Pattsburg Game Postponed Again
The Pattsburg game postponed due to field not thoroughly dried after Thursday snow. Officials cited grounds conditions and rescheduled dates when possible.
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Newspaper
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1908
Page
6
The Pattsburg game postponed due to field not thoroughly dried after Thursday snow. Officials cited grounds conditions and rescheduled dates when possible.
Smoketown gossip notes Campbell to pitch today as local fans await a diamond ring moment. Yesterday’s results include National League games Boston over Brooklyn 7 to 4 and American League Chicago 2 Philadelphia 5 Boston 4 New York 4 Washington 4.
New York defeated Washington 9 to 4 with timely hitting and errors by McBride. Elberfeld left early after being spiked by Ganley and will miss a week. Conroy Stahl and Ball produced two base hits, while Patten, Newton and Chesbro yielded most of the hits. Time 2:15. Umpire Connolly.
Cincinnati faces Pittsburgh while St. Louis plays Chicago Philadelphia meets New York and Brooklyn hosts Boston in key city pairings.
The Cincinnati Reds under Manager Ganzel arrived at Exposition Park in heavy coats and fur overthrows as snow closed play. A muddy wind swept the field and the game was declared off, with lineup talks, practice, and star players Campbell and McLean expected to debut tomorrow for a two game series against the Pirates.
Boston edged Brooklyn 8 to 7 as Ferguson faltered late. McGann drove in Sweeney with the tying run in the Boston half after a third inning scoring burst and Ritchey homered for Brooklyn. Pitching miscues and errors fueled the late lead change in a chaotic nine innings.
May 1 report from New York states the New York Philadelphia match was postponed due to cold weather conditions.
No game played in Chicago as St. Louis versus was postponed due to cold weather.
Cobb starred with a double and a triple before being ejected by umpire Givaughiin for arguing a call on a potential home run. Mullin pitched well for Detroit with Altrock hit hard only late. Chicago left eight men on base as the Bees failed to rally.
Philadelphia defeats Boston 5 to 4 in a seven inning game. Glaze relieves Morgan in the seventh and shuts Boston down until a late two-run burst by Hartsel Vickers and a double by Hartsel turn the game Philadelphia. Boston’s offense managed limited hits as Morgan and Schlitzer held the line.
Milwaukee wins in six innings after four errors and six runs in the first two frames. Curtis pitched well for Milwaukee while Taylor struggled, and Columbus manager Clymer was removed from the field in the second inning.
St Paul defeats Louisville 1 to 0 on home ground as Essick holds visitors tight. snow interrupts play. key players listed with scoring and fielding details, Essick and Halla pitchers, Dunleavy and Wheeler among standouts. Attendance and full box score noted.
Toledo wins a 13 inning contest over Kansas City 6 to 5. Wood fanned ten in the nine innings he pitched, with the game extended by late scoring and a pair of two-base hits including Brashear Barbeau and Cross. Final line shows Wood 10 strikeouts, West 3, and several errors and passed balls shaping the tense finish.
Minneapolis May 1 snow caused the postponement of the Indianapolis Minneapolis game with local officials announcing a reschedule.
South Bend 7 Evansville 6 as Smith puzzles Evansville until one inning when bunched hits produced five runs. Final line score shows South Bend four runs in last two frames and Evansville scoring early and late. Batteries were Smits and Tieman for South Bend and Wacker for Evansville.
Grand Rapids defeated Terre Haute 6 to 1 here on May 1 as ground rules were applied. Batteries were Sterzer and Hanesen for Grand Rapids with Schreiber and Williams for Terre Haute.
Dayton reports the May 1 game with Zanesville postponed due to rain.
Ft Wayne won a loosely played game against Wheeling by seven to two as Hammond and Clark teamed for the win while Jerger and Spahr worked for Wheeling. The scoring line shows Ft Wayne 7 runs on 7 hits with 0 errors, Wheeling 2 runs on 6 hits with 2 errors.
The Cornell Athletic Council releases the 1908 grid listing October 10 Oberlin at Ithaca October 31 Pennsylvania at Ithaca November 14 Chicago at Chicago and November 26 Pennsylvania at Philadelphia.
In Atlanta the Atlanta team defeated Birmingham 6 to 5 in ten innings. New Orleans hosted Memphis and won 2 to 0. Montgomery beat Nashville 5 to 0. Mobile shut out Little Rock 5 to 0.
Norwood defeated Newport High School 1 to 0 in a twelve inning game. Schulte pitched for Norwood with 15 strikeouts and 4 walks. Lavercombe struck out 12 and walked 5 for Newport. Time described as one of the best in the region. Score by innings shows Norwood 1 run in the seventh and Newport no runs after. Batteries Norwood Noire and Billinger Newport Lavercombe Stewart.
The page lists numerous teams and lineups for Sunday games including the Cincinnati Cardinals Hartwell Pirates and Wiedemanns with Brownie McLain. It notes injuries for Bernie of the Cardinals and adds new signings for several clubs. also mentions Saunders club seeking 12 to 14 year olds and an Anheuser Busch game at Middletown with pitchers Cris Heisman and Bauman.
Hart County residents question if a batter who hits a ball and runs around the bases twice before fielding earns two scores. O F Merpal at Spalding Bros store notes the curiosity from Horse Cave Ky as locals learn the national pastime.
