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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1908
Page
16
Fragmentary report covers multiple minor league events at Savannah and Milwaukee with scattered team names and a mention of a noon game. Vague references include Turners Sunday Company and United States Corps of daginesrs, with garbled league notes and chants and no clear outcome or date.
In a tense nine inning game Washington Nationals rally to beat Philadelphia Athletics 9 8 as Tom Hughes struggles but Bender falters in late frame. Key plays include Milan center field work and Collins driving in runs. Milan, Collins, and Smith star on a resilient defense while Oldring and Street pace Athletics comeback bid before final out.
Bob Ganley did not actually steal home in the third inning as he slid ahead of catcher Smith and scored, with umpire Connally calling a balk on Bender before the delivery. The run helped the locals win, though Ganley receives no steal credit. Tom Hughes benefited from the spitball, proving effective despite controversy.
American League games include Washington against Philadelphia with a 2476 to 0 line. Boston faces New York with 1 387 runs. In the National League Philadelphia plays Brooklyn for 2314, and St Louis meets Cincinnati for 2000 runs.
Boston and New York traded early and late scoring as Winter weathered pressure in the eighth. Manning worked deep for Boston, while Carlisle, Kesler and Carrigan produced for New York with savvy defense and timely power. Final: New York 9, Boston 7.
Philadelphia won from Brooklyn 4 to 3 after a ninth inning rally. Brooklyn led after four innings as three hits produced three runs aided by two Philadelphia errors. McQuillin started for Philadelphia, closing with a rough seventh and yielding the decisive rally in the ninth.
St Louis beat Cincinnati 5 2 in a pitcher heavy opener. Coakley struggled in ninth, Murray lifted two doubles, and Raymond allowed limited runs. Rays and Rivers?
The union league listing shows Washington at Brooklyn and Paterson at Philadelphia with other matchups Elizabeth at Wilmington and Baltimore at Heading. Standings place Wilmington and Baltimore tied near the top, with Brooklyn and Philadelphia close behind as the season progresses.
In a ten inning special from Wilmington Delaware the Union League squad edged Elizabeth 4 to 4. Topham started for Wilmington and struggled, followed by Bussey who allowed multiple hits as Elizabeth held a 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 score into late innings. Scoring details include two earned Wilmington runs and two for Elizabeth with late support from Bussey after Topham left. Umpire Mr Stanton.
Central defeated Eastern 3 to 1 in a muddy field doubleheader at League Park yesterday afternoon. Tech, Business, and Central showed solid hitting and fielding, though eight errors marked the day. Brewster and Gray starred for Central with key hits, while Oasis worked in relief for Business.
Taggart and Whitney dueled as Central and Eastern played in a low scoring game. Central's Thomas scored on a second inning single, while Mueller crossed home for Central on a fielding error in the fourth. Eastern leaned on Taggart and Whitney as the moundsmen, with each side stranding runners and executing a few key plays to keep the score close.
Washington captain Falkenberg leads his team against the Fat Men at Palace Alleys tonight at 8 o clock. Lineup features Washington Falkenberg McBride Smith Ganley while Fat Men include Waters Allison Field Krauss and Brosnan.
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