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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1890
Page
9
Philadelphia defeated the Pittsburgs as timely hitting and errors fueled a 11 to 4 Phillies win. Ex-baseball coverage notes Hanlon led Philadelphia while Corcoran and Fogarty combined for key plays. attendance reached 2419 with spirited local support.
Boffele and Berrao lead a Buffalo attack, with Beecher, Lew, Whitney and O'Day in the field as New York falls 11 to 10. Kilrey struggled for Cleveland, Boston won 2 to 0 after the first inning, with Kilroy and Matthews officiating.
The Phillies defeated the Pirates 6 to 2 in a dull game before 1451 fans. Mayer belted a line drive homer to left, then Philadelphia rallied with multiple runs as Vickery pitched well and Baker struggled for the visitors. In Cleveland, the Brooklyn nine routed the Indians 6 to 1 as McKean and Daly contributed for Brooklyn.
Cincinnati falls to Boston 4 to 3 in the fifth inning as Beard and Marr commit errors and three unearned runs score. Lung and Tucker turn a pivotal double play and McGarr makes a key stop to stifle Cincinnati late. Attendance 3,017.
Columbus has pressed for the release of pitcher Frank Knauss of the Detroit International Club and he has agreed to terms for two years with the club. Other teams were pursuing him.
Baseball recap lists W L results for Athletics and rivals including Rochester Louisville St Louis and Columbus with batteries Barr McGuire Dally Tor and Eror es. Highlights show scores rough totals and fielding errors across Rochester Brooklyn and Toledo games.
Tri State League report from McKeesport June 2 notes Dayton beat McKeesport as timely hits while runners on base. Miller at short shone. Flanagan and Baker pitched for Dayton. Stapleton and Yuppy had two base hits for McKeesport. Summary lists base hits, errors, and battery details, with Akron and Canton scores and lineups.
Today's races at St Louis feature one mile with Hockeey fret taking first, Chestnut Bell third, and Rose Howard winning six furlongs. Other results include Carter Bseotnd and Rhody Pringle third in the one and a quarter mile, Barm Carnegie second in the one and one sixteenth mile, and Mystic Park June meeting closing with Class 226 and 235 purses noted. Gordon's Horses at Fleetwood, New York, June 2 highlights Clingstone among others.
Core and have arrived at Fleetwood Oh Driving Park. Winners at Sheepshead Bay include Tipetaff Geraldine and Tanger in the six furlongs race with a 1:10 4-5 time. Vagabond Seren Senet Eclipse placed in the three-quarter mile race. Sir John Major Daly and Druidess second in Futur course. Tea Tra Oret and Sir Dixon second in the one and one-eighth mile race. Gallifet Re Monkanne second and Badge third in the one and one-fourth mile. Ven St. Luke second and Sorrento third in the six and one-fifth mile race.
Lima June 20 races today yielded trotting and running results. In the 3:40 trot Hector won with Henry B and Rochetta close behind for second and a best time noted. A free-for-all trot saw Avery Gillet take second with M'Liss third and a best time recorded. The one and a half mile run winner was Nettle Paregi with a notable finish near the cone. details incomplete due to garbled OCR.
California Athletic Club President L B R Folds mails to Attorney General Johnson urging review of Governor Waters request to crack down on sparring exhibitions. Kent Fulda says performances lack virtue and seeks state court action to determine if the club’s franchise should be forfeited for permitting such acts.
Chris Steinmiller withdrew £0 with The Disrates for Pete Priddy to run a mile race with E C McClelland as the other party failed to cover. Priddy plans to depart East soon and will learn McClelland's next move. Quinn, just returned from New York, says McClelland cannot form a mile race with Nikirk and will not work with him further.
A lightweight bout near Zanesville between Reddy Quinn of Redfield and Davis of Pittsburgh ended in the third round when Davis was awarded the victory on a foul after Quinn struck him post knockdown. Quinn protested the decision and clashed with the referee. he was the aggressor but lost his head.
S E Roach of Adrian, famed rifle shot, has arranged a $20 side match with J W Frampton, Penna photographer. Frampton excels as a wing shot and Roach will also shoot rifle against Frampton’s shotgun at 1 yard rise stationary trap on Saturday June 3 at the fair grounds.
