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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1908
Page
16
Weather and fan anticipation overshadow a key Tigers game with Bill Burns set to start for Washington, along with Warner. The piece notes suspensions, lineup changes, and the impact of recent rain on scheduling, detailing player form and expected matchups while hype builds for a pivotal Detroit tilt.
Baseball and basketball scores and schedules from multiple leagues. Teams include Detroit at Washington, Cleveland at Philadelphia, Chicago at New York, St Louis at Boston, and New York at Cincinnati with results. Also listed are upcoming games in the National and lower leagues with scattered standings and scores for Kansas City Toledo Minneapolis Indianapolis Columbus and more.
Philadelphia May 1 7 St. Bouts won by nine as home side balked by errors and a wild pitch. Key players include Schweitzer Jones Spencer and E Colinger with several two base hits and late scoring drives.
Reulbach earned the win for Chicago as Boston scored two runs with hits and miscues. Doerner delivered decisive hits while Bowerman faced discipline and Kelley batted for Deiner, ending in a double play. Swings, errors, and late-game pressure marked a tense contest lasting over two hours.
Pittsburgh and Brooklyn split the opening game with Brooklyn edging Pittsburgh by one run. The garbled play-by-play mentions pitchers, bases, and fielding errors, but confirms Brooklyn won while Pittsburgh trails 1-0 in the set.
In a 4 to 3 St Louis win over New York, pitcher Raymond scattered three hits through eight innings, with Ludvig’s double driving in two runs in the second. Overt checks show timely St Louis support and a late Newark rally that fell short.
Cincinnati pitcher Coakley allowed five pitches and the Phillies offense was held to no runners reaching second base. Errors aided Cincinnati as they won 1 to 0 with McQuillan striking out twice, while Hawe huggins and Keane contributed in the field. game time about 1 hour 32 minutes at Fordham Long Distance rain delay.
Rube Waddell, star pitcher, announced he is through with the Browns amid a hotel scene in Philadelphia. He refused promised salary, left in uniform, returned with money but without the gun, and said he would join an independent Jersey team to pitch Sunday.
Reading defeated Washington 2 3, Paterson beat Baltimore 9, Brooklyn beat Elizabeth, and Mington lost to Philadelphia. Today Washington visits Reading, Paterson hosts Baltimore, Elizabeth plays Brooklyn, Mington faces Philadelphia. standings show Winnington 16 5 and Eureka 0 1, Philadelphia 6, Reading 17, Paterson 6.
Special to The Washington Fest reports Walter Schlitcher resigning as manager of the Philadelphia Shions after a winless start. E Landgraf of Pottsville is sought to succeed him, with negotiations opened and Landgraf expected to take charge soon. The team suffers a long losing streak amid bench tensions and roster changes. ownership remains involved, and Schlitcher may still influence the club as a director.
Special to The Wallington Pit reports Cricker Wishael Grady named manager for the Wilmington Union League club and Jim Wallerwee leaving for Philadelphia. The team seeks a new city, with Richmond and Providence among possibilities, decisions to be finalized this week.
Ithacan reports Cornell edged Michigan 2 to 2 after sixteen tense innings in a rare pitching duel. Caldwell held the Wolverines to slow scoring as errors late favored Cornell. both clubs played error free for long stretches in a low scoring marathon. Williams Town Massachusetts toppled Brown 4 to 3 with a late rally aided by three Brown misplays in the eighth.
Harvard thrashed Phillips Andover 31 to 2 in a one sided game. BatterTwitmire and Port Clark led Princeton Trms with strong hits. Umpire Mr Adams officiated as a five hundred dollar reward note appears in the page’s Washington Post column.
Special to The Washington Post reports Pittsburg pitcher Barney Maddox, a rising young star, sick with typhoid fever at his Baltimore home after insisting on staying home rather than a local hospital. The Pirates fear his absence hurts the staff as several teammates are unfit for duty. In other news Yale defeats Amherst 3 to 1 in New Haven with strong running and pitching.
Reading Coasted to a 6 2 victory over Washington in a pitchers duel. Harvey and Charles stifled hitters, while Atherton and Holby starred for Reading with key plays and a seventh inning homer by Holby. Washington’s Conners made the only error as Reading struck for two tallies in the seventh and eighth to seal the win.
Philadelphia outbatted Wilmington for a 4 to 1 win. Summers pitched well, yielding only one earned run while striking out six. Key hits by Towndsend, Miles, and Summers fueled the charge as home plate defense and timely hitting carried the Quakers past the visitors.
In Baltimore Maryland today the Paterson team had games interrupted by showers but completed the full nine innings. Final score Baltimore 4 Paterson 3. Pitchers Powell and OBrien combined for six strikeouts. key hits by Kennedy Becher and Rite supported Baltimore’s late rally. Weather altered play yet the game finished with notable defensive plays and a late surge from Baltimore.
Special to The Washington rose Antepolla May 2 At the conclusion of the game this afternoon the Naval Academy baseball nine carried Manager RK Turner to the boathouse float and threw him over board in accordance with their custom The manager had however an inkling of their intention and had pressed himself in white carvacs so that he was little the worse for his ducking.
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