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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1907
Page
7
Newark tallies a 10 twice as hard fought match ups saw Asher and Smith’s men clash in a tense basketball game. Details are sparse but the Newark squad secured a two score advantage through rugged defense and timely hoops.
Newark agreed as hosts to take both games Sunday at New Castle, winning 8 to 1 in the opener behind Asher’s early work before Steen shut the door in the second game with a one hit effort. New Castle fought to stay close but Newark pulled away in the later innings 10 to 6, led by strong fielding and timely hitting from Woodruff Briger and Pinkney.
Bill Smith's all star squad defeated Ellwood City 11 to 4 at Ellwood Saturday afternoon. Macgage pitched superbly for New Castle, facing 15 men in five innings with only four singles allowed. Ellwood players protested his eligibility, claiming he belonged to the New Castle O. P. league team. The Ellwood battery was Daugherty Weigle and Hippley.
Bessemer defeated Hilltown 12 to 7 in a well played game at Hilltown Saturday afternoon. The team was scheduled to face Middletown that afternoon, but the contest was postponed.
Outfielder Woodruff tops the Nocks in batting through 12 games with 19 hits while Smith leads the team with 392 hits in 27 games. Burkes has 30 hits in 34 games and Hagen 29 in 34. Burke also has 15 steals and nine sacrifice hits as Pinkney Hagen and others trail in runs and power.
Charles Eichenberg will play for the Franklin team in the Interstate league for the rest of the season. The move confirms prior reports and follows East paying Kane club $300 for his release. Fans in Akron regret his departure though Jack Breckenridge will stay as a top utility player and pitcher with Akron.
Harry Camnitz of the Necks now with Clarksburg in the West Penn league impresses locals. He pitched against Cumberland on Saturday allowing four singles and one run, with 11 strikeouts and no walks, plus four assists and a key double play.
A veteran analyst argues that bases on balls decide many games more than timely hitting. He notes star pitchers with control and leverage behind them cause teams to falter when free passes occur, citing eight observed 1907 NL games where the winning run started with a walk.
Catcher Edward Murphy was badly hurt in the Akron game Saturday after tripping on his way to second base. He was carried from the field and replaced by Briger, missing Sunday’s game at Newark due to the injury.
The Cherokee Indians, composed of full blooded players, will visit the city for two games against the Twentieth Century team on June 27. The first contest is in the afternoon, the second at 8 p.m. The venue is Cascade Park if possible, else North Highland avenue grounds.
Donnie Davis signed to play shortstop failed to show at Newark Sunday. Hammond covered the position and no word has come from Manager Smith on Davis joining the team.
Cleveland visits Philadelphia while Chicago plays New York. Detroit challenges Washington and St. Louis meets Boston in two contests.
Schedule lists C and P league games from Tuesday June 15 to Saturday June 22. Akron plays Mansfield and Marion. Youngstown visits Marion Lancaster Newark. New Castle travels Newark Mansfield. Sharon meets Lancaster Mansfield.
Slippery Rock defeated Grove City 7 to 3 on Grove City grounds Saturday afternoon. Grove City made eight costly errors while pitchers Vandyke and Horton allowed only five hits. Marshall pitched well for Slippery Rock.
Rube Bowers held the Tip tops to eight scattered hits and the Akron nine fell 7 to 3 to the New Castle club. Ehman was tagged for nine hits while Price worked three innings and fanned five. Woodruff tallied a double and two singles, and Caffyn made a one handed grab of Smith’s liner. Attendance 2,150 with umpires List. Time 1:48.
The New Castle Athletic team suffered a heavy defeat at Polk Saturday afternoon with a 1 to 1 score, as Polk played at a high level and kept New Castle from scoring.
Akron will likely field about the same polo squad as last year with tweaks to improve. President William Slayter says the sport will grow in popularity and a strong team is planned. Lyons duo and Kid Sutherland appear in front of the cage as key figures, while the rush line remains a question with potential new fast forwards sought.
Milwaukee manager Jack Doyle watched New Castle face Akron and praised both teams. He saw Rube Bowers in action even when not due to pitch to let Doyle judge his form. Word says Milwaukee may bid for Bowers this season if a good offer arrives.
Paddy Green, released by Manager Smith, signed with Sharon in Youngstown on Saturday. He did not play in the game but traveled with the team on the western trip. Green praises Manager Smith and the squad, saying he could not get going with the Nocks but hopes to improve with Sharon.
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