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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1904
Page
37
The fragment shows league standings with W L Pet figures and several numbers likely team and player stats. It references BBC andHet as abbreviations, plus counts like 14 16 .467 and 5 24 172 28 161 4 21 129. Exact teams or dates are unclear in readable text.
Mount Pleasant Congregational slices through Mount Pleasant Methodist 8 to 4 in five innings on the hill grounds. Wahler pitched for the Methodists, but the Congregationalists pounded him with a trio of extra base hits, including a three bagger. Russell suffered a facial cut after a foul tip and may miss the rest of the season.
Capital City League standings show Jag at 20 6 and Gonzaga at 20 5 with other clubs St Stephen's Institute Turner Carroll Institute and Woodward & Lothrop Library of Congress. Today’s games at Fourteenth and D streets northeast feature White Lot Carroll Institute vs St Stephen's Institute Library Turner and Gonzaga vs Woodward & Lothrop at North Capitol and M streets northeast. all games at 5 10.
Foundry mounts a 12–0 win over Epiphany as eight more runs come in the eighth and four in the ninth. Smallest player on Foundry’s infield stars at shortstop, drawing cheers from a large crowd. Epiphany fans left disappointed as the tailenders overpower the opposition and threaten for top honors.
Amateur baseball notes recount Falls Church's Saturday defeat to Floridon by 3 to 0. Dourgherts, formerly Turner Athlete Club, touts willingness to play for any stake up to $1. Athletes beat Young Pirates 9 to 0. Monument Grounds saw Paint Office vs Calvary Baptist with Calvary winning 6 to 2. Pirates beat Crescent 6 to 5. Atlantics beat Eastern Market 6 to 1, their 41st win in 31 games this season. Junior teams seek games. Corcoran Athletic Club reorganizes and aims to schedule with 14–15 year olds. Lineup listed for Corcoran squad.
In Capital City Baseball League play at the Library, St Stephen's Institute top the standings with a 22 to 2 win over the Library team. Errors by the Library crippled their effort as Handiboe finished the game after five innings. Managers noted notable hits by Carroll Graves Hughes and Carr with Berhaus and Gleason handling pitching duties.
Dumbarton defeated Rockville 9 to 1 at Georgetown Field yesterday. Dumbarton’s strong hitting and tight defense, backed by Lord on the mound, kept Rockville from mounting rallies despite scattered hits. Notable contributors include Harriss for the visitors and Cummings T Hume and Bradley in the field.
Baseball briefs from American Association Southern and Eastern leagues with scores from St Paul Milwaukee Louisville Columbus Indianapolis and other games. Headlines include National League contract actions in New York Chicago and Boston and a Pacific Coast League payment ruling. Memphis Ebbetts strikes deal for players next season.
Cleveland defeats Washington 3 to 3 in a seven inning game described as highly exciting. Long Tom Hughes held the Senators scoreless for seven innings while Dusty Rhodes struck out ten, and a ninth inning bunt by Turner with three on base brings in the winning run, with manager Armour’s call pivotal.
St Louis defeated Newark today by a score of 3 to 1 as Glade struck out ten men and fielding was flawless. Attendance 2,800. Players included R Hadah, Rhoad, Harkett, Dougherty, Heldrick, Heeler, Wallace, Williams, Anderson, Elbertila, Fults, Conroy, Kletnow, Powell. Umpire Mr. Connolly. Time 1 hour 37 minutes.
Chicago base struck out as Tannehill pitched the greatest game of his career, silencing the locals with no hits. A batsman was hit and a walk issued, otherwise no one reached first. Fielding shone on both sides with one minor miscue. Attendance listed at 10,600.
Two bass hits by Stahl and Selbach and three by Collins highlight the frame. Sacrifice hits by Jones, Parent, and Farrell set up scoring. double plays by Altrock, Sullivan, Dundon and Altrock, Davis, Sabell. Walsh struck out four, Tennehill four. Errors and balls hit by Green led to plays. umpire Mr Sheridan. Time of game listed as 1 hour and 368 minutes.
In Detroit on August 17 , a 12 inning game between Detroit and Philadelphia ended in a 3 to 3 tie at darkness. Detroit led in the seventh with three hits while Philadelphia tied with four singles in the eighth. Pickering starred with aggressive base running and strong batting, attendance about 2,000. Details include Mullin pitching for Detroit and Plank for Philadelphia, with late sensational fielding and rare safe hits.
National League results show New York 9 over Pittsburg 6 and Chicago 6 over Boston 3. Other games list St Louis 9 over Philadelphia 7 and Cincinnati 9 over Brooklyn 3 with upcoming matchups Pittsburg at New York and Chicago at Boston. Standings note New York 71 28 .710, St Louis 61 0, Boston 49 6, Cincinnati 80 43.
