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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1889
Page
6
Results across races in the East and West feature Jimmy Reed as a favorite in the Checker Championship. Clevelands and Chicagos show varied outcomes with multiple horses and placements listed, including Saint Louis race results and a series of partial finishes for several entries.
The Pittsburg club drew 1,000 fans in Cleveland as they played a brisk matinee. Stricker and McAleer produced highlights but Pittsburg managed only a few hits while Cleveland piled up runs, ending with Pittsburg trailing after a rough bottom of the game.
A brief sports item records a wild pitch by Staley with game time shown as one hour and unspecified minutes and mentions umpire Fesmenden.
The Bostons opened with a strong first inning but sloppy defense and wild pitches allowed the Giants to close the gap by the seventh. Clarkson struggled with control as New York loaded bases on balls and mounted a late rally.
Chicago built the win on walks in the first inning as Carcago and Jones-Getzein gifted the game with control problems. Indiana struggled with hits, while Chicago capitalized, combining walks, sacrifice hits, and timely runs to secure a 6 to 2 victory.
Philadelphia wins a baseball game as hitting leads the offense. Umpires Andrews and O'Day are noted. several players award runs while Washingtons pitchers give up several earned runs. Final score cited with scattered details and lineup fragments from the matchup.
Nimick and Pratt clashed over who will win the league pennant with Pratt predicting Chicago will lead and Nimick asserting someone will take the pennant. They discussed players Conway Morris and others as key to the club’s chances, though wording was imperfect.
Secretary Scandrett believes most ball players will oppose removing the graded salary system. He argues abolishing it would prompt high priced stars like Ward Keefe Hanlon to demand salaries and force reductions for others.
Fragmented lines show base hits and pitcher notes for Columbus St Louis and Baltimore games. Records mention Ganstright Chamberlain and Baltimore errors, with scattered team references and numeric scores.
The Riverside Grays bolster their lineup by adding McKim second baseman and Marshall right fielder from the Emsworths. They prepare to face Braddocks on Saturday as administrative tensions simmer over Secretary Barr’s resignation and potential staff reshuffles.
Sparse OCR readouts show scattered codes and place names including Syracuse Detroit OG. No clear event or narrative. cannot determine a coherent story or dateline from the fragments available.
An incomplete telegraph note from the Tri State League mentions names like England and Zimmer Mansfelds Dale Errore Wheelingy and Manefelds with scattered scores and figures, but the text is largely garbled and lacks clear context or outcomes.
The Kaufmann nine covered the $20 forfait of Geski's team yesterday ensuring a proposed contest between the clubs. The game is set for $10 a side with June 13 as the date and Recreation Park available that day. The Kaufmanns expect an interesting clash.
Fragmentary OCR passage shows two teams eager for decisive action and early talks on agreements Acknowledges confidence on both sides and calls for prompt representation to finalize arrangements
A large crowd of 15 000 attended the fifth day of racing at the St Louis Jockey Club in mild weather. Clara C led early in the long run to win by a half length over Bonita, with Huntress a neck back. In the fourth race Anta bore in front to win by two lengths. The fifth race featured a steeplechase with Tat and Ligero leading before a flat finish where Tat won by three lengths.
Cloudy cool day at Jerome Park with 8000 in attendance. Eight races featured winners including Auricoms in the first race and Forest King in the second, Fides in the third, and Coldstream in the seventh.
The Brighton Beach Racing Association unveiled a five race program at Brighton on Monday with $00 each. Proceeds go to Johnstown Pa victims. A lone handicap race offers a $30 purse for all ages over a mile and a fraction.
Three races at the Western Pennsylvania Agricultural grounds on January 6 featured a 2:50 trot for a $200 purse won by Wilkes bay gelding owned by Moore or Donald EF or J D Miller and a half mile running race for $200 won by Elexir owned by EA Fienniker.
Local checker expert R A McAteer returned from Chicago where he watched the Reed Barker championship match open. He predicts Pittsburg’s Reed will win as the Dundee game and weaker lines favor him. The crowd is large and the match consists of zero games remaining to play.
Jake Kilrain reached New York from Baltimore welcomed by sporting men at the Police Gazette office. He aims to contest the championship belt with AI deposits to be put up. Kilrain plans to see Jim Battery and discuss arrangements for the battle ground.
The female eight hour pedestrian contest will be held at the Amalgamated Association picnic in Rock Point on Saturday. A mammoth tent is to be erected today and the grounds prepared. entries include Gaaoe Harvey Say a Verner et al.
