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Newspaper
New York Times
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1909
Page
8
King James captures the Brooklyn Handicap with Restigouche finishing second before a crowd of about 15,000 at Gravesend. The opening event drew broad interest and multiple talking points from attendees.
In the twenty third running over a mile and a quarter at Gravesend King James with E Dugan aboard won at 3 to 1 for owner trainer Samuel C Hildreth. Restigouche and Celt followed with high finishes as Hildreth tied entries. Cash prizes totaled 4000 for the winner 700 for second and 800 for third.
King James with Eddie Dugan wins the 23rd Brooklyn Handicap in 2 04 as Restigouche second and Celt third. The race opens Gravesend Spring meeting with 15 000 spectators and a tense finish as King James and Restigouche battle to the wire.
A snap for ankles features pure silk socks in 5900 pairs plain black and colors priced 50c and $5.50 a dozen. Low cut russet shoes prove popular with a wide selection priced $4 to $9. Lightweight vestless suits, batistes, and featherweight serges range $15 to $30. Three Broadway stores display sporting wear with general contact numbers.
A 16 hand saddle horse described as a prize winner and unequaled on Central Park Bridle Path is for sale by the owner. The ad notes the horse can be driven and invites inquiries at Brewery, 238 West 28th Street, with contact J. H. S. Steen, purchaser of horses and vehicles, 208 West.
Cincinnati pitcher Fromme fanned ten Brooklyn batters while McIntire faltered in the fifth and again in the sixth. Cincinnati scored six runs, Brooklyn two, with two doubles and a single fueling the rally and Oakes, Hummel, Miller and Lennox among the standout hitters.
Chicago defeats Philadelphia 4 to 3 in twelve innings to seal their pennant. Moren drove in the winning run with the bases loaded and two out in the 12th as Chicago earned the championship bonus, with Charles Murphy awarding Frank Chance a $10,000 check split among the members.
Pittsburg defeated Boston 9 to 8 in a dark day game. Wagner hit a grand slam with the bases loaded for Pittsburg. Camnitz and Mattern started pitching for Pittsburg as four pitchers used by Boston. Beaumont, Sweeney, Starr and Wagener supplied key hits while McCarthy and Mattern mixed for Boston. Time two hours. umpired by Emslie and Kane.
The New York Yankees defeated the St. Louis Browns 7 to 5 at American League Park amid a day of misadventures. Waddell pitched until the eighth inning before falling to injuries and a Browns rally, and key late-inning plays tied and then separated the teams as Ferris and Laporte produced the decisive runs.
In the American League New York and St Louis mix results with Chicago, Philadelphia and Detroit also posting wins while Washington beats Cleveland rain suspends action. The Eastern League shows Baltimore and Jersey City with wins and Montreal and Rochester losing. American Association results include Columbus beating Indianapolis 3 to 2 and St Paul over Toledo 2 to 0 with Kansas City and Minneapolis close scores.
GAMES FOR TODAY lists today’s fixtures across major leagues. NBA and American Association games include St. Louis vs New York at 4 P.M. and Cleveland vs Washington, Chicago vs Philadelphia, Detroit vs Boston, plus National and American Association pairings across multiple cities.
In Buffalo on June 3 five Seattle cars completed a Syracuse to Buffalo leg in ten hours under Racemaker Gerrie. Contenders expect a go as you please schedule after St. Louis, with a Guggenheim Trophy and $5,300 in prizes forthcoming.
Detroit won 5 to 3 as timely hits outweighed Boston’s base running. Boston manager Lake announced the sale of Harold Danzig to St Paul. game featured strong base running and notable plays from Crawford and Madden.
In Cambridge Harvard wins 2 1 over Williams after Templeton weakens in the 13th allowing a single and a double. Harvey delivers the two bagger driving Hicks home for the decisive run. Batteries Hicks Currier Templeton Lambie. Also noted scores at Ashburnham and Dobbs Ferry for local schools.
Utica 7 Binghamton 1. Wilkesbarre 4 Troy 1. Scranton 3 Albany 0. Syracuse vs Elmira postponed due to circus. New Haven 6 New Britain 3. Holyoke 8 Waterbury 5. Springfield 3 Northampton 1. Hartford 6 Bridgeport 5. Fall River 8 Worcester 6. Lynn 3 Lowell 2. New Bedford 7 Lawrence 2. Brockton 4 Haverhill 2.
Chicago defeated Philadelphia 9 to 6 in a slipshod baseball contest. Chicago used thirteen players while Philadelphia employed sixteen. Barry, Isbell, and Murphy led with multiple hits and a home run by Murphy sparked the visitors.
Rockaway Polo Team beat New Haven 9 to 6 in the third tournament game at Great Neck Long Island. New Haven scored late in the fifth period after Rockaway built an early lead. Rockaway lineup included Seward Cary J B Thomas Jr J A Rawlins Hugh Drury Walter McClure P J Rainey H S Borden.
Williamsport defeated York 5 to 4 in Tri-State League play as Harrisburg ran up a 6 to 2 win over Lancaster. Other games were postponed due to rain.
Xavier High School hosted its annual field day at Columbia Oval Williamsbridge yesterday with multiple event winners across school and college divisions. Top performances included Lynch in the Open 100-Yard Dash and Lynch in the High School Championship 220-Yards, O Grady winning the Mile Run, and Hoffmann claiming the College 880-Yard Run.
The Florida Senate concurred with House amendments to the Anti-Rac ing bill and sent it to the Governor for signature. The act takes effect two years from now.
In the Felipe Challenge Cup singles semi finals L Millins Burt beat Frederick Co Inman 7 5 6 4. In Manhattan Championship doubles second round L E Mahan and O M Bostwick beat M S Clark and W H Connell 3 6 7 5, D Hartman and G Brinkerhoff won by default over D E Roberts and partner. Third round results show W L Pate and Dr E E Taylor defeating D Hartman and G Brinkerhoff by default, Hackett and Little beat Mahan and Bostwick 6 1 6 2, Behr and Fisher beat Cragin and Kelley 6 4 8 6, Pell and Grant beat Lee and Phillips 6 1 7 5. Semi finals Hackett and Little defeated Pate and Taylor 6 1 6 2.
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