Mitchell 3 Out Best of Season After Exhibition Injury
Mike Tears ligaments loose from ankle in exhibition game at Piqua. Reds win 10 to 3 as Dubuc and Ewing pitch, Ewing tapped with bouquet. Yesterday’s results span National and American Leagues with multiple standings and postposed games due to rain.
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Mike
Piqua
Reds
Mike Mitch
Tions
Mowtey Oreesseee
F. Potts Kane
Boyd
Magel Pesevsesesoeselse
W. Potts Mitchell
Coulson
Eevee
Slanker Peewee
Ewing
Schlei
Dubuc
McLean
Piqua, Carey
Abbott and Nun
List
Mike Mitchell
Cincinnati
Georgetown
Boston at Cincinnati and New York at Chicago
Readable schedule items list matchups Boston versus Cincinnati New York facing Chicago with additional note of Brooklyn at St. Louis and Pitadsipbie 2 at Pittsburg on the card.
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Boston
Cincinnati
New York
Chicago
Brooklyn
St. Louis
Pittsburg
Biants Win Entire Pittsburg Series
New York won today 4 to 3 at Pittsburg in an uphill fight after Pittsburg scored three runs in the sixth. Young pitched well but allowed runners on base as Taylor also performed solidly in relief. Gill, Pittsburg’s new first baseman, starred as a pinch hitter in a tense finish.
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Pittsburg
New York
Reds and Beaneaters scrap plans as rest day looms
Friday brings an off day for Cincinnati and Boston as player moves unfold. Billy Campbell heads to Pittsburgh after his mother’s illness telegram while Tommy Daley is expected back next Sunday. The Reds fear losses from Mitchell injury and poor exhibition games. Kelley’s Beaneaters plan to start Tuckey against Cincinnati while criticizing luck and seeking a first division push. The National Commission ruling involves Charles E Histon and a release notice in 1908.
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Billy Campbell
Pittsburg
Boston
Joe Kelley
Central City
Dovey
Kelley
Becker
Bates
Beaumont
McGann
Dahien
Ritchey
Tuckey
Kentucky
Beaneaters
Reds
National Commission
Chicago
Charles EB. Elston
Charles E. Histon
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Ft. Wayne
Ely
Chicago Beats Brooklyn In Close Baseball Game
Chicago won 94 in a seventh inning rally aided by misplays and a sharp final hit. Overall pitched poorly but received solid support. Brown relieved. Sheckard Evers Kling Tinker and Lewis contributed, with Lumley and Hofman noted for key plays. Final line shows Pastorius and Overall charged with the loss and win respectively over two and a third innings for Overall. Time of game 1:32 with Emslie and Rudderham officiating.
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Lumley
Tinker
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Hofman
Emslie and Rudderham
Moross and Ryan Race May Come to Town Conference Planned
Oldfield arrived in town to settle the Oldfield-Ryan race affairs. Kalamazoo manager Tom Kalamazoo may host a conference today between Moross and Ryan to decide whether the race will be run here.
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Oldfield
Tom
Miner Heir Sets Track Record at Great Western Races
At Dubuque Iowa on August 2 Miner Heir won the mile in 2 02 4 at the Great Western races breaking the track record of 2 03 and leading a day of fast results. Black Silk won the 2 14 pace purse of 1000 with 2 10 time. Sub Rosa captured the three year olds trot in 2 18 and Hazel Simmons took the 2 06 pace in 2 09.
Rain Delays in Major League Games Across Cities
Weather stoppages halt several fixtures with postponements in Philadelphia Detroit Washington Cleveland Boston and New York as rain impacts the schedules. Multiple matchups were postponed including Chicago New York and St Louis Boston due to rainfall.
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Philadelphia
Chicago
New_York
St. Louis
Boston
Ieveland
Washington
Columbus Defeats Indianapolis 3-2 on Late inning rally
Durham sparked a bases loaded rally in the eighth for Columbus. Kihm followed with a two RBI double to push the final score to 3-2. Bush and Friel added scoring support, while Geyer earned the win in relief and Durham took the loss for Indianapolis.
