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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1907
Page
7
New Castle souled in whitewash by Akron Wednesday the eighth inning. In the seventh Hammond doubled, Nallin scored, and a fielder made a spectacular catch to rob Bowers of a single. The score remains unresolved.
Akron visitors faced a 1 0 defeat to New Castle in a tight nine inning game. Breckenridge held New Castle to three hits while Strood produced the decisive eighth inning run. Burke left early after an injury, Clark moved to center, and Ortlieb endured the count in a close contest.
The list shows Brooklyn at Chicago, New York at Pittsburgh, Philadelphia at Cincinnati, and Boston at St. Louis, outlining a packed set of matchups across the circuit.
In Akron, Jack Kennedy has left the box due to poor showing in two or three games since joining Akron. Initially reported rib injury, later said to be muscle bound, with a physician noting tuned twirling arm muscles pushed a rib out of place. Doctor reset rib. recovery expected. Kennedy recently married, unclear if related to condition.
A Cincinnati club scout, Louis Heilbroner, visited New Castle to evaluate local players including second baseman Pinkney and pitcher Rube Bowers. He praised the team’s depth, noted Woodruff’s strong hitting, and observed Otletl and Breckenridge’s quirks while planning future stops in Akron and Pittsburg.
Today's schedule lists Cleveland visiting Philadelphia Chicago visits New York and Detroit plays Washington. The matchups present rivalry style city pairings with Eastern Conference on tap for the day.
The paper reports manager Billy Smith released first baseman Schlatter and that he will move to play first base in the future while pitcher Steel will play right field. The item asks who was the first baseman in yesterday’s game.
Papers across the O P league complain games run long and blame umpires. In New Castle a typical contest finishes by 5 pm, rarely exceeding 1 hour 45 minutes unless extra innings or big scores push the time. Umpires should ensure the at bat starts with three men ready to step to the plate.
Arlie Latham dominated the Youngstown game while Sharon and Starr led the visitors. Latham fined players and threatened to eject a spectator as Mathay, Starr, and Mathay faced ejections. Latham drew a $10 fine for unbecoming conduct in front of the umpire.
George Bader, director of the Newark club, assaulted umpire Bill Bannon during a Monday game tied at the score. Bannon ordered Bader removed. the incident led to Bader’s resignation, which was accepted, while Bannon remained a respected league umpire.
Ser vatius, the IFL standout for Lancaster, is dropped from the lineup after Columbus outfielder George Gessler is badly hurt in a streetcar fight. Gessler’s absence prompts Servatius to shift to right field and the star is suspended without pay until in condition to play.
The Fredonia Institute team visits Volant Friday for a rattling good contest after Volant lost 3 to 2 in their first meeting. The McConnell reunion draws a big crowd, and Volant also hosts Slippery Rock reserves Saturday at Slippery Rock. The club seeks July games with independent teams. contact manager Paul Simison in Volant, Pa.
A young man named Green reported to New Castle management yesterday hoping to win a spot on the club. He claimed to be a shortstop, was issued a uniform but did not play. Green came from Millvale and was sent by a brother of President Hyde who had watched him perform and was impressed. He is believed undersized next to Third Baseman Hagen.
Akron manager Walter East sent waivers for Dick Nebinger Charles Eichberger and Eddie Kusel. The trio is expected to be farmed to Beaver Falls with Nebinger and Kusel unlikely for the O P and Eichberger moving from the Interstate league to a slower West Penn league. Nebinger may shine in the West Penn league while East hopes they develop into fair players.
J A Price faced Frank Lane at the New Castle pool parlors on South Mercer street last night in a 75 point game. Lane won 75 to 54 in a tight, crowd-pleasing match. Osborne and Quehl scheduled for tonight in another 75 point bout.
Friday June 14 matches include Youngstown at Sharon New Castle at Akron and Newark at Mansfield. Saturday June 15 games feature Newark at Mansfield and Marion at Lancaster.
A baseball game yesterday between the New Castle Elks and the East Liverpool Elks ended in a tie after six innings with both sides at three runs each. Rigby pitched for East Liverpool and Hodgkinson for New Castle, while Neff and Boyle handled catching duties in parts of the game.
Westminster defeated Slippery Rock 2 to 1 yesterday afternoon at New Wilmington in a well played game. Sturgeon pitched for Westminster and Musgrave for Slippery Rock. Westminster scored in the eighth and ninth, Slippery Rock's only run coming in the seventh. A ninth inning three bagger and an error produced Westminster's winning run. A rematch is set for today.
New Castle will be compelled to play a number of postponed games on the upcoming western trip. At Mansfield two double-headers will be played and another has been scheduled for Newark next Sunday.
Manager Smith wired shortstop Dannie Davis who was signed by Akron this season to meet New Castle at Akron Friday. East released Davis after a bidding dispute with Beaver Falls and Secretary Farrell ordered his release. East claimed a baseball knowledge claim but failed on contract rules about players.
Charles Pinkney Sr arrives in New Castle to watch his son Cupid Pinkney II in the New Castle Akron game. The elder Pinkney notes his son is a leading second baseman and resembles him in appearance.
A broad advertisement proclaims Hem-Roid as a universal cure for piles in tablet form. It claims internal action superior to ointments and injections and offers a one month treatment with a guaranteed result. The notice lists J F P Neely of New Castle as a contact and Niagara Falls N Y as the distributor.
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