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Newspaper
Waterbury Evening Democrat
Location
Waterbury, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1908
Page
3
Dray a Yale pole vault great and world record holder, refuses Olympic selection and will not compete for United States in London. Despite years of top forms and a 12 ft 9 1/2 in vault, supporters expect him to take the field in London, driven by patriotism to help America.
Worcester report: Jack Barry captain and shortstop of the Holy Cross Moly-Croons signs with Connie Mack and the Philadelphia Athletics. Barry is praised for speed on the bases, arm strength, and timely hitting, having helped Holy Cross win games.
Harvard oarsmen Sidney W. Fish and Charles Morgan Jr both seniors were suspended by the university for taking reference books from Childe Memorial library and concealing them. They cannot row against Yale next week.
Meriden travels to play while Holyoke facing shake ups as Hodgers and Hambacher slump. Lynn club blues for Tansey and Gusheen. Baltimore prospects pace infielder adds. Waterbury fixtures Danbury exhibition with McNulty pitching. Holyoke infield and outfield reshuffle under way. Local teams face rough stretch and circuses altering schedules amid uncertain pennant hopes.
Holy Cross shut out Williams 6 to 0 at Weston field. Johnny Templeton and Jim Dowd starred on the mound as Worcester’s Holy Cross rallied in the ninth inning for four runs. Carney, Dowd, and Templeton drove the decisive hits while Osterhout’s miscue helped spark the late surge.
Jimmy O Rourke still leads the league in batting though his average fell over twenty points after going 0 for against Hartford pitchers. Simmons of New Haven belted 14 safeties to rise to second. Accoramn and Pastor of Meriden also reached the 300 class as Bridgeport relinquished first place in team batting to New Haven and Hartford with most teams dipping in the week.
New Britain beat Waterbury in a rough see-saw game with errors by Campbell and strong fielding by Waterman and Brown on the mound. Two notable double plays energize the Mountaineers as Waterbury bats go quiet and Waterbury tries to steal momentum with aggressive plays and base running.
Princeton won the intercollegiate baseball championship yesterday afternoon by defeating Yale in a sharply contested eleven inning game, 4 to 2. Key moments include Dawson's single, Vaughn and Wheaton’s actions, Warwick scoring after being hit, and Yale scoring in the sixth. Details are garbled but indicate a late Princeton rally and defensive plays securing the title.
Cassidy and Rising led a decisive 21-3 innings victory. Rising and Stankard fueled two-base and three-base hits while Yale contributed a home run off Romer. Pitchers Powell and Barrett yielded multiple walks as Yale and Stankard combined for key plays and double plays.
Hartford dominated New Haven 12 to 2 at home after a rough afternoon on the local grounds. Swanson and O Leary shared pitching duties while Connery Noyes and Yancey led the offense with multiple hits, and Hartford capitalized on errors to pull away early.
Wednesday June 17 schedule features Meriden Holyoke Hartford New Haven matches with Meriden Springfield Holyoke New Haven Bridgeport on Thursday June 18. Friday June 19 concludes with a game between Wi Hart and New Haven.
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