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Newspaper
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1908
Page
3
Belcher contributes two singles and drives in multiple runs with bunts and hits as the Reds secure victory behind a balanced offensive effort. Name and team are cited in the readable phrases from the fragment.
National League results show Cincinnati defeating Pittsburgh 3 1 Chicago beating St Louis 7 2 New York Brooklyn edges Philadelphia 6 2 Boston 8 2 American League Detroit 6 Chicago 5 Cleveland 5 St Louis Boaton 7 Wa 1.
National League teams listed with wins losses percentages led by New York 79 46 .682 and Pittsburgh 80 50 .616. American Association standings show Indianapolis 89 60 .597 and Louisville 87 62 .584. Other clubs include Chicago St Louis Philadelphia Cleveland Cincinnati Boston Brooklyn Washington and more with varied records and batting notes.
Cincinnati visits Pittsboro while Chicago faces St. Louis and Brooklyn clashes with New York. Boston travels to Philadelphia in a day of cross city contests.
Pittsburgh unable to slow Bob Spade as New York tops Brooklyn 3 to 1. Bescher shines for Cincinnati with two hits and two putouts while Wagner homers and triples for Pittsburgh before fall. Brooklyn beats New York 3 to 2 as McGinnity departs early and Rucker finishes strong in a pennant chase.
Pittsburg hosts a rescheduled Reds Pirates game as both teams eye a move on the Giants. Bescher shines with Reds and Hans Wagner stifles the Pirates before Spade dominates with elite pitching amid a high antihit day.
In Atlanta New Orleans won 4 to 3 in ten innings. Nashville beat Little Rock 1 to 0. Memphis edged Birmingham 2 to 1 in seven innings, and Birmingham won 1 to 0 in the second seven inning game by agreement. Montgomery Mobile game was postponed due to rain.
Barney Oldfield arrives in Cincinnati predicting a world record on the Latonia circular track either Saturday or Sunday if weather cooperates and the car is in top form. Christy and Soules join him as Moross praises the outlook and predicts huge crowds for fast mile races and record-breaking performances.
In St Louis on September 10 Chicago defeated the Cardinals in the opening game of a series. Brown pitched well throughout. Baldwin exited the game after the second inning while Beebe was hit by pitches and allowed several runs. Score:
A crowded box score details St Louis and Chicago batting, with Slagle and Evers contributing multiple hits. Konetchy homered for St Louis while Beebe and Baldwin worked on the mound. Detroit edged Chicago in ten after Crawford and Schaefer sparked the ninth? inning rally.
Two base hits by Robinson Hall Davis Tie Meyer Geier and Nee. Laughlin with a three base hit. Double plays by Hall Nee and J Meyers Tie Meyer Geier and J Meyers Schneiberg Beville and Brown. Schneiberg and Hail issued walks. Sacrifice hits by Robinson Brown Flynn Hall Hallett. St Paul left 8, Milwaukee 7. Time 1 26. Umpire Bierhalter.
Minneapolis days Sept 10 with Olmstead pitching tops Kansas City 6 to 3. Swann relieved in ninth with Neighbors two-base hit and ONeill three-base hit. Left on bases 8 to 6, Olmstead and Swann each allow three and one walks respectively. Time 1 50. Umpires present.
Los Angeles race meet witnesses 31 world records and eight new marks. Raymond Seymour sets multiple distance records in a one hour race before J Howard Shafren breaks from twenty-three to fifty-six miles and claims the one hour record by nearly eight miles. Paul J G Derkum clocks a thirteen second quarter mile as his brother lies dying in hospital.
Hartford crowd of about 25 000 witnesses decision to make running races a permanent feature at the Grand Circuit meet at Charter Oak Park. In the 5 Phenadonette, Lad of Langdon with Rossevell up won by a neck in 1.544%%. Black Oak finished second, Georg S Hall third. The six furlong race saw Miss Delaney win with Rosewell up, Time and Judge second, Right and True third.
Boston finishes season strong defeating Washington 7 to 1 as Keeley struggles and Burchell shines. Details show strong Boston hitting with Speaker contributing and Delahanty and Ganley named among key players.
Cleveland won in the eighth on hits by Erie Goode Hinchman and Bemis and Stephens error. Berger pitched a strong game. Lajoie Ferris Bradley doubled. St Louis errors and walks aided the rally as Cleveland piled multiple hits in the frame.
Minor Heir driven by Charles Dears of Libertyville paced the exhibition mile at the State Fair Grounds in 1 59 4, fastest Wisconsin mile on record. The run had no windshield with a promoter drafting behind. Fleming Boy won the 2 20 trot, Citation the 2 04 pace, and Hazel Simmons the 2 15 pace with purses listed.
