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Newspaper
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1909
Page
6
Reds manager not pursuing Bob and Latter. Turnfest duties keep President Herrmann away. American League results include Washington 6 New York 2 and Detroit 2 St Louis 0. Ohio State League shows Marion 7 Lima 1 and Lancaster 1 Portsmouth 0.
Detroit defeats St Louis 2 0 in game one on Donovan and Graham pitching as Griss bats for Graham. Boston wins two over Philadelphia 4 5 and 4 0 in twin bill with Wood limited Philadelphia to two hits. Washington takes first game 6 4 while New York answers 3 2 in second game.
The Tigers suffered a heavy defeat at St. Louis yesterday while Boston swept the Athletics in two games. Washington and New York each earned an even split as rain stopped Cleveland from meeting the Naps and the White Sox.
All National League games were postponed including St. Louis at Detroit New York at Boston and Washington at Philadelphia with no rescheduled times announced yet.
Columbus at Kansas City Toledo at Milwaukee Indianapolis at St. Paul Louisville at Minneapolis Wheeling at Terre Haute Zanesville at Evansville South Bend at Dayton Grand Rapids at Fort Wayne
Portsmith at Lancaster, Mansfield at Newark, and Lima at Marion noted. Reds travel to Chicago for a five game series with the Cubs after a quiet Spade standstill with Manager Griffith. Herrmann misses funeral as NL games postponed for George B. Dovey memorials and half mast flags mark the loss.
Pittsburg tops Philadelphia 5 to 3 in a sparse contest. Leifield relieved by Frock in the seventh after a triple, and Pittsburg honors the late George Dovey by not playing tomorrow. Leifield allowed eight hits. Frock two. Leifield earned the win.
Providence defeats Buffalo 4 1. Rochester beats Jersey City 4 1. Baltimore opens with Montreal 4 1 then 2 1. Newark edges Toronto 2 1.
Jerome D. Travers, national amateur golf champion, returned from England and cited differences in play as key to his first round exit at Muirfield. He noted stricter competition, tougher turf, and a windy climate, acknowledge luck influenced the results and recounted his missed putt and opponent’s long makes.
Columbus captures first place with a hard fought victory as Milwaukee loses and Indianapolis also falls. Senators gain ground as Louisville prevails in a busy early season slate.
The Columbus Senators rose to first place by beating Kansas City with support from Toledo and St. Paul who routed Milwaukee and Indianapolis respectively. Louisville defeated Minneapolis to close the day.
In St Paul, Leroy starred in relief and was invincible in pinches as the home side pushed across three singles four doubles a walk two sacrifices and a passed ball in the sixth to defeat Indianapolis. Flynn O'Brien and Yeager delivered key hits with strong defense backing them up.
Ragged fielding by Kansas City and timely hitting by Columbus produced a 6 to 2 road victory. Carter lasted three innings before Swan relieved him, and Columbus totaled 6 hits off Carter with strong efforts from Hetling Boles and Kruger. The game went 1 hour 33 minutes with Sullivan umpiring.
Louisville defeated Minneapolis in a nine inning game on June 21 after a late rally. Fielder highlights include hits by Woodruff Delehanty Quinlan and Hughes plus a squeeze play and a misthrow by Oyler. Final score Louisville 7 Minneapolis 4 with Oberlin and Hogg pitching.
In Milwaukee on June 21 McLurdy was invincible in all but one round while the league leaders lost their fourth straight game 2 to 1. Dougherty pitched well and would have kept the visitors scoreless with faster fielding behind him. Strunk, late of the 5
In a game featuring Milwaukee against Toledo, Hinchman and Hickman each hit three bases while Dougherty struck out seven for Milwaukee. Clark Smoot contributed with a sacrifice hit, and Robinson McCormick McGann turned double plays. Toledo left seven on base while Milwaukee stranded five.
Fort Wayne plays solid defense to restrict Grand Rapids to few hits while scoring in three innings. Evansville notes a rain delay for Zanesville Evansville. Terre Haute beats Wheeling 3 to 2 with four singles and a double in the fourth. Golden struggles as South Bend defeats Fort Wayne 7 to 5.
