Baseball's Decline Begins The Nation's Pastime Faces Change
Washington observers warn that baseball may be regressing as stars fade to minors or exit the game. Mound legends like Mathewson and Brown struggle. many greats of earlier eras are near retirement while younger players flood the minors seeking a path to the big leagues.
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Washington, D. C
America
Mathewson
Brown
Cardinals
Bobby Wallace
Larry Lajoie
Hal Chase
Hans Wagner
Fred Clarke
Johnny Kilng
Interpid
Bresnahan
Beat
Aro
Jungles
Ble
Finished Boxer Packs McFarland Draws Praise
New York reports Tommy West praising Packy McFarland as the most finished boxer seen, comparing him favorably to Griffo and Gans. West notes McFarland’s speed, hit timing, and defensive style as he trains for an upcoming bout at the Tarrytown A.C. on Tuesday night.
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New York
Mar
Tommy West
Packy McFarland
McFarland
Griffo
Gans
Weat
Tairnoyt A.C
Moran
Packy
Grassi Challenges Johnson For Title In Weight Event
The article profiles Walde mar Grast Grassi, a Columbia University athlete of Italian and Swire parentage, aiming to claim Johnson's boxing title. It notes Grassi’s 200 pound frame, 6 ft 1.25 in height, and a 44 inch chest, with emphasis on thigh and calf strength as key advantages.
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New York
Mar
Waldemar H. Grast
Columbia University
Johnson
Columbia
Grassi
Alx
Grasal
Gasel
Gassi
International aviation meet planned for Salt Lake City
Preliminary plans set for an April 5 to 10 aviation meet in Salt Lake City under the National Association. Competitions will cover speed endurance and altitude with Wright and Curtiss entrants and foreign competitors invited. Glenn Curtiss to fly a hydroplane as purses of 40000 dollars are offered. event at Sharman Co. premises.
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Salt Lake City
Mar
Wright and Curties
Salt Lake
Glenn H. Curtiss
Napa Nick Sets Track Record at Juarez Five and Half Furlongs
Juarez track notes Trance, a 3-1 outsider, wins the Pr Ima vera handicap at six furlongs while Napa Nick posts a new track record for five and a half furlongs at Terrazas Park time 1 06 1 5. Polleagery, the favorite, faded after a fast start.
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Juarez Juarez
Hackenschmidt Defeats Olson in Two Straight Falls
Battle Greek Mich March 13 Hackenschmidt defeated Chase Boyd of Indianapolis in a hard fought match winning in two straight falls after a close struggle.
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Hack
Olson
Mich
Hackenschmidt
Chaseboy
Indianapolis
Yale and Harvard Athletes May Compete Abroad
New York March 15 A renewed push aims to send a Yale and Harvard track and field team to England for a series against Oxford and Cambridge. The event would occur after British championships and after the American intercollegiate meet at Cambridge in May. Negotiations exist for a six or seven event series with both universities ready to compete, following past successes at Queen's Club grounds and Berkeley Oval in earlier years.
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New York
Yale
Harvard
England
Oxford
Cambridge
Oxonians
Intereal Regiate
Ure Queens Clad Grounds
Weet Kennington
London
Oxtort
Gaplridge
Berkeley Oval
New Yor
Queens Club
Gotham Under Siege by Dust and Crime Cleanse
New York reports vast piles of garbage and choking dust spreading through the city. Civic groups urge emergency street cleaning while police tighten the dragnet in Wall Street districts after recent robberies costing hundreds of thousands.
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New York
Mar
Fifth Avenue
Gotham
Wall Street
Byrnes
Money District
Moose Lodge Smoker Tonight After Meeting
Shelby Nebraska March 14. A morale boosting girls basketball game ended 51 to 13 with Stromsburg team losing gracefully. After the game several female players found their clothing knotted and shoes mismatched in their dressing room in a mean mischief act.
