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Newspaper
New York Times
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1909
Page
10
The Yankees defeated the St Louis Browns 3 to 1 in a damp late afternoon game. Lake outpitched Powell as New York benefitted from Browns miscues and a slipping Cree to push ahead after a delayed start and slow middle innings.
A shop touts serge suits that resist cockling through quality wool. Oxford gray serges blues and blacks priced from 18 to 40 dollars. Russet Oxford shoes four to six dollars. Arrow collars Tremont 2 for 25 cents. Victor Jay London hats and yacht crew outfitting also available.
Postponements and results across the circuit include Pittsburg and New York St Louis and other cities with rain causing delays. American League action shows Boston Detroit Philadelphia Chicago Washington Cleveland and New York as teams competing, while American Association games feature Milwaukee Minneapolis Toledo Louisville Indianapolis Columbus Kansas City with one eleven inning postponement noted.
National League games feature Brooklyn at Cincinnati Philadelphia at Chicago Boston at Pittsburg. American League matchups include St Louis at New York Cleveland at Washington Chicago at Philadelphia Detroit at Boston. Eastern League notes Jersey City at Baltimore Providence at Newark Montreal at Buffalo Toronto at Rochester. American Association schedules Minneapolis at Louisville St Paul at Columbus Kansas City at Indianapolis Milwaukee at Toledo.
New York and St Louis played a score filled game with Engle Jones and Ferris contributing key hits. Lake pitched for St Louis and Powell for New York as errors and timely hits shaped a 82 82 line contest with three later showings promised before departure.
Washington shut out Cleveland 4-0 as Hughes kept the visitors scoreless. Clymer sprained a knee sliding home while Easterly dislocated a finger on a foul tip. both left the game. Strong Washington defense and timely hitting produced the decisive win in the June game at home.
Boston escapes with a 6-5 win over Detroit in an error plagued game. Donahue subbed for Check with a key eighth inning sequence including a home run, while Walter hit a solo shot for Boston. Kilian and Morgan split pitching duties as Detroit committed seven errors.
Philadelphia wins a loosely played game over Chicago 5 to 4 as Chicago pitcher Smith yields hits. Walsh leaves team for home after his brother, injured in a mine accident weeks earlier, dies this morning.
George Sutton defeated George F. Slosson in 39 innings at Concert Hall Madison Square Garden to win the 18.1 balk line title by 500 to 201. Sutton earned a $1,000 purse and secured his first actual championship win after prior titles by default.
Pittsburg defeats Boston 2 0 as Leifield holds the visitors to four hits. Ritchey collects three hits for Pittsburg while Boston advances only to second base twice. Errors favor Pittsburg as timing runs about one hour and fifteen minutes with umpires Johnstone and Cusack.
Across the northeast and midwest, college programs report varied outcomes. Notable matchups include Columbia at New Haven Holy Cross, Dartmouth vs Mass A C, Princeton hosting Amherst, West Point facing Fordham, Harvard hosting Brown, Tufts against Trinity, and multiple regional scores from Medford Emmitsburg Orono Clifton Northfield and Ann Arbor listings.
Elmira defeated Syracuse 5 to 1 while Binghamton outscored Utica 5 to 4. Wilkesbarre led with 3 points and Troy beat Albany 2 to 2, Scranton trailed 1.
In the Tri-State League results Williamsport won 4 to 3 in ten innings against York and followed with a 4 to 1 win. Johnstown defeated Trenton 6 to 1 while Reading topped Altoona 7 to 2 and Lancaster beat Harrisburg 5 to 2.
In the Southern League Mobile defeated Jereene 1 to 0 while Memphis beat Atlanta 5 to 2. Rain postponed other games. In the Connecticut League Springfield won 4 to 3 over New Haven and Hartford defeated New Britain 6 to 2. Waterbury beat Northampton 5 to 3 while Bridgeport-HolyoKe game postponed by rain.
