Sioux City The ugliest team champions of 1894
The Sioux City base ball club of 1894 is celebrated as the ugliest yet most effective team in the old Western league. Manager Wattie faced talk of beauty as his players outplayed rivals, clinching the pennant by July 4 while foes doubted their looks but respected their skill. Players like Hogie, Pop McAuley, Lefty Marr, and others endured rough visages from smallpox but delivered on the field.
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Sioux City
Watkins
Apollo Belvideres
Wattie
Hoggie
George Hoeghever
George
Hogete
Hogele
Pop” McAuley
Indianapolis
Paiz
Marr
Jack Newell
Rauss
Big Ace Stewart
John Drew
Cunningham
Beau Brummel
Wattle
Bowling Week Program By League With Schedules
A condensed list of weekly bowling schedules across multiple leagues. Includes Manufacturers', Elks, Commercial, F. M. I., University, Independent, Retail Social, Indianapolis, and hotel services. Details encompass alley names, matchups, and days for each league session.
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University League
Irvington
Panhandles
Tuxedo
Strikers
Pope-Waverley
Rajah
Anonym
Terriers
Lida Wheelers
Oregon
Blue Ribbons
Columbia Alleys
Manhattans
Dewey
Turner
Capital
Royal
Washington
Central
Reliance
Retail Social League
Turner Alleys
Taylor
When
Wassons
Bliss Swain
Peitz In Line With Louisville Update
Special to The Sun. Louisville presence hangs on Henrie Peitz's decision after reports from Cincinnati claim he refuses to join the Colonels. Manager Chivington notes no new talks after returning Peitz’s contract, says salaries offered would equate to five months’ income, and hints at possible bluffing amid regional rivals.
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Louisville Ball Club
Louisville
Peitz
Cincinnati
What's in a name for the Glidden tour debated
The piece argues the Glidden tour should be labeled a contest or a pleasure trip, criticizes last year’s misrepresentation, and notes the American Automobile Association provides global route information from New York headquarters. It cites the Buffalo George N. Pierce factory move as a parallel to engineering efficiency and ends with praise for AA A recognition of a wearer of the A A A button.
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American Automobile Association
Madisonave
New York
Buffalo
N. Y
George N. Pierce Company
Great Arrow
Entries Close For American Bowling Congress Meet
In St Louis the American Bowling Congress announces that entries for the March 16 to 31 event will close next Friday at midnight. The local turnout already surpasses all previous totals, and a committee was appointed. The tournament venue is being remodeled to seat over 2,000 with 12 bowling alleys under construction.
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ST. Louis
American Bowling Congress
Lightweight wrestler John Billeter to headline at Gayety
John Billeter, a lightweight wrestler, will perform at the Gayety starting March 13 and promises to meet any man in the world at 130 pounds for a thousand dollars a side. He claims they must meet his challenge to earn the prize.
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John Billeter
Gayety
Billeter
For Rent Rooms Ad Includes Ten Word Sun Insert
Classified notice fragment shows rooms for rent with no charge and a Sun insert note promising ten words under for rent rooms. The readable text is sparse and lacks full details, leaving the intended listing unclear.
Ryan's Return Praised Amid Boxing World’s Hopes
James J. Corbett lauds Tommy Ryan as a superior fighter capable of shaping champions. He recalls Ryan’s influence on Jeffries, notes Ryan’s skillful feints and conditioning, and compares him to historical boxers like Mike Cleary, while predicting Ryan or O'Brien could surprise the heavyweight scene despite age and era.
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James J. Corbett
Tommy Ryan
Hot Springs
Michigan
Dave Barry
Tommy
Jeffries
Ryan
Jeff
Fitz
Carson City
Frisco
O'Brien
Mike Cleary
Mike
Cleary
Tommy Ryan to meet Joe Thomas for welter or middle title
Rochester, Feb. 23. Tommy Ryan risks either welterweight or middleweight championship against Joe Thomas of California, at 145 or 158 pounds, depending on purse. Referee Eddi Mc Pride of Buffalo, a mutual friend of Hugo Kelly and Sylvie Ferretti, will officiate the six round bout as Ryan seeks big money.
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Rochester
Hugo Kelly
Tommy Ryan
Joe Thomas
California
Thomas
Jack Curley
Ryan
Curley
Billy Roche
Colma
Roche
Eddi McPride
Buffalo
Kelly
Sylvie Ferretti
McBride
Styan
Wuffalo
Kid Herman Landfield Weds Miss Matilda Graff in Orthodox Ceremony
Chicago prize fighter Herman Landfield known as Kid Herman married Miss Matilda Graff at the Unity club. He will retire from boxing to run his Dearborn Street cigar store and business ventures. The Orthodox ceremony drew friends including Adams Ryan Jack Curley Nat Lewis and George Siler. The couple plan a Florida Cuba honeymoon.
