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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1908
Page
11
Weather cancels local ball games as the O P league faces idle days. Demon Bartl arrives in Youngstown for a bout with Charles Weidenmann tonight, with prior match results cited and plans to train Tony Ross afterward.
Jimmy Dime writes from New Castle saying he arranged a May 18 match for Tony Ross against George Gardner. Hart refused due to short time and others declined due to busy schedules or guarantees. The card benefits the ball team with two English and Boston bouts and a Young vs Pressley bout to open.
Demetral e Greek Demon manager T. S. Robison issues a challenge to Demon Bartl in a match billed as different since Bartl must be thrown twice within ninety minutes or forfeit. Bartl’s recent Akron bout ended as opponents quit after one and five minutes each.
Joe Keally of Pittsburg is set to clash with Black Fitzsimmons in a ten round welterweight bout at the big box ing card on Monday night May 18. Fitzsimmons has drawn local support and chance for a notable victory against the favored Keally during a strong New Castle program. A preliminary featuring Young Bijou of Pittsburg against Jack Young may headline the same show.
A Franklin dispatch reports the O P league may pay 2500 to the Interstate league to release Erie from the Interstate and permit Baumeister and Koster to place their O P club in Erie. The Interstate meeting in Oil City is asked to decide, with potential costs exceeding 5000 across the leagues and possible injunctions.
Eddie Higgins returns to Youngstown in a push for the Interstate polo league next winter. Fred Jean eyes Akron franchise, Geo Harper seeks Sharon slot as players prepare salaries and seek fair pay. Higgins says he will play for a common everyday salary.
The article questions how long Interstate baseball will endure with Percy Stetler leading Olean. It notes strong backing and high signing salaries, including a pitcher at 225 dollars a month, and references Ace Stewart and Steubenville links.
Hardware advertisement announces Hanna's Lustro Finish available from New Castle Hardware Co with sale details and contact information for purchasers seeking the product.
Two four player teams, Standard Steel Car and Carnegie Steel, battled in three tight games at Fellowship alleys with only 17 pins separating the totals. Scores show competitive play from Ramage McMillen Batallton and others for Carnegie and from the Standard squad, highlighting a strong local duckpin scene in New Castle and Fellowship.
President Morton blocks a proposed trade that would have sent Catcher Texter from Canton to the Interstate league. Orleans club sought Texter and offered to buy him, but Morton refused to sanction the deal and halted negotiations.
Jimmie Dunn now in Cleveland has signed to fight Jim Cooley of Indianapolis on June 1, according to a Springfield dispatch. Dunn, in good condition, predicts a victory. The dispatch also notes Dunn will meet Tommy O Toole in this city on May 18 amid uncertain details. Cooley and Kid Farmers are matched for a bout next Thursday.
Billy Steen pitched a strong game for Toledo defeating Milwaukee on their home ground for the first time this season. He limited opponents to four hits, fanned five, and walked none while also collecting two hits and scoring twice.
The Little Jefferson Street Sluggers organized for the season under manager B. Biondi of 405 1 2 Jefferson Street. The roster lists 12 players all 12 years old or younger including James George catcher Vito Ciatella pitcher Charles Maciarillo pitcher Tom Rose shortstop Joseph DeLillo first Domenic Mackarillo second Daniel Pagley third Joseph Biondi right field George Venice left field Louis Scunsio center field and manager B. Biondi.
Friday results from Majors show four games completed. Boston and Washington posted results while Philadelphia and Cleveland Detroit also listed scores. Chicago faced rain in the Chicago St. Louis matchup with unsettled outcomes.
Major league schedule lists two games between Detroit and Cleveland. St Louis faces Chicago in a pair of contests. Athletics travel to Washington while New York visits Boston.
Scores and matchups listed for early season games featuring Chicago versus Pittsburg Brooklyn versus Philadelphia Boston versus New York with other marquee pairings across major leagues. Top fixtures hint at competitive showdowns and potential star performances upcoming.
The East End Lyceum of Pittsburg asks local clubs to arrange a game with the strong Pittsburg Lyceum team. Manager James F. McShane at 5440 Ellsworth Avenue Pittsburg invites interested teams such as New Castle Athletics to respond.
Demon Bartl and Curley McGuire are set for a mat match at Sharon after Bartl issued a three throws in an hour challenge. McGuire doubts any man his size can pin him three times in an hour. McGuire visited the city on Friday to see friends.
Pitcher Harry Camnitz and catcher Jackson are stockholders in the New Castle club and have attracted wide notice. The News reported the fact last week and it has been echoed by league papers. Cleveland papers ran a related story this morning from Youngstown.
Gossip notes repeated references to wet grounds and snow, urging ticket purchases for a boxing match to aid the ball club. It cites O P league delays, McKeesport and East Liverpool games washed out, and left handed pitchers scarce among New Castle, McKeesport, and East Liverpool.
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