At Wheeling West Virginia State Fair Grounds three spectators were injured as crowds surged onto the track to see horse Margate finish a race. Eugene Keyser of Wheeling was struck in the breast and likely to die, Frank Jones of Wellsville Ohio suffered critical internal injuries, and W L Rhodes of Guttenberg New Jersey, the horse’s driver, was thrown and injured but expected to recover. Police and officials failed to hold back the 35,000 crowd during the finish.
Hermis the famed Suburban Handicap winner was sold for 900 dollars at the dispersal sale of E. R. Thomas’s breeding farm in Red Bank New Jersey. Charlie Hughes purchased him for H. M. Ziegler, with Thomas having bought Hermis earlier for about 40 thousand. Seventy one horses were sold for 17 thousand 490 dollars. Lady Amelia brought 4 thousand dollars and Golden Garter went for 1 thousand dollars.
Lexington report states Lucien Lynehas signed a contract to ride for Lord Ribancort of Brussels for the rest of this season and next. The arrangement is private. Lyne currently rides in England as a free lance and has ridden for Lord Corcoran and Richard Croker this season, including mounts at Catond for Ribancort.
The Home City Club travels to Harrison for a Sunday game with Tricky Meyers pitching as eight straight wins by Harrison loom. In Cumminsville, Waldorfs meet Bluebirds for the third game of their series for the regional championship. Frankfort champions of Blue Grass League will lineup for three games against Wiedemanns at New Wiedemann Park starting next Sunday with a double header Monday. The Brewers clash features four top local pitchers including Duke Williamson Lefty Shrauder and Roy Golden. Doyle and Munson will share catching duties. Newport faces Kentucky Colonels at Greater Newport Park and Lefty Brengelman starts in place of Skillet Cordes. Newport Navies challenge Heidelbergs in a planned three-game series. In the K I O League four teams chase second place with two games left. Dayton visits Middletown Sunday as fans watch the outcome for a possible tie and the two towns plan a big crowd with a concert and gala event at Middletown’s park.
Madisonville faced Georgetown in a doubleheader at Madisonville on the new bail grounds. The Aces won 7 to 2 in game one and 11 to 3 in game two. Highlights include Blaney and Gano with two base hits for Madisonville and Kerr Sprengard J French securing multi base hits for Georgetown. Rankin umpired both games.
Fairmounts defeated the Elks by seven to two in a decisive game. The strong offense secured the win with early leads and sustained pressure throughout the match.
The North Cincinnati Bowling League holds a meeting at Reichert's alleys tonight at 8 o'clock. All teams must send delegates.
Covington City Weigher George B. Eickhoff criticized the American Audit Company at a Covington Board of Aldermen meeting. He argued the firm failed to request his books and that his records have been kept for twelve years. He said openness and access to his books were always available. It emerged that former City Treasurer Beitzer signed a four year bond and a separate yearly bond but did not sign the last year’s bond.
Covington detectives Sandford and Salters chased two sisters, Katie and Anna King of 831 Scott Street, across housetops after attempting to arrest them. The pursuit ended with the girls in a cupboard under a thrown blanket. Salters twisted his ankle. Juvenile Judge H. P. Stephens continued the cases.
Positive information arrives that Henry Hart, thought to have jumped into the river Tuesday night, is alive. Detective Root of the Cincinnati Southern Railway stopped Hart in Ludlow yards around 9 PM, searched him and a satchel he carried, confirming his safety.
The Fairbanks Morse Co sues J A Brownfield and Louise Brownfield for 110 dollars for merchandise. Benjamin O Pead sues Frank Wagner Chris Barkhall Chris Schwindt and Michael Karns for 5500 dollars after a collision with a horse tied to a rig carrying Pead returning from the Florence Fair. A F Day sues the same defendants for 2100 dollars. Florence Fletcher of Winchester Ky was adjudged bankrupt by U S Judge A M J Cochran. G G Rice of Artemas Ky was also adjudged a bankrupt.
The funeral for the late William H. Mayberry former Delinquent Tax Collector takes place tomorrow morning at his residence 1057 Russell Street with burial in St. Mary's Cemetery. J D Clements obtained a permit to build a three room brick cottage on Catalpa Street costing $1000. J P West of the Antisaloon League starts mass meetings in Kenton County with sessions in Ludlow Bromley West Covington Erlanger Latonia and Independence over successive nights.
J T Earle receives Lots 118 and 119 in South Dnmore Park Latonia from Herschel Hut ton and Mayme Hut ton. J T and Kate Earle transfer 25 by 100 feet on Clyde Avenue Latonia to Agnes Ehmie. Clarence and Edna West sell Lot 5 in Bailey subdivision Covington to Mathias and Christi Lucas. William and Mary Reilly sell 50 by 196 feet on Madison Avenue to Thomas Ranshaw for 2355.
The Loops opened the Campbell County League season by taking two of three games against the Blates on Blersch's alleys. Details on scores and final tallies remain incomplete in the report.
