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Newspaper
Elizabeth Daily Journal
Location
Elizabeth, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1908
Page
6
Hahn delivers in the tenth as Patgraon knocks Gaiser out in the first inning. Boice pitches groat ball while Gaiting four rune.
A garbled report from a tuxedo tournament mentions Busch and McCormack winning games and several players such as McCormack, Finnegan, Maasany, and Hassan. It references teams like the Invaders and Patersonians, with scattered scores and oddities, and closes with an unrelated Baltimore American inscription fragment.
Announcement for a regimental team rifle match on July 4 at Keatirt with teams of six from infantry regiments and support units. Preliminary practice opens, entry fee 12, transportation for ten men, matched under New Jersey Rifle Practice Association auspices. Event aims to develop National Guard marksmen for state team in 1908.
Battin High School upset Bloomfield with a 14 to 7 score in a hard fought game. The report highlights Battin’s strong hitting and late-inning resilience, while noting Bloomfield’s fielding and pitching efforts. A future matchup against St Peter’s Prep looms as Battin aims for another victory on Walput Street grounds.
A chaotic recap notes changing fortunes for the Invaders and Silk City Lions at Union Park. Manager Neubeck comments on a shift from last season as new pitching and batters aim to steady the lineup. Captain Jimmy McCans, once a Jersey City star, reflects on the defeat to the tailender, while observers compare today’s effort with past glories.
Connecticut League results show Holyoke beating Sprinefield 4 to 3 while Bridgeport edges Holyoke 7 to 1. Meriden defeats Waterbury 4 to 1 and Hartford tops New Britain 11 to 10 in Hartford.
The New Jersey Y M C A baseball circuit adjusts dates after Madison and Paterson withdraw. Six teams compete, with openings on June 13 at Newark and Trenton venues and subsequent matchups through August 16. East End defeats Ruthrowne in a double header, Salzmann posts a key late hit and 24 strikeouts, and the club seeks 18 to 16 year old game challenges to Joe Salzmann at 487 Spring Messe City.
In Newark on April 30 John Koster defeated John Lee in a Greater New York intercity bowling series at Oxford. Koster won the first game while taking the remaining games, posting strong averages around 223. Morin featured with a high 214 game and other solid scores as the competition concluded.
The article reviews early advances in serum therapy for diphtheria and other diseases, noting toxin formation and spontaneous antibody production. It cites French and Austrian work on dysentery sera and a Paris physician's sea water health liquid, highlighting the era's optimistic view of immunization and therapeutic sera developments.
The Bergen Points dominated the intercounty night, beating Newark's Krueger and Iroquois squads as Triquets won their opener against Krieger. High scores included Ferguson of the Bergen Points at 299, with P. Reilly of Troquois at 233 and Coughlin at 227. Four others posted double centuries.
On Sunday morning at Washington grounds, Dutch’s Nine will face Sto Benedicts and Kullann’s Elisabeth fields. The game starts at 10:40 as Ortles leads the locals in a nervy warm up while the door personnel note an improving lineup.
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