Slagle and Cubs Rally to Beat Reds
Slagle leads Cubs to victory over the Reds with all three runs produced. Rowan makes a top stand, while Kane handles seven chances in a busy defensive display.
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Newspaper
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1908
Page
3
Slagle leads Cubs to victory over the Reds with all three runs produced. Rowan makes a top stand, while Kane handles seven chances in a busy defensive display.
In the National League Chicago defeated Cincinnati 3 to 2 and New York edged Brooklyn 1 to 0. Pittsburg beat St Louis 2 to 0 and Philadelphia topped Boston 6 to 4. In the American League Chicago defeated Detroit 5 to 2, St Louis defeated Cleveland 2 to 0, Philadelphia beat New York 6 to 5, and Boston defeated Washington 3 to 1.
National and American leagues show team records with wins losses and winning percentages, listing New York Detroit Pittsburg Chicago St Louis Philadelphia Cleveland Cincinnati Boston Brooklyn Washington St Louis New York and others. American Association central league teams Indianapolis Louisville South Bend Columbus Dayton Toledo Ft Wayne Minneapolis Zanesville Kansas City Grand Rapids Milwaukee Terre Haute St Paul Wheeling appear with their W L Pct figures.
Cincinnati at Pittsburg, J. Louis at Chicago, Brooklyn at New York, Philadelphia at Boston. This brief schedule notes four pairings across leagues with no results provided.
Chicago triumphs over Cincinnati 3 to 2 in the finale as Rabbit Slagle drives in all Cubs runs with two homers. Rowland and Hofman contribute, while St. Louis, Detroit, New York, Philadelphia, Boston, and Cleveland games are listed in the day’s standings.
The Reds head to Pittsburg for a three game series starting tomorrow with Thursday and Saturday games. Reulbach shows strong control with six strikeouts and two walks. Slagle shines with three hits and a perfect 1 000 batting average. Rowan pitched solidly, Hofman fields sixteen chances cleanly, and Bescher drives in a run. Husk and Artie compare in fielding while Hobitzler adds solid plays. The Reds appear to have added promising youngsters Bescher and Hobitzler to the lineup.
Pittsburg beat St Louis 2 to 0 in a Witless game continuing their three game winning streak. Camnitz was effective throughout. Pittsburg equaled the world’s record for the feat.
Konetchy homered and hit two three base hits while St Louis defeated Pittsburg. Konetchy collected two doubles and a three base hit as Raymond allowed seven walks and seven runs. Wagner and Starr stole two bases apiece for St Louis, while Leach made an unassisted double play to cap the defense.
The report notes James pitched on offense in a one run game while Siever and Barbeau had three base hits. Adams did not walk a batter, and West hit two batters. Three-base hits by Siever Barbeau and Hickman, with double plays by Siever Williams Carr and West Lister. Stolen bases by Bush and Livingston. Time 1 35. Umpires Bierhalter and Owen.
New York hosts Brooklyn after a Western swing as Mathewson defeats Rucker 1-4-9-1 in eleven innings. The Giants fade late with base running errors while Seymour and Bridwell spark the decisive rally.
Fiene excelled on the mound for Minneapolis supported by strong fielding from Wheeler. Key hits came from Brown and O'Neill as Curtis limited Milwaukee to a single run as the game ended 3-0. Wheeler stole two bases and the Twins left on six.
Philadelphia defeated Boston 6 to 4 as timely hits combined with Boston errors. Dorner and Sparks pitched and hit, with Poston Grant Magee and Sweeney contributing in offense for Philadelphia while Boston’s defense and pitching faltered at key moments.
Washington and Boston split with a wild pitch score and a Gessler single that slipped through. Cy Young remains unbeaten against the locals as Washington pitchers held the Red Sox to limited hits.
Philadelphia tops New York in the ninth as Davis belts a three run homer with two aboard. Davis also doubled, Manning allowed seven hits in seven innings, Vickers finished, and Evans umpired.
Detroit could not capitalize with runners on base and slide into a loss as Chicago takes advantage of Detroit's mistakes. McIntyre out ill for Detroit while Parent leads the visitors with consistent hitting in a listless contest.
St. Louis defeated Cleveland 2 to 0 as the visitors rallied with two runs in the second and seventh. Williams left with a knee injury after being hurt on a play. Pitchers Rhoades and Pelty worked well, with defensive miscues and timely hits shaping the game's outcome.
In Columbus on Sept 8 Louisville edged Columbus 3 to 2 in the thirteenth inning. Guiman delivered a clutch triple scoring Harley and Stanley, then Odwell Isinger and Congalton added hits for a run. Perrine stopped Kruger from scoring with a bare hind stop on Congalton's infield hit.
Evansville clinched the Central League title in a season finale that featured a benefit game for local players. Final score Evansville 15 Terre Haute 2 with strong pitching from Malloy Ferrias and Grefe opposite Bow thett Drill.
