Scranton Club Plans Berlin Trail With May Opening
Scranton manager McDermott schedules nineteen players to report Friday with practice games set from April 15 to 28, including trips abroad and contests against Cuban Giants before the May 1 opener in Springfield. Pitchers Brown Horner Johnson remain home for conditioning and rotation, while Kin and other standouts vie for infield and outfield slots as upgrades to the park and grandstand proceed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McDermott
Brown
Horner
Carbondale
Providence
Hroyn
Johnson
Maguire
Trenton
Loth
Hartford
Easton's Ball Team Organizes for Season
Harry Ramsey, manager, arrives in Easton to arrange preliminaries and exhibition games from April 8 to 15. Players will report midmonth. practice will start thereafter. Roster includes Smith catcher from Amsterdam, Ballantyne catcher from Nashville, pitchers Setley Gray Ballard, first baseman Baker from New England league, and William Heine of Elmira State league as captain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ramsey
Lafayette
Easton
Harry Ramsey
Smith
Amsterdam
Ballantyne
Nashville
Setley
Gray
Ballard
Baker
New England
William Heine
Elmira
Third Base Mayer and Others Join Southern League Club
The team lists John Mayer at third base for the Southern league, Toman at short for Amsterdam in the State league, plus outfielders Tierney Lever and Lawler from New York clubs last year. Barnett and Somers may be released as they aren’t fast enough. Manager Ramsey plans to sign Keenan, an infielder and pitcher from Rochester and Binghamton. Ground use is arranged with Lafayette College Athletic Association for better playing surfaces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McDermott
Providence
Syracuse
Springfield
Scranton
Buffalo
Toronto
Rochester
Mercy Sakes
John Mayer
Toman
Amsterdam
Tierney
Lever
Lawler
New York State
Barnett
Somers
Philadelphia Battery
Ramsey
Keenan
Binghamton
Lafayette College Athletic Association
Providence Club Bans Egan for Carlisle Jump
Jack Egan Media pitcher defies Providence Eastern League contract and signs with Carlisle Pa. team. Providence warns he will be blacklisted if he persists. Egan, once top twirler in 1904, was limited by a sore arm last year. Bert Everson and Jack Stackhouse also lured to Carlisle. Egan dismisses blacklist threat, claiming Carlisle not under national rules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Egan
Providence
Carlisle
Egan
Bert Everson
Media
Jack Stackhouse
Brocton
New England League
Foul Radford Aims To Be A League Umpire In Baseball
Syracuse players report today at Newark and Rochester to host nine Sunday games. Shortstop Shannon bought by Louisville will play third for the Colonels. Baldwin and others discuss umpire rules as Baltimore and Cleveland teams stress team work. Horace Leeds recovers after a knockout by Jack Everhardt with medical aid on hand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Radford
Syracuse
Newark
Rochester
Shannon
Louisville
Colonels
Jennin
Albert Markle
Realing Star League
Scranton & Plive
Scranton
Crow
Syracuse Couriett
James Dean
al Buckenberger
Toronto
Dean
Scranton Y. M.C. A
Washington
Harry Wright
Chapman
Buck
Baltimore
Panate
Delaney
Jordan
Bristow
Willis
Whitehill
Mason
Rafter
Hess
Cave
Bawe
Kagan
Reilly
Moga
Smith
Weve Garry
Minahan
Pat Clarke
New York
Zearfoos
Clarke
Acarfocs
Joe Corbett
Orioles
Young Corbett
Big Corbett
McMahon
Hoffer
Hemming
Clarkson
Esper
Germany
Charley Irwin
Billy Clymer
Buffalo
Rowe
Franklin
Willie
Goodenough
Henry Chadwick
Philadelphia
Cleveland
Wilkes-Barre
Brown
Springfield Union
Baltmore
Bogert
New Base Ball League Formed With Eight Clubs
