Sporting News From Australia Faces Local Attention
The column notes Duncan Ross’s defeat by William Miller in an international wrestling match with £200 stakes. It highlights Slavin Kilrain chatter, Goddard’s dominance in the absence of Slavin, and Griffo’s upcoming featherweight challenge. Sullivan favorites and racing gossip dominate. the piece mixes boxing, rowing, and legal notes with Australian sport chatter.
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Australia
Duncan Ross
Miller
Kilrain
James Connors
Leonard
Gallagher
Comiskey
Hanlon
New York
Duncan C. Ross
William Milles
Melbourne Athletic Club
Shooting tournament plans and entries at Brondsland
A Great Cup and Sintern Matches are arranged for the local shooting tournament next month at Brondsland. The published programme, managed by Messrs. E E. Siuaner et al, Davison Crow Hichardson and Hostetter, serves as a practical handbook with two days of match numbers, standards, guarantees and entrance fees for competitions across single and multiple pair standards.
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Brondsland
Messrs
E E. Siuaner
Davison
Crow
Hichardson
Hostetter
Dnstance
Guarenton
Entespce
Daly and Burke Fight in Hot Springs Boxing Match
John Daly of this city and Burke of Pittsburg met in Hot Springs for a purse of £5 and $100 aside. Daly, 132 pounds, knocked Burke, 144 pounds, out after ten rounds. Burke was unconscious briefly but recovered. Daly is a noted lightweight. his brother Karl Daly aided from ringside. Also mentioned is a big wrestling match in Halifaleo with Rudh Leenart and Dennis Gallagher for £750, with promoter James Connors asserting readiness to challenge the winner.
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Sullivan
Slavin
Jackson
William O'Censor
Sed Jsaus Staneberg
Rew
Jelice Gazette
Jane
Young Grriffe
Rerretal
Dibfatch
J. Loris
John Daly
Dan Daly
Burke
Pittsburg
Hot Springs
Daly
Karley
Billy Meyers
Haflaleo
Rudh Leenart
Dennis Gallagher
James Connors
Leonard
Gallagher
Wallace's Year Book Fifth Volume Praised As Trotting Guide
The fifth volume of Wallace's Year Book has arrived and is a more elaborate useful reference for trotting. It covers last year's trotting and pacing race summaries and includes extensive tables with all time records up to the close of 2:30 class trotters and pacers among a vast amount of information.
Jackson Exhibition Draws Colorful Crowd in St Louis
Peter Jackson, the colored heavyweight pugilist, staged a bag punching exhibition at Brotherhood Haschal Park on April 2. A large crowd, largely of colored spectators, cheered as Jackson impressed with his performance. Jack Ashton also boxed briefly, but police remained nearby to avert any disturbance.
Conners to Willing in challenge over Reilly bout
James Conners the wrestler called at this office last evening and replied to Ed Reiny's challenge that he is willing to cover Reilly's ferret and will see his backer tomorrow to decide on the forfeit and terms for signing articles.
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James Conners
Ed Reiny
Reilly
Baseball Season Opens Here With Kiskimindtas Club
April 2 report notes the baseball season opening Wednesday with the home club facing the Kiskimindtas club. Manager Myers, of the local team, is mentioned in the dispatch.
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Guexseeawns
Eam
Kiskimindtas Club
Myers
Greensburg Club Seeks Two Wins In Season Series
Greensburg club plans exhibition games with Allegheny county teams as Jap Lohr returns for another season. The coach hints at a premium for the club that wins two of three games, aiming to build on last season when Greensburg led the race with Scientific twirling pitcher Jap Lohr.
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Greensburg
Allegheny County
Jap” Lohr
Captain Comiskey Prefers Strong Team After More Play
Captain Comiskey is confident of winning the Players' League pennant as his team plays well now. He praises the Pittsburg club and notes the new grounds will be among the finest. He criticizes current infield play, saying even the country’s best infielders may err on balls hit across the diamond. The sod on the diamond will likely be removed and relaid when the team leaves on its first trip due to uneven, soft surface making infield hits dangerous to field.
