Baseball Topics and Key Figures of 1899 Baseball
The piece profiles Joe McGinnity born March 19 1873 in Hook Island Ill and details his 1893 start with Montgomery 1894 Kansas City 1895-97 Springfield 1898 Peoria and 1899 Baltimore with notable games. It also rebukes Chicago Times Herald claims of fixing and praises league integrity with quotes from A G Spalding and notes on McGraw Te be an Amore era figure and Kennedy of Brooklyn.
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Fieher McGinnity
Joeph McGinnity
Baltimore Clay
Hook Island
Ill
McAllister
Decatur
Montgomery Club
Kansas City
Springfield
Peoria Club
St. Joe Club
St. Joes
Baltimore
Boston
New Yorks
Bostons
Times-Herald of
Chicago
Brooklyn
A. G. Spalding
New York Sun
Times-Herald
National League
Devlin
Hall, Craver
Nicol
League Brotherhood
Chicago Times-Heald
Kenneily Retained by Superbas as Pitcher Pop Uproar
William Kennedy reports spring estimate placed on Kenneily by Manager Hanlon for the Brooklyn Superbas. Roaring Bill, a veteran, has yet to show peak form in 1893 but his solid work confirms Hanlon’s choice. The Bellaire native enjoys immense fan popularity in Brooklyn. Norman Remberg writes a fine art opera for Mme Melba.
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Buffalo
Shannon
Franklin
Buffaloes
Minneapolis
Walter Wilmot
Anson
Indianapoliz
Bol Allen
Harry Wright
Philadelphia
Detroit
George Stallings
Columbia
George Tebean
Cincinnati
St Paul
Charles Comiskey
Old Brown
Kansas City
Jimmie Manning
Doston
Milwaukee
Connie Mack
Pittsburg
Dan Shannon
Allen
Wilmot
Tebean
Stallings
Coitiskey
William Kennedy
Hanlon
Kenneily
Superbas
Hauloo
Brooklyn
Bellaire
Norman Remberg
Mme. Melba
Road of the Rough Frank Steadman Returns to Tol Gait
Joliet prison authorities hear of the California arrest of Frank Steadman alias Wheeler Ohio Fatty famed for two escapes from San Quentin and Joliet. His exploits include a 1894 Joliet engine room breakout and a later San Quentin escape. He killed a fellow convict at San Quentin and was recaptured at Folsom. He possessed handcut prison keys and planned further escapes.
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Frank Steadman
Tol Gait
Joliet
Ann San Quentin
Hart
California
Convret
Wheeler
Ohio Fatty
San Quentin
Cal
Folsom
Steadman
Chicago
Suburcs
Plen
Frank Wheeler
San Francisco
San Quentin Prison
Stead- Mar
Agai
Stuadmar
Police
Glass
Los Angeles
L. P. Hall
M. W. McClaughry
Steanman
Wrigels
Hlineig
Plucky Mail Carrier Sarah Burks Patrols Isolated Arizona Route
The piece profiles Sarah M. Burks a 25 year old mail carrier who traverses the Star route from St Johns to Jimtown twice weekly through a desolate Arizona frontier. She faces hostile terrain and Navajo and Apache presence while carrying payment and guarding travelers. Burks began in 1898 after her father fell ill and has since carried out harrowing deliveries, often alone and armed, claiming fatalism toward her fate.
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Arizona
Sarah M. Burks
United States
St. Johns
Jimtown
Berca
Sarah Burks
Misa Burks
Harqua Hala
Interest in Rond Riding Grows in Country Towns
Road racing interest shifts from large cities to smaller towns with quadruple and quintuple centuries and 1000 mile rides. A Minnesotan, A A Hansen, aims to start July 20 on a 1000 mile Fort Snelling-Minitonka path to lower the world record.
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Eglofe
T. A. Edge
England
A. A. Hansen
Minneapolis
Fort Snerling-Minnetonka
Hungen
Minnesota
Motor paced racing and new bicycle designs mix at Manhattan Beach
The article reviews Elkes Gardiner pacing at Manhattan Beach and previews a three cornered twenty five mile match for Elkes Burns Pierre and Earl Stevens with other pace events planned. It notes a Danville Indiana firm builds a bicycle with an ultra short rear frame and curved seat mast for crowding the hanger. Cooper aims for Detroit mid distances and recalls past twenty five mile road records at Belle Isle and Gardiner’s era.
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Manhattan Beach
Elkes
Burns Pierre
Earl Stevens
Estes, Miller
Waller
Pierce
Atyla
Ryan
Beauregard
Earl
Duer
Bendell
Wahrenberger
Cooper
Tom Cooper
Gardiner
Detroit
McCutter
Guy Garey
Frank Waller
Belle Isle
Brooklyn Bridge Cycle Path Gains City Approval
The Greater New York bicycle riders win a long fight for an elevated cycle path after trolleys on the bridge hindered riding. The plan, from Coney Island to a full asphalt system, is now approved. John Splinsvor Yonkers is named as a leading advocate.
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Brooklyn Bridge
Greater New York
Coney Island
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A. G
Alwars
Tle
John J. McGraw
Olean Club
Cuba
al Lawson
Cedar Rapids Club
Billie Barnie
Barnie
Hal- Amore
McGraw
Orioles
WACG
Baltimores
Collins
Keeler
Joseph Mnginnity
Road OF the
Gallty
Graspitt
Grasspitt
Utah
Lawson
Calders Park
Salt Lake City
Iris
Oscar Julins
J. P. Gunn
Clem Turville
Latysun
McDuffee Slay
McDuffee
Eddie
T Iis
Ini City
E. M'Duffer
Danville
Ind
John Splins
Yonkers, N.Y
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