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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 18, 1891
Page
11
Four hundred ex college men from Pittsburg will travel to New York and Springfield to watch Yale and Harvard duel, with Yale favored by analysts. Ex Yale star O. D. Thompson recalls old tactics and warns against excessive slugging while praising Yale team play and Harvard's backfield potential.
Edgewood school for the deaf forms a football team in Allegheny county with 75 members, up from 11, led by AR Allabaugh and Frank Leitner, practicing daily and eager for matches while girls are barred from joining the club.
Tochirer center wen of Creveland's team weighs about 50 pounds in aggregate. Western University meets the three A's in a Thursday practice at Exposition Park. Geneva College at Beaver faces Western University at Union Park on Saturday. Andover beat Exeter 26 to 10 last Saturday. Reeves, ex Yale captain, will play for Cleveland next Saturday at the Three A's. Homestead FC backs the referee in a dispute with New Castle over the recent match.
Marvin drove Palo Alto the Electioneer stallion to 2085 world record times at Stocn Tox California. The mile was completed without a skip as Palo Alto claimed all world trotting honors for the Palo Alto stable. Belle Bird failed to match world mark finishing 2 28 with a late burst. McKinney by Alyou set a new four year old mark 2 12 beating Ford.
John Splan famed trotting horse driver and trainer visits Pittsburg to conduct a well bred horse sale this week. He calls the past season on the trotting turf the most remarkable in history with records smashed and top flyers rising. Splan notes Palo Alto’s strong form fits California climate for trotting horse development, guest of George Mashy in the East End.
Heavy rain makes the track vile for a six race card. Glenmound wins the opening five furlongs with Marly LB second and Romance third. Miss Belle takes the second race with Dallyrian second and King Hazem third. My Fellow wins the one mile distance in the third race with Banquet second and Lepanto third. Early Blossom leads the five furlongs in the fourth, Tormenter is runner up. Blixen wins the fifth at five and a half furlongs with Peruvian second and Seampost third. Little Fred captures the sixth at six and a half furlongs with Apollo second and Ville Mare third.
Weather cold and track fair as Marietta, Mandy and Lady Blackburn lead in two furlongs. Josephine Cassidy beats Nellie Kent and Barostra in a one and one sixteenth mile race. First Lap wins six furlongs with Sam Ferner and Tom Elliott following. Gracie M wins four furlongs ahead of Black Beauty and Pearl River with no time recorded.
The Garfield track in Chicago froze solid and only a single five furlong selling dash was run. Captain Ruby won with Dobbins second and Frederick Nox third in a time of 1 04.
The piece notes Joan Haveaway, brother of Tom, taking over Knapsack Mc Carthy with the Withers stable. It mentions the American Trotting Association Board of Appeals meeting, the National Board of Review in New York, and Mears facing a 15 play spring meeting with officials aiming to join a na club and adopt Eastern racing rules. It also covers California tax decision upholding a Bowloons ordinance in San Francisco, and references Wanasa the Red Wilkes stallion in Uniontown with a half mile in 107 at Lexington and other betting turmoil in England surrounding Thomp son and L Abbe Morin observations.
The United States Weather Bureau office in Pitsburg reports temperatures and rainfall for November 17. Maximum temperature and range are given, minimum temperature listed, precipitation amount and mean temperature recorded, with data details partially readable from the OCR.
Whitney has signed with the Pittsburg club for the 1892 season after Treasurer Kerr received a telegram from Manager McGunnegle. The anticipated salary is believed to be about $2,500, with terms to be agreed, while ex-President J. P. ONeil comments on his past leadership and current stance as a spectator.
Ed Hanlon travels to New York on the fast line with John Ward to pursue private real estate speculation in Brooklyn. The two men, both wealthy, are noted for independence in their baseball futures and Hanlon plans to sign with Pittsburg when timely, having never taken advance money. He may attend the Yale vs Harvard football game in Springfield next Saturday.
Chicago and area clubs discuss a 12 club league while bids for players swirl. chatter ties McGunnegle to Darbr O'Brien and CUFVELAED to Red Ebret as teams eye box strength and indoor baseball buzz grows.
James P. Reed ex champion checker player arrives from Chicago about 3 PM. His Pittsburg visit surprises locals as Barker’s prior defeat in September influences timing of a rematch. Reed’s headquarters at 96 Seventh Avenue and Home Hotel, Duquesne Way, with a Thanksgiving stay possible. Eastern and central Pennsylvania talent, including Tyson, Marfred, Brown, Ewart, Boyle, to compete for the state championship, Reed’s blindfold prowess expected to boost turnout.
A Bol singer known as the farmer sprinter of old Flatt issues a challenge. He will take a five yard head start in a 200 yard race from Beatty of Shire Oaks with a minimum 2200 yard distance. He directs arrangements at THE DISPATCH office with a JouN BoLsIncER designation.
W C Brown of Altoona, a checker expert, will tour the country meeting players in matches. He will be in Pittsburg during Thanksgiving week to compete in the state championship tournament. His headquarters will be the Home Hotel where he will meet city experts.
