Emmitsburg Baseball Team Plans Season Opening Festivities
Emmitsburg directors of the Frederick County League champion team held a lively meeting at the Hotel Slagle to map an elaborate opening with pennant ceremonies. A home-game opening with a celebratory program is planned with M. J. Thompson, while a benefit performance at the Victory Theater is donated by Manager Brown to boost funds. The town ladies organize a card party to aid the baseball fund and the team will wear new Spalding uniforms for the first home game.
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Emmits
Mar
Emmitsburg
Detai
M. J. Thompson
County League
Brown
Victory Theater
Ball Club
Frederick County
Edward Houck
A. G. Spalding and Bros
L L. Mondorff
City Bowling League Results Last Night
Chaplines defeated M J Grove and Diamond defeated Potomac Edison in last night’s City Bowling League action.
Mount St. Marys Preps open baseball drills amid weather delays
Inclement weather hinders Mount St. Marys Prep baseball work as indoor sessions replace outdoor practice. About forty five candidates report for the first regular workout led by Manager Louis Bell. Key pitchers Gray Riley and Dilworth are expected to anchor the mound with Arc Gullen emerging as a promising addition to the staff.
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Emmitsburg
Mar
Mount St. Mary
Maryland School For the Deaf
Frederick
Louis Bell
Pew
Gray
P. Riley
Dilworth
Arc Gullen
Split Vote Shapes GOP Delegates at Minnesota Convention
In St Paul on March 3 1878 the Minnesota GOP delegates were split among Frank Lowden Berbert Booret and an uninstructed bloc with Lowden leaning influence. Eight district contests named 16 delegates. four chosen last week seven at large to be selected tomorrow by state convention. Also notes past events March 26 1878 Paul Boynton swam the Straits of Gibraltar in five hours five minutes.
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St Paul Minn
Minnesota
Frank Q. Lowden
Berbert Booret
Lowden
Paul Boynton
Straits of Gibraltar
City Bowling League finish and prize distribution
The 1928 Frederick City Bowling League ended with the Chaplines sweeping the M. J. Grove Limemen on the Pythian alleys and the Diamonds beating Potomac Edison on the Diamond alleys. Sue Moose won the pennant by defeating the Eagles. Stevens led the Diamond-Potomac Edison set with 442 total, and Sherd Ulentinger topped both the Chapline Grove match totals at 425 and game at 178. A league meeting is set for Monday at 7 30 in the YMCA to distribute prize money.
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Frederick City
Chaplines
M. J. Grove Limemen
Pythian
Brizhletwell
Hasterday
Welfe
Sherd Ulentinger
Chapline Grove
Americans See Slim Chance For National Steeplechase Hope
Ahead of the Grand National at Aintree on March 30, two American entries Billy Barton and Burgericht show little prospect of success. British critics call American-bred horses poor stayers, doubting their endurance in the four and a quarter mile test. The piece notes Americans prize speed over distance and cites historic World War and racing opinions, with no American winner in Grand National history.
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Aintree
Howard Bruce
Billy Barton
Benjamin Behr
England
London Evening News
Baltimore
Chicago
Frankh
United States
Tnnfmen
Ike Dorgan Publicist For Tex Rickard Named Public Relations Figure
Ike Dorgan remains the long standing public relations contact for Tex Rickard, handling publicity for boxing world championship fights. The veteran writer negotiates competing demands from fans and fighters, often compromising to secure near exact coverage while keeping control of access. Dorgan runs a busy, informal office in Rickard's building with reporters seeking exclusive tips.
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NEA
Youtr
Ike Dorgan
Daya
Hoya
John L
Title
Tex Rickard
Hke
Dorgan
British turfman influence sparks stayers remark
The quote notes a British turfman’s view on American horses, suggesting if Billy Barton or Burgoright fail this year Americans should hear from the other side and expect no stayers over there.
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Billy Barton
Burgoright
Albany Review Highlights Legislature and Teapot Dome Ties
Gov Smith cites the Senate investigation and ongoing feud with Chairman Gerald P. Nae over campaign fund questions. He laments defeats of proposed pre election expense amendments by a Republican majority as revelations from Washington surface.
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Albany
Smith
New York
Senate of Investigation
Uuuilig
Gerald P. Nae
Senate
Washington
Legis Tataye
Auto Fender Crushed in Market Street Parking Incident
Justice Alton Y. Rennett’s car suffered a badly mashed right rear fender after Ernest W Gruver of Frederick drove his marine into it while attempting to park on Market Street between Second and Third Friday night. No charges were filed as Gruver agreed to settle for the damage.
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Alton Y. Rennet
Ernest W Gruver
Frederick
Rennett
Market Street
Second
Third
Wis
Garner
Golf season set to open at Catoctin Club mid April
The Catoctin Country Club plans an opening in mid April with a dinner tournament and club elections. Improvements during winter leave the course in prime condition and promise a strong season with juvenile memberships, exhibition matches, and Maryland professionals joining tournaments.
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Catoctin Country Club
William C. Schreiber
Joe Kirkwood
Maryland Professional Golfers Association
Frederick County
Middle Atlantic States
John O'Neale
Emmitsburg
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