Open the books on baseball salaries say fans and managers
The piece argues fans deserve access to player pay and contract details to judge fairness. It cites Harold Lanigan and notes Jim O Rourke (Bridgeport) as a long surviving figure, detailing his career from 1867 to 1903 with Boston, Providence, Buffalo, Giants, and Washington, highlighting wealth from investments and his family in Bridgeport.
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Boston
Jim O'Rourke
Grim Reaper
Bridgeports
Jim
O'Rourke
Bridgeport
Papa
James
James O'Rourke
Unions of
Osceolas
Hartford
O’rourke
Mansfields
Middletown
Conn
Tim Murrane
John Clapp
Harry Wright
O' Rourke
England
Bostons
George Wright
Providence
Clam Diggers
Buffalo
Giants
Chelsea High Girls Beat Gloucester In Belted Showdown
Chelsea High School beat Gloucester High 18 to 14 in a Chelsea matchup. Battery HI defeated Lawrence Light Guard 19 to 11 at Chelsea last night.
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Chelsea
Gloucester High
Battery HI
Lawrence Light Guard
Delehanty Traded to Hanlon's Club in Cincinnati
Baseball news notes Delehanty traded to Ned Hanlon's Cincinnati club while Bridwell comes to Boston as utility infielder. Tenney predicts Bridwell will play shortstop. Batty to second, Brain to third, Howard to outfield. Other moves include Wolverton trade talk and steubenville contingency. Peterson signed by Taylor for Boston. McGovern, Collins context, Harvard coach note, and spring schedule plans amid Washington games.
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Ned Hanlon
Cincinnati
Bridwall
Reds
Boston
Fred Tenney
Delehanty
Tenney
Bridwell
Batty
Brain
Howard
Wolverton
Tom Needham
Steubenville
Needham
Lou Criger
Barrow
Toronto
Arthur McGovern
Jimmy Collins
McGovern
Willie Keller
Harvard
Paul Coburn
Jacksonville
New Orleans
Collins
Red Tenney
Washington
Norfolk
Detroit
Mullin
Donovan
Killian
Donohue
Farrell
Minor League Association
Boston Nationals
Gilly Murray
Jersey City
Jack Dunn
Providence
Morgan
New York
Georgetown
Murphy
Utica
Flemming
Holyoke
McGraw
George Mullin
Lindsay
Liverpool
Harvard Star Walter Randall Weighs Move to St Louis Americans
Walter Randall of Harvard, a top first baseman and multi sport athlete, weighs a lucrative offer from St Louis Americans owner Hedges. If he signs, he could meet Harvard peer Walter Clarkson already linked to New York Americans. Randall fills the physical ideal for a premier first baseman and would bring notable Harvard connections to the majors.
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ST. Louis
Walter Randall
Harvard
Randall
Hedges
St. Louis Americans
Walter Clarkson
Clark Griffith
New York Americans
Clarkson
Mayor to Open D H S Baseball Season
Dorchester High School will begin its baseball season this spring on April 19 with Mayor Fitzgerald tossing the first ball. Teachers at the school including William L. Anderson, who manages the team, helped secure the mayor’s attendance and opening toss.
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Mayor Fitzgerald
Dorchester High School
William L. Anderson
East Boston Pitcher Under Two Year Boston Contract
Fred O'Brien remains under contract with Boston after a spring signing with Mr. Taylor for two years. He plans to travel south with the Collins teams. The report mentions players Jones, George Davis, White, Tanunehill and others in the same roster context.
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Fred O'Brien
Boston
Mr. Taylor
Collins
Jones
George Davis
White
Tanunehill
Yale Athletes The Healthiest Yale Athletes The Healthiest
Yale scholars report data showing that among 761 Yale athletes who earned their Y between 1855 and 1904, 51 died after graduation from causes including consumption, pneumonia, drowning, heart disease, and war or accidents. Rowers lead with 18 among the deceased, followed by football players, track athletes, and baseball players. Insurance experts say college athletes, except possibly track men, live longer than non athletes and much longer than the general average.
