Colts Loss Amid Syracuse Stars Rally in Exhibition
The Syracuse Stars defeated the Colts in an energetic exhibition game before about 80 spectators. The Stars, new American Association members, surged in the late innings as Pittburgs Dan Casey and others contributed key hits while the Colts struggled with fielding and pitching. Sanders pitched well until the eighth, when Syracuse rallied for four runs to seal the win.
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Battin
Joe
Hemp
Sanday
Duckey Hemp
Sanders
Colts
Gray
Lyons
Stars
Bri
Dan Casey
Pittsburg
Dan
Harry W T
Weil
Kempton Park Easter handicap and steeplechase winners
In Loxpex on April 7 the Kempton Park Easter handicap sprint and hurdle event went to M. J. Dover’s Brocca a five year old with Aristos second and Treasurer third among eight starters. The day also featured the A B Lancashire handicap steeplechase plate won by G. Masterman’s six year old Why Not runner up D. J. Fardije’s aged Why Not in second and Lewondland third. Memphis races at Terx reported Toe Sweet winning the first race with Busck Knight second and Hose Howard third. Only three races were run.
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Kempton Park
M. J. Dover
Brocca
A. G. Bonsors
Aristos
John Chariton
Treasurer
Manchester
A. B. Lancashire
Sy Miles
G. Masterman
D. J. “Fardije
Lewondland
Mrmurats
Terx
Toe Sweet
Busck Knight
Hose Howard
Toe
Ann — Ecoond
Dear Lodge
Mamie Fonso
Great Struggle Highlights Six Day Pedestrian Contest
The six day pedestrian race at Central Rink draws 2000 spectators with Guerrero cheered by Players' League fans. Howarth Moore Nolan Hegelman and Hertz led early action as Moore and Nolan surge past Howarth, while Pete Golden reaches 100 miles amid fanfare.
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Central Rink
Players' League
Howarth
Moore
Hegelman
Nolan
Hertz
oWarth
Turge
Herty
Sam Day
Pete Golden
Pete
St. Patrick’s Day
Day
Cartwright
Hart
Noremac
Hughes
Guerrero
Golden
Connors
Burns
Crozier
Glick
Fox
Horan
Peter Golden
Geo. Connors
Tom Howarth
Peter Hepgelros
Mari
Tracey
Ceeeenee
John Guck
Marry Fox
John Gibbo
Gao
Bicardo
Gregor Holebeke
Norman Taylor
Terms Set for Dixon McCarthy Public Exhibition
Boston backer Thomas F. E. O Rourke confirms terms for a six round public exhibition in New York City between George Dixon and Cal McCarthy. The terms offer 75 percent to the winner and 25 percent to the loser, with a finish fight possible and a $1 deposit to be placed with a non Police News paper. Deposits from Captain Cooke would be transferred when McCarthy deposits are confirmed.
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Stn
Cal McCarthy
George Dixon
New York City
Police News
Boston
Police
Neos
Captain Cooke
McCarthy
Thomas FE
O ° Rourke
Bostos
Aprilé
George Lixon
Costly foal at Lexington sells for 8000 to New York buyer
A high priced Lexington foal, a bay filly out of Kinkora Constantine by Baron Wilkes, sold within hours for 8000 to G Lang of Buffalo, owner of several famous trotters. The same day a bay colt by Lord Clifden broke a shoulder at the Association track. other mares and foals change hands among local buyers and breeders.
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LexingTon
Kinkora Constantine
Mambrina Patchen
G. Lang
Buffalo
N. Y
Lady Bunker
Buffalo Girl
Kittie Patchen
Guy Wilkes
Baron Wilkes
Geo. Wilkes
Mambrino Patchen
Tom Smith
Lord Clifden
Aene K
H. C. Rodenbaurh
Nicholasville
Berdoni
Tient
Alcyone
Regular
A. S&s. Carter
Byron McClelland
J. D. Smith
City
Corbett Responds to Sullivan Challenge in Brooklyn
Jim Corbett, seeking a Sullivan bout, rebukes Sullivan for disparaging him unseen. He offers a four round spar at his benefit in the Fifth Avenue Casino Brooklyn under Seaside Athletic Club next Monday, wagering at least five dollars that Sullivan cannot knock him out in four rounds.
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New York
Jim Corbett
Sullivan
Fifth Avenue
Brooklyn
Seaside Athletic Club
Races Planned at Southside Driving Park on Decoration Day
The Southside Driving Park Association met at Dr. Ulrich’s office to plan a spring meet on Decoration Day at the park near White Hall. Three races are scheduled a 3-minute trot a 2 50 pace and a free-for-all with purses from the treasury. Several locals expect entries in each race.
