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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1905
Page
10
Boston defeated Washington 4 to 3 in a morning contest marked by a late rally. Townsend and Young sparked the offense while Bristling pitching and fielding kept Washington within reach amid five Boston errors.
A vivid, fragmentary recap of a baseball day with 42,000 fans in Philadelphia, 9,187 in Cleveland, and 1 hour 45 minute game time. It highlights Jacobsen’s pitching, a hot single by Tinglaus, Bell’s double, Parent’s two runs, and late plays, noting weather, rain delays, and the crowd’s mood. It mentions observers like Murnane and Larner and remarks on umpires and public interest in Washington as a live baseball town.
In a dramatic ninth inning turnabout, substitutes energized the Boston side to overturn a loss. The Nationals faced rain and a brisk breeze as Selbach smacked a two-bagger, Hill and Jacobs en route. Boston seized control with timely hits, double plays, and aggressive base running, finishing with a 9-3 final score while logging 21,080 attendees across two games.
Rain halted an afternoon game in Philadelphia as New York and Philadelphia split a low scoring affair delayed by weather. New York managed two runs in the top of the ninth to take a late lead before Griffith yielded a walk and a pair of hits to allow Philadelphia to win. Attendance 7,861.
Detroit tops Chicago 3 2 as timely hits boost the visitors while poor base running hurts Chicago. Mullen pitched well for Detroit and Green left early after sliding home. Huckman, Jones, and Schaefer made notable plays. Attendance 43,618. First game Detroit shut out Chicago 1 0 after ten innings.
Washington Nationals purchase John Anderson from the New York Americans to boost batting. Anderson will report in Philadelphia and join manager Stahl in Washington’s lineup at right field. His strong hitting record and recent .233 average in 28 games are cited as reasons for the price.
Baseball results across American Association Southern and Eastern Leagues show Cleveland sweeping two games in Columbus and Milwaukee, with scores in other cities. Reserves beat Dumbarton 18 to 5, Fredericksburg blanked Metropolitan Baptist 7 to 0, and St Louis shut out in morning and afternoon, plus other scattered scores.
Yesterday in the National League New York beat Brooklyn 7 to 2 and Philadelphia routed Boston 34 to 15 Chicago won 6 to 1 over Cincinnati while Pittsburgh blanked St Louis 6 to 0. Brooklyn edged New York 4 to 3 and Philadelphia defeated Boston 3 to 1. Pittsburgh 8 St Louis 5 and Cincinnati Chicago Baltimore? Standings show New York leading with 33 wins and 17 losses Chicago and Philadelphia close behind with 35 and o respectively. morning and afternoon schedules listed New York at Brooklyn Philadelphia at Boston and Chicago at Cincinnati.
In New York on May 9 Brooklyn defeated New York 4 to 0 as Stricklett pitched superbly with 30,000 in attendance. Morning game ended Philadelphia 25 Boston 8 while New York easily beat Brooklyn in the prior session.
In Cincinnati on May 20 rain halted the second holiday game. Chicago won the morning contest by crooked timing in the fifth inning after scoring on a bases hit sequence and two hits. Barry was thrown out at the plate attempting to score from second in the ninth, ending the game with 2,100 in attendance.
Pittsburg pitchers dominate the St Louis lineup in a May 30 doubleheader, 4 0 final score 6 0. In the morning game Wagner stars with batting and base running while Dunleavy struggles in right field. Attendance 6,650.
May 30 Philadelphia defeats Boston 7 to 1 in a pitchers battle. Corridon and Young pitched well, with Corridon nearly shutting out the Red Sox until Doolin's throw into the bleachers spoiled the shutout in the late innings.
Webb Jay of the Chicago Automobile Club won $1000 in the Harlem automobile meet on May 20. driving a steam car he beat Barney Oldfield in a 10 mile race with a fast time of 9 19 25 and also won a 6 mile purse race. Oldfield challenged but could not overtake Jay on the back stretches. Several other events were decided, including a grand handicap and a 600 dollar purse race, with weather and track described as perfect though no records fell.
Three players Reeve Lewis Col McCain and Judge Whitaker finished one up to tie for the Bogey Handicap prize at Columbia Golf Club near Brightwood on Decoration Day. The tie will be replayed in coming days. about thirty members attended, with several late entries not counted.
Rain limited spectators at the Philadelphia horse show on St. Marin’s green but did not stop judging across classes. Blue ribbons awarded to numerous entries including Lagille in Ladies' saddle horses, Alfred Vanderbilt’s four-horse team, and horses from Moore New York and Gorken Gravesend among others.
Penn defeats Cornell 3 to 1 as costly errors late in the game undo the Ithacans. Fennell homered for Pennsylvania and Weeks, Zeigler, and Hare contributed key hits as Cornell misplays allowed two runs in the seventh. Umpire De Wit presided. game lasted 1 hour 5 minutes.
In Princeton New Jersey on May 30 Princeton fell 9 to 5 as Penn State College capitalized on timely hits. Beare and Kilmer on Princeton side with Beare noted for offense, while Doyle and Cooney contributed for Yale in mixed results against Andover Academy in New Haven. Yale was out of rhythm until late innings when a sequence of weak plays allowed a late rally but failed to overturn the game.
A fragmentary adrift poem fragment criticizes pampered urban life and luxury, urging self denial as a theme of a story of love, intrigue, and adventure. It references Schuyler Staunton and a Sunday Post feature that begins with a tale of grime and thrill.
Blue and Gray center fielder Jim Burns starred with a three bagger and a homer as Georgetown defeated Fordham 8 to 7 on May 30. Captain Morgan led with three hits, Burns drove in four runs, and Burns' late two-out hit capped a ninth inning rally after a bases loaded walk to Morgan. Ayer and Murray pitched critical moments while Fordham rallied early and late, but Georgetown held on for the victory before a large crowd on anniversary day at Fordham.
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