New England League Eyes Harmony in Maine Boston Area Meeting
The article reports a Massachusetts Maine New Hampshire effort to form an eight club New England League with Portland Bangor Lewiston Fall River New Bedford Brockton Lowell Nashua Pawtucket and others. Officials seek reconciliation of rival groups, revised schedules to cut costs and ensure a successful season.
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Post
Maine
Portland
New England
J. C. Morse
Tim Murnane
Morse
Massachusetts
Edgar
Daniels
Hannisen
Ashe
Gannon
Slater
Leighton
Mann
Bangor
Sharrett
Dan Burke
Tom O’brien
Wheeler
Hayes
Deady
Bob Moore
Fitzmaurice
McGaughey
Lewiston
Slattery
Willie Mains
Fall River
Rollins
McDermott
F. Klobedanz
Lincoln
W. Klobedanz
Rupert
Reilly
Rew
Portlland
New Bedford
Nashua
Pawtucket
Eastern League Meeting Sets Club Names and Guarantees
The Eastern Baseball League opened at the Fifth Avenue Hotel with nine clubs Buffalo Providence Rochester Syracuse Springfield Wilkesbarre Scranton Toronto and Toronto represented. The body discussed a player wage suit settled by Marcus D Russell of Troy and proposed minor constitutional amendments including club name updates and earlier guarantee submission. A five member umpire staff was authorized with plans to add a fifth umpire.
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New York
Eastern Baseball League
Fifth Avenue
Buffalo
Franklin
C. H. Morton
Erie
John Dupinet
Providence
William H. Draper
EF. H. Johnson
Scranton
W. S. Betts
J. A. Swayze
William Barnie
Springfield
Mass
I. E. Sanborn
Thomas
Barnes
Syracuse
George N. Kuntsch
T. C. Griffin
Toronto
William Stark
Charles Maddock
Rochester
Charles A. Seierngruber
Charles Englert
John C. Chapman
Wilkesbarre
E. F. Bogart
L. W. Long
Co. W. Tammaney
Daniel Shannon
P. T. Powers
Troy
Marcus D. Russell
Russell
KE. F. Bogart
President Powers
T. C. Hurst
Ashland
Penn
Herman Doescher
Binghamton
N. Y
John H. Gaffney
Worcester
Charles N. Snyder
Washington, D. C
Baseball Notes Show Penn State Links and Umpire Moves
Ex Penn player Boswell studies at NYU Law, sought by Comiskey for Cincinnati last year. Tim Hurst and Gaffney to umpire in the Eastern league. Wilson reportedly out of shape at first base. Powers prepared last year’s Eastern league records. Sheehan of Springfield tops batting at .416. Patchen second at .392. Bassett leads third basemen in fielding, with Lohbeck, Dement, Brown, Stricker, and Clymer noted for positions. Rudderham has best pitching average. Buffalo bats and Providence fielding lead leagues. Western league names umpires McDermott, Sheridan, Hoagland, OBrien. Pfeffer considers action against Louisville. City Hall job rumored as summer work. Stucky denies Chicago city position claim.
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Boswell
University of Pennsylvania
New York University Law School
Comiskey
Cincinnatis
Tim Hurst
Gaffney
Jacksonville
Wilson
Powers
Sheehan
Springfield
Patchen
Scranton
Bassett
Harry Lyons
Lohbeck
Binghamton
Dement
Buffalo
Brown
Wilkesbarre
Fred
Pfeffer
Fritz
Princeton College
Chicago
Louisville
Kentucky
Stucky
Louisville Baseball Club
National league guards repeat dispersal of Erie players
A committee will submit the case of Kenny Sally and Berger to the national board for violation of the national agreement. The Eastern league protests the arrangement as it pays the national league for protection. The season opens April 29 and runs to September 15 with 112 games.
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Erie
Kenny
Sally
Berger
Powers
Nash Signs His Boston Contract For Coming Season
Boston fans celebrate as Captain Billy Nash signs his contract with the Red Sox. The third baseman accepts terms and plans to join the squad for workouts before the South trip. Hugh Duffy seeks salary terms with President Soden, while Catcher Fred Tenney is negotiating but will join the team for the Southbound trip. Opening game is set for April 19 in Boston.
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Boston
Billy Nash
Nash
South
Hugh Duffy
Soden
Duffy
Fred Tenney
Tenney
International Pigeon Race Proposed From Distress Vessels
Paris reports an international pigeon race to aid distressed vessels. Pigeons will be released from a ship chartered for the event, with 10 000 francs in prize money and additional rewards. The race is planned for June and entries close at the end of April.
