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Newspaper
New York Times
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1908
Page
5
Mathewson delivers a masterful 1-0 victory at Washington Park against Brooklyn. Donlin scores on a fourth inning rally aided by Needham and Seymour, while Brooklyn’s lineup struggles to solve the hurler despite late threats.
Special cars depart from Broadway entrance Times Building daily at 3 PM. Times Building office of Manhanttan Auto Car Co. fares are 50 cents. Phone 1933 Bryant.
An item from Chicago lists participants Karger Raymond Ludwig Grundgren Brown and Kling with umpires Klem and Johnstone. The sequence shows lot numbers 90402 050601 413 and a battery reference plus a $30,000 figure.
Fordham hosts Bucknell in a game with scattered hits and miscues. Fordham's offense pushes across to match Bucknell but falls short on late innings as Northrop and Hawk, with McDonald in relief, steer Fordham to a two run output.
Lawrenceville School defeats Mercersburg Academy 8 to 2 in a twenty inning baseball game at Lawrenceville New Jersey. Neither side scored until the nineteenth. the winning run came in the twentieth. Baseball Today features two games at 10 A.M. and 3:30 P.M. at American League Park.
Restigouche wins the New Rochelle Handicap at Belmont Park in 1 31 1 5 for seven and a half furlongs. The New Rochelle Handicap mark of 1:31 1 5 shatters the previous world record by four fifths of a second. The gelding, favored, led from the start over a five-horse field with Notter aboard, and the win boosts James R. Keene as a potential Belmont Stakes substitute for Colin.
The program features five races at about one to three miles on mixed courses. Entries include Crab flat listed horses such as Feist Briny Green Wild Dance and King Castle with weights and odds noted. races include a selling hurdle and a Decoration Day Stakes Handicap with non winners of 2007 08 eligibility.
Automobiles for race track depart from Broadway entrance Times Building daily at 12 30 noon and 1 00 PM. Fare one dollar.
Miss Georgiaana Bishop of the Brooklawn Club Bridgeport Conn defends the metropolitan women’s golf championship at Essex County Country Club Orange N J by defeating Mrs L W Callan Englewood 6 up 3 to play It is her second consecutive metropolitan title and she was National champion in 14 Julia R Mix Englewood was runner up Miss Bishop’s win followed Mix loss The second cup was won by Mrs J B Kinney Richmond County Golf Club over Mrs A D Aldridge Dyker Meadow The third cup went to Miss Page Schwarzwalder Baltusrol who beat Mrs J Crowell Essex County Club The final rounds drew a large gallery and many officers of the Women’s Metropolitan Golf Association observed.
The final match ends with E. A. Lassen defeating H. F. Taylor seven up with six to play. Lassen, a young Yorkshire merchant, and Taylor were lesser known outside local clubs as the event was marked by defeats of reigning and former champions earlier in the rounds.
Richard Croker Jr and Gotham Kennels led the Bull dog Club of America show at the McCreery Building as second day prizes were awarded. Croker claimed multiple cups and medals including the St. Regis Cup and Glenwood Queen Cup with Milanshoe, with Broadway earning honors alongside Brunswick in top pair events. The event drew strong entries and concluded with Bri fall exhibition expected to run two days.
The College of the City of New York seniors and faculty met on Jasper Oval yesterday afternoon. The faculty, having practiced for a month, defeated the graduating seniors by 13 to 7 in the annual tradition observed by the student body.
St Lawrence University defeated the University of Vermont in a dual track meet held in Canton New York with a final score of 49 to 5. The meet took place May 29 and showcased strong performances from St Lawrence athletes. Vermont battled but could not match the scoring punch of the home team.
Edward Coyle, class of ’09, was elected yesterday afternoon captain of the College of the City of New York track team for next year. Coyle is noted as one of the fastest sprinters in the college.
Cutler School defeated Trinity in a dual athletic meet at Columbia Oval scoring 55 points to Trinity’s 22. The event showcased Cutler’s strong performance across events and solidifying its lead in the meet.
In the first clash of the season Jer sey City defeats Newark 2 1 at West Side Park. Newark commits errors leading to a 2 to 0 loss while Jersey City earns the shutout with strong pitching and fielding efforts.
Harrisburg secured seven to Lancaster and Reading five to Williamsport in a sequence of regional games. Reading led 7 2 against Brooklyn while Philadelphia edged Elizabeth 5 7. Washington posted 3 to Allentown 2 in another close contest.
In Worcester Brockton defeated Worcester 4 to 2. Lawrence beat Haverhill 4 to 3. New Bedford routed Fall River 9 to 0. Lowell defeated Lynn 9 to 1.
Meriden defeats Springfield 10 to 1 at Meriden Springfield in 10 innings. Hartford beats New Haven 1 to 0 in 14 innings at New Haven. Bridgeport edges Bridgeport 6 to 5 in 15 innings at Hartford Waterbury. Holyoke defeats New Britain 9 to 3 at Holyoke.
R F Carman suspends lightweight rider G Burns from riding for his stable and bars Burns from accepting mounts for others. The three year old Uncle owned by J E Marden and trained by S C Hildreth is slightly lame after a recent trial. Belmont Stakes start canceled. Uncle had been a Belmont prospect. Harry Payne Whitney reports the death of Endurance by Rights a nine year old brood mare. Endurance is dam of Stamina and a top Whitney two year old. Endurance was purchased by William C Whitney from J W Schorr for about 30000 dollars and later beat Heno in a match race.
Four men surpassed the intercollegiate pole vault record and Yale athletes joined Dartmouth and Cornell in leading events at Franklin Field. A standout 120 yard hurdles performance by A. B. Shaw of Dartmouth matched the world mark, while Yale's Dray and Cook of Cornell head the pole vault contenders. The day featured strong showings across sprints, hurdles, and field events with finals looming tomorrow.
De Witt Clinton High School defeated Morris High 55 to 16 at Macombb’s Dam Park. Captain Harry T. Morrell won the mile in 4:50 and the 44 yard run. A J De Castro captured the 100 and 220 yard dashes in fast times, while Rosenbergs of Morris won the high jump.
Four automobile events are listed for today, including hill climbs at Bridgeport and Wilkesbarre and track races at Pimlico and Readville. Entries feature many brands such as Isotta, Peerless, Locomobile, Oldsmobile, Stoddard-Dayton, Reo, Buick, Ford, and Maxwell, with the Isotta making its first public appearance. Additional entries cover numerous cars and classes for Pimlico including stock touring, stock runabouts, and championship stock cars, detailing horsepower and driver designations.
Speculation grows after lines drawn by the American Automobile Association and the Automobile Club of America. President Henderson of the National Association of Automobile Manufacturers attends a Racing Board meeting via proxy, signaling possible shifts in stance. An official statement from Henderson is expected today.
Harry A. Coates of the Pas Time Athletic Club suspended himself after competing for three clubs in three months during a May 24 dual meet. He is not registered in the Metropolitan Association and had transferred to the New England Association at his own request.
A garbled auto parts and supplies list appears, including references to Packard cars, tunoau entries, and multiple brands and dealers such as ACME Autocar, BAKER ELECTRIC, CORBIN, ELdMORE, FRAYER, GARFORD, HAYNES, HOL-TAXNCO, and MERCEDES. The text resembles a dense, overlapping classifieds page with shop names, addresses, and contact details mixed with vehicle models and pricing cues.
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