The Acmes meet the Phillipaburgs in two today in Philadelphia while Palmer O Neill heads there ahead of inspection. Martin Sullivan has played 55 straight error free games. W H Doble turns 70 this Thursday amid congratulations. Pitcher Chamberlain seems released by St Louis to Columbus for under 11 000. Greensburg Gun Club hosts trap shoot Friday the 27th with sweepstakes and a prize event. Hancock School nine beat Hosadales at the picnic with Adams and King starring. Mike Conley challenges Kilrain Godfrey or Ed Smith in Gladstone Club or Parnell Club with no purse over 1200. Amateur Athletic Union adds half mile run for Staten Island championship trials on the 24th. Jack Horrenr rejects an offer. may face Repgeneer in a selected match. Hughes of Brooklyn NL may be compelled to answer for his absence. Shortt Fuller and Sweeney of St Louis Browns had a first fight night with Sweeney arranging a trial. Browns seek fresh pitchers as Stivellia nears release. Wonder struggles with recent form.
A hearing today in Allegeny covers George McClellan a mill worker jailed for neglecting his family with Anti Cruelty Agent Deans citing cruel treatment of wife and two children. Also upcoming services and conventions for deaf mutes, church sermons, and local crime updates including May apologizing to Captain Bell and bail actions for De Gardixee and Lzos Goscos.
Italian youth Frank Aubretz, about 16, died after both legs and an arm were crushed in a Lake Erie Railroad accident near Stoop's Ferry. An inquest is planned. Several others were hospitalized from separate incidents including J W Morris, 67, crushed at Mansfield Coke mill, and German laborer Michael Greenawalt, 65, with limbs amputated after a train incident. Caroline Stanson of Elrod station suffered severe burns from an explosion at home. Frank Gross fractured his thigh at Edgar Thomson Steel Works, while Daniel Davis at the Pennsylvania Tube Works suffered a wrist wound puncturing the radial artery. Thoras Murphy, a mill worker, sustained a severe abdominal injury from rolls turning.
Heavy storms hit Missouri while a Cheyenne scare subsided. A safe was robbed in Kansas City yielding $4100. Bloodhounds hunted six convicts in San Antonio. Iowa regulators adjust tariffs to July 4. Louisiana’s lottery bill nears third reading. USS Kearsarge marks anniversary of Alabama sinking. Dahomey-France peace talks continue. Fritz Polors hanged at Quebec for a family murder. Norwegian ice arrives in New York first time in a decade. Owego fastest Buffalo to Chicago run. Behring Sea seal pirates feared. Corwin to patrol. A Columbia, S.C. crowd watches Miss Harris win at two years old. London Chronicle mocks an African explorer. Shiras river land ruling stands. Bettlers’ Union folds. capitalists tour. Four Peoria deaths in 24 hours. Cotton Belt robbers case incriminates suspects. Loftus charged with bank fraud in Cincinnati. New Orleans court awards over £20,000 in Myra Gaines case. Chicago election fraud cases see defendants quit. Col Edward Ridley Colbourne Bradford noted as Under Secretary. Sofia Court upholds Bulgarian conspirators’ sentences. Three burglars caught robbing Woodbury post office. others flee with letters and cash. Nervine advertising notes at end.
Windsor silk umbrellas 26 inch new goods priced at 3 dollars with selections at 4 50 and 5 dollars. Polaris jeans 125 price cut to 59 with workingman savings emphasized. Brown balbrigan shirts and drawers in multiple sizes reduced to 25 or 50 cents. Wide Swiss embroideries offered at Rosenbaum & Co. Drapery nets and designs from Urssa Hueys & Hacks. Excursion to Ohio Pyle at 1.50 round trip. Tel ephone 1931 for delivery.
Among last evening's passengers on the limited westbound train were C. L. Pullman P. A. B. Widener and W. L. Elkins. George Westinghouse conferred with Pullman before departure. Eastbound riders on the Pennsylvania road included U. L. Magee and J. Palmer. A. M. McCandless of Allegheny plans Tacoma travel tomorrow. State Senator R. Carr of Charleston W Va registered at the Doguesne yesterday.
B. and B. offer boys waists in flannelette priced at 50 and 65 cents. Fancy flannelette waists and blouses range from 1 to 2 dollars 50 cents and up to 175 cents, with selections at 125 and 150 dollars as listed.
A skeleton found near Newark is believed to be the Pennsylvania stock buyer missing for about 20 years. The case links back to a Hanover tavern with a counterfeiting rumor and a buggy and horse found nearby. Investigators hope the remains reveal the fate of the missing man and the involvement of two associates.