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Indianapolis
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Kihm
Banat
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Bierhalter
Brashears Home Run Sparks Milwaukee Victory In Extra Innings
Brashear tied the game with a ninth inning homer as Beckley reached on base. Milwaukee won in the tenth on Beckley error, Manusch two base hit, and McCormick single. Pape pitched well to the eighth. Final score not stated. box score shows Milwaukee 15, Kansas City 4 with late rally.
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Brashear
Beckley
Manusch
McCormick
Pape
Kansas City
Robinson
Downie
Brown
Beville
Hallman
Bateman
Flynn
Carter
Crisp
Kane
Minneapolis Triumphs Over St. Paul In Patchwork Two Baseball
Minneapolis won 8 to 3 over St. Paul in a rough patchwork game. Highlights include Crum and Metzger debuting for Kelly’s Winnipeg recruits and Gehring earning the win while Patterson took the loss. Key players: Oyler Quillen Clark Meyers Wheeler Gehring Kerwin and Davis.
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Wheeling Defeats South Bend 3 to 0 in Central League
South Bend played early fielding but failed to hit Miller as Wheeling won 3 to 0. Martin Moore and Kirke contributed for South Bend while Miller starred for Wheeling.
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Kirke
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Terre Haute tops Ft Wayne 5 to 2 in opener at Fort Wayne
Terre Haute won the opener 5 to 2 over Ft Wayne in an Aug 26 game. Van Anda started and was touched for two runs in three innings before Alberts relieved to hold the visitors to one hit in six innings. Batteries Schreiber Williams Van Anda Alberts Reynolds.
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Terre Haute
van Anda
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R.H.B
Dayton Defeats Evansville Despite Early Errors
Evansville took an early lead but Dayton rallied to win. Batteries Chambers Richardson and Wacker Dunn contributed key plays as Dayton exploited Evansville miscues to secure a 46 to 0 victory.
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Evansville
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Richardson
Wacker and Dunn
Chicago Club Loses Appeal Over Player Release
National Commission upholds original finding that a Chicago player was owed $40.02 and that verbal releases are invalid. The club’s petition for rehearing is denied, noting releases must be written and waivers must be secured before release can be effected.
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Chicago
Chicago Club
Elston
Xemsons
Grand Rapids Tops Zanesville 4 3 in Ninth Inning
Grand Rapids defeated Zanesville 4 to 3 in a ninth inning comeback. Batteriles Hagerman and Bailey, Kenworthy and Fischer contributed in the scoring sequence as fans watched at Grand Rapids on August 26.
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Zanesville
Mich
Zanesvillé
Batteriles
Hagerman
Bailey
Kenworthy
Fischer
New Orleans Beats Atlanta In First Game As Night Ends
In New Orleans the first game ends 6 to 2 with New Orleans ahead of Atlanta. The second game finishes 0 to 0 after seven innings due to darkness.
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Atlanta
Little Rock
Nashville
Mobile
Birmingham
Memphis
Montgomery
Baseball League approves multiple player contracts and releases
President Harry C. Pulliam of the National Base ball League announces contracts with Beals Beck er Chappelle Neur Kroh Volz Vail Gaizer and releases by Chicago to Boston and Brockton among others. The 1908 1909 activity includes J Donohue Pin layson Pembroke H. Pin layson noted in the dispatch.
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New York
Harry C. Pulliam
National Baseball League
Boston
Beals
Becker
William H. Chappelle
Chicago
J. 8S Neur
Floy M. Kroh
Cincinnati
Jacob C. Volz
Pittsburg
Robert G. Vail
St. Louis
Fred J. Gaizer
John
Donohue
Urate
Brocktop
Pembroke H. Pinlayson
Infantry Wing Wins National Rifle Team Match at Camp Perry
The United States Infantry team won the National rifle team match for the National trophy at Camp Perry, scoring 3224. Navy finished second with 3210, Cavalry third, Marine Corps fourth, and Wisconsin drivers led by 3073 with Massachusetts sixth. The event featured 668 entries in the individual contest with top scorers listed and future stages outlined.
