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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1892
Page
11
After a strong third inning mark Baldwin pitched the Giants at mercy. New York and Philadelphia headlines note battles with Brooklyn Anson and Baltimore scoring triumphs. The day’s detailed story covers Pittsburg to Cincinnati with scattered scores and standings.
New Yorks pound pitcher Baldwin early then struggle on bases and in field. Burke shines in outfield and on defense while Doyle and Tiernan falter. Pittsburgs win late as Donovan and Bierbauer spark three-run stretch. Donovans double and Shugarts single fuel decisive fifth.
Weather cloudy and attendance low as Cincinnati team loses 7 to 3 to Philadelphia. Scattered notes list players such as Allen, Halman, Sullivan, and Dever with various at bats, hits, and errors. umpires and double plays are noted amid an on-field muddle and two-hour game duration.
Weather cool as Louis and Baltimore split a doubleheader with mixed results. Key players include Lang and Hawley for the Louis team, while elevated offense and pitching surfaced on both sides. Attendance hovered around two dozen as the hosts posted a narrow win and Baltimore tallied a convincing victory, leaving standings unsettled.
In the box score style snippet, Stovey and Scicliffe hit two-base hits, Preer has a three-base hit, Van Ren and Dow steal bases. Jennings Pfeffer and Whistler score. Walks issued to Cia off Vickery. Clausen strikes out twice. Merritt pitched one error valued. Time not recorded. Umpire Hurns.
Brooklyn defeats the Colts with a slim margin as attendance reaches 1495. The box shows scattered scores and totals, with teams listed in matchups: Brooklyn at Pittsburg, Cleveland at Boston, Cincinnati at New York, Louisville at Washington, Chicago at Philadelphia, St. Louis at Baltimore.
The Tarentam baseball team played two games today. The first ended 5 to 5 in a time called draw as Wilhelm pitched well. The second favored the locals 6 to 3 on a fielding lapse by visiting players.
Clarion defeated Renova 8 to 0 at Cranton Pa with standout plays by Messer Quinn and Malone. Renova, champions of the fae bases Waller, struggled to score as Clarion held firm on defense and offense led by Cranton.
Fragmented report notes Ned Hanson’s Orioles securing a third straight win with Mark Baldwin delivering a fair, strong start against the Giants. Mentions Chicago’s exhibition doubts, Cincinnati healing, and various baseball figures including Anson, Walter Whitlow, and Pat Moran in a lively, period-voice sports roundup.
Morello won the Sea and Sound stakes going six furlongs in 1:11 4-5, carrying 128 pounds. Lamp lighter then claimed the Bridge handicap at two miles from Fidelio, time 2:35 4-5, with Lamplighter earning 30 000 dollars. Yo Tambien, weighing heavily, faded in the mile.
Louisville sept special pools sold tonight for tomorrow's Sheepshead races. First race eight eighths mile selling-experience 106 Helen Rote 1% Alcalde 10 Dago pet 76 Bateman 6 Long Bounce Lit Fred Taralaid Milt Young 04 Lizetta 11 Fis van 1. Second race stakes seven eighths mile Lovelace 10 Masher Evanatus 83 Dr Hasbrouck 12 Fairy 16 Tournament 2. Third race stakes seven eighths mile Seneca name 108 Mere gelding 208 Middleton 8 Doctor us Misine Jonan Sat inten er Tartar Lanra Gould. Fourth race maturity comree White Rose 111 Silver Fox 402 Stonewell 155 MExith race Sherif 10 8 Hazelhurst Woodcraft 12 Stonemason 12 Temple 910 cogeratta.
Third day on the track produced strong turnout as horses competed for purses. Finals included Belle N Arlington Goon Girls and Delight in various heats with times around 2:31 to 3:35. The 2:40 trot was unfinished and carried to tomorrow with Elion winning two heats Tod another and Orphan Hoy and Kittie W each scoring a beat.
At Bradford Track in Braprorp Pennsylvania on September six Jay Eye Seo won the mile race. The event featured trotting and pacing races with purses around 400 dollars. Spectators noted the time around 2 32 and performances by Sleeper and other contenders.
A paced mile on Hamline track this afternoon faced slow conditions with a diagonal breeze and cool air. The effort produced a 2:00 time, slower than a Chicago rival by three-quarters of a second, amid unsettled winds.
The official list of horses entered for Homewood fall meeting next week includes trotting and pacing divisions on September 4 and 15 with entries such as Patte Clark Alien wood Artie Funny names appear among Abbott, Ward, and Norman owners. The roster features a mix of trotters pacers and free for all contenders led by notable horses like Karcarissa Nellie B and Prince Gothard with multiple entries across dates.
Hal Pointer led from the start to clock 2.0044 for a mile on the Cleveland track, setting a new record as Midnight Chimes tied the 3 year old mark. The Butler Racing Events at Borire Pa featured three good races with a strong crowd and several notable performances including a near finish in the free-for-trot purse events.
Latonia crowds enjoyed a full card with six races. Ida Pickwick won the fourth race in track record pace but pressed by a strong rival would have broken Latonia’s mark. other winners include Dod Hughes in the first, Selena in the second, Hob L in the third, Fay & in the fifth, and Salvation in the sixth, with notable placements by Maud Boone, Ballard, Calhoun, Bare, Vallera, Southern Lady, Golden Hope, and Geneal Miles.
The Saratoga Racing Association cleared 70,000 at its meeting and plans to boost jumping races next season. Prrestine Putr. has earned over 50,000 on colt Parvenue, with three straight wins. Mayor Nolan bought Ballarat for 2000 and may turn him into a jumper with a 2000 prize in sight. The New York horse critics praise Fred Taral’s riding, while Labor Day caused a hard day for jockeys with fines totaling around 1000.