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Chicago
Herman Landfield
Herman
Matilda Graff
Landfield
Dearbornst
Unity Club
Adams Ryan
Jack” Curley
Nat Lewis
George Siler
Melbourne horses to carry Lillian Russell silks to San Francisco
Thoroughbred race horses bound for San Francisco from Melbourne are expected within days to wear the silks of entertainer Lillian Russell. The report reached James Murray, a figure connected with the diva, during the past week.
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Memphis
Tenn
Lillian Russell
San Francisco
Melbourne
James Murray
Vets Use Fixed Deck In Poker Ruse At Training Session
De Groff, a candidate for the St. Louis Cardinals outfield, faced a rigged poker game staged by veteran players. With a fixed deck the other men won big as De Groff held four queens. After losing, he returned later to find Mike Grady returning his stake and revealing the ruse.
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de Groff
St. Louis Cardinals
Houston
Mike Grady
Grady
Boxing and horse racing notes from weekly sports roundup
Boxers Walter Little and Joe Galligan receive attention in Chicago circuits with potential title challenges if they beat Bartley and Cole. The column lists multiple upcoming boxing events across cities, plus ongoing winter horse meetings in New Orleans Oaklawn Oakland Los Angeles and Philadelphia. It also notes a weekly shooting event in Indianapolis.
Suggestion of Boxing Reform for the Sport
A plan attributed to Tom McCarey of Los Angeles proposes boxing reforms to soften the sport. Reforms include limiting bouts to six or ten rounds, enlarging gloves, reducing gambling, a fair judging system, matching equals with equals, and curbing rowdy exhibition elements to attract respectable patrons.
Boxing Reform Talk and Prize Fight Trends
The column surveys boxing reform talk, noting fighters like Joe Gans and Mordecai Brown, boxing gambling dynamics, and the appeal of knockouts. It references yacht racing, baseball anniversaries, and Philadelphia writers, plus promotion of the American Newspaper Annual by N. W. Ayer & Son with emphasis on circulation data and the new Advertisers' Telegraph Code.
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N. W. Arer & Son
Philadelphia
Womer
Ao Daily
N. W. Ayer & Son
Billy Sunday Opens a Prosperous Way
Billy Sunday, famed Chicago outfielder, opens a new path for discontented ball players. In Mankakee he received a free will offering of 3.00 and converted 3,00 residents, earning more in a day than several peers make in a season. The piece urges players like Red Donahue and Matty McInyre to seek religion.
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Billy Sunday
Chicago
Mankakee
Beene to Meet Hack in Kansas City Wrestling Match
Hackenschmidt the world champ and Frank Gotch are planned for a major match in Kansas City around May 15. The Missouri Athletic Club offers a $5,000 purse for a preliminary contest between Fred Beell of Wisconsin and the Russian Lion. Hackenschmidt’s manager Cochran says the champion expects to arrive in May for the engagements.
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Kansas City
Hackenschmidt
Frank Gotch
Missouri Athletic Club
Fred Beell
Wisconsin
Gotch
W. A. Scoville
Cochran
H Hackenschmidt
A Believer in Signs
Mrs. B argues Miss White and Mr. Jenks quarrel constantly. Mr. B wagers they have secretly married, suggesting a hidden union behind the dispute.
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Believer
Signs
Woyaser
Ice Cream Cones For Banquets And Parties Ad
Ice cream cones are promoted for banquets receptions and parties with contact via old phone number Main 6211 for orders and inquiries.
Cleveland bowlers win state championship in Toledo
Cleveland bowlers demonstrated their right to the claim of the state championship yesterday afternoon by defeating the pick of the Toledo tenpin artists in two games out of three for the five men title and a purse of 200 dollars, finishing with a five pin margin in total pins.
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Toledo
Cleveland
Accordion Dress Plaiting and Repairs at Odd Fellows Building
A brief notice states work on accordion dress plaiting conducted at Room and the Odd Fellows' Building in Pain and Wash areas with buttons recovered. The CELDRY-VESCB for the nerven is referenced in the text.
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Odd Fellows
For Sale Miscellaneous Three Days for 15 Cents
Classified item listing shows a brief for sale offer offering miscellaneous goods available for three days at a price of 15 cents. The ad emphasizes a short run window and low cost to attract buyers.
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The
Carr May Land Hannafin as Hoosiers Seek Infield Help
In New York Carr, Hoosiers manager, attends Major Leagues meetings with National and American league magnates seeking an infielder. Possible deals for Mortality may fall through while talks focus on third basemen like Knight and Hannafin. Umpire Count Zimmer to officiate early New Orleans games as schedules, pending minor rule changes.
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Charley Carr
Hoosiers
New York
Bill Armour
Barbeau
Hooke
Armstrong
Mortarity
Morey
Griffith
Morgar
Highland Farm
Montreal
McGraw
Carr
Hannafin
Ban Johnson
Hevel
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Joe Walcott
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Mrs. Donlin
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Peter Felix
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Spike” Jobson
Harlem
Tommy Murphy
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Sir Thomas Lipton
Mer
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the Way
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Hoosier
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Delaware
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