National League plans season with 140 game schedule
New York March 9 The National League magnates concluded a six hour session with approval of a circuit committee report to form an eight club league. Opening day set for April 19 with the Boston club home. Umpire staff chosen and home plate rule revised to face square edge. Trades include Mercer to New York and Bowerman to New York with others moving among St. Louis Chicago and Louisville.
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Young
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Robert Emsbie
C. Edward Swartwood
Thomas P. Connelly
Henry O’day
Jim Hurst
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William Barnie
Hartforad
Baltimore
Tom Burns
Springfield
Washington
Powers
Eastern League
National Board of Arbitration
Mercer
John S. Rogers
Philadelphia
Bowerman
Pittsburg
McGann
Louisville
St. Louis
Cunningham
Chicago
McGovern Knocks Out Gardiner in Third Round
In New York Terry McGovern of Brooklyn defeated Oscar Gardner, the "Omaha Kid," in the third round of a bout billed as twenty five rounds. Gardner showed fighting spirit but was overwhelmed by McGovern's swift lefts and rights leading to Gardner being counted out by Referee Johnny White.
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Terry McGovern
Brooklyn
Oscar Gardner
Broadway A. C
McGovern
Johnny White
Gardner
Terry
Oscar
Rdner
Jimmy Waite
Terry M’govern
Oxford
Sudbury Wins High Scoring Sudbury League Match
Four City League bowling finals last night produced several season bests. Sudbury, hosting McCarthy, won two of three to post a league high 2656 as Gordon led with 235, Cox 561 total, and all five Sudbury bowlers over 500. Carruth 2604 and Kinsman 581 also featured as Cambridge and Roxbury clubs showed strong showings. Broadway swept Murray Irwin while Roxbury upset Boylston by winning two of three.
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McCarthy
Gordon
Cox
Carruth
Meyers
Kinsman
Conti
Cook
Ellis
Farren
Cambridge
Broadway
Murray
Surprise over General Wheeler resignation claim raises War Department questions
A San Francisco interview saying General Wheeler offered his resignation last November surprised War Department officials who note no formal resignation reached the adjutant general. Wheeler remains a brigadier general in the volunteer army, with action to quit to be considered by the President after a conference. Mrs. McKinley is described as driving with the President’s wife from 10 to 11 each morning when accompanied by friends.
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Nce Sree
Swarminadhin
Greenough
Hart
Washington
Joseph Wheeler
San Francisco
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War Department
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Adjutant General’s Office
Otis
Philippines
Gardner Burke to headline Kirtland Club boxing card
The Kirtland Athletic Club plans next Wednesday evening bouts featuring George Gardner the current middleweight champion against Jack Burke who has pursued the title. The match is set after the club offered stronger inducements than the Queen City Club of Manchester. Gardner and Burke are in top condition and publicity plans include half tone pictures and full fighter records in the Sunday Sporting Post.
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Brockton
Billy Welch
Smoke Connors
Jim Connelly
Lowell
Kid Lewis
Young Sullivan
al Parks
Vi Simons
South End
Éoet
George Gardfier
George Robitaille
Middleboro
John Graham
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Prize, Co
Patrick Foey
Andy Daly
Brooklyn
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Andy
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Rob Roy
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Jack Burke
Queen City Athletic Club
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Burke
Sunday Sporting Post
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Joe Mullens
Lewiston
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the Post
New England
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Mike Sears
Ilness
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Gardner Challengin
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Lawrence
Tha Keefe
Billy
Boston
Dave Ross
Komerville
Peisete
Harvard
Hamilton
Bostons
Reid
Dr. Nichols
Scotty MacMunsters
Dr Jenks Gift Funds Conway Public Library
Conway New Hampshire March 9 th the town will receive a new public library building funded by the estate of the late Dr Thomas L Jenks of Boston He was born in Conway and intended a birthplace library before his death The gift is valued between 30000 and 340000 with architect Thomas W Silloway named administrator of the estate plans were immediately set in motion
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Thomas L. Jenks
Boston
Jenks
Thomas W. Silloway
Dartmouth over Holyoke in New England basketball series
Dartmouth defeated Holyoke High School 21 to 6 in a basketball series at the Sportsman Show earning a finals berth for the New England championship. Dartmouth opened with a quick goal and widened the lead. Holyoke added two fouls and one field goal in the half.
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Holyoke High School
New England
Holyoke
Holyoke Club
Ottawa Canoe Club
Toronto Canoe Club
Ottawa
Wawbewawa
Auburnvale
Lakeside
Worcester
Brockton Y. M. C. A
Fall River Aggregation
Cushing Academy
Massachusetts Sportsman’s Association
W. G. McKendrick
Toronto
American Canoe Association
Paul Butler
The
Sportsman's Association
Bicycle Notes and Cycling Club News from Chicago
The article covers a cycle path bill debate with opposition from Mr Davenport and a postponed vote, tax rule on bicycle baggage, Arthur Gardiner outlining a comeback, Chicago cycling clubs seeking National Cycling Association membership, John Lawson breaking his collarbone repeatedly, captaincy contests for the Metropolitan Wheelmen, and planned racing starts for Tiddie Bald with comments on American racing quality.
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Greenfield
New York
Marsh
Springfield
National Commissioner of Internal Revenue
Arthur
Gardiner
Chicago
National Cycling Association
Association
John Lawson
Los Angeles
Pace
Miller and Walte
Metropolitan
Charlestown Cycle—Club
J. Downs
T. F. Ramsay
W.W. Bean
G. A. Marshall
H. M. Stevens
Ensign
M. A. Peterson
G. B. Whiting
C. R. Hutchinson
R. M. Shepard
D. P. Sawyer
Tiddie Bald
Fountain Ferry
Local Scoreboard Notes From Fragmented OCR
In fragmentary table style the lines show teams and scores such as Plymouth-Plymouth 4 over Taunton 2 Haven-New Haven 6 over Fall River K and Fall River 6 Edison. Clinton-Salem 1 over Clinton 0, then Hart er At Lawrence-Lawrence 9 over Brockton 4.
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Taunton
On Haven
New Haven
Fall River
Clinton
Salem
Ted. Pedant Tab
Harter
Lawrence—Lawrence
Brockton
Harvard Freshmen Pitcher P N Coburn Leads 1901 Crews
P N Coburn, a pitcher from the Harvard freshman team of 1902, worked two crews on the water with one shell. Donovan coached the 1901 eights for most sessions, mainly from the coxswain seat, as they prepared for the varsity season.
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P. N. Coburn
Harvard
Donovan
Pneumatic Tube Mail Plan Heard by House Panel
The House committee on postoffices and post roads heard a proposal to extend pneumatic tubes to 27 major cities. Ex Senator Faulkner outlined a plan costing about 2.5 million dollars for transit between depots and sub stations. Postmaster Baumhoff of St Louis and Boston counsel Dilloway and Bailey supported the extension. Hearings continue tomorrow.
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House Committee On
Faulkner
Baumhoff
St. Louis
Messrs
Dilloway and Bailey
Boston
Gymnastic Exhibition by Young Men's Christian Union
A gymnastic show directed by Superintendent Hoffman was staged by the Young Men's Christian Union at the Boylston street gym. More than fifty attendees, many women, watched John Y. Smith lift a 220 pound dumbbell with one hand amid events like bag punching dumbbell drill high bars parallel bars rings club juggling weight lifting and tumbling.
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Young Men’s Christian Union
Boylston Street
Fair Sex
John Y. Smith
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