National league reserve pact signed and drafting plan set
New York January 21 magnates of the American association completed their meeting and the National league granted protection. The draft allows reserve of five players by each association team next year. W W H Watkins expresses satisfaction with the new drafting system and the league’s prospects. The temporary president notes about 90 players may hit the market when the reserve takes effect April 1 and that the association hopes to acquire them.
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New York
American Association
National League
W. H. Watkins
Watkins
League shifts loom as towns seek Interstate entry
Marion and Terre Haute seek a spot in the Interstate league while Jno T Brush instructs Ban Croft to ready teams for the new association. Chas Strobel wavers about staying in the Interstate league one more season as Amos Rusie awaits a magnet to sign him.
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Marion
Terre Haute
Jno. T. Brush
Bancroft
Chas. Strobel
Amos Rusie
News and notes from sporting and racing circles
Edward Corrigan sails for England with Jed and Waldo as papers mock him. YMCA basketball opens season with a 32 to 2 win over MT HS 16, while Butler loses to SH 8 to 16. T E Dun den breaks the world skating mark at Butte. Sloan stays in New York until Paris racing. Denver or Chicago bowling league discussed. Hugh Jennings to manage Boston club if McGraw wants it. Dick Croker bids $12000 for Henry Spencer to ride next season. Charles Carroll elected to French jockey club. Great honor.
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England
Jed
Wm. Waldo
Steenth
Butler
S. H
Butte
Mont
T. E. Dunden
Canada
Cash Sloan
New York
Paris
Chicago
Boston
Hugh Jennings
McGraw
Dick Croker
Henry Spencer
Charles Carroll
Jockey Club
Bowling leaders and averages by league names
The record lists top bowlers and their averages by league. Bryson heads the Indianapolis league with 1770, while Partlow Lawtons Pritchett Marotts and McFarland tie at 169 in the Independent league, and Graff represents Germania in the South Side.
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Bryson
Marions
Indianapolis
Partlow
Lawtons
Pritchett
Marotts
McFarland
Graff
Germania
South Side
McCoy Barred From San Francisco Ring Fight
San Francisco police refuse to permit Kid McCoy to fight next month here. The McCoy Sharkey affair is declared off and canceled by authorities.
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San Francisco
Kid” McCoy
McCoy- Sharkey
Jeffries in Cincinnati Ready for Ring Despite Little Training
Jim Jeffries arrives in Cincinnati declaring excellent condition and ready to fight though he has trained little. Kid McCoy plans to challenge the Cincinnati winner, while Jeffries carries a hefty 925 pounds and refuses to shed an ounce. Police in San Francisco deny McCoy a license amid calls to reform boxing rather than ban the sport. Martin Duffy draws color lines by refusing to spar with Rafe Turner. George McFadden eyes Terry McGovern at 133 pounds, a likely bout. Referee Geo Siler notes rampant fakery last year and the need to honestly test contenders.
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Jim Jeffries
Cincinnati
Kid McCoy
San Francisco
McCoy
Martin Duffy
Rafe Turner
George McFadden
Terry McGovern
Geo. Siler
Snan
Frazer Swindled Over Kidnapping Ruse in Atlanta
N H Frazer, father of Bass Frazer said to be kidnapped two weeks ago, was fraudulently duped out of 500 dollars by a ruse. He mailed a gunny sack with a neck of potatoes to a meeting point near the state prison but his son did not reappear.
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Atlanta
N. H. Frazer
Bass Frazer
Frazer
Death of Henry C. Long veteran lumber magnate in Indianapolis
Henry C. Long 58 of the Long Knight lumber firm died in Phoenix Sunday after winters in Arizona. Born in Germantown Ohio he came to Indianapolis in 1852 and served as a captain in the Fifty first Indiana volunteers. He built a fortune in lumber and real estate with holdings including the Vance block Plaza hotel Ingalls Block and McCormick building. Survived by a wife a daughter 1118 N Pennsylvania st and a son Henry W Long 1415 Park Ave. Burial will be in Indianapolis after a southern stay of three weeks.
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Germantown
Northwestern Christian University
Butler College
Fifty-first Indiana Volunteers
First Presbyterian Church
Loyal Region
Plaza Hotel
Ingalls
McCormick
Pennsylvania St
Henry W. Long
Park-ave
Fire destroys Commercial House. one killed missing two
A fire at 3 a.m. Monday in Kewanee Illinois destroyed the Commercial house. Elmer Peterson was killed. J. C. Gruber of Fort Wayne Indiana was hurt by jumping. Emma A. Knoch of Fort Madison Indiana and a registered man from St. Louis are missing.
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Elmer Peterson
J. C. Gruber
Fort Wayne
Ind
Emma
A. Knoch
Fort Madison
St. Louis
Henry Illinois Struck by $190000 Loss From Fire
Peoria Illinois reports Henry town suffered a loss totaling about 190000 last night. Aid was dispatched from Peoria to assist in relief efforts.
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Peoria, Illl
Henry
Desperate Paris Duel Ends After Wounding Count
Count de Lubersac and Baron Robert de Lothschild fought a long duel with swords in Paris. It lasted ten minutes as the baron pierced the count’s arm from elbow to armpit. The wound is not serious and the duel was halted after sixteen desperate engagements. The quarrel began in college.
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Count de Lubersac
Robert de Lothschild
Knelt and Wept in Court Over Diamond Theft
Arthur Burns was sentenced by Judge Alford to one to three years in a reformatory for stealing Minnie Cole’s diamond ring. Onlookers described his display as patently hysterical or bluffing, with officials and doctors split on his sanity.
Burglar Crawls to Fraley Home From Hotel Roof
A burglar entered Mrs. M. E. Fraley’s residence at 225 E Vermont St around 1 a.m. Monday by crawling along a plank from the Enterprise hotel roof on Massachusetts Ave to a rear attic. He opened a window and moved through sleeping rooms until confronted by a boarder who was repelled. The intruder slipped away after locking the hall door. nothing appeared to be missing.
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M. E. Fraley
Vermont St
Enterprise
Massachusetts Ave
Congress may forbid hazing at West Point post inquiry
Chairman Dick, leading the hazing investigation, arrives in Washington and says Congress will make hazing repetition impossible. He predicts a unanimous report and praises West Point cadets for truthfulness while noting they did not realize hazing seriousness. Two former cadets remain to testify.
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Congress
West Point
New York
Baltimore
Cadets Vote to Abolish Hazing at West Point
West Point cadets told a congressional probe on January 21 that a signed agreement by members from all classes abolishes hazing in all forms. The committee, seeking to keep the academy above reproach, saw the pledge as a response and returned to Washington.
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N. Y
The
Military Academy
Congressional Investigating Committee
Col. MH
Washington
Will Losey and Miss Estella Lotshar wed at home
Will Losey and Miss Estella Lotshar were married at 7 30 p m Saturday by Justice Lockman at his home. The wedding surprised most friends and the bride’s father, employed at the When, did not know of it. A few friends attended the ceremony. Harold Bauer, famed English pianist, will appear Monday night at Englishs in a concert by the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra.
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Estella Lotshar
Justice Lockman
Harold Bauer
Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra
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