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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1892
Page
11
Boston players excel with strong base running and hitting fueling a win over Philadelphia while Brooklyn also falls as Harry Wright’s Phillies lose to the Colonels. Other scores include Pittsburg, Cleveland, New York, and St. Louis in a crowded baseball roundup.
Boston defeated Pittsburg 4 to 2 in a game marked by quick fielding and bursts of base running. Donovan for Pittsburg stole repeatedly and was stopped by brilliant throws, while Terry struggled to control the ball and Boston benefited from a few timely hits and costly errors.
Louisville defeats Philadelphia 4 to 2 as Struttton struggles with control. Attendance small. Weaver and Whistler star with two hits each. Merritt drives in runs and Taylor adds one. Pitcher notes show Brown and Crom among the mound men with limited innings. Time of game one hour and four minutes. Umpire Emgrnie.
Brooklyn fall as Cleveland dominates with strong offense led by McKean and Conner. Key players include Virtee, Harker and O Brien contributing to a wide margin, while reporters note sequence of three pointers and steady defense.
The day’s slate lists Pittsburg at Philadelphia Cleveland at Baltimore Cincinnati at Brooklyn Louisville at New York St Louis at Washington. The piece notes Boston’s strong showing and New York’s potential deficit, plus player movements including Sak Wier’s move to Rochester and Pat Browning’s bets and remarks on Van Harries and Van Haltren.
In Puntapetrata on September 19 Jim Corbett, greeted by a Philadelphia Swimming Club delegation and reporters, spoke of future plans after defeating Sullivan. He anticipated training for more bouts, possibly giving Charley Mitchell a chance, and mentioned sending $10,000 to his father. Corbett denied remarks about a color line and defended his actions against Jackson, with Booker Braity corroborating his stance.
Edward Hanlan announces a world championship challenge to James Stansbury of Australia. He will name two intermediate neutral venues England or California with a 2500 dollar stake split from his own pocket, race on the Tyne or in San Francisco.
Wasumerox Pa September 13. One of the most exciting tennis tournaments yet held in Washington has run all week. John Mathews and Morgan D Hayes battled for three hours and a half in the singles, Mathews 163 Hayes OL. In doubles Hayes and Mathews were easy winners.
The second of three races between Fox and McCusker is scheduled for this evening at the Natatorium. The mile race should be a good contest with both swimmers in fine condition. McCusker is noted as a remarkably fine swimmer and worth watching.
Blair County Fair started with a heavy mist causing postponement of all events on the programme. Exhibits are praised and a large crowd is expected to attend before week’s end.
James L. McCusker, accompanied by backer Mr. Mellon, visited the office last evening with a challenge. He wagers a mile race against Kenny of Philadelphia for either 1000 or 2000 dollars a side if Kenny contemplates returning to professional ranks.
The Historical Society plans an evening meeting in the Carnegie Library lecture room. Alexheny physician R T Wurrs resumes practice after three months at home with a leg injury. A Southside baker Josef h Writz suffers severe burns from an oven explosion and is hospitalized. Two unknown men tried to arson a Central Stock Yards horse barn but escaped after discovery. An ice cream social is planned by Wesley Chapel Young People's Society on Sept 10 at Penn avenue and Seven street, corner. Four new diphtheria and four new scarlet fever cases reported citywide by the Health Bureau. Italian residents gain permission to parade Oct 12 for the Columbus monument cornerstone at Cheney Park. Superintendent Hamilton of Allegheny Park will oversee ornamentation of the grounds around the Pennsylvania State Building for the World’s Fair. Orven Ryan, 18, falling through a trap door at Black Diamond, is hospitalized after being knocked unconscious and bruised.
At a Burgess meeting the Wilkinsburg Borough Council appointed Weinmon Gerwig and McKallip to a health board with authority to spend 500 dollars to clean out and disinfect the borough.
Dr Hasbrouck defeats Kingston by an open length in the Culver stakes at Gravesend with Taral aboard, as four favorites and other contenders race under challenging conditions. May Win and White Rose also win their races while Dagonet and Rosa H contest closely in other divisions. a 5,000 crowd follows the day despite rain threats.
