Brown Shines As Goofups Fade In Hurler Pair
Brown delivers a rare form performance while two rookie pitchers debuting for the club struggle. Dubuc exits with a serious injury as Sin cock becomes a bright spot in a battered pitching department.
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Newspaper
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1908
Page
6
Brown delivers a rare form performance while two rookie pitchers debuting for the club struggle. Dubuc exits with a serious injury as Sin cock becomes a bright spot in a battered pitching department.
Baseball results from the National League show Cincinnati over Philadelphia 7 to 6, Brooklyn shut out, Boston beating New York 14 to 4, and Pittsburgh edging St Louis 4 to 3.
The table lists league standings with wins losses and percentages for multiple clubs. Notable entries include Chicago and New York in the American League and Dayton Columbus Terre Haute Grand Rapids and Minneapolis in the Central League, with varying records and percentages.
Chicago Cubs defeated Cincinnati Redlegs 7 to 0 in a game marked by Mordecai Brown's return to the mound. Cincinnati fielded mostly collegians with several regulars out, and Cubs benefited from strong defense and timely hitting. A notable incident involved two physicians racing to treat an injured player after Dubuc strained a tendon. Sincock pitched well for Cincinnati before the late innings, while Chicago capitalized with decisive runs and a double play to end the game.
The Reds and Cubs clash tomorrow as Bob Spade will pitch for Ganzel’s team and Chick Fraser for the Cubs. Sincock shows promise as a future ace while Dubuc struggles with control. Coakley to join Saturday game and Rice signs with the Reds, per Herrmann.
A 1 to 0 score underscores how defense carried the game, as no runs meant no victory for the opposing side. The statement notes that without runs a team cannot win, highlighting pitching and fielding dominance.
Philadelphia defeats Brooklyn 6 to 0 to clinch the series. Osbornes two base hit sparks the win as Bransfield drives in runs and Foxen handles pitching duties in Cleveland and Chicago games.
Sacrifice hits by Stahl Keller and Davis. Stahl stole a base. Kleinow and Ball turned a double play. New York left on base six, Philadelphia five. Lake issued one walk, Bender two. One error by New York. Lake struck out four, Bender three. Time two minutes. Umpire Egan.
Milwaukee wins both games against Louisville as Schneiberg limits the visitors to two hits in the opener and Pape dominates in the night game. Key moments include Clark Robinson and Brown with two-base hits, multiple defensive plays, and a 1 hour 30 minute twin bill.
Harvard wins decisive rowing meet over Yale with times from half mile to four miles. Yale crew suffers collapse of Griswold, while Harvard supporters cheer the victors at the finish.
St Paul wins in the tenth on Flood's double and Meyers single. Gehring pitched strongly aside from a wild spell. Manager Clymer was ejected for arguing a call in the tenth.
Kansas City scores key runs in the sixth to defeat Toledo 5 to 4. Egan and Lattimore relieved early as Steen earns the win in a two hour and twenty minute game.
The Syracuse Varsity crew struck a small rowboat while racing down the river injuring no one, with the shell pierced and water flooding both boats. Coach Tencyck aided the crew, and Cornell boatbuilder John Hoyle began repairs to the broken shell that Evening.
Norman Elberfeld of the New York Baseball Club was selected manager to replace Clark Griffith who resigned. The meeting included President Farrell and Griffith, and Farrell pledged funds for one or two strengthening players if needed.
New York and Philadelphia split a double header with New York shut out in game one and Philadelphia winning game two after Murphy hit a ninth inning homer. Key plays include two-base hits by Niles and Ball, and a home run by Murphy. pitching stats show Orth and Plank for New York and Keller and Conroy for Philadelphia.
An unconfirmed report from London on June 25 states former champion wrestler George Hackenschmidt may be dead. He has been ill and hospitalized at Aix-la-Chapelle where surgery was done on a knee.
AIX LA CHAPELLE June 25 George Hackenschmidt the ex champion wrestler whose death had been reported is alive and well He has recovered from a knee operation and was seen this evening at the Kaiser Hotel where he has stayed the past week He said the operation was minor and entirely successful and his condition excellent.
Minneapolis defeats Indianapolis 4 to 0 as Druhot allows few hits and Patterson struggles to shut down the offense. Key hits by Druhot and Quillen spark the home club while Oyler Wesday Coulter steal bases and the mound work seals the win in 1 hour 40 minutes.
Eighth Street defeated 11 Avondale 6 to 0 in a one sided game. Key contributors include Day J Meyers and H Meyers with two base hits and Jordan and Jones adding offense. Alspach and Jordan stole bases, Vogel and Jones split pitching duties, while H Meyers Day and Wuebbling turned double plays. Time was 1:30 with Umpire J.
King Cobalt sailed to his best form by two lengths in the Swift Stakes seven furlongs on the main course at Sheepshead Bay. Firestone took second with Hessian third as eight sprinters contested the race. Hessian closed strong but could not catch the leader.
Chalita the Labold and Dreyfus owned two year old filly repeated last year’s Cincinnati Trophy victory by winning the Latonia Oaks over Ellen-a-Dale and Lady Martha. Geneva S. shows strength with a win in the fourth race while Maquette dominates the fifth, and Mirzer takes the final event.
At the track yesterday Constable Flannery fired a pistol to scare a handbook man from under the stands causing jockey Coleman to fall. A clubhouse porch scuffle between two top trainers ended without harm. Tom Hayes won a purse with Plume. A steeplechase will headline today as attendance and stakes were notably lively. Charles O'Dell and companions visited the grounds.
In Ft Wayne Indiana on June 10Ft Wayne won both games from Wheeling 6 to 4 and 8 to 3. In the first game Hammond and K Kelley combined for the win while in the second Jaeger and Clarke led the pitching with Rogers Hughes and Spahr handling the defense. The second contest was called due to darkness.
In Zanesville, Watt allowed four hits for Dayton while costly errors by Zanesville led to the 4-2 win for Dayton. Final: Dayton 4 Zanesville 2. Batteries were Johns and Kiefel for Dayton and Watt and Schriver for Zanesville.
South Bend defeated Evansville 9 to 8 as Grant powered the offense with four hits including a three bagger. Batteries Lindsay and Tieman for South Bend Ferrias and Dunn for Evansville. Game played in South Bend with scoring notes and partial box data.
Terre Haute overwhelmed Grand Rapids 6 to 4 as heavy batting failed to convert chances. Grand Rapids led with a 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 tally, while Terre Haute rallied 2 0 2 0 2 0 9 0 1 as batteries Sterzer Warner Bailey and Drohan Williams composed the matchup.
Next Sunday at Listerman’s Spring Grove grounds St John and St Joseph clash in a pennant contenders double header. Covington Blues hold a Saturday meeting at Kruse’s Cafe. William T Johnston Company players report at Spalding’s Saturday. Chester Navies travel to Indianapolis to face Atkins in game two of a three game series. Cincinnati Car Company and Norwood duel in Queen City League championship at Queen City and Spring Grove avenues.
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