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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1908
Page
1
Grand Rapids Mich Sept South Bend took the final gain of the season in Grand Rapids today. Inning by inning play ended with a 2 to 4 score.
National League results show New York 1 Brooklyn 0 with late drama and standout pitching. Chicago, St Louis, and Pittsburgh also posted wins as Slagle, Evers, and Moran starred in tight affairs while umpires and fielding miscues shaped several close finishes.
Philadelphia defeated New York 6 to 5 in the ninth inning. Blair and Vickers starred for Philadelphia with strong pitching as Seareck and Dygert contributed key hits. Umpire Evans oversaw the tense finish in a classic league clash.
Evansville, the pennant winner, closed the Central League season today with a close score over Terre Haute. Local players faced Bronefr Kame in a spirited finale as Evansville edged ahead.
Fragmentary text shows names like Clark and scattered words such as balls, outs, and players. The legible items are insufficient to identify teams, events, or outcomes, leaving only a tangle of incomplete, non-cohesive phrases from a sports page.
St Paul wins 6 to 5 over Kansas City with Pant’s early miscues deciding the outcome. Batteries Oruicer and Arewa faced batterymates as the game unfolded amid erratic defense and late scoring by St Paul.
An old advertisement markets cigars including the Ol Pony 10 cent variety and The Rawal 5 cent cigar, with mentions of Boon in the listing as part of a product lineup.
Michigan boxer Wolgast, a rising lightweight, is set to clash with Kid Webster at the Jeffries club in Los Angeles this week. A decisive win could spark a future bout with Abe Attell. Wolgast is young and still learning, but shows cleverness in key scraps and has developed a strong style.
At Charter Oak Park Hartford Sept 3 nearly 7 000 attended the Connecticut western agricultural fair with two track events on the final day. The Nut pace winner dominated the event with the Bel taking second after a series of heats. Major Bruno and Judge Brune followed in the payout lineup while Pipe, Ann and Tiny posted notable performances in the undercard races.
Elks and friends are invited to a Thursday baseball game between Warsaw and Fort Wayne. Tickets on sale at Tonkel's Alter's Riegel's and Hof Brau. Game starts at 3 o'clock. Admission 35 cents grandstand, ladies 10 cents.
Crommetal Ind Sept 2 Hepesgan of this place dressed the Gurratt Red Sox in a fast clean game. Brine and the loon finiger showed great form and allowed only four hits. Nelson and Gans fight results to be received at Randall Hotel bar this afternoon.
War saw Indiana reports arrangements for a baseball game to be held Thursday afternoon in Fort Wayne featuring the Warsaw Elks and Port Wayne Elks teams. Both rosters consist entirely of Elks members with a return game planned in Warsaw. The item appears in the Journal-Gazette Want Ads with local notice of the event.
Indianapolis hosts a diverse racing program with straight heats concluding many clashes while fans focused on standout performances. Notable moments include Tusto the great colt and multiple pacers and trotters delivering decisive times, alongside Jacob Justine and Ed Panyon ending streaks.
The Fort Wayne Baptist association started its annual session at the Baptist church in Columbia City Ind with forenoon afternoon and evening meetings. Rev Robert Routledge of Huntington First Baptist spoke this evening to a large attentive congregation. G A Payne of Shellyville is set for a stereoptican lecture Wednesday evening alongside Rev Dr Eubanus of Chicago and others including Rev S Follmer and Rev W S Pope of Indianapolis.
A pleasant family gathering occurred Monday at the Sidney coitate in Winona Lake hosted by Mrs. George Williams. Attendees included Mr. and Mrs. Elton Rakes and three children of Port Warne, Mr. and Mrs. d. W. Comstecl of Chicago, Mr. and Mrs. H. P. Gamatack and Miles Philling, De, and Mrs. George Illams of Tarean, and Mrs. Sars Selilizmeson and daughter ak a Pierceion.
Monroeville reports a democratic club organized Saturday with officers M C Niezer president H C Davis vice president N C Crabill secretary and D H Crabill treasurer. The club will meet regularly in a hall and Mrs Charles Kirck hosted a recital plus piano solos and duets for attendees including Mrs J B Cook Mrs C L Friedline and several others. Visitors Mr and Mrs Guy Pettit of Wart Warne and Fort Wayne residents were noted with Labor Day visits.
A noon sale will be conducted at Alex H. Staub's store located at 115 East Columbia Street. The notice indicates a fight will be received at the event in the hotel area.
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