A man abducted Neva Cochran from the St Cloud Hotel in New Castle this morning. The heiress, guarded by guardians Hiram Warton and Samuel McCleary, was carried to a waiting carriage and escaped, with Detective Marshall pursuing the abductors as brothers Hugh and Arnold Cochran reportedly sought to claim her.
A telegram from Punxsutawney reports Adrian Iselin and Beil, Yates & Co. control the Buffalo Rochester and Pittsburg Railroad and Rochester and Pittsburg Coal Co. 18,000 acres near Punxsutawney become the main asset with 18 headquarters. General Manager Haskell is resigning to likely oversee Iselin’s mines, signaling a major workforce rise and economic boost for the area.
Special telegram reports a Mt. Pleasant storm strike at Isaac Horner’s home. Lightning hit the roof and portico, tore two boards from the house, entered a sleeping room, pulled a bed rail loose, then struck the ground in the cellar. Horner felt no shock. his wife and daughter were briefly paralyzed.
Special Telegram to the Dispatch reports in Scortpage on June 3 that the second Newton quadruplet has died from cholera infantum. The illness struck its sister Wednesday, and the surviving twins are in grave danger as heat worsens their condition. Parents had taken the infants to Uniontown last week, a journey now believed taxing on their health.
James W. Hanna of this place has vanished. He was last seen Friday near the depot, heading toward the streetcar line. He had been living happily with his wife for about three months, and she is greatly distressed by his disappearance.
Mantixaspunae West Virginia June 2 Two of five jail escapees are recaptured. James Ford and William, both wanted for murder in Jefferson Pa, plus a named burglar, remain at large. Police say outsiders aided the escape.
Miners from Reynoldsville Dubois Coal Glen and Shawmat in the Dubois district resume work after a disruption. Donors and June D were involved in support actions. The situation affects the Miners of the Dubois district and their employers.
The ninth annual session ends with plans to meet in Williamsport next year. A committee will pursue incorporation and to work with the State Board of Health on legislation. Officers elected include President Josiah Pearce and Secretary G Chandler Paul. Delegates to the International Convention in Omaha and alternates are named. the remainder of the time will be devoted to excursions.
Mrs. Gertrude Russell, a young wife from a wealthy Lawrence County family, faced United States Commissioner Tavener in Parkersburg on a gilded silver half dollar fraud scheme. Reports say victims across the river were duped when asking for change for $2 gold pieces. Her preliminary hearing was held, with ex Governor J B Jackson among her attorneys. She was held for the federal grand jury in $1,000. The defendant fainted at the verdict.
Special Telegram to the Dispatch reports in Manor Township James Watterson crossed a field when a vicious bull attacked. Ed Kennerdell drove the animal away with a club, then helped drive it back as another man assisted. The bull leaped the fence, knocked Kennerdell down, goreing him and throwing him over a two foot bank. Kennerdell sustained two broken ribs and heavy cuts and bruises but is expected to recover.
Papers in the divorce suit of Earth A. Laird against A B Laird, a machinist, were filed. The bill accuses the husband of extreme abuse including repeated kicking and choking and violent cruelty. The wife contends he plans to dispose of his property to deprive her of rights and seeks all charges allowed by law.
Johns Towns June 2 Mrs Mattie Spires of Prospect Hill eloped with painter Woods last Tuesday. They went to Rockwood in the afternoon and bought tickets for Baltimore. She left two children and took about 270 dollars. Husband will not pursue. She is well formed while Woods weighs hardly 100 pounds.
Telegraph from Dipatch reports more letters checks and bank notes found in an alley near Allen's Opera House. First National Bank officials say mail was not delivered to them while post office officials claim the letters were delivered and likely taken from the bank later in the afternoon.
Just before midnight Charles Long, beer wagon driver, lay on the sidewalk near Hickey’s saloon at Chapline and Twenty sixth street, unconscious from a fractured skull. Pieces of a heavy china pitcher were found, suggesting the weapon. Investigating, police arrested Hastings, who is not believed to be the guilty party.
The Allegheny Common Council approved a 100000 renewal bond issue to pay due bonds, a 5000 appropriation for a semi centennial, added 31 new police officers, and adopted contracts for 500 locust posts at 95 cents each. Other ordinances covered street and sewer work, street name changes, and vacating part of Marshall street. The Kerr street coating ordinance was postponed. The Deony M E Church on Thirty fourth street to reopen tomorrow with Rev J E Williams as pastor and Rev C V Wilson delivering the opening sermon at 1030 A M.
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