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Newspaper
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1909
Page
6
Pittsburg scored seven, Brooklyn five as Pastorius wild throw and early runs set the tone. Key hits came from Barbeau Leach and Miller with Adams and Willis handling mound duties. Philadelphia outslugged St Louis 7-1 as Moore and Rhodes worked solidly.
In a tight major league baseball set, Brooklyn faltered while the Pirates won. Phillies defeated the Cardinals, and the Reds maintained third place by a slim margin over the Giants.
National League results include New York 2 Cincinnati 1 Philadelphia 7 St Louis 1 Pittsburg 7 Brooklyn 5. American League scores show New York 7 Chicago 5 St Louis 1 Philadelphia 86 Detroit 1 Washington 0 Cleveland 3 Boston incomplete.
In the American Association results Kansas City beat Columbus 7 to 6. Indianapolis defeated St. Paul 5 to 2. Toledo topped Minneapolis 7 to 2. Milwaukee lost to Louisville 3 to 2. South Bend won over Terre Haute 4 to 1. Wheeling overwhelmed Fort Wayne 32 to 7. Evansville defeated Dayton 11 to 1. Grand Rapids shut out Zanesville 11 to 0. In the Ohio State League Mansfield won 13 to 4 against Lima while Portsmouth fell to Marion 5 to 3 and Lancaster beat Newark 4 to 0.
The standings list shows teams from the National and American Leagues with winning percentages and records. Notable entries include Pittsburg, Detroit, Philadelphia, Cincinnati, New York, Chicago, Brooklyn, Washington, and Indianapolis among others, with multiple clubs and leagues displayed in a dense tabular format.
The schedule shows cages at New York New York, St Louis at Philadelphia, Detroit at Washington, Cleveland at Boston, Anneapolis at Toledo, St Paul at Indianapolis, Kansas City at Columbus and Milwaukee at Louisville.
At League Park on Tuesday Bugs Raymond pitched sharply for the Giants and held the Reds to four scattered hits while Herc Gaspar struggled but kept the game close. Downey and Mitchell erred for Cincinnati in crucial plays and Bobby Sclher delivered a timely single, with Egan also contributing a run, as the Giants won 2 to 1 in a tense pitchers duel. Umpire Kane drew attention for his calls amid a taut afternoon contest.
In a rugged Millcreek Valley game the Reds face a stern Giants attack with errors and base running miscues shaping the scoring. Key moments include Murray’s contentious plays, Downey’s timely hits, and Bescher’s two steals while O’Hara and Lobert contribute on defense and offense amid a tense atmosphere.
The Giants and Phillies are due in today with no game scheduled this afternoon. The Phillies arrive at noon and the Giants tonight while several players may bet on horses across the river. Doyley and Hoblitzer collided in the fourth inning. Mitchell made a spectacular but misjudged first inning catch. Mike misplayed a sun-affected ball but recovered to make the out. The Phillies open a four game series here tomorrow with an extra off day if rain delays games.
In Memphis Nashville led 5 to 2 over Memphis. Mobile Birmingham game postponed by rain. Little Rock beat Atlanta 1 to 0. New Orleans box score garbled. Montgomery result unclear. Batteries Hess and Schriver, Thomas and Hart listed as pitchers.
In Jersey City Jersey City 1 Toronto 0 Providence 2 Montreal 1 Baltimore 7 Buffalo 4 game called in the third inning due to rain Newark Rochester 6 Newark 3.
The Chicago Boston baseball clash was postponed due to cold weather in Chicago on June 14, with no rescheduled date announced.
Detroit led Washington by one run when rain halted the game in the sixth inning. The Highlanders won their first game of the series against the White Sox. Cleveland defeated Boston and St. Louis crushed Philadelphia as Western teams took three of four.
Cleveland wins the third straight over Boston 3 to 1. Errors produced all runs as pitching held firm. Notable moves include Chester Sh Nourse signing with Boston and reporting to manager Lake. Joss allowed two earned runs over three innings before Arellanes finished.
Detroit bunched three hits in the first inning off Gray to score the lone run as Willetts excelled in relief. The game ended in the first part of the sixth due to rain with Washington scoring no runs and Detroit securing the win.
New York defeats Chicago 7 to 5 in a tight game as Engle's bat drives five runs and Isbell, Hemp hill, and Elberfeld spark ongoing offense. Walsh lasts three innings before Burns and Brockett see action. Owens plates a two base hit and Isbell Homers for New York.
St Louis defeated Philadelphia 11 to 6 in a poorly played contest. Dineen shut down Philadelphia after a five-run first three innings, as Mack's pitchers scattered hits. Key notes include two-base hits by Livingstone Barry Hartzell Wallace and McAleese, triples by McAleese Ganley, and steals by Heilmaler Baker McAleese Ferris. Time 2:08. Umpires Hurst and Connolly.
Lancaster pitchers dominated as Justus held Newark to zero runs. Benz lasted nine innings for Newark, while Justus struck out seven and allowed four hits. Key hits came from Moeller and Humphreys for Lancaster with two-base hits accounting for scoring.
