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Newspaper
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1908
Page
6
Heydon and Anderson are reinstated and the Washington Club is fined. The Red Pirate game is off as Clarke's Bunch heads to Smoketown with the others for today’s schedule in Paris, Ill.
Fragmentary OCR shows team abbreviations and records across American League clubs including New York Boston Detroit Washington Cleveland Philadelphia and more. Data includes win loss patterns and percentages with unclear punctuation and spacing.
In National League action Chicago visits Pittsburgh while Philadelphia travels to New York and Brooklyn plays Boston to cap a busy schedule.
The National Commission reinstated John Anderson and M. E. Heydon for Washington after clarifying their departure from the club in 1907. Washington was fined $25 for violating Rule 33 as the players’ services were moved to other teams while still under Washington’s claim. The Reds and Pirates prepared for off days and travel with the Cardinals, Paris, and a postponed game to be played in a double header.
Boston won 6 to 2 over Brooklyn in a lopsided contest on May 4. Pastorius starred with multiple runs and scored a key tally as the Red Sox built a lead early and cruised to the victory.
John C. Garrels, a top Western athlete and former intercollegiate champion, trains two weeks for the London Olympic Games and aims to beat Martin Sheridan in Pittsburg next month. The Michigan alum, renowned in track and football, weighs about 175 pounds, stands near six feet, and has set or near-set marks in hurdles and discus under varied conditions. He also works in railroad repair shops in Ohio as part of his preparation.
Boston and Brooklyn players exchanged hits with Lumley homering and Hannifan adding a three base hit. Dueling pitchers Doyle Manning and others allowed several base on balls and errors led to runs as New York defeated Washington with a 11 to 3 score in a 2 hour 5 minute game with Connolly umpiring.
New York led 6 0 after seven innings and withdrew Mathewson and Bresnahan. Beecher and Needham subbed, Philadelphia scored twice in the ninth. Dooin Devlin Bresnahan Bridwell Beecher Tenney among the hitters. Mathewson allowed three runs in six innings. Time 1 24. Umpires Rigler and Mike.
Detroit defeated St Louis 1 to 0 in a abbreviated game as one run scored in the first inning after two outs. The loss came despite a late rally, with Detroit capitalizing on early hits to secure the win.
St Paul beat Indianapolis 4 to 3 in the eleventh as Dunleavy drove in the winning run after McKune opened with a single. Meyers Carr Davis homered for St Paul while Leroy and Minahan pitched. Slagle earned the win with 2 strikeouts. Time 2 25.
Rain halted the scheduled May 4 match between St. Louis and Chicago, delaying the game and prompting rescheduling considerations for the teams and venue in Chicago.
Philadelphia defeated Boston Americans 3 to 2 in a game marked by a bat-out effort as Philadelphia scored in the first and eighth innings on timely hits while Young and Vickers faced stern defense. Boston struck hard but left runners stranded, with notable plays including two-base hits by Thoney McHale Unglaub and a double play by Nichols and Davis. Time 1 25, umpires Hurst and Sheridan.
In Minneapolis on May 4 Louisville defeated the locals after thirteen innings as costly fielding and pitcher Patterson edged Stovall. The score was decided by a late error and a solid effort from both teams.
Readable details describe Panagd Bal Umpire Kane and patterns at a two two time segment. The fragment mentions Stovall and official roles in a sports or game context with no clear event outcome.
Milwaukee wins at Athletic Park scoring Roth and Clarke homers with a long blast by Roth driving in two. Hall started for Milwaukee, but Columbus pitcher Curtis held until late. Clarke also homered as Milwaukee bats were timely while Columbus stranded runners.
Rain halted Kansas City and Toledo play, the May 4 schedule canceled as weather interrupted action in Kansas City.
Incomplete play by play lists scattered results from the Southern League. Stoutsonetes and McGaneey post a 2 1 victory over Atlanta while Birmingham hosts Nashville and Mobile faces Memphis. Little Rock defeats New Orleans 9 0 in a tense contest.
Central League game in Grand Rapids ends after eight innings due to darkness. Final score shows Grand Rapids leading Terre Haute 9 to 8 with Helmiqist Breen Seitz Williams Campbell as battery pairs. Other Central League games postponed by rain.