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Paris
la Gascogne
Havre
New York
le Petit Journal
Two Cups Awarded In Richard Winslow Yacht Cup Trial
The Cannes jury split the second trial for the Richard Winslow cup awarding two cups after a course mix up. Dakotah claimed the cup and received 3000 francs from owner Henry Allen. Dakotah had earlier won 12500 francs in Cannes Nice and Mentone races. Mentone yacht race saw Nike II first and Lolo second in a nine mile course.
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Cannes
Richard Winslow
Delanagh
Henry Allen
Nice
Mentone
Lolo
Massachusetts L A W holds meeting with new committees
The Massachusetts division L A W met last night to discuss amendments and new committees. Reports from secretaries and the highway committee were read, while a spring meet budget and a bulletin insurance offer were debated.
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Massachusetts
Sterling Elliott
Elliott
Bulletin
Rights and Privileges Committee
J. S. Dean
Boston
W. S. Slocum
George A. Perkins
G. A. Perkins
J. B. Seward
Revere
Charles L. Barker
Pittsfield
L. W. Piper
Newburyport
F. H. Shute
Gloucester
Spencer T. Williams
A. G. Frothingham
H. E. Morine
Abbott Bassett
J. C. Kerrison
Louis T. Jackson
Lynn
Jackson
League
Perkins
Howard
Spencer Williams
Tippetts
Massachusetts Club
Waltham and Cambridgeport split billiards pool and whist wins
The Waltham Cycle Club played bil liards pool and whist at Cambridgeport last evening. Waltham won pool and whist while Cambridgeport took billiards. Billiards Waltham Buckley over Wason 87 64. Pool Waltham Hackett 50 Haggerty 50. Whist results show Team 2 beating Team 1 169 158 with totals 327.
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Waltham Cycle Club
Campridgeport
Waltham
Cambridgeport
Buckley
Wason
Crocker
Amidon
Pool
Hackett
Haggerty
Wilkins
Thompson
Mt. Washingtons
Winnisimmets
Chelsea
Murray
Edwards
Crane
Lavery
Winnisimmers
Stearns special yacht wheel to be held for market
The Stearns special has arrived and will be held by H. B. Shattuck & Son until a new supply is secured. The wheel is light and graceful, designed to perform well in strong winds, and weighs seventeen pounds with a one year guarantee. J. M. Linscott will be the agent for heating wheels and will offer a full line at his six stores.
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Asbury Park Committee
New York
Education Hall
Asbury Park
Stearns
Messrs
H. B. Shattuck & Son
Messrs. Stearns
J. M. Linscott
Gaudelet and Clark Inspect Warwick Factory Workings
A. H. Gaudelet and J. P. Clark of the Very Cycle Company agency visited the Warwick factory at Springfield to inspect its workings and speed Warwicks production.
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Messrs
A. H. Gaudelet
J. P. Clark
Very Cycle Company Agency
Warwick
Springfield
Warwicks
J F Brown Receives Full Spalding Catalogue Set
J F Brown has at last received a full complement of Spalding catalogues and finds them in great demand. They are handsome specimens of the printer's art.
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J. F. Brown
Spalding
Union Cycle Promoters Rally Behind Strong Unity
John MacDowell of Union Cycle Manufacturing joins Mr Measure Mr Sidwell and Jack Weit to push Union cycles. They affirm the motto In union is strength and emphasize the value of the wheel they represent.
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John MacDowell
The
Union Cycle Manufacturing Company
Mr. Measure
MacDowell
Mr. Sidwell
Jack Weeit
Fred Dudley Eyes Premier Sixteen-Pound Show Next Week
Fred Dudley plans to unveil a sixteen pound premier next week and expresses strong enthusiasm for the event.
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Fred Dudley
Lovell Diamonds Prompts Bicycle Trade Rush
Thomas Lovell, manager of the John P. Lovell Arms Company in Washington Street, is famed for Lovell Diamonds. He expresses enthusiasm over the product as bicycle dealers prepare for a forthcoming rush, urging rest before the anticipated demand.
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Thomas Lovell
John P. Lovell Arms Company
Washington Street
Lovell Diamonds
Thomas
New England Sees Rise in Bicycle Trend Among Non Riders
Across New England many people who do not ride bicycles are adopting cycling as a fashionable outdoor exercise. They seek the health benefits from riding, praising the silent steed that does not feed.
