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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1892
Page
11
Crowds witness two games as Cleveland defeats Philadelphia 7 to 3 and 6 to 3 amid fair skies. Boston loses to Chicago 6 to 2. Brooklyn 6, Brooklyn 5. Cincinnati 7.
Stivetts pitched strongly for Boston in the afternoon game, scattering hits after two outs as the Colonels managed little. Sanders held firm except in the fifth inning when Boston scored three runs. Weaver and Taylor made key catches and M's base running stood out. attendance reported at 478. Score: not listed.
The Cleveland team swept the Phillies in a two game series and could clinch the pennant if they maintain their pace through the Eastern schedule. Uncle Anson issued two thrashings to the Giants while St Louis and Boston games drew steady action. Rain postponed Pittsburg Washington games, with Ebret and Esper slated to pitch for Pittsbend and Kallen and Abbey for Washington.
The morning game at the Polo Grounds saw Anson's Colts win easily over the home team as Ewing caught, Doyle took over behind the plate, and D Lyon moved to third. Attendance was 3,406. In the afternoon game the Colts again triumphed at the Polo Grounds with 5425 in attendance. The scores follow.
The Brooklyn team defeated St. Louis this morning in the twelfth inning. Ward reached on Camp’s error, stole second, and scored the winning run on OO BRrica’s single. Attendance 5,794. The afternoon game went to the DBridesrooms as St. Louis rallied in the eighth with two walks, a sacrifice, and four hits for four runs.
Cleveland wins two games from Philadelphia over a fine weather day before about 9 000 attendees. Notable performances include Zimmer and Connor with two base hits each and strong pitching by Reefe and Clement. Final scores list Cleveland ahead 4 runs in the opener and 9 runs in the afternoon game.
Cincinnati erupts for four runs on six singles and a triple in the first inning to beat Baltimore 7 to 5. Attendance listed as 1, , Umpire Bu. McMahon and Sullivan split pitching duties with Murphy and Maton also appearing. Final score Cincinnati 7 Baltimore 5.
In Faarkuis Pennsylvania on a muddy day, Manross tops Alexander in a pitcher duel as Oil City scores all their runs in the second inning. The game ends after eight due to darkness with several errors and awkward plays noted.
Grover Woon shines for Cincinnati while Washington releases catcher Bengel and recalls Perry Werden. Manager Duryea rejoins Cincinnati as George Wagner of the Washington club heads home. Richardson notes Abbey may return as a promising pitcher, and talks of who will win the second championship loom as Senators boost batting through tough scores.
Agent Samuel OBrien of the Humane comets vacationed at the William D Carr proprietor of the new Sistersville oil well and was at St James yesterday. D J M Duff of the Southside left for St Louis for a medical convention. George W Kramer of Cleveland architect of Christ East End Church visited Schlosser. W L McCool and wife of Parkersburg and attendants Miss Elia Triplet and S Miller registered at Central yesterday.
Labor Day at Sheepshead Bay drew about 15 000 fans for seven races. Spartan fell to Taral after a brief advantage. Woodcock stakes saw Emin Bey beat Wormaser. Stonewell captured the futurity course. Strathmeath and Montana battled in the handicap with Garrison edging Major Covington. Fred Taral won the fifth. Fairy won the sixth. Watterson took the finale as crowds roared through the card with swift times and close finishes.
Special report lists sold pools for tomorrow's Sheepshead Bay races with Futurity course entries including Key West Daleyman Long aeer Benstrone Dolly McCone Ha aes Elin Linnette Rowe Experience Futurity course La Gow id colt Ethelg Tad aroses etc. Multiple names and odds appear for races three to six with entries such as Pactolus Ju Henne Count Arthur Ajax Prince George Rainbow Runyon Allee colt Faithful and Warpath among others.
Crowds of about 5000 attended Latonia races as Seat source triumphed with several upsets. Results included Seven Arrow winning race two with Jack Star second, Sister Mono Mattietta top in race three, Forest and Clifford among others, and Salvation taking race six. Times ranged from 1:01 to 2:57 for various distance events.
The Harrisburg Wheel Club hosted a successful bicycle meet at Island Park drawing about two thousand spectators. Philadelphia racers dominated events including the two mile safety and half mile safety, with prizes awarded to top finishers from Reading Harrisburg and Philadelphia. A special gate prize featured the master mile of the day, and winners received prizes at a club reception that evening.
