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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 29, 1890
Page
9
After Yale trounced Harvard, Princeton students hail Captain Poe as the greatest leader they have known. Ed Reilly wrestled James Connors for $250 a side, while Eugene Carter beat Maggioli in today's lineup.
A London writer recalls football’s rise in Yorkshire under Rugby rules with clubs multiplying after the Yorkshire Football Challenge Cup. The cup system spurred participation, bringing villages and towns into competition and elevating Yorkshire teams to prominence while transforming Saturday sports into a disciplined field of play.
The piece notes Wooster University’s 5 to 0 victory over Adelbert with strong defense, listing the Wooster lineup and stating opponents have not scored in six games. It also mentions Washington-Jefferson’s success and a baseball scheme involving Australia, England, and the United States being discussed in Chicago.
English billiards star W J Peall defeated C Dawson in a 15,000 point match at the Royal Aquarium. Peall conceded 3,000 start and ran a break of 3,904 over 2 hours 40 minutes to win by 9,520 points. Roberts also dominates in a 12,000 point clash, defeating McNeil by 723 points after conceding 4,500.
The New York scene reports Schaefer and Ives contesting 12 inch balk line for 400 points with Daly, Daly winning by about 100. Ives underperformed compared to Wizard games, Schaefer's fanfare faded, and a rivalry emerged between Schaefer and young Ives. Schaefer’s twenty third inning run reached 178 points. final scoreline shows Schaefer with a string of scores and averages around 64.16.
In Deven November 23 a balk line contest attracted about 16 spectators as Maggioli and Carter played a lengthy 500 point match. Carter edged ahead late after Maggioli led early, finishing with Carter 1500 and Maggioli 1430, while Carter earned 54 to Maggioli 31 in the final tally. Average night 850 for Carter and 643 for Maggioli. Tournament average Carter 73.4 Maggioli 67.104 Time four hours.
James Connors, a noted local wrestler, left a challenge with a forfeit of zero pounds offering to wrestle Reilly at catch weight for best two of Berlin falls, twenty aside. He claims illness and a current weight just over ten pounds and urges Reilly to accept.
Sporting Notes list LEMAWN and Smothers rowing at Exposition Park. The Braddock Association football team seeks league entry. Homestead and Allegheny Athletic Association to play at Hier Park next Saturday. Boxing docket highlights include next week’s Knickerbock club event and multiple matches across Dallas New Orleans and Denver. Aquatic plants in Allegheny Parks promised in tomorrow’s Dispatch mammoth 64 page issue.
Kerfoot and Parker visited Dunbar to gather evidence in the criminal negligence case against Hill Farm mine Superintendent Lang. Coroner Herbert found Lang guilty. 14 witnesses include Kerwin Doran the Bigby family and Superintendent Hill. The case affects pending widows' damage suits in Fayette courts, with trial set for the next term.
W J Birch, noted accountant and former financial official for the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad at South Bethlehem, fled to Canada and has been extradited back. He was jailed for trial after three weeks in Montreal detention due to extradition delays. The alleged shortage amount and responsible parties remain undisclosed. Birch, Oxford graduate, was staying in a fashionable Montreal hotel and seeking work.
A farmer named Green was duped by two well-dressed men who claimed to have found treasure on his Garret's Row farm. They unearthed a dozen gold bricks and sold Green a half interest for 700 before disappearing.
an important consolidation of iron and coal interests forms the hocking valley coal and iron company from the superior coal and iron of athens the shawnee and iron point coal and iron and the ohio and western coal and iron a 4 million mortgage via mercantile trust co new york is filed in vinton athens and perry counties john c staunton of new york serves as president and david j mc neice as secretary and treasurer the baltimore and ohio railroad holds a large interest through several officers as individual holders.
The Black Crook theatrical company, which built the boards at White's Opera House, stranded in McKearspont after a dispute between the manager and owner Mr Drape. The owner, who had come from New York to collect dues, was unable to press charges as the matter was compromised without legal action, and the troupe resumed performances despite hard luck.
Special telegram from Scandals reports John Dalton sues Upper Tyrone township for 15000 after a Jacobs Creek bridge fall linked to Everson. The injury left him crippled for life. the case is a test matter with prior ruling reversed on appeal to the Supreme Court.
