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Newspaper
New York Times
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1908
Page
7
The New York Giants defeated the Brooklyn Superbabs by seven to three as manager Donovan pushes outfielder Maloney to catch due to injuries. Yesterday’s scores show New York 7 Brooklyn 3 with standings and upcoming games listed for the NL clubs including Philadelphia and Boston.
Results from yesterday show New York defeated Philadelphia 9 to 6, Washington beat Boston 5 to 4, Cleveland topped St. Louis 1 to 0, Detroit edged Chicago 7 to 6, with Boston visiting Washington, and St. Louis visiting Cleveland, and Chicago visiting Detroit on the schedule.
The Polo Grounds crowd of 15,000 saw Ames and the Giants dominate Brooklyn in a 7 to 3 win. Brooklyn struggled, catching corps shuffled as Maloney underperformed behind the plate, while Ames led a seventh inning surge with singles and doubles fueling a five-run rally.
A marketing pitch argues that large scale buying and selling lowers costs and offers better values than bespoke tailoring. It contrasts mass production with custom fittings and touts Fall suits ready to speak for themselves from three Broadway stores with locations on Warren Street and 34th Street.
Brooklyn defeats New York 7 to 3 in a high scoring game as Seymour and Bresnahan drive in runs. Donlin, Lewis, and Maloney contribute, while Alperman and Herzog stand out on defense amid the crowded innings.
New York knocked three Philadelphia pitchers from the rubber and won 9 to 6. Laporte had four hits and a sacrifice in five trips, while Hemphill contributed strong hitting. The game featured a mix of errors and timely hits with scoring shifts across seven innings.
In a wild seven innings the game tied on three Detroit wild throws before Summers silenced Chicago after the first. Cobb’s triple and Downs’s single in the twelfth plated the winning run as Detroit edged Chicago 7 6. Summers allowed seven runs on eleven and two thirds innings, Altrock gave up six in six and one third, Willett suffered the loss. Time two hours twenty minutes. Umpires Hurst and O LOughlin.
Scores from multiple leagues show varied results including Rochester losing to Toronto and Buffalo defeating Montreal in the Eastern League, Syracuse and Utica tying in the New York State League, Trenton beating Reading in the Tri State League, and other outcomes across the Connecticut American Association New England and Southern Leagues with teams such as Harrisburg Johnstown Albany and Bridgeport tallying wins and losses.
Manager McGraw of the Giants debuts tonight as a stage producer for the Hippodrome feature Sporting Days. He has charged staging a baseball game as part of the spectacle, with one inning actually played and several exciting plays arranged along the coaching line with the umpire. The game ends with a batter struck out with runners on base.
The Maryland championship began at the Baltimore Country Club with the preliminary round finished and the first round under way. Notably, Walter Carl of Boston lost to R. C. Fisher, a 16 year old Baltimore boy, 3-6 8-6 9-7. Robert Le Roy of New York defeated J. P. Dacr as he advances to meet Dr. B. E. Dewhurst, current Maryland champion.
After a three hour Vanderbilt Cup Commission session it was announced the race would proceed on the Long Island course October 24. Seven cars are named with four more American entries likely, and two foreign cars may join. The Motor Parkway will be ready before October 19 and efforts continue to secure entries while peace talks with A A C and A A A proceed.
Robert Lee Morrell of the American Automobile Club announced no elimination round for the Savannah Grand Prize. Entries will be limited to twenty six cars due to Georgia troops only being available for two days and protection concerns. The field includes two Benz cars among foreign entries and several Fiats Motoblocs Italians and American cars. A Welch six cylinder is likely to be named per an interview with A R Welch.
Hartford September 9 military day drew 12 000 to 13 000 at Charter Oak Park with First Company Governor's Foot Guards and guests Richmond Blues leading a lively program. Wave racing ran alongside horse contests statewide with two notable wins: the 2 09 pace to William C and the 2 10 trot to Del Coronado.
The Athletic Bowling League met at President Frank N. Chite's office on Broadway to plan the coming season. Eight clubs attended New York Athletic Montclair Columbia of Hoboken Elizabeth Roseville Jersey City Passaic Newark Bay with North End sub of Newark re admitted. Crescent Athletic Club of Brooklyn may join making ten clubs if approved next Wednesday.
There was a modest turnout to fish the Angler Banks with Capt. Foster. Weather and water were ideal. sea bass were plentiful and larger than others this year. Gamall fluke, small blackfish, and porgies appeared. only one porgy was caught. John Oberg of New York claims a six pound seabass from the Cholera Banks on Labor Day. At Asbury Park, weak fish and fluke are prevalent with striped bass reported near the pier. Greenwood Lake yielded twelve smallmouth bass, eight perch and pickerel for Andrew Stevens.
Mrs Currier won a contest aboard Joy, tying for first on eight points with Mrs Barstow who finished second aboard Sova in Gravesend Bay. Mrs Hendon Chubb trails by two points after being unable to sail. The eight mile course featured two laps around a four mile triangle with light southwest wind.
