Mathewson Wins Pitchers Battle in Final Round
Rucker collects scattered hits but a walk and two timely singles drive Vic tory in the final frame. Mathewson outpitches his rival as hometown fans celebrate a narrow win.
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Newspaper
New York Times
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1908
Page
7
Rucker collects scattered hits but a walk and two timely singles drive Vic tory in the final frame. Mathewson outpitches his rival as hometown fans celebrate a narrow win.
Yesterday in the National League New York beat Brooklyn 1 0 Pittsburg defeated St Louis 2 0 Chicago won over Cincinnati 3 2 Philadelphia triumphed against Boston 6 4 Today Brooklyn visits New York Philadelphia plays Boston Cincinnati travels to Pittsburg and St Louis goes to Chicago
The Giants toiled eleven innings to defeat the Brooklyn team before 10 000 fans at Polo Ground. Mathewson and Rucker starred as Doyle suffered a severe ankle injury and Bridwell, Bridwell and Seymour contributed key hits in a game that tested endurance and crowd spirit.
Ready this week to outfit school boys with fall clothing furnishings hats and shoes for study and winter wear. A system of registering boys sizes in clothing and undergarments is now available when away. Still have hardwood clothing tables from old store at 821 St. Apply to Manager 34th St. store.
A brief note lists three Broadway stores with addresses at Warren Street and 43rd and 34th Streets, showing possible locations 258, 842 or 1302 with unspecified cross streets. The fragment notes multiple site options in Manhattan.
In a brisk game, Christy Mathewson allows only two bases on balls while striking out seven as New York defeats Brooklyn 12 to 1. The Brooklyn defense miscues and timely hits by Bresnahan Bridwell and others fuel the Metropolitans big offensive outing. Tenney and Devlin contribute steals and sacrifice plays, while Rucker struggles with control, giving Mathewson ample run support.
Pittsburg defeats St Louis 2 to 0 in a listless game extending its winning streak to three. Camnitz held St Louis in check while Pittsburg achieved only two assists, tying a world record. Konetchy led with a two-base and a three-base hit, and Wagner Starr and McLennan contributed in the field and at the plate.
Slagle hit safely in each at bat and scored all three Chicago runs with two batted in by Evers. Errors and two Cincinnati hits limited the visitors to two runs as Chicago prevailed 3 to 2 in the nine inning game at home.
Philadelphia defeats Boston 6 to 4 as Boston errors and miscues fuel the night’s scoring. Dorner and Sparks pitched, with Sweeney delivering two key hits. Bates twins for Philadelphia and Knabe Titus Magee among notables in a game abbreviated by misplays.
Scores from multiple leagues include Providence 6 Newark 0 and Baltimore 6 Jersey City 0 in the Eastern League. Other results: Rochester 9 Toronto 1, Toronto 5 Rochester 1. Hartford 2 New Britain 1 in the Connecticut League. New Haven 7 Bridgeport 2. Waterbury 7 Holyoke 6. Springfield 8 Mercer 6. Binghamton 1 Elmira 8. Syracuse 1 Utica 0. Scranton 14 Albany 0. Wilkesbarre 0 Troy 1. Reading 3 Wilmington 3. Williamsport 3 Johnstown 1. Lancaster 11 Trenton 6. Harrisburg 7 Johnstown 4. New England League games include Lawrence 4 Worcester 0. Haverhill 3 Lowell 1. Lynn 5 Fall River 0. New Bedford 0 Brockton 2. American Association results show Indianapolis 3 Toledo 1. Minneapolis 5 Milwaukee 6. St Paul 6 Kansas City 5. Columbus 2 Louisville 8 in 13 innings. Southern League standings show Atlanta 11 Mobile 1. Birmingham 1 New Orleans 3. Nashville 10 Memphis 0. Montgomery 3 Little Rock 1. Montgomery 11 Little Rock 1.
Kenneth M. Borman and Julio M. Steinacher of Columbia University showed strong form in the doubles and singles rounds of the National association event at the Westchester Lawn Tennis Club. They won the opening doubles match 6-2 6-4 and led 6-3 2-0 in the second round before time halted play. In singles, Condon and Touchard advanced with decisive sets while several matches ended in defaults or unfinished play.
The final matches in the Belle Haven Club tennis championship at Greenwich Conn concluded yesterday. John Green faltered in the men's singles losing 6-1 1-6 3-6 to G Day. Day and Day won the men's doubles 6-4 6-3 over Wilson and Green. In the ladies doubles, Sta Wile and Miss Bene ue defeated Judson and Sernant 6-3 after tough rallying.
At Sheepshead Bay, Whitney Stable trainer A. J. Joyner led a day of wins with Baby Wolf, Perseus, and Burgher taking early races. Big Chief upset Fair Play in the September Stakes, a close finish that highlighted a light attendance and subdued betting amid clear weather and fast tracks.
The card lists six races with allowances selling and stakes. Entries include Nimbus 115, Red Friar 107, Trance 140, Fashion rate 118, Stamina 115, Sir Toddington 116, and many others with weights and horse names, plus apprentice allowance noted.
