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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1908
Page
8
Hickman delivers heavy hitting as the Nationals edge the local squad 2 to 1 in an extra inning pitchers’ duel. Both sides muster little offense until a decisive frame in the eleventh secures the win for the Naps in Cleveland.
In a tense American League battle Cleveland and Washington played to a 4 4 tie after eleven innings. Joe Dan Gillon and Charley Hickman delivered strong pitching for their clubs, while Milan Bradly and Delehanty produced key hits. The game featured late Washington pressure, a Cairo-like ninth inning, and a decisive eleventh frame before the crowd dispersed.
Dimmed batting averages show a rough spell as Ames and other teams push for early season gains. Notes of White pitching spark a Sox effort in St Louis, with Dougherty and Nile among top hitters, while Chicago squads struggle to edge ahead. A college grievance settlement hints at a broader sports standstill as Yale and Princeton prepare to clash later today.
The catalog promotes summer suits priced 18 20 and 25 emphasizing unity of proportion graceful lines and curves. Describes excellent tailoring ensuring perfect fit and distinguished individuality with fabrics ranging from dignified blue serge to fancy worsteds and cashmeres.
The piece surveys early American League baseball dynamics with Arthur Irwin seeking Sunday leases for a milk league club in Elizabeth, Joe Cantillon leading two fast teams, and New York Giants set for all star plans. It praises Cleveland writers, tracks pitcher changes, and lauds Chicago White Sox's defense and base work while contrasting Detroit hitting weaknesses and Detroit stars like Cobb and Rogman.
St Louis built a four run second inning as McConnell miscue and five hits helped them surge past Boston. Stone, Hartzell, and Powell led offense while Morgan and Glaze worked through the Boston lineup causing more trouble. Umpires Sheridan and Ceanely called the game in about one hour forty minutes.
Wagner's team beats Pittsburg in a high scoring game with Leever, Browne, MeCune, and Kane contributing. Leesser and Wagner noted for key hits as pitchers and fielders exchange innings and runs.
Special to the Washington Post reports in Toledo that Connie Mack watched Toledo versus St Paul and was impressed by Indian catcher Jack Meyers. Mack proposed to Tim Plock for Meyers but may pay to acquire him, while Lennon likely keeps Meyers. Grover Land did not play today in Toledo.
A compact score snippet lists St Louis facing Boston, Chicago hosting New York, Cleveland meeting Washington, and Boston clashing with Pittsburg in the National League. Notable figures include attendance figures 4500, 6800, 1520, and 3428 tied to each matchup.
June 14 Harvard crews posted very light work due to rough water Morgan Jr was replaced by Fleece 1909 in the second four Morgan left for Boston with an injury to his scapula A possible reshuffle in the four without Morgan within days Yale crews were unable to row from Gales Ferry Conn June 15 due to a near gale wind The entire squad ran instead of rowing at sea
Sporting comment by J. Ed Grillo laments Washington Nationals failure to deliver timely base hits, despite being a better hitting team than the Chicago White Sox. The piece notes repeated close losses, stubborn team unity, and critique of luck as the decisive factor, with comparisons to Chicago and other clubs in the pennant race.
Fragmented scores from Virginia, American, Tri State, Eastern and Southern leagues outline postponed games due to rain. Notable mentions include Norfolk, Portsmouth, Danville and Richmond area fixtures with several rainouts and a highlighted feature on Campbell and Payne at a Madison game context.
A long confused summary notes well pitched games by some players yet poor hitting across the four Western teams in early division contention. The piece mentions superstition and crowd reactions, with a late ninth inning sequence where Altizer and Street were retired on two hard drives as the rally collapsed.
Washingtonian Silvan quit in the sixth round with a left shoulder injury. referee awarded the decision to Burns after Silvan retired hurt in the sixth round. The bout was the pair's third meeting, marked by hard exchanges and tough defending as Sullivan fought through apparent pain.
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