Reports indicate the New York Athletic Club plans to dispatch a team to England this year. Meanwhile matches are arranged between Tom Worse and George Siddona by the Metropolitan Club of New Orleans. A Princeton catcher’s brother shows athletic promise and various boxing and racing notes surface from Australia and Pennsylvania.
A long list of hotel guests travels through multiple states with numerous names including Woodward Walker Carey Rhodes Morgan Black, Knowland Hudson Ridgway White, Scheaefer Menzies Newton New York Philadelphia and many others from Cincinnati Cleveland Chicago New York and beyond arriving yesterday.
A list of guests and locals visiting or staying in Pittsburgh hotels. Ira B. Duncan and Captain McKinnie arrive from Philadelphia and Columbia respectively. Professor D. C. White, General John A. Wiley, Miss Marie Ives, Howell Powell, D. J. Gallagher, C. A. Egley, and Edward Carney are noted among travelers, dignitaries, hotel clerks, and attendees at mills and conductor’s school.
A list of Pittsburg residents registered in New York hotels on November 17 includes C D Armstrong Astor House T M Armstrong Astor Home E M Butz Hoffman House L Hirsch Astor House C W Hubbard Grand Central W Kauffman Hoffman J H Stewart and wife Brunswick G C Davis Bete House L De Wolf Marlborough W Houston Astor House Kaufmann Grand Hotel M Keim Grand Hotel F Learned Park Avenue A W McCallum Metropolitan Patton Continental M Saville Sturteene House C F Scott Murray Hill
Opened by Edmunds the gathering at Epiphany Church drew a large crowd as Bishop Brooks and ex Senator Edmunds led the Episcopal Congress. Edmunds urged religion free from political power and hailed religion’s role in societal advancement. Memorial addresses honored church leaders and others who died since the last meeting. The evening session at National Rifles Hall featured debates on Theism and Evolution with Rev. Siegenfuss and Prof. Worcester presenting.
In Crroaco Illinois on November 17 the National Swine Breeders Association held its annual gathering with 100 breeders from across the country. Retiring President H Vaile of Bonaparte Indiana delivered an address on The Prospects on the Swine Industry. General Salmon head of the Bureau and Animal Industry discussed hog conditions and government role. FE Morton of Camden Ohio was elected president.
Harrisburg reports that Auditor General MecCamant will prepare the annual report on the banking and savings institutions after the Attorney General states that the Governor's failure to appoint a State Banking Superintendent makes this duty fall to the auditor.
Louisville items report river stages with 7 inches at the canal and 5 feet 2 inches at the falls while boat movements slow. Weather is very cold and business dull as the cold snap may raise coal prices by cents a bushel. Departures listed include Cincinnati and Evansville bound vessels and several named boats.
Upper Gauges show JexeboNx River at 2 feet 10 inches and falling while Morgantown reports 3 inches of snow and rising river. Rowxsville shows 1 inch and stationary as thermometers read 2 at 1 PM. Waikax river at 2 feet and rising with cloudy conditions.
Weather cool and cloudy with rivers rising across the region. Listings show boats arriving and departing—Marie D Knox Parkerseens, The Bol Ballard, Princess, Gen Har, Watson at Marietta, Ford devold, J F Frisbee, My Choice, Cherokee and Memphis, along with 4 to 7 feet river readings and clear conditions.
Advertises Carlsbad Sprudel Salts as a home remedy for constipation dyspepsia stomachic diseases and gout. Urges immediate use before chronic illness. claims authority of Erisner & Mendelson Co New York with pamphlets detailing action.
A freight and a passenger train collided at 7 o clock this morning in Fremont Nebraska. The passenger train conductor and brakeman were killed and several passengers were seriously injured.
The Newark planing mill fire caused $100 090 in damages. Pontiac Illinois saw the Williams flour mill burn with $25 000 loss and no insurance. San Francisco suffered crippling fires at Pacific Dying Works and Paulding’s carpet factory with unknown losses. Wrightsville Arkansas experienced Farrell Lumber Co fire. Harrisonville Colorado’s James M Adams store burned for $8 000 with partial insurance. Minneapolis wholesale losses near $200 000 across several firms. Chicago had six Carter Street business buildings destroyed. Estimates detail insurance and specific property losses across these incidents. Also advertised are jackets and shoes for sale at local stores, and Dugress College reports enrollment near 300.
Advertisement promises stylish overcoats and suit fabrics priced low to attract buyers. It stresses clothing should fit the wearer and speaks of various materials and colors like Bottle Green Black Tan Bark Melton Cheviot and Frieze. It targets men with claims of lasting satisfaction.
A terse proverb-like line challenges resilience against harsh weather and naysayers, urging steadfastness. It hints at personal grit and public perception without detailing a specific event or person.
Clothing made to order offered with guaranteed fit and honest craftsmanship. Hat stock praised as fashionable and affordable with stylish lines. Men’s furnishings highlighted include full dress shirts winter underwear gloves hosiery and umbrellas at low prices from our headquarters.
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