Madison Colts Eye Dubuque Tests With King of Baseball Rally
Cold weather hinders practice as Pink's Colts resume drills and a Thursday quarry excursion precedes Dubuque games. Manager Hawley aims to evaluate material, start eliminations soon, while Madison fans plan a grand box for the king of baseball with Charles Comiskey possibly in attendance. The team touts a strong pitching staff and ongoing recruitment efforts.
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Hawley
Bluffs
Mead
Dubuque
Madison
Charles Comiskey
Cassidoine
New York Sport Letter Highlights Giants and Yankees Trades
John Curley notes openings season excitement in New York as both Giants and Yankees gain new stars. Giants acquire Tenny Bridwell Weedham while Bowerman departure stings fans. Yankees add Niles Hemphill and Glade from St Louis, boosting title hopes.
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John Curley
New York
Yankees
Giants
Boston
Manhattan Isle
Frank Bowerman
McGann
Dahien
Brown
Ferguson
Tenny
Bridwell
Weedham
Bowerman
Stranger
Donlin
Highlanders
St. Louis
Niles
Hemphill
Glade
Rivalry Between New York Teams Splits City Fans
In New York the two baseball clubs darken the city with fierce supporter division. Nationals draw broader popularity yet Yankee zeal sparks intense disputes that can flare into fights even over a drink.
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America
New York
Nationals
Yankees
Nicklin the Popular Giants Star Renames Himself
The 1908 season marks a precedent as Sammy Strang, a national figure, changes his name to Samuel Strang Nicklin. Son of a Chattanooga druggist, he has played most Giants games for three years and selects Nicklin as his byline this year amid editor debates.
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Sammy Strang
Giants
Samuel Strang Nicklin
Chattanooga
Tenn
Nicklin
Strang
New York
New York Newspaper Contest Draws Half Million Votes
The national hold on the American public is shown by a New York newspaper contest offering a cap to the most popular New York player and the top out of town diamond favorite. In two weeks the poll has attracted over 500000 votes, spread among about twenty players.
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New York
May Interest You Kidney Cure Notice
This ad proclaims Fo ley's Kidney Cure stops irregularities and cures kidney and bladder trouble not beyond medicine. It is attributed to VU. T. Erbart.
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Foley
VU. T. Erbart
Pirates Beat Cubs In Ninth Inning
Pirates win by a late surge over the Cubs in Chicago as various AL and NL games unfold. Boston defeats New York in eleven innings while standings show tail-end positions for twin cities. Yesterday’s results include Chicago beat Detroit 6 to 3 and Boston 7 New York 6 in extras.
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Boston
New York
Twin Cities
Pirates edge Cubs as two ninth inning runs decide game
Two late runs in the ninth gave the Pirates a win over the Cubs. Pfeister struggled, allowing Pittsburg to plate two scores to clinch. The article notes Boston's eleven inning win over New York and other scattered results including the Cardinals travel to Chicago and St. Paul beating Indianapolis to stay tied with the Millers.
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Cubs
Pfeister
Pittsburg
Boston
New York
Cincinnati
Cardinals
Chicago
White
Sox
Detroit
St. Paul
Indianapolis
The
Millers
National League scores and lineups for Boston Brooklyn Chicago
National League games in Boston Brooklyn and Chicago show New York, Philadelphia and Pittsburg scoring advances with Williams and Bresnahan batteries across venues. American League matchups feature New York Boston St Louis Cleveland Washington Chicago Detroit with varied runs and pitching lines.
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Detroit
Cleveland
St. Louis
Washington
Philadelphia
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New York
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Cincinnati
Pittsburg
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Milwaukee
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Louisville
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Wiltse, Mathewson
Bresnahan
Ferguson
Lindaman
Young and Bowerman
Richie and
Dooin
Pastorius
Bell
Bergen and Ritter
Rhe Pittsburg
Camnitz, Leifield and Gibson
Pfeister and
Kling
Young and Criger
Glade, Doyle and Kleinow
Rhoades and Clark
Petty and Stephens
St Paul Battery Case Names Druhot Eubanks and Leahy
In the St Paul case the defendants Druhot Eubanks Leahy Essick Minnehan and Mc Cune are named in the battery matter. The record lists the involved parties and their surnames as they appear in the docket. The article provides only the participants and does not disclose further details of the action.