Philadelphia defeated Boston 8 to 2 in the deciding game, batting Lindaman and Dorner hard as the series ended. Score 28–2.
The New York Americans defeated Lynn of the New England League in a good game here today by a score of 6 to 2.
In Munich the world championship game between Dr. Lasker and Dr. Tarrasch resumed after an adjournment of forty five moves. The game was declared a draw after three more moves.
The New York Giants’ pursuit of the National League title has boosted the club’s finances. A conservative estimate puts the profit from leading the standings at about $240,000, arising from higher receipts compared with lower-ranked teams.
At the Ludlow Eagles annual Lagoon outing a five round sparring match pits Andy Bezenah against Young Armstrong with a three round bout featuring Bezenah children. Jimmy Widmeyer referees and William Beatty acts as timekeeper. Contests begin at 9 p.m.
In the third round of the South of Ireland championship at Lehinch Ireland on September 1 Mr Bon beat D Grant of America at the nineteenth hole in a close match.
The Gans Nelson bout in San Francisco yielded about 18 000 dollars in receipts with Nelson earning 7 500 and Gans 5 045. Gate money fell short of expectations and analysts cite the Moran Attell bout two days earlier as a contributing factor.
Baby Wolf easily captured the Flight Handicap worth 4000 dollars at seven furlongs with Half Sovereign leading early and Baby Wolf pulling clear in the stretch to win by four lengths. Bedouin won the Russett Selling Stakes on turf, with races six others and listed results for the day.
The Police team joined by Stars and Covington veterans George Yeager and Billy Cappel defeated the Blue Stockings at their grounds. Final score listed as 80 to 0 with Traction players Guethlein Wolf Kuhr Vogel and Yeager contributing. Officials Egan and O Hara. Time 1:60.
Hartford news reports the gray gelding trotter Dr Harvey was sold at Charter Oak Park for eight thousand dollars to G. EB Eastbrook of Denver. The sale occurred today, with the buyer listed as a Denver resident.
Thomas Brooks twenty two a waiter at the Altamont Hotel in the Highlands drowned yesterday afternoon in the Ohio River just below the hotel. He and several coworkers swam in the river when cramps struck him and he disappeared. Otto Simpson and Joe Pohland swam out to aid him but could not locate the body. Pohland was swept downstream by the current and rescued with difficulty.
Acting on orders from the Democratic Police and Fire Commissioners, Chief Lickert reorganized the Newport Police Department by swapping the entire patrol force last night. The new assignments list Rees and Rau in the First District, Gerding and Wright in the Second, Hoig and Flynn in the Third, Amrein and Van Léven in the Fourth, Ward and Asplan in the Fifth, Thorn hill and Donovan in the Sixth, Conlan and Hundemer in the Seventh, Venard and Pryor in the Eighth, and Kleeman and Clinkenbeard in the Ninth.
Bellevue Kentucky officials accept a twenty year water franchise from James C. Ernst and associates. They send a $200 city bonus and $30,000 bond to guarantee performance. The council also seeks better gas from Union Light Heat and Power and warns contract nullification if standards are not met.
Captain James Eckstein suspended from the Newport Fire Department asks the Board of Alder Men for 3.67 in back pay covering August 1 to September 4 after claiming illegal discharge. He states he reported daily but new appointee Fred Swaite refused to allow him to work. Committee on Law and City Solicitor to review. Resolutions adopted to advertise bids for sewer connections at Engine Houses No 2 and No 3.
Detectives Sheeran Morton and Patrolman Ward arrested Martin Reddington John Clout and Pat McMann early yesterday. The men landed from two flatboats at the foot of York street Newport with about 1000 pounds of iron pipe and could not explain its presence. They await Police Judge Hawkins today.
Ex Master Commissioner Joseph Dieterman of Campbell County returned home to Newport from Louisville where he attended the State convention of the Catholic Knights of Kentucky and was elected State President for the ensuing year. Shirley Howe, former Newport Fire Department member, announced his marriage to Miss May Sebree of Lexington.
Sophia Theis executrix and others transfer Lot 597 in Buenape addition Newport to Theo Breitstein and wife. William A Rosselle and wife transfer Lot 10 in Crawford's subdivision Highlands to Jennie Thorpe and wife. John G Muller and wife transfer part of one acre on Licking Pike to St John's Protestant Lutheran Church.
The Ft Tho police chief Louis Thoeny, charged with shooting Thomas Howell of Wheeling West Virginia during a raid on a hobo camp in Brent Kentucky, has been confined at home in Ft Thomas Avenue for a week with a nervous breakdown and is reported to be critical.
Henry Reynolds aged 97 longtime resident of Vinton County was buried today. He was progenitor of 483 offspring and survived by three grandchildren. Reynolds lived actively in business until a decade ago and had three marriages. He was born in Virginia and identified as a Democrat and a free thinker. He used liquor and tobacco moderately.
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