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Pittsburgh Dispatch

Location

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Date

Nov 13, 1891

Page

11

Out for Blood Now Association Men Surprised

National League officials debate an altered national agreement with minor leagues, aiming to ease future baseball operations. A potential transfer of Mike Kelly from Boston to New York sparks further talk as Soden notes a tough fight ahead between League and Association. Silver King slated to pitch for New York next season.

New York National League American Association Brme Chicago Brooklyn Philadelphia Hrooklin New York City Brine A. H. Soden Soden Mike Kelly New York Baseball Club Day Boston Tozet Kelly Mike Polo Grounds Bennett Ganzel Stover Brodie Lowe Billy Nash King Prince Boston Association Pittsburg Silver King

Club Director Hints At Jack Boyle Signing Possibility

Director Kerr of the local club said he and the board hoped to sign Jack Boyle as a catcher but inaction by others spoiled the chance. Kerr also mentioned Killen may be secured to pitch for Pittsbuge hub, and that efforts to obtain Killen and Davies should have been made earlier. He favors proven pitchers over unproven youngsters.

Kerr Jack Boyle Killen Pittsbuge Davies

Mills Seeks Peace in Baseball Dispute

A. G. Mills, president of the New York Athletic Club and former Na tional Baseball League leader, says the current baseball turmoil endangers the game without a national agreement and hopes contending parties will reach peace soon.

A. G. Mills New York Athletic Club National Baseball League

Rhodes Pleased Not with Yates Showing Promises to Coach

W C Thedes, captain of last year’s Yate team, arrives in New Haven and will coach the eleven until Thanksgiving. Amherst officiated yesterday as referee and Rhodes expressed dissatisfaction with Yale’s performance amid a soggy field. Yale's final home game ended 37 to 0 against Ambersi, sending 600 students home.

New Haven Cons W. C. Thedes Amherst Cleveland Yale Ambersi

Inter class football final and campus paint incident

The Ninety three juniors won the inter class football title after a hard fought season. Yale Amherst clash highlighted improved offense but weak defense and poor interference while campus pride was stained by red paint and the inscription on Forty-ninth street prompting a faculty inquiry and possible expulsion measures.

Columbia College Forty-ninth Street Low Colege York Sun

Adelbert Wins Intercollegiate Final Over Dennison 14–10

In Newark on November 12 the championship football game between Adelbert College Cleveland and Dennison Granville ended 14 to 10 in favor of Adelbert. The Adelberts displayed superior rushing and line play, and a large crowd saw an exciting contest on Athletic grounds.

Newark Granville Adelbert Cleveland Dennison Adelberts

Slosson and Schaefer Face Behind the Scenes Match Tussle

George Slosson received word from Jacob Schaefer that John Moulds will arrange the December 22 championship emblem match in New York. Schaefer to gain £250 expenses if he loses. Slosson, unhappy with Chickering Hall gate returns, warns of possible forfeiture and dispute among rival parties.

New York George Slosson Jacob Schaefer John Moulds Moulds Schaefer Slosson Chickering Hall F. Troescher Siosson

Tug of war tournament invites all nations at Battery D

Projections for the December week tug of war event under Parson Davies invite teams from Wales Sweden Italy Poland Denmark and many others. Evan Lewis a Welsh wrestler could join a Sons of Davis representation. Africa also plans a strong entry.

Chicago Battery D Parson” Davies Great Britain Evan Lewis St. Davis San Francisco

Jockeys and bettors figure in Guttenberg racing scene

Racing news from Guttenberg covers a trot judge at the head of the stretch, Jockry Pixe Barnes adding Spring Away to his stable, and training moves including Joe McArthure in San Francisco. It notes disputes over the Smith Farrell race, a protest payout to Pittsboro bettors, and various suspensions and signings in the Association.

Pirene Loritiano John Heavine Bashford Chief Justice Bermuda Jon Rerrity Charlies Reilly Ed. Crane NFL World Guttenberg Jockry Pixe Barnes Springaway Springbok Queen Maud Joe McArthrre San Francisco Patsy Cardiff Pittsboro Aone Belle Meade Huron Corrigan McGunnigle Woodcock Association Nancy Hoyt Madison Square Theater Capt. Anson Mr. Hoyt Anson

Not to Kill the Smaller Clubs in Amateur Athletics

A New York telegraph piece explains Fred Janssen's proposed athletic league aimed at clubs like Staten Island and Orange Crescent. The plan preserves AAU membership rules, creates two club classes, and argues benefits for prominent smaller clubs while keeping amateurs and professionals distinct.

