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Newspaper
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1908
Page
6
Redlegs opened with a strong start but weather halted Game 13. Amateur Baseball Field Day sparked a heated clash between Weimer and Schwab as rain interrupted play.
National League results include Philadelphia 1 over St Louis 0 and Chicago 8 New York 7 while Pittsburgh 2 Boston 2 and Chicago 8 New York 7. American League saw Detroit 1 Washington 0 and Chicago 9 New York 3 along with Cleveland 3 Philadelphia 2 and Boston 4 St Louis 2.
Wagner sparked a two-base hit with three on base to drive Pittsburg past Boston 8 to 2. Ferguson pitched well but faltered in the eighth before Dorner finished.
Eddie Drury and several local entrants sent in entries for the bunt and run to first circling the bases lunge-hitting and long distance throwing events plus a 100 yard dash. The Shoe and Leather Club met to approve the lineup and women participants. Contest action includes a pistol shot at home plate and prizes for the bride and the largest merry widow with Cliff Martin as judge in armor. Entry lists close Thursday at noon.
Notable cross league games include Brooklyn visiting Cincinnati New York at Chicago Philadelphia traveling to St Louis and Boston playing Pittsburgh in a slate of strong divisional clashes.
A promising Reds start in the second Brooklyn game was halted by sheets of rain at League Park, with nearly three thousand fans disappointed. Pitchers Weimer and Schwab sparked excitement as talks of adding Marquad and other prospects continued amid league-wide chatter.
Chicago bats break through in the tenth as Tinker delivers a long center hit scoring the winning run. Mathewson two innings, Pfeister three, New York takes an early lead but Chicago counters with timely hits and a key error. Home run by Schulte highlights the scoring.
Philadelphia side notches 1 0 victory over St. Louis as Knabe singles, steals second, scores in the eighth. Moren and Beebe pitched well for their teams. Beebe lasts eight innings. Final line shows 1-0 with 6-6-6 fielding notes and several defensive plays.
In Washington on May 25 Detroit defeated Washington 1 to 0 in a pitchers duel. Burns wild throw to first in the third inning and a safe bunt by Downs produced the only run. Detriot's Siever pitched well, fanning seven as Washington stranded three.
Boston tops St Louis 4 to 2 extending a win streak as Young outshines Powell. M'Connell Lord Cravath Gessler Unglaub contribute for Boston while Hoffman Schweitzer and Wagner provide solid support for St Louis in a tense game at home.
Play by play lines show Wagner and Schweitzer, Tate out Boston 5 to Louis 5, Young 3 hits, Ell 1, first base error for Boston, outs by Young and Powell, Criger with a passed ball. Time 1 36, umpire Connolly.
Cleveland defeats Philadelphia 3 to 2 in ten innings after errors by Nichols. Davis hits a homer and Turner doubles. Thielman and Vickers duel on the mound with 6 strikeouts for Vickers. Stolen bases by Stovall Bemis Hartsell and errors influence the scoring as Cleveland plates two in the tenth.
May 25 New York loses to Chicago 3 1 as Manning is rocked in two innings and poor defense margins the hosts. Umpire Egan exits with injury from a foul tip. Notable: Parent keying defense. Ball bases, Sullivan drives in a run, Tannehill adds a two base hit.
Puttmann stars as Louisville edges Columbus 2 1 after a first inning rally. Quinlan drives tying run with a double and Harley scores the winning run in the seventh. Final line shows Columbus 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1. Louisville 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 x 2.
Indianapolis beat Toledo 5 to 3 in thirteen innings. Hopkins homered twice for Toledo to keep the score tied into the ninth and eleventh, while Marquard and West pitched deep into extra innings. Barbeau Coulter Armbruster Heyden and Hopkins supplied key hits as Indianapolis finally pushed across two late runs.
Rain in St. Paul forces postponement of the Milwaukee St. Paul game on May 2. The teams could not play as scheduled and no makeup date is provided in the report.
Rain caused the postponement of the Minneapolis Kansas City game on May 2. No rescheduled date announced.
In Fort Wayne Indiana on May 25 Dayton defeats Ft Wayne 5 to 0. Final line shows Dayton scoring 5 runs on 8 hits with no errors while Ft Wayne has 0 runs and 7 hits. Muldowney and Kelley combine on the mound for Ft Wayne with Yingling and Richardson behind Dayton.
In Terre Haute Indiana on May 2 a tight nine inning game went to the tenth where Kustus doubled scoring Jaeger from second. The final score was Evansville four Terre Haute three as Evansville dented the scoreboard with a late rally while Terre Haute struggled to respond.
A storm halted the May 25 game in South Bend after ten innings with Grand Rapids and South Bend tied 2 to 2. Final score lines show totals 4 and 3 across the teams with Dickson Armbruster Lindsey Tieman listed as battery pairs.
In Zanesville Ohio on May 25 Zanesville won 2 to 1 in the eleventh inning after Wheeling errors. Final score Wheeling 1 infield miscues Zanesville 2. Batteries Rogers and Spahr Guyn and Schrver.
