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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1908
Page
46
Readable fragments show a terse sports or standings snippet listing cities Philadelphia Boston Cincinnati and Chicago. The text implies a cross-city score or matchup note without full context or results.
Nationals edge Tigers 1 0 as Burns dominates and Shipke Delehanty star with sensational plays behind California southpaw Sievers. Ganley and Delehanty contribute key hits while Burns rides a tough early lead, backing by Shipke and Delehanty fuels the victory in a brisk 2 1/2 hour opener. Weather warm. batteries Falkenbern or Hughes for Washington. Mullin or Donovan for Detroit.
Detailed account praises Shipke for sensational plays at third base and outfield like hauling in a line drive and turning two near doubles into outs. Burns dominates Tigers to give the Nationals a win while Delehanty and Cobb also shine. Jennings notes optimism with Cantillon’s strengthened lineup and a strong Nationals team outlook.
New York and St Louis produced a mixed contest with St Louis taking an early lead as Taylor scored for New York but Crandall, Karger, and Crandall again fueled St Louis. Crandall pitched well before Kronn relieved. The game featured several errors and base hits, with Crandall and Fromme sharing pitching duties and Konetchy delivering key hits for St Louis.
In a rough contest Chicago toppled New York 21 to 9 as errors and miscues hampered the visitors. Key moments included costly fielding lapses and timely hits by Chicago hitters, with Stahl three-base hit and Donohue sac fly among the notable highlights. Organizational miscues and timely runs favored the hosts, while pitching struggles and on base errors doomed the visitors.
Philadelphia defeats Cleveland 1 to 0 in a pitchers' duel as Nicholls delivers a timely double in the seventh inning. Vickers vs Rhoades held the field with Harcsel scoring on the hit and Nicholls later scoring on a two-bagger, Cleveland batting struggles noted in the box with errors and base runners limited.
A lengthy ballpark contest ends with Boston defeating Chicago to reclaim the world champion status. Plaherty earns the win as Boston rallies behind strong hitting and a tight defense, while Chicago falters late with Evers ejected for dispute.
Philadelphia and Cincinnati split a long game using six pitchers with Moren effective until the sixth. The pitching staff featured multiple relievers, and the varied line shows Moren, Weimer, Spade, Campbell, and Moen among the workers as both clubs traded innings and bench pivots.
Rube Waddell signs with the Philadelphia Union League club for the season and will debut Saturday against Paterson at Union Park. He vows he is done with the Browns and stresses improved treatment in Philadelphia while aiming to help win a pennant.
Philadelphia boosted by Whalen and Peller hits battled Wilmington who rallied late but fell short 9 to 6 as Murphy earned the win for Philadelphia and Hoover took the loss. Whalen doubled and Crughn contributed crucial early hits while Shipley and Strayer provided key defense in the tight contest.
Brooklyn union Leaguers edged Elizabeth at Mayerrose Park 7 to 5 in a well played contest. Key hitters included McGee Dowd and Kennedy for Brooklyn while Elizabeth's Hoff and O’Morrow produced runs. Umpire Mr Latham officiated.
Union League reports yesterday’s games with Washington beating Reading at Paterson and Baltimore over Elizabeth while Wilmington won 7 to 5 and Brooklyn Philadelphia posted a 5 to 5 tie. Today schedule lists Washington at Brooklyn Elizabeth at Reading Wilmington at Baltimore Paterson at Philadelphia. Notre Dame College shut out Fordham 2 to 0 at Fordham Field.
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