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Newspaper
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1906
Page
6
A tense baseball scene ends 3 to 1 with Linda Man denying Hansonites a score at the bases. The backing pitcher, named team, and crowd await final relief as the play unfolds.
Fragmentary baseball standings show teams and records across leagues with wins losses and percentages. Entries include Chicago Cleveland Pittsburg New York Philadelphia Detroit St Louis Brooklyn Boston and others with varied W L and percent figures.
Cincinnati visits Boston while Philadelphia hosts another game with J. Louis at New York and Pittsburg at Brooklyn. The brief card lists several road and home battles across major league teams.
Fraser and Delahanty sparked a Boston win as the Beaneaters defeated the Reds 3 1 in a tense afternoon game. Lindaman held Cincinnati hitless at key moments while Bates error and late singles propped Boston’s tally. The Reds travel to Brooklyn Sunday with a postgame collection to sidestep local restrictions.
Chicago wins 1-0 as Chance draws a walk Steinfeldt sacrifices and Tinker's single provides the decisive run. Sparks and Lundgren duel on the mound with four strikeouts each.
Pittsburg defeated Brooklyn 4 to 1 in a midseason baseball game. Leever pitched for Brooklyn with two hits allowed. Key plays included Nealon two base hits and Lumley three base hits as Pittsburgh capitalized on errors by Brooklyn and PASTORIUS walking two and LEAVER striking out twice.
New York defeats St Louis 2 goals to 1 in a tight match played today. Scoring details show Bennett and Shannon among the scorers with Strang contributing for New York while multiple players from St Louis are listed in the box.
St. Louis and New York clash with Mathewson and Taylor trading blows. Bases on balls, hits, and errors shape a tight contest, with Mertes and Bresnahan delivering key two-base hits. Time 1 40. Umpires Johnstone and Kigm.
Detroit could not solve Philadelphia pitcher Donovan as Dygert struggled. Donovan fanned seven in three innings while Detroit left-hander Dygert allowed four runs. Moore Hartsel tripled for Detroit and May doubled for Philadelphia in a pitching dominated contest.
Washington outhit Chicago three to one in the last game. Smith started for Chicago and was hammered early. Key players include Hahn Jones Isbell Schlafly Davis Altizer Sullivan and Smith for Washington while Chicago counters with Te Ge and Owen. Final score 10-2 with Washington winning in 1 hour 42 minutes at Chicago.
Cleveland took first place by beating New York in a third game of the series. The game was errorless with strong hitting from Lajoie Flick and Williams. Joss and Clarkson pitched for Cleveland and New York respectively. The final score was 5 to 2 with notable hits including a three-base hit by Jackson and two-base hits by several players.
In St Louis on June 15, a ludicrous mix up on a pop fly in the fifth inning scored two runs and put Parent on third where he scored the winner on a long fly. Boston won 3 to 2 as Hartzell and others contributed in a tight Atlanta style outing.
Kansas City beat Louisville 8 to 4 as Wolf allowed the runs while Frantz held the locals in check. Key hits included two-base efforts by Wolf Perrine and Woodruff, with Waldron and Leahy also contributing for Louisville.
Flaherty limited St Paul to three hits while Columbus hitters collected against Buchanan and Slagle. Sugden spiked Pickering and left the game for a few days, then rejoined after a collision with Kihm. Columbus 2 St Paul 0 in a tense contest. key figures include Geier Clymer and Sugden for Columbus, and Hinchman Ryan and Slagle for St Paul.
Indianapolis errors and timely Milwaukee hitting decide the game as Vinson, Carr and Himes lead the visitors. McChesney homered for Milwaukee with Hart and Fisher trading innings. final line shows Milwaukee 10 Indianapolis 8 with key moments in late innings.
Rain halted the Toledo versus Minneapolis game on June 15, postponing the match and delaying the schedule.
In New Orleans the score was 6 5 with New Orleans edging Atlanta. Little Rock won 3 2 against Nashville. Memphis defeated Birmingham 6 5. Shreveport took 6 4 from Montgomery.
Lady Navarre 19 again defeats rivals in muddy track conditions as four favorites fall short. Dunning claims the steeplechase win in a high effort race, drawing cheers from spectators despite rough footing.
A large Latonia crowd faced a rain drenched surface as favorite Lady Navarre faltered in the third. Agnes Virginia led the first race from start to finish, while Marmorean upset Bonart in the second. Bellindian edged Lady Navarre for the three year old event, and Dunning won the steeplechase amid several crashes. Boserman won the fifth while Nonie Lucille dominated the final selling race in heavy mud. Swiftwing set the pace in the long handicap pace before Little Elkin surged to defeat Handy Bill.
Thousands attend North Cincinnati Turnverein’s silver jubilee at League Park with an athletic programme led by Henry Hoefle. Events include drills, relay races, girls and boys dashes, sack races, and a first public pushball game. Mayors Dempsey and Patel and others give speeches. diplomas awarded for twenty five year memberships.
Clare Russell a 5 to 1 shot won the Hanover Stakes at Gravesend in selling company. Race results show Eddie Ware, Botanist and Lester among top finishers with times listed for each event on a poor card headlined by the feature race.
In a June 15 matchup in South Bend Willis pitched sensationally to give Canton a victory. The Dayton Terre Haute and Springfield Evansville results show Dayton losing 4 to 1 and Springfield beating Evansville early, with Grand Rapids-Wheeling postponed by rain.
James Braid the holder won the Open Championship at Muirfield with a total score of 300 after four rounds.
Orly H Princess Orna King's Daughter and Dutch Barbara are named as contenders in a crowded handicap race with a heavy track forecast.
Eight to thirteen horses expected to start the Queen City Handicap at Latonia with $12,500 guaranteed, weather threatening a heavy track. Favorites Sir Huon and King's Daughter eyed by bettors, while Minnie Adams may withdraw due to harsh going. Orly II and Dutch Barbara also prominent entries with Alma Dufour and Helena C. considered pace players in a tight field.
Detroit June 15 Secretary Albert H Moone says the Blue Ribbon trotting meeting at Grosse Pointe will not open. Stakes already closed the Merchants and Manufacturers 2:24 trotters the Chamber of Lee 2:24 pacers and the 2:08 pace move to Cleveland. Cleveland meet runs July 30 to August 4 amid betting crackdown by Prosecuting Attorney Hunt.
Buffalo on June 15 reports threatening weather and a fast track at Kenilworth. First Race is a short course steeplechase labeled Kqs with expected quick times and competitive field.
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