Mansfield sluggered Lima for13 runs on seventeen hits off Joe Smith. Lima could not spark timely hitting as runners left aboard multiple times and Cominger yielded the win with 2:06 of work.
Crowds arrive as trains disgorge delegates and auto parts for the Western Vanderbilt races staged June 18 19 on the Crown Point Lowell Park Way. Experts say the 23 mile course is fine though rain hinders track conditions and no new motor records are expected.
The Shaw mut car in the ocean-to-ocean automobile race arrived in Laramie at 5 40 this morning and left an hour later. Driver Elmer Lovejoy expects to reach Rawlins, 117 miles west, before night. The Cheyenne leg of 57 miles was completed in a little over three hours. Ford Car No 2 arrived at 10 a m and left five minutes later.
Betting at Latonia favored Alma Boy in the last race, upsetting bookies as four favorites finished ahead. Tom Hayward won the feature mile and seventy yards, Keep Moving second, Rara Avis third, with Plate Glass securing the opening race victory and Alma Boy delivering a late upset in the final race.
Jockey George Coburg will ride his first Latonia mount today, having ridden fifty five winners at Houston. Officials report splendid track conditions and solid racing though no records fell. Seventy eight horses are entered for the Brewers' Exchange handicap to be run on Thursday, with full entries and weights listed.
A. G. Vanderbilt won the coaching marathon gold cup worth 500 and a 200 prize, driving his team from Bushey Park to Olympia in the international horse show. Judge William H. Moore of New York entered a team held in reserve as massive crowds watched.
Detroit Tigers star Ty Cobb and the 1909 American League champions visited President Taft in the East Room. Representative Denby of Michigan introduced Cobb who joked about Augusta Georgia citizenship as Taft quipped that locals think Cobb bigger.
Chicago Nationals sold pitcher Pat Ragon to the Des Moines Western League club after Cincinnati waived him. Ragon, recently acquired by Chicago, moves west as part of the league roster reshuffle on June 14.
Paris June 14 President Falilieres watched M Lallouet s Grand Maitre win the Prix President De La Republique for trotters at St Cloud This afternoon The purse totals 10000 No American horses competed.
Umpire Glenalvin forfeited the Pueblo at Topeka game after manager Hoghever abused the umpire and refused to let his team play. The forfeit gave Topeka the win as Wichita and Omaha reports follow with incomplete notes from Lincoln and other cities.
Toledo takes a jump and gets busy as Louisville and St Paul are beaten while Columbus falters by a single run in a tight contest. Minneapolis is trimmed in another result feature of the day.
Columbus gained a victory yesterday as Kansas City edged ahead by a single tally. Indianapolis kept winning, Milwaukee surged with a big win over Southsville, Toledo defeated Minneapolis, and the Tigers dropped the fellow team a notch further.
Milwaukee beat Louisville 6 to 3 in Louisville. Hitting and fielding were tight as Milwaukee’s hitters produced in key innings while Louisville struggled with timely outs. Teammates Barry Thielman McGann Olieon and McCormick led the visitors with big hits and strong defense.
Kansas City won 7 to 6 in Columbus as Geyer spread passes and three hits in the third fueled a seven run inning. Dorner relieved Essick in the fifth and held the line as the visitors pulled ahead. Columbus scored in six different innings but fell short.
Toledo defeats Minneapolis 7 to 2 after consecutive doubles by Hickman and Freeman in the fourth inning and again in the 11th. Wright held Minneapolis hitless, and Olen Oberlin pitched until late. Cravath relieved for Oberlin. Time 1 35. Umpire Corahan.
Indianapolis strengthens first place lead by defeating St Paul 5 to 2 as ten hits ease past St Paul. Armbruster and Wrigley lead with key hits while Jones and Gehring split pitching duties. Time of game 1 hour 60 minutes with Hayes and King umpiring.
Poor fielding and free hitting by Wheeling led to a 7 to 3 win over Fort Wayne at home. Final score notes Miller and Henry for Wheeling, Richardson and Strattom for Fort Wayne with miscues and misplays cited in the report.
South Bend won 4 to 1 over Terre Haute as Douthett struggled to scatter hits. Batteries Smith and Tieman supported the mound work, while Douthtt and Goes contributed at the plate in the June 14 game from South Bend, Indiana.
In Dayton Colorado, June 14, Evansville overwhelmed Dayton 11 to 1 as Yingling relieved Noah in the third inning but could not halt Evansville’s batting. Batter notes list Covington Cady Noah and Yingling Pearce and Kurke as players involved in the game.
Grand Rapids hammered three Zanesville pitchers for the season’s largest shutout, an 11 to 0 win. Taylor Webb and Clark ran the mound for Grand Rapids while Walker Cooperider Sample and Holmes shared catching duties as Zanesville struggled through a rough price of runs.
Chicago June 14 Entries set at about forty clubs from the West for a contest tomorrow. The event brings clubs to test skill on the links against Par.
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