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Newspaper
New York Times
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1908
Page
6
The New York Giants win a doubleheader against Cincinnati to move near first place in the National League. Seymour stars with two homers and a clutch late hit, boosting New York while Cincinnati struggles to hold the lead.
In the first game Cincinnati beat New York 7 to 1 with Coakley pitching 8 innings and McGinnity allowed 1 run. Key plays included Devlin and McLean sacrifice hits and a Perlin steal. In the second game New York topped Cincinnati with Seymour and Bridwell contributing homers, while Mathewson and Dubee held the Redlegs to six hours and twenty minutes of play time.
Brooklyn pitchers Wilhelm and a polished fielding defense blank St Louis 8 to 0. Maloney drove in a run with a deep left field homer in the eighth, while Burch made a running catch in the fifth to deny Ludwig. Jordan added a two base hit, and Reilly committed an error for St Louis.
Detroit beats Philadelphia 4 to 3 and Cleveland beats Washington 7 to 5 while Boston loses to Chicago 4 to 1. New York at St Louis postponed yesterday. Today New York at St Louis two games Washington at Cleveland Philadelphia at Detroit Boston at Chicago.
Detroit leads with 69 runs and 36 foes, Philadelphia 45 and 48, St. Louis 57 39, Boston 45, Chicago 53 48, Washington 36, Cleveland 52 43, New York 32 62. Batteries listed include Young and Criger for Detroit and Summers Schmidt for Philadelphia, with Criger, Altrock, Owen, and Sullivan appearing in other lineups.
In Cleveland the listing includes H E Cleveland at 86 Washington and code 61000061 710 86 with related contacts Battestes Tiebhardt Ryan Clarke Hughes and Warner appears in the sequence. The fragment preserves names and addresses and a police-style code cluster.
Scores across Eastern and New England leagues show a mix of results with several doubleheaders. Notable tallies include Toronto 14 over Jersey City 1, Providence 1 vs Montreal 9, and Worcester defeating Fall River 8 to 1. Rain caused postponements in other games.
Reginald C. Van derbilt helped the Reds win the practice polo match 6 to 4 over the Blues at the Westchester Polo Club Newport. Agassiz starred with four goals, while Van derbilt and J S Phipps added one each. Alfred G. Vanderbilt acted as referee amid fast, contentious play.
The Gentlemen of Ireland defeated the Philadelphia team in the match at Duplin today. Ireland set Philadelphia 75 runs in the second innings and won by 7 runs after Philadelphia’s 171 in the first. Ireland’s bowling, led by ing, took seven wickets for 23 runs, with Green taking two for 13.
At Newport Golf Club August 4 the mixed foursomes cup event saw Miss Margaret H. Bush deliver standout play. Results: Miss Burke and Roderick Terry Jr defeated Miss Nora Iselin and William Payne Thompson 5 up with 4 to go. Mrs Thayer and Havemeyer Jr beat Miss Anna Sands and Augustus Jay 2 up. Dolan duo beat Mrs Dolan and Sedgwick Jr 6 up with 4 to go. Jayda and Robert Goelet beat Iselin and Austin Gray 3 up.
Baseball card notes a 4 PM game at the Polo Grounds between the New York Giants and the Cincinnati Reds with admission set at 50 cents.
Dixie II completed four 1.1 nautical mile trials on Hempstead Harbor with an average of 31.03 knots and 35.74 miles per hour, the fastest public test to date. Designer Clinton H. Crane steered the boat with engineer Harry M. Crane. timing was by Ernest E. Lorillard and team. The vessel, powered by an eight‑cylinder Crane & Whitman engine, will sail to the Thousand Islands to compete for the Gold Cup and Challenge Trophy under the American Power Boat Association.
R E Walker, South African sprinter and Olympic 10 meters finalist, broke the world record for 1 yards in Abergavenny England running 92 4 seconds. He beat Dan J Kelly's Spokane June 23 1906 mark by a fifth of a second.
L S Chadwick entered a new Chadwick six cylinder racer for the Vanderbilt Cup, not the Chadwick Big Six. The car will be built at Pottstown and ready in time for the elimination race to select ten American entrants. Three American cars have been entered so far Mora Chalmers Detroit Chadwick with Mercedes also listed by Graves. A speed trial on the Long Island Motor Parkway will test banking and road effect, with Joe Tracy driving a Locomobile from 1906. Frederick Skene, state engineer, was shown circuit improvements by A R Pardington. G Wridgeway of Peerless will sail to England and visit Europe before returning.
The King's Cup race at Cowes opened today and covered forty seven miles. Brynhild skippered by Sir James Pender won the scratch boat over ten contestants including Emperor William's Meteor.
The Irish American Athletic Club will open headquarters in City Hall today to organize the reception for American Olympic victors in London. The office stays open until August 29 for the parade, with participation promised from United States Coast Artillery marines and Brooklyn Navy Yard tacks, and broad civic support pledged.
Major W S Peirce will visit Bethlehem Steel and Reading Iron works for Ordnance Department material inspection. First Lieut H G Stahl named professor at Rhode Island College. Major E M Johnson to be assigned to battalion. First Lieut W R Dear to Fort Myer for temporary duty. Capt W S Scott to Camp Perry for national match 1908. Major J T Dickman and Capt L S Upton to Camp Perry. Board to meet at Fort H G Wright to consider post enlargement. Detal Col C D Parkhurst Major H Taylor Major R McA Schofield listed.
Commissioned Rear Admiral W J Barnette and commanders J D McDonald C P Plunkett C M Fahs and W O Chase. Commander T M Potts ordered to duty at navy yard Washington D C. Lieutenant F Rorschbach ordered to Naval Medical School Hospital Washington D C for treatment.
