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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1908
Page
24
Yesterday's scores sweep through major circuits with Philadelphia and Pittsburgh trading wins as St Louis, Cincinnati, Brooklyn, and New York stake claims in the pennant race. Battery duels highlight the day with Holmes, Plater, and Rundle among the featured arms as umpires Mr Bannan and Vic Finneran preside across cities including Lancaster, Altoona, Harrisburg, and Reading.
Invincible pitching by Long Tom Hughes powered the Nationals to a 5 to 1 victory over the Chicago White Sox. McBride at short dazzled with flawless defense while Walsh struggled, Altock and Smith split duties on the mound as Washington built a comfortable lead and held on. Weather fair. expected to affect only minor conditions.
Scores from American Association Eastern Southern and South Atlantic leagues show varied results. Notable games include Milwaukee 9 at Kansas City 4 and Toledo 9 at St Paul 4 with several city matchups across Newark Providence and Jacksonville reflecting a busy minor league slate.
In yesterday's game Nick Altrock, White Sox pitcher, executed an unassisted double play. McBride singled to start the sequence, Shipke bunted, a fly ball misplayed, and Altrock caught the ball with one hand to retire both runners in the fourth inning.
In a detailed game recap Fred Parent made a sharp play in the first inning when Ganley’s grounder was mishandled and Parent threw out a runner at first. Delehanty’s triple followed as Pickering’s throw to first was bobbled, scoring Delehanty. George Davis showed base running on a fourth inning hit, stealing second and advancing to third after a misthrow, then Davis was tagged at third on a strong throw from Milan. George Medrife is praised for reliability in the pine, with emphasis on timely efforts this season. Jiggs Donohue comments on Fred Palkenberg’s pitching, noting his many twists and curves and that he should win more, hoping for a winning streak to ignite the team.
Detroit defeats New York 11 to 6 as Jennings' team continues hot hitting. Dre Delrats hammered Chesbro for eight innings, driving in seven runs, while Coughlin was ejected after a conflict. Detailed box shows New York failures to rally. Detroit scores multiple runs in early frames and holds lead.
Boston defeats Cleveland as Morgan excels with early hits and a strong pitching effort. Key plays involve Clark, Clarke, and Gester with solid defense and timely hits. Final score reflects Boston charging late and holding off Cleveland comeback attempts.
Philadelphia defeated St Louis 16 to 15 in a wild game featuring shoddy pitching, sharp hitting, and late defense. Williams’ costly error tied the game as Philadelphia surged in the eighth on a throw that bounded into the stands, with Nichols, Collins and others delivering key hits for the home club.
Hartsel and Collins spark St Louis attack with Stolen bases by Dravigo Hoffman, Nichols, Murphy and Ferris. Vickers and Maxwell combine to strike out, while Waxwell and Carter issue walks. Time of game not recorded.
Cincinnati rallies to defeat New York 9 to 6 as Mathewson exits in the seventh after seven hits. Poor Cincinnati defense lets the Giants lead early, but a late surge including homer by Seymour and key hits by Mitchell Ganzel and Bresnahan drives the victory.
muddled box score style report notes Ferguson distributing hits while St Louis batsmen press Boston. players such as Parrke, Ley, and Sierney appear among numerous line items. game details are fragmented with unclear innings and scorers but St Louis overcoming Boston is stated.
Pittsburgh defeated Philadelphia 6 to 2 in a game highlighted by Titus running catch in the third inning. Both teams plated runs early, but the Pirates could not overcome several miscues while the Phillies surged to the win.
The Union League table shows Washington Reading Elizabeth Philadelphia Paterson and other clubs with results and upcoming games. Washington and Reading lead with strong records while Philadelphia and Paterson trail. Schedule notes include Washington at Reading and Philadelphia at Elizabeth with matches against Brooklyn and Baltimore cited.
A tight baseball game at Reading on May 18 featured Reisling for Reading and Murray for Washington. Washington won 1 to 6 with brilliant fielding by Gilbert and Shaughnessy, multiple near misses, and key plays including a double play and a crucial putout at the plate.
Fugatith 4 May 18 saw Quaker unions shut out by excellent pitching from Philadelphia. No hits were allowed and only thirty one batters faced Hin at bat. Wrenner and Kerfoss provided strong defense and timely hitting for the visitors while Wagner and Rechelle contributed with runs and fielding, leading to a low scoring game with the final line showing nary a run for the Quaker lineup.
Wilmington beats Paterson 4 to 3 after a tight game with leaders rallying late. Pitcher Truea allowed two earned runs while Cophen struggled. key hits came from Wool and Jehnson as Wilmington held on in a tense matchup.
Baltimore scores 11 runs to Brooklyn 2 as the home team bats heavily. Ground rule limits homer as Baltimore overwhelms Brooklyn with steady hitting and multiple players contributing across the lineup. Key names include Westlake Treat and Westlake on offense and Be ard on the mound.
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