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Newspaper
New York Tribune
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1908
Page
20
Philadelphia at the grounds sees Matty’s squad win one and lose the next in a doubleheader. Coveleski and Mathewson duel as Giants fall to the Quakers with Bresnahan and Donlin hurt, while Crandall’s pitching falters and Crandell shines in relief. About 15 thousand attend.
H B Duryea’s Ben Ban claimed the Woodmere Stakes defeating Whip Top and Stargowan as a costly bid up left Duryea £5 poorer. Midgley profited $20 from the $500 raise of Ben Ban while Whip Top took second and Grave nded past. Other races saw Bird of Flight II edge Obdurate by a short head and Shadow Glance graduate in a hard drive.
Chicago moved ahead in the National League pennant race by beating Cincinnati while the Giants split with Philadelphia losing Bresnahan to injury. Pirates beat St Louis twice and closed near the top. The Giants must win seven of eight if Chicago and New York sweep. In the American League, Detroit Cleveland Chicago and St Louis won doubleheaders over Washington Boston Philadelphia and New York.
National League schedule lists Philadelphia at Boston and Chicago at Cincinnati with St Louis visiting Pittsburgh. Yesterday results show St Louis 6 New York 0 in game one and 1 2 in the other, Detroit beating Washington 7 3, and Boston taking two of three from Chicago. American League standings note Chicago 9 5 4 54 and Cincinnati 7 7 4 484 with New York and Philadelphia close in the table.
Renault representatives announce two cars in the Vanderbilt Cup on Long Island with Louis Strang to drive one entry, while Clifford W. Brokaw names the other. Matheson Motor Car Company adds a specially designed racing machine entered by C. W. Matheson as entries close tomorrow.
Yale infers Lee Gilbert Warren remains conscious with a slight concussion and may leave the infirmary next week. The Yale squad named its first game lineup against Wesleyan with Captain Burch guiding the team. Walter Camp and Clarence Alcott exited coaching duties today.
Theodore Roosevelt Pell former indoor national lawn tennis champion advanced to the final at the New York Lawn Tennis Club singles championship after two strong wins. He defeated Robert Townsend Bryan 6-3 6-4 and William H. Connell 6-0 6-3 in yesterday’s matches.
A September 2 report describes Princeton students celebrating a third consecutive baseball championship with a bonfire built over the cannon and a massive crowd of about twelve hundred. The event followed a fall term start after the Yale defeat, with a monster football mass meeting in Alexander Hall and speeches by Professors Hibben Axson coach W W Roper Captain Eddie Dillon and Big Bir Edwards.
Brooklyn Superbas lost 5 to 2 to Boston while St Louis slid toward last with two defeats to a THietahire team. Lindaman held the Brooklyn batters to scattered hits and got adequate support, while Bell struggled with runners in scoring position. The full box score follows.
First game saw Pittburg with Camnitz and Gibson facing St Louis's Higginbotham and Bliss as Pittsburg won. Second game Pittburg’s Maddox Willis and Gibson bested St Louis with Rhodes Saliee Fromme and Bliss assisting. Umpire O Day.
At Cincinnati the item lists individuals Sattiecion Cele Brown Kling and Ewing Savidge McLean along with Empires Owen and Rigler. The fragment mentions Chicago and Cincinnati with numeric codes and a 31 20 292 sequence implying a local notice or score notation from the era.
The Yankees lost two games at St Louis as Elberfeld faced an indefinite suspension after a dispute with O Loughlin. Lake battled for support while Sy Ball struggled defensively. Dineen and Manting pitched in a fast, exciting second game, but the visitors triumphed, ending the Westterson trip with a late return to New York to face Washington on Thursday.
In Munich the fifteenth chess championship match ended in a draw after 52 moves. The current score reads Lasker seven, Tarrasch three, with three draws.
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