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Newspaper
Elyria Reporter
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 23, 1907
Page
7
A baseball game near Indianola California was halted twice as minor quake shocks rattled players and spectators. The umpire ruled the match forfeited after tremors echoed the Frisco disaster, leaving the score unresolved and a panic among crowds.
Gen Sherwood longtime editor of the American Sportsman in Cleveland resigns from the publication after being elected to Congress from Toledo. He leaves the magazine in his son’s hands and is noted as the oldest horse writer in the state. Some minor leagues face winter survival challenges.
The article recounts discarded bets and bold predictions by Cap Anson about pennant races. It notes a rare misprediction when Boston led a strong field and Anson vowed Chicago would beat Boston, wagering over $1,000 on the straight issue that Chicago would win.
Disparate items report player contracts and signings across leagues. Rube Grimshaw valued for Boston, Ned Hanlon hopes to fund Baltimore, Wilmington Tri-State signs Galev and Ehlers, and Harvard student Alexander Winn may run Lowell in New England league. Zanesville disputes Youngstown sale. Marty Hogan exits baseball for hotels.
An advertisement repeats Dr Haig's view that catarrh and rheumatism arise from uric acid and are cured by Life Plant. It claims the medicine dissolves uric acid, dismisses local treatments, cites letters of relief, and invites readers to write to Dr I J Mizer for free advice and a booklet.
In Baltimore city departments the horse is being phased out for motor vehicles. Police patrols will be motorized, with mounted officers on motor cycles handling traffic. Talks also center on creating a motor ambulance system and adopting bicycle police concepts similar to Brussels where riders patrol boulevards in pairs with speed indicators and enforcement of traffic laws.
Denver’s Gallagher is cited as a top candidate for the wealthiest prize fighter title. The debate references legends like Jeffries and Corbett while noting Gallagher’s assets, including the Colosseum sale of $750,000 and remaining Denver properties.
B and O Chicago and West trains leave Elyria at 6 45 a m daily and 4 17 p m except Sunday.
George Blanchat, new owner of Shadducks grove, plans a $3,000 backing for the baseball team and $3,200 for new fruits, plus a grandstand for 2,000 with bleachers along both baselines and a nine foot fence topped by barbed wire. He projects $10,000 in improvements including a remodeled dance hall four new bowling alleys a pier into the lake and a new boat and bath house. He is negotiating with an eastern firm to add amusement rides similar to Cedar Point.
Veager, the Berea heavyweight, appeared before Elyra in a wrestling bout with Connolly of Cleveland months ago and won the first match of a tournament last night at the Star Theater by taking two falls from Joe Franz. Parker was to meet Veager but did not appear due to an injured back.
Tim Donahue and Jimmy Callahan staged a betting ruse during a Pittsburgh game. They had bookies bet on fouls and hits while Cal signaled foul-offs before a new foul strike rule. The plan aimed to profit as they plotted retirement from baseball that afternoon.
Davidson, who just turned 19, declined a major offer from Chas Carr of the Indianapolis baseball team citing potential earnings in state minor leagues. He previously played with Elyria and chose to stay with smaller circuits.
A set of 1911 classified notices lists positions including four housework workers and one team driver at Elyria Ohio, two salesmen in Cincinnati Ohio, boarders at 329 Furnace Street, and agents sought by Sun Gas Burner Co. in Allegheny Pennsylvania offering a 15 cent sample.
GB and O through trains east depart Elyria daily at 1 34 p m for multiple cities. Trustees sale advertises a public auction in Elyria on Saturday February 28 at 2 pm for a grey mare Maud and a roadster work horse 1175 pounds with terms one third cash balance in six months and 2 percent cash discount. Also promotes Kodol digestive aid sold by druggists.
The page lists East and West bound train schedules including No. 20 No. 28 No. 32 No. 6 No. 3 and No. 41 with times at Norwalk Sandusky Cleveland Detroit and other divisions. It also includes a short Q&A about Electrogen a medical tonic claiming blood and organ purification and a note about Rocky Mountain Tea.
A detailed timetable for the Lake Shore Electric Railway covering Cleveland Elyria Oberlin Wellington Lorain Beach Park Dover Rocky River and nearby towns. Daily departures from Public Square Elyria and East and West bound routes with limiteds and connections. Ticket purchase urged before entering cars.
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