New York bunched hits in three innings to win 9 to 6 over Pittsburg. Wagner was ejected for disputing the umpire's decision. Catcher Marshall of New York released to Boston. Attendance 6,425. Notable players include Mathewson for New York and Case for Pittsburg.
Cincinnati topped Brooklyn 9 to 3 in aug 17 play as errors by Brooklyn in the seventh inning opened the door for six runs. Garvin pitched well but received poor support, attendance 4,500. Odwell hit a home run for Cincinnati and stole a base, while Brooklyn managed few threats despite late rallies.
St Louis scores six runs in the ninth to beat Philadelphia seven to three. Sparks pitched until the eighth, then McFarland relieved. key hits by McGee Titus and Beckley helped St Louis build early lead. Attendance listed as 1, with errors and fielding details noted for both teams.
Boston wins first game 4 to 0 as Chicago misses regular shortstop Tinker and errors by Barty. Second game Boston loses 6 to 4 with ONeill hitting a three run homer. Carey injures ankle causing lineup changes. Attendance 4,998. Major details include pitchers, hits, and errors.
Retailers promise stronger value waves in the final August days as new markdowns push prices down. Shoppers can expect deeper cuts on apparel across men’s and women’s wear with extra savings on seasonal items and basic essentials.
Students of style pronounce their cut and finish perfect as suits are priced at 20, 18, 15, 12 and 9 dollars with some items listed at 87.25 and 6 dollars reflecting a clearance or varied stock.
Chicago and Boston played a baseball game with Parker Bridget & Co listed as a sponsor. The box score shows Abbat'chia, Jones, Van Zant, Carney, Welmer, Moran, Fisher among players. Chicago won 9 to 7 after 1 hour 42 minutes with Kling penalized for interference and ONeill homer.
At Caughnawaga on August 17 Andrew Miller's Divination led most of the Seneca stake race to defeat Good Cheer by a head with Liberia a close third. Caughnawaga favorite Greymar and Caughnawaga also ran in the fifth event where the favorite won by a length. Eight yet three finishers in the steeplechase saw Malden and Trek Trek as top choices with Dromedary falling at the last jump.
Chicago Hawthorne cards show Phil Finch capturing the feature in the third race from a strong field with Port Royal second and Bragg third. Three favorites won including Phil Finch Joe Frey and Big Ben with earlier races featuring Nu trate King Galong and Evander plus long list of runners.
In the fourth race over a mile and a sixteenth Spencerian led at four to one to win with Florizel second and Pretension third, Time 1 47 4. In the fifth race five furlongs Grosgreine rode at eight to one to win with Hompebred second and Basil third, Time 2021. In the sixth race six furlongs Loch Goll won at four to one with Bt Wood second and Navasota third, Time 1 16.
Bas dOr, giving weight to every rival, won the feature at the St Louis Fair Grounds card, beating Just So by a head in a 1 33 mile time. Five other races followed with winners including Triple Silver and Muskoday, while Basdor led the handicap division in the day’s six furlong events.
Newport August 17 A brisk fifteen knot southwesterly wind brought the New York Yacht Club fleet back to Newport Harbor from Vineyard Haven Way closing the five final runs of the fifty ninth annual cruise over 400 miles along the Southern New England shore J Gould Brokawa in the British yawl Bybarita led the fleet into port finishing minutes 1? seconds ahead of the sloop Yankee The Sybarita finished at 1 48 20 covering the 37 miles from West Chop to Brentons Reef lightship in 4 37 46 The Yankee Virginia and Rainbow vied for time with Yankee gaining over Virginia by 5 17 and Rainbow by 6 62 Corona led the schooner fleet by many miles The steam yachts will race tomorrow for two cups from F M Smith of San Francisco
Buffalo N Y August 17 William H Heer of Concordia Kans won the professionals title at the New York State Association for the Protection of Fish and Game annual shoot with 134 targets of 160 eight events. Fred Gilbert Spirit Lake Iowa placed second among experts with three perfect twenty targets in eight events and one miss in other strings totaling 163 of 163 for an average 1918. Heer and Gilbert sit tied at 304 points for the current shooting days.
In Norwich Connecticut on August day the National Rogue Tournament games proceeded despite high heat. First division results: Jackson over Greenslit, Cox over Dickey, Jacobus over Bryant, James over Williams, Cox over Greenslit. Second division: Webb and Graves each won two. W L Robinson beat Thompson. Baldwin beat Forter. Graves beat Crosby. Third division: Wahly beat Marsh. Davenport beat Marsh. Pyle beat Atkinson. Brother of Hermig Dead.
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