Tommy Burns offers to deposit 30000 with the National Sporting Club as his share of a purse with Jack Johnson while Johnson arrives in London. Burns asserts the purse must total 30000 and says Johnson can arrange the side bet. The Burns versus Bill Squires match set for May 11 at Stamford Bridge grounds is called off after the club failed to secure funds.
R. C. Rann, the Kentucky Derby hopeful purchased for 3500 dollars by R. L. Baker, died at the Kentucky Association track in Lexington. The colt, trained by J. C. Milam, fell ill after arriving in Lexington and succumbed after a pneumonia battle.
Albert L. Corey, a Cincinnati figure connected with the Schmehl O Leary walking contest, starts today in the St. Louis Marathon where the winner will represent America in the Olympic games. France seeks Corey to race for its Olympic team but he may remain a U S representative if he goes to London.
The piece surveys baseball families from the Delahanty and Clarke lines to the Tannehill and Walsh siblings, noting several cases where talented kin did or did not reach big league success. It mentions Christy Mathewson and Hank Delahanty, Connie Mack and Ira Griffith, Honus Wagner and Al, Roy Thomas and Bill, and Ed Walsh with brother Martin, plus other siblings and players like Joe Delahanty, Fred Clarke, Josh Clarke, and Emory Olson, ending with current team notes and minor-league moves.
Calvin W. Demarest of Chicago defeated J F Poggenburg of New York 400 to 238 in the international amateur billiard tournament. Demarest posted a 211 19 average over nineteen innings and a high run of 120 in the fifteenth inning, surpassing the previous record. Poggenburg finished with 238 and a 134 18 average.
Tileing led from start to finish to win the Borona Stakes over 11/16 mile at Jamaica with Juggler retreating after a strong drive. Weather was cold with a small crowd as Tileing paid 11 to 10 over Juggler who faded late. First race featured two-year-olds over 4 1/2 furlongs.
Oakland May 1 Talien led from the rail in a close drive to win the opening race at five and a half furlongs. Fern L. finished second with Zoe Young third. Netting claimed the second event over El Cazador. Native Son led all the way to win the fourth race ahead of Silver Stocking. Don Domo came from far back to take show honors.
The Lexington race card lists purses for six races across five and six furlongs. Horses include Silverite Jeky Direct Anderson Transform s Tony W Rose burg Malmaison Dora Neff Terah Maquette Hazel May Lady Hawthorne Baba Almanac Spangled Banner Mai Corla Merrigo Ardis Ansonia Rover Anna Scott Sam Clay Willowdene Gibson Heron Night Mist Lady Vic Orlandot Rickey Hazel Patch Sir Vagrant Cignet Lafayette Clifton Forge Bucket Brigade Thomas Calhoun Tom Kearney Katie Powers Louise MacFar am with weights and entry details for each race.
A detailed race card lists six events for two and three year olds and up. The Elmhurst Stakes features two year-olds over five furlongs, with Madrilene and Ramble among entries. other races include selling and handicap divisions at six and eleven-sixteenths miles, with entrants such as Red River, Welbourne, Rifleman, Momentum, and Orcagna among the field.
Mose Willer, Pacific Coast champion three cushion billiardist, routed J. C. Greaver of Cincinnati 50 to 31 before a large crowd at the Imperial Billard Parlors Carew Building. High runs were 6 5 and 5 for Willer and 5 4 and 3 for Greaver. Willer challenges any Cincinnati player for a side bet before leaving for Paris billiard academies.
President Pulliam of the National League announces approvals of contracts and releases. Names include J. M. Young G. C. Ferguson and John J. Hannifan with Boston, Harry E. McCormick with Philadelphia and Louis Evans released to Montreal from New York.
Charles Olsen of St. Louis defeated Tom Winklehoefer of Chicago at the Coliseum in Hamilton Ohio. Olsen won the first fall catch-as-catch-can in thirty minutes and the third in twenty two and a half minutes using the toe hold in both cases. He quit the second fall to choose the style for the final bout.
In Ton Ky on May 1 Hasty Agnes won a four furlong maiden two year old race after Keep Moving was disqualified for fouling Charlotte Hamilton ridden by J Lee finished first with Harriet Rowe placing second in the same event Ben Howe led early in the fifth but was overtaken by Light Blue under a strong late drive the day featured heavy track conditions and clear weather
The Merchant Bowling Outing Club concludes its season with a May 6 event at Frank Riehle's alleys starting at 2 p.m. Twenty five members will bowl five by twenty five frames to determine the individual champion. Three grand prizes await winners, and local businessmen from the Rhine district back the event with strong support.
A group of colored youths aged 12 to 18 fought three white boys near Court and Broadway. William Kennedy is seriously stabbed, with wounds to the groin and back. William Schulhof and Daniel Kennedy were also stabbed. Patrols and police began a thorough investigation at once.
In a John Street duel between Dave Bogie and Henry Banks, Banks was wounded in the thigh and Bogie captured with a revolver in hand. Banks said Bogie threatened him earlier. A bystander, Joseph Chenault, was struck in the eye by paper from a blank cartridge and may lose sight. Banks and Bogie are colored. both were taken to City Hospital and police hold Bogie on suspicion.
The Cincinnati Casting Clubs hold its regular tournament this afternoon at 2 o clock on the grounds of the Northern Kentucky Gun Club.
Bids due June 2 1908 for manufacture furnishing and delivery of cast iron pipe and special castings to extend Cincinnati water mains. Plans specifications and bonds required with sealed bids to be opened at noon June 2 1908. Board reserves right to reject any bid and bidders must prove ability to perform.
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