Arrived vessels include Barney at Gardiner's Bay and Gardiner’s Bay Mississippi and other ships at Provincetown Tutuila Suva Reina Mercedes Pentucket Powhatan Yankee and New Hampshire at Newport Rocket at Washington Callao and Shanghai. Sailed Mayflower from navy yard New York to Guantanamo and Chicago from Newport to Provincetown Chattanooga from Manila to Hongkong.
William A. Larned defeated Raymond D. Little of New York in the Longwood Cup challenge match at the eighteenth annual Longwood tennis tournament. Larned won in three sets 6-4 6-1 6-3, defending his title with superior net play, passing, and aces as Little failed to mount a comeback.
Pell, Palmer and L D Woodbury advance to the fourth round at Ridgewood Golf Club as Jennings Jr wins by default over James after leading 11-9, 5-3. Second round results include Jennings Jr over James 11-9 5-5 with draw and Tatler over Thomas 2-1-6 0. Third round saw Pell beat Rosenbaum 6-3 6-0 6-1 Brumley and Jennings Jr trounce Brumley 6-0 6-0 6-4 Palmer over Church 6-2 7-1 6-4 Woodbury over Seabury 6-2 6-4 6-4 Wyckoff defeats Mitchell by default.
Sir John Johnson wins the Huron Handicap for the Sanford Stable at Saratoga, giving Gen. Stephen Sanford a triumphant moment amid a day of racing. The victory, on a track with strong Whitney Stable challengers, boosts local patronage as the season unfolds.
The report lists results from several races including the Cotyett and Huron Handicap with horses such as Sir John Johnson Royal Tourist and Delitany finishing positions. Time records are shown for each race, with numerous horses noted as also ran.
The draft lists six races with contenders and weights for a card featuring seven furlongs for three year olds and up, steeplechase at two miles, five and a half furlongs for two year olds, and various handicap and selling events across one mile to five and a half furlongs with named horses and assigned weights. Key entries include Jacobite, The Squire, Sugar Pine, Monocle, Jubilee Juggins, Biskra, Bayonet, St Nick, Constellation, Wallflower, Helen Harvey and Kentucky Beau among others.
Woodcraft bred by Thomas Hitchcock Jr sold for 1505 after J Jones bid 1500. Clarence Mackay paid 350 for Ballantrae and Spectrum, record price for two mares bought for a single interest. Maki ng price secret at sale disclosed today. New Castle Stable reports Preceptor lame after first race and Explosion also finished lame in same stable galop.
Kalamazoo Michigan August 4 The second day of Kalamazoo s Grand Circuit meeting produced straight heat wins in all events Purse 1500 for 2 07 trot Major Pring captured three straight heat victories with Charley Halts Leslie Waterman following Dewitt took three straight heats in the 2 18 trot with Carlokin second and Teasel third Purse 1900. Best times include 2 07 and 2 004 in the pace and trot events.
In Stoke upon Trent on August 4 N J Cartmell of the University of Pennsylvania won the 220 yard and the 100 yard dash scratch races, clocking 0 10 1 5 and 0 22 4 5 respectively.
The thirteenth annual regatta will be held on Saturday afternoon at 3 o clock opposite the boathouse. Events include single gig double gig four oared shell eight oared shell canoe race and swimming race open to all members in good standing.
In Bar Harbor, Eleanor Erving defeated Catherine Force 6 0 in the second round. Nathalie de Castro beat Ethel Merritt 6 3 6 4. Keach and Frith won by default, while De Castro and Merritt clash highlighted the women’s singles. In the Kebo Valley semifinals Pearson and Kawasaki advanced to the final.
At the Brooklyn Handball Club Father O Reardon of Kerry defeated James Dunne Sr in two straight games in a major upset. Dunne pledged to reverse the result next club day, while Dunne Jr faces William Courtnay and J Kelly. Carney beat Oliver Drew, sparking talk of a handball challenge for a world class trophy.
Almanac notes tides and sun and moon times with shipping arrivals listed by vessel name, origin, and date. Vessels include Kronprinz Wilhelm Bremen July 28 and Sarmacoa Barbados July 27 among others with ports such as Havana Kingston Galveston and Savannah noted for late July to early August.
S35 Pretoria incoming reported by Marconi Wireless 600 miles east of Sandy Hook at 7 20 A M yesterday due at her pier 7 30 A M tomorrow. SS Adriatic incoming reported 7 miles east of Sandy Hook at 0 A M yesterday due at her pier 7 30 A M tomorrow. SS Argentina incoming WHS reported 7 4 miles east of Sandy Hook Lightship at 4 55 P M yesterday due at her pier 7 P M tomorrow. SS Umbria incoming reported miles east of Sandy Hook Lightship at 4 P M yesterday due at her pier 7 30 A M tomorrow.
Ships arriving and departing listed with destinations and dates from various ports. Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse Bremeng August 4 and others at Barbados Naples Liverpool Singapore Queenstown Copenhagen Leghorn Trieste Port Natal Plymouth London Southampton Adelaide etc. Several vessels sailing to Naples New York and Havre passages noted with dates in August.
Shipping notices list mail routes to New York via San Francisco and Vancouver. Steamers bound for Hawaii Japan Korea China and Philippine Islands sail Aug 6 Aug 10 Aug 13 Aug 21 and Aug 31 with connections through Seattle and Victoria. A note confirms dispatch of Hongkong Shanghai Yokohama Honolulu July dates reached San Francisco and were sent east Aug 1 due in New York Aug 15 at 6 30 PM.
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