Affidavits Filed in Federal Baseball Suit
Federal league seeks to challenge organized baseball with affidavits, contracts, and speeches about alleged player abuses. Documents reveal talks by Joseph Tinker and other officials, detailing trades, salaries, and alleged coercive practices, including workouts to protect players and control signals.
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Chicago
aMancus
To Knabe
Baltimore Federale
Heino
Award Hanton
Baltimore
Ennis Oakes
Pittsburg
Lioya J. Rickart
Federal League
William Perritt
Pittsburo
Edward Kkonetchy
Pittabure
Harry Goldman
Baltimore Club
Lee Mayes
Brooklyn
August Herrmann
Natonal Commission
To Cure Catarrh Purify the Blood
An old medical advertisement promotes blood purification for catarrh. It claims impurity causes throat and gland issues and asserts that a product from Swift & Co improves secretions and overall health. The copy invites readers to seek free medical advice from their department.
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Now & SS
Trophy Presented to New York Crew for Small Arms Contest
A bronze plaque was presented aboard the battleship New York to the crew for the small arms competition. Ceremony attended by Captain Thomas Slidell Rodgers and Rear Admiral Frank F. Fletcher. The trophy will be contested during the ship’s Southern drill grounds voyage, awarded to the division with the highest mark.
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New York
T. J. Oakley Rhinelander
Philip Rhinelander
Thomas Slidell Rodgers
Frank F. Fletcher
Rill
Jer
Donovan Signs With New York American League Team
Donovan agrees to join a New York club in the American League. Manager Bil Donovan of the New York club confirms the signature but both decline to disclose salary terms. Joe Tinker of the Chicago Federals failed to sign Peckinpaugh. London on New Year’s Day cancels the Oxford Cambridge Boat Race due to war conditions.
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Bil Donovan
New York
Joe Tinker
Chicago Federals
Peckinpaugh
London
Ducky Holmes Seeks Umpire Job On Coast
Ducky Holmes, once a famed manager and player, has applied for an umpire position on the coast while his family ranch near Glasgow keeps him idle. Reports say he may seek the Northwestern president Lynch’s job if offered, with Holmes known for stints across clubs, including the Tal Amore Orioles in 1888, and previously worth substantial sums before recent losses. Meanwhile Charles S. Dooin, former Philadelphia Nationals manager, plans to testify against organized baseball in Chicago, and rejected Manager Herzog’s offer for a Cincinnati contract, calling it a tin can deal after 18 years with Philadelphia.
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Joseph Tinker
Chicago
Feder
Tinker
Brooklyn
Ebbets
Ducky” Holmes
Butte
Lynch
Northwestern
Ducky
Ail Hi
Holmes
Hibernatink
Glasgow
Molmes
Missouri
Tal Amore Orioles
Meeraw
Hughie Jennings
Bronx
Philadelphia
Gan
Charles
Dooin
Philadelphia Nationals
Immhat City
Dodd
Herzog
Citycinnati Nationals
Cincinnati
Ward
Mtr Werghman
Bread and
Faneh
Sebail
Fan
City escapes repetition of subway disaster
New York January 1 the Lenox avenue line stalled for one hour and forty minutes due to another fire blamed on defective insulation. The blaze occurred at One Hundred and Sixty third street where a wooden car on the third track burned, echoing last week’s fatal accident that killed one and injured over 200.
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New York
Lenox Avenue
Public' Service Commission
Vestigaton
Coroner's Jury Links Boxer Death to Overexertion
In a city hospital Friday night after collapsing following a four round bout with Ike Cohen of San Francisco, Lucwikanderson died Saturday of cerebral hemorrhage attributed to overexertion from boxing. Cohen remains in the city jail.
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Lucwikanderson
City Hospital
Ike Cohen
San Francisco
Gesth
Cohen
City
Umpire Jack Egan Denies Federal Teague Signing
Providence RI January 11 Jack Egan American league umpire says he has not signed with Federal Teague for the coming season despite Chicago reports Willie Ritchie former lightweight champion accepts challenge to meet Freddie Welsh in a one round no decision bout at Madison Square Garden New York January 11 191?
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Jack Egan
Federal Teague
Veett
Chicago
San Francisco
Willie Ritchie
Freddie Welsh
Madison Square Garden
New
Captain Huston Joins Yankees Bid and Cubs Option
A Cincinnati soldier of fortune, Captain Huston, associate of Colonel Ruppert in the Yankees purchase, once eyed the Cubs with a lucrative offer. Havana resident Huston boasted Cuban connections to reinforce a major league bid, while suiting a shift from Highlanders to the Yankees. Terms and negotiations involved McGraw, Hempstead, and Taft related to a mystery Cubs option reportedly valued around 600,000.
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Captain Huston
Colonel Ruppert
Yankees
Cincinnati
Cuba
Huston
Cubs
Highlanders
New York
New York Americans
Havana
Almendares Park
Marians
Gongates
Philadelphia
Baseball Club Policy Could Boost Popularity
The article discusses how a baseball club adopting a clear policy might bolster popularity more effectively than clubs that drift without defined guidelines. It mentions potential double benefits from branding and advertising tied to the club name and product associations, noting various business interests and possible streamlining of ownership. It also references broader remarks on labor laws and government actions in the era.
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Baebal
Addrentes
New York
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