Jake Kilrain transfers the championship belt to Mr Cridge as preparations begin for the Kilrain Sullivan bout next week. The purse and match details are set, with final toss for choice of peer areas planned for June.
A notice from Jonan Ronrrson of Butler Pa invites any man in Western Pennsylvania to enter a 12 hour pedestrian contest for Seamanienson thorough Tie TyerareE. The challenge is open to all competitors.
Edward Curran of Buffalo offered 500 dollars to Sullivan to remain sober until after a specified event. The note was sent as a telegram from Battmoore on June 6.
In yesterday’s local sports brief Tam address for ODon nells captain Braddock is noted. A poolroom named Shontons Poolroom Corrington is referenced. Athletics and Louisville played yesterday with the former winning the first game. McNally and evening backers are mentioned alongside Dot spot. Address Geo Kidd 277 Rebecca Street Aile is listed.
The advertisement praises Iron Ty Brand flour by Whitmyre & Gen as a sterling writing baking flour. It notes bakers in Allegheny county gradually adopt its use for solid quality and urges readers to give it a trial.
A fragmented notice notes Califorsia wines and fall sale details with prices per gallon and local vendors cited as J. Friar and Smithfield, highlighting regional beverage trade in a brief market item.
June 6 report from JonesTown describes rubbish fires raging through ruined frame houses near Cambria works and Ebernville. A fire at Ralph Byrnes woolen mill burned for hours as hydrants and a distant Kernville engine proved insufficient. Panic and improvised defenses highlighted the danger of a major conflagration.
Staff correspondent relays dramatic testimonies from Johnstown residents about the flood. M E Hanna recalls his family’s near loss as the house was carried away. Sir Peter Wells and others describe rescue attempts and the precarious moment atop a roof.
New Orleans and Mississippi raise funds for Johnstown Pa relief after the disaster. Cotton Exchange Committee in New Orleans reports $2,000 plus other contributions to aid Pennsylvania victims. Catholic Knights of America urge branches to send funds to state secretary at 724 Christian Street for distribution.
A fragmentary Johnstown dispatch notes a horse buried under debris on Wing Street kept alive by its owner Jones who feeds it thrice daily. A snowbound hillside attic near Morelein Bottling Works is described with a dog and kennel scene and a related boy incident amid wreckage.
A special telegram from Lock Haven reports catastrophic flooding with five to eight feet of water, widespread structural damage, and about 20 lives lost in Clinton county. Major firms like Pennsylvania Pulp and Coneong Company suffer heavy losses. relief stores arrive as railroad service resumes.
June 6 report from Lock Haven lists three hundred plus flood deaths nationwide with specific drownings named in Lock Haven and nearby towns. City reservoirs, power, and water lines are restored though sickness risk remains with heat and filth cleanup underway. The Robert I Fleming fund is noted as a relief measure while industry and work remain idle for many.
A June meeting in a private B&O car included Patton James B Scott Captain W S Jones Adjutant General Hastings H J Gourley and Reuben Miller to determine how much of the flood relief funds Governor Beaver holds can be diverted to Johnstown. The Pittsburg committee controls about 250000 with much earmarked for Johnstown and other flood areas. Beaver agreed to discuss the matter with Pittsburg officials in Philadelphia on Saturday and then finalize it in communication with authorities.
A movement to torch the wrecked Johnstown area gains traction with Central Relief Committee backing a cordon to spare remaining houses while burning the rest. General Hastings notes a 6000 man effort to clear debris and recover salvage as opposition grows among relatives of those buried.
Philadelphia officers from the G A B and the Commissary Department announce a dire need for cooking stoves utensils knives forks and dishes as provisions cannot be cooked locally. They will supervise a section of the department and urge rapid provision to feed those who cannot cook.
Philadelphia dispatch reports Johnstown residents face disease risk from flood conditions not caused by malaria. Water-logged mud washed away by flood left clean sands, but anxiety centers on potential contagion from relief clothing and crowded camps. Many survivors show severe distress with little crying, while authorities urge caution and water safety to prevent illness.
District details describe Captain Dick Brophy moving a satchel of money from Pittsburgh to Johnstown with a strong guard. Reports claim ongoing imposture in the commissary department and thefts linked to recovered bodies at Nineveh and graveside looting. Citizens' suspicion grows as claims of rations looted and impostors exposed amid investigations by local officers and workers.
