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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1908
Page
24
Weather and player notes frame a sports page preview with details on Burns to face Washington, Detroit plans, suspensions and lineup changes. Mentions Hughey Jennings suspension, George Mullin weight loss, Al Worthy chatter, and bids for adjustments ahead of upcoming games.
A rough score tally shows Detroit at Washington Chicago at New York and other pairings. The text lists multiple MLB and minor league matchups with scattered results and upcoming games. Named teams include Detroit Philadelphia Chicago St Louis New York and Brooklyn along with various leagues and schedules.
Philadelphia May 17 St Louis blunted Philadelphia 9 to 8 with bunched hits and costly home-team errors. Key players included Schweitzer and Collins for St Louis and Jones and Spencer for Philadelphia, while Plank and Powell pitched. The game spanned nearly two hours with multiple lead changes and a late St Louis surge.
Reulbach earned the win as Boston hid scores two runs and collected multiple hits including a triple. Doerner contributed with a key double and singles while Bowerman faced benching for disputing a call. Kelley batted for Deiner and ended the game with a double play as the Cubs fall behind late.
Pittsburgh View 0 Brooklyn wins opening game to take early lead in the series. Unclear text mentions players, scoring, and bases with many garbled names and figures.
St Louis routs New York 6 to 0 as Raymond limits the Giants to three hits. Ludvig, Gilbert, and an error contribute to a second inning rally, with St Louis scoring twice and adding four more in the later frame. Ongoing notes show May 20 action and box score details from Newark and New York venues.
Coakley hurls five innings as Philadelphia fails to touch second base. Cincinnati builds lead with errors and timely hits. McQuillan and Coakley mix on the mound. Garcel and Huggins contribute in a tight game played at Fordham Longd rain.
News of Rube Waddell quitting the St Louis Americans after a tense scene at the Aldine Hotel. He demanded pay promised for victory over former teammates, left in his uniform, took a gun, then returned with money but without the weapon. He headed to pitch for an independent Jersey team, amid mixed reactions.
Reading edged Washington 2 to 3, with Wimington and Baltimore also noted. Tomorrow's schedule lists Washington at Reading and Paterson at Baltimore while Elzabeth faces Brooklyn and Minnington meets Philadelphia. Standings show Winnington 16 5 and Reading 17 éMt Paterson 6 with several teams in pursuit.
Special to The Washington Fest reports Walter Schlitcher resigning as manager of the Philadelphia Shions after a winless stretch. E Landgraf of Pottsville is named as successor pending formal acceptance and plans to take charge tomorrow. The club faces lineup gaps at catcher and first base, with owners seeking a stronger showing.
Special to The Wallington Pit Wilmington club owners name Cricker Grady as manager and elect WF alderman to replace Jim Waller. Grady is in Philadelphia with a league club. City for Wilmington Union League franchise undecided with Richmond and Providence among possible options. decision expected this week.
Ithacan reports Cornell edged Michigan 2 to 2 after a 16 inning pitchers duel. Caldwell pitched for Cornell, stellar defense kept runs scarce, tension rose after the eighth as scoring halted. Williams Townsmen beat Brown 4 to 3 thanks to a lucky hit and two Brown errors, batteries Templeton Lewis Nourse and Raymond.
Harvard defeated Phillips Andover Academy in a one sided contest. The score reading as Harvard 9 0 5 9 8 9 3 1 x to 3 1 2. Batter Twitmire and Port Clark contributed, while Princeton defeated Pennsylvania 3 to 1 in another game with Twitmire and Port Clark noted. Five Hundred Dollars Reward offered. Read The Washington Post for details and cashier pickup.
Special to The Washington Post Pittsburg pitcher Barney Dreyfuss faces stiff odds as Maddox, a rising star for the Pirates, is stricken with typhoid fever at his Baltimore home. Manager Clarke hoped for hospital care, but Maddox insisted on returning home. A family letter confirms the illness, raising concern for the Pirates this season as other pitchers struggle with injuries. Yale Edges Amherst In New Haven Yale outscored Amherst 3 to 1 amid brisk pace and strong running, with Yale converting key chances to pull away late. Gatterlea, Ven Vleckard, T Jones, Breck, and Danahey contributed for Yale.
Reading defeats Washington 6 to 4 in a pitchers duel at Reading. Atherton keying Washington with defensive feats and Holby and Harvey holding steady for Reading as Vinson belted a homer and McDermott Shaughnessy provided timely hits amid a tight game.
Philadelphia 16 20 0 0910 0 41 earned runs. Summers struck out 3, Wolf allowed 9. Key hits by Townday and Summers, McCaulay, and Me Lase. Wilmington built its lead with multiple base hits and a home run by Hoover.
In Baltimore Maryland today a game versus Paterson proceeded nine innings despite showers. Final score Baltimore 4 Paterson 3 with Hagen, Mullaney, and Kennedy contributing runs. Powell pitched for Baltimore, OBrien for Paterson, six strikeouts by Powell.
At the conclusion of today’s game the Naval Academy baseball nine carried Manager RK Turner to the boathouse float and ducked him over board in their custom. Turner anticipated the prank and pressed himself into a white canvas float, escaping lightly unharmed.
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