Premier batman joins Fort Wayne squad for Van Wert exhibition
The Fort Wayne team signs Champ Osteen, ex Springfield shortstop and former White Sox draftee, boosting the Champs pennant hopes. Owner Clade Varnell paid the fee, in a deal sealed in Chicago, as Osteen arrives with manager Jack Hendricks to play an exhibition in Van Wert tomorrow.
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Champ Osteen
Springfield
White Sox
Chicago
Clade Varnell
Comiskay
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Birmingham
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Jack Hendricks
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Huntington
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Billiard Intense Between Great Players
Billiard matches ran long with 3000 points across several weeks, not a single night. The extended format gave players more chances to display form, stamina, and skill as bouts stretched over weeks, creating a heightened sense of drama despite rough, improvised phrasing in the account.
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Boson sateen
tor
Pittsburg Star Names Hans Wagner Carnegie Tech Professor
Hans Wagner, Pittsburg’s famed shortstop, will join Carnegie Technical School as baseball instructor and gain the title Herr Professor. The move, reported by the Carnesle Union, positions him as a faculty member who can lecture in a dress suit, with blackboard demonstrations for students.
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PITTSBURG
Hans Wagner
Hans
Carnesle Union
Gus A. Read
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Guinegie Technical school
Mc Field
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Carnegie School
Highanders edge Mackins for late winning run in twelve innings
In a tightly fought Metropolis game the Highanders turned the table on Philadelphia by scoring the decisive run in the twelfth inning to win 1-0. Klenow Smith and Chase Doyle among the stars, with strong fielding as both teams managed only scattered hits.
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Inflammatory Rheumatism Cured In Ways
Morton J. WE of Lebanon Indiana reports his wife suffered inflammatory rheumatism for six weeks with muscle and joint pain. After no benefit from physicians she took Weldon’s remedy and recovered in three days, walking again. he claims it saved her life. Sold by Dicer 1 & Tie. Drugsists.
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University Team To Clash With Capitol In Columbus Night
The Alam athletic club schedules an evening program in the gym with boxing bouts and a wrestling match featuring Nick Cols versus Chick Long. A basketball game pits Capitol University of Columbus against Miami, with Magnus Certin and Vergers, former Fort Wayne high school stars, slated to play for Ohio's team.
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Carey
Harry" Hammond
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St Simon the famed racehorse dies at 27
London Apr 18 A Duke of Portland’s champion St Simon died suddenly at age 27. The horse earned millions in winnings and stud fees over 19 years, including major cups and prominent races. Origins trace to Prince Rathvony, with later ownership and high stud value cited.
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St Simon
St. Siion
de Teal
alpres
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Ff St Simon
Prince Ratthvony
Newmarket
Jana
St. Simon
Racing Returns to New York Track in 1898 Season
Racing resumed in New York as managers showed caution, marking the start of the 1898 season with a measured approach after earlier racing activity. The report notes the contrast between New York and other locales and outlines the season’s cautious kickoff.
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YORK
New York
Track betting changes spark interest at Carter handicap
Siasts gather around the track as efforts to curb gambling intensify interest. Gov Hughes may direct Queen's county officials to stop betting, adding spice to the day. New rules set by wire-ark managers ban bets under 35 and 2, require minors kept off track, and push bookmakers stools. Sixteen runners contest the Carter handicap with Chapultepec the favorite amid expectations of a fast track.
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Chapultepec
McFarland Britt Fight Loss Promoter Loses Money
San Francisco on April 15 reports promoter Jim Coffroth paid out 1500 to stage the McFarland Britt bout after receipts reached 1033 and 6000 gross. McFarland defeated Britt in six rounds, Britt retiring from boxing and vowing never to fight again.
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Jimmy Coffioth
Coffioth
McFarland
Butt
tosing
Jimmy Britt
California
Packy McWarlind
Chicago
Colma
Nelson to box Unholz in forty five rounds on May 16
Battling Nelson signed articles today for a May 16 bout with Rudolph Unholz after a failed breach of contract suit against Jack Creason. Jimmy Cofforth witnessed Nelson's signature. Nelson also agreed to a twenty round fight with Joe Gans at Gelson's club, while Gleason pursues a separate plan.
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Battling Nelson
Jack Creason
Rudolph Unholz
Jimmy Cofforth
Nelson
Joe Gans
Gelson
Gleason
Fort Wayne Champs rally stuns Minneapolis in ninth inning
Graham the Miller's pitcher ran wild in the ninth allowing two runs to lift Fort Wayne over the Minneapolis Americans. A protest over batting out of order by Patterson sparked a ten minute bench brawl. Cap Freeman and Hendricks argued, then the game resumed with Millers leading in the ninth before Graham's wild pitching allowed a late Champs rally.
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Hendricks
Patterson
Teather
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Conly
Cap Freeman
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Wood blocks pave Prankfmt streets with railside asphalt
In Prankfmt Germany wood blocks laid beside rails cover the space between and beyond the rails for street track paving. Mrs van Oldgrey Gowria Indiana claims a cure for drunkards and recounts beating her husband who, despite injuries, vows sobriety after being whipped to sign a pledge under alcohol influence.
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