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Southside Driving Park Association
Ulrich
the Park
White Hall
Southside
Racing at Benning's Race Course Opens With Strong Attendance
Good turnout at Benning's track as five races featured purses from 50 to 500 dollars. Winners included Strode, Heck Fret, Best Hoy, Nina W, and O Fitz in handicap. Mutuals payouts and book bets are noted with times and positions for each event. A separate dispatch reports manager Mutrie posting a 500 forfeit to back a Players' League challenge and future ten round bout plans between Jem Carney and Harry Nikirk.
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Benvins
Strodes
Vivid
Aquasco
Patrocles
Mutuals
Heck Fret
Pellam
Fannie H
Sineaels
Anii Snee
Euston
Ee Eentants
Pores
Nina W
Louise
Nina W. Fitch
Dockuart
the Dispatch
New York
Mutrie
Sun
Players’ League
Western Pennsylvania Middleweight Championship Contest
The event will take place on the 26th near Pittsburg with a medal valued at 8250 awarded to the winner. If no decision in ten rounds, the contest continues until a winner is declared.
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Pittsburg
Pennsylvania
Schaefer Dominates Daly In Billiards
April 7 report shows Schaefer winning easily against Daly in a billiards match. Schaefer executed a series of remarkable shots while Daly, given a 290 point handicap, lagged behind throughout the contest.
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Caricaco
Schaefer
Daly
Nam Weesia
Kemp Will Row McLean in Paramatta River Race
Stpyner April 7 Kemp has accepted Mc Lean's challenge to row a race on the Paramatta river. The contest comes three weeks after the previous match between Kemp and Matterson.
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Kemp
McLean
Paramatta
Matterson
Sporting Notes from the Local Diamond
The Colts face the Stars as La Roche struggles with the throw and YourxG shows savvy at second base. A Pittsburgh cricket club meeting is set to elect officers at the Pennsylvania Lead Co offices. Friction over Sunday games worries Syracuse manager Frazer, while Rhines earns praise in a fawn coat and Br alone advances. Steve Brodie admits the Niagara Falls stunt and plans to quit the dummy act.
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Yourxg
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Buffalo
International League Club
Jim Mutrie
New York
Pittsburg Cricket Club
Pennsylvania Lead Company
Cincinnati
Frazer
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PrigoHer Viai
The
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Morrill Bill Denounced By Pension League At G A R Hall
The Pension League met at G A R Post 142 Allegheny to discuss Congress pension bills 389 and 8207. Comrade Morrison condemned the Morrill bill as insulting to old soldiers, while Comrade Klein urged passage of bills increasing veteran income. A committee was formed to notify veteran groups and urge Congress to support pension legislation.
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G. A. BR. Post
Allegheny
Congress
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Morrill
Morrison
Klein
Shock
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Kentucky Field Development Push Reported
D W C Carroll secretary of the Kentucky Southern Gas and Coal Company, returned to Louisville after ordering pipe, ten tank cars, and equipment for two tanks for a new Oil City refinery. Northern investors, including Pittsburg interests, are active as wells are drilled in several localities and the new refinery operates continually.
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Ern Oil
D. W. C. Carroll
Kentucky Southern Gas and Coal Company
Louisville
Kentucky
Carroll
Pittsburg
Triannual meeting of Homeopathic Hospital trustees in chapel
The Homeopathic Hospital trustees and corporators meet today in the chapel on Second Avenue. The annual report will be read and eight trustees elected for three years. Joan Frel t was placed in the Eleventh Ward station house on a wife beating charge, arrest ordered by Inspector McAleese. Six carloads of Castle Garden emigrants arrived in the city, few stopping in Pittsburgh.
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Homeopathic Hospital
Instituton
Second Avenue
Joan Frelt
Eleventh Ward
McAleese
Castle Garden
Pittsburg
Captain O'Neil Reports Tornado Damage Near Pittsburg
Captain W. W. O'Neil returned from Louisville and says the tornado caused limited damage to Pittsburg coal. Three barges for Thomas Fawcett & Sons sank, and an old and a light boat of slack owned by O'Neil & Co were lost.
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W. W. O'Neil
Louisville
Pittsburg
Thomas Fawcett & Sons
Slack
O’ Neil & Co
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Fragmented Weather and Obituary Note From Brownsville
Weather: cloudy with a 12 feet 2 inches fall recorded and a 59 degree reading at 4 PM. A funeral notice for Port Pi resident Conroy announces the burial on Monday, April 7 at 1 30 PM for the daughter of Mr and Mrs John Cenrrunt.