After six attempts, Toledo hosts eight clubs from four states forming the Class NN Interstate league. Teams include Wheeling West Virginia Newcastle Washington Pennsylvania Toledo Youngstown Saginaw Jackson Michigan Fort Wayne Indiana. C B Powers of Pittsburg elected president secretary and treasurer with J W Connells as vice president. Season begins May 1 lasting five months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toledo
Wheeling
W. Va
Newcastle
Washington
Youngstown
Ohio
Saginaw
Jackson
Mich
Fort Wayne
Ind
C. B. Powers
Pittsburg
J. W. Connells
Artificial Pitcher Twirler Aids Princeton Baseball Training
Princeton April 3 Professor Hinton unveiled an artificial twirler for baseball practice. The iron duramy barrel fires balls every twenty seconds. Captain Bradley and pitcher Altman tested it. Initial runs produced balls too fast for players, but after adjustment ten straight pitches hit the backstop with improved accuracy and added curve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iloseen
Princeton
N. J
Hinton
Bradley
Altman
Profes
Machine Pitcher Aims to Perfect Artificial Throwing
sor Hinton plans a perfected artificial pitcher to regulate speed direction and curves with precision. The Tigers expect improved batting practice and increased resilience at the plate after a month of use. If adjustable, training could revolutionize sessions by reducing wasted time and easing ball return and pitching difficulty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sor Hinton
Tigers
Sunday May Umpire and Old Chicago Player Aims for U S Ball
Sunday May, once with Capt. Anson's White Stockings, seeks an umpire post in the National League with a $250 monthly salary to fund his college education. A Webster City report says he was offered the job, but President Young says no offer was made, though Sunday may still pursue it if a chance arises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Capt. Anson
White Stockings
Webster City
Iowa
Young
Washington
Bunday
McAuliffe
Jem Carney
Carney
California
Jimmy Flemming Carroll
Saulcilito
Billy Meyer
Indiana
New Orleans
Jack
Public billiards run marks milestone in Ives game
George Slosson recalls a public line billiards prediction from 13 years earlier. Ives scores most points at one end, with 200 caroms featuring few applauded shots. The crowd cheers at 100 and 200, underscoring a teaching moment about the game.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
George Slosson
Ives
Entries for Kentucky Futurity trot reach 925 marks
Lexington April 3 The Kentucky Futurity trot entries closed at 925 The best mares in America are listed A H Moore Colemar Pa leads with 98 breaking all records No other breeder has as many as 30 John H Shultz Parkville Stud NY enters 38 Frederickk Olcott NY 16 and L V Harkness NY 23.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lexington
Kentucky
America
A. H. Moore
Colemar
John H. Shultz
Parkville Stud
N. Y
Frederickk Olcott
New York
L. V. Harkness
Three Foreign Entries for Henley Regatta Noted
London reports only three foreign entries for Henley regatta. Yale eight competes for the Grand Challenge Cup, while W. H. McDowell of Delaware Boat Club Chicago and E. A. Thompson of Argonaut Club Toronto enter the Diamond Sculls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Yale
W. 8. McDowell
Delaware Boat Club
Chicago
E. A. Thompson
Argonaut Club
Toronto
Whirls of the Wheel in Local Cycling Scene
Over fifty ladies joined the League of American Wheelmen. Yale trains over twenty men for bicycles while Syracuse gears up with Otto Ziegler. Barnes buyers and Bittenbender supply shops push cycling culture asUtica eyes a cycle path. Industry notes include Florey’s new repair shop setup and growing bicycle business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
League of American Wheelmen