The Philadelphia Company conducts a sweeping test of the gas belt from the Maple Creek field in Greene County to Mt. Morris. Rigs are set up with more contracted to extend near Frederickstown and drills will reach the basin bottom, promising one of the most thorough tests by a single firm.
A special telegram from Greensburg reports Thanksgiving gun accidents. John Lowash of Claridge lost his left hand when a gun barrel burst. Edward Young of Ludwig damaged his left thumb, and Frank Catsweiler severed three fingers while crossing a fence.
SPECIAL TELEGRAE TO THE DISPATCH. 1 PARKERSBURG, November 23. George Wilson of Marietta Ohio was run over by a Baltimore and Ohio train today and both legs cut off. Fi Wells fell from a Baltimore and Ohio train and had his legs cut off. Arthur Vaughn fell from the Ohio River Railroad viaduct and died of his injuries.
Special Telegram to the Dispatch from ScortmpaLe dated November 7 reports shaft sinkers at the Juniata Coal and Coke Company striking after the firm refused to grant a demand for timbers. About 50 men affected with no signs for resolution.
An extended local ad text lists Diamonds, Onyx cabinets and clocks, silverware, and luxury wares at 530 Smithfield street and 30 Smithfield street, with numerous prices and products for holiday presents. It includes varied jewelry, fur garments, and fashion items alongside fashion house promotions and a New Hampshire political brief.
James King, 25, a sober coal miner and peacemaker, died hours after being stabbed in the right lung during a saloon incident in Washingtonville. Two miners, Richard Choppett and Joseph Wetts, were arrested as investigations proceed. The Dispatch reports a broad update of regional notices and local business moves.
A prominent Hill couple faced a delayed altar ceremony last Wednesday when the groom forgot the marriage license. After brief talk with Father Molyneaux, the couple left briefly, returned yesterday morning, and were formally wed.
Cable letters from every European capital exclusive features of The Dispatch Twenty four pages to morrow report yesterday's steamship arrivals at Southampton and London with new details from New York and other ports in the era notes.
Beware of doctors druggists and undertakers wear warm underwear. Special sale at Kaufmanns today features men's heavy natural wool camel hair and silk mix undergarments at prices claimed 40 percent below all competition. Stakes include immediate purchase and savings on durable winter wear.
General Miles summoned to Washington to discuss dismounting and disarming hostile Indians. He predicts a vigorous winter campaign in the Northwest with only about 2,000 mounted troops and infantry on guard duty as forces prepare to crush the uprising. Ghost dances break up near White River. eight dancers jailed. Reports say Sitting Bull remains defiant while Gall leads peace efforts.
Reports from Loxpox mark a heavy disaster off Ofoten Norway as 180 smacks lost rigging and many boats wrecked. Hundreds feared dead with survivors exposed and cut off by snowbound roads. A Christiania steamer heads to aid the wrecked fleet.
W. W. Moore filed two chancery suits in Nashville seeking 4875 from the Tennessee Brokerage Association and 8050 from the McCrea Company for losses tied to bucket shop futures last summer. He notes involvement with local banks in August, using a kiting scheme to cover debts, with his father William Moore later meeting the deficits.
Judge Gresham spent the day hearing arguments in the habeas corpus case of Charles Counselman. The Board of Trademan is jailed for defying the Federal Grand Jury by refusing to answer if railroads violated the interstate commerce law in discrimination in Counselman’s favor. A decision is expected early next week, with impact on the law’s effectiveness.
Harrisburg dispatch reports Secretary of the Commonwealth Stone will resign tomorrow after being elected to Congress to replace the late Mr. Watson and will attend the opening of Congress on Monday. Governor Beaver is expected to appoint Deputy Longenecker as Secretary. The Riverton market notes mention plush jackets and river measurements.
Telegraphic weather report lists river stages for Moncanton Town River to Cincinnati River with levels between 2.4 and 19 feet, noting rising or falling, plus brief sky conditions from cloudy to clear and temperatures from 25 to 33 degrees. Includes towns Bhownsville Warren Allegheny Junction Evanly and Wheeling with specific elver readings and changes.
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