Pirates and Cubs Battle in Chicago Eleven Innings
Pirates face the Cubs at Chicago before a large crowd in a deciding game. Clarke delivers a four run inning as Pittsburg closes the gap with a long battle marked by sparse hits.
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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1909
Page
16
Pirates face the Cubs at Chicago before a large crowd in a deciding game. Clarke delivers a four run inning as Pittsburg closes the gap with a long battle marked by sparse hits.
Pittsburg beat Chicago 5 to 1 in a one inning contest to strengthen its hold on first in the pennant race before a record crowd. Hoffman, Gibson, Byrne, Wilson with sacrifices. Tinker, Schulte stole bases. base on balls and double plays noted. time two hours.
Cincinnati could do little with Beebe as St. Louis won handily. The box score shows St. Louis ahead 8 to 5 with pitchers Shaemenneeces and Phelps combining for the win while Rowan Carmichael and Roth pitched for Cincinnati.
Cleveland beat Chicago 6 to 1 as Smith struck out 12 but was hit hard at times. Poor late play marred the game. batteries were Smith Owens for Chicago and Otis Berger Easterly for Cleveland.
Detroit beat St. Louis 5 to 1 as Powell pitched well through the ninth inning. Batteries were Willett and Schmidt for St. Louis, with Powell and Criger handling the mound duties for Detroit.
In Deer Lodge the Butte Independents beat Deer Lodge 10 to 8 at the city pavilion grounds. An early Deer Lodge six-run second inning gave way to a late Butte rally, with Schaffer sparking a seventh-inning shift as Butte pulled ahead and added four runs in the final frame.
In Missoula on Sept 5 Hamilton, champions of the Bitter Root Valley league, beat the Missoula Giants for the first time this season despite the Giants' strong lineup. Missoula was crippled and disorganized, and the two teams schedule a rematch the next day as part of Labor Day celebrations.
In Seattle on September 5 a close baseball game ended with Beattie defeating the cccccce ceverce sessorness 8 to 8. Starkell and Kreilz powered the offense while Latteries-Alien and Shea contributed key plays in a high tension.
In a dramatic late rally, batteries Jensen Brown and Ovtcieck, along with Gough Beaton and Armbruster Fournier, delivered key hits in the eleventh inning to propel Spokane Portland to a victory.
In Indianapolis Tole do beat Indianapolis 9 to 1. St Paul edged Minneapolis 1 to 0. Milwaukee swept Kansas City 7 6 in game one and 9 2 in game two. Columbus defeated Louisville 8 3 in game one but lost 5 4 in game two.
In Oakland the Los Angeles team beat Oakland 2 to 0 in game one and Oakland won 3 to 2 in game two. In Sacramento San Francisco defeated Sacramento 4 to 2. In Vernon the first game ended Vernon 9 Portland percent and Portland 4 Vernon in the second game.
In Topeka the Lions beat Lincoln 3 to 2. Sioux City defeated Wichita 6 to 5. Omaha won two games over Pueblo 4 to 1 and 7 to 5. Des Moines dropped a doubleheader to Denver 3 to 1 and 1 to 0.
Cincinnati reports President Charles Murphy of the Cubs says Pittsburgh is likely to win the 1999 NL pennant. He notes Cubs injuries and poor play hindered them but praises the Pirates for spunk and solid play under Barney Dreyfus as the Cubs vow to fight to the last.
New York reports Tommy Burns will pursue rematches after a controversial defeat in Australia to Jack Johnson. Burns, set to fight Sam Langford in England within two months, could force Johnson to grant a return match if he defeats Langford.
The Coeur d Alene semi pro squad, winners of 30 of 34, kicks off a Sand Point exhibition tour heading to Libby and Kalispell Montana for three games each. Gannon stars on the mound, but Kalispell remains a rarely seen opponent in the state.
California clubs push for a Coast league with eight teams and Portland could lose its single Northwestern entry. Rumors place Bill Lange as Coast president, replacing Cal Ewing, with Butte and Helena possibly joining if inducements rise. Critics say the Northwest may expand or resist, while Judge McCredie’s Portland plan seems sidelined.
Montreal wrestling scene opens September 24 under the Canadian Athletic Association. promoter George Kennedy plans to import a Turkish grappler who has defeated top European foes to challenge Frank Gotch, aiming for a Christmas arrival and a potential match next year. Kennedy travels through Europe and Turkey to recruit top talent for Canada.
