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Newspaper
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1907
Page
6
Baseball gossip notes Laughlin Pulliam has many rules to decide for fans. The item outlines quirky guidance affecting how supporters engage with games and players.
Cincinnati manager Banny Bancroft battles rain and illness as the Reds postpone the final game with Beawaters. Harry Pulliam and President Herrmann urge perseverance. Catcher Joe Laughlin is sold to St Paul, while George Schlei and Larry McLean stay ready behind the plate. Essick and Minahan depart to join the Saints.
Advertised as an unprecedented advance sale of seats for a benefit at League Park on September 10. Boxes largely sold and grand stand seats snapped up, driven by a dedicated committee. Proceeds will be split between the Pittsburg team and bowlers with the remainder going to the American Bowling Congress tournament fund to be held in February.
President Dovey notes widespread league losses from rain this season. He cites extra East games, Sunday休avoidance, and overall high costs. He says Chicago leads the pennant race with high play across the circuit and that the coming stretch should be a corker as teams head to St. Louis.
President Harry C. Pulliam of the National League is in town and reviewing scoring rules. He plans to present several interpretive items to the Rules Committee, aiming for uniform decisions and correct player averages across teams.
Several Boston players led by Fred Tenney did not attend the races yesterday. They spent the afternoon in the Cincinnati Club’s office swapping stories. Tenney captured the prize in a tale of old war times between the National and.
Tenney recounts Detroit Millionaire Angus offering a straight salary and an iron-bound two year contract at 5000 per year plus 35000 signing bonus and 5000 to buy his Boston release. He would keep the 5000 if he jumped. He had signed a three year Boston deal and chose to stay, noting others did the same.
Harry Wolters remained in town yesterday then left for Pittsburg early this morning. He denies being at the Cincinnati Club and expresses confidence in his own ability to reach a big league team and someday win a game from the Reds singlehandedly.
Pittsburg defeats Brooklyn 5 to 4 in a late finish called after seven due to darkness and rain. Leach Lumley batted three bases, Leever and Phillippe split pitching duties, and defensive plays included a double by Hummel and a pair of stolen bases by Wagner and Sheehan.
Heavy rain in Chicago led to the postponement of the Chicago versus Philadelphia game. Officials cited unsafe field conditions and pending grounds crew inspections to determine a rescheduled date.
ST LOUIS Mo June 12 New York game postponed due to wet grounds affecting the field and schedule for the baseball contest.
In New York Detroit defeated the Yankees 16 to 4. Mullin struggled early, replaced by Killian, Orth left after the second, Hogg took over. Moriarity drove in three runs with a two base and three base hit, while Jones and Cobb stole bases.
Chicago overwhelmed Washington 18 to 1 as Patten and Durham struggled on a muddy field. Smith allowed four singles in four innings while Washington miscued repeatedly. Chicago built a large early lead and never looked back.
St Louis could not hit Dygert’s delivery and were blanked 0 0. Philadelphia pitchers Howell and Dygert held the visitors to minimal offense with a 0 0 score early and a late rally failed. Cross drove in a run with a two base hit while Nicholas Davis and Jones stole bases.
Cleveland ousted Glaze in the first inning and capitalized on eight seventh inning hits to defeat Boston. Key plays include Parent's two base hit for a homer, Stovall’s three base hit, and Ferris leading Cleveland with two stolen bases. Final: Cleveland 7 Boston 6 in a tense early game at Boston.
Rain saved the day as Toledo edged Milwaukee 5 to 4 after a weather interruption. Bell and Barbeau and Clarke produced two base hits each, while Eells and Abbott noted standout pitching and fielding as the game stretched into the seventh.
Louisville defeated St. Paul in a dramatic ninth inning to secure a 6 to 4 victory. The game featured late scoring and key plays that sealed the win for Louisville.
Criss and two Columbus hurlers work through erratic innings as Louisville and St. Paul post tallies. Batting highlights include Sullivan and Frisk with two-base and three-base hits, while Stovall and Cooley steal bases and Dunleavy sacrifices. Rally tallies in early and late frames, but errors and wild pitching hinder steady offense.
Rain caused the Indianapolis Minneapolis American Association game to be postponed in Indianapolis Indiana.
Central League game in Springfield, Colorado, between Springfield and South Bend postponed due to rain on June 12.
Terre Haute beat Wheeling 4 to 2 in Terre Haute Indiana with pitcher Martin delivering a steady, scattered-hit effort after a hospital list. Batteries: Martin and McConnell for Terre Haute Miller and Spahr for Wheeling.
Rain halted the Dayton Grand Rapids baseball game in Grand Rapids Michigan with the schedule postponed.
Evansville defeated Canton 5 to 0 with Taylor dominating critical stages. Batteries credited to Taylor Dunn Knoll Brittsen and Holmes amid the low scoring match played at Evansville on June 12.
