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Newspaper
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1898
Page
3
Billy Brady seeks a return match between Yousouf the Terrible Turk and Charley Wittmer while Wittmer eyes Lewis and Roewer bouts. Latonia opens with a large stakes program and plans tours across the country.
Baron de Rothschild's Le Roi Soleil captured the Grand Prix de Paris at Longchamp with 17 starters including Archduke II. Gardereu and Carabat placed second and third. The race carried 200,000 francs plus a sweepstake of 1,000 francs each, with forfeit terms and a distance of about one mile seven furlongs.
Charles Baird, noted sports writer and cycling and golf authority, died in Chicago from injuries suffered in a bicycle accident two weeks earlier. He was found on the street with a crushed head and never recovered enough to explain the incident. An investigation will follow. Previously prominent in Toronto sports circles.
Detroit Derby set for Tuesday at Highland Park with 700 horses ready. The spring meeting starts Tuesday marking the Northern Circuit races including Ft. Erie Montreal and Windsor. John J Carter presides in the judges stand at Highland Park and H D Brown acts as starter.
Ottawa citizens offered to host the Lima Driving Club meeting, guaranteeing expenses and adding purse funds, but the short time to secure entries forced a permanent postponement due to grounds detachment issues and mayoral privileges dispute.
Lexington Kentucky June 5 August Belmont and wife and E L Morgan of New York have been visiting at Mr Belmonts Nursery Stud in the county and departed last night for home in Belmonts private car Louisville.
Fayette County Wheel Club meets on Wednesday to perfect plans for the Statue meet of the L A W starting Monday June 20 in Lexington. The State meet races are set for June 20 at the Kentucky Trotting Horse Breeders Association track with eight events.
Tom Carroll of San Francisco set two hammer throwing world records in Sacramento on Saturday. He surpassed his own marks with both the sixteen pound hammer and the light hammer, first reaching 226 feet and then 242 feet, after previously holding the records at 165 and 220 feet.
Rex dominated events posting wins in hammer throw 77 feet 1 inch 220 yard dash 25 seconds 100 yard dash 11 seconds 400 yard relay 46.5 seconds and running broad jump 17 feet 1 inch. W W Shriver and Charles Heller tied high jump 4 feet 10 inches Shriver won pole vault 8 feet 6 inches and Rex also took hop step and jump 36 feet 8 inches plus Rex 33 feet 4 inches in 16 pound shot and Willis Dewald led one mile bicycle race at 2 minutes 16 seconds.
A Lindenwald Park baseball game did not occur today in Hamilton Ohio and observers fear continuing plays depend on immediate management action to revive the schedule.
June 5 reports show multiple arrivals in New York and Liverpool including Tauric and Britannia from various destinations, with ships Barbarossa Maas dam and Umbria arriving in New York, and a Bremen route noted. Strong presence of maritime traffic from London Southampton Hamburg and Rotterdam.
Colonel J Stone Walker president of the State Bank and Trust Company of Richmond wed Miss Cary Boone of Louisville in Richmond Kentucky on June 5.
The Kentucky Chautauqua Assembly plans a ten day session starting Tuesday June 28 at Woodland Park and may retire if not financially successful. Debts would be paid by selling the park. Camp Bradley grounds host the First Regiment Kentucky Volunteers as they move to Chickamauga next Thursday.
John O Connell 36 an employee of the Columbus Northwestern Railroad died after being struck by a gravel train with both legs cut off. Andrew Fritchey son of Conrad Fritchey was struck by west bound passenger train No 35 at 6 pm and had the top of his head severed.
East Liverpool Ohio June 5 George Morley a member of the fire department was fatally injured while answering a patrol call his head struck the chain guard around the fire horse stalls causing a brain concussion He died about an hour after the accident.
President H A Gobin of DePauw University preached the baccalaureate sermon to the class of 1898 numbering sixty two graduates in Greencastle Indiana.
Public pressure mounts for Joyce to be removed from the team as the New York press joins the call. Amos Rusie allegedly sustained arm damage attributed to Freedman, prompting scrutiny and debate over accountability.
New York papers demand action after Scrappy Joyce assault on Jake Beckley. Breitenstein will start for Cincinnati in the Boston trip while Reds seek a split on the tour despite a recent rough spell. Joyce and Rusie dominate the court of public opinion as New York teams face mounting criticism.
The article describes high strain on Rusie’s pitching arm with shoulder and elbow pain. Freedman’s policy of pushing him to pitch while hurt faces criticism. Critics note repeated use risks permanent damage and call for rest to salvage his career.
Milwaukee Club manager Mack pushes to sell Bert Myers while Myers and Connie Mack clash over price. Washington and Philadelphia make offers, Chicago considers terms, and fans await the outcome. Louisville's new catcher is slated to debut soon as Manager Clarke withholds the name.
Dayton defeated Mansfield 8 to 0 yesterday in a game halted by weather. Newcastle beat Youngstown 2 to 0 while Toledo routed Springfield 9 to 3 and Ft Wayne topped Grand Rapids 7 to 2. Interstate League standings show Dayton 25 15 .625 and Toledo 25 18 .571 among others.
Grand Rapids visits Mansfield while Ft Wayne plays Toledo Dayton travels to Youngstown and Springfield hosts New Castile in a regional lineup of games.
