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Newspaper
Elizabeth Daily Journal
Location
Elizabeth, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1908
Page
4
Royal Giants defeat Adam's Invaders 85 to 85 in a rough game at Pann League Park. Nops substitutes late, pitching effectively as locals suffer a drubbing in a chaotic matchup marked by errors and a large crowd’s wary amusement.
Edward Clark baseball team opened practice Saturday at Star Nid and fell to the rival Clarkes, 4-2, despite Marvel Brewer holding the Trojans hitless as a pitcher. Skinny Henderson and Buggy each worked behind the plate, while Leweh and Toeyter played strong defense. The game featured a wind gusting toward the field and several near-fence drives that were caught. Clark will likely meet the Trojans again in two weeks with expected big crowds.
A fragment discusses league games and club standings with garbled facts about paleontology. It mentions German paleontologist Abel Pelke and notes associations with a prehistoric foray of whales, giant turtles, and armored whales. The text suggests amphibious armor whales diving near coasts needing protection from breakers and sharks.
Brooklyn report says Plainfield High beat Poly Prep 9 to 7 on the ham grounds after costly fielding miscues by Poly Prep. Nearly all Plainfield players contributed aside from Bryan with Mulvitill. In the sixth inning Plainfield turned a favorable rally amid misplays. Poly’s offense started strong but faded behind ragged defense and weak support for Wiarda.
Newark suffers a 8 to 1 defeat to the Giants as Markle, Strang and Evans fill in for Tenney, Doyle and Seymour. McLague’s umping draws boos, while Shannon, Merkle and Donlin pace New York’s rally with key drives and a crowd-pleasing homer by Shannon.
Spalding's Baseball Guide 1908 emphasizes photographs and lists champions from multiple leagues, with images of major teams and school groups. The article notes editor Henry Chadwick and includes accounts of World’s Championship plays, along with a few weather-related interruptions at Union League Park.
A historical review explains the shift from hand shears to steam and electric knives used by contract shearers in the South and North. It notes efficiency gains, wool yield increases, and the demanding, exhausting nature of the work as millions of sheep are clipped daily.
Battin High defeated Upsala College 17 to 4 in a Saturday morning game at Y M C A grounds. Pitcher Dob son struck out eleven, bringing season total to 24 in two games. Jacobson started for Upsala, but Battin hitters pounded him for fourteen hits while Upsala had five. Battin committed two errors while Johnson gave up a quick two men on balls to start.
Rutgers announces its 1908 track squad ready for the outdoor season with key athletes Hovey Van Keuren Beekman Steelman Smith and Captain Giles in sprints hurdles and field events. The team opens at the Pennsylvania Relay Carnival in Philadelphia April 5 and faces Lafayette NYU and another New York team in May at multiple venues around New Brunswick and New York. The annual Inter scholastic meet May 20 is expected to draw about 400 entries under Coach Gorton and Captain Giles as the program strives to be Rutgers’ strongest in years.
A prominent scientist describes the Nile electory find where ancient Egyptians depicted it in pictures. The organism supposedly remains in river waters and in the skin of the body an electrical organ spans the whole body. It is said to contain about 2,900,000 disks arranged in minute compartments with nerve terminals. A strong current purportedly travels through the organ to produce a shock.
An Newark shop at 2 Washington St near Market St advertises ready to wear and custom men s garments. It highlights sack suits and overcoats crafted by Graziado Healey Prudhomme Addelswiin Stewart Prince Erdman Andelsten with prices ranging from 12 to 90 dollars, notes one price to all and mentions open evenings.
Brooklyn, April 20. A glimpse at the scarf between the Colored Giants and the Brooklyn Union League Club at Meyertowe Park showed a mismatched contest. Brooklyn won 9 to 1 as Garbutt pitched well for Ridgewood and Molina, last from Cuba, contributed behind the plate. Murray stood out with strong defense and timely hitting in the lopsided affair.
London reports rapid progress on Shepherds Bush Stadium as the planned Olympic venue. The arena will seat about 70,000 with a 235 yard by 100 yard grass plot, a three lap mile cinder track, and a two and three-quarter lap cycling track. A 327 by 50 foot swimming tank with a four foot six inch depth dominates the foreground, including a movable diving platform. Games split into main events starting July 1 and winter events opening October 11, with the Marathon run partly outside the arena for most of its course.
The Pingry School’s team overwhelmed the Collegiate ates of New York 22 to 4. Davis starred with two doubles and a brace of extra-base hits while Smith pitched well for Pingry. The visitors suffered costly errors as Pingry tallied 13 runs in the seventh, cementing a decisive victory.
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