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Comiskey
Pittsberg
Manion
Saturday's P. J. Gamer ends with chaotic baseball scores
Saturday's games feature multiple cities and unclear standings as Chicagos beat Pittsburgs. Cleveland edges Pittsburgh in extras. New York hosts Philadelphia with uneven scoring. Pitchers include Galvin, Xing, Keefe, Himuton, Kilroy, Van Haltren, Daniels, Beatin, Duryea, Hutchinson, Clarkson, Caruthers, and Terry. The muddled box scores show inconsistent runs and lineups across cities.
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Chicagos
Pittsburgs
Pittspore Weed
Galvin
Xing
Nudalo
Cleveland
Buffalo
Graber
Haddock
New York
Clevelands
Pittebure
Daniels
Beatin
Cincinnati
Duryea
Hutchinson
Hoston
Fosiorn
Brooklyn
Clarkson
Caruthers
Terry
Philadelphia
Gleason
Hueican
Local NL Colts to Meet Clevelands at Recreation Park
The local National League colts face Cleveland at Recreation Park today at 3 45 p m. Teams mirror Saturday with Schmitt replaced by Pittsburg and Parsons by Cleve n, while the Players Legion oppose the Chicagos at Exposition Park with Staley pitching for the home club and Baldwin for the visitors.
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Colts
Clevelands
Recreation Park
Schmitt Nee
Pittsburg
Parsons
Cleven
Legion
Chicagos
Exposition Park
Staley
Baldwin
Baseball Matchups Across Leagues and Cities
National League games slated Cleveland at Pittsburgh Brooklyn at Boston Philadelphia at New York Chicago at Cincinnati. Players Leaduer fixtures Chicago at Pittsburgh Philadelphia at New York Brooklyn at Boston Cleveland at Buffalo. Association Rochester at Philadelphia.
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Cleveland
Pittsburg
Brooklyn
Boston
Philadelphia
New York
Chicago
Cincinnati
Pittsburo
Buffalo
Rochester
Sonday's Association Games Recap at Louisville and Brooklyn
Baseball results from Louisville and St Louis show Louis and Columbus facing losses with limited errors. Toledo, Columbus, and Brooklyn posted small wins while Syracuse and Brooklyn tally earned runs amid crowded scores. Louisville, St Louis, and Toledo sit in mixed standings as the Association Record lists teams with wins and losses.
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Sonday
Louisville
Janidaville
St. Louis
Soumaxy
Hatterles
Chamberlain
Adams
Giondail
Louis
Errors
Souisville
Columbus
Tultdo
Toole
Batus
Low
Unser
Maso
Syracuse
Dirooklyn
Brooklyn
Syraciec
Barnum
Baseball Notes and Local NL and PL Updates
E Williamson may miss this week while manager Hanlon backs a Chicago victory today. Rootcliffe could cover left field over Kelly in the NL game. Schmeltz travels to Columbus. Balawin’s mark aids Pittsburgh sluggers. Bull NeLn departs for Cleveland. Chicago delegation heads home. NL games see Syracuse Columbus Louisville Rochester. Umpire Gunning admits a second base miss. About 16 000 NL crowd and 31 000 PL crowd on Saturday. Polo Grounds crowd delighted by the game. PL officials deny salary check claims. all players paid. Buffalo Brotherhood Club boasts most left handed hitters in the country.
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E. Williamson
Hanlon
Chicagos
Rootcliffe
N. L
Kelly
Jay Fants
Pala
Schmelz
Cleveland N. I
Aslumbus
Mark Balawin
Pittsburg
Mr. Schmitt
Cleveland Representatives
Bull NeLn
Cleveland
Chicago
Syracuse
Columbus
Louisville
Rochester
Gunning
O'Neill
N. E
P. L
Tur
Buffalo Brotherhood Club
Ramsey
Kitrey Sod
Ed Morris
Hanover's racehorse not broken down, Pam Dwyer denies
Pelican Club in London fixes June 23 for Dixon, the colored featherweight, versus Nanc Wallace in a £2500 purse. Buffalo hosts a much anticipated wrestling match between Leonard and Gallagher. Spring handicaps progress. Beenians and Beverwyck show good form. Ed Nikirk race funds deposited. Prince Recent offer rejected. Duke of Westminster seldom attends race meetings. C J Hamlin declines box offer for Prince Recent. Rosaline Wilkes group train. odds of various races discussed. Pendleton dog field tale ends with a Chinese peddler and a yellow dog clash.
