Extra Inning Win Echoes Lucky Switch
A dramatic extra innings win follows a key late switch as a player homers and delivers a crucial hit. Governor Hadley watches the contest, praising the team’s resilience and late rally to seal the victory.
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Newspaper
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1908
Page
6
A dramatic extra innings win follows a key late switch as a player homers and delivers a crucial hit. Governor Hadley watches the contest, praising the team’s resilience and late rally to seal the victory.
National League results show Cincinnati 5 to 4, Pittsburg 0 to 8, Philadelphia 5 to 4, New York 56 to Brooklyn 3. American League Lep 1 to Boston 0, Jones 8 to Washington 0, St. Louis 15 to Detroit 3, Cleveland 2. American Iton Milwaukee 6 to Louisville 3, St Paul 3 to Minneapolis 5. Central League te 6 to Evansville 3, Bend 8 to Fort Wayne 3, Grand Rapids 6 to Dayton 1, Zanesville 6 to Wheeling 0. Ohio State League acres 1 to eld 1, Lancaster 3 to 1, Portsmouth 2 to Lima 1L.
The fragment shows scattered team records and win‑loss percentages across multiple leagues. Entities include Cleveland New York Chicago St Louis Washington Canton Nashville Philadelphia Boston Zanesville South Bend Grand Rapids Terre Haute Evansville Akron McKeesport Steubenville Youngstown New Orleans Mobile Birmingham Memphis Richmond Detroit Wheeling Fort Wayne Dayton East Liverpool Newcastle Little Rock Montgomery Winchester Frankfort Lexington Shelbyville with mixed W L and percentages, but many values are incomplete or garbled.
ii at St. Louis. at Philadelphia, New York at Brooklyn, Chicago at Pittsburg.
Dispatch reports a 5 to 4 baseball victory in the second game of a doubleheader at Cincinnati. The match featured 4,500 fans, notable plays, and miscues by both clubs. Beebe pitched credibly for the Reds as Shaughnessy’s Cardinals fought back with timely hits and strategic moves.
Portsmouth tops Lima 2 to 1 as Goddard replaces Barton on the locals mound and yields a run in the sixth. O’Hara makes a fine catch, Fink and Tolman contribute, and Doran hits a three base line drive for the visitors in a sparsely attended game.
Lancaster beat Mansfield 7 to 4 in the first game as Justus faltered late, then Mansfield triumphed 3 to 2 in the second. In Philadelphia, Philadelphia mirrored the split with Boston in a long 11 inning win and a shutout loss, Dooin benched after disputing a call.
Marion defeats Newark 8 to 2 as Wratten’s standout defense anchors the win. Berry held Marion at bay early while Zmich and Abbott pace Newark with wasted chances. Stolen bases by Farrell Reilly and Abbott highlight a 9th inning push by Marion.
Rain postpones the Toronto Toronto Buffalo game with two games planned for tomorrow. Jersey city reports Newark 3 and Providence Baltimore 2 while Montreal Montreal defeats Rochester 2 to 1.
Phillies wallop the Doves as the National League standings shift little. Little change noted in the chase for the pennant with key teams holding steady while the Giants incrementally close the gap.
The Giants and Reds won while Cubs and Pirates split, Phillies beat the Doves. New York defeated Brooklyn 5 to 3 in the ninth after Brooklyn tied the score in the eighth. Pastorius struggled, Murray delivered the winning run with a timely single. Alperman returned to the lineup.
Pittsburg shut out Chicago 8 0 in the first game, then Chicago won 4 2 as Maddox pitched well in the second. Archer left after being hit by a bat in the seventh. Errors helped the scoring in both contests. Detroit beat Cleveland 3 2 in twelve innings, while New York shut out Washington 2 0 behind Hughes.
George W Dunham chief designer of the Hudson Motor Car Company begins a four day test run in the new Hudson Twenty. He travels through South Bend Indianapolis Cincinnati Columbus Mount Vernon and Toledo returning to Detroit. Accompanied by machinist J Mohrhardt the trip covers 33 1 3 miles on day one.