The St Peter's Cathedral Y M S team lost 1 to 0 to the St Mary Seminarians at Cedar Point with the winning run on a wild eighth inning throw. Cathedral opens season next Saturday at Carthage versus St Michael's Y M B S, with Grannen catching. Fleischmann Company seeks strong house teams for May 16 and 23 games. Rialtos beat Cincinnati Equipment 14 to 2 at Riverside. Boxe Wilkins and Sandy, ex Moerleins, appear this Sunday.
A large London crowd watched Alfred G. Vanderbilt drive the coach Venture on its first business trip to Brighton. Reginald Van derbilt and Craig W. Wadsworth rode aboard. The route via Malden Reigate and Crawley featured decorations and American flags for the voyage.
In Washington on May 4 New York overwhelmed Washington 11 to 5. Manning replaced Doyle and stood out as the key performer while Manager Griffith faced a sharp defeat as Smith endured heavy blows from the visitors.
Fifty heavyweight cars of all classes began a month long tour of France from Paris under the patronage of the Ministry of War. The event is an industrial competition showcasing automotive capabilities across diverse classes.
May 4 report states Schuster will head the American car in the New York to Paris contest through Siberia to Paris. Mille and Captain Hanser will accompany the party as passengers.
Delegates from fifteen hundred churches and hundreds in business and professional life filled Carnegie Hall to hear Governor Charles E. Hughes denounce race track gambling. He urged the Legislature to stop it and pledged support from the meeting for his anti gambling campaign.
Jamaica N Y May 4 King Cobalt easily secure the six furlong Dunton Stakes carrying 115 pounds at 5 to 1 odds with a final time of 1 12 1 5. Favorite James Brady finished last after a poor showing as jockey Musgrave escaped a bad fall aboard Armandine in the third race.
In Oakland the race program featured Bannonica leading to a stretch drive and winning the first race after a late surge. Boas finished second ahead of Cal Queen with Captain Burnett scoring in the third event as Fair Fagot faded. Paja rota dominated the handicap in the fourth, while Disqualified for fouling altered placements in the second. Time figures and a list of other runners complete the day’s entries.
Louisville card lists purses and weights for six races including a Kentucky Derby value of 6000 dollars with 1 1 2 miles entries such as Brid ge 110 and Dunvegin 114. Other races include four furlongs with entrants like Mirada Miller and Miss Hapsburg and six furlongs with Ida May Divorcee and Lady Anna among the fields.
New York May 4 At least three motor boats will enter elimination trials to select a defender of the British international challenge cup won by the Dixie at Southampton last summer. Boats from E J Schroeder Wheeler and Richard Schell of Duluth will compete near Huntington L I on August 1, with talk of a turbine boat also entered and Lord Howard De Walden’s Wolseley Siddely likely to be chosen.
A historical program lists six races across two year olds to four year olds. Entries include Force and Miss Highland in the first race at five furlongs, Bad News and Prince Castile in the second race at 11 to 16 miles, Red River and Pantofie in the handicap third race at six furlongs, Fitz Herbert and High Private in the Greenfield Stakes at four and a half furlongs, Troublemaker and Rockstone in the fifth selling race, and Chepontue and Barber in the Maiden two year olds race at five furlongs.
Yale track loses Lester Barber Stevens to knee injury just before the Saturday meet with Princeton. The long time sprinter had been running 100 yards in ten seconds and was stepping on a car when the tendon snapped.
Racing stakes rise as Louisville Jockey Club secures a temporary restraining order preventing city authorities from interfering with Churchill Downs Derby meeting. Mayor Grinstead and Board of Safety to seek higher court dissolution while police prepare to maintain order on a muddy track with seven likely starters led by Sir Cleges and Milford.
The sixth annual American Rowing Association regatta in Philadelphia May 2 sees eleven college crews entered, a record. Harvard Yale and Pennsylvania lead with multiple boats, while Columbia Georgetown and NYU each field one. Cornell's potential entry faces a clash with its Ithaca dual race against Penn. St Johns Military Academy from Deerfield is expected to join, increasing scholastic entries to six. Local teams from New York Baltimore Brooklyn Washington and Boston are anticipated.
Jay Gould landed in London and immediately visited Eustace Miles, whom he defeated for the court tennis championship. He will defend his title in May against Miles and plans to stay for the Olympic Games before heading to Paris.
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