Squadron A expands into polo and sends a team to White River Junction Vermont for the Vermont State Fair games on Sept 23 and 25. The Myopia team features Harrison Tweed with Ambrose Clark F S Von Stade and J Watson Webb. Squadron A lineup includes Alexander Pratt Leavitt J Hunt Joseph H Hunt and Robert C Lawrence. Hosts include Leavitt Hunt and Winston Churchill among local Cornish artists who will entertain the visitors.
Hamilton Mass September 9 two polo games at Myopia Club saw Dedham fall 11 to 11 with a 1 goal handicap for Myopia, while Myopia A beat Saratoga 15 to 3 after granting 10 goals to Saratoga.
G Lorraine Wyeth former Ohio State champion and Louis J Dreyfuss of Columbia won places in the semi finals after advancing through rounds. Results include Reimer over Scheffer 6-4 6-3 Wyeth over Townsend 6-3 6-? Dreyfuss over Hartman 6-2 6-4 in singles and multiple doubles matches featuring Con don Burt, Foerster Wolff, Scheffer Pike, Wyeth Townsend and Dreyfuss Erich with one match unfinished.
Eight members of the Gentlemen of Philadelphia cricket team arrived aboard the Majestic in New York after a tour of England and Ireland where they won seven and lost six. The crew included Edward M. Cregar and captain John Barton King, plus C. C. Morris Nelson Graves Frank Green Douglas Adams Francis White and Charles Winter. They shared a tug of war with Olympic athletes on board, won by the cricketers in the opening heat, with two later heats won by the Olympians. Lawyer Barton S Weeks, who attended the Olympics, also sailed, commenting on Irish officials at the games as peculiar for pairing top American athletes in the same heat.
The USGA Executive Committee met with Secretary William Fellows Morgan to draw for the National amateur championship medal play round starting next Monday at Garden City Club. Entries total 141, with notable newcomers Archie M. Ried Howard Gee H. K. Hollins and L A Hamilton. Albert F. Smith and Howard F. Whitney tee off at 9 o'clock, with gaps of five minutes. Title holder Jerome D Trav ers is paired with T I Laughlin of Pittsburgh.
Special to The New York Times from Bar Harbor reports the Bowdoin cup event opening. In the first round Bishop William Lawrence defeated W W A Lawrence five up four to play. Waldron Bates beat Dr J Austin Furfey two up one to play. Arden M Robbins beat Allen Wellman R up and $ to play. Casimir De R Moore beat George S Robbins two up and four to go. James T Drummond beat Harold Peabody seven up. Martin Van Buren defeated Dr Robert Amory four up two to play.
Lehinch Ireland September 9 D Grant the American defeated H Moore 4 up and 3 to play in the opening round. Grant then beat S E B Smith 6 up and 4 to play in the second round.
In the one mile open professional race at the Newark velodrome Frank Kramer defeated Clarke the Australian in a sensational final heat earning a narrow victory by a small margin. Clarke and Anderson the Dane tied for second with Naront of Itz Arty fourth. Time 2 32.
Whitney horses won four of six races at Sheepshead Bay led by Fashion Plate in the Waldorf Sweepstakes. Brookdale Nymph Fancy Petticoat and Tourenne also scored as H. K. Knapp hosted the post race dinner for subscribers.
Entries list for first race at Sheepshead Bay led by The Wand Handicap over six and a half furlongs with Montgomery carrying 126 pounds and Bar None at 1124. Other rivals include Nirmbas Golden Pearl Spooner Mayfield Adriache and Cressina among weights and names such as Jersey Lightning Beaucoup Sir Toddington Statesman Saylor.
W B Duncan chairman calls a meeting of the Yachting Conference at the New York Yacht Club on Oct 8. The body includes many nearby yacht clubs and will discuss changes to measurement and racing rules. It acts in advisory capacity, but clubs may adopt its conclusions.
Paris reports August Belmont Jr chief of The Jockey Club has bought land near Dieppe to relocate several American racehorses amid new anti-betting laws. Peter Duryea rents Gazon stud farm for similar purposes as Belmont plots training in France. Whitney stable, E R Thomas farms, and Midstream Stud links loom in the cross channel racing strategy with horses slated for England and France.
Brooklyn Jockey Club directors announced Gravesend Autumn meeting changes including closing the field stand and lowering grand stand admission to 2 dollars for men and 1 dollar for women, aligning with Empire City Yonkers and Coney Island Sheephead Bay policies. Betting enforcement will be police duty with track officials assisting. Brighton Beach Fall meeting unlikely. Joe Auerbach visited Sheepshead Bay but declined comment.
The St Leger Stakes of 6500 sovereigns over about one mile six furlongs and 132 yards was won today by Your Majesty owned by J B Joel. White Eagle finished second and Santo Strato third. August Belmont's Norman III was among the ten starters.
Battling Nelson overwhelmed Joe Gans at Colma Arena in San Francisco to claim the lightweight championship. The fight ended in the 21st round when Gans failed to rise after the ten count, while Nelson bore visible injuries and declared he would not fight a colored man again.
Clubs from the Metropolitan Association A A U will be well represented at the annual senior championships this Saturday at Travers Island. No seat reservations are made. tickets available the day of the games. Many Olympic winners will compete in colors for their organizations, with Irish-American A C aiming to defend the title after last year’s victory.
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