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Druhot
Eubanks and Leahy
Essick
Minnehan
McCune
Badger crews rehearse six mile pull on Mendota and Monona
In Madison on April 30 a high wind raised Lake Mendota surf as Coach Ten Eyck moved shells by wagon to Lake Monona for a six mile drill with varsity and freshmen crews. A student committee will seek deans' approval to loosen eligibility rules allowing any man not on probation to compete. Deans may seize control of the annual interscholastic meet from the high school board, similar to Stagg's Chicago arrangement.
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Madison
Wis
Lake Mendota
Ten Eyck
Lake Monona
Badger
Stagg
Chicago
Kidney Cure Praise From Wayne Resident
Mr S L Bowen of Wayne West Virginia writes he suffered kidney disease and could not stand or leave bed until using Foley s Kidney Cure. He reports one dollar bottle and part of a second cured him entirely and claims Foley s Kidney Cure works wonders where others fail.
Oshkosh Drops Seven Recruits
Oshkosh Wisconsin April 30 Manager George Bubser of the Oshkosh team released seven men yesterday cutting the squad to fifteen. The list includes pitchers Ogden and Croll infielders June and Scarlett and outfielders ONeill Roth and Berry. An offer of two pitchers and a catcher for Bob Scanlon from Springfield Ill has been refused. Scanlon is proving a star outfielder.
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Oshkosh
Wis
George Bubser
Ogden
Croll
June
Scarlett
O’neill
Roth
Berry
Bob Scanlon
Springfield
Ill
Scanlon
Big Fight Still Hanging Fire in London
Negotiations for a Burns Johnson match stalled as Burns insists on a $30,000 share of the purse. Sam Fitzpatrick, Johnson’s manager, says no progress until Burns lowers demands. Johnson plans to stay in England weeks more with talk of a $15,000 syndicate backing him.
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London
Tommy Burns
Jack Johnson
Sam Fitzpatrick
Colored Man
Burns
Johnson
England
Pittsburg Solons Rally Against Tax Plan
Pittsburg April 30 city councilmen denounce a proposed 75 dollar per game tax on the Pittsburg baseball club for failing to receive passes and push to raise the tax to 100 dollars. The ordinance passed last night without amendment amid strong council opposition.
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Pittsburg
Select Council
Crawford
Mrs Margaret Cleary Charged With Wife Poisoning
Mrs Margaret Cleary is charged in Ireland with poisoning her husband and fled, arriving in New York on the liner Campania. Immigration officials may deport her after the arrest.
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New York
Ireland
Margaret Cleary
Campania
Hack-Gotch Sign Again In Europe Bout Planned
London April 30. Managers Morgan and Morley for George Hackenschmidt and Frank Gotch met syndicate reps offering 10 000 for a new match. A tentative agreement for a meeting in England or France was drawn up and signed by Hackenschmidt and mailed to Gold. Purse split is not fixed but believed to be equal.
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London
Morgan
Morley
George Hackenschmidt
Frank Gotch
Wreslers
England
France
Hackenschmidt
Gold
Cresceus Sold For $25 000 In St Peters burg Deal
St Paul April 30 M W Savage Minneapolis horse man sold the trotting stallion Cresceus to a St Peters burg horseman Tshmerzin for 25 000 The Russian people had been after Cresceus and Savage agreed on the price Cresceus record is 2 02 and total winnings over 100 000
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ST. Paul, Minn
M. W. Savage
Minneapolis
Cresceus
St. Petersburg
Tshmerzin
Mr. Savage
Morse and Curtis Indictments Upheld in Bank Case
The federal circuit today overruled a demurrer and sustained all counts against Charles W Morse and Alfred Curtis in the National Bank of North America case. The court upheld charges of misapplication of funds and conspiracy to defraud, calling it a plot to deceive government officials. New York, April.
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Hough
Federal Circuit
Demurre
Chas, W. Morse
Alfred Curtis
National Bank of North America
Chargin
New York
Theverage Woman's Letter Openings Noted
The text records two opening forms for Theverage women’s letters: a sentiment expressing regret for lack of correspondence and a reciprocal prompt about letters owed. One line uses “It is a perf shame I have not written to you a fore” and the other asks “Do I owe you a letter, do you owe me one.”
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