Zanesville won two games from Wheeling in a doubleheader in Wheeling W Va on September 8. First game final Zanesville 8 Wheeling 6 with Hastings and Schriyer pairing against Miller and Huston. Second game Zanesville 4 Wheeling 2 with Lloyd and Schriver aiding, Roberts also pitching.
Dayton could not hit Van Anda after the second inning and fell to Ft Wayne. The final score showed Dayton with 52 hits and errors, while Ft Wayne posted 9 runs on 14 hits with 1 error. Batteries were Rice and Kessler for Dayton and Van Anda with Reynolds for Ft Wayne.
South Bend defeated Grand Rapids 2 to 1 in the season finale after eleven innings in Grand Rapids Michigan. Eubanks Bailey Smith Kurke were the batteries for the game with scoring details showing Gr Rapids six runs in the first and later innings while South Bend tallied two.
Atlanta defeats Mobile 11 to 1 while Nashville blanks Memphis 10 to 0. Montgomery sweeps Little Rock with 3 1 and 11 1 scores in two games.
The National Commission found in favor of C C Cravath in a dispute over a 1907 contract with the Los Angeles Club. Cravath alleges he was promised a share of the second installment if his work pleased the Boston Club, and that $250 was later paid to him. The commission notes the payment has been made and no further action is needed.
Seventeen automobiles in a Toledo Automobile Club reliability run arrived in Columbus from Toledo via Perrysburg Bowling Green Findlay Carey Upper Sandusky Marion and Worthington. Lunch was at Marion and the party is quartered at the Southern hotel for the night. The 160 mile day included Mora Mitchell Brush Chalmers Detroit Reo White Stevens Dayton Maxwells Jacksons Stoddard Daytons and Oldsmobiles. They depart tomorrow for Cleveland.
William K. Vanderbilt Jr., donor of the Vanderbilt cup, arrived in New York from Europe and announced he would never participate in another automobile race. He stated he is through with racing and has made up his mind to quit for good.
Latonia prepares for a two day automobile meet starting at 2 30 with nine events each day featuring Oldfield Christie Soules and possibly De Palma driving top Fiat and Big Ben cars. A $1000 prize awaits the fastest exhibition mile and track records may fall as crowds are warned to stay clear of danger.
Nearly 12,000 attend Connecticut Fair with Nutmeg 2:16 pace headlining. The Eel wins all three heats for $5,000 purse, Major Brino second, George Gano third. 2:12 trot winner Genteel H. with Judge Lee second. Time marks 2:05 to 2:12 across events.
In SEA GIRT New Jersey on September 8 the Cruikshank trophy match opened day five of the eighteenth annual shooting tournament Twelve teams competed led by the United States Marine Corps first team posting 586 points and the Marine Corps second team close behind with 569 The rest of the standings list strong performances by Seventh New York First Team Twenty Second New York Engineers First Team and others with scores ranging from 562 down to 516.
In Lexington the Kentucky Breeders annual meeting lists 236 horses eligible for October events. Eighteen top three year olds remain in the $20,000 Kentucky Futurity with horses including Justo The Harvester Rinvolo Silver Baron Helen Hale Zalam Oro Lambert The Leading Lady among others.
Garden City Golf Club hosts the National amateur championship next week with 132 entries. Defending champion Jerome Travers of Montclair New Jersey and past winners Walter Travis Findlay Doughlass and Eben Byars are listed, while notable absentees include J Chandler Egan Archie Graham and Emerson Knowles. Western entries are down as Mobile New Orleans Baltimore and Washington clubs are represented.
College Place Improvement Company led by Dana D. Flanagan buys 26 acres on North Bend road between Oak avenue and Hamilton pike for 15000 to create 200 building lots with strict high class housing restrictions and immediate street sewer gas and water improvements.
Real estate transfers list numerous parcels in Springfield including Dana D. Flanagan to College Place Improvement Co for 18 acres on North Bend Road, and many other property trades. Mortgages filed include John Niehaus to Price Hill B and various balances, with Beech Street area properties and Claude L. DeRuiter lots noted. Names include Elizabeth Turner, Frank Czajka, Jennie Welsch, William Guy, Mary Hartung, and Albert Allen among others.
Cincinnati market reports light supply of choice fat cattle amid steady to strong prices. Hogs and sheep receipts mixed with variable demand across cities including Pittsburgh East Buffalo Chicago St Louis and Kansas City markets.
Court docket lists 24 cases with actions including injunctions divorces and appeals from Squire and county officials. Plaintiffs include Marty L Farrell George Hill Harriet Sweeney Mamie Wright Carrie Pendleton Cornelius Province Cora Gee Lillie Whittaker George Krieger John Morris and others. Defendants include Hulda Schmidt Anna Hill William J Sweeney Grant Wright Matmion Quigley Guthrie Guthrie and city officials among others.
Lawrence Bert rand Davis, an American and Georgia native, shot himself last evening in Lima. He had worked as a bookkeeper for Cerro De Pasco Mining Company. The motives for the act are not known.
