Friday, February 19, 2010

August 8, 1890

The Plattsburgh Sentinel - Friday, August 8, 1890

--A female nine from Ohio will play at Rouses Point on Friday.

--The game between the Hotel Champlains of Bluff Point and the Beverwycks at Rouses Point last Friday resulted in a score of 9 to 17 in favor of the latter.

--The game between the Cuban Giants of New York and the Hotel Champlains, played at Plattsburgh last Saturday, was a bad defeat for the local club, the score standing 11 to 1.

--A special train will leave Plattsburgh at 1:30 P.M., on Friday for Rouses Point to convey those who desire to witness the game between the Female Nine and the Beverwycks, stopping at West Chazy and Chazy, and returning after the game. Fare for round trip, 50 cents.

--A new home team has been organized at Plattsburgh, with Heffernan and Hubbell pitchers, Hackett and Paul Smith catchers, George Stave, S. D. Curtis, Ned Baker, G. W. Hickey, F. K. Kyle, and S. V. Beckwith, fielders. The new team played a game with Hotel Champlain club yesterday afternoon, which resulted in a victory for the Plattsburghs, the score being 5 to 4.