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Newspaper
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 04, 1908
Page
9
Reds win both games of a doubleheader against the Cardinals with high scoring feats. Griffith's group dominates at the plate while many pitchers are used, setting up a meeting with the Pirates.
Results from yesterday show the National League games with Cincinnati 10 over St Louis 2 and New York 6 over Brooklyn 8 as Chicago and Pittsburgh also played. In the American League Philadelphia 5 lost to Boston 7 0, New York 2 beat Detroit 6 1, and Cleveland defeated Boston 6 5 while Washington won 4 1.
The report lists team results showing Paul over Minneapolis by 81 to 7 and Milwaukee at 6, Kansas City 3, Indianapolis 8 over Louisville 4, Columbus 12 over Toledo 11 in a sequence of league results.
Fort Wayne defeated South Bend 3 to 2 while Evansville beat Terre Haute 5 to 0. Dayton edged Grand Rapids 2 to 1 as Zanesville led Wheeling late 2 to ? in a Central League schedule update.
Cincinnati hosts Pittsboro while St. Louis visits Chicago and Detroit travels to Steppie. Cleveland at Chicago appears as a stray fragment in the text.
Readable lineups show Columbus visiting Toledo and Indianapolis at Louisville while Kansas City meets Milwaukee and St Paul faces Minneapolis in a sequence of league matchups.
Evansville faces Terre Haute while Zanesville travels to Wheeling and South Bend meets Grand Reptile. Dayton plays Fortayne as regional pairings unfold this week in the schedule.
Newark visits Marion while Mansfield travels to Lancaster and Lima hosts Portsmouth in Ohio State League games.
Griffiths hustling Cincinnati team won 10 to 2 and 13 to 7 in a doubleheader at St Louis. Bachmann started one game before being ejected, while McLean caught both games and Dubuc finished. Cincinnati totaled 23 runs and 28 hits with St Louis errors reaching 17.
Fred Clarke is credited as the guiding force behind the team’s rise, with praise directed at his leadership and strategic influence shaping the season.
The Reds depart for home and will face the Pittsburgh team tomorrow. Manager Griffith plans to start either Campbell or Spade. Cincinnati players all hit well in today’s games.
Cincinnati born Bachmann, a Cardinals recruit, was obtained from Springfield in a move shaping the lineup.
Evansville defeated Terre Haute 5 to 0 as Barney Schreiber was sent to the clubhouse after the first inning and Summers struggled. O'Brien and Grefe paired with Schreiber and Summers for the batteries while Goes caught for Terre Haute. The line score shows Evansville with 5 runs on 3 hits and 1 error while Terre Haute was blanked with 8 errors.
Fort Wayne defeated South Bend 3 to 2 in a closely fought third game of the series. The Fort Wayne lineup produced six hits while South Bend added six, with Robertson and Heckinger backing up the win and Smith and Tieman handling the battery duties.
Zanesville beat Wheeling 2 to 1 to extend its win streak to nine and sweep Wheeling in a three game run. Batteries Richardson Stratton Kenworthy and Holmes contributed to the victory. The score details show Zanesville scoring in the first three frames and Wheeling managing a single run later.
Grand Rapids defeated Dayton 2-1 in seven innings after the game was called to allow the visitors to catch a train. Batteries Brown Bailey for Grand Rapids Neuschefer Kurke for Dayton.
Bob Burman driving a Buick lowered the world record for 100 miles on track from 1 hour 53 minutes to 1 hour 44 minutes at Columbus. Lewis Strang also in a Buick finished 23.8 seconds behind Burman as other entrants Cannon Lorimer and De Witte did not finish. Strang set records for all distances over sixty miles until Burman passed him at the 95th mile. Strang finished the last five miles with three naked rims.
Fragmented report lists games in Jersey City Providence Toronto Montreal and Rochester with partial scores and postponement due to wet grounds. Appears to note first and second games with incomplete results and a Rochester post poned game.
New York defeats Brooklyn in a double header while the Cubs win from the Pirates. Phillies get even, Boston takes last game from Murray's team, Reds jump in percentage.
In Brooklyn New York takes both ends of a doubleheader 5 to 3 and 2 to 1 under unprecedented crowding and field encroachment. The first game stretched to fourteen innings with Raymond relieved by Mathewson, while Ames outpitched in the second as Marshall and Doyle faced discipline for on field incidents.