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Pam Dwyer
Hanover
Tus
Pelican Club
London
Dixon
Nanc Wallace
Buffalo
Leonard
Gallagher
Bertixe
Westchester Track
Ed Nikirk
Ormonde
Hena
Duke of Westminster
Aintree
C. J. Hamlin
Prince
Kentucky
Desperadoes Clash in Logan County Battle Ends With Two Dead
In Logan county West Virginia a clash between the Baisden gang and the Brewer faction left John and Smith Baisden dead and William Baisden fatally wounded. The feud stretches back fifteen years with raids across Kentucky Virginia and West Virginia and rewards over six thousand dollars offered for the brothers.
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Logan County
W. Va
Catlettssura
Baisden
Pike, Boyd and Martin Counties
W. Vs
Virginia
John Smith
William Baisden
John Baisden
Warfield
Jim Brewer
Brewer
Smith
Marrowbone Creek
Haisdens
Harsden
Baisden Pang
Pike County
Tom A Now
Cincinnati
Cecile
Tornado Roars Through Geneva County Alabama
A tornado touched down in Geneva County Alabama near Ozark on April 20. A black funnel descended from the southwest and swept a seven mile path, tearing apart homes barns fences and trees. About 20 farms suffered destruction with hundreds of cattle and horses killed or fatally injured. property losses may reach $50,000 with several deaths reported.
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Ozark
Ala
Geneva County
The League to Parnell Deems National Convention Necessary
Dr Thomas O Reilly urges Mr Dillon to obtain Mr Parnell s consent for a national convention in Ireland or the United States The Irish National League Executive Committee notes the present moribund state of the local organization and argues a new convention is pressing The letter reassures that existing Dublin Liberal relations are not threatened by Irish factional noise and that a convention would align with past reforms.
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Mr. Louis
Irish National League
Thomas O'Reilly
Joan Dillon
Parnell
League
Dillon
O’ Reilly
Atlantic
England
Scotland
Wales
Plo
Charles Stewart i
Exploding lamp fires Brooklyn stables killing nearly a hundred horses
A fire at contractor Hernan Clark’s stables on Steuben Street Brooklyn destroyed wood buildings and sheds. About 100 horses and mules perished as flames jumped between structures. Loss estimated at 12000 dollars with partial insurance. Fire believed caused by a kerosene lamp explosion.
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New York
Hernan Clark
Steuben Street
Myrtle
Park Avenues
Brooklyn
Steuben
Schenck
County Official Shoots Self in Davenport
Fritz Susmichl, four year Recorder of Scott County, Davenport, Iowa, died by his own hand today. Authorities report his accounts were in order and no foul play is suspected. The death occurred as he used a firearm, ending his tenure in office. The community mourns the loss of a longtime public servant and official records keeper.
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Davenport
Fritz Susmichl
Scott County
Pan-American Conference Tour Opens at Fortress Monroe
The Pan-American Conference members traveled by special train to Fortress Monroe, Virginia, saw the guard mount, visited Jefferson Davis’s confinement room, and toured Portsmouth Navy Yard aboard the Baltimore. They paused in Norfolk and Hampton Roads before returning to Fortress Monroe and then heading to Richmond.
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Monrog
Washington
Fortress Monroe
Fort
R. T. Frank
Jefferson Davis
Hampton Roads
Norfolk
William Paul
Chamber of Commerce
G.W. Taylor
H. C. Hudgins
J. W. McCarrick
Zegarra
Peru
Georgetown College
D. C
D. Groner
N. M. Osborne
Samuel Shoemaker
A. Myers
Portsmouth Navy Yard
Weaver
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McCrea
Clem Studebaker
Senor Zegarra
Richmond
Pittsburg Drops to Seventh in Clearing House List
Boston April 20 Dispatch shows last week’s gross exchanges by city clearing houses with percent change from 1859. Entries include New Haven Springfield Memphis Indianapolis Fort Worth St Joseph Galveston and others with varied totals and rate indicators.
