Notes of Ball Players at Home and Abroad
The piece surveys baseball figures linked to Butte and Gray's Harbor with mentions of Rowen Spokane pitcher leading Northwestern league last year and spinner Bill Hurley as Gray's Harbor captain. It notes Whitney and Crist with Burlington Iowa and Helena, umpire J M Shuster hurt in Pennsylvania, Ed Hutchinson with Spokane Indians, Ferris as Spokane lawyer, Doyle ex Everett pitcher, and Louis Runkle delivering strong play amid uncertain Memorial Day weather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butte
Gray's Harbor
Whitney
Great Falls
Burlington
Iowa
Crist
Helena
J. M. Shuster
Pennsylvania
Baseball player movement and notes from various teams
The report lists multiple player changes and performances: Elsey released by Birmingham for weak hitting. Mike Lynch managing Tacoma with prior 1900 Anaconda link. Lefty Houtz strong for Montgomery. Bill Marshall misidentified as Home Pun Joe, now a catcher formerly with Minneapolis. Goodwin signed by Gray's Harbor after time with Los Angeles. Cartach released by Pittsburgh to Rochester. Zearfoss catching for Topeka. Henry in Leavenworth. Stricklett pioneer of the spitball now with Brooklyn. Wilkesharre buys release for Hurlburt. Piggy Ward ill in Philadelphia. Torren from Portland signed by Butte. Schmidt and Crabl released, Crabl to Ogden pitching staff.
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Torren
Portland
Butte
Schmidt
Crabl
Wisconsin
Ogden
Yankees CliA Ameri cans Rally To Win Over Washington
In New York on May 29 the local Americans built an early lead with timely hitting and defeated Washington by a solid margin. The game featured strong batting from New York and solid pitching from Orth and Kleinow with Ketson and Hevydon on defense.
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New York
Washington
R.H. E
Orth
Kleinow
Tson
Hevydon
Boston Defeats Philadelphia In Timely Hitting Contest
Loose fielding by the home team allowed Philadelphia to win on timely hits though both teams swung well. Final score 5 to 3 with Boston’s Plank Powers Harris Peterson batteries facing Philadelphia.
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Boston
Philadelphia
Prmsasideie
Plank and Powers
Harris and Peterson
Hess Shuts Out St Louis as Cleveland Triumphs
In Cleveland on May 29 Hess pitched a complete game shutout aided by flawless defense. Cleveland beat St Louis 4 to 0 with Hess and Clark securing the win and Powell and OConnor handling the opposing lineup.
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Cleveland
Hess
St. Louis
Hees
Clark
Powell
O'Connor
Brooklyns Rally To Defeat Pittsburg In Ninth Inning
National League game at Pittsburg features a see-saw affair with five pitchers used by both sides. Brooklyn wins in the ninth as Leifeld Hildebrand Karger and Peitz combine with Pastorious McIntyre Rit ter for a 9 to 8 victory over Pittsburg. Umobire Klem is the umpire.
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Pittsburg
Brooklyns
R. H. E Wisted Urihes
Leifeld
Hildebrand
Karger
Peitz
Pastorious
McIntyre and
Ritter
Klem
Califf Dominates As Oakland Routs Portland in PCL
In Portland on May 2, Califf pitched a superb game for Oakland while Pertiana and Reidy contributed key hits. Smith was roughed up in the fifth when Oakland surged ahead, aided by strong defensive plays from Donohue and Hackett. Final line shows Oakland winning decisively as Califf and Donohue combined on the shutout.
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Portland
Reidy
Oakland
Smith
Califf
R. H. E. Pertiana
Sales Dominates Fresno Then Struggles in Ninth
In Oakland on May 29 Jerry Sales shut out Fresno for eight innings before losing control in the ninth. Fresno scored two runs while San Francisco could not reach their total. Casey walked, Egan doubled, Casey scored, Egan advanced, and Cartwright scored on a fly. Batteries Sales Wilson Lemke Hogan. Umpire McDonald.
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Oakland
Aday
Jerry Sales
Fresno
San Francisco
Sales
Casey
Truck Egan
Egan
Cartwright
Wilson
Lemke
Hogan
McDonad
Seattle Dodgers Beat Los Angeles On Strong Hitting
Seattle collected 15 hits off Schmidt of Los Angeles and won easily. Los Angeles left runners on base three times but failed to score. Batteries hall and Blankenship for Seattle. Schmidt and Bliss for Los Angeles. Umpire Perrine.
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Seattle
Schmidt
Los Angeles
Moreat
Ce Tate
Tamar Poige Vohia
C. Hall
Blankenship
Bliss
Perrine
Rumors of Meeting Between William II and Haakon Denied
Christiana May 29 The report of a planned meeting between Emperor William II of Germany and King Haakon of Norway at Christiana after Haakon’s coronation next month is proved groundless.
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Christiana
William of
Germany
Haakon of
Norway
Paper Sold in Public Auction in Baltimore
The Evening Herald, under receiver supervision for two months, was sold at public auction in Baltimore for 32000 dollars to Wesley M. Oter.