Dispatch New York New Athletic League Fred Janssen Staten Island Athletic Club Janssen League of Athletic Clubs Amateur Athletic Union AALU Orange Crescent Staten Island-Englewood Athletic Club Dana

Challenge to Priddy backer offers foot race stakes

A backer of Peter Priddy left a $50 forfeit and a challenge in The Dispatch promising a $250 side race between Priddy and E C McClelland for 100 yards to five miles, six weeks after signing articles. If McClelland declines, Priddy will race any man six weeks from signing for $500 or $1,000 a side.

Peter Priddy E. C. McClelland McClelland Priddy

McClelland to Race Veteran Seibert Five Miles at Wheeling Fair

E. C. McClelland and veteran Andy Seibert agreed to a five mile foot race with Seibert receiving a half mile head start for a $250 side prize. The contest is planned for November 28 at the Wheeling Fair Grounds. McClelland also offered to race Paxton of Martin's Ferry over 100 yards with a ten yard head start, or Wilson of Bellaire, on the same terms. He does not claim to be a sprinter but Wheeling sprinters want to race him as he trains daily.

Andy Seibert Seibert Wheeling Fair Grounds McClelland Paxton Martin’s Ferry Wilson Bellsire

Farrell and Quinn Return After Race Delay at New Castle

Steve Farrell and his backer along with John Quinn return from New Castle where the track was too poor for racing. They met at the office and debated aloud about unfair treatment and self payment after a racing win. Farrell vows to try for record time on Homewood track challenging Joe Priddy.

Steve Farrell John Quinn G. Smith New Castle Farrell Homewood

Farrell offers Priddy betting terms for 300 yard race

Farrell states he will give Joe Priddy a 10 yard head start in a 300 yard race for $5005 with $100 expenses to run at Ville Conn. He promises Priddy better treatment than he has received in Pittsburg and guarantees he will not be robbed if he defeats him.

Farrell Joe Priddy Ville Conn Pittsburg

Turf Congress Elect Officers And Promotes Honest Racing

The Turf Congress met in Chicago on November 12 1892 electing Holly Wells of St Louis as President General J F Robinson of Lexington Ky Vice President E C Hopper of Latonia as Secretary and C L Bradley as Treasurer. They adopted a resolution to cooperate with racing bodies for honest national racing and to establish a club for this purpose and to bar anyone paid to scratch a horse from member tracks.

Chicago Turf Congress St Louis Holly Wells St. Louis J. F. Robinson Lexington E. C. Hopper Latonia Congress

Bonner Applauds Arion's Record Trotting Milestone

Robert Bonner discussed the two-year-old Arion's Stockton California mile in 2 10 3/4 with high praise after Senator Stanford had sent a congratulatory note. He expressed astonishment at such a feat and wished to see the trotter go in two minutes before retiring.

New York Robert Bonner Stockton Cal Bonner Stanford

Track results and local racing notes from Nashville and Braddock

Nashville racing reports six furlongs to a mile and a sixteenth with times and placings for six races as Connie Buckingham Zeke Hardy Maud B Red Cap Ethel Gray Hydy Somer set Patti Rosa Fliar Ernest L and Billy Smith. Braddock coverage notes A Williams from McKeesport arranged a Union Driving Park event with five entrants from McKeesport and two from Braddock offering a $100 purse plus a trotting and pacing race between local studs and McKeesport competitors.

Nashville Connie Buckingham Zeke Hardy Maud B Seven Ithaca Climax II Lady Blackburn Red Cap Ethel Gray Hydy Somerset Rival Patti Rosa Fliar Ernest L Billy Smith Braddock A. Williams McKeesport Union Driving Park Here McKecesport

Central Illinois Trotting Circuit Formed

A new Central Illinois Trotting Circuit unites Decatur Bloomington Springfield Pekin Kankakee and Peoria. D W Voorheis of Danville elected President and C M Reed of Bloomington Secretary. Meetings start in the third week of June.

Decatur Int Central

Wilkinsburg Plans Athletic Club With Home Grounds

Wilkinsburg prepares for a strong baseball season and multi sport program. An incorporated Wilkinsburg Athletic Association plans a charter, raises 32000 dollars at ten dollars a share, and will use Doran property for ground and track. The club will include a clubhouse with gymnasium and billiard room to attract both ladies and gentlemen.

Wilkinsburg Wilkinsburg Athletic Association Messrs S. H. Thompson B. W. Carskaddon John McMahon J. K. Dillon Frank Miller Doran Homewood Association

Weather forecast for Western Pennanylva nia region

United States Weather Bureau notes a Westerly wind and generally fair conditions Friday with lake shore snow flurries, colder but fair Saturday and probably Sunday. Temperature ranges show a maximum around 44 degrees with low readings and light rainfall, based on local observations.