Yale officials purchased a site for an athletic field and will erect a 500000 dollar stadium. Architect L W Robinson of New York prepares plans for stands and field with seating from 8000 to 60000. Walter Camp and Henry Sargent lead the fundraising while Yale aims to surpass Harvard, Pennsylvania and Syracuse stadiums.
Two famed baseball leaders may head teams in the Northwest and Pacific coast this fall if plans materialize. Fielder Jones of the Chicago White Sox, now in Portland, may coach Portland lumbermen against a Seattle group on Hoo Hoo day at the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific exposition. Fred Clarke of the Pittsburgh Pirates is urged to manage two teams from the National and American leagues touring with a New York theatrical manager. Clarke will respond after the National League season ends.
The fifteenth annual national amateur championship will open at Wheat On Ill next Monday on the Chicago Golf Club links. One hundred twenty golfers are paired with 9 am start and four minute intervals. First to tee off is W J MacDonald and Frederick Snare. notable pairings include Jerome Travers with Paul Hunter and Chandler Egan with Fred Harr eshoff.
Bill Miner a star football player from Washington State College plans to enroll at Pullman this fall and join the football squad. He starred at end for three years and last played in a Spokane game before an injury. He attended Montana University but was ruled a professional by President Duniway, and may seek eligibility at Washington State. Miner also aims to try for the baseball team next spring.
In a tense match at Leary's court in Butte Gleason and Crowley edged McCarthy and Sullivan 21 to 7 in the decisive fifth game after a 2-2 tie. The purse was $250 and the crowd, smaller due to bad weather, saw a dramatic finale. McCarthy and Sullivan had defeated Gleason and Crowley in a prior encounter.
Yall Claffin, famed as a hard luck pitcher, is out of the Northwestern league. Once with Russ Hall's Butte team he showed flashes but failed to sustain form. He was signed by Spokane after Tacoma releases, won one game, then was released by Manager Brown amid Spokane's bid for the league title.
Pittsburg reports the National Athletic club refuses Harlem Tommy Murphy a rematch with Ad Wolgast in Pittsburg. Club promoters accuse Wolgast of unfair fighting and fouling after an evident disadvantage and state he will never fight at their venue again.
Italian champions Giovanni Raicivich and EB. Ruggiero and France’s Journde de Uzes arrived in Chicago to challenge any wrestler. Raicivich, 26, weighs 26 pounds, and Ruggiero, 36, 240 pounds, De Uzes 31, 242 pounds.
Special Dispatch to the Standard reports Bozeman defeated Belgrade 11 to 1 in a high tension game. Hartman struck out 12, allowed 10 hits, and led Bozeman with six hits while Belgrade had five errors. Bozeman tallied four, two, and five runs across the second sixth and eighth innings respectively.
The Baltimore Bowling Tournament company okayed the National Bowling Association event to be held in Baltimore at the Garage building from April 9 to 3, inclusive. All events will be rolled in one day, with five men two men and individual contests on the same day to boost entries and efficiency. The plan, tested in the West, awaits board approval and may raise the winner's end by 25 percent if records are broken.
Rain prevented the Boston Montana and Tripp Dragstedt ball teams from playing yesterday at Columbia gardens. No rescheduled time has been announced yet for the contest.
Rain reduced attendance as favorites mostly triumphed in the opening round at the Butte coursing park. Notable results include Donegal Peddler stunning Welsh Boy and Shy Boy defeating Horace E while Gram Pound Boy upset MPleecer Mountain. Final rounds set for this afternoon with strong matchups and ample betting interest.
The national committee of six revises basketball rules. Umpire duties shift to monitor all eight players, fouls increase for sideline contact, and scorekeeping must compare scores after each goal. Dribbling changes require continued dribble or pass after stopping, and ball contact rules for multiple players tighten. Boundary line and glass backboard rules become legal.
Preliminary tennis matches between American and English players to decide which nation will challenge Australia for the Dwight F. Davis cup begin September 11 at Germantown Cricket Club in Philadelphia. The American team features W A Larned W J Clothier H H Hackett and R D Little. If the U S wins two Californians Maurice F McLoughlin and Melville H Long are prepared to join the Australian challengers.
The Kentucky governor confined by a leg strain relied on Jim, longtime governor aide, who amused aides with his sly exchanges. Mrs Willson pressed for lunch and Jim jokingly sought permission to delay delegations, prompting a quip about who truly governs the mansion.
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