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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1906
Page
15
Grays edge rival 9 to 3 in a hard fought Eastern League match. New first baseman Mahoney cracked four safeties and sacrificed twice while Jack Dunn started for Providences, facing a lengthy onslaught from the Blue and Gray hitters.
A scrambled schedule list shows dates for Orange and PB schools with entries including the Wool Cam presences, basketball and football sessions, and various team postings. Several lines reference Pow Woo and Caeser Hake with unclear context, plus multiple names and locations appear in the scattered text. The fragmentary OCR yields inconsistent items such as boosters, matches, and intramural events without complete details.
Ten innings decided a tight game between Pepperllis and opponents. Jones drove in the deciding run with his third hit audience, while Mornne and Williams contributed but errors at critical moments swung the edge to the winners.
Crowd of about two thousand sees athletes depart by pier amid a hectic travel scene. Various teams and coaches announce trips representing the United States while spectators applaud and reflect on the upcoming games.
American League president Ban Johnson voiced skepticism about players betting on pennant outcomes after charges of a thousand dollar bets involving Lajoie and colleagues. Chicago sources report Johnson denying any league betting permission and warning against gambling as a threat to discipline. Kilferle of Cleveland countered, opposing bets by any club and urging firm measures if necessary.
Philadelphia runners and fielders clash as the Athletes clinch the local title in a hard fought second game. Scoring details are unclear due to partial OCR, but key players Paradelphia Comerican, Feinderphia, Lowteries-Plank, Powers, Danan Liog, Lamzlla, Cox, Leanikace, and Vovary contribute to the win.
The Commissioners will begin the season this afternoon versus Georgetown, with a lineup featuring Archie Smith at catcher Charley Kunz at first base and Jim Fitzpatrick at third. Capt Collettison plans to utilize Broni and Foye in the infield while Penn captain Smut of Georgetown takes the mound for the nine inning tilt at Providence yesterday afternoon.
Penn State College defeated George Washington University in the season opener at University Field. Poor fielding and a series of errors by Morressey, Burkett, and Bradley allowed Penn State to score three runs in the seventh after the score tied. McIlveen pitched well for Washington, but costly errors and a late rally by Hutchinson sealed the game for Penn State.
Boston National League team defeats Danville 5 to 1 at Danville on April 3. Lindaman and Young pitched for Boston, with Lindaman allowing few hits and Young fanning seven in four innings. Brown and Needham led Boston at the plate, while Danville struggled with costly errors. Strobel played solid defense for Boston.
Special to The Washington. In Chapel Hill NC on Tuesday April North Carolina defeated Wake Forest 6 to 5 in a close game. Thompson pitched well for Carolina backed by Turner Hammock and others on offense. Key late scoring occurred in the eighth as Cunningham drove in two. ninth inning produced no runs. Final line shows Carolina six runs on nineteen hits to Wake Forest five on six, Turner and Hammock sharing pitching duties for the Demon Deacons.
Virginia topped Pennsylvani 7 to 1 in Charlottesville to open the series. Susong pitched well for Virginia with ten strikeouts, while Noonan struggled early as Layton allowed the early hits. Woodson and Johnson starred for Virginia with key hits, and a wild throw produced Pennsylvani’s lone run.
Western High School defeated Gallaudet College 6 to 4 in a rough practice game at Kendal Field. Gallaudet piled fourteen hits off Michael, while Western relied on Holliday and Dillon's timely hits. Infield errors and careless base running cost the college team, with Kendall Green and Catelier Russell also tagging poor performances. Young Holliday pitched the majority of innings for Gallaudet, showing limited form.
Dillon Michael pitched the full game for Western as they defeated Gallaudet 9 to 4. Key hits came from Matanet and Barnes with solid defense behind him, Holliday started and Holliday earned the decision with Dillon finishing on the mound.
New York April 3 The hearing on Albert T Patrick s application for a new trial on the charge of killing William Marek Rice the Texas millionaire was resumed after a postponement of several days Assistant District Attorney Garvan asked for a further two weeks delay to prepare medical testimony It was announced that embalm ing tests were begun on two bodies to see if embalming fluid produced symptoms of chloroform poisoning like those in Rice s body Patrick s counsel Judge W M Scott agreed to the adjournment and wished to take Texas witnesses first The witnesses were set to testify tomorrow
The Texas Snelty met in Pythian Temple to discuss observance of the San Jacinto battle anniversary on April 21. A program included songs, recitation by Miss Witmuth, songs and dances by Miss Hay Genevieve Stevens, solos by A B Griffith, Miss Raymond, and Mrs Charles Bruce, followed by refreshments.
W G Morrison a 23 year old conductor on a city streetcar was struck by a fault and thrown to the ground on Twentieth Fifth Street between I and I streets northwest. He was taken to Georgetown Hospital with a slight scalp wound and other injuries, listed as not serious. David B Hull Here, a former United States Senator from New York, arrived en route home after weeks in South Carolina seeking health. Attorney General Hadley’s ouster suit hearing against the Waters-Pierce and Standard Oil companies, set for April 6 in St Louis, has been postponed to April 12 due to his improved condition.
Miss Catharine W Dizer, 30, of Wal tham employed at the American Waltham Watch Co, sues Charlies D Phelps 55 of Orange N Y for breach of promise to marry. She says engagement in May 1905 and wedding plans led to wedding trousseau expenses, but Phelps balked as the date neared. He is a New York accountant with many children. Papers filed at East Cambridge.
Police Judge Kumbail yesterday held coal dealer John Kennedy to the grand jury on a forgery charge connected to a coal supply bond for the Capitol. Miss Margaret Grace testified she signed as Brown and Simms, with William J Browning, chief clerk at the House, receiving the bond, and several witnesses described the preliminary hearing.
The body of Tinman Stoddard, 72, missing since February 25, was recovered from the James River near Browns Island. Local effort found the body this afternoon, with pockets weighted by stones, indicating suicide. The report notes the date and location from The Washington Fort Richand on April 3.
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