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Newspaper
Elizabeth Daily Journal
Location
Elizabeth, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1909
Page
6
In a troubled Atlantic League match the Pioneers committed numerous errors as Allentown Bears rallied. Bullpen miscues and errant pitches affected scoring, with key plays by Meaney and Hayes shaping the late innings.
Philadelphia catcher Doom announces retirement on July 31 to pursue business with his father in Rochester New York. Critics cite his strong throwing and smart backstopping as key traits. Danin is tipped as the possible successor to Johnny Kling as leading catcher of the era.
A scrambled report describes a scrimmage where the Triangles defeated Forteit in a tense college game. The score was 84 to the Triangles, with key plays and players unnamed in the garbled text. The encounter included a late rally and notable defensive effort.
A fan at the Al Watown Elizabeth game collapsed in the stands after an umpire call. Witnesses saw a convulsion as the crowd reacted to a hit near the fence and a landing foul. The injured spectator was helped from the grounds as play continued.
Kernard Castle, a local five mile racer in the Union County League, will attempt a two man relay style called the Swanheus stint on Monday July 3. He will race against Will Gross and Willie Gannon as the other two competitors in active training, starting from See pelind East Jersey elyeets and finishing at Kaat Torey strat vor fliiacouree twice.
The article invites teams aged 11 and under to contact William Kitzler at 1021 Lafayette Street with scores and player names. It describes a recent Intercity League game impacted by rain, noting pitcher hitting frequency but defenses held. The piece lists lineups and references local youths including W Kiteler P Cassels W Hobe, A Tobby, W Toky, D P Cassels, Howser, Kitzler, UFing, Stotner, and others.
Battin High School players and friends traveled to Newark for a season ending supper. Seventeen were served as speeches jokes and toasts filled the evening. William Johnson won the captaincy for baseball and Arthur Adelberg for basketball. Acknowledgments went to Shearer Vivian and Adelberg for their roles. Each attendee received a baseball memento.
The Parker Gun Gunners held a trap meet on Saturday with a three way tie between Laing J Hoffman and Tutt Lange. Laing finally won by one target after breaking 75 of 125. Next Saturday features a gold medal shoot and an additional 25 target event.
Presbyterian and Fulton Street M. E. Church teams met on Saturday afternoon on the Star grounds, the latter winning 6 to 4. Fulton Street’s Simonson pitched superbly for the win, Reeves caught well, Hy Hess and Tier provided timely hitting, while McNair fielded like a veteran. Keystones Hess, Tier, and others contributed, with Fulton Street’s Stroll, Messenger, and Simonson aiding in the rally. Final score 6-4 in favor of Fulton Street.
Rahway A C edged Hanover A C of Glendale Longland 41 to 3 at Riverside Park Saturday afternoon. Fickling provided standout hitting and Arnheiter delivered a key triple to center, Crosby closed with a late double drive, while Rahway's batters produced the decisive runs and the defense held firm in a lopsided scoring finish.
Very good shooting at Star Gun Club traps Saturday afternoon seven events were shot Kling was high gun for the day Manning runner up with Jobus and A Blake trailing The seventh event was a special match Kling Manning and Jacobs Kling won by two targets Manning second by two to Jacobs Barrel trouble caused delays as guns heated The July trip to Newark and Smith Gun Club match seconds ahead of Incubus and others Star traps located near Grove street South Broad street directions included The July 7 election plalthers sakes sites
At American League Park on June 28 John J Flanagan of the Irish American Athletic Clubs Hercules set a new world hammer record in the New York Press Club games. His first 170 feet 11 inches and second 180 feet broke prior marks and earned him a special trophy.
unreadable OCR fragment mentions seven men and pitching but lacks coherent facts or names to form a proper summary.
A doubleheader at Remont C. and a Central ACC game were postponed because the field was muddy and slippery. The notice also mentions confusion among players and officials with unsettled scheduling details.
Union County blanked Newark Branch Brook 68 to 58 as a dominant bowling display turned a near defeat into a rout. Rupert Goddard led with top scores, aided by Goddard and Gibson, while Newark’s batting faltered against tight bowling and sharp fielding. Next league match is July 17 at Waverly.
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