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New Haven
Conn
William G. Anderson
Yale
Douglas Club Tightens Safety Measures Ahead of Monday Show
Douglas Athletic Club adds two exits, red lanterns, five openings, sand on floors, hinged windows, and rearranged seating to meet police edicts, earning club member approval as boxing events approach. Kid Sullivan arrives from Baltimore. Deshler, Grady, Caisholm, Ahearn, and Kelley set for prelims and semis. Jack O'Brien may face Jack Palmer in June after an English club offer. Battling Nelson to appear next week amid lightweight title dispute with Joe Gans. Chester Goodwin eyes match with Chick Tucker, while a new semi political club proposal shakes the Douglas Club.
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Douglas Club
Kid Sullivan
Baltimore
Dave Deshler
Charles River Park
Mike Grady
Southbridge
Fred Caisholm
Everett
Johnny Ahearn
South Boston
Ralph Kelley
Cambridge
Newecastle-on-Tyne
Jack O'Brien
Jack Palmer
O’brien
Palmer
Jack
O'Brien
Battling Nelson
Old Howard
Nelson
Joe Gans
Bat
Gans
John L. Sullivan
England
Angel
John
Steers
Douglas A. C
Chester Goodwin
Chick Tucker
New York
New Tuxedo Park
Philadelphia
Chester
J. H
Milford
M. B
Boston
Steve Mahoney
Jack Sheehan
South Boston and East Boston Battle for League Honors
South Boston High hosts East Boston in a key Boston Interscholastic basketball league showdown. South Boston, boasting Captain Brady and five on the floor, faces East Boston minus star back Sullivan but anchored by Cahill Crowley O Rourke Heath and strong substitute Sheridan in a contest seen as the season’s pivotal title bout.
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South Boston
Dorchester
Brady
Carey
Tobin
Mullen
Brown
Sullivan
Cahill
Crowley
O'Rourke
Heath
Sheridan
Western College Men to War on Reforms
Chicago January 25 The rebellion among students and alumni of Western colleges grows against presidents demand for football reform or elimination. Michigan Minnesota and Nebraska lead the opposition with Michigan wary of Coach Yost losing his post.
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Western College
Chicago
Michigan
Minnesota
Nebraska
Yost
Fish and Game Men at the Brunswick Banquet
A jolly gathering of Massachusetts Fish and Game Protective Association members and North American Fish and Game Association delegates at the Brunswick. Vice-President Wiggin led proceedings with greetings to guests including Hamlin and Morse. Canadian and U S officials praised fish and game protection and pledged cooperation across borders.
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Massachusetts Fish and Game Protective Association
North American Fish and Game Association
George W. Wiggin
B. C.hark
Ivers W. Adams
John N. Roberts
Heber Bishop
William A. Morse
Charles S. Hamlin
A. B. FE. Kinney
A. N. Brown
H. H. Wimball
Myron W. Whitney
Rollin Jones
Robert &. Yray
George H. Payne
Thomas Hi Hall
A. D. Thayer
Dr. de Friese
John C. Roberts
E. W. Brannigan
Harding
Cape
Dunham
Nantucket
Committee On Fish and Game
Carleton
Maine
N. D. T. Chambers
Quebec
Perrett
Greenfield
Mitchell
Middlesex Association
Beede
Lynn Association
Ward
Buckland
Ivers S. Adams
Carl Adams
Lester Manks
Rhodes Lockwood
Michael Furley
J. Montgomery Sears
F. D. Leslie
Mr. Wiggin
Commonwealth
Guild
Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company
Governor Fish
Vermont
North American Association
Poet Fred Knowles Scatters Baseball Verse At Giants
The late Frederic Lawrence Knowles, noted poet and Giants secretary, wrote a baseball themed poem titled Love Triumphant. A morning discovery reveals his verses depicting players including Anson Richardson Rosie's name Latham Lowe Ward Pfeffer and others with playful ribbing of their past performances and fame.
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Helen
Ilion
Fred Knowles
the Giants
Mr. Knowles
Anson
Richardson
Rosie
Latham
Lowe
Johnny Ward
Pfeffer
Kelly
Tiernan
Clarkson
Gore
Tucker
New York Mall
Too Much Football Caused Talbot's Death
Great Barrington January 25 William Talbot twenty age died in South Lee today death caused by excessive football playing first death in southern Berkshire directly attributed by physicians to excessive playing in several years
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Great Barrington
William Talbot
South Lee
Berkshire
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