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Newspaper
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1908
Page
6
Incidents galore mark the Cubs 3 0 win over Cincinnati as fans witness a fist fight and key plays. Coakley pitches well for Chicago while O Day struggles. Baseball results list Cincinnati loss and other league scores.
City matchups list major league games featuring Pittsburg Cincinnati Chicago St Louis New York Brooklyn Boston Philadelphia scheduled across the period with venues and dates not specified in the fragment.
In a chaotic 1 0 Cubs win over Cincinnati at League Park yesterday afternoon the game's main action centered on pitching by Andy Coakley and Chick Fraser and a flare of bench and rooter row incidents. Hans Lobert and Nashville traveler E M Foster figured in a postgame scuffle while Manager Ganzel was ejected after disputed calls.
The lone run came on a Steinfeldt RBI in a game dominated by close calls from umpire Hank O'Day. Cincinnati fans demand Pulliam remove O'Day from future series due to disputed balks and foul calls. The Reds and Cubs battled through a tense early game with scattered hits and strategic plays before the final inning.
The Cubs escaped a rough start against the Pirates as Reulbach nearly lost the lead in the first inning. Pittsburgh arrives from St Louis to face the Reds at League Park with Bob Ewing pitching, and rail passengers will be offered excursions to the game. Reserved seats are on sale at Henry Straus. Inning times shift: weekday games begin at 3 30 and Sunday games at 3.
Brooklyn defeats Boston 3 to 2 as Wilhelm limits Boston to no second bases in six innings. Flaherty struggles with control in opening frame allowing three Brooklyn runs. Two-base hits by Dahlen Burch and Jordan highlight a tight game with key defensive plays and timely hits. Umpires Emslie and Rudderham.
New York easily wins over Philadelphia as home pitchers are hit hard and fielding miscues mount. Doyle suffers a leg injury in practice and is carried off. Final score shows New York leading Phillies with a lopsided line and multiple players contributing across positions.
New York pitcher Covaleski yields six runs while Lane and Moren pace the attack with 8 and 3 runs across several innings. Brown contributes two more innings as Moren drives in two base hits in the late stretch.
Hits Donlin Devlin Knabe 2 Doolin Dooin. Three base hit Devlin. Sacrifice hits Need ham Nicklin Wiltse. Stolen bases Shannon Devlin 2 Nicklin Bridwell Herz Wiltse Magee Dooin. Double play Doolin Abe Courtney. Left on bases New York 2 Philadelphia 7. Bases on balls Moren 2 Covaleskie 1 Wiltse 1. Errors New York 2 Philadelphia 2. Hit by pitch Moren 1 Covaleskie 2 Brown 1. Struck out Wiltse 4 Covaleskie 1 Brown 2. Passed ball Doom. Wild pitch Wiltse. Time 1 50. Umpire Klem.
Hostetter and Moeller hit two bases each for Pittsburgh. Wilson sacrifice, Starr stole a base, and a double play by Hostetter and O Rourke helped hold St Louis. Beebe struck out 3, Leever 2, with 1 34 time.
Falkenberg held Boston hitless with runners on base as Washington beat Boston 2 to 1. Washington scored first on Pickering’s two base hit and Ganley’s sacrifice and Pruitt’s error, added a third inning run on a walk a sacrifice and a single. Unglaub’s two base hit and Criger’s three base hit gave Boston its lone run in the fifth.
Philadelphia scored eight runs as New York faltered in fielding and pitching. Orth left in the fifth. Chesbro allowed four earned runs in four innings after substituting. Niles Hemphill Stahl Nichols accounted for key hits including a home run.
In Chicago, Waddell pitched effectively limiting Chicago to a single safe hit by Atz. St. Louis scored on a walk, sacrifice, and Ferris’ RBI single. Owens allowed four hits in eight innings, Walsh one in relief as St. Louis beats Chicago 1 to 0.
Detroit after a five run lead collapses as Cleveland ties in ninth and eleventh. Schaefer and Cobb spark the offense with timely hits while Mullin falters in relief. Final score ends 12 to 8 in Cleveland’s favor after a 12th inning rally.
In Indianapolis on April 17 the Kansas City eleven lost to Indianapolis 2 to 1 in a slow contest. Early runs decided the game as all scoring occurred in the first inning.
Columbus won 3-2 after fifteen innings in a game that stretched into extra innings. Quailey exited after six amid wild pitches and Geler’s single allowed a run. Thomas, a prior Youngstown pitcher, hurled nine scoreless frames on two hits. St Paul led in the fifteenth on an error, McCune’s steal, and Minahan's single before Columbus answered with four singles in the bottom half. Congalton was ejected for protesting a call at the plate.
Players listed for Columbus and Puvil show runs hits and errors in a late innings rally. Pitchers Quailey and Thomas faced multiple batters with several sacrifices, double plays, hit by pitch events, and wild pitches noted.
Louisville defeated Milwaukee 6 to 1 in the third game of the series. Perrine hit a home run, Harley made sharp plays, and Halla pitched well in his first start. Curtis endured wild moments as Louisville pulled away, with key fielding and timely hits securing the win. Attendance reached 2,371 at Louisville.
Graham earns win for Minneapolis over Toledo as both teams tally hits and runs. Barbeau, Smoot, and O'Dwyer supply key hits. Nagle and Quin struggle on the mound. The final score reads Minneapolis 4 Toledo 1 with time of 1 hour 50 minutes.
At Memphis Memphis 3 Little Rock 0. At Montgomery Montgomery 2 Birmingham 1. At Atlanta Nashville 3 Atlanta 0.
