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Newspaper
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1901
Page
7
Amos Rusie challenged doubters with a strong showing as rain and conditions hampered play. Brooklyn and Cincinnati tied the game while Rusie, despite a wet ball and difficult weather, kept the Champions from scoring, proving his arm is far from finished.
Manager McPhee announced Rusie will be worked regularly for the remainder of the season after a solid outing. Amos showed speed and control, with improved form as warm weather approaches, and is expected to be one of the Reds best pitchers this year.
In St Louis on June 6 Christy Matthewson pitched superbly for New York but J Louis pressed hard. Dono van tied the game by blocking at third on an easy out and Paddep stole home soon after. Hickman hit a long triple with St Louis one run ahead, but no further hits escaped the infield as Hart held firm and Newark collected mostly scratch hits. Attendance 5,000.
Pittsburg edged Philadelphia Ila in a game noted for timely Pittsburg hits and costly Philadelphia errors. Leach excelled in batting and defense while Leever issued three walks and Orth struck out twice. Attendance 2 350. Bransfield Sacrifice hits and double plays highlighted the contest with Beaumont Thomas and Clarke contributing in the field.
Western Association clubs table lists Indianapolis 27 10 .730 Toledo Wheeling 23 14 .622 Marion Louisville 22 17 .564 Ft Wayn Dayton 17 19 .472 Columbus 10 27 .270 with win loss records and percentages.
Fort Wayne and Toledo produced a scoring duel as McIntyre led Toledo with multiple hits and home runs. Pitcher details show Mullin and Daniels worked for Ft Wayne while McIntyre powered Toledo with key hits and runs, with attendance listed at 200.
The Glass Blowers beat the ex-Grand Raiders by four points in Marion Indiana. Three were tied and won as the other team forfeited to arrive for the game scheduled today.
Louisville the scoreless early game with Coggswell pitcher sparking the effort. Wilmot Evans Jee Burns and Jacobs produced multiple two base hits while Coggswell fanned four. Final tally shows Louisville 6 Coggswell 3 with Meekin earning the win.
Errors at critical moments doom Columbus as McMackin limits Hoosiers to seven runs. Grant stars at first with key baserunning and defensive plays. Final score Columbus 4 Indianapolis 7 with Summers pitching and MecLaughlin umpiring. attendance 266.
Milwaukee and Boston played a high error game as Friel and Gilbert misplayed plays, allowing three unearned runs. Final score 7 to 4 in favor of Milwaukee after late runs and a Garvin substitution.
In a tense ninth inning a bat by the Athletics produced a homer that clinched the game as Detroit faltered. Barrett made two spectacular center field catches on hard drives, preserving the lead. Two-base hits by Lajoie and Buelow highlighted a pitching duel, with Cronin and Pratt keying the mound work. Attendance reached 3,112 as the Athletics took the win.
Milwaukee manager Duffy recalled the release of catcher Billy Maloney and took him on the Brewers eastern trip, leaving infielder Friel behind.
College football update notes Princeton defeating Carlisle Indians 14 to 0 at Princeton. Also mentions Yale over Williamsen 8 to ?, and Providence over Pennsylvania 8 to 3.
Frisco sportswriters allege Terry McGovern faked his win over Herrara after odds favored a four round finish. They claim he coached bets that Herrara would last four rounds, voi culled payoff. The result was the McGovern Hegerty bout being scrapped and Tim Callahan set to face Hegerty with a $4,000 purse. Callahan begins training Friday.
Charley Burns the pugilist barred from Cincinnati will fight Mike Schreck before the Oxford Club Elmwood Place next Monday. Burns is in Chicago and reports excellent condition.
A New York telegram recounts a lively Gravesend race day led by the Derby winner Huggins Punch. W. C. Whitney arranged free punch for all celebrants after P. J. Dwyer praised John Huggins. Crowds cheered. attendants dispensed punch all afternoon as wagers and revelry surged.
James J. Corbett’s liquor tax certificate was revoked by Justice Freedman after an antisaloon league suit. Testimony alleged Corbett’s Broad way club served whisky and cigars to officials and others on May 2 and May 5 1900, with calls to reopen and recover double the license fee.
Hughes High School dominates the seventh annual interscholastic field day at Cincinnati Gymnasium Park. Wyler leads sprinting and wins the field championship while Schaefer sets a new Franklin high jump mark 5 feet 7 inches and Foss vaults 9 feet 4 inches for Woodward. St Xavier, Walnut Hills, Technical, and Franklin show strong performances amid lively crowds and windy conditions.
In London, Whitney's colt Volodyovski wins the Ep Som Derby in record time as crowds return despite the South Africa war. Olympian leads early, Volodyovski seizes the race mid stretch, with William III closing fast to win by a neck. prize details note 600 sovereigns in stakes and payouts to top finishers.
Volovski wins the English Derby prompting Wm. C. Whitney to host a grand triumph at his New York mansion. He praises trainer Huggins, notes no personal betting, credits American jockeys and predicts future wins including the Ascot Cup with Kilmarnock. He hopes the victory strengthens American English turf ties.
The Gazelle Stakes for three year old fillies at Gravesend was won by Trigeer amid overconfidence by Janice's jockey Piggott. The report notes W C Whitney's victory in the English Derby with Volodyovski and lists results from each race including times and notable runners.
In Hamilton Ontario on June 5 the program featured six furlongs with Our Lizzie winning and Lakeview Betle second. Sau Time claimed the 1 1/16 miles event with Silver Locks second and Planet third. Magnu for maidens placed second with Broadway third while Beguile led the Wellington stakes over 1 1/16 miles trailed by Flag Truce. Carey won the selling steeplechase over about two miles with Oddnius second and Field third. Time figures were not provided for all races.
In Puexington on June 6 James WH and F P Keene of Newstone, owners of Castleton pied te ame perenne from J E Delph Lady ixon, old, by Sir Dixon, dam Repeac, sell The Sons of Coldstream. The price is private, but announced to be in the four figures.
Lilly Pantland won in the Open Gallop as Ben Hullum, after a recent defeat, showed form. St. Hera battled front runners with Ebony Mose guiding to a close finish. Peter Duryea and Golden C. also led wins in other races as Sauber fell and Vignes endured a shakeup.
The day’s card opens with six furlong sprint selling races listing horses and weights including Lady Hay man Bettie Maltese Cross Lady Silver Joe Vail Scotch Bramble Ruth Crescent Queen Patch work Genee Rosé Zenaide Anxious and more. Subsequent races show purse events at four and five furlongs with entries like Ship Ahoy Georgiena Hdna Kenner Winhorn Queen Friese and Abbie Kirk. The fourth and fifth races add further names and weights across longer sprints and purses.
Fragmentary OCR lists scattered names and terms like Newport Selections and Lady Hayman-Zena with odd hyphenated pairs. No clear event, date, or location forms a readable news item or coherent summary.
Report from a horse event describes bets on Lilly Pantland and Ethel Davis as prices rise to 700 and 400 respectively. Nannie J. finishes. concerns over Derett stable moves and rider incidents include a near-miss for Alice Scorpio and a jockey caution after a rail collision. Tom Crabb and Ben O’Re continue as odds shift amid storm delay and family tragedies.
Dayton correspondent Jack Grim writes that truth would like to meet the Corrigan Hubert winner after the Evansville bout and a rematch at catch weights in roughly ten days at the same club.
Garry Herrmann, a noble colt, ran a mile in 1:46.44 at Hawthorne and collapsed in extreme distress. Trainers doubt the horse can start in the Amephdil Derby, fearing heart or lung trouble as the animal showed visible signs of collapse and refusing to rise after the effort.
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