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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1908
Page
1
Philadelphia, Cincinnati, Chicago and St Louis appear in a dense, noisy early baseball recap. Highlights include New York shutting out St Louis 11 to 0, Detroit beating Boston 3 to 2, and Cleveland edging New York in fourteen innings. The dense wire-service style lists teams, scores, and key pitchers and umpires across multiple games.
Central Li Port Warne to Wheeling and Dayton to Zane lead the standings with mixed results across leagues. American League and National League matchups feature Chicago Boston Cincinnati Philadelphia St Louis and New York Cleveland with varied outcomes. Indianapolis suffers a late ninth inning loss amid bunched hits and a close score.
Special to the Jourpul Gazette from Terre Haute reports the Tots routed Grand Rapids 7 to 0 today, sprinting to a strong early position in the league race. Barney Schrieber starred as the home team dominated in all facets.
Special to the Journal Gazetta reports Evansville defeating South Bend 2-1 in a tense contest. Details are scarce with fragmented lines noting a score and a late highlight. The brief mentions a superior shielding effort and a possible seventh inning miscue.
Fort Wayne Shamrocks and Van Wert team prepare for an independent Ohio and Indiana championship series. Three games set for Angier 16, Labor Day, and September 13 at Lesaua park Fort Wayne with Van Wert authorized to use an umpire of its choosing if needed. Cast includes Van Wert’s star players and Shamrocks led by Matt Cleary amid league tensions.
Kentucky champions take on the Fort Wayne Shamrocks at League Park this Sunday with a 3 PM start time.
A proposition is forwarded and a definite outcome expected soon. H A Bonn is named Northwestern passenger representative for Nickel Plate railroad at Beatve Washington. Fort Wayne Bilec tric works offices are being cleaned and redecorated this week. E G Dornte of the Pennsylvania machine shop, who broke two leg bones last May, visited the shop today but will be out for several weeks.
The Port Wayne Federation of Labor reports forty eight unions in the city with over 5200 workers. Most are affiliated with locals like Cigar Makers No. 27 and Barbers No. 14, while non affiliated groups trail in strength. Meat Cutters made rapid gains with retail shops and a packing house moving toward full organization. Membership grew with twenty five applications at the last meeting as unions push for a printing label and broader campaigns.
The Pore Bietric works fire department under Captain William Worth, a twenty year effort, forms a volunteer unit to compete at the Northeastern Indiana Firemen's Association tourney in Garrett on August 27. With a hand cart, hose, and roof tank pressure, they seek to prove skill and safety while advocating for resort improvements and community plans. Eugene Schnelker goes south for health.
A lengthy item notes Fort Wayne electric works clerk Jefe Fort Wi plans a southern respite for health, aiming to return. It covers Chicago excursions remaining strong and the two a 2 ent rate law, plus staff changes, travels, vacations, and rail yard notes involving Fort Wayne and Pennsylvania lines, with multiple named workers and cities mentioned.
San Francisco July 30 Stanlery Ketchell and Huea Kelly finished training and are in condition for the twenty round middleweight championship fight at the Coliseum tomorrow night Ketchell holds the title after defeating Papke in Milwaukee They will weigh in at 158 pounds or under Jack Welsh will referee the bout There is strong betting support for Ketchell with quotes around 2 to 1 Ketchell’s manager reportedly placed a heavy wager on himself
Detroit July 8 A sensational fourth day of the grand circuit harness meeting featured fast times and dramatic finishes. Bar on Grattan failed to win both heats after storms of speed by Gallagher and DeWitt with several notables in close pursu it. Contenders included May Bart Mahma and Getoo with tight neck finishes and a fined driver for not trying in earlier heats. The meet highlighted by 2:07 averages and numerous near records, while Badin’s team changes and lineup shifts promised new prospects for the season.
Nhe Wiedemanns owners of the All Kentuckiane attempted to secure Hammond from the Champa pitching staff this spring. Hammond was offered a good wage to join the Newport group. A change will be made in the Shamrock batting order for the game with the All Kentuckians at League Park next Sunday.
Scranton report says eighty percent of DL&W workers backed a strike as the union reports awaiting a reply from the railroad president to a conference proposal. A settlement attempt aimed to avert action while the grievance committee weighs next steps.
Local Journal Gazette prints brief want ads for Aumirai coffee. Sparse readable copy highlights a product pitch and contact line, inviting readers to try the beverage and place orders through the newspaper notice.
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