Springfield Mass September 13. Cyclists from New York Philadelphia Chicago and elsewhere gather for the Springfield Bicycle Club races. A. A. Zimmerman dominates trials at Hampden Park lowering the two mile handicap to 4 minutes 51 seconds and the one mile to 2 16 5. Teammate Willie Windle shows form while disputes occur in the dressing room between Carl Hess and L D Munger.
Rain yesterday forced postponement of Homewood races. program to be run this afternoon. Track conditions improve if weather clears, with many horsemen and a large string of horses on hand. Expect strong competition across three events and close scrutiny of entrants.
The article lists pools for tomorrow's Gravesend cards including Wiret race at one mile with Mosher Oscar 100 Silver Fox 16 Addie Coolt 10 Emperor 14 Canvas 1 and others, second race at one and one half furlongs with Laura Gould Bird Tar Tartac and Seabrigit, third race at three quarters handicas with Adelvert Key West Pyne Lycceum and Helen Hose, fourth Willow Stakes at mile with Willow Stakes and Minnetane 108, Jersey Queen in fifth and other contenders such as Temple tor Adaie Ceol Dagonet and The Fop mixed in, reflecting a busy betting evening.
Cordsmatr reports a rain soaked Latonia track with deep mud and water pools. Attendance was sparse due to bad weather though the meet showcased fair talent and a few surprising performances amid the damp conditions.
Frank Slavin, defeated by Peter Jackson, offers to fight Sullivan for any stake under London prize ring or Queensberry rules, in America or England. Contenders Davies and Lewis discuss a Corbett Jackson bout with Coney Island Club backing a $25,000 purse, but no date set until principals meet. Davies says Corbett may wait for Jackson’s return from England before action.
A fragmented note references Dick Moore Co TA and G G H, debating Corbett's world title status and a $200 wager predicting Zimmerman will ride a mile with fir ing start and standing 2 08. Yo Tam Marex strains a tendon and is bruised after a fence collision in the Bridge Handicap amid paddock opinions on preparation. Jackson, the colored Australian heavyweight, credits Frank Slavin with lessons in manly art after defeating him previously.
The piece argues state National Guards in Pennsylvania and New York can act like regulars in riot suppression. It notes prompt mobilization, the value of citizen soldiers, and the need to fix minor equipment defects revealed by recent tests. It urges supplying alliances and modernizing for future law enforcement duties.
Crowd gathers before Birkbeck Bank in Loxpox as doors open at 10 am. Police maintain lines while payments start. Bank says solvent but may liquidate more securities if run continues. Stock market shows partial rally despite heavy forced sales. Officials report returning confidence as some customers redeposit funds.
Fire at the St Louis Pearl Hominy Mills likely from machinery friction destroyed the entire plant with losses around 100000 dollars and 50 thousand dollars insurance. Milton Brogan residence two miles south of Kensington and its contents burned with logs estimated at 2000 dollars, partly insured. An alarm from Allegheny on Wayne street reported a 30 dollar fire caused by burning old rags.
On June 1 1692 the writer weighed 107 pounds and suffered indigestion. After trying many physicians and medicines the last doctor urged pure rye whisky and Klein's Silver Age. Using three bottles led to rapid weight gain to 135 pounds and restored health, according to Tom who endorses Silver Age as pure and beneficial.
The Nibographs of Luella Place by John Fite on Highland Avenue near the park have been distributed by Charles Somers & Co. The lithographs depict Luella Pines Highland Park and the main Highland Avenue entrance with rock and Mount Bigelow scenery. Lots in the plan will be offered soon.
George Bankston of Mill Creek Illinois praises Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhea Remedy calling it the best medicine he has used for diarrhoea and claiming one dose will cure any ordinary case. Sold by druggists.
The Central Board of Education considers expanding Pittsburg High School due to crowding. Proposals include using the Fifth Avenue Market House, East End or Southside sites, and a plan to sell Miller Street property to fund construction. Committees are named to explore sites and a World’s Fair display. Tuition for non residents set at 100 dollars.
