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Newspaper
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1908
Page
6
AEDLECS witnesses a college contest as Gonzél’s crew heads to the Polo Grounds to see Yale face Princeton. Obis and Tad Jones are noted for catching prowess as a doubleheader looms. Yesterday’s professional results include NL and AL scores with standings to follow.
Cincinnati players hosted by Yale and Princeton clubs at the Polo Ground for the annual university matchup. Princeton won 4 to 2 in 11 innings amid cheers and songs. Players anticipate a grueling travel schedule with four games in three days starting in Philadelphia.
Philadelphia defeats Chicago aided by Hofman error. Sparks and Pfeister contributed with hits and RBIs. Umpire Klem called the game after a sequence of errors and misplays, with notable fielding miscues and base running miscues affecting scoring.
Pittsburg defeats Boston 6 to 1 as poor fielding hampers the locals. Willis held Boston with runners on bases until relief on the mound. Leach, Clarke, Wagner and Gib were among the standout hitters for Boston, while Brashear and Cross produced the key plays for Pittsburg. Games split in Indianapolis between Indianapolis and Kansas City. first game 4-0 for Indianapolis, second 2-0 for Kansas City, with Marquard, Essick, and Druhot handling pitching duties.
Brooklyn defeated St Louis 4 to 2 as Lush allowed seven hits and made two errors behind the plate. The game swung in the fourth inning with Brooklyn tallying three runs to seize the lead and hold on for the win.
Detroit wins 7 to 3 after a three inning rally capitalizing on clean hitting to overcome Plank and Schlitzer. Cobb and Schreck add two-base hits as Detroit takes early lead. Willett issues several walks but relief holds. In St Louis, Boston dominates 9 to 1 as fielding miscues spark a big early burst.
Glade's wildness decides a tight Chicago victory over New York, 3 to 2. New York took an early lead on Wiles triple and Hemphill sacrifice fly, but Chicago tied and pulled ahead with walks, a double steal, a sacrifice, and a key error. Bases on balls, a balk, and a passed ball help seal the win as Chicago extends its streak.
Cleveland lost 9 to 3 as Bradley misplay and an error by Bradley sparked two Wash ington runs. Washington pitcher changes stabilized the game after Cleveland’s early surge, Hinchman and Stovall contributing on offense and defense. Washington outhit Cleveland 12 to 7, with Keeley charged for seven hits over five innings and Falkenberg giving up a run in relief. Egan umpired at the 1:48 game.
Freeman's three hits including two doubles key Minneapolis offense as Columbus only two second base advances. Oberlin and Wrigley pitched for Columbus and Minneapolis respectively while Friel and O'Brien fielded well. Final score 7-1.
Milwaukee broke its losing streak with a 9 to 4 win over Louisville. Poor fielding by Louisville and strong hitting by Milwaukee carried the game. Pitcher Dougherty sprained an ankle sliding into second in the third and left the game. Manske pitched cleverly. Poole was relieved by Halla in the fourth.
In a detailed box score style report Milwaukee and Louisville players appear with entries on batting and pitching. Halla Dougherty Harla Manske Poole Quinlan Stanley Robinson McCormick Brown Burke Woodruff, Robinson, Quinlan, etc. Key plays include a homer by Burke and several bases on balls, with various double plays and strikeouts tallied.
Toledo wins 9 to 8 over St Paul after a late rally in the ninth. Farris held Toledo earlier, Teal singled after Farris exited, McCarthy scored the deciding run on a single. Key players include Gillen on St Paul and Williams Land and McCarthy for Toledo.
In Terre Haute on June 16 Jaeger overwhelmed the local team as Wheeling triumphed 4 to 1. Batteries were Schrieber, Douthett and Williams for the locals while Jaeger and Spahr pitched for Wheeling. A separate June 16 note from Fort Wayne reports umpire Arun Arundel assaulted in the sixth inning by South Bend pitcher Moore, leading to a forfeit and arrest of Moore. Bert Annis posted bail for Moore amid ongoing tension.
Dayton won the third game of the series over Grand Rapids by a score with Dayton tallying runs across the first and third innings. Hale and Kiefel pitched for Dayton with Dammann and Bailey behind the plate, while Dammann faced the Grand Rapids lineup. The game featured early Dayton hits and decisive late innings to seal the victory.
Evansville home base action featured Walker effective with bases loaded and 11 strikeouts as Zanesville won convincingly. Final: Evansville 8, Zanesville 13 with Pearson Knoll Walker Fisher batteries. In New York Princeton defeated Yale 4 to 2 in eleven innings to capture the intercollegiate title.
Millcreek defeated Brighton 20 to 4 with standout performances by Miller and Jaeger. Players listed include Dietrich, Robertson, Sullivan, Schwartz, Helferich, Wolf, O Connor, and Sauer among others. team totals show Millcreek 21 runs on 27 hits while Brighton had 4 runs on 4 hits.
Montgomery and Atlanta opened with Montgomery losing 5 4 as Little Rock routed Memphis 5 0 in New Orleans a 3 1 win for New Orleans over Mobile and Nashville defeated Birmingham 5 3 in a set of regional results.
New York reports W P Dray of Yale will not compete for the American pole vault position for London. He set a world record of 12 feet 9 1 2 inches at Danbury and may still join the team by patriotism, though he claims to rest on laurels.
Cedar Point Ohio June 16 The Indians an association of trapshooters began its five days annual tournament with top shooters from across the nation. Rollo O Heikes state champion among the entrants.
Clarence Scanson the Canton catcher ran away to wed Miss Edith Means of Reeves Place Linwood yesterday afternoon. The couple will reside in Canton for the rest of the baseball season.