Terre Haute beat Evansville 6 to 3 in Terre Haute Indiana. The Evansville lineup shows no key details while Terre Haute players Batteriee Doty Donington Grefe Asher and Goes contributed to the win. The report notes innings and score progression with Evansville errors and runs.
South Bend dominated Fort Wayne 8 to 2 as Moffit, Tieman, Alberts, Miller and Hechinger starred with key plays. The home team suffered a severe loss as South Bend increased its lead late in the game.
In Grand Rapids Michigan on July 2 two games were scheduled against Dayton. The second contest ended in the third inning when darkness halted play after Grand Rapids led 9 to 2. Batteries were Humphreys Clark Yingling Golden and Kurke.
Zanesville beat Wheeling 5 to 0 at home as Nelly and Stratton pitched and Walker and Holmes drew batters. Final line shows Wheeling with four runs in the seventh despite early defense.
Collins hit a home run to the flagpole to secure Philadelphia a 1-0 victory in the concluding game of the five game series with Boston. Krause held the Bostons to four hits while Oldring, Ganley and Speaker contributed offensively in a tight pitchers' duel.
Chicago overwhelmed St. Louis 15 to 3 as Graham Criss and Howell were hit hard. Bernard Reilly, former Yale star, debuted strongly for Chicago, while three Chicago runs came on Payne's first inning single.
Baseball notes preview Saturday games in Cincinnati league action. Ridge faces Avondale at League Park and Norwood clashes with College Hill while Lockland hosts Madisonville and Northside meets Ivorydale. The program features two top games at Norwood ball park with Norwood Anchors vs Reading Orioles at 1 pm and Norwood versus All-pros at 3 pm led by Managers Folks and Devanney.
Y M C A League games set at Spinks park and Advent grounds with Blues Reds and Covington matchups. Umpires Thrasher Richter and Tully assigned. Nebraska Indians visit Wiedemann park Newport for a three game series starting tomorrow at 2 PM and a Monday double header. Indians touted as strong independent road team. Wiedemanns manager Applegate fields its best lineup to win the series.
The Queen City League hosts a marquee doubleheader with Christ Church facing Fleischmann at Manhattan Park and Mount Auburn meeting First Regiment at Oakley. Dacey and Campbell will start for their teams as contenders chase league gains amid protests and cross-league chatter.
Minneapolis falls behind 3-1 as Karger limits St Paul to three hits. O'Neill is ejected in ninth after a dispute with umpire Sullivan. Young allows seven hits in eight innings, with 4 strikeouts.
Milwaukee takes a 6 to 1 win over Louisville as Dougherty dominates after the first inning. Randall and Barrett lead the offense with a sharp catch by Clark highlighting the game at Milwaukee.
Latonia Automobile Association outlines a real race meet with factory and amateur drivers. July 24 is the probable date with plans to promote a full auto track if public interest grows. Homer George visits from New Orleans to manage the meet and consults with officials in Buffalo on AAAs plans.
In Glasgow on July 2 a report states the Royal Ulster Yacht Club plans to invite the New York Yacht Club to set definite conditions for an America's Cup challenge. The clubs will seek concessions and expect an early reply if favorable.
New York July 2 It can be stated that the attitude of the New York Yacht club has undergone no change since two years ago when a challenge by Sir Thomas was turned down on the ground that the conditions for the America's cup contest were provided by the deed of gift and that the club has no right to alter them. The club insists that the rule of measurement which fixes the greatest spread of canvas on a given waterline without regard to displacement shall prevail.
Columbus Ohio July 2 Chevrolet Strang Oldfield Burman and Lorimer raced at the Columbus Automobile club events. Oldfield in an exhibition five miles in 4 53 5, Strang won ten miles in 9 25 25, Burman five miles in 4 55, Lorimer twenty five miles in 26 06 24, Burman set the one hour record with 55 three four fifth ee.
Cornell wins the Intercollegiate Rowing Association regatta on the Hudson at Poughkeepsie with clean sweeps in the varsity four and freshmen eight and a narrow victory in the varsity eight over Columbia. Syracuse places near top in two races while Wisconsin and Pennsylvania trail. Coach Charles E. Courtney hails fast times and tough conditions.
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