Dayton defeats visitors 4 to 2 after a late rally in the eighth inning. Brown pitched well for Dayton holding the visitors to three hits while Miller allowed six hits. Key hits came from Flournoy Katz and Belt as aging runs crossed in the eighth to seal the win.
Baseball brief reports from Kansas City Omaha St Paul and Indianapolis describe a perfect fielding effort by the Blues in Kansas City a remarkable game in Omaha with Lyons and McCauley making key plays and a muddy St Paul field where Shughart starred in defense Indianapolis defeated St Paul with a five to two score and a late rally by the Pool team noting strong batteries Scott Kahoe Phyle and Spies.
Ft Wayne out batted Grand Rapids in a 6 inning game highlighting strong fielding by Babb and Sharp and stellar pitching by Belman. Sharp is released to the Detroit Western League. score details list hits by Campbell Kihm Burt Reiman and others with Reiman and W Campbell mounding the mound for the losers. Time of game one hour forty minutes with umpire Lally.
In a high pitched Gym Park game the Gyms tied the score in the eighth with strong stick work. Bowen and Hoeffie were out but will return next Sunday with Ed Ransick. Kentons beat Piqua in a well played game with Woodruff excelling and solid defense.
Toledo wins on home grounds as Ferguson and Coggswell hold hits to single figures. O’Connell Hartman Hobbright and Mazena lead Springfield. Gardner and Whistler score for Toledo in a pitching duel.
Five thousand fans watched Youngstown and New Castle at Squaw Creek Park. A compromise allowed five innings before arrests and bond for hearing. New Castle won on costly errors by Youngstown. Final score listed with incomplete OCR details and line data.
Malt-Nutrine, prepared by the Anheuser-Busch Brewing Assn, is advertised as a pure, merited digestive aid that strengthens the stomach and appetite. The claim emphasizes purity and quality from the renowned brewer.
A drunken witness provides a lead in the 11 year old murder of Captain Herring a wealthy farmer near St John s southeast of Lima She says four travelers two men two women passed his house after a drinking spree and discussed stealing chickens The suspected men are well known in the city and sensational arrests may follow
In Bellefontaine Ohio on June 5 Frank Berry, aided by James Berry, faced John Legg and kin after a disputed horse sale. Frank Legg fired six times, four hits in the head, leg, and abdomen, probably causing fatal injuries. Berry’s companions captured Legg and severely beat him.
Berlin reports an escalation of girl murders as Anna Singer is found slain in No 89 Cramerstrasse. Investigators describe a tall modestly dressed man with light hair and trimmed mustache as a prime suspect seen near the crime scenes and around three missing schoolgirls.
A massive blast at Cole Brook Furnace No 1 in West Lebanon owned by Lackawanna Iron and Steel Co injures several workers but no deaths are reported. Molten iron eat through the furnace bottom into the surrounding water canal, sending fifty tons of iron and cinders into the air and igniting buildings. Fire crews respond. damage runs into thousands of dollars with uncertain furnace damage.
The three day annual meeting in Muncie ended with officers elected: President Dr. S O Budd of Muncie Vice President Charles Styers of Indianapolis Secretary Miss Kate Bronnenback of Pendleton Treasurer Mrs William Morrison of McCordsville Executive Committee members William Hamilton Oaklandon Joseph Hummel of Muncie and Mrs McQuiddy of Indianapolis The next meeting will be in McCordsville.
Earlham College opened commencement week with the elocutionary entertainment. This morning President Joseph J. Mills delivered the baccalaureate address and tonight William Irving Kelsey of Victoria Mexico spoke at the Christian Associations. Kelsey, an Earlham alumnus of 1893, has led mission work for the Indiana yearly meeting of Friends in Mexico.
Prospect High School in Marion County graduated six seniors Anna A Welch Ethelyne Wottring Leon Cope Lee Boyd Codding Victor H Mayfield and Ray H Stratton Ina S Brown of St John Canada gave a recitation The Tysplece Song by Hjalmar Boyeson.
The Wrought Iron Bridge Company of Canton Ohio defeats W B Clough Co of Newcomerstown in a $16000 dispute over structural work. The lower court disallowed delay claims and the Circuit Court at New Philadelphia affirmed.
Lima Ohio June 5. John Daller who recently joined the army was released by his father as he was under age. A letter states he is with Company A Kentucky Volunteers at Chickamauga.
Mrs. M. T. Scott of Lexington has been nominated by the Bryan Station and Lexington Chapters of the Daughters of the American Revolution for the next State Regent of Kentucky.
Colonel Baldwin Day Spilman, famed as the father of West Virginia's National Guard, resigned brigadier general to accept a colonelcy in the First West Virginia Volunteers. He gave up a brigade command chance after a technicality blocked the promotion. Spilman, not a native West Virginian, is the son of ex Judge Edward M. Spilman.
The obituary traces the life of Colonel Spilman born July 15 1858 in Warreston Virginia and highlights West Point appointment by General Grant in 1874 and service at Ft Lincoln Ft Meade. It documents his coal industry leadership roles and multiple railroad and business positions, plus family ties to Senator Camden and long residence in Parkersburg.
Victor Kurrley owner of a Delaware saloon reported a daylight theft yesterday of 135 dollars in cash and a deposit bank check for 12 dollars plus a coin collection and shinplasters from a front display safe near the door to the main street. Police are investigating.
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