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Newspaper
Kansas City Star
Location
Kansas City, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1908
Page
14
The piece previews a Metropolitan season push with mentions of Tartare Gilbert and Schilling and hopes for a blues pennant. It includes fan quotes from Jacob Beckley and Monte Cross, wrestling verse parodies, and a bowling score roundup featuring Nichols and McClellan with detailed frame totals and handicaps.
Monte Cross drives a three bagger and two runs as the Blues beat Chicago 7 to 4. Brashear, Halman, and Beckley contribute key hits while Armbruster and Ohnstead drive in runs for Kansas City. Criss, Cross, and Wood pace the offense with timely power. pitching by Brandon and Freeman holds the Sox to limited offense. Attendance around 400.
The White Sox Colts headline today’s farm game with Cross crowd in attendance. Egan and saat are listed to work for the Cross, Anderson chaperones the event. A high fly in the first inning drops two feet from a fielder, while Hill collects two at bats without scoring.
In a rough local game, Wiehite’s Pennant Winners faced Jeabes’s Poplin, with Wichita’s Sebell’s tunch upsetting the Kansas City Colts 14 to 9. Ken Massey, Kitson, and Howard contributed on offense as pitching and fielding miscues shaped the scoring, and a late surge left C ity trailing. The Bohmeiser basketball team will host KC A C tomorrow night in the gym at the KC A C.
The season's pivotal clash at K C A C promises a high level contest between the C A C Stars and Pree. Star players Schmelzers Thrailkills Goldman Summers Smith Glass Reed Morley Gym Brison Sibson Sutherland Aylsworth G Bidwell anchor both rosters as anticipated by fans and officials.
The Commercial Amateur Organization met at the Railroad club and received applications from Jones Mercantile, Commercial National Bank of Kansas City, Kas, Central College of Osteopathy, New England National Bank, Union National Bank, and Fidelity Trust. A four member committee will decide. league to be six clubs instead of eight with banks allowed to combine. The committee will report next Saturday on applications officials and parks and finalize the schedule.
Connie Mack's Athletics prevailed 8 to 2 over Columbus in a tense game. Dygert pitched well through five innings, while Kaidy's ninth inning error opened the decisive rally. Attendance was 1,877 as Columbus succumbed to late miscues and weak hitting.
Milwaukee Brewers routed the Bartlesville Boosters 12 to 4 this afternoon. Hutchinson made a brilliant one handed stop and an unassisted double play as Bartlesville fought back at times. Batting and defensive notes list Milwaukee players Curtis Manske Roth and Bartlesville players Williford Beadbury Thompson Quirsser among others. Umpire Shreck officiated the game.
Dick Cowley’s White Sox fall as Denver’s Tebeau’s team dominates from the start. Denver scores by innings 4 4 0 0 1 8 0 1 7 while Topeka is held scoreless with Denver pitchers in control and strong hitting supporting the win.
Wentworth Military academy Cadets opened baseball season by defeating Central High School of Kansas City 66 to 100. The day was cold but both teams played well with nine Wentworth hits to Central seven. Batteries: Central Welsh Hayne Burns. Wentworth Ahrens Hurley. The R L Stevens team faces all pros at Stevens Park with a Missouri Kansas roster led by Drummy Tatum Ford Brooks Toohey Steno Held Bowman. Game called at 8 p.m.
The Shamrocks and the Owls tied for first in the basketball league and will meet in a Wednesday night playoff. The cross country race begins with the first runner set to start.
From the K C A C park at Thirty third and Locust streets this morning Captain Jack Cannon aims for fifteen runners. Lee Talbott of Cornell defeats Yale's Goebel in intercollegiate action. Laughlin and Deardorff look like handball doubles winners while Creel and Cannon prep for a Tuesday singles clash. The Ko C A C Stars, led by manager C Keedy Campbell, meet the Sehmelzer basketball team tomorrow night in a rematch after beating them previously.
Negotiations for a Missouri Kansas Y M C A athletic meet continue with many associations already set to enter. The event aims for mid May at Lawrence once grounds are secured. Local players prepare for ball, tennis, and court prep will follow after twenty five signups. Boys department will host an April 8 gym exhibition at 8 pm. First Aid exam recipients Bow Sigler Owen Dixon Gradish receive diplomas signed by Clara Barton and James Pilcher. An April 16 public First Aid demonstration is planned in the gym. Battery B team loses as Washington Avenue club tops them 18 to 3 on V M C A court.
The article reports pacific coast horsemen shifting plans from New York to Seattle and western tracks as bookmakers and trainers reorganize. It notes Carman’s losses, retirement talk, and a rise in Northern stables under Cahill and Koeninsberg, plus jockey Schilling challenging Miller on the coast.
The high school basketball title will be decided in a best of three series between Manual and Central. Games are set for Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday nights at Convention Hall.
The field for the championship pool tournament in Illinois includes Hueston DeOro Sherman Weston Delletier Allen and Sey with Allen noted as a Karaue city player who impressed Hueston during the team’s recent stay.
George Hackenschmidt, the famed Russian athlete and world wrestling champion, also held multiple weight lifting records and is noted for his broad athletic prowess and linguistic skills. Born in Russia on July 20, 1877, he trained under Dr. Krazewsky and Count Ribeaupierre, later focusing on wrestling and achieving prominence in Europe and London. He defeated Midrati for the world title in a notable match and has influenced training with swimming exercises and rope skipping as part of his regimen.
Lak Anortas reports from Santa Anita Park where only ten favorites finished in the money. In race four Dominius Arvi upset Kretensten the heavy favorite, with Hotanist close behind and Jockey Schilling scoring money in six of seven events.
Old Honesty, at 445 to 1, upset the Lyric handicap for $1,000 added at City Park amid a cloudy track. Temacco, the favorite, finished second as jockey Notter rode four winners. Racing ends at City Park today with the meet moving to Fair Grounds next week.
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