The first arrest under the new automobile law was made last night when Patrolman Wright seized chauffeur Stanley Kelsch, 22, of 1310 Central Avenue, for driving on Central Avenue near Genesee Street without lights burning. The car belonged to Charlies Stewart of 453 East Fifth Street. The law requires three lights, one rear and two front, from half an hour after sunset to half an hour before sunrise.
New Orleans reported steady spot with middling around 7 cents and 2,925 bales sold while arrivals rose. Liverpool quoted higher spot and steady futures, with American middling fair to good ordinary values climbing. New York closed very steady after buying by near-months despite holiday disruptions and a Census hint of crop progress.
Week saw 17 975 bales last week and 17 683 bales last year. For the week total 110 000 bales versus 79 332 last week and 99 150 last year. New Orleans receipts 1 107 bales and Houston 19 135. Futures opened steady and closed very steady with close bids for September 8.65, October 8.71, November 8.57, January 8.50, February 8.52, March 8.55, May 8.42. Spot closed quiet with mid dling uplands 9.30 and middling August 9.55. Sales.
The New York dry goods market reports a holiday-following surge in small orders across most houses. Cotton goods show steady demand for drills and sheeting while printed goods sell steadily. cotton yarns are ordered freely though export trade remains dull.
The visible grain supply for the week ending September 5 shows increases across the board led by wheat and corn gains reported by the New York Produce Exchange. Wheat 18 808 000 bushels, up 2 511 000. corn 2 086,000 bushels, up 111,000. oats 4 131 000, up 806 000. rye 331 000, up 70 000. barley 1 564 000, up 725 000.
New York listings show Alice at 4.00, Breece at .05, Brunswick at .06, Comstock Tunnel stock at .22, Comstock Tunnel bonds at .17, Con, Cal. and Va. 79, Horn Silver at .50, Iron Silver at 1.00, Leadville Con. at .08, Little Chief at .08, Small Hopes at .18, Standard at 1.90, Yellow Jacket at .45.
In Munfordville Kentucky a meeting of the American Society of Equity heard growers air the county’s pooled and non pooled tobacco stocks. Three men from each precinct were chosen to meet on Monday to plan pledging the 1908 crop into a local pool under growers and Equity terms. Subscriptions for stock were requested and a rehandling house will be built. State Organizer W F Shafe spoke on the night rider issue and denied links to the Equity Society.
Chief of Detectives Crawford reports J. B. Martin of this city was arrested in Chicago on a warrant from Magistrate Smedes' court charging grand larceny. The warrant was withdrawn by Mrs Wagener from Evans ton who could not afford to extradite him. Louis Carrara, Fifth street restaurateur, recently notified of his wife staying at the Palmer House in Chicago.
Funeral services for John J. Emery will be held Thursday afternoon from Christ Church on East Fourth street. The Rev. Robert Nelson will officiate. Pallbearers are Emery estate department heads, including John H. Hall Charles L. Burgoyne Robert Meeke Henry Gruesser E W Lynd E Everett Walter H. Maxwell and A B Burman. Interment in Spring Grove Cemetery.
The notice details several building projects in Bryckman including a two story addition at Froffner and Gulow, remodeling Westwood Town Hall for police use, and multiple two to three story residences on Powhatan Ro Rochelle Clarion and Gilbert avenues. Owners include Mrs B Schmidt Mrs L Nolte and Te R C Jenkins with costs ranging from 1,500 to 5,000 dollars.
Captain John K. Moore of the Fifteenth Infantry died at Fort Leavenworth Kansas last night after a brief typhoid illness. He was a well known officer who distinguished himself in the Cuban Philippine and China Wars. Captain Moore was born in Ohio.
The River page lists Louisville departures for CHILD, 3 p.m. and LIZZIE BAY, 5 p.m. as advertised, with coed babes and daily schedules at 3 p.m. Louisville and 5 p.m. daily and 9 a.m. Sunday. The stage of the river notes the Ohio River at Cincinnati at 4 feet 7 inches and stationary at 6 p.m. yesterday.
The Chilo and Greenwood left yesterday for Chilo and Louisville respectively. Today the Chilo leaves at 3 p.m. for Chilo and other ports, and the Lizzie Bay departs at 5 p.m. from Main street for Louisville trade. Weather is clear and warmer with fair passenger travel and locals on time.
River conditions and arrivals at ports including Madison Wheeling Pittsburg St Louis Evansville Cairo Louisville with vessels named The Omaha Belle of Calhoun Bald Eagle Beaver Scotia Pacific Lizzie Bay and river levels reported as falling or steady in varied locations.
Steamer Courier sails from Greene Line wharfboat today at 11 p.m. to Maysville and points via Sycamore. Terminal contact M. 1457. Lower Ohio boats to Louisville and intermediates depart Main Street foot daily at 5 p.m. except Sunday at 9 a.m. Kentucky River freight accepted daily. contact M. o for details.
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