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Shelby
Neb
Stromsburg High School
Notable Visitors Parade Through Cheyenne
Personal mentions record Percy Cowderry of Casper as a Sunday visitor in Cheyenne. W B Patterson editor of the Wheatland World guest at the Plains. J A Delfelder Wyoming Wool Growers president with Mrs Delfelder traveling from Welton toward the east. State Pure Food Commissioner Maurice Groshop and Mrs Groshop arrive in Cheyenne. Dr C Rumsey Cody businessman visits Cheyenne. Mr and Mrs Ketley vacationing in California. Mr and Mrs E B H Jamieson spent Sunday with relatives in Laramie.
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Percy Cowderry
Casper
Cheyenne
W. B. Patterson
Wheatland World
Plains
J. A. Delfelder
Wyoming Wool Growers’ Association
Delfelder
Welton
State Pure Food
Maurice Groshop
City
C. Rumsey
Cody
J. Ketley
California
EB. HW. Jamieson
Laramie
Waitre's Hidden Talent Comes to Light in Sunday Event
A waiter at LeBarron discovered musical skill as opportunities arose. Yeunday morning Mr Leiarvoy provided music for customers while working, and a violinist revealed by chance planned to quit and switch fields. Details remain unclear.
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Waitre
LeBarron Textcurent
Harry Hurley
Leiarvoy
Poiyon
Marler
Waiter Wins Violin Post After Impressing Cafe Patrons
A waiter of about two weeks asked to fill the vacant violinist position at a cafe. Manager LeBarron, initially skeptical, gave him a trial and then made the hire permanent. Since Sunday morning, Hurley has impressed patrons with meritorious music, replacing the former violinist.
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LeBarron
Hurley
Railroad graders clash on Wellington link street brawl
Four men named Bennett John Bell George Kamp and Charles Donahue fought on Sixteenth Street near Carey avenue last evening. Chief Schoel and Patrolman Talbot intervened and the chief knocked two men down and chased the remaining fighters. Talbot captured the fourth as the fight ended. The National Protective League lodge hosts a social Friday March 11 at Modern Woodman Hall with dancing and refreshments for 10 cents.
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Bennett
John Bell
George Kamp
Charles Donahue
Wellington
Burlington Gulf-to
National Protective League
Woodman Hall
Prisoner or Fortune for Brunswick Heir Ebenstein
Berlin reports Ebenstein a Brunswick minor faces life imprisonment or forfeiture of his estate due to a will that bars him from Prussian soil. The grandfather, a Hanoverian who fought Prussians in 1846, left strict terms to prevent foot on Prussian land. The case centers on two unyielding options for the heir.
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Berlin
Brunswick
Ebenstein
Prussia
Horenstein
Emperor of Japan RescindsPolicy Adapts to Economy
Tokyo reports the emperor issued a rescript urging policy adjustment to new economic conditions and making a 1500 yen donation for relief of the poor lacking adequate medical care.
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Japan
Tokyo
Robbers Kill Burlington Brakeman on Moving Train
In Larimore near St Louis on March 13, F. J. Cahill a Burlington brakeman was slain and his body cast from a moving train after he allegedly uncovered loot from a car. The criminals fled and the car was found open.
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St. Louis
Mar
F. J. Cahill
Burlington
Larimore
Here
Cahill
For Rent Two Unfurnished Rooms
For rent two unfurnished rooms with hot water and bath. Contact M. A. Chapman.
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M. A. Chapman
Aeroplane Fox Hunt In Pau Attracts American Interest
In Pau France an air and earth fox hunt unfolds with aeroplanes guiding the hounds. Lieut De Malherbe and Princeau fly over the chase as three foxes are killed. Americans T Burgess Henry Ridgway and Frederick Henry Prince join the hunt alongside riders and the Countess de Gentaut-Brion.
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Franco
Paris
Pau
Lieut. de Malherbe
Princeteau
Pao Hunt
T. Burgess
Boston
Henry Ridgway
Philadelphia
Frederick Henry Prince
John Wright
Herbert King
Countess de Gentaut-Brion
Martha Leishman
Rome
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