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Newspaper
New York Tribune
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1908
Page
17
Giants surge to the top of the National League with a string of wins in Chicago and Pittsburgh as the White Sox, Tigers, and Yankees jockey for league supremacy. Doyle shines for New York, while Chicago benefits from strength in pitching and fielding and pressures the pennant race.
Virginia Belle driven by Dr. Joseph Lemon dominated the morning brushes, winning all her events and narrowly defeating Lucy in a close finish. Rose Electrite, ridden by Edward Bottenus, showed strong pace while other entrants such as Nancy Skuse and Belle Gibson posted notable showings in a day of competitive trotters.
General John T. Cutting argues big international races serve to showcase American cars and stimulate sales by pitting top US makes against reputations abroad. He notes the Vanderbilt and similar events favor American manufacturers and that Savannah will host a premier competition with foreign entrants likely privately owned.
Chicago beat New York 2 1 to win the series and move into second place in the NL pennant race. A record crowd filled the park with gates opened early and grounds rules forced, crowd control by police. The Giants hold a seven point lead as Pittsburg trails by three.
Professional golfers from across the country practice at the public Van Cortlandt Park course ahead of a two day open tournament. A featured four ball match ended with Strong and Robertson beating Mcleod and Campbell by 1 up.
Bud Goodwin of the New York Athletic Club won the Battery to Coney Island championship and broke last year’s distance record by three quarters of an hour. Louis Manly finished second with Alois Anderle close behind as 31 swimmers started and Fred H. James was last. Goodwin praised the water as fair and reported no cold or rough seas during the race.
Brooklyn took the final game of the series from St Louis 2 to 0 as McIntyre dominated with men on base. Konetchy drove in a run with a second inning two base hit and a three base hit by Konetchy highlighted the scoring. Hummell, McMillan, and Lumley contributed in support as Brooklyn pitchers held St Louis scoreless through the game.
Cincinnati batteries Ewing and Schlei powered a 106 run inning as Ringler umpired a game against Boston with Ferguson and Smith handling field duties. Final score sheet shows strong pitching and defensive plays from both sides.
Boston dispatch says Harvard coach Haughton has named part of his staff. Newhall, a former quarterback and end, joins. Nate Hall, ex substitute end and back. Kersberg, a guard. and Dave Campbell, who aided Harvard's late training push last season before Yale.
Frank L. Kramer the national cycle champion again posts a half mile in 54 15 seconds at the Vailsburg track Newark beating the world mark held by Jackie Clark. The time stands as a new record after an exciting race though Kramer started slowly from scratch. Charles Stein of the Irish American Athletic Club wins the National Amateur title with 16 points as Mackay takes the five mile race and Fred Hill trails in pursuit for the title. U.S. cycling scoring awards 5 3 2 1 for first to fourth.
Athletes who won Olympic honors in London will be honored by President Roosevelt at Sagamore Hill tomorrow. The party will travel from New York on the Sagamore, arrive around 11, disembark near Roosevelt pier, then walk to Sagamore Hill where the President will greet each victor and introduce them to James E. Sullivan.
In the American League results Detroit defeated Cleveland 9 to 1 at Detroit while Philadelphia and New York show up in standings. Detroit leads with 63 wins and 47 losses, Philadelphia 65 and 53, New York 77 and 40, St Louis 60? 69? Boston 69? Chicago 68? Cleveland 65? The column lists team records and a few scattered game results for the season.
Detroit fielded Willett Killian and Schmidt while Cleveland relied on Rhoades M Clarke as batteries. Umpires Sheridan and Egan called a tight game as Detroit struggled with errors in the 2-9 18 1 scoreline.
The first Westchester County Lawn Tennis Association tournament narrows to four semifinalists: I. Latimer and A. Bassford Jr. of Bronxville Athletic Association and Richard Auger of Siwanoy Tennis Club. Women’s singles start today. men’s doubles women’s doubles and mixed doubles begin tomorrow. Forty seven singles entries are listed.
Confusing item notes three American Levine Park and YT America Philadelphia. One admission recorded.
Johm J. Flanagan of New York’s Finest captured the 16 pound hammer title with a 179 ft 6 ¾ in throw, allegedly a world record, at Celtic Park amid vast crowds. Ralph Rose and other Olympic champions performed exhibitions as Irish American Athletic Club, Mohawk Athletic Club and New York Athletic Club athletes contested multiple events.
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