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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1908
Page
31
Nationals win 3 to 2 over the Browns at Washington as timely hitting in the eighth inning caps a rally. Burns struggles in one inning as St Louis visits, with timely baserunning and steady defense securing the win.
A crowded game story recalls a late inning rally and crucial throws. It highlights Milan Shipke and Ganley on base, Ferris at the plate, and Jones throwing to complete a tying chance. Batting and fielding miscues are described with vivid detail from the American league clash report.
Beauclerc defeats Bouquet by a neck after a fierce stretch drive in the feature race. Jaclobite finishes strong to beat Live Wire by a head in the steeplechase. Etherial and Watervliet run to form in other events, with Dandy Dixon and Spooner among notable runners.
Special to The Washington Post New York July 16. Expansionist faced sharp criticism after finishing fourth as Canvas led from the start in the Brighton Beach steeplechase amid alleged irregularities and rider caution. Wappanoa won easily while stewards declined an inquiry. Bids climbed to 2000 for Tom Monahan’s purchase of Wappu Oca, and Comedienne ran poorly under McDaniel amid disquiet over ride quality and Dope controversy surrounding Beardall’s entry suspension. Etherial impressed in race one, while Falenda surged to beat Bouquet in a dramatic handicap, with Dugan delivering the late cross for the victory.
Baseball crowds from yesterday show Washington at St Louis 2400 Boston at Detroit 6860 New York at Cleveland 8000 Philadelphia at Chicago 9794 Pittsburgh at Boston 2342 Chicago at New York 44090 St Louis at Philadelphia 500 Cincinnati at Brooklyn 2400
Fragmentary OCR text suggests a local sports or social note mentioning Jones Terow and Browns, with unclear details. The readable fragments indicate involvement by a person with a team or group called Socials and a possible game or event reference.
American League results show the Yankees defeated twice with other matchups listed Cleveland at Washington Detroit at Philadelphia St Louis at New York Chicago at Boxton. Standings show Philadelphia leading with a 40 595 percent figure and New York around 0 3, with Boston and others noted in scattered figures.
Yesterday’s NL results show New York and Chicago losses while Cleveland routed New York 16-3. A doubleheader featured both teams and Ban Tolinson stood as a witness in the crowd as the day’s play disrupted several New York pitchers. In the late games, Cleveland defeated New York 7 to 4, with home runs and defensive plays noted. Brooklyn, Boston, and Pittsburgh players are listed with runs, hits, and errors from the day’s action.
Philadelphia and Chicago split a two game set with Philadelphia winning the opener and Chicago taking the nightcap. Key players include Sullivan, Murphy, and Isbell for Philadelphia and Owen, Davis, and Dougherty for Chicago. Umpire Vieker called both games with a time of two hours and forty? minutes.
In a delayed game Cincinnati edged Brooklyn after scoring three runs in the eighth inning. Catcher Bergen was suspended for throwing his mask yesterday. Scattering misreads and shaky defense marked the line score as Cincinnati held on for the win.
Chicago July 15 Tenney tops the New York effort with the first two-base hit of the game Bresnahan follows with a triple as New York edges Chicago 1 to 0. Wiltse's pitching limits Chicago and Evers is the lone bright spot for the Cubs, while Bresnahan and Tenney contribute for New York in a tight pitchers’ duel.
Detroit built a 5 to 3 win over Boston as Tigers hitters struck early and Boston errors aided the effort. Cobb, Rossman, and McConnell led with multiple safeties and Burchett worked through the Boston lineup with support from strong fielding.
St Louis at Philadelphia opened the current series with Philadelphia taking the lead early as Beebe and Karger connected for key hits. McQuillan scuffled through rain delays, while Kerger drove in decisive runs in the ninth to spark a comeback and standouts like Titus Magee and Oshorne contributed as the Quakers claimed the opener.
Pittsburg wins in the tenth to regain first place. Foster, Cull, and Fisher contributed the game winning run as Pittspurg defeats Boston 9 to 6. Key hits included a three-base effort by Glyred and a sacrifice by Phebos, with Bowerman, Dahlen, Ritchey, and Wagner among the standout contributors. The game lasted 1 hour and 49 minutes.
Laurel Md defeated the Emerson Athletic Club of Washington 12 to 3. Sulivan allowed five hits for Laurel while Gannon held the home side to three runs. Key moments included a home run by W Brown and sharp catches by Then. The second game of the three game series between Advent Athletic Club and Brookland Seconds will be played at Brookland with George Sikes to pitch for Advent.
In Columbus the First game ended Columbus 2 Louis Rite 9. Second game Columbus 17 Louis Site 0. Milwaukee-Minneapolis 2 Mulwankee 1. At Toledo Indianaols 2 Toledo 0. At Kansas City Kansas City 6 St Paul 0. In the Eastern League at Toronto Battalaa AU Newark-Froudence 1 Newark 1. At Baltimore Baltimore 1 Jersey City 1.
Special to The Washington Post reports a sweeping police crackdown on illegal betting at Brighton Beach. Detectives Flood and Buen led arrests of five men including W. H. Debois and Samuel Frank for violating the new betting law. Wagers, wagering rings, and alleged bookmakers were seized as officers traced rounds of bets to a central operator. Frank protested his arrest, claiming the charges were unlawful, while others faced bail and continued police scrutiny.
Readable lines show numerous horse and greyhound entries, game venues, and rowed standings. Mentions include Tri State League games, South Atlantic League, Virginia League, and teams like Memphis, New Orleans, and Savannah with scattered scores and results.
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