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Baltimore
The
Evening Herald
Wesley M. Oter
Fitzsimmons Burns Bout Postponed By Pennsylvania Order
The planned Fitzsimmons versus Burns match at North Essington near Philadelphia was postponed to Wednesday or next week after Governor Penny Parker ordered state police to enforce the halt. Promoters vow legal action to stage the bout on the new date as officials criticized the eleventh hour move.
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Fitzsimmons and Burns
North Essington
Belmont Park Race Day Results May Twenty Nine
Belmont Park results list six races with winners including Rye Canville Content Entree Glen Echo Nannie Hodge and runners up Broadcloth Russell T First Premium Belle of Pequest Singleshot and more Times noted for each race.
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New York
Belmont Park
Rye
Broadcloth
van Ness
Canville
Russell T
Rappahannock
Content
Premium
Belle of Pequest
Leis
Entree
Singleshot
Nemesis
Glen Echo
Yada
King Cole
Nannie Hodge
Diamond Flush
Bill Phillips
Kentucky Oaks Highlight at Louisville Meeting
Results from Louisville on May 29 show Arachne winning the opening six furlongs with Modved Law second and Harpoon third. Swift Wing wins the mile and an eighth, with Mr. Farnum second and Reveille third. Col. Jim Douglas takes the six furlongs handicap as Daring finishes second. King's Daughter wins the Kentucky Oaks with Lady Navarre second and Lady Anne third. Bozerman takes the four and a half furlongs, followed by Avendon and La Thorpe. Reticent wins six furlongs, Happy Jack second, Capitano third. Minnehaha scores at one mile with Joe Coyne second and Bon Mot third.
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Louisville
Arachne
Modved Law
Harpoon
Swift Wing
Mr. Farnum
Reveille
Col
Jim Douglas
Daring
Don Domo
King’s Daughter
Lady Navarre
Lady Anne
Bozerman
Avendon
la Thorpe
Reticent
Happy Jack
Capitano
Minnehaha
Joe Coyne
Bon Mot
Fight On a Mississippi Island Ends in Knockout Victory
In a five round bout on a lonely Mississippi island six miles above Alton Illinois Harvey Robinson son of John H Robinson a Chicago attorney fought John Murphy a Cincinnati boxer for 500 a side. Robinson fought under the alias Jack Kelly of Detroit and won with a heart blow that felled Murphy who lay lifeless on the ropes before the referee’s ten count. Only 25 spectators witnessed the clash aboard a yacht chartered from Alton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. Louis
Mississippi River
Alton
Ill
Harvey Robinson
John H. Robinson
Chicago
John Murphy
Cincinnati
Robinson
Jack Kelly
Detroit
Murphy
Prize fight arrest at Madison Square Garden in New York
Terry McGovern James Britt and 16 others including Harry Pollock and Timothy Hurst faced police court after a 110 round bout at the Twentieth Century Athletic club in Madison Square Garden. They were charged with violating the penal code regulating prize fights and held on $500 bail each as adjournment was granted until Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Terry McGovern
James Britt
Harry Pollock
Twentieth Century Athletic Club
Timothy Hurst
Britt
McGovern
Madison Suurge Garden
Aero club seeks $100,000 prize for steerable balloon
Paris on May 28 the Aero club appealed to the public to create a prize of 100000 dollars to reward the aeronaut who develops a practical steerable balloon. The appeal is countersigned by the aerodynamic committee of the academies who believe success is near.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
The
Aero Club
Aeronautic Committee
Academies
Latonia Jockey Club Spring Meet Opens With 1500 Horses
Cincinnati reports the Latonia Jockey Club spring meeting begins tomorrow and will run 31 days. More than 1,500 horses are already at the track with hundreds more expected in the coming days.
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Cincinnati
Latonia Jockey Club
Middleweight Champion Match Ends in Springfield
Jim Barbs of Springfield defeated Ed Atherton here tonight to win the middleweight championship of America in a wrestling match held in Springfield Massachusetts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Mass
Jim Barbs
Ed Atherton
Mexican fighter Herrera blamed for weigh in and fight fiasco
The Los Angeles Times reports Aurelio Herrera refused to fight Battling Nelson, weighing 136 to 141 pounds with a five pound allowance disputed by manager Tommy Jacobs. The saga sparked forfeit losses to Pacific Athletic club and deep crowd dissatisfaction.
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Jere Clifford
Aurelio Herrera
Los Angeles Times
Nelson
Herrera
Los Angeles
Sporting World
Times
Tommy Jacobs
Pacific Coast
Nolan
Jacobs
Pacific Athletic Pavilion
Pacific Athletic Club
McCarey
San Francisco
New Swedish Cabinet Formed After Staal Ministry Resigns
Stockholm May 29 reports the new Swedish cabinet formed after the May 25 resignation. Premier M Saa Lindman leads with Albert Petersen justice, Admiral Dysserson marine, M Jupsen finance, M Swaatz public works, M Hammarskjold agriculture, Alfred Petersen foreign affairs, F B Trolle war, Col L H Lingstem interior.
