Local bowling teams split Montclairquin match in thriller
Beet Average Have. Beet Average in sque-Rob Weat Second Individual Column, Elizabeth and Clauss led scoring for their sides as Montclairquin Athletic League action ended with three games to two. Locks led the night with a 228 best individual, while Pope and Weat boosted series and averages amid uneven team scoring.
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Nolte
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Elizabeths
Jabeth
Montclair
R. Weat
Elizabeth
Deacon's Views IEA to Court Old Maids
Deacon Spooner recalls a tale of Jim Hopewell courting a widow. He likens widows to a spider web and warns of danger in courting older women with farms and livestock. The piece uses humorous local storytelling to critique courtship and the widow stereotype.
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Elizabethan Bowler Leads Local Meet In Tight Finish
In a close competitive night Rob West posted strong scores as Otoxga and Roseville vie for top honors. Elizabeths trailed with key performances from Cinissis and Nolte while Pope contended for high marks in a tight field.
Daring Cutter Triumphs In Historic Naval Race
A storied 1876 naval race in which the American cutter Daring defeated the British Iron Duke off Wisconsin shores. The duel showcased hastily funded bets, elite crews, and a dramatic finish as the Daring, built in New York, outraced its rival amid rough seas while British sailors insisted on the race.
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Bamoa
Victoriva
Xéne
Wisconsin
Iron Duke
Coffe
New York
Washington Post
Theatre Invitation Delivers Light Banter Between Magley and Stout
In a brief dialogue from the Catholic Standard and Times, Mr. Magley asks Miss Vera Stout to the theatre this evening. She responds with a question about seats and he insists the proposal is not excessive, keeping the tone playful.
Wea never marry ag'in in the old tale of widder tears
A narrative voice recalls courting a widow who laments a departed husband while probing the temptation to marry again. The widower reflects on honesty and desire, noting her clever maneuvers and the pull of returning to a past love, amid humorous misgivings and moral musings.
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Out for a scalp is Jim Barry
Jim Barry of Chicago aims for the scalp of Pueblo fireman Jim Flynn in a Los Angeles bout on January 17 with Flynn expecting an easy fight. Bill Squires is invited to Los Angeles as Barry's training partner.
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Jim Flynn
Pueblo
Los Angeles
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Bill Squires
Barry
Conroy's Rooster Loses Bird Bayloft Title in Fight
In Jersey City on January 4 Tim Conroy's rooster, long unbeaten, lost its status after a clash with George Wohleben's cock from St Pauls and St James avenues. The two birds met after Conroy's rooster wandered near Wohleben's home and lunged into a rapid, twenty one minute battle witnessed by locals.
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George Wohleben
St. Paul’s
St. James Avenues
Wohleben
O ’ Conroy
Contested Bout Ends With Eye Injury and Defiant Stand
In a rough melee, Conroy’s bird weighed two pounds less than Wohlebett’s yet contested fiercely. Conroy fought on after losing an eye and was left partially stunned, still managing brief defiant replies as he lay on his back.
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Ned Hanlan Dies at 52 Former World Champion Oarsman
Toronto Memoranda says Ned Hanlan died yesterday morning at 1 o clock after a nine week illness of pneumonia. Born July 14 1855 at Hanlan's Point Toronto Island he stood five feet ten inches tall and weighed 217 pounds. In twenty two years as a sculler he raced about 350 events and lost less than half a dozen, most after his 1884 defeat by Reach.
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Hanlan's Point
Toronto Island
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Reach
Johns Loses to Schaeder in Brooklyn Bowling Showdown
Lee R Johns of Newark fell to John Schaeder on the Broadway alleys in the Greater New York and Intercity tourney. Schaeder posted higher scores with averages 211.1 to Johns 208.6 as both tallied big games across ten games.
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Lee R. Johns
Newark
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Broadway
John Schaeder
Eeries
Schneder
Widder Wins Suitors Then Dodgers Five at Once
A tale of love on a farm where a widowed woman entices five suitors, each borrowing money to fund her bridal plans. One man finally learns the risk of courting a widow and the value of avoiding entanglements, while another named Jim Hopewell faces the same fate. The narrator ends by admitting the wiser path lies in choosing five old maids over one widow.
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Jatich Calker
Widder
Hiram Baker
Agin
Jim Hopewell
Truth Comes Home Slowly Says A Wise Old Codger
The aged speaker muses that the public sees him as an old fossil for twenty years. He admits he is realizing he is not as young as he once was, a reflection cited by the Catholic Standard and Times.
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Catholic Standard and Times
A Question of Age and the Riddle of Years
A fragmented dialogue explores age phrases such as green old age and ripe old age. Freddy asks why age terms differ, while the elder freddy responds with patient, cryptic musings about time and meaning.
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Gald
Bohamian
Union League Uses Salary Withholding to Prevent Jumping
The Union League enforces a rule withholding 25 percent of each player's salary to be banked until season end, payable only if the player remains with the club. Al Landgraff signs as Reading’s third baseman. management predicts more minor leaguers will join.
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Invaders
Lugaster
Ross and Gastmeyer
al Landgraff
Reading
Landwralf
Allentown
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