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Newspaper
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1908
Page
6
Dubuc held the Cubs to two hits as the Redlegs failed to score in a windy Chicago outing. Coakley starred against his former teammates driving the Goose-Egg route for the visitors.
National League results show Cincinnati 6 to 0 Chicago, New York 5 to 0 Philadelphia, Pittsburg 9 to 7 over St. Louis 7 to 1, and Boston 1 to 1 Brooklyn 0 to 0.
Detroit and St Louis opened the day with wins and losses in a mixed early season slate. Boston beat Philadelphia, while Cleveland defeated Chicago. Washington and New York matched with a shutout, shaping an uneven start for several clubs.
Cincinnati faces Chicago while Brooklyn meets New York Philadelphia plays Boston and St. Louis clashes with Pittsburg in the lineup.
In a doubleheader the Reds defeated Frazer and Kroh 6 to 0 in game one despite no hits, then lost to Andrew Jackson Coakley and the Cubs 4 to 0 in the afternoon. The narrative highlights base running, early errors, and Coakley’s pitching against his former team.
In Hartford Connecticut Hamburg Belle, a mare by Axworthy, wins the Charter Oak 10,000 trot, breaking the track record with 2 04% for a three heat race and setting a world best for the distance. Locust Jack places in early heats with final walkover by Hamburg Belle. Hedgewood Boy wins the 2 04 pace.
Evansville and Terre Haute split a double header in Evansville with first game 13 to 5 and second game 8 to 2, revealing strong hitting from Evansville and steady defense. In Wheeling, Zanesville and Wheeling also split their doubleheader as each side posted late runs and solid pitching to stay even on the day.
In San Francisco Colman Arena, Abe Attell and Owen Moran fought to a twenty three round draw before about six thousand spectators. Referee Jack Welch declared a draw as Attell avoided Moran's aggression while Moran claimed a broken right hand by round two. Attell claimed a return match up to twenty five rounds.
Billy Papke of Illinois defeated Stanley Ketchel of Michigan by knockout in the twelfth round at Vernon Arena Los Angeles to become the new middleweight champion. Ketchel, bleeding and blinded by facial cuts, fought hard but could not withstand Papke’s blows as the crowd watched a brutal, one-sided finish.
Dayton wins both games as Ft Wayne offers little resistance. First game scores Dayton 83 Ft Wayne 25. Second game tallies show Dayton overpowering 60 to 12 with batteries Yingling Kelly Dickey Miller Reynolds. South Bend edges Grand Rapids in both halves, Morning 9-8 and Afternoon 9-6, with Sterzer Tobias Bailey Moore Kurke and Warner Breen Martin Kurke handling pitching duties.
The Bureau of Tours of the Automobile Club of America outlines an eleven day Chicago to Savannah itinerary for Western tourists aiming to attend the Thanksgiving Grand Prize race. The 1127 mile route passes Indiana South Bend Indianapolis Louisville Mammath Cave Nash ville pittsville Chattanooga Atlanta Macon Swaynsboro and Savannah with daily legs under 150 miles. Additional routes from other starting points will be mapped later.
At a training horse sale in Sheepshead Bay on September 7 a list of consignments sold for $1,000 or more. Notable prices include Don Enrique at $3,500 to C. R. Ellison, Charles Edward at $2,000 to J. H. Warren, Nealon for $1,300 to 8. C. Hildreth, Ross-Fenton at $1,800 to A. E. Wheeler, Bellewether at $2,000 to P. H. Williams, and Nasturtia at $1,000 to J. H. Macy.
J Brodemus of Princeton tops the open all round championship at Celtic Park Long Island with 5809 points. T J Mahoney of New York Athletic Club places second with 5321 and Ellery Clarke of Boston A A second 5155. Ralph Rose of Olympic Club San Francisco improves the world record in the 16 pound shot to 49 feet 10 inches.
Morning games report Nashville Magnets beating Birmingham New Orleans 7 6 in 12 innings and Nashville edging Memphis 4 1. Afternoon contests include Mobile beating Atlanta 4 2 in 156 innings, second game cut short, Little Rock routing Montgomery 10 1, and New Orleans overshadowing Birmingham 4 0 while Nashville over Memphis 6 3.
Firestone carried 100 pounds to win the Omnium Handicap for 1 1/2 miles at Sheepshead Bay setting a new track mark of 1 512-5. Montfort finished second with Durante third as Harrigan won the Goldenrod selling race. The card also lists multiple races with winners and times including Golly Ding, Thistledale, and Milford among others. Nat Emerson loses to Robert Le Roy in the Cincinnati tennis championship finals with Kinsey and Dodd claiming women’s titles and Little and McLaughlin winning mixed doubles.
Lewis Strang won the 254.4 mile road race in Lowell Massachusetts driving a 0 horsepower car. His time was 4 hours 42 minutes 34 seconds as seven automobiles competed the event.
In Lexington on September 7, the Kentucky State Racing Continuation granted forty nine racing days in the state this fall with seven to Lexington, eighteen to Louisville, and twenty four to Latonia. Events are scheduled for September 19 in Lexington, September 28 in Louisville, and October 19 at Latonia. The Latonia Club requested bookmaking but was refused. auction pools and pari mutuels will be used.
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