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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1908
Page
24
Fragmentary report mentions teams and games at Savannah Augusta Milwaukee and Jacksonville with vague scores and lineups. Text references Turners Sunday Company and United States Corps of daginesrs amid stray chants but details are unreadable.
Washington fans witnessed a tense nine inning matchup as Tom Hughes and the Nationals battled the Phillies. Hughes matched Bender pitch for pitch through eight, and a late rally by Washington, sparked by Jim Collins and Milan, produced a 5-4 victory amid chaotic ninth inning action.
Ganley started for the plate as Bender pitched and was ruled safe on a disputed balk. Umpire Connally called a balk before the delivery, but the crowd and Smith were unaware. Ganley scored the decisive run, yet no steal credit was recorded, while Street struck out with Hughes dominating and Davis commenting on Washington's tough matchup.
In the American League Washington plays Philadelphia and Boston meets New York with scores 2476 and 1387 respectively. In the National League Philadelphia faces Brooklyn 2314 while St Louis meets Cincinnati 2000 in another set of games.
Boston and New York produced a tight early and late duel as Winter faltered. Manning steadied the Red Sox with solid innings, while base runners haunted the Yankees throughout. The disorder and muddy field limited scoring, with New York holding late threats at bay and Boston unable to convert early chances into runs.
Philadelphia defeats Brooklyn 4 to 3 after a ninth inning rally. McQuinn started for Brooklyn. McQuinn relieved, and Osbourne, Magee and Maloney contributed key hits as Philadelphia overcame an early Brooklyn lead with a late scoring burst.
St Tous beat Cincinnati 3 1 0 in an opening game of a series. Raymond pitched well for St Tous allowing 4 hits and 1 run while hitters Huggins Mowrey and Murray led the offense with key RBIs and two base hits apiece.
Washington plays Brooklyn as Elizabeth meets Wilmington while Baltimore hosts Reading. Philadelphia faces Paterson, with current standings showing Washington and Brooklyn ahead in the loop and Baltimore improving after recent results.
A ten inning Union League game in Wilmington Delaware saw Elizabeth topple Wilmington 4 to 4 in a wild relief turn. Topham started for Wilmington, walked the line in the third before being relieved by Bussey who scattered hits but allowed runs as Elizabeth battled. Umpire Mr Stanton called the game with Wilmington tied, highlighting late drama and strong hitting from Hoover Zollers and McCauley.
Central triumphed 3 1 in the first game of a doubleheader at League Park as muddy fielding hindered plays. Techs rolled to a 3 1 win over Eastern with strong pitching from Gray and timely hitting by Davis and Brewster, while business fielding errors mounted for Eastern.
Central and Eastern battled in a pitcher heavy game with Taggart and Whitney hurling well. Central pulled ahead with a fourth inning single by Mueller scoring Tageart on a fielding error, while Thomas drove in Her rim an in the second to tie or take leads as both sides stranded runners and fought for every run.
Local ball players clash as the Washington team led by Captain Falkenberg meets the Fat Men lineup under Captain Waters at Palace Alleys tonight at 8. Washington players include Falkenberg McBride Smith Ganley. Fat Men feature Waters Allison Field Krauss Brosnan.
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