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Newspaper
Norfolk Virginian
Location
Norfolk, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1897
Page
3
Readable fragments show Andrews and Parker offering men's pants at hub prices. Wool cassimeres at 79 cents and pants at 63 cents, plus twilled cheviots items: 95 cents and 1.39 dollars for higher grades. Deals emphasize nearly half price on select goods.
Andrews and Parker advertise striped duck pants at 48 cents and white duclests at 50 cents. Linen cra pants 70 cents, alpaca coats 98 cents. Crash suits priced at 2 dollars, 5 dollars reduce to 2 dollars and 3.6 crash suit at 1.95.
A selection of menswear and accessories from Cluett Coon Co and Andrews Parker offered at deep discounts. Items include Arrow collars, silk neckwear, suspenders, underwear, shirts, and garters with prices slashed from 15c to 7c and similar cuts across dozens of lines.
About half price on a mixed lot of junior jackets reefers vestees and brownie suits sized from 3 to 8 years. Made of all wool cheviots and trimmed elaborately, these suits are rarely offered below regular prices.
Andrews Parker advertise all wool plaid suits priced at 5.00 and 6.00 with Hub pricing 2.98 for those items. Higher grade plaids 7.00 and 8.00 are 3.85 at Hub. Golf suits 10.00 and 12.00 are offered at 45.97 by Hub.
Andrews and Parker offer Linen Crash Pants at $1.50 with Hub’s price 70 cents and Striped Duck Pants at $1.00 with Hub’s price 48 cents. This ad highlights mid range clothing prices and retailer differences.
A scrambled report lists scores and matchups across teams including Reading, Lancaster, Stratford, Norfolk Newark, and Philadelphia. It notes several scheduled races and games with incomplete lines and missing dates, hinting at a busy athletic meet with several undecided results.
Reports describe Newton pitching a beautiful game against the Ginois while Louisville fielded a new pitcher and Tannelit played center for Pittg litre Yesterday. Lister committed ten errors and tensions rise as Owner Cunningham assertively demands player commitment.
The report covers players switching roles and a planned first base shift for Jim Corbett with the Grooms, while August franchise movements involve New York players Gettis and Zearfoss. Umpire Mace debuts, and ownership disputes flare as O Neill and Freedman argue over farmed players and league releases.
Fragmentary Paterson wire report notes a sports or society item with several misspelled names and unclear actions. Mentions Melia Ley ceil, Ry H.R. Prtervnyj, and Radierios with Vint, Wisilike, Chasg bro and Master. Details unreadable.
Fragmentary text shows athletics teams Ames and Bowen noted along with scorings and placeholders 47 4 artform 0.0220102 1x-7as. Details are unclear but reference to a Hartford venue and multiple athletes remains evident.
Fragmentary OCR lists numerous city names and scores with missing context. Reads like scattered results and pairings including Pittsburgh, Boston, New York, Philadelphia, St. Louis, Cleveland, and Washington with uneven numbers and garbled text. No coherent game story emerges from the legible items.
A soggy July 15 in St. Louis saw St. Louis vs Philadelphia produce a tight day contest with 700 spectators. Orth performed strongly, baffling the Browns while the Phillies posted a 2 1/6 to 0 0/7 scoreline as Donohue and Murphy managed batteries in a rain soaked battlefield.
Dr. Pond pitched superbly allowing five singles while Chicago’s offense failed to support. MacGraw benched after arguing with umpire Hurat in the third. Attendance reached about 1,200 as the Chicago team won 8 to 5, with Griffith and Sintre behind the plate and Clarke umpiring.
In a July 6 game at Louisville invoking the Midhtains Sole League, Invincible failed to score against Ru sie's strong delivery. Miller faced heavy opposition, while Solbendt Pay ei Mome led support from Allendianes. Pitches and fielding missteps dominated the afternoon as New York remained scoreless.
In Pittshurs Pa on July 15 Pittsburgh led early with five runs in the first three innings but could not overcome Boston. Tannehill stood out in centre play with Haack and Dawley contributing for the Pittsburg team as 7,100 attended. Final score 7 to 5.
Fragmentary OCR item mentions Cincinnati and Washington, with unclear numbers and names Whret Rhines Ming and Farrell and umpire Timme-L. Limited readable data suggests a baseball scoring or lineup note with ambiguous figures.
A fragmented note reports a game or event involving Cleveland and Brooklyn with references to batteries and an umpire named Sheridan. The readable elements suggest a sporting or officiating context, but details are incomplete or garbled, limiting precise reconstruction.
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