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Boston
Ine
Dee
VOPR
Ness Las
Springfeld
Memphta
Ivaling
Indianapolis
Fort Worth
Snluth
St. Joseph
Galveston
Whistling Well Signals Weather Change in Great Valley
A curious feature in Great Valley Cattaraugus County known as the whistling well was dug about 45 years ago on Colonel Weston Flint’s farm. An air current through a 154 inch hole with a whistle served as a weather barometer, silent in settled weather and shrieking before storms, with air drawing in before clear skies. The worn whistle remains, with the well still spraying in rain.
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Jamestown
Great Valley
Cattaraugus County
Weston Flint
Ninth Street Bridge Work Hindered by High Allegheny Water
Contractors fight high river levels at the Ninth street bridge site as seepage invades an open caisson. Workers toil up to their waists in water while the Pittsburg side undergoes remodeling with braces and impending metal stringers. Engineering skill is crucial to rebuild without compromising the existing structure.
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Allegheny River
Ninth Street
Pittsburg
Italian Row Over Beer Leads to Arrests on Washington Street
Italians Butchier Soden Dagen Ludia Greek arrested by Officer Cross on Washington street below Wylie avenue after a Sunday dispute over beer sharing. A brawl with clubs and knives left Butchier injured and others badly used. All locked up at Elev enth ward station.
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Toney Butehhier
Soden John
Peter Dagen
Frank Ludia
Peter Greek
Cross
Washington Street
Wylie Avenue
No. & Washington Street
Butchier
Eleventh Ward
St Pauls Cathedral consecration observed with high mass
The thirty fifth anniversary of St Pauls Cathedral consecration was celebrated yesterday with a high mass. Rev Father Conway led the mass and Father Molyneaux preached. The opening date for the renovated church is undecided and stained glass windows will arrive this week. Separately a Pittsburg streetcar incident ended with a man arrested after he threw a stone at a passenger, narrowly missing a woman.
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St. Paul's Cathedral
Phelan
Father Conway
Father Molyneaux
Man Driven After Boxing Match Leaves Mancheste r Street
Edward Coffey of the West End was found on Steuben Street late Saturday night with filthy torn clothes and a badly bruised head. He said he had been at a usual Manchester Saturday night match, was knocked down, and his opponents walked over him.
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Edward Coffey
West End
Steuben Street
Manchester
Colored man files complaint after assault in Southside five
Samuel Bruce, a colored resident, complained at the Twenty-eighth ward station last night that he was assaulted by Pat Carey in a Southside area. His face bore cuts as he related the incident and plan to press charges against the parties involved.
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Samuel Bruce
Twenty-eighth Ward
Pat Carey
Joe Lamon Ends Revenge After Sand Creek Tie
Denver reports Joe Lamon, an early Colorado pioneer who aided in killing the last Indian at Sand Creek in 1864, died near Santa Fe New Mexico. Lamon vowed to hunt down the murderers of his wife and daughter and kept his oath, as the surviving Indians were killed by Col. Chivington’s troops.
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Joe Lamon
New Mexico
Denver
Santa Fe
N. M
Colorado
Sand Creek
West
Lamon
Fort Lyons
Chivington
Laird Creek
Arkansas
Platte
Colonel Chivington
Special Telegrams From The Dispatch Weather Notes And Market
Special telegrams report river stages at Warren River 1 210 feet and falling and Louisville river at stand with canal 11 feet 4 inches falls 9 feet and 2 feet 6 inches at locks. Memphis river falling and New Orleans weather pleasant. New York April 2 business activity moderate with fair mail orders, cotton costs rising reducing selling pressure, trade largely in hands of jobbers amid quiet market.
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Dispatch
Warren—River
Buownsville
Louisville—River
Memphis
New Orleans
Drygoods
New York
Mat
Reunion of Confederates at Chickamauga Battlefield
Governor Gordon orders a general Confederate veterans reunion in Chattanooga on July 3 4 and 5. Local committee invites ex Confederates who fought at Chickamauga to aid in locating battlefield lines on May 13 and successive days. Visiting comrades will recognize the ground of their battles.
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Chattanooga
John B. Gordon
Georgia
United Confederate Veterans
Chickamauga
Miner Dies After Powder Smoke in Shaft Blast
April 2 report from Tippecanoe shaft near the city states Alexander Gibson, 24, a coal miner, entered an apartment after a blast, was overcome by powder smoke, and died before reaching open air despite rescue efforts.
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Yousesrows
Alexander Gibson
Tippecanoe
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