The margin between first and second narrowed yesterday as Lima fell to Marion and Lancaster defeated Portsmouth. The results reshaped the standings and tightened the race for the top spot.
Sharo hits propel Marion over the leaders 7 to 1 as Hancock dominates on the mound. Key drives include a home run by Johnston and three-base hits by Wolfe and Staley. Willoughby and Sykes steal bases, while Munk and Hancock share pitching duties.
McGuire edged Lowder in a pitchers duel as Lancaster beat Chaleoes 1 to 0. McGuire excelled with men on base and benefited from two double plays by his infield. Two-base hits by McGuire and McAllister helped the tally, with Humphreys securing key defensive plays.
Weather in Newark on June 5 forces postponement of the Mane and Newark game. Officials cited wet field conditions and scheduling adjustments to determine a new date.
Tom Hayward led from the start to equal Latonia track record for one mile in 1 38 defeating a strong field. Ada Meade won the third event with Colloquy and Richard Reed close behind as the Latonia program produced several favorites and upsets.
Ketchemike Miltiades Imboden Black sheep Tim Kelly Sémpre and Hiram ran Admix left at post.
On June 2, 1908 Sir Huon ran a mile in 1:38 at Latonia defeating Kercheval Ordono Ww. T. Overton and Dark Night. The performance matches Tom Hayward's mark from a year earlier, so no new record. Lon Johnson left with the Cella horses for Fort Erie amid rumors of friction, Judge Murphy prepared for Hamilton, and jockeys faced illnesses and disruptions including Admix running four miles before the sixth race.
Alfred Noble, a 6 to 1 shot, captures the Parkway Handicap mile and sixteenths at Gravesend. Harrigan led to the upper turn before Noble surged to win by a length, boosting his prospects for the Suburban Handicap. Other races feature Prince Gal, Bonnie Kelso, Ocean Bound, Greenval, and Dalmatian among a crowded card with times listed.
John Berry winner of the Indiana mile balloon race and M A Heimann who ascended in the Melba yesterday returned from Wrights Illinois after a NW to NE run toward electrically charged clouds. They rose to 19000 feet to escape danger and near landing the drag rope bowled over a baseball player as the crowd chased the balloon.
Parkersburg reacts as the Pennsylvania and West Virginia Baseball league rejects moving the Charlroi club to Parkersburg. J D Cronninger says one team may be dropped and the season finish with four remaining clubs.
Rev J J McGann pastor of St Marys Catholic church said from the pulpit he is not opposed to Sunday baseball as long as religious duties are kept first and he sees no harm in watching or playing after those duties. Rev W J A Beal of the Episcopal church also stated Sunday baseball is not objectionable.
In Paris on June 21 mounted gendarmes escorted horses from training quarters to St. Cloud to avert repeats of yesterday’s clashes by forty militant Stableboys' union members who blocked the grand steeplechase at Auteuil. The union seeks recognition, higher pay, better quarters, and liability-law benefits.
The body of George Dovey, president of the Boston National League club, who died suddenly on a train, arrived in Philadelphia from Xenia, Ohio. Interment will be at Mount Moriah cemetery with funeral services tomorrow. Relatives and friends accompanied the body to the undertaking establishment.
Christopher Farmer of Chicago won the first prize of $1,000 for twenty five games and 755 points in the North American Skat league congress. Alvin Kunze of Milwaukee took second prize $500 with twenty three games and 317 points. Chicago entrant M. M. Jones earned the Chicago prize with 120 points from a heart solo against eleven matadors. Other prize winners include O. Jeske of Milwaukee and Chris Kornell of Milwaukee with various game counts and scores.
Practice day at the Chi 2 Gym club near West Pullman marked the start of the tenth grand American handicap. Over 500 marksmen are on the grounds with 6 entries sent to Secretary Shaner of the Interstate association. John Philip Sousa, the bandmaster, is among those entered and will compete Thursday.
D. F. Rhodes of Boston won his first round match at Wimbledon defeating R. B. Gurney 9-7 6-4 6-? to advance. Rhodes is the only American entry in the field.
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