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Newspaper
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1908
Page
3
Spade is knocked out as Willis dominates with two hits. Dubuc performs solidly while Wagner and Clarke emerge as the standout stars of the match.
National League games included Pittsburg defeating Cincinnati 5 to 0 and Chicago beating St. Louis 2 to 0. American League scores showed Cleveland 7 Detroit 3 and Philadelphia 11 New York 0 with St. Louis 4 Chicago 0.
National League standings show New York at 69 45 .605 and Detroit 68 48 .586. Chicago 71 47 .602. St Louis 70 47 .598. Philadelphia 60 52 .536. Cincinnati 58 66 .492. Central League lists Evansville 77 53 .592 and South Bend 72 49 .549. Grand Rapids 64 63 .504. Terre Haute 60 68 .459.
Pittsburgh meets Cincinnati. New York confronts Boston. Brooklyn hosts Philadelphia. St. Louis faces Chicago in a slate of league games.
In Park history style, Victor Willis shut out Cincinnati 5 runs to 0 as Pittsburgh piled up five runs. Rudy Hulswitz and Clarke led the offense with key hits while Ganzel’s Reds defense remained errorless. Willis allowed only three Reds to reach first and the Pirates controlled the game from start to finish.
Abby drives three-base hit and Wagner scores on a Dubuc miscue as Pittsburgh edges Cincinnati 4 to 0. Spade pitches six innings for the win while Dubuc allows four runs, with Dubuc failing to hold a late ninth inning rally. Time 1 40. Umpire O Day.
Manager Ganzel made a great catch in the second inning as Gill’s foul drifted toward the bleachers. The article notes six hits in the sixth with two men on base and a strong pitching display by Spade. A double-header is scheduled for today at 2 PM with Volz and Coakley for the Reads and Leever and Camnitz for the visitors.
In Chicago Aug 31 Overall and Ray mond pitched well but Overall held tougher with eleven strikeouts. A first inning run came on a pass sacrifice and Evers hit. Sheckard singled stole second and scored on Evers and Steinfeldt infield hits in the sixth. Chicago 2 St Louis 0 after seven? Final 2 0.
Detroit commits erratic errors allowing Cleveland to score three in the fourth while Summers passes set up three more. Chech keeps Detroit’s hits scattered as Goode launches a long homer for the feature. Final score Detroit 3 Cleveland 2 with Detroit totaling 7 left on base.
Boston backed by three singles a double and a triple in the fifth to defeat Washington 7 to 3. Young was effective with men on base as Ganley Unglaub and others contributed key hits in the extra runs. Final counts show Washington 3 Boston 7 with Evans umpiring and Tannehill Johnson pitching noted.
In the first game of the series Walsh was knocked from the mound after four innings as St. Louis defeated Chicago 4 to 0. Tom Jones had a three run inside the park? Actually three base hit?. Ferris doubled, Williams singled, Owens pitched six innings for St. Louis. Philadelphia and New York split a doubleheader with narrow margins, Dygert and Schlitzer winning for the Phillies and the Giants.
Louisville and Columbus split a two game set in Louisville with Geyer shutting out Louisville in the first and Stovall holding the visitors in the second. Landreth starred for Columbus as both teams posted defensive outs and timely hits in a tight doubleheader.
Slagle and West lift brilliant pitching for Toledo while Indianapolis converts hits to runs. Hayden belts a seventh inning homer after Davidson on base, capping a 4 0 victory. Runs, hits, and errors listed. West and Slagle duel on mound. Kane behind plate.
Milwaukee scored two runs off Manske in the fifth on four hits and two errors. Patterson scattered Milwaukee hits while Manske struggled. Mills Field box shows Kelley McChesney, Dougherty and Block notable with two RBI?
St. Paul beat Kansas City 11 to 9 in a high scoring game here. Swann allowed fifteen hits while Thiebald yielded twelve as St. Paul built an early lead and withstood a KC rally. Key hits included Brashear’s three-base shot and multiple players contributing in the scoring attack.
A heavy wind hindered fast times at Hamline track during the opening races of the Western Circuit. The mile of Minor Heir fell short of a record with 2.014% in tough conditions. So noma Girl won the free-for-all trot for 609 dollars, but Early Alice tied a Minnesota track record of 2 08 in the second heat.
