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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 10, 1891
Page
11
Rumors swirl around J Palmer O Neil and American Association magnates as Pittsburgh rivals the Three A s and East End Grims contest for a silver cup. Local teams showcase prowess with the Three A s facing Washington and Jefferson College as a potential all Pitt team discussion grows.
A New York World writer argues for a clearer rulebook in football. He criticizes vague terms and outdated practices and calls for changes beyond the recent ball dead after a try, aiming to simplify the game and remove senseless restrictions.
Easton November 9 Lafayette football men expect a strong game against Lehigh here on Wednesday. Captain Marek and halfback Moyle will play after being sidelined in the prior Lehigh meeting. Voight, with a broken nose, will play and Wilson hopes to be fit. The squad has been crippled but plans to field full strength, as many fans resume attendance.
Geneva College routed Westminster College 40 to 0 in a one sided clash on Saturday. Geneva’s eleven showed clear superiority in weight and skill while both teams fielded college squads.
F A Abell of the Brooklyn Baseball Club says friction exists with Doyle while relations with Bryne and other club officials are friendly. He cannot predict the dispute’s outcome, expects the team to play in the League next season, and warns that baseball needs a business basis to survive. He also says no New Yorker will fund an Association team here.
Lotisville reports a bulletin from President Phelps detailing the American reserve list for 1999 with names from Columbus and Milwaukee including John O Connor John Doyle Mark Baldwin Charles Reilly John Crooks Larry Twitchell Thomas Dowse and others alongside figures such as John Given H Vaughn Frank Dwyer George W Davies and more.
A list of players associated with teams in multiple cities is provided, naming athletes such as Abner Dalrymple Ed Burke Bob Pettit Thomas Letcher and others across Washington Baltimore St Louis and affiliates. The text reads as a compilation of rosters or player mentions with several surnames and initials, reflecting early baseball card or record compilation.
Rumors swirl that J Palmer O Neil may join the American Association while New York eyes inclusion with Giants veterans. New York directors and league rivals debate potential moves as Mutrie and Keefe linked to a New York Association club.
Jim Mutrie remains upbeat after being ousted from the New York Baseball Club. He says the national game will boom in New York next year and an American Association club will operate here with him in full control of the management. He claims to already have 25 000 dollars subscribed and vows to secure needed funds for a first class club. He asserts no franchise trouble and says the American Association has ordered them to proceed.
Radisz in California recovering from lameness Tep ScLoeivas to bring a team to Jacksonville this winter Pexxy to ride for Captain S. Brown next season American Association mag nates in New York New York club wants Long John eilly to play first base Richardson's case to be carried into court Catcher Ronixsox of Baltimore has two promising 2 year olds at Gloucester Ex Axime Charter Joxes and Bid Me Pree to spend winter in the South poney Beach ailing leema hit and torned out Allen to be dropped from Philadelphia infield Homewood Park pacing race promises interest Phonen McNaea telegraph operator from Port Townend Joux B. Day says Ewing's arm will be good next season Mikie's opposition to trouble California Jenene Jewish holidays in schedule Johnny Galvin Ed Swartwood Jim McKnight bound for Western hunting trip J. P. O'Neil remains a National League man Jimmy Galvin contract offer Eastern paper says John M Ward would play on Mutrie's Association team unlikely Catenen Cami from Louisville attends Penn winter Dr Carver American shot in Australia defeated by Lewis Clarke of Melbourne club Libretto Corrigan stable training in Canada Independence interview with C W Williams says no move to Chicago or elsewhere remains in place
Paris Model Millinery showcases ae winter oe Pax and this week with me oun Co.'s Penn Avenue Stores offering headwear and accessories.
Advice from an Eastern authority urges amateur runners to choose sprinting or distance based on physique, avoid rigid systems, and focus on a strong start. A week plan includes mixed fast and easy runs, practice starts, and gradual buildup. Diet allows varied wholesome foods with limited pastry and tobacco, plus post exercise baths and flesh-hardening rubs.
The list released tonight shows 525 young horses set to compete for the world’s richest prize for 3-year-olds. Sires and dams from American strains and notable English bloodlines, including Minting St Simon Highland Chief Muncaster Gallopin Sprinfield Petronel Hermet St Honore Kilwarlin, are represented. Modesty’s lineage appears via Spendthrift out of Thrifty, with three other Derby winners’ descendants also represented by their progeny.