Bob McCurdy
Barnes People
White Flyer
Yale
We Bicycle
Otto Ziegler
Syracuse
B. A. Smith
South Side
Barnes
Bittenbender & Co
George E. Davis
Davis Theater
Spalding
Florey
Utica
Binghamton
Brearns
Massachusetts
United States
Foote & Shear Company
Cleveland
Remington
Harry Reinhart
Harry
Eudie Bald
Charles G. Kilpatrick
la Buffalo Bill
Chase & Farrar
Union
Boston
M. Florey
Wyoming Avenue
Guernsey
Sports of all kinds and racing odds dominate columns
Ben Brush is the Louisville Derby favorite at 4 to 1. Riley Grannan wins about 6000 with Sulsin at Little Rock Tuesday. Jockey Shaw on Wheel of Fortune, 20 to 1, received 1000 from the owner after a win at Francisco. Peter Maher remains popular after drawing crowds at Buffalo last week and plans to gall for England soon. Defender abroad rumors fade amid Dunraven controversy. Henry of Navarre and Clifford lead Brooklyn handicaps at 4 and 5 with others at 10 to 1 or higher. Nankh Sir Walter Haolma 15 to 1. Keenan Counterenon 0 to 1. Primrose King Arthur 11 to 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben Brush
Riley Grannan
Sulsin
Lidle Rock
Shaw
Francisco
Peter Maher
Hob Fitzsimmons
Buffalo
Maher
England
New York
Dunraven
Henry of Navarre
Clifford
Brooklyn
Nankh
Sir Walter
Haolma
Keenan
Counter Enon
Primrose
King Arthur
Three Wonderful Jacks John L Sullivan Favorite in Pugilism
The piece recalls John L Sullivan as the era’s most popular of the three Jacks, despite a Corbett defeat, and notes Dempsey and McAuliffe's declines amid personal troubles. It discusses McAuliffe’s career highs, later struggles after his wife’s death, and a string of battles with Griffo, Ziegler, and others, ending with his enduring public appeal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John L. Sullivan
Corbett
Jack Dempsey
Bob Fitzsimmons
New York
Jack McAuliffe
Griffo
Dempsey
Sullivan
McAuliffe
Donnelly & Girard
Princeton Yale alliance creates dual league in baseball and football
Princeton Athletic association President Milbank announces a new joint league with Yale management for baseball and football. The surprise move ends years of secret negotiations and sets Princeton to face both universities under a common code. Harvard agrees to Yale Princeton rules but will not join a permanent alliance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milbank
Princeton Athletic Association
Yale
Princeton
Harvard
Women on Wheels and Quails Stir Debate
A humorous note argues women may ride on single wheels but would not travel a mile without turning to compare outfits. The piece wryly predicts sight of unfamiliar faces in heaven the following day, hinting at social vanity and public judgment.
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M'Dermott
Cronin
Stemmill
Herr
Getts
Dan Mullarkey
Heads
Rafferty
Tom Power
Chiles
Weat Virginian
Ward
Heller
Rd. Sweeney
Meaney
Pete Eagan
Richmond
Flack
New
New Haven
Paterson
New Bedford
Brockton
Fall River
Inield
Easton’s
Gest Bicycle
Providence Club
Horace Leeds
Philadelphia Record
Horace Leed
Jack Everhardt
Atlantic City
Leeds
Record
Jersey City
Everhardt
Horace
Bob Anderson
Leed
Hurst
Glonn
Fitzsimmons
Riordan
Tom O'Rourke
C. Janey
W. A. Rogers
O'Rourke
Gori
C. M. Florey, ‘i
Ijcainin
Base Ball League
Manley
FRA
E.R Parker
Salmon Tear
Vou
Tenia Coors
Dempsey and McAuliffe
John L
Coney Island
Carroll
Myer
Dick Roche
Dick Burge
Maxey Moore
Carping
Owen Ziegler
Ziegler
Princeton's
Dust League
Migant
Settilon
J.D. Willians & Bro
Lackawariaa AV
Lackawanns Avenues
Winton
The
Hust & Connell Co
Stearns
Crimson Rim
White Fryar
Peerless
Blue Bird
Falcon
Fenton
Phoenix
D. J. Slowe
W. E. Bittenbender
Willis A. Kemmerer
Spruce St
Riding Academy
Wyoming
Avaue
Rittenbender &Co
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