A teachers institute opens at the High School tomorrow with Grace Miltre new soprano at St Pauls Cathedral. A dog incident on Grant street injures Garonce Wasutherox as a Newfoundland escapes. he is hospitalized. Allegheny public works failed to form a quorum but sub Street Committee met and passed payroll. Westiserovss converts old air brake works into a major machine shop to employ hundreds. World’s Fair electrical machinery to be manufactured here. Scanzipen and Max Schamberg present papers to Mayor Gourley about Schneider’s Vice Consul appointment and base in the city. Two Southsiders settle a Corbett Sullivan bout on the old wheelbarrow route, drawing a crowd and cheers.
Business items report Tux Lake Streatava Metropolitan Railways consolidation. Groner 8 Guanam TM bonds filed as receivership. Carlisle Cincinnati, major real estate owners, assign mortgages on extensive holdings. Reading system workers to four days next week, three-fifths of time prorated amid cholera scare and weak orders.
The East End Gyms inaugurates its first tournament with ladies entering for the first time. Four events run from today through tomorrow including gentlemen singles, mixed doubles, Indies singles, and consolations. Notable matches feature Barr, McClaren, Proctor, and Johnson, with the mixed doubles favoring Miss Gill and Mr. McClaren early.
Tomorrow evening a meeting of the Western Pennsylvania Foot Ball League will be held to arrange the coming season. Clubs seeking league admission should send no representative. A Wilkinsburg East Liverpool cricket league contest is set for tomorrow at Pittsburg Cricket Club grounds at 1 pm. Zimmerman's four world marks at Hampden Park include a five mile record.
A stream of visitors and residents pass through the city. Attorneys, politicians, and executives like L. Kooser of Somerset and Captain Charles E Wells of Mannington call on business and discuss elections. Officials such as J. Van Reed and L. G Corbett are noted among itinerants, with hotel stays noted at Monongahela House and Seventh Avenues, Central Hotel, and the St. Charles.
New Wiliaretes and Westminster College opened Wednesday with the largest attendance on record. The fall term at Thiel College began yesterday with about 150 students registered. John Hoge of Zanesville was elected director of a company to lay a submarine cable from Robols Virginia to Havana. A freight train wreck near Exon left engineer W S Purguson dead and two children in Delaware. A post office and store robbery at McMacor William Jeffers seized quarterly stamps. The fifth-ninth annual Methodist Protestant conference convened in HoritzpaLe with 65 ministers and 5 lay delegates. Rev. G C Sheppard was elected President. The World’s Fair Commission executive committee met, noting Pennsylvania leads in exhibit work.
The Southwestern Railway and Steamship Rate Commission is adjusting rates to the City of Mexico. Directors declare a 2 percent dividend on common stock and 344 percent on preferred stock. Chesapeake and Ohio earnings exceed 1 million with 2,000 surplus. New York Central and Hudson River lines August earnings total 4,001,441, up from 16,001 last year. San Antonio and Aransas Pass Railroad directors elected: D. D. Robinson, TH. D. Karppmann, H. C. Schriver, H. Elmendorf, J. Kennedy, Urich Lott, William Heumans, E. P. Swenson, Reagan Houston. Officers named: D. V. Robinson President, E. P. Swenson VP, W. H. Fields Treasurer, Reagan Houston Secretary. Chicago, Milwaukee and St Paul Railroad annual report shows gross 32,983,508, up 4,779,283. expenses 20,515,000, up 2,445,504. net 1,468,60% up 2,310,779. Other receipts bring total net to 11,505,443, less bond interest of 7,10,737, leaving 4,451,706 above fixed charges.
Trovas Grocan faces assault charges against Daniel Mike while Jacos Rirexacee and Gores Basr are charged with embezzlement and assault respectively from Mantua residents. Guxsonve allegedly assaults Amelia Washingtons daughter. Jaed Mescolored jailed by Alderman Roche on a breach of peace. Mary Dostrr reports her trunk stolen of $8 from 137 Franks town avenue as a barber’s employee.
The Fire Record reports a large yard owned by John Williams and the William Arrott estate in Philadelphia. A Norfolk and Western train disrupted operations as the blaze began, causing the loss of 18 cars loaded with machinery. The main mill was saved but the incident caused substantial damages and insurance estimates around $150,000 to $260,000.
Weather cloudy and warm with a dull business day. River levels show one foot above benchmark and four feet one inch in the canal, with five feet drops below the falls. The Eugene sank at Henderson wharf last night but was floated. The Sam Brown rests at the Tenmesce river mouth with a large tow of empties. Telegraph lines report Carrollton and Evansville notices.
Upper Giages shows Warren River at 9.5 feet with fair warmth. Gaxtown River at 6 feet remains stationary. Clear skies and a thermometer reading around 73 at HnoWnsville River 4 feet 1 inch and a cloudy note with a 74 reading near P. M.
The Beaver Dam cofferdams progress is pushed aiming to install next week while the Davis Dam wickets remain high. River levels vary with recent rain. the Elizabeth and other packets face delays, but crews prepare for renewed service as water rises and boats return to carry coal and freight.
James B. Scott reports a Harrisburg State Board of Charities meeting was routine. No cholera questions were discussed. The Western committee will soon review applications for state aid from various institutions as prep for the legislature.
An advertisement touts Carlsbad Sprudel Salt as an alterative and eliminative remedy for biliousness stomach catarrh dyspepsia liver and kidney issues rheumatism gout and constipation. It advises use before breakfast and offers a pamphlet from Eisner & Mendelson Co agents at 6 Barclay St New York.
A brief shop notice rejects deceptive advertising and promotes home-made Black and Fancy Cheviot Suits priced at 12 and 15 dollars. It claims no bankruptcy, no fire damage, and guarantees satisfaction with free repairs within one year of purchase.
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