Dusty track at Guttenberg in spate with five races listed. Alma won the first, Penoline second with Forest Kinechine third. Aut Sir Geonse won the third with Autocrat second. Miss Belle won the fourth with Baylor third. Rialto won the seventh with Little Stim second.
Close and exciting contests mark five events in Washington with four favorites upset by second choices. Races span six furlongs to one mile and one sixteenth, featuring horses Judge Mouss Experience Gold Dollar Thine Bally Hoo Margherita Senorita Abi and a handicap steeplechase indicating tight margins and competitive finishes.
John L. Sullivan is back from overseas with a striking display of whiskers described as mutton chop growth. Reportedly gray-streaked and sweeping in rippling surges, they frame his jaw and connect to a stubby mustache, drawing admiration from San Francisco observers and Boston friends alike.
Ed Gorman of Buffalo and Tommy Comer of Cincinnati battled for 1000 a side at the Casino in Columbus. Comer appeared unfit and was easily defeated in the third round amid accusations that the affair was rigged and staged by fakirs.
Johnnie Griffin and trainer Jimmie Carroll walked 16 miles Wednesday over the bay bridge and back then sparred a top seacoast boxer, winning in the first round. Carroll forecasts Griffin's victory and notes strong crowd turnout expected at the Olympic Club event despite a $2 admission.
John Quinn filed for relief on behalf of George H. Smith in a 300 yard race against S J Farrell of Connecticut at Recreation Park. Judge Stowe granted a restraining order against stakeholder A R Cradly and set the December first Monday for a hearing. Smith lost the race but the backer argued unfair conduct.
Nathan Jinks the guest pitcher who defeated Ryan issued a challenge to Charlies Wheatman of West Elizabeth to a $200 game under conditions similar to Saturday's match.
Ed Beck of Sharpsburg announces in this paper that if Long of McKeesport leaves a deposit at the office Beck will come to meet him at any time to arrange a boxing match.
Sunday night Franklin McGowan died at his residence No 78 Congress street aged 72. He had served over 30 years as confidential man for A D H Chambers glass manufacturers. He left five children, four living.
An excerpt outlines forecast notes and weather codes but lacks clear conditions or location details. It includes numeric and abbreviated terms for temperature and precipitation that are not decipherable, offering minimal actionable information.
Special telegrams to the Dispatch report dull business as continual showers fall on the river. Water levels show the canal at 3 feet 6 inches, the falls at 144 inches, and near the foot of the locks at 4 feet. Departures list boats bound for Madison, Lee Brooks, Cincinnati, Congo, Evansville, J J Odill, Carrollton, and Big Kanawha.
The Monongahela River is nearly unusable due to drought with water levels so low that boats run aground along the channel. Coal boats and packets strain to navigate while shoals deepen upstream from Brownsville to Morgantown, and tributaries remain weak, signaling a long wait for a rise in height.
Weather and river data for Morca Town, Brownsville, Warren, Wheeling, St Louis and New Orleans report river stages from four to over five feet, with readings of temperatures from 69 to 6? at 5 PM. Arrivals at New Orleans include A L Mason from St Louis. Memphis reports Kate Adams departing for Arkansas City. Oakland and barges move at noon and Hoxie upriver at 2 PM, river levels rising or falling with rain and cool to warm conditions.
Northside residents and city officials split on Mayor Gourley’s proposal. Thomas A. Parke says the mayor should lead city affairs with cabinet like authority, while Councilman Stauffer warns against bossism. Dr. Gilliford flags honesty as the key, and Mr. Henricks supports the plan though busy with audits.
Mrs. Helen Aldrich De Croix, a 73 year old blind novelist from Rochester, describes her husband’s fatal carriage accident on their wedding day in New York. She travels to Canton then Ft Wayne, after spending last winter in Pittsburgh, and recalls early life near the Tennessee border.
Walton Architectural Iron Works, a major Western manufacturer, assigned to Charles Hoesinghoff in Cincinnati this afternoon. Assets listed at 90000 with liabilities about the same. Insufficiency of capital named as the sole cause.
A telegram reports Captain Harry McKay of McKeesport lost a hand in a clash at Valiso. He is Canadian and formerly fought with the British army in the Sudan.
A promotional notice touts Black and Green Cheviot Overcoats at 10 dollars and light color Worsted Overcoats at 8 dollars. It emphasizes speed of sale, quality with silk facing, and urges customers to view the bargains to believe the claims. The tone is promotional and humorous about not blowing the deal.
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