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Newspaper
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1918
Page
6
Matty's Reds upset Erskine Mayer and beat the Philadelphia Phillies 7 to 4 in the series finale. McGaffigan hit his first big league homer and Cravath followed with a round trip, while Roush and Groh led Cincinnati's late scoring surge.
The New York Giants overcame Pittsburg 4 to 3 with a ninth inning rally that produced three runs. Burns, Fletcher and Thorpe figured in the decisive plays as McKethnie and Rariden delivered the decisive runs. Showers dampened the game in New York.
The card lists mutuel payouts for seven races at Louisville. Horses Manicurist Miss Wright Sennings Park Troilus David Craig Mary's Beau El Rey show win place and show odds based on a $2 wager.
First race winner Manicurist with War Music second and Black Mammy third. Times near 1 01. Mutuels: Manicurist straight 45.9, show 93.50. War Music show 7.30. Second race Miss Wright wins, Little Princess second, Quito third. times 1 13. Mutuels: Miss Wright straight 103.40, etc. Third race Sennings Park wins. time 59 4 5. Fourth race Troilus wins. time 1 10 3 5. Fifth race David Craig wins. time 1 45 2 5. Sixth race Marys Beau wins. time 1 41 5. Seventh race El Rey wins. time 1 46 1 45. Mutuels listed for each.
First Race Loys Bellsolar Duchess of Savoy. Second Race Bringhurst Kinney Azalea. ene Race Swiniwin Herbert Brown Cap a Race Prince of Como Solly The er. Fifth Race Arriet Grundy. Sixth Race Day Dream Guide Post Toy Miss. Seventh Race Diversion Sun Maid Rifle Best Bet Arrict.
Miss Marion Hollins former Metropolitan champion and 1918 runner up in the national golf championship today turned in thirty eight trophies won in golf tennis and dog shows to the War Savings Metal Market in New York They will be exhibited then disposed of for War Savings Stamps to bidders.
Cleveland beat Boston 5 to 4 in ten innings as Babe Ruth homered for the Red Sox. Roth scored the decisive run after stealing, with Schang error allowing the tied and winning runs to score. Ruth added a homer and stole a base in a high total game battered by both sides.
Timely Chicago hitting sparked a 4 to 3 victory over Philadelphia in the first game of the series. Cicotte pitched five innings to earn the win, Williams allowed four runs in four-plus innings, with Felsch, Shannon, and Weaver contributing key hits and steals for Chicago.
Yankees win 5 2 as shortstop belts a triple and two base hits while Hendryx Pipp Peckinpaugh contribute. Love earns the win over Lowdermilk with solid relief.
Ainsmith sparked Washington with a two base hit and stolen base while Bush threw late to the plate on Shotton’s grounder, delivering a 5 4 victory in Detroit in the eleventh inning. Walter Johnson again came through for the Senators.
Cincinnati beats Philadelphia 7 to 4 while New York 4 and Pittsburg 3. Brooklyn 2 trails St. Louis 0 and Chicago 7 defeats Boston 3.
The American League results show Chicago defeating Philadelphia 4 to 3, Cleveland over Boston 6 to 4, in extra innings Washington beating Detroit 5 to 4 in eleven, and New York downing St. Louis 6 to 2.
Milwaukee defeats Columbus 9 to 6 and Louisville blanked Kansas City 1 to 0. Toledo edges St. Paul 1 to 0 while Indianapolis wins 3 to 2 over Minneapolis.
Cincinnati hosts Borton while Chicago visits Philadelphia in a set of early season matchups. St Louis travels to New York and Pittsburg plays Brooklyn as the schedule unfolds with cross city/league tensions.
In the American League schedule Philadelphia visits Chicago while New York plays St. Louis and Washington travels to Detroit with Boston facing Cleveland.
Milwaukee at Columbus. Kansas City at Louisville. Minneapolis at Indianapolis. St. Paul at Toledo.
Price Hill hosts a game featuring the Tristates against the Eagles as 300 Eagles from downtown travel to support their city team. Harry Meyers a leading Eagles figure in the city and Price Hill will lead the crowd’s cheering.
The All Italians travel to Senate Park Sunday seeking revenge after losing a close game to the Senates weeks ago. Rizzo, who pitched poorly against the Norwoods last Sunday, will start on the mound with Tedesco catching.
Belmont racing card lists six races with fixed odds. First Race Dunpony leads at 5 to 1, Second Race King Simon at 11 to 5, Third Race Hubbub at 11 to 5, Fourth Race Flittergold at 5 to 2, Fifth Race Elderken at 10 to 1, Sixth Race Flags at 6 to 5 with out.
First race yields Dunboyne Grimal kin American Ace ahead in measured sprint with times .59 2-5. Second race sells steeplechase purse $620.80 for four-year-olds plus. King Simon New Haven top two with time 4 51. Third race claims purse $620.80 for one mile. Sky Pilot beats G.M. Miller with time 1 42. Tie Pin et al. Fourth race Little Neck handicap $820.80 added on 11-16 mile. Flittergold Straightforward Damrosch place. Fifth race selling maidens one mile. Elderken wins with Starry Banner second. Sixth race Westbury handicap six furlongs. Flags prevails beating O'Donovan and George Starr with time 1 13.
Best Bet Priscilla Mullens leads a card featuring Race Corntassel and Greek Legend racing against Prime contenders. Notable entries include Second Race Gold Bond Stonewood and Robert Oliver with Third Johren and Fourth Priscilla Mullens battling Battle and Rhine Maiden. Sixth race highlights Under Fire War Mask and Ambassador.
Promoter Dorgan welcomes Louis Chevrolet as the first major entrant for the Liberty Handicap at Cincinnati Speedway on July 4. The French driver, last year’s 250 mile winner and Harkness Gold Cup victor at Sheepshead Bay, aims to race from scratch and break speed records. Fred J. Wagner will start the event, continuing his long-time role as starter.
Chicago swept Boston in a 7 to 8 baseball win at Boston. Ragan started for Boston, giving up four runs in the first inning on a triple and four singles, while Hendrix earned his second win of the series. The Cubs collected 15 hits with Flack hitting a three base hit and Merkle driving in runs as the game featured strong support for Hendrix and a high scoring frame.
Sergeant Leon Cadore pitched the season’s first game for Brooklyn and shut out St. Louis 2 to 0 on furlough from Camp Gordon. He scattered four hits behind sharp defense from Schwaner and strong hitting from Olson and Wheat.
The National League magnates met in New York to discuss cooperation with other baseball groups for a hearing before the Railroad Commission on mileage rate increases. They planned to seek a ruling favorable to travel costs and reviewed General Crowder's draft-age order, outlining conditions for players serving and furloughed soldiers.
Out of town fighters descend on Redland Field June 12 for a top boxing card led by Jack Douglas versus Roy Moore in a 15 round bout and Billy Ryan meeting Knockout Brown in a 10 round semi. Garland Hutchinson duels Jimmie Harris in a 6 round bout as Christy Williams opens an eight round set.
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