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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1891
Page
11
Local athletics clubs push for national amateur championships to be held in Pittsburg. An official predicts strong local turnout next year with more athletes training in city gyms and talks of sending top contenders to major events. The East End Gyms vow active participation as well.
Mr. Von der Abe returned from Columbus and spoke on the league plan. He said the association currently has nine clubs and will drop to eight. Columbus may stay, or depart. The 12 club scheme has no favor with Philadelphia and Baltimore solid, Chicago solid, and Williams claims Spalding funds won’t touch his plant.
The Honest Hearts and Willing Hands touring combo stars John Lawrence Sullivan in San Francisco face likely cancellation and dismissal after Sullivan broke his pledge to abstain from liquor. Backers report the show lost money and may pull the act from the coast, with Sullivan expected to return to New York by March unless the venture is saved.
In Zanesville a large gathering at the Board of Trade rooms organized the Muskingum County Protective Association. The group aims to incorporate after noting over twenty valuable horses vanished within a year. H A Sharpe elected President and RE B Brown Secretary.
Burrows was elected captain of the Cornell baseball team tonight after three years as shortstop. He has been among the best players on the squad and much is expected of him.
The Brooklyn baseball consolidation between the League and Players clubs stalls as director F A Abell declares plans to protect his interests. Disputes with owners Doyle and Byrne persist while talks with lawyers in the Potter Building continue and a courtless settlement is sought.
New Haven Dec 8 Special Captain J A Gould gathered Yale crew hopefuls at the gym to start training in the old gymnasium tank. About 20 men attended with veterans Balliett Mills Crosby Paine Heffelfinger and Hageman returning though Paine is sidelined by a football ankle and Heffelfinger expects to leave college in April. Ives 95 says he is fit to train and aims for the stroke seat. Other prospects include Symmes Perkins 04 Gallaudet 93 Van Huyck 93 S Dunkerson 04 Haskell 92 Wallis 93 Orr 4 Rogers 95 Graves 92 Pond 92 S Folger 05.
The Guttenberg track reported dry conditions. Bel wood won the first race over Razzle and Lillian, Cynosure captured the six furlong second, Tringle led the five furlong handicap, Drizzie won the one mile fourth, Climax took the six and seven furlong races with Unaman and Harry Ireland also placing.
The local ball club’s stockholders will meet in Jersey City on Tuesday next. The East End Gyms and the Three A’s senior football teams will play at Liberty Park tomorrow. The Tom Brann Frank Howson glove contest final deposit of 200 each was posted last night. Svcxot the trotting mare is due in New York from California Monday and may be used on the road this winter. James Mevitte claims a strong New York club is coming, while others doubt him. The Farmers' Deposit National Bank invites the public to inspect their new safe deposit vaults. A holiday display of neckwear is advertised by Hannach's.
An extensive post on yesterday's hotel arrivals catalogs guests from many cities and states including Baltimore Philadelphia New York Columbus and Chicago. Notable names include J. P. Lewis Wm Maxwell C. H. Barr and J. J. Walsh among others with multiple mentions of families and couples. The list reads like a rotating parade of visitors from across the region.
Capt. J Shaler and Emery Wood visit Pittsburg while Willis Hulings and H W Merchant stay at the Monongahela and Duquesne. Prof Larimore, S W McMunn, J Hosmer, F K Ward, Alfred Smith, and other figures pass through on business, inquiring about housing and projects. Major Montooth heads to Washington as Mills' speakership looms.
Commodore Folger reports 4 780 291 dollars requested for next year with 4 156 250 aimed at new vessels. 347 guns of 4 to 13 inch calibers, plans for a 16 inch gun, uniform projectile sizes, smokeless powder trials, gun cotton orders, and Emmensite trials mark progress. Armor tests show nickel steel plates resisting penetration, new turret plans, and a push for American plate production and a Pacific coast national gun factory.
River notes report tides and ships on the wharf with Batchelor and Bedford departures for Cincinnati and Parkersburg. The Little Bill and the Maggie arrive with empties while the Jim Brown tow comes from Cincinnati. An art room promotion at Harpy & Hayes highlights Vernis Martin furniture and stylish accessories. Stores advertise fur trim coats, cashmere fabrics, and babies clothing from local shops.
Special from New York reports Pittsburgers checked into multiple hotels including St Denis and Hoffman. Advertisements follow for Onyx Cabinets and gold silver tables at Harpy & Havens in Smithfield Street and a Campbell & Dice shoe department sale offering rubber items at 15 cents today and Saturday.
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