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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1908
Page
1
The Smokyville opener at League Park ended 7 to 2 as Wheeling took the lead in the first inning and held on despite rain and cold. Attendance neared 2,000 with parade, pennant-raising, and ceremonies featuring Mayor Hosey and Dr. Carson. Hammonds' strong pitching and Nadeau, Elston, and Venable highlight Wheeling’s win amid muddy infield and festive crowd.
Wool fans braved the weather to witness a game that started ragged but grew into a compelling contest. The long inches were outclassed by the champs as the locals built an early four point lead before the first turn, though the outcome remained in doubt until late.
Scorecard fragment shows Grand Rapids and Terre Haute games with 6 to 1 and mentions time starting 3:30 and incomplete baseball events such as base on balls and hits, but many details are missing or garbled. The Journal-Gazette provides a partially unreadable box score reference.
In a tense early season clash Philadelphia defeats Boston 5-4 with Morgan Glaze and Caerlgang pitching for Philadelphia while Vickers and Schreck handled Boston. Umpires Hurst and Sheridan. Detroit game sees Cobb booted after drives and a late protest by O Loughlin. Washington and New York also feature in a busy slate with timely hits and fielding miscues.
Boston wins at home over Brooklyn in Dus ton's half with runners on third and a run in. McGaun hits drive to tone, supporting strong fielding by McGaun and Bower, Melotyrs, Wilholm, Bell, and Berwen contributing. Also notes cold weather causing postponements in Philadelphia Pittsburg and Chicago games.
Milwaukee defeats Columbus 6 runs on four errors and two singles in the first two innings. St Paul opens the season by beating Louisville 7 to 0 on home turf as rain or snow affects play early May in Minnesota, with Curtiss Bevile Taylor and Noonan Hella Hughes noted among batters.
Toledo outlasted Kansas City in a 13 inning game here, with Wood fanning ten over nine innings of work. The lengthy contest extended into extra frames before the winner emerged. Separately, French and Italian round the world motor cars arrived, planning to depart for Vladivostok via Tsuruga.
Concordia cadets travel to Culver today to clash in a baseball contest described as a fierce rivalry between the two academies. Captain Peansehia reshuffles the lineup with Dransehka catching Lehrman at second Carnatius at short Jordan at first Gallvapy er at third Gerken in left Hold Grahnn in right Trinkiin center Weinhold and Mohr on the mound. The team boards the 7 am Pennsylvanian departure and plans to return by 8 pm on the Mickel Plate as the student body waits to cheer them on.
Manager Jackson of the Jackson & Thieme All-Stars has scheduled a game with Monroeville on June 2 at the letter team grounds. The club touts a fast lineup, adds Koenig Rabus Borgman, and plans to start C ibisbury at first, Borman in right, Rabus at third, Koenig second, Doenges short, Lopshire center, Kinsey catcher, and Freimuth pitcher.
The last day for paying taxes without penalty is May 4. For taxpayer convenience the County Treasurer's Office will be open Thursday Friday and Saturday evenings or all week. Entrance south in HL Scheiman, Treasurer.
Central League games list Wherling vs Fort Wayne Zanesville at Dayton Deansville at South Bend Terre Hinute at Grand Rapids. National League games include St Louis at Chicago Cincinnati at Pittsburgh Philadelphia at New York Brooklyn at Boston. American League features Chicago at Detroit New York at Washington Boston at Philadelphia Cleveland at St Louis.
Muncie fans celebrate the awarding of the Logansport franchise in the four team Indiana Ohio league with opening game slated in Muncie in May. Arrangements completed despite limited details and early optimism for league baseball return.
A plan to place a league team in Logansport moves forward as J C Baird confirms sale and transfer of the franchise. The ball park will be the old Croley Diamond across White River, two and a half miles from the city center, now leased from Fred Mller Brewing. No saloon is allowed on the grounds, with a switch to interurban track added to bring city cars to the park for passengers.
The Electro Technic club team meets Knitting Mills White Sox at their grounds this afternoon for a fast, spirited contest. Bowser works shop men and office staff join the Bowser Grays in the clash. Supremacy between Bowser squads has been debated, and the diamond game will settle it.
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