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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1908
Page
46
Weather interrupted play as the Tagkle Tigers prepared for a key game. Bill Burns is slated to pitch with Warner for Washington while Detroit considers Summers or Siever. Suspensions and lineup shifts loom as Cobb, Mullin, and George Mullin shape up for spring drills.
A dense sports wire recalls multiple games across American leagues with scores and matchups including Detroit at Washington Cleveland at Philadelphia Chicago at New York St Louis at Boston and Brooklyn at Pittsburgh Philadelphia at Cincinnati among others. It lists standings and upcoming games while noting minor league and regional schedules and umpire details.
Philadelphia May 17 St. Bouts win by nine hits amid home errors and a wild pitch by Plank. Score details list Schweitzer Jones and Collins among others with two-base hits and sacrifices, marking a high-scoring contest.
May 20 Chicago reports Reulbach earned the win as Boston hit for power with two runs, three singles, a double and a triple. Doerner added key runs with timely hits. Bowerman benched after dispute. Kelley batted for Deiner and ended game on a double play. Numerous miscues and wide pitching led to a close finish in a 4-2 decision.
In Wahity, Brooklyn secured a 2 to 1 win over Pittsburgh, taking the early 1-0 lead in the series. The game featured 4030 fans and notable hits from several players, with Brooklyn’s pitching holding firm in a tight contest.
St Louis defeats New York 6 to 4 as Raymond allows three hits and a double by Ludvig. Key two runs in the second inning aided by a fielding error and a productive sequence from the St Louis lineup.
Cincinnati blanks Philadelphia as Coakley holds the visitors to no runners past second. Errors aid Cincinnati with a 3 run top of the first, while Philadelphia strands runners and misplays define the contest. Coakley drawbacks and McQuillan duel defined the pitchers’ duel over 1 hour 32 minutes at Fordham Longd rain.
Rube Waddell announced his departure from the St Louis Americans after a dramatic hotel confrontation. He complained about unpaid salary, left in his uniform, and returned with money but without the gun. He threatened to join an independent Jersey team for Sunday games as the St Louis contingent departed.
Reading defeats Washington and Philadelphia, 3 games listed with scores. Tomorrow games include Washington at Reading, Paterson at Baltimore, Elizabeth at Brooklyn, Minnington at Philadelphia. Standings show Winnington leading with 16 wins, 5 losses. Reading and Paterson tied at 6–, Brooklyn and Philadelphia mid pack.
Special to The Washington Fest reports Walter Schlitcher resigns as manager of the Philadelphia Shions after a winless streak. E Landgraf of Pottsville is linked to take charge, with owners notifying the club and preparing for his guidance tomorrow. The team seeks a first baseman and catcher to improve performance.
Waller leaves unions as Wilmington club appoints William Grady as manager and elects a new alderman to head the team. Jim Waller remains away with the Philadelphia league club while cities such as Richmond Providence New York and Allentown show interest. Final franchise decision expected this week.
Ithacan reports Cornell defeated Michigan 2 to 2 in a marathon sixteen inning game. Caldwell pitched superbly for Cornell, while both lineups were nearly error free until the late stretch. A tense affair with late scoring ceased after the eighth as neither side could gain the edge. In another note, Williams of Williamstown beat Brown 4 to 3 on a critical hit in the great inning, aided by two Brown errors. Batteries Caldwell and Sally Simork. Williams Templeton and Lewis. Nourse and Raymond.
Harvard defeated Phillips Andover 9 to 1 in a one sided game as batter Twitmire and Port Clark contributed key hits. Princeton beat Pennsylvania 3 to 1 in a tight contest with Twitmire drawing a bases on balls and Princetons timely hits. Umpire Mr Adams officiated. a five hundred dollar reward offer appears in the notice.
Special to The Washington Post Pittsburg star pitcher Barney Maddox is home in Baltimore with typhoid fever after a recent illness and a family note says he may be unable to help the Pirates this season. His absence comes as other Pittsburg pitchers are also unfit for duty and manager Clarke considered hospital transfer. Yale Defeats Amherst in New Haven by 3 to 1 thanks to strong speed and pitching, with Yale leading 13 5 and Amherst trailing.
Reading defeats Washington 6 to 4 as both Harvey for Irwin’s team and Charles for Reading hold strong on the mound. Atherton and Holby stand out with sharp fielding and crucial plays, while Reading edges ahead with back to back homers by Holby and Vinson. Washington’s Conners commits the sole error as the visitors tally two early runs and hold Washington to a late push that falls short.
Wilmington outbatted Philadelphia and defeated them 5 to 4. Summers pitched for Wilmington, earning the win with 3 walks and 8 strikeouts. McCauley Towndsend and Me Lavier led with key hits, including a three-base hit by Towndsend.
In Baltimore Maryland today a game with Paterson was halted briefly by showers but finished in nine innings. Baltimore led 4 to 1 after four, with Hagen, Fish, and Kennedy among the stars, while Paterson battled back to a 6 to 5 final score as Powell and O’Brien combined on the mound.
Special to The Washington rose Antepolla May 2 Reports after a game the Naval Academy baseball nine carried Manager RK Turner to the boathouse float and ducked him overboard in their customary salute. He anticipated the scheme and pressed himself into white carvacs 30, escaping unscathed though somewhat worse for wear.
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