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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1906
Page
31
The Nationals secure another win as pitching struggles and batting bursts highlight a wild game. Multiple players including Mulvey and Lat terrany contribute key hits while Crs and Dendy Yate appear in notable moments as the offense surges with several runs across innings.
Washington club meets Providence this afternoon as Nationals 44D Grays aim to rebound after a tough stretch. The recap highlights key players and the lineup adjustments expected for the game.
The ad explains nervousness stems from anemia a blood shortage of red cells. It urges consulting a doctor about taking Ayer s Sarsaparilla or a better remedy if available. It emphasizes getting well as the goal and signs off with the Ayer Co forcodes.
Boston Beaneaters handily defeated Norfolk Tidewater 12 to 2 in the season debut. Three Boston pitchers worked the win while Norfolk errors and miscues helped fuel the barrage. No standout individual feats but the game offered steady play and early-season momentum for Boston.
A lengthy account describes a Virginia team pressing hard with speed and strong pitching, trading leads with Pennsylvania in a closely contested game. Key moments include fielding errors and timely hits, with standout performances by pitchers and batters from both sides as the lead shifts.
The Bethel Academy team schedule covers four meets with Bethel Trinity events in October and November. Contests include track and field, football, and local school matchups, with results highlighting scores for Bethel Trinity and nearby colleges. The article notes athlete efforts, travel arrangements, and venue details across multiple dates.
The District Building team defeated Georgetown 3 to 0 as Jack Leonard fired six scattered hits and struck out six to halt Georgetown’s offense. Freshman Joe Montgomery started for Georgetown, but Leonard’s control and timely fielding by the Commissioners sealed the win.
Washington School defeated Tinnds pcket School 17 to 3 on home grounds. Key plays by Woodward and strong practice showed Friends’ strength. the Washington offense struggled against a sharper opponent. Final score reflected district talent and early-season form with multiple players contributing on both sides.
In College Park on April 4 Maryland Agricultural College defeated Central High School of Washington 4 to 1 in a clean fast game. Dixon pitched superbly for MAC allowing no walks and striking out seven. Basley and Bassett led the offense with two bases hits and a sensational one handed grab in right field.
The Navy beat West Virginia 11 to 6 in Annapolis on a well fought afternoon. A key seventh inning squeeze play produced two runs with three on, and Sam Seay anchored a steady defense for the visitors as both teams showed solid ball handling in a game marked by Navy’s timely hitting and fielding.
The Analustan Gun Club opens this afternoon with three guest marksmen W R Crosby Adolph Topperwein and J Mowell Hawkins. Crosby holds multiple world targets records and the longest air throw. Topperwein is world champion fancy rifle and revolver shooter. Hawkins holds the long gun target record from 20 yards. Shooting starts at 1 p m with a busy season schedule of prize shoots through October.
Annapolis April 4 The Intercollegiate rowing season opens with the Naval Academy first and second eights meeting Georgetown. Captain William Braale leads the No 1, Carl Creutzer at No 3. Ingram returns from last year’s second crew. First crew weighs about two pounds more. expected to drop to about 14 pounds. Second crew features Filiott as stroke with Hodgman and Davis in line.
Mr John A Heydler, who has served the National League as secretary for three years, leaves for New York this morning to resume duties at league headquarters. During winter he manages Nay Tinotone machine business here and plans frequent visits to Washington to oversee his growing interests in baseball affairs.
A New York resident asks if Commodore Jones's body was found in a lead coffin filled with alcohol and preserved well. The inquiry, sent to the War Department, was forwarded to the Navy Department for its view on the state of the first American Commodore's remains.
In Grand Rapids Mid April Martin Van t Hof is charged after his wife was burned to death early today. The couple’s twelve year old son woke to his mother’s screams and found the house aflame as the father ran about semindented. Van t Hof, held at the county jail awaiting coroner’s order, has reportedly shown mental derangement and earlier spent time in an insane asylum. Neighbors were drawn by the boy’s cries and the fire while the man shouted patriot phrases outside the burning home.
Herbert Kelcey and Efe Bhannon open a week at the New National Theater with The Lightning Conductor a lively automobile romance set on a car tour from the British Channel to Paris and Tours. Molly Randolph and John Winston stars drive a comic love chase amid mishaps with a wealthy suitor. Madness and a pistol crossfire end with happiness as identities unfold. The season also features The Rose of the Alhambra at the Columbia Theater with Lillian Blauvelt and a full company in a grand operatic comedy offering strong voices and orchestral scale.
New York resident Thomas G Rhoades Jr claims to be son of Arkansas Supreme Court Justice. He was arrested on petty larceny charges after pleading guilty at arraignment and having the case postponed to contact the justice. A telegram from a probation officer sought a response, with no answer yet. The man, about thirty, said he arrived weeks ago with about $0,000 and spent or gave away much of it. He alleged a woman he knew was forced to sleep in doorways and on trucks after his money disappeared.
Northwest Steamship Company officers report sighting wreckage likely from the Centennial, a steamer of the Charles Nelson Company, said to carry fifty nine aboard when she left Japan for this port. The ship is twenty days overdue and no word has come from other ships arriving from the Orient. The sighting comes as speculation grows about the fate of the Centennial and its crew.
A crowd of about 5000 attended the National Amateur Boxing Tournament opener at Mechanics Pavilion in San Francisco. East hall entrants included skilled fighters from New York Chicago Boston and St Louis. Officials for the tournament include Referee T Edward Graney Jurges Paul M Ward and William Cartwright timer Fred Butz announcer Frank W Thompson. Night bouts were three round affairs with losers exiting the meet and winners advancing toward semi finals and finals set for Friday night.
In New York on April 4 the hearing on Albert T Patrick's motion for a new trial in the Rice murder case was postponed to next Friday afternoon. The delay came by arrangement between Patrick's counsel and the district attorney's office.
Fire today completely destroyed the buggy and wagon factory of R D Scott & Co and seven residences occupying half a block with a total loss of 120000 dollars.
The attraction at Kernan's Lyceum next week features the Dreamland Burlesquers, a group of nearly fifty performers. Notable members include Jolly Zes Lester, Quinn, burlesque queen Jeanette Huckley, Lews Prizkow, Pafrey, Barton Marvelk on the Wheelbase, Dogd, soubrette La Chole, and Raymond, in A Society Circus with thirty dancing and performing darlings.
In New York on April date unclear Henry Farrell and Nettie Barr of Philadelphia were arrested after a shooting at an uptown cafe. Farrell arraigned held without bail as Frank Walder lies in serious condition. Barr described as a suspicious person and said to have traveled from Philadelphia with Farrell. Barr claimed Farrell warned of shooting after a recent encounter, while Farrell refused to comment.
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 unusual action aimed to relieve Philadelphia judges of accumulated business.
Davidson county grand jury indicted Dr J Herman Test for the murder of Mrs Rosa Mangrum of Nashville Tennessee. Mangrum’s body was found floating in the Ohio River at Calro. The case centers on the physician’s alleged responsibility for her death.
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