The Yankees game against the Linton Hotel Stars at Covington Ballpark was postponed to tomorrow due to rain. Manager Jack Boyle, a former National League player, leads the Yankees. Christ Church defeated Xavier Mates 15 to 7 at Columbia, with the game’s standout feature not specified.
The Everbeats beat the Neverbeats in a close morning game and may schedule a rematch. The Dublins of Reading defeated the Athletics 13 to 5, with next opponents listed as Gungay vs the Clippers at Onceburg. The Arctics beat Blairville 10 to 5 with Fowler in form and Novak's defense praised. Newport Hamlets topped Glen Park Stars 17 to 7, Shah highlighted for batting and fielding. The Cincinnati Bell Telephone team edged Norwood 9 to 8 in a well-played contest, with praise for Strauch Dietchman Hummel Holtgreive Held and Maddox. Evanston shut out Highlanders 6 to 0, Scarce pitching in a game where Schirmer is injured and Rottenbrook and Sheve also out. The Arctics seek out of town teams for Decoration Day May 31, address Joseph Witte.
In Little Rock the score was Little Rock 7 versus Montgomery 3. Mobile hosted a Nashville 2 game in New Orleans Atlanta with no play due to rain. Memphis game moved to Birmingham with wet grounds.
In Louisville racing data list several races from one mile to six furlongs. Entries include Lady Baldur Mazetta Ida May Galli leo Miss Lida Divorcee and Masson with weights ranging around 86 to 112 pounds and multiple horses named.
A six furlong selling for three-year-olds lists contenders Black Sheep Tenancy by Courtesy Adriana Frazette Dixie Himmel Imitator Queen Mar aden Braggart Arasee Rose Blush. Second Race for maiden two-year-olds runs five furlongs with U Kid Bobbing The Robin J W Eyre Star Thistle Balboa Ruble Ethereal Redmic Lady Hubbard Lighthouse Suf fragette Rosebeaumont. Third Race Laureate foals of 1906 four furlongs with Bonhomme Ross Fenton Harrigan Statesman May River Messinande Red Mimic Monologue. Fourth Cosmopolitan Handicap for older horses at 11-16 miles with Jack Atkin Montgomery Salvidero Blue Book Hessian Rifleman Dandelion Old Honesty Tourenne Lawrence P Daley. Fifth Race Handicap three-year-olds and up six furlongs listing Roseben DeMun Red River Pantoufle Royal Tourist Jubilee Gowan Crackshot Earl G Rosimiro King Sol. Sixth Race Maiden three-year-olds and up one mile includes Monocle Nick Stoner Black Bridge Chaplet Jobstown Coat of Arms Freetrader Grace Cameron Voltrome.
Oakland May 2. Favorites prevailed in six races at a meeting noted for good weather and fast track. Six furlongs yielded Yada first with 11 to 20 odds, followed by Bernardo and Berryesa. times around 1 13 4 5. Other races saw Altamor, Micaelo, Mental Anguish, Bye Bye, Eduar do, Burning Bush win with varied payouts and a list of nonwinners.
The Dayton Club releases pitcher Breitenstein after two seasons. Hartman is benched. Grogan moves to right field, Morse to second, and Wessel from Wheeling takes shortstop. Hartman has been hitting poorly.
King's Daughter, Tom McDowell's Ornament filly, ran a mile in 1:38 4 5 at Churchill Downs lowering the track record by a fifth of a second and defeating Altuda and other top horses. Tennessee Bay equaled the track mark in the fifth race with five furlongs in 1:01 2 5. Weather clear and track fast. detailed results follow across six races with multiple payouts and notable runners.
The Avenue team defeated Eighth Street in the ninth inning. Key stats include Littell Voss H Myers C Myers Mumath hitting two basers, Heckman Mumath with three base hits, and multiple double plays. Boland, O Coner, and Vogel pitched with walk totals and wild pitches noted. Time 2:15. Umpire Sternberg.
Pete Dailey riding Meadowbrook secures the Hunters' Steeplechase title by eight lengths. Ell finishes second and Flying Machine far back. Rio Grande takes the Amateur Cup in the Belmont drive. Bat falls at paddock jump but rider uninjured. The day features six races with detailed times and payouts for each division.
Dramatic presentation by the Helen Schuster Martin School titled The Adventures of Elmer Brown will be staged for the Queen City League. The Comedy has toured the city before with crowds filling houses, and tonight it promises new songs dances and drills as the cast donates proceeds to the league.
Rev J H Reid speaks to Newburgh YWCA criticizing large plumed hats in church. He urges artful dress guided by health, recalls a regular worshiper vanishing behind a celestial brim and says fashion should not eclipse worship or the preacher.
William Snyder of 420 Park avenue Hamilton Ohio shot himself in the mouth at noon after leaving his shop at 5 Main street. A note to his wife cited impending paralysis. He was a long prominent businessman and his father died by suicide in Hamilton forty one years earlier.
A special dispatch from Nikolsk reports the American car in the New York to Paris automobile race could not pass an impassable swamp after about fifteen miles from Nikolsk and had to retreat to the nearest village. The German car continues on the Trans Siberian railway sleepers route.
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