Pennanylvania West Virginia Ohio

River News and Notes from Louisville Despatch

River movements and water stage updates report river rising with 1 foot 7 inches on the falls and 3 feet 7 inches in the canal. Departures listed include Madison and Carrollton bound boats and several names such as J. Odil and Evansville connections with Big Kana wha.

Louisville Louisvville Madison Lee Brooks

River Gauge Readings and Weather Summary

Upper Gauges show Allegheny River at 1 foet 9 inches rising and cloudy. Monentown River at 6 feet 1 inch rising slowly with cloudy skies and 45 degrees at noon. Brownsville River at 5 feet 2 inches rising and cloudy with 42 degrees at 5 PM. Warrex River at 0.0 feet rising with light rain.

Allegheny Jewerson Moneantown Brownsville Waarrex

River conditions and departures listed in city notices

The snippet reports river measurements with rises and falls across locations including Cincinnati and Memphis, noting fair cool weather and departures such as Kate Adams to Arkansas City and John for New Orleans. It also mentions river levels like 2 feet 0 inches rising and 4 feet 7 inches and general conditions: clear, cool, cloudy, or colder.

McMinis Kate Adams Arkansas City Savannah Natchez John (Ilmore New Orleans Memphis

Yesterday's Hotel Arrivals List Dense With Names

Long roster of hotel guests from New York to Chicago and Philadelphia, including Colins, Richards, Reed, and many others, detailing arrivals at a city hotel. Spans multiple cities such as Cleveland, Buffalo, Baltimore, Detroit, and Washington with numerous personal names and initials.

Notable Visitors and Guests At Pittsburg Hotels

U S District Attorney Lyon and wife visited Washington City with Miss Alice Maspy. Wealthy English tourists John and Walter Matthews paused in Pittsburg for manufacturing research. Chicago’s $. Richardson and Little Rock’s Robert Newton stayed with Col. W. P. Read at the Monongahela House. Various executives and engineers from Philadelphia, Middlesborough, and Wheeling registered at local hotels, including Cadwallader Biddle of Philadelphia, J H King of Painesville, and FE Greeves of Baltimore and Ohio.

L. Stevens, Jr New York H. Bronson Cleveland Baltimore C. S Richards Chicago Robert Newton Little Rock W. P. Read W. F. Melcher J. M. Rton Poorin J. N. Clark Buffalo W. B. Warner Hartford C. F. Miller Lancaster G. M. Halm Cincinnati C. L. Snowden Brownsville L. Garwood Champaign A. W. Bishop Charles de Muth Connellsville J. J._Kennedy New Haven G. A. Winn Boston F. W. Miller Philadelphia E. Eens H. Harmon Aurora Daniel Eagan Sharon C. W. Grimes A. J. Cromwell W. H. Harrison Newark Brooklyn W. P. Kelly H. A. Wilder W. A. Sprouil JA. W. Rinse D. N. Roberts W. C. Barnhart T. A. Snider Fr. C. Mitchell Cumberland W. J. Johnson New Cantre J. Marx A. Karchen Tait H. A. Newkirk A. D. Wood Warren Charles Pettigrew Sam Fewbrite Joliet N. B. Billingsley New Lisbon K. Gallacher Lock Haven Patterson B. F. Stewart H. B. Morgan Monroe Satemeve Pagans A Sac Jeem Barker E. C. Foerster C G. Hemmineway la Nara H. N. Jackson F. C. Bollwig Toledo T. A. Rider Ft. Wayne N. T. Libby Charles Schwarz H. Peatchill Lyndonville H. P. Con J. Levering Jones Weesblocken Heights May R.L. Sinclair South Orange C. B. de le Vergue T. Gerry H. Stratton Holyoke Milwaukee W. L. Richmond Providence E. D. Mullen E. R. Fletcher St. Albans A. H. Loach J. 4. White Sevexta Avence J. M. Lambing Corry C. M. Meltsner B. Meltsner W. Merrill Springfield G. W. Stinson L. L. Minor Uniontown L. C. Batton Winston C. J. Watterman Millerstown J. M. Corbus Heaver Falls C. E. Southard G. F. Kribbs Clarion M. Eickersberg G. McDonald Eee V. Sloan Brady's Bend John Ithew Walter Matthews Leeds J. B. Mondsen McKeesport W. W. Brown Bradford K. B. Taylor Butler Charles Corbet Brookville L. A. Warner, Jr W. 5. Smith San Francisco A. E. Green Z. T. Richards C. H. Smith B.D. Waters G. 3. Miller William Duke, Jr Wellsville MA. Sturtevant Black River N. Erskine A. Douglass New Cumberland Scurossen W. Henderson Moses Goldschmidt MW. B. Heisman Philadelhia Alex. Campbell Julina Julina Jnhn, New York; E. &. Dailey, G. L. Reis, Middlesborough; W. T. Briggs J. H. Lephart Off City David Lamberts Binksville F. Doerr Erie John Martin James Outs D. W. Irwin P. M. Dillon Kecksburg A. F. Wise Alliance E. Gaines St. Paul H. Fulton Denver C. W. Denney Colorado Spa James Neel Me Pleasant A. Wolcott Wolcott Ind M. Chammerit B. J. Cook Kittan Ning William Smith Ottawa A.connor Somersville Bolivar B.smith B. G. Beasly T. Lewis J. Talbot J. J. Prattton F. H. Crafts J. M. Taylor D. R. Hilliard Parker H. L. White J. Spence St. Louis Merrett Greene Elin W.W. Stack B. Warne Bedford J.P. Taylor Wheeling Oscar S. McCall H.C. Whiteman Oneonta G. M. Hopkins J. C. Smith Washington D. F. Kerr Cent Milerstown A. L. Wiley Columbus U.S Lyon Washington City Alice Maspy John England Pittsburg Richardson Ark Monongahela House W. G. Carroll T. W. Carroll American Taolor and Iron Company E. C. Darley J. P. Witherow Middlesborough Duquesne Cadwallader Biddle State Board of Charities J. H. King Painesville Anderson Oe Atoe Hearich Ashington D. C J. Finley Kittanning Colin M. Reed Washington County Ironongahela House Frank Tucker P. H. Moore Ohio Valley FE. W. Greeves Baltimore and Ohio Railroad

