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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1908
Page
24
In a tight game Maley Winstan and Hess Anderson led the Jevs with strong pitching and few hits. Four hits across the lineup kept the score close as Oakley and Betcher provided runs, while Butrie Winstan and Maley shared mound duties in a key late effort.
Tigers break a scoreless tie in the ninth to defeat Washington 4 1. Patten held the Nationals scoreless eight innings before Detroit strung four runs in the final frame. Summers pitched well for Detroit and Milan sparked Washington with a three base hit in the eighth.
Cleveland led 1 0 after four innings as Lejoie scored on a hit by pitch and a wild throw. In the seventh Philadelphia rallied at bat but rain halted play. final score noted as Cleveland 1 Philadelphia 0 with Dygert and Carter pitching and Clarke scoring for Cleveland.
In a tense game Boston loses 2 to 1 as Stone drops a Cravath fly for an error enabling St Louis to score the deciding run in the ninth. Wagner produced notable plays for Boston and Ferrie tied the game earlier with a three bagger.
Detroit faces Washington while Cleveland meets Philadelphia and Chicago hosts New York in today’s slate. Cobb shines with a double and a single as Summers shows promise for Detroit, Jennings praises young pitcher Cantillon, and the Tigers fight through injuries to stay competitive.
Forecast calls for fair weather with probable light winds as Washington and Detroit teams prepare for kickoff. Batteries Sebastian Hoghes and Street for Washington. Martin or Donovan assume Detroit’s duties as the game is set for a 4% call time.
Detroit pitcher Patten battles control as Mullin's ninth inning single breaks a scoreless game. Shipke dives for a force play at first, misses, and two on with one out fuel a runner from third. Donovan ruled out for Mullin's runner amid a crowding dispute.
Brooklyn rallied with three runs in the ninth to beat Pittsburg 6 to 3 after Pittsburg led 3 in the seventh. Rucker relieved in the seventh as Wilheim faltered and McIntyre closed for Brooklyn. Key hits came late as Brooklyn overcame a deficit to secure the win at Pittsburg.
Easy for Chance's Cubs defeat the Browns 9 to 1 as Brown allowed two runs in the first inning and a late surge by Chicago sealed the win. King and Browne led Chicago with key hits while Tinker and Slagle contributed in the field and on the bases.
In a May 22 game Cincinnati won 5 to 2 against Philadelphia as fast fielding and timely hitting propelled the Reds. Hoggins, Kane, Nicholn, Hulswitt and Magee contributed, with strong pitching from Richie. Intermittent notes from Wilmington and Trenton games are included, plus a Frederick Belair matchup recap.
In American Association action Toledo edged Indianapolis 3 to 2 while Milwaukee hosted Minneapolis and Louisville fell to Columbus 3 2. Eastern League games included Montreal beating Baltimore and Toronto winning in ten innings. Southern League results featured Mobile 4 Atlanta 1 and Memphis 2 Montgomery 1. New York State League saw Scranton 7 Troy 6 and Wilkes Barre Albany 10, Syracuse 5. South Atlantic play had Jacksonville 2 Macon 1 and Charleston 2 Columbia 7. College scores note Hanover Amherst 0 and Andover Phillips Andover 2 University of Pennsylvania Freshman 1.
In the American League games Boston faced St Louis with 3 076 fans attending, Philadelphia played Cleveland drawing 4 487, and Washington met Detroit with 3 600. In the National League Chicago faced Boston drawing 2 500, Cincinnati met Philadelphia with 4 250, and Pittsburg played Brooklyn drawing 756.
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