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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1909
Page
7
Dayton wins the final game of a local series as Robertson faces the Stogies. A chaotic middle innings feature misplayed hits, wild pitches, and a late Dayton surge led by Myers and Hendricks, with key moments around Neuschafer and Warrender. The crowd sees Dayton edge Ocala 6-4, securing one win in the set.
Warsaw marks Independence Day with a baseball game against Mentone, auto races among local owners, and athletic events at Milk west of the city on the Winona interurban line. Mentone recently beat Fort Wayne Eagles, signaling strong semi pro form. Winona Lake still plans additional exercises on July 5.
Bagubat, the good old national game, will prove a key factor in the big Indiana and Cobé trophy races near Chicago on Tone 38. Physical condition of the driver is crucial in the automobile road race, where strain on the man at the wheel is terrific. The Butekeam, formed by Lewis Strang, Louis Chevrolet, Nob Burman and George Dew, sweated at the Crown Point trial and plans to train more than 20 cars. Strang has organized a base ball team known as the Olsen Circular, claiming a fast punch. The team was recruited from the ranks of the Bulek drivers, with practice and a star from Chicago providing extra help.
Nan Rucker, a left handed pitcher for Roslyn, dominates in curve and fastball but cannot secure wins this season. He has pitched well in most games yet records show a string of losses, highlighting his hard luck balance of skill and misfortune.
Dode Criss of the St Louis Americans emerges as a standout pitcher after a prior hitting role. Once a crack hitter, Criss has transformed into a top pitching talent this season, drawing attention amid new success.
Reports list baseball schedule details with several garbled team names such as Wheeling, Fort Wayne, Grand Rapids, Terre Haute, Philadelphia, St. Louis and New York. The fragment shows matchups including Wheeling at Fort Wayne, Bannaville at Grand Rapids, New York at Cincinnati, and Philadelphia at St. Louis amid uncertain spellings.
In the American League and American Association list, teams Washington Detroit Philadelphia and St Louis are shown with scores or notes. Weather effects show Milwaukee rain and a postponed or shifted schedule with Kanans City at Columbiry Minneapolis at Tiladde St Paul at Indianapolis Milwaukee at Louisville.
Pittsburg dominated Brooklyn with a 10 to 1 victory at home. Wes was ineffective for Brooklyn while Jung contributed, and Statters mnitz and Gideon, Wile helm and Bergen worked as umpires Cusack Jatussione.
Philadelphia and St Louis clash in a high scoring contest with Philadelphia edging St Louis 3 to 2. Pitching and fielding miscues shape the battle as both teams exchange leads and late innings produce the final margin. Players named include Connally, Wurst, Criger, and Slepisiy from Philadelphia and Hallerfea and Meny from Cincinnati in earlier notes.
Brown led Grand Rapids to a 2 1 victory over South Bend as Doty pitched well until the seventh inning when a double and two errors produced three runs. Koehler twisted an ankle early while taking the field in Wheeling.
In Michigan, Grand Rapids outscored South Bend in a rough set of games. Tutte Tae Young Brown pitched well for Grand Rapids, delivering strong innings and decisive hits. South Bend managed a few heavy blows and late rallies, but Grand Rapids held on to win two of three.
In a garbled Terra Viuta net foray Zanesville defeated Vinw Ors 6 to 1. Frat Potter had a strong line with multiple walks, but the readable text is heavily corrupted and misses coherent details. The score shown is 6 to 1 with limited verifiable events and no clear date or names.
The Shamrocks travel to Fremont today with a 7:20 a.m. Wabash departure. Teohbing and Fhaffer form the Wayne Battery while a Cincinnati Reds scout eyes Tolstown for Tolouk. Cleary Ronconnit leads a good men Marton Bie squad training four evenings weekly, and George Palme heads quarters for the Shamrocks. Van Wort defeats Groan’s Nebraska in a recent game.
Grand Rapids follows the cheap smokes to Fort Wayne Robertson slated to pitch the opening game. Wheeling owns a 24 won 11 lost record and will host a four game set with Hendricks Lamp. The Boogies to be followed by Grand Randy with both clubs aiming for strong showings. Local fans expect lively play after recent managerial shakeups and key players like Jewell and McRethnie contributing in field and baserunning.
Toledo and Kansas City battled to a 4 to 3 score as McCarthy delivered a key hit and Littlinones sparked Toledo with a run that tied the game in the late innings. Minnesota and Columbus split a doubleheader in Columbus with a 5 to 1 and a 4 to 3 scores, while Indianapolis edged a late comeback as Blasi and Mowley worked the batteries.
A record Seneca crowd is expected at the park as speculation grows over the nature of the top shelters and the make up of the club, with both men favored by local fans and believed to be key figures in the event.
University High won the eighth annual Inter scholastic track and field meet at Marshall today, scoring 24 points to secure first place. The Cantratch school of Fanana City finished second with 19 points, while Byrd of Mitford, St, placed third.
Grand Rapids Michigan June 11 Joy Raidy manager complains pitchers are allowed to balk and run afoul of new rules. He cites Dr Curgon s rulings and American Association practices as examples. Raidy says batters and base runners suffer misreads when pitchers use balks and fake movements. He pledges to teach baserunners to exploit rule changes and insists on consistent enforcement.
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