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Navy
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Marathon
Marine Corps
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National Guard
Massachusetts
Naval Academy
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District of Columbia
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Iowa
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Dutch
Shaw
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Fechet
Greene
Behnlion
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Wallace
Ohio Boys Win in International Tennis Tourney
International tennis event in Niagara on the Lake sees Niles Harvard defeat Barns Toronto. Collins Cleveland beats Buckner Philadelphia. Nash Cleveland defeats Miller by default. Other results include mixed doubles, ladies handicap, and singles with players from Buffalo Toronto Cleveland Boston Philadelphia and Chicago.
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Ontario
Niles
Harvard
Barns
Toronto
Collins
Cleveland
Buckner
Philadelphia
Nash
Miller
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Smith
Chicago
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Henshaw
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Buffalo
Miss Stimson
New York
Miss Noyes
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Wright
Nate Emerson
Cincinnati
Buckler
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Lodge
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Bond
Neely
Johnston
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Field
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Kirkover
Tennis Tourney Postponed by Rain Flood of Newport
Newport Rhode Island August 26 The final match in the National tennis championship all comers tournament was postponed due to flooded courts from recent rain. Enthusiasts expected Beals C Wright of Boston to face F B Alexander of New York in a hard fought contest. The tournament already runs longer than any prior year and will likely extend beyond its records.
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F. B. Alexander
New York
Cincinnati Shamrocks Meet Wiedemanns at Wiedemann Park
The Shamrocks and Wiedemanns clash at Wiedemann Park next Sunday in a key K I C League game. A prize band concert and local vaudeville quartet precede the match, with box sales starting Thursday at multiple venues.
Fayette County Fair opens with largest attendance on record
Washington C H August 26 large opening day crowds at Fayette County Fair with Thursday and Friday set for major races. Race summaries include 2:30 pace results Kennedy Boy beating Teddy Bear and others. two year old events at Beatrice McKinney Webber Boy Dream and McKinney's First. 2:22 trot winners Bessie H Miriam W Chester Downs and St Joseph placements. running dash with Buster R first One More second Silver C third.
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Fayette County Fair
Kennedy Boy
John Baugh
Veenace Hoy
Henry Hartman
Harry W
H. H. McGoveny
Roy Rankin
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C. W. Mark
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W. H. Smith
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Ralph Haines
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William Seoctinn
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J. S. Linn
Miriam W
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Chester Downs
J. T. Deardoff
St. Joseph
Thomas Clayton
Buster R
Silver C
Brother Jonathan Wins Melrose Stakes at Empire City
In a muddy Empire City track feature Brother Jonathan defeated Moquette by a neck to win the Melrose Stakes. Moquette led early but tired in the stretch as Brother Jonathan closed the gap. Trash finished third.
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la Sata
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Upton
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Fine
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Castlewood
Lord Stanhope
Rise and fall of Ferdinand Earle with his wife in Goshen jail
The artist Ferdinand Pinney Earle faces a wife beating charge after a quarrel with Julia Kuttner Earle. Both seek reconciliation though Mrs. Earle may resist court action. Earle showed distress in jail and bail of 1000 dollars was set by Judge Royce in Middletown as talks of release progress.
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Ferdinand Pinney Earle
Julia Kuttner Earle
Earle
Goshen
Middletown
Royce
Officials Close to Death in Fire Department Demonstration
Mayor C A Bond and two Columbus Public Safety directors escaped a fatal collision during a 60 mph exhibition run by the Columbus Fire Department for International Fire Chiefs' Association visitors. A hook and ladder truck blocked their path at Third Street, but the chauffeur swerved to avoid disaster. The three-mile run finished in six minutes eleven seconds as a water stream played on the Board of Trade Building.
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Hird Street
Rumor Says President Alfaro of Ecuador in Critical Condition
In Guayaquil on August 26, public reports claim President Alfaro suffers a severe heart failure. Doctors say he improved after climate rest, but others doubt the prognosis. A bulletin notes a fortnight of rest before resuming duties.