Excellent marksmanship showcased at the Beaver Falls Sportsmen's Tournament in Beaver Falls Pennsylvania despite poor weather. Shooters from East Liverpool Youngstown Wheeling New Castle and nearby areas competed in a formal event organized by the Beaver Falls Athletic Association.
Geneva Park hosted a large shooting event with twelve matches and strong results. Notable performances included Ora bel and Wilkessen with multiple 10 straight wins, Penn and Wilkessen securing several firsts, and Crabel, Funtz, Wilkinson, Myler, and Stowe posting high straight counts across various shoots.
The Chicago Cricket Association Executive Committee met at the Grand Pacific to finalize arrangements for the championship vs Philadelphia on September 6 and 10. Philadelphia has not yet named its team, but is expected to be representative. Mills of Pullman was chosen umpire and A Holman of Phanix the official scorer.
Swrasvary Pa September 5 Special Following is the score Lieutenant D T A Wheelock of Co I Sixteenth ent made at the range of Salteburg 200 yards 456 at 600 yards B4 600 yards 35 5 Total of a possible 75 Wheelock practiced men on the range and qualified 4 of them
Weather affected a busy weekend with postponements across football tennis and track. The East End Gym wheelmen held a planned Tun if weather allowed while the Three A's football team prepares for front-rank status amid rain delays and a postponed North Highland tennis event. Final singles at Oakland Terrace were delayed by rain with doubles likely to start if courts dry.
A brief listing reports 43 deaths last week in Allegheny City including 18 infants from cholera morbua. borough election electoral efforts, clergy meetings, glass workers migrating to Findlay Ohio, a mass meeting called by American Flint Glass Workers, and local theft and deaths.
Jostin Starn was arrested by Officer Hilderbuck in Soho for assaulting a woman on Fifth Avenue. Mrs. Catanixue Carotri of Seventeenth Street is held for court on water liquor charges. Etta Murray withdrew a desertion suit after paying costs. William Molxerny filed suit against William Lobbe for assault and battery on a 13 year old at Schimm's Hotel. Mary Joyce is charged with cruelty to children. Jack O'Bri n is charged with larceny after a football yard incident.
The week’s brief items include Jacob Miller killed by cars in Economy and Ed Nichels jailed at 19 after alleged assault in Hunt Tixaton. Warnings of lynching fears emerged, while Columbus Day celebrations proceed in Western Pennsylvania and Eastern Ohio led by the Junior Order. Washington residents report a veterinary suspect released on bail after malpractice charges. West Virginia State Fair opens a six day run with purses totaling $15,000 and an electric light race highlighted. Abrsalom Baxter killed in a wagon accident near Hookstown. United Presbyterian Synod discusses Rev. Wallace’s case with actions leaning toward the Presbytery, as General Assembly potential called by Mr Free.
Wabash railway earnings for the last week of August totaled 64000, up from last year's comparable week. The monthly earnings reached 1415090, an increase of 41000 over the same period last year. The week just reported marks the highest in the line's history.
The season began last night with theater openings at the Duquesne and Alvin amid bad weather. The Duquesne unveiled a new portico and brighter interior while the Alvin showcased improved decor and staff in pink rose boutonnières.
The hunch backed Plantagenet is masterfully played by Thomas W. Keene whose Richard III drew a large and cordial audience. Emma Waders impressed as Queen Elizabeth while Miss Burroughs struggled with Lady Anne. Tonight the company presents Richelieu with Keene in the lead.
New York society drama The Charity Ball at the Alvin Theater pleases with a skilled Frohman company. Elliott gives a strong John Van Buren, Sands supplies dry humor, Conger shines, Coze and Wagenhalv impress, Drake shows promise, and the audience enjoyed the performance.
Review lauds The Limited Mail for stirring stage effects and audience delight. Lew Bloom’s tramp character shines while Beatrice’s contortion and dancing draw praise though dialogue and plot receive criticism. Telephonia is condemned as an intelligible extravaganza with weak leads and a buried Columbus burlesque.
A capital show in the curio hall this week features Mahomet the talking horse, clever monkeys led by Senorita Gillette, and trained goats. The theater hosts the Bostonians Specialty Company delivering a first class performance with a crowded house all day.
