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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1908
Page
8
A scoreboard style report shows the Cincinnati Reds defeating the Boston Doves 4 to 2. The card lists players by number positions and explains base progress and play notation such as hits, strikes, and errors.
Lindaman was erratic as the Boston Doves beat Cincinnati 4 to 2 in a game where Lindaman’s wildness and a key seventh inning rally doomed the Reds. Bowerman and Sweeney produced notable moments for Boston while Bates and Browne contributed stellar defensive plays.
The final deposits for the Farmer Burns Jr. versus Bob Somerville world's 130-pound championship are posted. Somerville trains in Bath, Maine, while Burns finishes near Boston. Both contenders are in peak shape after extended training since the match was clinched.
New York Giants and Pittsburgh Pirates battled 16 innings at the Polo Grounds until darkness halted play with the score tied two to two. Hans Wagner failed to collect a hit in seven at bats while George Wiltse and Willis in solid pitching kept the game close as Tenney Bridwell and Doyle sparked the Giants with key plays and timely hits.
Chicago beat Brooklyn 4 to 2 as King's eighth inning home run drove in a run to seal the win. Jordan injured his right knee sliding into third in the fifth and will miss a few days, forcing a reshuffle of local fielding positions. The score was 4 to 2.
The Everetts of Everett meet the Crescents of Revere at the Crescents home grounds Saturday for a three game series with a $100 purse. Nelson and Doraly will officiate, Curnane or Elmstrom with Conrad will be in the points, and the game starts at 3 30 p m.
Fall River edges Brockton 4 to 2 as Kane and Gatcomb spark the offense and Fullerton pitches well. The game featured a sixth inning incident with Captain Donovan charged by the umpire and forced to leave while manager O'Brien also exited after alleged insults.
The Chicago Cubs and Del Howard are set for an afternoon game as weather cut attendance yesterday. Bowerman’s bat was strong for Boston, while Edgar Sheppard and Bobbie Lowe combined for four home runs in five at bats on Congress Street grounds. Manager Guanzel of Cincinnati jokes about driving to Chicago if the Cubs win the National League pennant.
Haverhill at Lawrence and Lynn at Brockton set the scene as Lawrence defeats Lowell with Vinson hitting a home run in six innings and two-base hits by Vandergrift Connaughton McLane. Whiting allows eight hits in six, Gilroy eight in eight. Flynn and Lemieux steal bases. double play by McLane and Ainsmith.
Two-base hits by Ort Reilly and Andrews lead a 7 run ninth inning for Haverhill as they overcome errors and walk troubles. Courtney Templin and Reilly credited with multiple sacrifices while Girard and Yerkes split strikeouts amid a two hour five minute game umpired by Connors.
The game saw Worcester fail to mount base hits led by Duff Delave and Singleton with no-base hits noted. Key plays included sacrifices by Singleton Adler Brien and Reynolds with multiple double plays and fielding errors by New Bedford, while Owens struck out 12 in 2 hours 40 minutes with umpire M O'Brien.
In Cleveland Lajoie shines as captain both at plate and on the basepaths. He stops Arellanes at home in the eighth then hits a three bagger driving in two, completing a late Cleveland rally that gives the Naps a 5-4 victory over Boston.
Philadelphia defeated Chicago 2 to 0 in Chicago. A double and a single produced the first run, and a single plus a wild pitch yielded the second.
Unglaub delivers the decisive hit as Washington tops St. Louis in a 16 inning contest. Kahoe and Johnson doubled, Milan hit a three-base shot, Ferris and Milan each swiped bases, with Ferris scoring and multiple double plays featured.
Yesterday featured seven extra inning games across major and minor leagues. In the two 16 inning showdowns New York and Pittsburgh tied 2 to 2 while Philadelphia edged St Louis 1 to 0 in 11. Washington beat St Louis 2 to 1. Worcester outlasted New Bedford 14 innings and Lawrence defeated Lowell in 12. Bridgeport beat Waterbury 2 to 1 in 14 while Rochester defeated Newark 7 to 5 in 10.
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