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Stockholm
Staal
M. Saa Lindman
Justice
Albert Petersen
Marine
Admiral Dysserson
Interior
M. Jupsen
M. Swaatz
M. Hammarskjold
Alfred Petersen
F. B. Trolle
Col
L. H. Lingstem
Attorney Waldron Moves to Quash Judge Johnson Return
Denver May 29. Attorney John M. Waldron for the elections commission filed a motion to quash the return by District Judge Frank T. Johnson to a temporary writ of prohibition. The supreme court stayed all probing actions into Judge Johnson's recent election. no ruling was made.
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Denver
John M. Waldron
Elections Commission
Frank T. Johnson
Prohibition
Supreme Court
Johnson
Panama Canal Dilemma Locks Or Sea Level Targeted
Washington May 29 Chief Engineer Stevens of the Isthmian Canal Commission says he sees no danger of a Panama revolu tion while stressing the need to decide soon if the canal will be lock or sea level. He notes new locomotives and cars arriving and the dirt handling plant nearly ready ahead of a potential halt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Panama
Stevens
Isthmian Canal Commission
Canal Zone
House Committee On Appropriations
Orrine Co
Washington, D. C
Smith Drug Co
Anaconda
Paxson & Rockefeller
Butte
Burleson Charges Sectional Favoritism in Diplomatic Posts
Representative Burleson of Texas accused the appointing power of sectionalism in diplomacy and consular appointments. He cited figures showing the South with far fewer diplomatic officers and consular posts than the central East and other regions, labeling the District of Columbia as reserved for the “man who cuts the pie” and denouncing the president’s partisanship.
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Washington
House
Burleson
Texas
Virginia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia
Florida
Alabama
Louisiana
Mississippi
Arkansas
Tennessee
Central East
New England
Middle West
Pacific Slope
District of Columbia
Kentucky
Maryland
Missouri
Delaware
Middle States
Middle Western States
South
Angry House Members Arrested Over Filibuster Quorum
Washington May 29 The House approved the journal amid lingering tension from yesterday's filibuster and arrests to force a quorum. Members returned with savage moods and explanations for absence as the speaker declared arrests legal while the house worked through diplomatic and consular bills before adjourning at five.
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Washington
House of Representatives
Naval Affairs Panel Sets Armor Cost Inquiry
Washington May 29 The house committee on naval affairs authorized a favorable report on a resolution urging the secretary of the navy to disclose the cost of armor plate and of an armor plant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House Committee On Naval Affairs Today
Secretary of the Navy
House
Newlands Excused from Statehood Conference Panel
In Washington on May 29 Senator Newlands was excused from further service on the statehood conference committee as he goes to San Francisco. Senator Patterson was named to fill the vacancy.
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Washington
Newlands
San Francisco
Senate
Statehood Conference
Paterson
Emperor accepts resignation in Austria cabinet crisis
Vienna May 29 Emperor Francis Joseph accepts the cabinet resignation in a letter to Prince Conrad von Hohenlohe Schillingsfuerst and asks ministers to carry on affairs while a new cabinet is formed.
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Vienna
Francis Joseph
Prince Conrad von Hohenlohe-Schillingsfuerst
Memorial Day Closures Across All Exchanges
San Francisco reports that tomorrow is Memorial day and all exchanges will be closed.
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San Francisco
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Gray’s Harbor
Rankle
Heatz
Zearfons
Rowan
Spokane
Everett
Bill Hurley
Bill
Ed Hutchinson
Spokane Indians
Ferris
Doyle
Louis Runkle
Siegel
Montana
Oxford
Omaha
Elsey
Birmingham
Ala
Mike Lynch
Tacoma
B., A. & P. Railway
Mike
Houtz
Montgomery
Marshall
Joe
Bill Marshall
Minneapolis
Goodwin
Cartach
Rochester, N. Y
Dave Zearfoss
Topeka
Kan
Henry
Leavenworth
Stricklett
Chesbro
Brooklyn
Wilkesharre
Hurlburt
Oklahoma
AV Hoston
National League
Détroit
Erence
St Louis
Washington A
Louis
Boston Beses
Pennypacker
Fitzsimmons - Barns
Bout
Authori
Ties
Bob Fitzsimmons
Tommy
Men
Toder Arms
Pnlice
Readine
Belmont
Latonia
Ure
Carter
Wwarter’s
Iver
Golden Gate
J. A. Folger & CO
Howard and
Spear Streets
Butte, Anaconda & Pacific
WN. P
Durant
O. S. L. Railway
Silve
G. N. Railway
Buite
Arrive Butte
St. Paul
North Main Street
J.G. Nash
Kodol
City Drug Store
Newbro Drug Co
O'Leary & Trythall
Antico
Cluett, Pkapang 4 CO
Cluett Anpapouancr
Francisco
Union Pacific Overland
China
Japan
Atlantic Express
Butte, Mont
H. O, Wilson, D. F
P. A
Cne
North Coast Ly. Limited
Ar. Ly
Burlington, Express
Twin City Express
Pacific Express
Alder
Norris Ar. Ly
Pony Local
W. H. Merriman
General Agent
Ravalli
Selish
N. P. Railway
Kaliswell
Lake
Kalispell
Hodge & Weightman, Props
Mont
Weightman
Kali Beel
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