Nat Emerson shows strong form but misses a title as Miss Natalie Breed and Miss Ruth Kinsey push a 30 games in one set, 51 games in three sets, the longest in tristate history while many eastern stars default. Local players Seaver, Merrihew and Cole also shine amid fatigue and crowded courts.
It is almost certain that at least five entrants from the Tristate area will go to Indianapolis to compete in the open tournament for the Indiana championship on Monday.
Dr Karl Little plans to participate in the coming exhibition for the Indianapolis Tennis Club event now in its second year. About forty entries were received last year with play starting at 10 30 a m. Men and women singles and doubles are scheduled with Emerson Seaver and Le Roy among notable players.
In the Turf Handicap a mile and three sixteenths, Brother Jonathan with Dugan aboard led early and held on to win by a length over Maquette with Master Robert third. Lady Bedford captured the Autumn Maiden at five and one half furlongs as part of a busy race card featuring six events and multiple place getters.
Warrants issued in Detroit Police Court against manager Hugh Jennings and ten Detroit players who played Sunday against Cleveland at Bennett Park. The case, described as a test, seeks jury trial. Cleveland players not charged. President Navin says warrants will not affect the team or schedule.
A racing program lists six races with horses, weights, and distances. First race for three year olds and up runs one mile with Monfort carrying 106 pounds and others listed. Second, steeplechase handicap about two miles featuring Caller at 150 pounds down to Pirate at 130. Third, two year olds six furlongs on turf headed by Harrigan at 117 and Sea Cliff 114. Fourth, Flying Handicap three year olds six and a half furlongs with Berry Maid 121 and King Cobalt 120. Fifth, three year olds and up one and one eighth miles on turf led by Animus and John E. McMillan at 107. Sixth, Phillies maiden two year olds five and a half furlongs futurity with Sun Dance and Harlem Maid at 110 and Twight Queen at 119.
Harry H. Brewster of St. Joseph Missouri won the Missouri Valley championship in singles defeating Harold Hodge of Kansas City who had won the 1907 challenge trophy of the association.
Central League game in Evansville ends 2-1 as Wheeling refuses to play after umpire McKenzie ruled a balk on Rodgers. Evansville awarded a 9 to 0 forfeit win with Dunn and Rodgers featuring in the play.
Dayton defeats Grand Rapids 3 to 1 as Dayton scores in the second and third innings. Batteries YingHng and Richardson for Grand Rapids. Soubanks and Bailey. Game played in Dayton, Ohio, on August 31.
In Ft Wayne Indiana on August 21 South Bend lost the final game of the series 5 to 1. The box shows South Bend scoring one run in the first inning and a single run in the seventh while Ft Wayne put up five runs across the second and following frames. Batteries listed as Smith Kurke and Tieman for South Bend with Alberts and Reynolds for Ft Wayne.
Terre Haute won 5 to 3 over Zanesville in Indiana. Schrieber starred for Terre Haute while Williams Guyn and Schriever contributed on offense and defense. The line score shows Terre Haute with steady offense and early lead building through the game.
Krebs edges the Nebraska Indians 5 to 4 after a seventh inning rally. Key play a running one handed catch by forward as Krebs bunched three hits in the seventh. Yazel pitched for Krebs with 6 strikeouts, Tobey for Indians with 4.
Memphis-Memphis 5 Atlanta 0 and New Orleans-Nashville 2 New Orleans 0. Mobile 2 Montgomery 1. Atoo Rock Little Rock 9% and Birmingham incomplete data.
American Olympians arriving home from London greeted by Theodore Roosevelt at Sagamore Hill Oyster Bay. James E Sullivan presented each athlete as Mrs Roosevelt and Kermit greeted them. Hayes Shepard and Flanagan received medals from Roosevelt before the group toured the veranda and posed for photos.
At tonight's meeting at the Enterprise al loys a permanent body for the Grand Enterprise Bowling League will be formed. Officers will be elected as the Chic and George and Enterprise teams prepare to bowl a match game concurrently.
Fire at Mason County near Gallipolis Ohio consumed John Cheesabrew’s residence and store and contents after an oil tank exploded. The family escaped in nightclothes and $1,300 in cash and notes were burned.
A veteran writer argues against biased and incompetent umpires in independent baseball. He recalls incidents where calls lacked consistency, including batter called out for stepping out of the box and a misread strike rule. The piece critiques officials who favor home teams and warns such acts ruin the game’s image.
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