A detailed handicap card for races at Chantilly and surrounding events lists entries and weights for races including First Race Selling for three-year-olds and up, Second Race Handicap for two-year-olds, Myrtle Stakes for three-year-olds, Fourth Race Handicap all ages, Fifth Race Selling for three-year-olds, and Sixth Race fillies two-year-olds. Entries include Chantilly 118, Okenite 115, Colonel White 108, Mon 106, McCarter 116, Erikina 109, and many others with assorted weights and abbreviations.
White Face a chestnut colt owned by S. K. Hughes & Co. won the Harold Stakes for two year olds at Latonia in a driving finish. He led late and held off W. A. Leach and Michael Angelo in a big betting race. Other races saw Chalice, Tamar, Mattie Mack, Deacon and John Louis win for the day with notable upsets and close finishes.
The text notes bettors using the across the board system would have seen large but inconsistent returns. It lists race payouts: $98.90, $36, $58.10, and $462.30 for the first, second, fourth, and fifth races, with Separator earning $66.50 to show and an imagined win payoff near $800 if it had stayed ahead.
A famous bettor purchased an auction pool on Deacon for 12 dollars, while the pool called for 125 dollars. He maintains mutuels beat him whether he bets in them or against them, stubbornly unchanged in opinion.
Mose Goldblatt received a telegram from John Madden about his costs and three offers. Madden paid nothing on a price for Deviser for Miller Henderson. President Joseph L. Rhinock is due tomorrow. After long talks with Secretary Rouse and Treasurer Hackmeister, Rhinock and Cella decided not to cut the admission price, keeping it at $1.50, with the Racing Commission generally opposing any cut.
The article notes regret over the upcoming end of mutuels, praising the clean sport under their system. It warns bookmakers will press to expand wagering once free of mutuels, warns against renewed crooked racing talk, and hopes for restrained comment from old practitioners and clerks.
Jockey Franklin narrowly avoided a fatal fall in the first race aboard Lady Nelson after being crowded to the rail. He suffered a badly twisted left ankle while Lady Nelson sustained a severe bruise and laceration to her near foreleg, sidelining her from future starts for some time. The incident drew no definite blame from the crowding, with the judge noting a typical racing mixup.
Mose Goldblatt who holds first call on Jockey Powers sold the privilege to E Corrigan. Goldblatt notes his horses are out of form after winter shipping and preferred a profitable offer to keep Powers. If Powers pleases the Master of Hawthorne he has a good bill ahead.
Chester's Metropolitan Opera Company announces a major Chester Park engagement led by Edward M. Beck. Joseph F. Sheehan heads a star lineup including Aida Hemmi and Margaret Crawford. The opening show is De Koven's Robin Hood on Sunday June 21 with a stage director from H. W. Savage.
The outdoor show known as Darktown remains at Coney Island at least until Thursday night and possibly until a week from Sunday, after an original two week run drew crowds. Management plans to keep it while weather allows and considers a longer stay or season long engagement. Performances will be daily at 5 30 and 9 30.
In an Indian village by the Lagoon Miss B Honey a Cincinnati commissioned artist begins painting Gray Eagle the six year old great grandson of Sitting Bull and Old Red Turkey the wounded veteran from the Custer massacre The tribe hesitates at first due to superstitions about photographs but the artist proceeds under approval from local leaders
Cincinnati audience hears of a Sunday gap as the Peerless Club seeks a traveling opponent. Ruff leads a fast road squad with Kimmerling and Brooksbank in form. Linwoods vs Linwood roath finders in Linwood, East End championship clash anticipated. All Kentuckians join Linwoods at Wie Demann Park, Springfield pennant winners face Kentucky Colonels. Crescents from Springfield poised to challenge in a string of Sunday games. Gaffey to umpire both Y M S League and park matches.
Local amateur ballplayers of Cincinnati plan a testimonial Thursday at League Park for William Lindsey known as Irish who is losing his eyesight. Eddie Drury Noodles Hahn and other notable players will participate. C S Allen of the Shoe and Leather Club will umpire wearing a mask steel cage and dynamite bomb style protection.
Nertchinsk Asiatic Russia June 16 The American motor car in the New York to Paris automobile race passed through here at 9 o clock this morning The German car left at 9 o clock earlier today heading toward the same checkpoint and race progress is being reported from the route segments with drivers and timings as available from the field observers
General Manager Sol Stephan notes thirteen buffaloes at the zoo with two more expected soon. He fears any further export to Canada would reduce U S numbers and urges stopping shipments until U S herds rebound. He praises the zoo animals as hardy and approachable and invites visitors to see the new calves.
Don Philippini has composed a Taft Triumph March to honor William H Taft in Cincinnati. He will perform Thursday afternoon at the Zoo as soon as the nomination is made, with a special placard signaling the moment and the band then begins the swing of the new composition.
Gil Robinson arrived from New York for a United States Lithographing Company meeting. After a recent severe illness, he appeared hale and hearty. He dined at Chester Clubhouse with Murray, McCutcheon, Martin and other directors, then viewed the sights of the big white park.
The little inmates of local orphan asylums will be guests of Colonel Ike Martin at Chester Park today. The Mansion Club of Walnut Mills, numbering several hundred, held a clubhouse party at Coney last night.
On a heavy track at Gravesend Gold Lady, the second choice, won the Marlborough Handicap at a mile and one sixteenth. Home Again and Half Sovereign chased early, but Gold Lady surged to a six length lead at the wire with Running Water in third. Simon Pure also captured the Kensington Steeplechase, while police oversaw betting under the new anti-betting law, though activity was limited.
Baton Rouge, La June 16. By an 8 to 7 vote the joint Judiciary Committee ordered a favorable report on the Locke Dill suppressing race track betting. A public hearing featured opposition from Archbishop James H. Blenk of New Orleans. This marks the antiracing element’s second session victory. The final sight will now begin in the.
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