Handicaps listed for six furlongs with weights for Lady Amelia Halifax Brookdale Nymph Heaslip First Premium Sarasenesca Voorhees Hyperion N Sir Lynnewood Red River J Core Melonite Ruby Alethenc Colonel White Crackenthorpe Don Fonso Tyre in the first race with weight assignments.
New York dispatch says crews converge on the Hudson near Poughkeepsie for the largest intercollegiate eight-oared gathering in U S history. Pennsylvania joins Cornell and Columbia with Syracuse Wisconsin and Georgetown arriving Thursday and the Naval Academy on Friday for a June 26 regatta.
The James R. Keene stable reports $101,046.25 in winnings from April 15 to June 12 at Aqueduct, a season record on the American turf. Peter Pan Colin and Superman, sons of the late Commando, lead as the top individual earners.
George Kisker and Jake Bashang sent two substitutes to Wahle's alleys in Bellevue last night. Smiley and Schaefer emerged as first prize winners with strong scores totaling 1,124. The event featured unexpected substitutes delivering top finishes in the tournament.
In Oakland today Eckersall captured the mile race in easy fashion. Talentos won the futurity course but tired at the end causing concern for stakemakers. Mollie L led the first five furlongs with Mollie L first and Saint Modan third.
Latonia race meet highlights Lee and trainer J. Lee with four winners led by Dr Spruill at 12 to 1 and Ada O Walker and Bonebrake each at 2 to 1, plus a late handicap triumph by Envoy and Harry Scott. Lee dominates the program with front-running rides and dramatic upsets under adverse conditions.
In the stretch Lee held firm to win by two lengths over Attila who closed for second, five lengths ahead of Sea Salt. Western dominated the fifth race, winning by six lengths with Mint Boy second and Vipeline third as Red Thistle faltered. Matador and Charlatan showed strong bets but finished behind. Four winners credited to Mr. Lee as finals summary notes.
Rough riding led to two boys being fined locally with Austin fined 50 dollars for rough work on Henry O and Powers fined 50 dollars for shutting off Dainty Dame at the start of the handicap. Manager Hanlon and others tracked losses from Derby day, while Rome Respess signs Charley Johnson a young colored rider with race track experience to ride for him at Woodlawn.
Abbott ships to Buffalo to run in the Kenilworth Derby Saturday. Lee declines Clipsetta Stakes due to Saturday engagement. Judge Price departs Friday for Windsor with John Dillon presiding, Will Shelley assisting. Track conditions slow. six races see Lee win four, Austin one, Pickens one on Harry Scott. Jumpers from William Gerst's stable now north, to return under Tom Pierce. Today’s card features two purse races for juveniles and four selling events.
Newport deputy master Reisenberg forms the Courthouse Pets from courthouse officials to face the doctors who beat the lawyers last Saturday. Covington Cardinals vs Monarchs lineup listed and all players meet at 12:30. Various local teams play Sunday with reports of wins, lineups, and upcoming games at League Park and Covington Park.
At Gravesend on June 12 Wexford, ridden by Shilling, won the third race as betting shifted dramatically. Opened 15 to 1 with Zambesi the favorite at 9 to 5, then money moved to Wexford driving the price down to 7 to 2 at closing.
The program lists seven races with weights, odds, and finish order. Notable winners include Tom Cogan in the steeplechase and Court Dress in the Gazelle Stakes, with several horses named and times recorded for each event.
Americans won multiple prizes at the Olympia International Horse Show in London. Albert B. Maclay took top honors with Roseworthy and Marguerita Margrave, while Walter Winans earned second with Barney F. and Rip. C. W. Watson claimed third with Lord Baltimore and My Maryland in the 15 hands and under pairs class.
On a twenty four feet square lawn at Iley Hall Columbia University Dr H B Mitchell faced Otto Brown in a first open air chess exhibition Brown won. Large paper mache pieces moved by steel hooks drew a crowd as more outdoor matches were planned for summer.
Special Dispatch from Lawrenceburg Indiana reports Charles Elliott and Miss Browning, long separated by a jealous rival, were reunited in Newport and married in this city. Elliott, 35, and Browning, 31, had been sweethearts in a Kentucky village and reconnected when Browning rode Elliott's Cincinnati electric line car. Licenses were granted to four other couples in Cincinnati including William Roland and Ruth Tomlin, Albert Loeffler and Elizabeth Love, and Irwen Lawson and Annetta Berry.
Special Dispatch reports a cloudburst in the Big Sandy Valley flooding Pikeville and Louisa. The river reached thirty eight feet at Pikeville and forty feet at Louisa with more rain continuing. Many houses inundated as the river keeps rising.
Special Dispatch from Cleveland reports a riot in the Jewish district after a ban on Kosher meat shops. Women and children picketed shops, delivery wagons were halted, and meat buys declined. Jacob Rockovitch was pushed while escaping, injuring a baby under a crowd threat. police intervened as one woman was severely injured and shops were raided.
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