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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1909
Page
40
SPORTING COMMENT by J Ed Grillo discusses drafts and minor league development. It argues for giving drafted players a path to major leagues, suggests season-to-season draft preference to aid one standout player, and notes changes in pitching strategy and hitting trends.
Warrant issued today for Ty Cobb in connection with an assault case. Police allege the suspect, linked to Le Tiger, fled after an alleged clash. Detectives and task force plan to pursue the warrant as officials say the subject may be at large. Also noted are sports items: Evers receives three day suspension amid Pittsburgh game dispute. pitcher Tommy Atkins set to join the Philadelphia Americans after a Southern League stay.
American League teams set midweek matchups with Hoston facing Washington, Cleveland at Detroit, Chicago at St Louis, Chicago at Pittsburg, Philadelphia at Boston, and Brooklyn at New York.
Gibson of the Pirates matched Chief Zimmer by catching 111 consecutive games behind the bat. He reached the mark yesterday and plans to set a new record by catching all remaining games. Barney Dreyfuss and Fred Clarke aided his adjustment earlier in his career.
Detroit defeats Cleveland 6 to 4 in a high scoring game aided by timely hitting from Delehanty and Birmingham. Pitcher Summers works deep as Detroit overcomes late push from Cleveland with strong defense and key hits.
Boston and Washington battled in a see saw game with errors and bunts shaping the outcome. Gray struggled with bunt fielding while Kelley and Street sparked locals, Leavielt and Gessler delivered timely hits, and mathews, Browne, and Schaefer injuries influenced the late innings.
The Wilson company learns from the American Simplex Motor Car Company that two large seven passenger cars will be shipped this week. They feature two cycle engines mounted at the front and promise higher horsepower and better fuel efficiency. Local agents report sales and movements of various makes including E M F and Hudson as the auto trade trends toward new tech and increased performance.
Rumor claimed a meeting among President Noyes Manager Cantillon and Herman Schaefer suggested a manager for next season reading Nationals. Cantillon and Schaefer denied any discussion of team management and said only routine business was discussed during Noyes absence.
New York defeated Philadelphia at home with strong hitting and extra bases but the Athletics squandered chances through careless baserunning. The game featured aggressive plays and tense moments as New York built an early lead and held on, despite Philadelphia’s attempts to rally.
Two night riders arrested at Gravesend late Monday dominate turf discussion as detectives press for names of the hirelings. The Washington News reports jockey Cina may reveal startling information and sleuths claim to have secured him from the two suspects to identify the masterminds behind the illegal act.
Pittsburg and Chicago split their series with Pittsburg winning today 2 to 1 in an offensive duel. Brown and Higginbotham pitched for the visitors while Reulbach started for Chicago, exiting after three singles and a homer. Tinker and Chance were ejected by umpire Kiem amid a tense second inning.
The Phillies defeated Brooklyn 7 to 2 in a season get-away game at Brooklyn, Dent starting for Brooklyn allowing four runs and taking the loss. Clemens and Deininger contributed hits for Philadelphia as they built an early lead and held on, with errors and baserunning miscues noted.
New York won 3 to 1 over Boston as Merkle starred with a late hit and Beau mont and Murray homered. Seymour and Bridwell led the scoring for the losers with timely defensive plays. Rays of the game included strong pitching by Raymond for New York and Curtis for Boston.
Yesterday's baseball attendance figures show the American League games in Washington 1247 Detroit 7149 Philadelphia 787 and the National League games in New York 10000 Pittsburg 814 Brooklyn 1200.
Lowell Mass September 7 Barney Oldfield set the first official mile record for a standing start in American auto racing history with 51 15 seconds in a BenS machine his flying mile in 49 920 seconds trailed the Jamaica Long Island road record by 1 12 seconds Louis Chevrolet showed strong in the day’s events winning two flats and a seconds in his Buick Herbert Lytle top American racer scored a first and second in two starts while missing Walter Christe and Lewis Strange removed from the program diminished interest in the double feature event
A scrambled report lists results and postponements across American Association, Virginia State League, Connecticut League, Atlantic League, Southern League, and New York State League. Teams such as Minneapolis, Kansas City, Holyoke, Hartford, Atlanta, Montgomery, Birmingham, and Newark appear with scattered scores, lineups, and game statuses amid weather disruptions and incomplete OCR.
A Virginia state fair racing event collapsed after president J W Roberts failed to cover winning horse checks. Bank refusals triggered a mass cash meltdown. Roberts disappeared, leaving horse owners stranded and plans for rerouting to other tracks as the failure spurred a mass exodus of participants and a shift to new management.
Two Eastern clubs triumph as Marion Athletic Cup action narrows the field in a spirited national tournament day. Simons and Hancock fend off strong foes while Western entrants, led by Evans, Egan, and Phelps, push toward the title amid heavy hitting and late holes.
In front of a lively crowd at the Hund Va Yen track, Ada D and Alma led the day’s racing in trot and pace events. Alma, the Virginia gelding Red Year and Gracioug showed strong heats as Austra Corbin’s Alma D earned top purse in the 225 trot and pace. Judges included A Merry of Fall Church and John H W Gheen with F McCaully handling the starting duties.
The final standings from an early South Atlantic League update show teams like Knoxville and Savannah in contention. Reading appears garbled with several proper names and numbers blurred, but the piece lists city names and scores, suggesting a league table and results from a recent period.
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