At the Dominion Trade and Labor Congress in Toronto resolutions call for municipalities to own electric light plants waterworks ferries and street railways while the federal government would own railways telegraph and telephone lines A nine hour day for women and children is debated and a plan to set an annual 10 tax on Chinese residents is approved with Japanese inclusion.
Taz Commercial Bank of St Paul Minnesota re opened for business yesterday under the same management after nearly five months of liabilities in the hundred thousand. The report notes insecure and secured joint debts totaling $57,500 and $435,000 respectively, with local creditors Tuz Riverside Iron Company planning a galvanizing plant at Benwood West Virginia costing $100,000.
Cauermox reports a year-old son killed after a horse bolted with him. McKurstout notes a marbles game quarrel leading to two stabbings among Reynoldton youths. Lima reports Marshal Ryan shot by James Murphy during arrest, mortally wounding him. Hustineton covers U S Marshals and Gibson pursuing moonshiners in Wayne County, capturing Stroud Frazier and sending him to Parkersburg jail.
The article notes visitors to Auckland and other towns purchase Maori curios including carved wooden figures and imitation tattooed heads. It recounts the historical trade in genuine tattooed heads, trade practices of Maori chiefs, and missionary efforts that checked the traffic, describing curing methods and preservation techniques used to prepare and protect heads for sale.
The Chicago Herald surveys famed writers and notes many suffered unhappy marriages. Dante’s exile wife bore six children but he avoided her. Shakespeare wed Anne Hathaway and faced criticism. Milton’s home life was bleak. Dickens, Bulwer, and others had troubled at home.
Alfred Rivet reports on Jacques Inaudi a 24 year old prodigy presented at the French Academy of Sciences by Darboux. Inaudi trained counting in his head from early sheep tending learning number names to 100 before literacy. His mental math uses spoken numbers rather than physical counters and began without a multiplication table.
A. B. White, Internal Revenue Collector for the State, said at the Monongahela House that West Virginia will vote for President Harrison in the coming election. He noted state and minor committees are exerting full effort, and Republicans are certain of the state's stand in the campaign.
Councilman Lewis T. Stevens of Cape May N J is at the St James en route to Chicago. N Rose Tessle a Royal Engineering Society member now with Westinghouse registered at the Duquesne. F L Davidson of Rochester N Y visited and registered at the Anderson. Miss Ida Leister of Huntingdon staying at the Schlosser. M Luho a Cologne Germany steel manufacturer registered at the Duquesne. Mrs E Parker of Sharon guest at the Anderson.
A strong storm system merges Lake Superior and gulf storms with rains spreading from the East Gulf and South Atlantic states to the Central and East Lake regions. Brisk to high winds precede the front north of the North Carolina Tennessee boundary as of the Sept 1 observations from the Local Forecast Bureau.
River traffic updates from Louisville report river levels with one foot by the falls and 3 feet 10 inches on the canal. The Courier departed Madison toward Louisville to join the Louisville marine and Cincinnati trade. Vessels like the Grane Morris and others sailed toward Leavenworth Cincinnati Big Sandy Carroll Hig Kanawha Evansville Falls City and Kentucky River Falls City.
The report notes Upper Gauges show a REEL Miver .7 feet with cool rain. MoUgas Town River at 4 feet 2 inches with stationary stage and a 76 degree thermometer at 4 PM. Howsstown River at 4 feet 7 inches with stationary stage and a 717 reading at 5 PM. Weather cloudy.
Flood observations show varying water levels with streets inundated and several locations reporting up to a foot and a half of flooding in low-lying areas. Weather notes indicate additional rises near Kanawha and surrounding regions with unsettled conditions across the region.
Crew reports describe boats picked up alone at Paducah and a Troy bound vessel sunk near Missouri, with coal brought down the river and a new barge named Bismarck launched. The Allan repaired, seven ships tested, and several excursions noted as water levels rise and rain impacts ripple through river traffic.
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