Citizens confront a cash shortage as drafts circulate but bank vault cash is blocked until recovery of funds. About 600000 dollars are stored in the First National Bank vaults, with 125000 belonging to Cambria Company to pay 6000 workers. The last pay day was imminent but funds remain inaccessible amid the ongoing disruption.
Ex Attorney Gonsmat tenant of Kansas spoke at North Avance Methodist Church in Allegheny. The talk centered on the burden of his argument during a series of meetings noted for gunfire along the line.
The report notes Ramune contests church sermons linking Prohibition to enforcement of liquor laws as Judge White’s rulings are cited. Kentucky speaker Tracy begins lectures at Union Hall Allegheny while Ralph Besamont promotes the prohibition amendment in Walton M E Church. Southside Prohibitionists plan a large mass meeting at Isbury Hall with Mayor Pearson collecting funds.
Westmoreland coroner telegraphs from Nineveh that persons with friends among the dead must claim them at once for burial, urging prompt action to recover and inter the deceased.
Philadelphia June 4 telegraph indicates Bellefonte reports about 40 lives lost in Center county and property damage estimated at 1.5 million dollars.
Four relief trains left the city yesterday carrying alifi provisions and various supplies. The dispatch aims to aid ongoing relief efforts and support affected communities.
The Supreme Court heard arguments in Allegheny county brought by William F Kaiser seeking a wholesale license under the 1872 act. John L Robb represented the applicant while city treasurer Hill faced the issue of issuing or denying the license based on 1887 applications and the act’s requirements.
Millionaire John V. Farwell claims Rigdon, a real estate dealer, banked him out of about 20 000 dollars in a mining deal. He says he met Rigdon in January 1880 and was promised a bonanza at Minnesota mining with a price of 51 50, and alleges funds were fraudulently collected and diverted to Rigdon’s use. The suit seeks restitution for the alleged losses and fraud.
The Allegheny Street Committee chaired by Mr. McAfee approved payrolls of 4 293 048 dollars and referred several ordinances on grading paving streets sewers and crossings to subcommittees. Gravel proposals were rejected and the Controller must re advertise. The city will seek asphalt and sidewalk block samples and notify street car companies to repair street gaps within 90 days at their expense.
Geter C. Shidie of this city, a leading freemason, lies dangerously ill in Atlantic City New Jersey. Friends doubt his recovery. Shidie joined Milner Lodge No 287 in 1864 and became Master ten years later. He has served as secretary and held multiple Masonic offices including commandery in Pennsylvania in 1872.
The Board of Awards planned a Tuesday session to set numerous contracts for grading and paving streets but lacked a quorum. The meeting was postponed and rescheduled unclear, with no firm date announced for a new session.
Colonel George W. Bain of Kentucky will lead a discussion on the amendment this evening at the First Presbyterian Church in Allegheny. Broad ax Smith and Rev. J. Broder addressed a large audience in Coraopolis Wednesday, the report states.
Mrs Mary Murphys of Soho faced an Alderman Jones hearing last evening on a matter described as ferry Megan. She was held under guard without a license and remanded to the higher court.
A brief note announces anniversary exercises held this evening at the Home for the Friendless in Allegheny. Organizers seek support from attendees and mark the occasion with a brief program.
An injunction hearing before Judge Howal FE Jackson of the United States Circuit Court involved Toledo Natural Gas Company as petitioner versus the city of Toledo and Northwestern Natural Gas Company. The Ohio Legislature authorized bonds of 750,000 to fund a gas plant for public use, with a gas board appointed to oversee works claimed to belong to private interests, tied to the Standard Oil Company.
A major blaze swept five to six blocks along Front street in Seattle on June 4 320 PM to 430 PM threatening the whale business quarter. The San Francisco store and other shops were ablaze as winds from the north fanned the inferno. Firefighting efforts and aid were requested but communications were limited with only one wire functioning.
The Deland News editor J. H. Benjamin fired upon Captain Douglass at New Smyrna, killing him instantly. Witnesses described immediate chaos as the shot rang out and Douglass collapsed. officials began investigations amid heightened tension.
River reports show Monongahela at 5 feet 4 inches and falling with clear weather. Brownsville at 7 feet and clear. Warren at 1 foot 1 inch falling and pleasant. Local stores advertise hundreds of yards of fabrics at discounted prices and a cabinet sale, plus mixed beverages and groceries in bulk at various downtown shops.
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