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New England
Wolff American wheel boosts Horace Partridge display
The Wolff American wheel presented to comedian George W. Wilson by the Horace Partridge Company draws daily attention as it is exhibited in a showroom window.
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Wolff American
Horace Partridge Company
George W. Wilson
Liberal prizes mark New England Kennel Club beach show
The New England Kennel Club will award unusually liberal prizes at its April beach show. The premium list is full of specials across each class and additional ones arrive daily from specialty clubs and individual supporters. A club cup will honor the best dog or bitch bred and owned by the exhibitor in multiple breeds. Police and secret service will be present during the event to safeguard exhibitors’ property.
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New England Kennel Club
Kennel Club
No game played as Bird & Stevens team short on players
The Post erred in reporting a basketball game between Company M Eighth Regiment of Somerville and Bird & Stevens's shop. Only two players from Bird & Stevens appeared, so no game occurred.
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Company M, Eighth Regiment
Somerville
Bird & Stevens
Gould Requests Immediate Strengthening of Vigilant Ironwork
London March 13 George J Gould cabled his representative Mr Boyd to have the Vigilant s ironwork and beams strengthened at once and await further instructions for the vessel s safety and readiness.
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London
George J. Gould Thas
Mr. Boyd
Finish fight terms loom in boxing talks with Walcott Smith
A Seaside Athletic Club matchmaker report reveals Billy Smith demands a true finish in a 142 pound, 25 round fight with Joe Walcott, or a match with Tom Tracey if Walcott declines. Proposals include referee choices, purse splits, and conditions for knockout decisions amid possible police interference.
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Brooklyn
N. Y
Billy Smith
J. C. Kennedy
Seaside Athletic Club
Joe Walcott
Smith
Walcott
William Daly, Jr
Boston
al Smith
Jere Dunn
New York
Tom Tracey
Hess
Tracey
William Daly di Triot
Boxing Gossip Sparks Controversy at Suffolk Clubs
The matchmaker of the Suffolk Athletic Club derides the Charlesbank club amid threats and court talk over Dobbs O'Brien. Kilrain and O Donnell debates color boxing future as Crescent City court rulings spark Mecca hopes. Ike Weir treads London bound as Nick Long faces censure from Boston circles. Empire club in Lynn hires Tommy Carter. Manhattan Club to host smoke talk with Patsey Sheppard.
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Suffolk Athletic Club
Charlesbank Athletic Club
Suffolk
Charlesbank Club
O’donnell-Kilrain
Baltimore
Kilrain
Corbett
O’donnell
Louisiana
New Orleans
Crescent City
Olympic Club
Ike Weir
Belfast
Mike Haley
London
Eng
Haley
England
Ike
Spider
Nick Long
Cribb Club
Music Hall
Howie Hodgkins
Harvard Nine Prospects
Harvard varsity baseball plans a move to the diamond next week after trimming candidates. Captain Whittemore prompts field position work while indoors. Jack Highlands coaches battery candidates, and Louis Frothingham heads to Andover to scout material.
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Harvard
Whittemore
Jack Highlands
Andover
Louis Frothingham
Harvard Varsity Crew to Open Season on River This Afternoon
Harvard varsity crew plans its first river session this afternoon if conditions allow. Twelve men, slightly overtrained after recent gym work, will begin hard spring training with a new coach J H Kidder who captained the 1892 freshman crew that beat Yale. Freshmen start rowing next Monday with other class crews following by week’s end.
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Harvard
Fourth of July Regatta Proposal Hopes for City Help
Letter from G. W. G. urges Boston city to cut regatta spending and have a rotating yacht club manage the Fourth of July race. He argues a $1000 to $2000 city appropriation plus prizes, with administration by a different club each year, would save money and preserve the premier event.
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Sir
Boston
Exeter Gym Meeting Promises Record Pole Vault Show
Exeter N H March 13 The Phil lips Exeter Athletic Association opened its annual gymnasium meetings with events led by standing high jump won by Jack 96 at 4 feet 6 inches fence vault 6 feet 5 inches heavyweights Breen 98 middleweight N Gibbons 97 and lightweight Mack 96. The final meeting Saturday features Hoyt in pole vault exbition with Harvard record. Jack likely to break Exeter mark. two Harvard athletes to perform high jumps.
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Exeter
N. H
Phillips Exeter Athletic Association
Jack
Breen
N. Gibbons
Mack
Hoyt
Harvard
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