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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1908
Page
1
Promotional note lists sweater markdowns with prices like $2.50 and $2.00 and mentions quantities and odd letters. The readable portion notes a sale on sweaters and reduced pricing, suggesting clearance or store promotion. No clear dates or store names are present.
Fort Wayne Shamrocks outline spring training at Arion hall this afternoon with roll call and oath of allegiance. Doc Koons declines Zanesville offer to stay. Cy Alberts returns to South Bend. Monty Hoffer and Hosey Vaughton among pitchers. Roster options include Prough and Ora Goff, with early practice games set in April and local shifts reported.
South Bend Tribune reports President F R Carson Owner Bert Annis and Manager Grant announce Goat Anderson and Mike Cannon back from Fort Wayne. The meeting awarded a five year term to the president. Leon Foy may return to local uniforms after release by Canton with Bade Myers.
It is said to be probable that Canton players will rebel against dropping to the class C circuit. The Central will say nothing and players must settle it themselves. George Williams of Canton, and others, left on good terms after the Fort Wayne meeting, Williams thanking the magnates and wishing success for the new league. The meeting ended in a cordial mood with good wishes for Canton. Williams paid the injunction costs. John Eggeman, Notre Dame's former center, acted as the Central's attorney.
Advertises Hood's Sarsaparilla as the superior cure for scrofula and related blood disorders. Contains testimonials from J N Carr Crosby Texas and Mrs Nora Hoguey Hughey Tennessee claiming long-term relief after vaccination related scrofula. Notes sale everywhere in liquid and Sarsatabs, 300 doses for one dollar, by C I Hood Co Lowell Mass.
A fast paced basketball battle at Saengerbund hall featured the Miamis and Wabash Athletics. Fans saw spectacular shots from both sides and a lively crowd as Miami won 33 to 25 despite strong play from Wabash. The Miami lineup included Jackson, Gibson, Langar, Carroll, and Schramm with St Marys and Miami 2d adding to the evening’s excitement.
University of Michigan announces an eastern trip for the 1925 season to face Cornell and Brown at Ithaca and Providence, with games against Syracuse possibly and Pennsylvania, plus a few minor colleges during spring vacation. The club will travel and arrange contests across multiple campuses.
Kansas City Mo January 25 Iver Lawson of the Yankee team won the six day bicycle race from Joe Fogler after a dramatic final burst of speed. Both riders pushed hard as the event concluded with Lawson narrowly ahead in a tightly contest finish.
A match at the curling rink last night between Pfeiffer and Branson ended 7 to 4 in favor of Pfeiffer. The contest was a high class affair and provided ample entertainment for a large audience.
Chicago January 3 report shows University of Chicago scoring 53 while Purdue managed 11. Also notes travel plans with private hotel car Antlan for Texas trip and special meal rates. Eugene M. Fitch, manager, Monroe W. Fitch & Sons Agency, advertises evening office hours and lists contact numbers.
The Diamond window glass factory at Gas City Indiana will resume operations within ten days. It will run at full capacity, employing about 200 men. The plant, one of the state's largest and most modern, has been closed for nine months due to unsettled wage scale.
One of the season’s best match games was staged at the Brunswick alleys last night between Fort Wayne Printing Company and the Columbias. The printers won three straight games, boasting remarkable scores and nearing a total team score of 2,700.
League standings list matchups for League No. 1 and No. 2 with games from Monday to Wednesday. Teams include Monday Bottom Five versus Hiks, Tuesday Dogawannas versus Waynes, Nationals versus Berghofts, and Fort Wayne Printing Company versus Centire Specials.
The ten frame billiards series between George Sutton of Chicago and George F Slosson of New York ended with Slosson winning the final game 500 to 251. Sutton won six of the ten games, leaving the honors to Sutton overall. Sutton showed moments of form with high runs of 88 83 and 80 and an average around 2216 22, while Slosson dominated the closing frames.
Chicago news confirms Otto Kampf, a known indoor pitcher, will catch for Jack Hendricks' Fort Wayne club in the Central league this summer. Kampf prefers catching to pitching and showed talent with Gunthere and Felix Colts last season, batting .878 in games with Niesen's men. Local pro m en predict a bright baseball future for Kampf.
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