In a 200 mile endurance ride by the New Jersey Motorcycle Club fifteen of twenty two starters finished the event ending in Newark after starting at six in the morning. Riders ranged as far north as Tuxedo and south to Princeton with few penalties in the Green Pond hill climb. The finishers were Kenneth D. Owen Thayer McLaren George Fawcett P. W. Stevens George E. Post G. M. Schellenberg Percy Drummond C. W. Bush W. J. Kruszek Carl Segelbach J. C. Johnson A. Springfield K. F. Moore A. F. Fusco and George Hamilton.
The fall of 1908 promises intense track action with Metropolitan senior championships on Saturday and the National junior and senior championships on Sept 18 and 19 at Travers Island. Entrants from top clubs include Irish-American A C Cane A A Boston A A and New York A.
In Philadelphia on September 28, Harry Davis slugged a ninth inning homer after New York led by two in the seventh. Manning outpitched Vickers as Philadelphia rallied for an 8-6 final in a pitch heavy game with strong fielding by both clubs.
Detroit fails to spark offense as McIntyre sidelined by illness. Chicago capitalizes with three seventh inning runs, then holds on for a 6 to 5 victory. Isbell hits a two base and Downs a three base hit, while White allows seven runs in seven innings.
St. Louis defeated Cleveland 2 to 0 as hits clustered in the second and seventh innings. Williams injured his knee and retired, while Petty held the bases busy for Cleveland. Rhoades allowed six runs in eight innings as St. Louis tallied a pair of runs in the eighth.
Washington scores on a wild pitch and Boston votes three runs as Clymer yields to Gessler's hit, in a tight game where Smith and Young duel. Two-base hit by Lord and a Stahl triple highlight the sparse offense before Washington wins 3 to 1.
A. J. Joyner announces the sale of his Whitney Stable horses on Sept 26 to wind down personal racing affairs. The horses, bred largely at Elmendorf Stud Kentucky, include Hes sian Golden Pearl and Cressina, with two-year-olds in the lot. Joyner will continue as trainer and manager and prepare for an England venture with Mr Whitney and Mr Belmont. The Coney Island Jockey Club also changes Long Island Railroad schedules to the track. David Barnes, longtime racing partner with Ed Corrigan, has died in Chicago. The Turf Benevolent Association plans its annual concert at the Hippodrome on Sunday with a rich program.
The fourteenth annual U S Amateur Championship opens Monday at Garden City. Defending champion Jerome D. Travers leads a field of 132 entrants including ex champions Findlay S. Douglas and Eben M. Byers, with players from Chicago, Philadelphia, New Orleans, Boston and beyond. English golfer Harold W Beveridge and others make up a strong international presence as the draw nears 140 entries.
A. W. Linghast of the Philadelphia Cricket Club defeated runner-up George A. Stevens of Stevens House club to win the Adirondack Championship Cup in the Lake Placid Golf Club ninth annual tournament finals. David Fleming Jr. won the consolation cup by beating A. B. Howe, while Arthur Kennedy of Wee Burn captured the cup for the beaten sixteen.
Final round at Newport Golf Club for J C Davies eight hole handicap cup saw Victor Sorchan defeat Henry H Sedgwick. Anna Sands captured the Beatrice Mills eighteen hole bogey handicap cup from scratch, 1 down, with a field including Miss M H Bush and several Iselin family players.
Frank Kramer the champion short distance rider faces challenge from Clarke Australia's sprinter as they clash in Madison Square Garden. Clarke won a Vaileburg race by a quarter wheel and proposed heats for their next encounter. Eight more pro riders travel from Salt Lake City for the half mile handicap and five mile lap on Saturday.
Eleven cars named for the Brighton Beach twenty four hour race plus sprint races fill entries. Fourteen cars expected in the twenty four hour event and thirty in the sprints. Stewart Eliott entered a Garford with H A Van Tine. Wally Owen may drive an American car. A new Loco motive and a B L M chassis with Schlosser engine join the field in the five mile. The twenty four hour starts Friday at 8 pm with sprints and the fifty mile race at 2 pm. The meet aims to be well run and swiftly reported by bulletins both on site and in The Times. coating track dust expected with gluten treatment to improve time. Lap and track records anticipated to drop.
The Premier Century car finished its 100th day run in Chicago after starting June 1 to cover 100 miles a day. President H O Smith plans a western auto club to inspect the vehicle and report its condition upon hauling. Arthur M Day drove the 1900 Elmore from Clyde Ohio to New York, 802 miles direct, though detours added miles. the 1109 Model 44 proved superior to the 1908 Elmore with lower hung carriage, 15 percent more horsepower, better hill climbing and quicker acceleration.
Hartford crowd of about ten thousand witnessed the Nutmeg 2:07 pace purse five thousand dollars with The Eel scoring a three heat victory. Major Brino and George Gano followed in the Nutmeg event as other races such as the 2:32 trot and 2:12 trot produced mixed results along with detailed times and horse names.
DETROIT September State Fair coverage reports Dan Patch failing to break the 1:55 record. He completed the mile in 1:58% but claimed the fastest mile ever driven in Michigan in the event.
President James E. Sullivan of the Amateur Athletic Union weighed the sixteen pound shot used by Ralph Rose on Labor Day and found it to weigh the full sixteen pounds. Rose’s 49 feet 16 inches distance stands as a record pending the AAU annual meeting in November where all records are adopted or rejected.
Giants host the Brooklyn club at the Polo Grounds this afternoon in a 4 PM showdown. This game features key hitters and pitching matchups as the pennant race tightens.
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