball notes show Will moving toward the West as Surry is released by Atlanta and Grins joins Mobile. Evy and Lally sign with Memphis while Browns and Reds clash in Cincinnati. Pittsburg releases Woovcock who may sign with Brackton. Phillies lean on late runs with two outs as Patteseau rises as a star pitcher and Harry Stevens remains a deck staple.
At Cleveland July 30 the Grand Circuit concluded with fourteen heats. Algin won the 2:15 class in three straight heats while Merry Chimes and Walnut Boy each claimed multiple heats. The era’s pneu-matic sulky debuts in the pacing events as Geers steered Merry Chimes to two victories and Alvin held off Miss Alice in a tight finish.
W P Hams owners of Axtell say the horse remains fit and was kept out of a race with Allerton only because it could not be prepared in time. He will train at Cleveland for two weeks and then race in the remaining events he is entered in.
A Western Authority denounces driver John E Turner for alleged foul tactics in the Homewood free-for-all trotting race. Turner, driving Rosalind Wilkes, was criticized after a heat in 2 20 and again when Rosalind trailed in 2 241 revealing alleged pull and manipulation. The piece urges honest racing and accountability at Grand Circuit tracks.
Arthur Thomas Kenney of the Philadelphia Amateur Swimming Club set a new American 100 yard record in 1 minute 9.54 seconds and a world mile mark in 27 minutes 6.25 seconds at the Atlantic Association annual championship on the Schuylkill River. Davenport’s 1877 world mile record was surpassed.
Curcago reports at Garfield Park include six furlong results with Princess Loraine and Time among top finishers, plus a nine furlong event won by Vallera. The column notes veto of a Powers race track ordinance, proposed track reopenings, and a shift of grand circuit trotters to Buffalo. It also mentions Tasco replacing Desmarch, Kalinksa’s Russian Derby win, Sturgis Fair big purse plans, and a new Protective Association of Horse Owners formed in China with officers elected.
Orme fails to regain former form after Sussex Stakes victory. Watercress and Orvieto rival, Duke of Westminster blamed for backing same colt in St Leger. Betting widens against Orme at 6 to 4. Doncaster remains open with Buccaneer and Nunthorpe match at Newmarket for £1000, attracting much comment as a tasteful contest.
The article criticizes the League of American Wheelmen for neglecting official timekeeping in races. It notes England and Philadelphia industry already employ official timers and a corps of assistants to ensure accurate times. A salaried official timekeeper is suggested as essential for fair, impartial results in cycle racing.
Racing at Monmouth Park yielded winners like May Win in the first race six furlongs with Westohuawr in second and Wipplin in third, while Cape May Handicap saw Pactolus win by two heads with Nomad and Yorkville Belle close behind. St. Paul Mixv reports 10 000 attendees and multiple races including Goldstone Thorpe Bernard Hill and Maid Marian in a day of competitive sprints and stakes events.
In Dresden on July 9 the sixteenth round of the international chess tournament yielded four finished games with two wins by Gottschall and Scheve. The overall standings show Tarrasch and Marco tied at 10, Pogar at 9 34, Burdeleben 4, Gott scat 6, Makowitz six, Winawer eight, and Schopponer. A Pittsburg Athletic Club meeting set for tomorrow aims to elect a membership committee and adjust to the new constitution. The club will meet quarterly, with the Board of Control handling other business. The East End Gyms did not play in Alliance, Ohio, as previously stated, and no game occurred yesterday between them and the Three A's. The Gyms remain focused on the County League pennant race.
Lightweight boxer Jack McAuliffe writes from Hampden Maine to Olympic Club president Noel. He reports training since June 1 and plans to Bay St. Louis by August to confront Myer and Jadson in a hoped for big purse fight.
In Paris at the Follies Bergere Ives defeated Gay in a balk lines game of 20 points up, conceding him 0 points. Ives then beat Cure in a similar 20 point game, conceding a small handicap. Viznaux's academy saw Carteren lose to Goffard in a balk line match of 200 points up, Goffard breaking for 104 as Carteren ended at 117.
Large crowd watches Jim Elliott defeat James A. Bolen 49 to 40 to retain the American Field Championship Cup, making Elliott the trophy’s owner after two consecutive wins. The scene was at the Kansas City Shooting Park as the wing shot contest concluded.
Australian star Joe Goddard will fight Billy Smith of Australia in ten rounds on August 2 for $1,250. Smith, who previously fought Jimmy Carroll here, signed for the bout. Jim Williams has returned to Salt Lake after missing a scheduled match and may resume in November citing malaria.
Tom King of Cincinnati and Billy McAbee of this city fought on an Indiana beach near the state line. About 200 supporters witnessed a hastily set ring where King dominated after a rough fifth round, delivering a decisive blow in the ninth to knock McAbee out.
President Noel of the Olympic Club received a dispatch from Frank Williams in New York announcing a Dixon versus Skelly fight set for September 6. Jimmy Carroll was told to ready Skelly for training.
London dispatch reports Joe Choynski has accepted the challenge of Jem Smith the English champion. The bout may be staged in England or America at the venue offering the larger purse.
Curacaco July 30 A telegraph from George R Clark in Boston requests a match between George Dixon and Johnny Van Heest. Clark offers to send a fee to Van Heest amounting to 9400. The message indicates Dixon wants no part of the bout.
The Olympic Club in New Orleans offered a $5,000 purse to bring in top fighters. The Dixon camp prefers Jack Skelly at 115 pounds, while Van Heest is excluded. Dixon’s feud with Johnny Murphy is off, making a 115 pound match with Van Heest more likely than Skelly at 120.
Edward L. Hall defeats his brother Valentine G. Hall in a five set men's singles championship match on Long Island. After a tight start Hall rallies from 4-1 down in the first set to win 8-6 in the fifth, taking sets 6-4 6-1 1-6 and 6-1 to claim the title.
Toronto July 30 Canadian lawn tennis championship was won by Hovey defeating Bixbysos in straight sets to claim the title.
The Wilkinsburg Athletic Association charted last winter with a $3,000 capital stock. They have since graded grounds, built a grand stand, club rooms, and bought equipment for baseball, tennis, and cricket. Under Lew Swift, the club grows strong in Western Pennsylvania. They plan a two game visit to East Liverpool against the Eclipse and will host the Eclipse at Athletic Park, Wilkinsburg, on the following Saturday.
Dim Hall weighs 161 pounds for his bout with Pritchard while Lysce begins training for a hat with Job Griffin set for September. Father Bill Curtis says athletics appear stronger this summer and marks effort to train despite heat.
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