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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1908
Page
47
A garbled OCR fragment lists runners and places including Belmont Park, Peterson Women, and various names such as Lani Fong Son and Tony, with scattered times and events. The text is incomplete, offering only fragmented references to races and participants.
J Ed Grillo surveys the Am ate league race and New York teams. He praises the fast Highlanders and Giants while noting weaknesses in the White Sox and Cubs. The piece highlights managers Guimity Jones and Hughey Jennings and their impact on team performance and morale.
Belmont Park card lists Casque Notter winning over Berkeley Garner by 20 to 7 while Grapple Shaw defeats Borante Shreve 9 to 12 and Rara Avis EZ Dugan takes 12? Louisvill e Servicence Heidel posts 4 10 to Dainty Dame Powers 3 30 for E M Fry Taylor 58 0 to Coal Black Lady Day ton 91 00 to Mrs Sewall Taylor 16 50 to Quagga Powers 3 30 George Killborn Heather ton beats Hannah Louise Walsh Even Aksarben W Miller 1 Native Son Walsh to Gateway C Sullivan 12 to 1 Remember W Miter 4 to 1.
Entries list for a Belmont Park mixed race card features selling stakes for four year olds and older across multiple claiming events. Names like Big Len, Right on Trur, Pac Burger, and Brando appear with listed prices and weights, with various sires, mares, and horses from multiple owners across a dense catalog of entrants.
Fragmented OCR text from a racing or horse event listing shows numerous names, times, payouts, and places. Decipherable items include individual participants such as Fay Tear, Paton Sael, and Ralph Reese, with scattered scores and bets. The passage reads like a sports or betting column with inconsistent spacing and garbled phrases.
The program features a horse race between Gallant Vaig and Sr Fle rold at the Westfield meet with bets placed on the outcome. Fred Walked Wey and Pat A inspire suspense as rival jockeys. Joe Varner and Rob Roy Mackey clash in a wrestling event at the national arena.
The Tigers rely on constant energy from its ball players to stay keyed up. Jennings notes that the present group, though weary at times, maintains high intensity across daily games and practices.
Alfred de Oro defeated Sherman Phu Jepli 26 to 119 in a world pool match showing superb starts and instant shots that electrified the crowd. Stierman fought hard through early sets but fell behind as de Oro executed precise breaks and aimed runs.
Kensington won 16 to 4 as O Merrill starred at bat and Adams fanned fourteen. Pettit pitched for the Farraguts and allowed four hits. Treleeland Park teams will play Junior Washington on the lantern grounds Saturday.
Wallach A C defeated Gurley A C 6 to 0 at McDevitt Field as Powell pitched seven strong innings for the Twining Athletic Club. Maddox started for Gurley and was relieved after yielding early runs. Keleher homered in the seventh for Gurley but the TAC stars controlled the game with solid defense and aggressive baserunning.
Columbia Athletic Club edged Brentwood in Capital City Testie play at Capitol City Park. Key players include Sanders, Meister, and Umbaugh for Columbia, with strong pitching and late runs securing a 10 to 6 victory amid a busy scoring sequence and defensive miscues.
A humorous ball game account from the New York Times chronicling a Neversweats victory over the Busy Bees. The captain at three foot three and his quirky crew relive the odd plays and flippant chatter as they tally a decisive ninety four to eighty.
A chaotic departmental league doubleheader ends with a tie between the Marines and St Vincent after darkness halts play at the Marquette Teague grounds. Key performances include Meagher and Whitney for the Marines, while Ward and Witt contribute for St Vincent, with steals and bases cited amid errors and pitching by Riter and Whitney.
Salvatrel Montaza fled from South Bend to Italy aiming to die with his people after a serious abdominal wound. He traveled unseen to New York where he collapsed aboard the steamer Bragal bound for Europe and was rushed to a hospital.
Earthquakes felt near Marysville and western Montana last night. Dishes rattled from shelves and clocks stopped in homes, with no consequential damage reported. Also notes Henry Lewis in Middletown and Harriman Kahn interstate cases advancing in the Supreme Court details.
The Supreme Court sustains parts of the 1899 1907 Indian appropriation bills holding that use of treaty trust funds for sectarian schools on Rosebud Sioux land is not allowed. The decision narrows allocations from trust funds tied to St Francis Mission and cites contention over payments totalling four thousand dollars.
The United States Supreme Court ruled against the railway in a wrongful death case arising from a brakeman’s death on a mountain route. The decision centers on car height and the availability of proper devices, with the court upholding a version of regulatory standards and the widow’s claims of improper delegation of power by the railroad.
Judge Alton B Parker, former Democratic candidate for president, was yesterday admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court. Chief Justice Fuller presided, and Parker joined two others in taking the oath. Parker entered appearance in the New York gas cases and moved to advance them to the next term, with a hearing set for the first Tuesday after reconvening.
The U S Supreme Court ruled Bourgognes owners must pay the total freight and passage damages in a dispute with Compagnie General Transatlantique over a lost steamer voyage. The decision affirmed the lower court finding the owners liable for all costs including interest.
Old Dominion Copper Company failed to recover stock in the Lewisohn estate dispute. The New York executors argued the stock could be returned, but the circuit court found no fear or illegal exercise by the company and upheld the original estate ruling.
A chaotic meeting in St. Louis centered on railway tariffs affecting passengers and goods. Court orders require a single entity to cover vast charges, with officials fearing broader economic impact and potential legal challenges.
West Virginia proposes a master to take testimony in the Virginia versus West Virginia controversy. Former Secretary Carlisle represents West Virginia and suggests John W. Yerkes of Kentucky and Congressman Littlefield of Maine as possible masters for the proceedings.
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