Fall River loses to Lawrence 5 to 7 while Worcester defeats New Bedford 4 to 0 Brockton beats Lowell 5 to 3 in the New England League standings update.
John Heydler acting president of the National League ruled yesterday that Brooklyn’s protest over the May 15 game against Pittsburg is denied. Brooklyn claimed a run by Miller should not count due to a wild throw, but umpire testimony supported Pittsburg and Miller’s counting stood.
Providence report notes Chester L. Nourse Brown University pitcher who secured a 3 to 2 win over Harvard at Cambridge today has been signed by the Chicago team of the National League. He will report within a month.
The Meadow Brook team from Long Island has entered the Ranelagh Open Cup polo tournament in London. The event starts Monday and draws nine teams, the only open polo competition in the U K aside from the Hurlingham Cup.
Baseball card notes a 4 PM game at American League Park with the New York Americans facing the St. Louis team. Advertisements or additional details are sparse in the fragment.
Joe Madden under 8 Hildreth colors won the Belmont Stakes by eight lengths on a muddy track, Wise Mason second, Donald McDonald third in the 50,000 race. Waldo romped to victory in the Laureate Stakes earlier as part of the closing Belmont Park meeting with about 4,000 in attendance and substantial added money.
A 2 1/2 mile steeplechase for 2500 a side was arranged at Belmont Park after an argument over jumpers merits. It features Sir Wooster owned by Col Ne ville and Water speed owned by H K Wingut, to run before June 15. Johnny Taral, son of Fred Taral, had his first NY mount at Belmont on Saginaw but ran poorly. Earl Linnell scratched Black Mare at the last moment. The Belmont trophy for the galloway race, donated by August Belmont, is a bronze figure of Rock Sand by C C Rumsey.
The twenty third Brooklyn Handicap draws a six horse field led by Celt and King James both top the spring scene. High Private and Restigouche race with the Hildreth and Madden entries as bettors project Celt the warm favorite. The meeting opens under Belmont Park crowd control with the same admission setup and the field stand closed.
The New York Automobile Trade Association elected General John T. Cutting of the Oldsmobile Company as president. C William Wurster, C P Skirmner, Richard Newton, Walter R. Lee, C Andrade Jr and several directors were chosen, with a Catskill Berkshire three day tour rules set to start June 12.
Special to The New York Times Syracuse June 2 Precise on schedule five cars in the New York to Seattle contest for the M Robert Guggenheim trophy arrived at 7 on the evening run covering 2290 miles in twelve hours. Accidents and penalties affected start times but Acme car overhauled rivals by midjourney. George Salzman was the driver between Hudson and Valate as pacemaking continued.
The meeting featured three races with several notable finishes. J R. Keene's Wamba II won the six furlong Selling Plate for three-year-olds, Slipton placed second, St Oliver third in a field of six. Perseus III took the Castle Irwell Handicap for three-year-olds and up, Woodhall and Orquil followed. A Whitney entry claimed the Two-Year-Olds Selling Plate at five furlongs, while Whitney’s Broomstick progeny also featured in the Whitsuntide Plate where a Broomstick colt placed third.
Makers and four off course cars reached Albany at 11 and Fonda at 1 50 as they crossed via Litt'a Falls Utica and Chitter 70 to Syracuse. Roads were fair and state routes in splendid shape with pacemakers and drivers reporting good condition for the next leg to Buffalo at 7 AM.
The May number of the Spalding Athletic Library has been released. It contains the laws of cricket a Philadelphia district section New York Philadelphia New Jersey New England season cricket records a diagram of the field and other material. It also includes batting and bowling averages and is richly illustrated with photographs of teams and players.
Rainier Motor Company lists numerous used cars overhauled and refinished with six month repair guarantee. Includes 1908 and 1907 touring cars, a baby tonneau, a 1908 special roadster, and many makes from Fackards to Lozier to Mercedes. Demonstrations offered. 239 to 245 West 56th Street.
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