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Ambassador Thompson Recovering After Mexican City Accident
State Department reports Ambassador David E. Thompson in Mexico City is recovering from a badly broken and dislocated arm after being knocked down by a bicyclist. It marks a second arm fracture for him in three months.
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State
Open Championship at Myopia to test top golfers
Hamilton Mass August 26 The fourteenth open golf championship of America will be played over the Myopia Hunt Club with more than forty entrants from the United States Canada and England including defending champion Alex Ross Fred Herd and Willie Anderson. The course traps are tougher than ever and only the highest quality golf can win.
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Mass
Myopia Hunt Club
Alex. Ross
Brae Burn Country Club
Newton
Fred Herd
Scotland
Willie Anderson
Empire City Entries Race Card Summary
The program lists six races with entries for Sally Lad of Langdon Okenite Astor d Or LA Toddington D Arkle Killie Crankie Nedlim Rockcastle Campeon Lady Swift Energy Mariana Yankee Daughter Catherine Simpson My Mariatch Watch Merise Bird of Flight Ardenia Pinkola Fire stone Don Enrique Tony Bonere Gowan Zienap areas Roseben King Cobalt Jacobite Maquette Araze Pantonile Spooner Al Muller Magazine The Squire L Amour Lawton Wigg Billy Bodemer Daner Rosston Hammock Bo Elmer Boy Lawton Wigg Elmer Boy.
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Don Enrique
Tony Bonere
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Grand Circuit races at Readville postponed by rain
Readville Massachusetts August 26 the Grand Circuit races scheduled at the Readville track were called off due to a heavy rainstorm all events are rescheduled to be run on one day with the program adjusted accordingly
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River Departures and River Conditions Report
The Ohio River at Cincinnati stood at 6 feet and steady. Packets depart daily from Maysville Madison and Louisville ports with the Courier and Indiana, plus the Lizzie Bay. Today the Courier to Maysville Madison and Indiana to Louisville depart at 5 pm. the Greene Line Courier leaves 11 pm from Sycamore Street.
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River and shipping notes from towns along the Mississippi
Reports show rivers at Beaver Dam and Cairo rising and falling with clear warm weather. Arrivals include The City of Cincinnati at Louisville and The J F Silber and Keres at St Louis while several vessels depart for Memphis St Louis and the Lower Mississippi.
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Man Drowns in East Eighty-First Street Sewer Pipe
John Lynch aged 45 died in a trunk sewer on East Eighty-first Street while two Sewer Department mates, Edward May and John McCarthy, attempted rescue. They were pulled free as rising water trapped Lynch in the flood. The men were called to repair a pipe from the cellars of the Rubberhom into a clogged trunk sewer.
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Eighty-fir Street
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John McCarthy
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Uiubberhom
Starving Boy Turned Thief in Ohio Court
Sammy Murphy sixteen-year-old was arrested on chicken stealing in Hamilton Ohio. In Police Court he pleaded a pitiful hunger story leading Mayor Straub to send him to Judge Gard's Juvenile Court. His mother was dead and his father missing leaving him homeless and starving.
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Hamilton
Sammy Murphy
Straub
Gard
Weller Brown
Oakley Village Seeks Sidewalk Bonds Auction
Sealed proposals addressed to the Oakley Ohio Clerk will be received until noon on Tuesday September 8 1908 for village bonds totaling 1946 dollars issued to fund sidewalk improvements and bond interest. Bids must include total bonds and accrued interest and a certified check for four percent. The village may reject all bids.
Street Improvement Bonds Bid Notice in Oakley Village
The village of Oakley Ohio invites sealed bids for street improvement bonds dated August 1908 totaling $5,883.38 with multiple denominations, payable over 2 to 10 years. Bids must meet par plus accrued interest, include a 4 percent bidder’s check to the treasurer, and be delivered within ten days of award. the village may reject any bids. OSCAR KOSCHE, Clerk.
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