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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1908
Page
26
SPORTING COMMENT by J ED GRILLO analyzes recent basketball umpiring issues and calls for two competent umpires. He notes positional errors, miscalls, and the demand for better officiating to improve game flow and fairness observed by local patrons and teams.
Yesterday in the American League Chicago beat Washington 1 to 0 while Detroit defeated New York 3 to 1 New York routed Detroit 14 to 3 in another game Boston and Cleveland wins noted With today’s schedule listing Chicago at Washington Detroit at New York St Louis at Philadelphia and Cleveland at Boston Also listed are standings led by Si Lew is with Detroit in second place
In American Association action Minneapolis and St Paul split, Rochester beat Buffalo, and Montreal defeated Toronto as rain halted Montr al Toronto play. In Southern League Mobile beat Atlanta, Little Rock fell to Montgomery, and Nashville edged New Orleans. Virginia League saw Norfolk sweep Lynchburg and Danville top Portsmouth, with Roanoke and Richmond also noted. The South Atlantic and New York State leagues have scattered results, including Albany and Scranton games. In Washington vs Chicago, Big Bill Burns and Doc White dueled in a doubleheader, the White Sox winning in the 13th inning after a late Nationals rally. Otis Clymer led the hitters with seven hits over two games. Weather showers forecast. Jones and Hahn featured in the late innings and Donohue commented on Detroit and New York standings.
Philadelphia 3 St Louis 2 as Eddie Collins miscue in seventh helps decide the game. Hartzell Jones Perris Klenolly and Dacia tally for Philadelphia. Collins, Dineen, Dygert and Vickers mix for St Louis. Final notes: two-base hits Ferris. Dygert allowed five earned in 7 innings. Umpire Conolly. Time 1 hour.
In the second game Bil Burns delivered a timely triple after four innings leaving the score 2 to 1. Falkenberg started strong for the Nationals but faltered later as Tan tied the ninth with a three-bagger. Smith pitched well until the thirteenth when the Wings lost the edge, and Nick Alrock struggled against the locals early before the longer game favored them.
American League games listed with attendance figures for Boston Cleveland 5775 New York Detroit 2000 morning 4009 Philadelphia St Louis 5776 Washington Chicago 6050 National League matchups Boston St Louis 1500 Cincinnati New York 3500 Nearby attendance figures accompany each pairing and indicate a busy schedule.
Big ill Burns failed to beat the White Sox again as his last three starts against them ended in losses by one run. He pitched well in the spurting game but received no run support from the locals. Burns volunteered to pitch the second game but left with the score 3 to 1 in favor of the home team after thirteen innings in the sun. The crowd gave him an ovation despite the defeat.
Boston wins 8 to 6 as Joss relieves Berger and Boston bats resist Cleveland comeback. Clarke and Perrin feature infield plays, Turner homers and Cravath Lee contribute. Wet pitching by Winter holds visitors to two hits through seven innings. Ramirez and Wagner figure in late scoring.
Cincinnati built a late surge in the seventh and eighth innings to defeat New York 4 to 3. Larry McLean left the game after being spiked by Devlin. two New York errors helped Cincinnati score, while McLean will miss two weeks. Spade and Tenney contributed for New York, with Seymour driving in runs. Time of game about 1 hour 30 minutes.
St Louis fell to Boston 4 1 as Lindaman pitched well and two Boston errors in the ninth aided the visitors. Kelley, Beaumont and McGann drove runs for Boston while St Louis managed a lone run late. Umpire Johnstone presided as Lush started for St Louis and the game lasted 1 hour 75 minutes. Special to The Washington Post.
Wallach and Advent led a tight contest as Manhattan Gardens beat a rival 6 to 5 with Marlow earning praise for a sharp pitching display. Ahern and Yeteman contributed key plays on offense as Seaton and Lanevoight provided solid hitting and defense. The game featured three-base hits by Marlow and multiple baserunners, with Yeteman striking out toward the end and Buckley umpiring.
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