In Philadelphia on July 8 the hosts won the opener 7 to 6 with a Garrison finish, then lost the nightcap 4 to 0 as Ferguson shut them out. Deininger injured his knee pursuing a wild throw in the first game and was carried off the field.
Philadelphia and Boston collide in a chalked box score filled with two base hits Ward Bransfield and Bowerman. McQuillan and McCarthy split eight innings each with multiple free passes and wild pitches. Be careful, the final score pauses after a seventh inning.
Chicago defeated Pittsburg 6 to 0 as Pittsburg played poorly in the game. Chicago scored in the second inning after five hits and three Pittsburg errors. Barbeau had four splays, nearing a record. Boston and Washington split a doubleheader, Boston winning 6 to 4 then 5 to 1, with Arellanes giving up four hits in the second game and McBride ejected for disputing a decision.
The report notes Leifield pitching for Pittsburg with a third inning effort. Gibson and Schulte each net two hits while Tinker also contributes. Evers delivers a sacrifice hit and a double play ends the frame with Chance completing the DP. Adams walks and hits batters, with a few strikeouts tallied as the inning unfolds.
Fred Shattuck tops the field to win the Grand American event in Columbus, earning top honors in a prominent shooting competition.
Cleveland defeated Mullin bringing a setback to the leaders while St. Louis equalized with Chicago and Philadelphia and Boston both won in the East in double-leader action.
St. Louis defeated Chicago 4 to 0 in the last game of the series as Dineen held Chicago to two hits and Chicago never threatened. Smith strained his back in the first inning and had to retire, while Reilley continued his sharp fielding for Chicago.
Griggs Dineen Williams lead offense with two base hits and a three base hit respectively. Burns and Scott labor on mound for St Louis while Dineen strikes out twice. Chicago leaves four runners on base, St Louis nine. Burns issues two walks, Scott one, Dineen three. Williams homers? none. Time one three. Umpire Evans.
Cleveland beat Detroit 4 to 1 as Mullin was knocked out for the first time this season. Works followed and was effective, Easterly’s errors spared Detroit a shutout. Turner and Stovall drove in runs for Cleveland while Crawford and Easterly led Detroit hitters.
In a 1 0 0 game Boston falls to Washington as Shanskschien collects multiple hits and two base hits by Conroy Stahl Gardner and Ungland, with Altrock throwing six and a third innings and receiving a late relief appearance from Gray. Speaker Hooper steal bases, and Arellanes posts four strikeouts.
Norwood defeats Hyde Park 6 to 5 in a pitchers duel led by Jewell and O'Donnell. The box shows Hyde Park scoring early and Norwood rallying with timely hits and fielding. Notable: Molley and W macnn with two-base hits, O'Donnell and Jewell each pitch complete efforts. Umpire Worth officiates.
The report lists matchups with Atlanta facing New Orleans, Memphis and Mobile games, and Nashville, with scattered scores such as New Orleans 2 and Memphis 10. Details are fragmented and locations vary.
Yale edges Harvard 5 to 2 in ten innings to win the decisive game for 1909 college baseball supremacy. Van Vleck stars with a decisive eighth inning home run and key plays as Yale fans carry him off the field amid cheers at New York's Polo Grounds.
Jack Johnson moved to the city yesterday and will travel to Cedar next week to train for the middleweight bout with Ketchel in Colma on October 1. He rented a lakeside cottage and plans rowing on the lake to slim down and ease his training before leaving for the West.
The Cheviot and Westwood club announce a full race meeting tomorrow with stalls filled and numerous trotters and pacers having trained recently. Entries close at noon. first race promptly at o clock, five races on the programme. Fine horses and ladies and gentlemen driving added as attractions.
Hamilton Ontario July 3. Fine weather and fair track mark the opening day of the Hamilton Jockey Club meeting. Cooney K wins with J Reid aboard at 7 to 1 in the first race. Earl Bitter Hand Belle of Jessie in the second. Ivesca and Royal Report among notable finishers in the third and fourth races. The fifth features Queen and Shot as top contenders for a 1200 dollar purse over six furlongs. Several selling events and steeplechase results follow with Cape ee Lady Rhodes and Bilberry among the listed finishers.
A July 4 report notes a teenager from Gheepshhad Bay purchases a bay or tie of the Valley for a total price of 209 dollars, bought by Som.
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