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Newspaper
Oshkosh Record
Location
Oshkosh, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1887
Page
6
The National Game reports players like Pfeffer and Clarkson delaying signings with Chicago and Boston. Pfeffer may join Washington or Philadelphia while remaining tied to Chicago by a vague contract. Brooklyn acquires Caruthers, Fouts, and Bussong as St Louis faces pennant uncertainty in 1889.
A sprawling page of baseball chatter covers Welch’s sarma, Swartzoll’s pitching praise, Crane’s signing with Scranton, Boston’s grandstand delay, and manager talks with Bockley and Heming. Mentions Powers in California, Grane’s arm, and Frisco players amid a tangle of trades and arbitration.
A Cincinnati Club manager criticizes the baseball association in St Louis for missteps. He suggests moving the St Louis Browns to New York, reforming funding and gate receipts, and predicts next season’s strong finances with balanced competition, despite reduced star power. He also forecasts Cincinnati topping the standings, with St Louis fetching high bids.
The Chicago Herald declares umpires Doescher and Powers may quit the National League for better pay and opportunities. Doescher joins the American Association, Powers aims to manage in the International League, leaving the league short of top officials and prompting talk of adding Curry.
Robert Ferguson, leading umpire, criticizes prevent lose-ball rules for causing ambiguity in interpretations. He urges a winter consultation with officials to draft a clear guide for National League and American Association spring meetings. He notes past attempts at revision failed due to misapplied expertise and calls for proper rule study.
Detroit club whispers say Maurger Watkins will stay on as manager as crack players oppose his removal. Directors reportedly face pressure from a faction of players who threaten not to play if Watkins remains. The team plans to report to New Orleans April 1 and begin exhibitions immediately, with some changes in staff and cast noted for upcoming season.
The Chicago Herald lauds Henry Irving as a spectacular artist whose appeal lies in visual display and stagecraft. His long hair velvet jackets and deliberate speech amuse audiences, while lavish settings and effects heighten the picture. Critics compare him to Kean Kemble and the Booths, noting his enduring influence on drama.
Rumors place Rose Coghlan in Jocelyn with Charles Coghlan under Langtry’s influence. Plans hint at June partnerships among McNish Johnson Slag and others. Rehearsals, bookings, leases, and set pieces mix with notes on Sarah Bernhardt’s Paris reforms and new theater locks. The New York scene involves Booth Barrett MeVicker Robson Crane Shakespeare plans, plus a London stage update and Agnes Robertson on motherhood and acting careers.
A summary of The Soggarth shows a villainous steward Silas Deane exploiting tenants on Lord Glenmore’s Irish estate. The landlord learns the truth, dismisses the steward, and the criminal murders Neil Maguire, with Crane later confessing. Conviction follows as a church confession fails to be shared. The production features a notable company including Holland and McIntosh with Beau scenery.
Louise Paullip leaves Dunlap Opera Company while Mile Carnatha dances at Eden Theater in Pi and now in Bir Petersburg. Isabel Stoce resigns from the New York English Ballad Company to England for spring concerts. Carl Goldmark has finished a symphony to debut in Dresden under Kapellmeister Schuck. Mephista Walt and Rubinstein anecdotes highlight ongoing European opera and piano circles.
Coronel McCaulls new consolidated company brings star performers to the Chicago Opera House for a four week season starting with Bellman by Franz von Suppé. The production uses Vienna level scenery and features De Wolff Hopper Jeff De Angelis Marion Manola and Hubert Wilke among others with engagements spreading through two operas including The Begum.
A veteran recounts the evolution of trotting speeds from 1850s records to mid era giants like Maud S and Flora Temple. He notes pivotal horses such as Dexter, Golatham Maid, and Patron, and recalls races at Old Point Comfort and Philadelphia, while weighing Temples best times and potential future records.
The article notes Knapsack DieCarthy aiming to win the stable of trotters at Albomdien in California's southern region. It reports Fortiter Was Feedily destroyed by owner Charles Reed at Fairview Arm Gallatin and mentions jockey changes, race horses, and upcoming trotting events and organizational moves across American tracks.
Dick Pennell known as the Great Dumbbell Diller died in Chatham at forty seven. Born in New York City he rose from clerk to famed athletic gymnastic star. He achieved a 161 pound dumbbell lift and set a record not equaled, later teaching in Philadelphia before failing health.
Pittsburgh special reports Mrs Alie Robson wife of a Crafton Station painter seeks a $70,000 side bout with Hattie Stewart the female champion. At about 57 she is mother of two, 5 ft 6 in, 150 pounds, brunette with striking form and aims to avenge jealousy over her late husband’s infidelity.
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