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Newspaper
New York Times
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Oct 05, 1908
Page
8
Chicago defeats Pittsburgh 5 to 1 at West Side Grounds in a season finale clash watched by a record crowd. Mordecai Brown outpitched Willis as Chicago impressively outplayed Pittsburgh in hitting and defense.
Rocurs Peer & Company offers Fall hats from two makers with diverse prices 3.50 4 5 and 6. The trio of Broadway stores at 658 Broadway 1302 Broadway and 43rd Street showcase Thermos bottles fall overcoats suits and men and boys wear across NYC.
In a tightly contested game Chicago and Pittsburgh traded runs through eight innings. Abbaticchio and Wagner sparked Chicago scoring while Schulte and Evers delivered for Pittsburgh. The duel ended with a 9 innings showed by both sides and an official attendance of 30 24T.
In Pittsburg on October 4 a huge crowd gathered to follow the Pirates versus the Chicago Cubs. Megaphone broadcasts from newspaper offices announced each play as excitement surged over the pennant race. Brown delivered the win, prompting a rush to print extras for the first time in Pittsburg.
A large crowd at the Polo Grounds cheers the Chicago victory over Pittsburg, boosting New York pennant hopes. The event mirrors a live game with reproductions on imitator baseball diamonds and features fans from the Giants, Red Sox, and other clubs celebrating and jeering based on each inning’s outcome.
A fragmented notice cites batteries involving Ewing Schlei and Rhoades Moraz in Cincinnati amid unclear context. The readable text lists locations and numbers with no full action or outcome.
The second 24 hour Motor Racing Association event at Brighton Beach drew a larger crowd and higher profits but showed dangerous speeds on an unbanked track. Simplex and Lozier led hourly records with 57 mph and 112 miles over two hours, while nine cars were sidelined by accidents. Renault dominated eight hourly records though tire and rim failures caused several issues.
Giants in Jersey City defeat St John’s Club 10 to 1 in seven innings. May not feature star slugger Marauard. 7,000 spectators watched as Waller and Kelley anchored the St John’s battery with Waller fresh from Connecticut League play.
Chicago beat Pittsburgh 5 to 2 giving the Giants a fighting chance at the National League pennant. New York must win its remaining three games with Boston or the title could be decided by a later board ruling at Cincinnati. Attendance for yesterday's game reached a record close to 40,000 at Chicago's park, with Polo Grounds receipts quoted as the largest in club history.
Chicago wins 3-1 at home as all three runs score in first inning without a hit. White limits Detroit to one hit. Killian takes loss amid walks and errors backing him. pennant race tightens with Cleveland-St Louis tied, Chicago needing two wins while Detroit must sweep or Cleveland falters.
Fragmentary OCR shows names including Batteries Petty and Stephens and Rhoades Berger Foxs and N Clark with places St Louis Cleveland. No clear event or outcome to summarize.
J Reilly won the one mile for the Mohawk Athletic Club season point trophy at Macomb's Dam Park in the last meet. Duncan took the discus with 121 feet 9 inches as Reilly led all scorers with 45 points and Duncan had 40. Gilbert captured the three mile event, while the ball and prize presentation will occur at the club's tenth annual ball on Oct 24 at Zeltner's Morrisania Hall.
The Camerons and Arcadia Thistles tied 1 1 at Van Cortlandt Park in the premiere match. Columbia Oval beat Astoria Independents 9 to 5 at Astoria. Brooklyn Hibernia defeated Brox United 1 to 0 at Van Cortlandt Park. Clane McKenzie and Highbridge drew 1 1 at McCoonas Park. Totals 8 to 3.
Lester W. Crane celebrated his twenty first birthday with a dinner at his Larchmont home for the New York Athletic Club water polo team. Guests included Charles Daniels Captain Handley Joe Spencer Conrad Trubenbach and others as they recalled adventures from recent national contests.
Tempus Fugit driven by J W Cornish defeats Invader in two of three brushes as Coast Marie and Clare split two heats. T B Leahy’s Who Knows clocks 2 11% while Doctor Chase trails. Belle Gibson and Dicker split heats with tight brushes as Solstone and Kate Nelson win decisive dashes. Jim Murphy and James A Murphy feature in busy morning program.
Belmont Park starts its Autumn meeting under revised schedules with eight racing days. The highlight is the tenth Matron for two year olds, with about 20000 in stakes split between colts and fillies. Other features include the Nursery Handicap and Champagne Stakes, totaling roughly 15000. This meeting introduces enforcement of new alpine betting laws with sheriff and district attorney presence from Queens and Nassau counties.
The Eastern Yacht Club of Marblehead and Kaiserlicher Yacht Club Kiel invite all American yacht clubs to participate in trial races for the sonder class match to be held off Marblehead next year. Preliminary circulars outline match conditions and build rules, sent from Boston to designers and clubs.
Twenty six boats started in the New York Motor Boat Club fall regatta on the Hudson opposite the Motor Boat Club anchorage. Cruising and Cabin boats ran 12 miles four times, open boats ran 9 miles. Frank D. Gheen’s Kitirus posted fastest 12 mile time of 1 38 19, with Phoebe winning on corrected time and Kittrous taking best elapsed time Cup.
New Haven Conn Oct 4 Referee Williams ruled the Yale Syracuse football score after yesterday s goal kick did not count Official tally remains Yale five Syracuse none Yale plans changes in the lineup Hopkins takes quarterback Ri Patrick solid at left end Logan may lose his spot Cooney benched at right tackle Andrus moved from tackle to guard
The New York Times reports spills disrupted a Newark event at the Vailsburg Velodrome. Iver Lawson suffered a bad spill risking months of riding. multiple races featured winners from Brown Wheelmen, Newark, and other cities with several disqualifications for team work and training.
William Samuelson of Salt Lake City won a four cornered twenty mile motor pacer at Liften Stadium in Paterson New Jersey on October 4. Hardy Drow ning finished second, idle-Raat took third, and Wiley placed fourth. Other listed competitors included John tt steer Hrookten captor, Ab Walsten of San Francisco, and Charles Turville of Philadelphia who won the five mile race.
The New York fight scene outlines a line on Al Kaufman versus Frei Tradhey in the brig of the National Athletic Club Friday night. It marks a rare clash between two top pros from New York with Jabber Carey as Kaufman’s partner in the ring. Durn jasi trained daily under TM Teach Cress and aimed to reach pounds with speed as a heavyweight challenger.
The Locomobile Company offers several exceptional used Locomobile models. Thoroughly overhauled and repainted and sold with the Locomobile guarantee.
An urging note emphasizes that the Locomobile company offers buyers of new cars the same careful treatment and reliability expected by discerning purchasers. The appeal frames service as a key inducement to inspect and consider the vehicles.
E. J. Willis Co offers a mail order catalogue featuring automobile tires tubes and a wide range of fur coats caps gloves and vests. Highlights include prices for mink wolf raccoon bear and marmot furs with a large stock of tires and tubes at historically low prices. Located at Park Place NY between Broadway and 6th Ave near the L station.
Irish-American athlete Sheridan beat the former pole vault world record during the Pastime Athletic Club testimonial meet held at Walter E. Grady's track on Ninetieth Street. The event featured a large crowd and strong performances across open events, with club athletes and spectators noting record attempts and top marks.
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