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Newspaper
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1908
Page
6
Artie Hofman is injured after cutting his hand on an electric light globe. O'Day explains Campbell decision. Yesterday's results show Pittsburgh over St Louis 1 to 0 and the clubs standings updated.
Chicago and Cincinnati game was halted by steady rain and wet ground. Umpire O Day balk ruling on Campbell caused debate. Reds and Cubs pick replacements for Hofman and discusses the free agent Shay case as the National Commission declares D C Shay a free agent after Oakland and New York clubs dispute.
Morning baseball card notes announce a game between Redi and Chicago at Straus with tickets on sale near Sth and Walnut. local readers urged to secure seating.
In the season opener St Louis and Pittsburg were tied at 1 all through nine innings. Pittsburg won 3 to 1 in ten with Lush and Camnitz pitching well. errors behind Lush proved costly for St Louis.
The box score notes Wrigley and Fohl with stolen bases, Raidy with a sacrifice hit, Taylor and La Roy drawing walks, Tiemeyer hitting a two-base hit, and double plays by Taylor Kihm Raidy and Friel La Roy Flood and Tiemeyer. Taylor struck out once, one other pitcher fanned three. Time 1:55. Umpires Hayes and st.
In a muddy Eclipse Park opener Louisville fell 1 to 0 as Milwaukee nabbed the win behind Schneiberg. Key plays included Stanley and Sullivan catches and a Quinlan stop. Mayor Grinstead threw the first ball amid an overflow crowd. steals by Perrine Harley Randall Roth and McChesney aided the visitors.
Indianapolis welcomed Kansas City for the season opener. The standout moment came in the fourth inning when the locals assembled four hits. The final score remains unreported.
Chicago critics hail the Cubs after a 6 to 5 season opener in Cincinnati, calling them champions while noting Reds rallied with five first-inning runs. Reports cite a capacity crowd of 19,257 and praise for the lid lifter performance despite early Reds advantage.
The Cincinnati Automobile Club opened its new headquarters at the Gibson House with a glittering reception. The club seats fifteen new members, plans daily gatherings, and may host balloon races this fall with Charles Andrew Coey pushing for an aero club. A monster balloon named the Cincinnati is under construction to compete in future races.
Rain halted the New York versus Philadelphia game as of April 15, with no reschedule announced yet. Local officials and team spokespeople cited weather conditions delaying play.
Rain delayed the Philadelphia New York game announced from Philadelphia on April 15. The postponement affects schedules and venue considerations for the matchup.
Rain forced the postponement of the Brooklyn versus Boston game in New York on April 15. No rescheduled date announced.
St. Louis visits Cleveland while Detroit faces Chicago and Washington takes on Boston. Philadelphia travels to New York as the schedule features cross conference clashes and potential upsets.
Rain halted Boston versus Washington, with the game postponed. Weather conditions forced the delay, delaying any on field action and resuming at a later date to be announced.
Cleveland reports the St. Louis baseball game postponed due to rain on April 15. Weather halts play and shifts schedule for the day in Cleveland.
Chicago and Detroit scheduled contest postponed due to extreme cold weather. The game was set for April 15 in Chicago but rescheduled to a later date per the weather advisory.
Toledo Ohio April 15 report that the Minneapolis Toledo game was postponed due to wet grounds.
Newport and Walnut Hills played a fifteen inning tie 5 to 5 with Newport scoring a final run in the bottom of the last inning and Tinne earning eighteen strikeouts for Newport while Martin and Magly combined for four K s for Walnut Hills.
In a day of delays rain halted two contests. New Orleans beat Mobile 3 to 2 while Memphis and Little Rock postponed their game due to rain and Atlanta and Nashville also saw rain disruptions.
In thrilling April action Notre Dame crushed Winona 19 to 0 as Franklin beat Wa bash 5 to 3. The scores reflect a strong home performance by Notre Dame and close contest between Franklin and Wa bash.
John H Mandigo head of The Sun sports department for twenty years died at age 50 in New York. He served The Sun thirty three years starting as an office boy and became a renowned baseball reporter credited with pioneering a technical style of game storytelling.
In Columbus Ohio on April 15 the champions defeated St. Paul 5 to 4 after a five hit fourth inning. St. Paul errors helped the rally as Taylor faced heavy hits in the eighth before a double play ended the threat. Rain halted play for twenty minutes in the second. National League president Pulliam and O'Brien were noted.
Five competitors were accepted for the international amateur championship in 18.2 balk line billiards. Representing France is Luciene Le Rolle. From Chicago A A are Calvin Demarest and C F Conklin. J F Poggenburg of New York and EB A Gardner of Passaic, N J also entered. A Philadelphia entry was rejected for noncompliance.
Seiling hosts a card listing entrants for five races with weights and odds shown. Notable runners include Jane Swift 105 lbs in Race 1, Sir John and Voodoo in Race 2, Good Luck and King Cole in Race 3, Personal and Arionette in Race 4, Zal and Keator in Race 5, plus several other named horses and weights across the program.
Oakland meet reports Kelly aboard Blue Eyes taking the long race as Elevation hung on to second with Joe Coyne close behind. Marster disappoints in the fourth event as Lm Cabin drubs Johnny Lyons. Races detail Adena, Alice Collins, Blue Eyes, Elevation, Joe Coyne, Cabin, Johnny Lyons, Lucy C., Lord of the Forest, Native Son, Cloud Might and other runners with times and weights listed.
In Vienna on April 15 the American players Marshall and Johner drew with Leonhardt and Salve in the eighteenth round of the international chess tournament. Schlechter remains leader.
The 1908 New York racing season opened at Aqueduct Park with light changes to betting rules. Jack Atkin, ridden by Musgrave, won the Carter Handicap worth $10,000, ahead of Red River and Chapultepec as Meelick and Brookdale Nymph followed. The day drew 15,000 spectators despite cold drizzle and a wary betting crowd, with limits on bookmakers and minimum wagers in place.
Washington April 15 The Senate passed a bill prohibiting betting in the District of Columbia within twenty four hours after Benning race meeting ended. The rider on a Benning road widening bill bans betting on trotting or running races elections or games with fines up to 500 dollars and up to ninety days imprisonment.
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