Pittsburgers Lodge in New York Hotels

The following Pittsburgers checked into New York hotels today. A F Allen Earle's Hotel J B R Darragh Hotel Imperial Mrs J B Dilworth Brunswick H Knox and wife Hotel Brunswick G W Linls Sturtevant House A Easner Coleman Louse KR W Roseburgh Sturtevant H Rushton Sturtevant C F P Scott Metropolitan J K Scott Hotel Imperial E J Heinhardt Grand Central W G Whieden St Denis

New Yon Metropolitan J. K. Scott Hotel Imperial E. J. Heinhardt Grand Central W.G. Whieden St. Denis

Lifers Recaptured After Tunneling Escape in Wisconsin

In Mackford, Wisconsin, three long-term inmates K. N. West John Stagg and Ford Knaack escaped from a state penitentiary by tunneling under walls and were recaptured this morning, restoring years of toil for nothing.

Wavrux Wis K. N. West John Stagg Ford Knaack State Penitentiary Mackford Waupup

Traveling salesmen recount world travel in thirty days tale

A group of traveling salesmen in a downtown hotel lobby share lavish anecdotes about miles traveled and money spent in a year. They describe ten years on the road totaling 182000 miles and 1500 dollars in hotel bills per man, plus 8 dollars daily for personal expenses, and recount a 56 hour 2100 mile trip from St Louis to New York and back, illustrating rapid travel progress and foreshadowing aerial transport advances.

Fnes New York St. Louis Vandalia Pennsylvania Missouri Illinois Ohio Bessie Vestie Columbian Express Pennsylvania Railroad Indiana Chicago Standard Railway of America Cenius

Unscrupulous Directors Shake Confidence in Railroads

The piece argues railroad directors wreck investor trust and urges safety in industrial institutions. It highlights H. H. Warner & Co Limited stock as solid with high dividends, noting two years of 17.43 percent returns and growing reserves.

H. H. Warner & Co., Limited Sonvents

Bank invites public to inspect new safe deposit vaults

Farmers' Deposit National Bank invites the public to call and examine the new safe deposit vaults. Information on renting boxes and depositing valuables cheerfully given. Also notices novelties in Cape Newmarkets opened today by Rosexpalm & Co.

Farmers’ Deposit National Bank Cape Newmarkets Rosexpalm & Co

Johann Hoff Malt Extract Promoted by Eisner & Mendelson Co

A 19th century advertisement extols Johann Hoff's Malt Extract as a reliable remedy for digestive disorders. It targets educated readers, contrasts science with common sense, and urges avoiding imitations while noting genuine bottles bear Johann Hoff's signature. The product is advertised as available through Eisner & Mendelson Co in New York with druggists carrying it.

Saturn Europe America Johann Hoff Eisner & Mendelson Co Barclay Street New York

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