Last evening the theater offered its best run in weeks with Katherine Rober starring in A Heroine in Rags. Miss Mary Buckley impressed, Regaloncita the child dancer shone in the market-place scene, and the cast supported her well. Tomorrow a Sullivan Corbett fight verdict will be read by stereopticon at the house. Virginia Knapp, famed mind reader, wowed Harry Davis Eden Muses audiences.
In a waiting room near the exhibition hall a woman was placed under close watch for ten to twelve minutes. She reportedly found hidden rings and coins in various spots, and could name concealed items before touching them. She withstood two men attempting to move her and challenged them to lift a six year old.
Weber and Fields Specialty Company opened at the Academy last night to a crowded house. The show featured James KR Adams the emperor of the stills Drummon and Stahley the musical blacksmiths and Johnnie Carroll the comic singer. A long farce Music Mad kept audiences laughing until they reached the sidewalk.
Stage notes promise full round by round coverage of the Sullivan Corbett bout from the Bijou Theater during The Limited Matt shows tomorrow night. A telegraph wire direct from New Orleans will relay moves as they happen with a Western Union arrangement. The theater remains open until the fight ends so patrons know the result before leaving.
Weather cloudy and cool as river rises with 1 foot 4 inches on the falls and 4 feet 6 inches below the canal. The Carrie Hope arrived from Leavenworth this morning and sailed again this afternoon. The City of Carrollton was reported sailing toward Cincinnati with a cargo for L. T. Rhea and a brief note on river traffic conditions lingered in the telegrams.
Weather notes report rain and cool conditions with river levels. Includes readings for Allegheny Junction River 2 feet 1 inch and rising, Wanren River 0.5 feet with cool, MaxGasTrows River 1 foot stationary, Hownaville River 4 feet 9 inches stationary, cloudy skies. Thermometer 70 at 4 PM and 64 at 4 PM in Hownaville.
Weather notes show rain and wind relief with 12 hours of rain, Little Kanawha expected to rise to a good stage tomorrow, Ohio River at Panre nsburg four feet and stationary, Cincinnati river six feet and rising, flows of arriving and departing vessels noted with clear conditions across multiple ports including St. Louis and New Orleans.
The rivermen discuss releasing Davis Island dam to drain pool water while the river rise is imminent. Beaver dam work proceeds and Captity Martin wants the cofferdam for the lock finished before the rivers fully rise to allow winter progress on the lock. Jonny F. Dave argues coal prices and tolls affect competition and calls for action to equalize conditions.
In Youngstown on September 5, several lawsuits were filed. Thomas J. Brigham sues the Pittsburg and Western Railroad for 25000 dollars over injuries from a June wreck that killed two and injured others. W H Confery sues the New York Lake Erie and Western Railroad for 2000 dollars after fingers were severed during car coupling. Martin Golobie seeks 2000 dollars after being shot in the leg by Samuel Charlton who mistook him for a thief. John Abdill sues Michael Therby for 2000 dollars claiming an accidental shooting in the face.
William B. Mehan aged 24 a Baltimore and Ohio freight brakeman fell from a moving car in the yards yesterday fracturing his skull He was taken to the Homeopathic Hospital where he is reported in serious condition.
In Dippers Germany fifty houses burned yesterday with three deaths. Bawbrowvick Silesia reports thirty three buildings damaged. Masontown Pa sees James H Sterling barn and contents destroyed. An early morning alarm in Smithfield Street noted a fire at The Dispancee office from an electric light wire. Braddock loss includes Union Planing Mill dry house lumber and machinery with estimated damage from 625000 to 20000 and no insurance.
Incomplete OCR text references a steamship arrival or departure with origins and destinations including New York Rotterdam and Anchorta. The fragment mentions Nebra and unclear city names, offering no clear event date or outcome.
The trough moved east of Lake Huron and joins a depression off New England. Pressure rises in Central valleys as a high moves southeast from the Northwestern States. a storm forms in the Northwest. Showers fall across the Central Mississippi Valley to New England. fair, clearing conditions expected west of the Alleghenies with cooler air along the Atlantic coast.
Captain Carmack of the Brownsville Packet Company testifies after 32 years by the river, urging that lowering the dam wickets would threaten local safety. He cites past stench from sewer runoff and argues the current flow prevents rot, insisting residents would move for safety if waters are released.
Creditors of the James P. Witherow Company met at the Monongahela House yesterday to organize a new company but adjourned without action. Officers proposed that creditors become shareholders for their claims, but the offer was rejected, leaving the meeting without results.
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