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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1906
Page
15
The Nationals defeated their opponents in a lively game with strong batting on both sides. Key players from the Nationals delivered decisive moments while pitchers struggled to contain long rallies and numerous runs across the board.
Washington club faces Providence in a repeat afternoon meeting. The muddled report mentions players and scores but lacks clear details.
The excerpt urges readers to consult a doctor about anemia and weakness and suggests taking Ayer's Sarsaparilla or Satsaparika as a remedy. It emphasizes getting well and cites the Ayer Company as the source of the tonics.
Norfolk suffers a 12 to 2 defeat as Boston Beaneaters overwhelm Tidewater in the season debut. Pitchers split duties with Boston holding a steady edge, while Norfolk miscues contribute to the blowout.
A high speed set by Virginia enabled a late surge as both teams traded blows. Cornell’s shortstop and a series of miscues kept the game tight, with Pennsylvanian late pushes threatening a comeback before Virginia sealed the win.
Bethel Academy teams prepare for a series of meets and contests in early May and May. Teams at Bethel Trinity, Royal Gy, and nearby schools face athletes from A&M and regional colleges in track and field, baseball, and related events. The dispatch notes results, standout performances, and upcoming dates with emphasis on Bethel and Trinity matchups and local school participation.
Georgetown was blanked as Jack Leonora fanned six and allowed six hits. Freshman Joe Montgomery pitched well for the Commissioners, while George town fielding and timing faltered, gifting a 4 0 victory to the visiting club in a District Building game.
Washington School defeated Tinnds pcket School 17 to 3 at home as Friends showed sharp practice and Woodward’s pitching in a lopsided victory. The game featured standout hitting and strong defense from Washington despite the late surge by Friends.
Special to The Washington Post College Park April 4 Maryland Agricultural College defeated Central High School of Washington 4 to 1 in a fast game. Dixon pitched superbly for MAC, allowing no walks while Central’s Willes spared by injury. Basley and Bassett sparked MAC with two-base hits and a stunning one-handed grab in right field. Basley, Bassett, and Willes contributed key plays as MAC scored three runs in the seventh inning after Gragon walked and Bassett bunted.
The Navy beat West Virginia University 11 to 6 in Annapolis in a well played game. The standout moment was a seventh inning squeeze play with runners on three bases that produced two runs. Sam Seay and Gill contributed solid defense and timely hits for the visitors, while Theobald, Thibaut, and Needham each had productive at bats for the Midshipmen.
The Analustan Gun Club will open the shooting season at the club grounds near Tennallytown this afternoon. Guests include W R Crosby of O Fallon Illinois Adolph Topperwein of San Antonio Texas and J Mowell Hawkins of Baltimore who will participate. Crosby holds world championship trophies for targets and live birds. Topperwein is the champion fancy rifle and revolver shot. Hawkins holds the long gun target record from 20 yards. An afternoon program is planned with shooting starting at 1 o clock. Prize shoot dates are listed: April 12 26 May 10 24 June 7 21 July 4 21 August 7 24 September 4 22 and October 11 26.
Annapolis April 4 The Intercollegiate rowing season opens with Navy first and second eights meeting Georgetown. Coach Glendon fields two crews with veteran Braale at No 1 and Creutzer at No 3. First crew includes Ingram Stevenson Israh Jey Leighton Montgomery Dreutaer Rocksel Reid. Second crew features Filiott Hodgman Boge Davis Farrell Davie Geary Hobartson.
Mr John A Heydler who has served the National League as secretary for three years will leave for New York this morning to resume duties at the league headquarters. During winter seasons he gives Nay Tinotone machine business here his attention and he expects to make frequent visits to Washington during the baseball season to look after his growing interests.
A New York resident asked whether John Jones body was found in a lead coffin filled with alcohol and preserved or if cremation should be chosen. The War Department referred the query to the Navy Department and Secretary Gauss for an opinion on the fate of the first American Commodore's remains.
Early today Martin Van t Hof allegedly set his wife ablaze in their home at Holor. The twelve year old son awakened to find his mother dead amid flames as the father ran about in distress and shouted patriotic cries. Van t Hof has a history of mental derangement and is held at the county jail awaiting coroner action.
Herbert Kelcey and Efe Bhannon open a week at the New National Theater with The Lightning Conductor, a charming automobile love story set on a car tour from the British Channel to Paris and Tours. The piece blends a novel-based plot with stage dialogue by Harry B Smith, featuring Molly Randolph and John Winston amid a motorcar mishap, with Randolph’s aunt and a fortune-hunter-turned-suitor providing comic tension. The season also promises The Rose of the Alhambra by the Lillian Blauvelt Opera Company at the Columbia Theater next week, starring Blauvelt and Cowles, with an eighty-five member company and special orchestra.
New York man Thomas G Rhoades Jr claims to be the son of Justice Thomas G Rhoades of Arkansas Supreme Court and is held awaiting trial on petty larceny. He pled guilty at arraignment but the case was postponed to Friday for contact with the Justice by telegram. A probation officer sent the message yesterday but received no reply. The man, about thirty, said he arrived weeks ago with about 10000 dollars which he spent or gave away. He reported that a woman in the case had been forced to sleep in doorways and on trucks after his money vanished.
Northwest Steamship Company reports the pennsylvania saw wreckage possibly from the Centennial ten days out of New York. The Centennial, carrying fifty nine aboard when leaving Japan, is twenty days overdue from Heliodate. Shipping men weigh chances the sunken hull and masthead are linked to the Centennial as crews from other ships bring no word.
A crowd of about 5000 filled Mechanics Pavilion as the national amateur boxing tournament opened in San Francisco. The East hall sent top contenders from New York Chicago Boston and St Louis with officials headlined by Referee T Edward Graney Judge Paul M Ward and William Cartwright timer Fred Butz and announcer Frank W Thompson. The three round bouts began with losers eliminated and winners advancing to semi finals culminating Friday night.
The hearing of Albert T Patrick's motion for a new trial on the William Marsh Rice killing was postponed until next Friday afternoon by agreement between Patrick's counsel and the district attorney's office in New York on April 4.
Fire early today gutted the buggy and wagon factory of R D Scott & Co and seven residences, occupying half a block in Pontiac, causing an estimated total loss of 120000 dollars. Firemen battled the blaze but could not save the plant or neighboring homes.
The attraction at Kernan's Lyceum next week features the Dreamland Burlesquers, nearly fifty performers including Jolly Zes Lester and Quinn, burlesque queen Jeanette Huckley, Lews Prizkow, Pafrey and Barton, and the sparkling soubrette La Chole with Raymond, in A Society Circus and a troupe of thirty dancing darlings.
Henry Farrell and Nettie Barr, both of Philadelphia, were arrested in New York after Farrell shot Frank Walder in an uptown cafe. Farrell was arraigned and held without bail as Walder lay in serious condition. Barr claimed she accompanied Farrell from Philadelphia and described a threat to Walder.
Judge Charles B Staples sitting in Philadelphia Criminal Court imposed a peculiar sentence on Charles Lollister Jr of Belmont after Lollister pleaded guilty to three bills. The substitute judge aimed to relieve Philadelphia judges of accumulated business.
Davidson county grand jury indicted Dr J Herman Test in Nashville Tennessee for the murder of Mrs Rosa Mangrum whose body was found floating in the Ohio River near Calta Mississippi? The case centers on the death of the woman in this city and the physician’s alleged responsibility in the tragedy.
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