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United States Signal Service Oficer
Brownsvville
MoreanTtown
Warrex
Wheeling
Antes
Pittsburg
Louisville
Robert Peebles
Lower Olio
Peebles
Cincinnati
Conroy
Port Pi
and Mire
John Cenrrunt Aars
Mompay
Guffey Sues Clever and Scarborough for 35000 in Oil Case
J M Guffey, oil and gas developer, sues A P Clever and Charles Scarborough in Common Pleas Court No 1 for 35000. He alleges Clever and Scarborough enticed Peter Gettman to offer a 20000 bonus and 1000 per paying well, knowing Gettman would not pay, after Guffey spent 15000 drilling with little result on fifty acres leased in Robinson township.
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A. P. Clever
Robinson Township
J. M. Guffey
Clever
Charles Scarborough
Common Pleas Court No. 1
C. Cavener
Smith
Guffey
Scarborough
Peter Gettman
Gettman
Mr. Clever
Murderer Van Baker's Victims Question Estate Inheritance
W G Stewart applied for letters of administration to collect roughly 450 dollars owed in Hancock county for the estate of Drucilla McWha. The case involves a murder by Van Baker and a contested will that could shift the inheritance between Mrs McWha and Mrs Van Baker, with the murderer himself an interested party serving life.
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W. G. Stewart
Conner
Drucilla McWha
Hancock County
W. Va
West Virginia
McWha
van Baker
Plim-Flammer Arrested in Mail Fraud Case
Silas Bish, arrested in Armstrong county, faces charges of using the U.S. mails to defraud. Det. Mc Sweeney presented the information to U.S. Commissioner McCandress as Bish, linked to Charles C. Mohney, and to a scheme selling counterfeit money under J. C. Mohney. Bish, a 20 year old schoolteacher, is believed to be an agent in the Mohney operation.
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Silas Bish
Armstrong County
United States
McSweeney
McCandress
Bish
Charles C. Mohney
Red Bank
J.C. Mohney
J. E. Morgan
Moundsville
W. Va
Morrin
Johnny
Molney
Jacob Altmeyer
Hisher
McKeesport
Dra. Copeland & Blair
William Barnes
Hickman
Dre. Copeland& Blair
Harry Phillips
Hulton
Dru
Copeland & Blair
Edward Sawyer Answers Divorce Suit
Edward A. Sawyer filed an answer to a divorce action from his wife Laura B. Sawyer. He denies fault, claiming her temper and influence of others caused marital strife and asks the divorce be dismissed. Mrs. Sawyer, former National President of the Ladies Auxiliary to the G. A. R., is noted in musical circles. her husband is a prominent G. A. R. member of Post 162.
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Edward A. Sawyer
Laura B. Sawyer
Sawyer
Ladies’ Auxiliary
Post 162
Witnesses Value Mill and Property in Graff Bennettt Suit
In a Graff Bennettt matter before Master Jacob H. Miller two witnesses valued the mill machinery and adjoining property. R C Totten estimated the total at 500000 and C F Klopfer assessed land separately at 000. An adjournment was set for Friday at 2 o clock. The Ford Plate Glass case proceedings before Commissioner Gamble continued with cross examination of J F Scott. The trial list for Common Pleas No 2 includes Heilman vs Weirman and other cases.
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Jacob H. Miller
R. C. Totten
C. F. Klopfer
Ford
Gamble
J. F. Scott
R. T. Watson
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Prospectus Contact Details For Boston Investors
For further information prospectus apply to WwW. P.RICE Quincy House Boston Mass Cordley and Co Bankers Boston Mass.
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Quincy House
Boston
Mass
Cordley & CO
Bankers
Gas Company locates well on Jones farm near Charleroi
The Monongahela Gas Company has located a well on the Jones farm near Charleroi. A Philadelphia firm has men building rigs in the Columbia field. Notes From the Court House report a verdict for the defendant in Schoeb vs Ritter on partnership accounts. Pawer sues Oliver and Roberts Wire Co for damages after an injury at work. Special commissioner Shorey backs selling Millvale right of way to the Pittsburg and Western Railroad for 275000, court orders a deed.
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Monongahela Gas Company
Jones Farm
Charleroi
Philadelphia Company
Columbia Field
Emil A. Schoeb
P. J. Ritter
John Pawer
Oliver and Roberts Wire Company
Pawer
White
John D. Shorey
Millvale
Graff, Bennett & Co
Pittsburg and Western Railroad Company
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