National League president Harry C. Pulliam announced conditional and unqualified releases. Boston sent J. W. Orndorf to Providence and H. C. Hoff man. Brooklyn moved Thomas McMillan to Nashville and George Hunter to Jacksonville. Cincinnati released Earl L. Fleharty to Birmingham. Philadelphia sent Co. A. Baum to Johnstown and J. F. Donovan to Altoona.
In a Columbus dispatch, Lefty Davis formerly with Cincinnati signs with the St Paul Club at Toledo on Sunday. Manager Flood confirms the deal as B Meyers is moved to the bench. The opening day delay involved catcher J Meyers and St Louis recruit Noonan who had coast tickets and were tempted to jump.
Newport High School defeated the University School 8 to 3 at the University grounds. Lazercomb and Stewart starred for Newport, while Ade laido and Solomon scored for University. Newport had 13 hits and 3 errors. University had 8 hits and 5 errors.
South Bend Ind April 17 Chauncey Debuc Notre Dame star pitcher received an offer to join the Chicago White Sox An agent of Comiskey conferred with him to sign him but he refused the bid He will graduate next year
The William T. Johnston Company faces Fay and Egan at Steinkamp's Ball Park Oakley this afternoon. Middletown trains for April 26 opener with an All-Kentuckians practice game in Covington and players report at Spalding's at 1 30 p.m. Kept moving, the lineup includes J Bardo Richards Schriver Striker Harvey Baurittell Scheibly Kelley Wegerle Zolie Woellner and Shisler.
Pete Haselbooh and Mike Daly are set to run 100 yards for a five dollar side bet at Ball Park this evening at six o clock.
All-Collegians report at Norwood Inn Sunday at 1 30. Kramer seeks meetings with Waldorfs and Blue Birds at 228 Post Square between 5 30 and 6. April 26 features All Collegians and Linwood White Sox in a postponed game. Elberon Country Club duels Bon Tons at Covedale tomorrow. Northern Kentucky Eagle Baseball Club members report April 19 at Erlanger grounds. Covington fans expect Willow Run Park opener against Lawrenceburg with Diehl or Thomas and Fenton or Cappell as battery, Fromholz and Kroneburg for Lawrenceburg.
Alauda the upset winner at 2 to 1 takes the Union Stakes seven furlongs at Aqueduct. E Dugan rode the winner as Cymbal failed to hold in the stretch while Wave Crest faded. Harry Stone returns to the saddle in the second race with Morse unscathed after a fall. three other races list winners and times.
Two year old fillies race features Ocean Maid and Mistify among eight. Steeplechase handicap for four year olds and up lists Thistledale and Kara at top weights. Three year olds and up selling race names Saracinesca and Voorhees with weights. Freeport Handicap for three year olds and up shows Jack Atkin and Rifleman as leading weights. Maiden two year olds covers 8 S. T. Withhold and Pleasing with a crowded field. Handicap six furlongs lists Voorhees and Sir Lynnewood as top contenders.
Articles of incorporation filed in Newport County Clerk's office for the Driving Association formed by local businessmen. Capital stock set at $2000 in 200 shares at $10 each with seven incorporators led by George F. Fulner and John D. Fletcher. A meeting next week will elect officers and adopt by laws, with part of the old Queen City race track property purchased to build a three quarter mile track.
The international chess tournament ended with Duras Schlec ter Maroczy sharing first and Rubenstein fourth Teychman fifth Spielman sixth. Mieses Perlis Tartakower took seventh eighth ninth, while Marshall and Leonhardt tied for tenth after Johner beat Reti and Marshall drew Swiderski.
The Harvard eight arrived in Annapolis on April 17 and will row the midshipmen on the Severn River next Thursday. The meeting pits two college crews in a classic spring clash on the water.
In New York on April 17 the local heavy weight Jim Stewart fought Jack Bonner of Summit Hill Pa. Bonner suffered two broken ribs and the match was halted in the fifth round after Stewart pummeled him and Bonner was floored several times showing notable gameness.
William Robinson, amateur champion, clocked 2 24 for a mile in Chicago during a handicap heat, shaving 3 seconds off Ollie Moore’s pro record of 2 27 as he passed the entire field to win.
Yale sprinter Gerald M. Butler of Evanston Ill and football captain Burch Hart of Yale are out with pulled tendons. The injuries will prevent both from competing in the spring meet at Yale and in meets at Princeton and Harvard.
The Hyde Park Gun Club hosts its first match today at 2:30 p.m. with the Madisonville team. Visitors are welcome on the grounds located on Madison Road near Edwards.
Hans Wagner signed a contract to play with the Pittsburg Club and traveled toward Cincinnati. He expects to join tomorrow and may play in the game today. Fans anticipate his return to form, noting his fielding and baserunning as key assets.
In Oakland on April 17 Onatassa led a tight first race finish over Humero with Cayenne Cora third. Center Shot won the Futurity course, Booger Red second, Adena third. Ralph Young took third event, Woolen runner up, Mandarin third. L. C. Ackerly captured the fourth race with Boloman second and Bardonia third. Stillicho won the fifth, Palemon second, Patriotic third. Harwood led the sixth race with Kenilworth second and Lauretta third. Time records noted for each race.
On the steamship Glen Logan the American and German cars in the New York to Paris automobile contest will leave Seattle for Vladivostok tomorrow. The American car arrived from Alaska today on the Bertha after failing to move on Alaska's frozen trails. The German car arrived tonight from Ogden.
Columbus dispatch reports boxer known as Kid West was bitten by a bulldog while training it for a fight. The animal snapped him in the arm and leg. Ohio State University professors examined the dog and diagnosed hydrophobia. West is en route to the Chicago Pasteur Institute for treatment.
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