Scranton sports scene buzzes with baseball revival plans
Rumors of a Scranton baseball team surface as backers consider a $3000 launch fund and local subscriptions grow. Jerome Keogh, famed Scranton pool ace, may move to Buffalo. Bucknell athlete Christy Matthewson receives praise for football and baseball in college, while Milwaukee prepares to host the League of American Wheelmen national meet this summer.
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Erome Keogh
Scranton
Buffalo
The
Buffalo Enquirer
Jerome Keogh
N. Y
Queen City of the Lakes
Ned Hanson
London
Tom Sullivan
Hanson
Jeffries
Sharkey
Fieth
Hanlon
Christy Matthewson
Factoryville
Keystone Academy
Bucknell
University of Pennsylvania
Matthewson
League of American Wheelmen
Milwaukee
Bowling league standings and notable baseball tales
Local bowling standings highlight Van Wormer and Wardell among top bowlers with recurring 212 figures, while Elk alleys see Welch and other teams bowling well. Separate baseball anecdotes recount remarkable defensive plays by Keeler in Binghamton and a vivid Giants vs Browns tale, plus Pittsburgh and Harvard baseball notes on player talent and team prospects.
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Wardell
Herman Witz
van Wormer
Wardel
Warden
Charles Welchel
Wright
Wilkes-Barre West End
Elk Alleya
Elk Alleys
Bart
Madenspacher
Doc" Wardel
Bicycle Club
Weichel and Hopkins
Backus
de Wolf Hopper
New York
Giants
Wan
St. Louie
Jonah
Browns
Roger Connor
van Haltren
Van
Binghamton
Billy Keeler
Parlor City
Billy
Elmira
Keeler
Ittle Keeler
Dreyfuss
Pittsburg Hasc Ull
Oldman
Kelly
Louisville
Frank Dillon
Pirates
Scranton
Dan McGann
Philadelphia
Toronto
Phillies
McGann
Lajoie
Cross
Lauder
Quaker City
Duquesne Garden
Pittsburg
Rube Maddell
Harvard
Crimson
Bill” Reid
Lathrope Named Chief of Princeton Philanthropy Unit
Harry Lathrope of Scranton, Princeton class of 1901, selected as chief of the department of men in Princeton’s new philanthropic movement. The plan, modeled after Yale and the University of Pennsylvania missions, aims to aid slum youths with work and recreation while expanding the project under Walter Wyckoff and T. S. Evans. Lathrope will lead the men. Arthur Poe will oversee gymnasiums. the initiative seeks broader support and a permanent headquarters though Lathrope remains briefly engaged while ill.
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Scranton
Harry Lathrope
Princeton
Department of Men
Grover Cleveland
Afso
Vroone
New York
Yale
University of Pennsylvania
Cleveland
Walter A. Wyckoff
Professor Wyckoff
T. 8. Evans
Young Men's Christian Association
Lathrope
Arthur Poe
Lathrope Ia
Princeton College
University
Shifting Meal Hours Through English History
The article traces how the main daily meal moved from dawn to later hours across English eras. It notes medieval dinners at 9 or 10 AM, supper shifting from 4 PM to 8 PM, and Tudor to Georgian changes driven by society, fashion, and doctors, ending with 20th century uncertainty about future times.
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Europe
Elizabeth
Charles II
Anne
House of Brunswick
George II
William IV
McKinley Victory Guides Republican Congress Says Finance Set
Washington dispatch argues the financial bill is settled as McKinley’s election and a Republican majority loom in Congress. It praises the gold standard, opposes Populist chaos, and links tariff policy to national prosperity while noting Porto Rican questions and constitutional debates. The piece also covers Census Office fears, General Gordon’s anti sectionalism stance, and a snake story used to scare applicants.
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McKinley
General Gordon
Washington, D. C
Congress
Lincoln
Bryan
Teere
Ananeeta
Spain
Wage and Means Committee
General Fierdon
Rim
TSG
Winchester
Sheridan
Georgia
Brisiellate Legion
Gordon
Benefit for George Dixon at Broadway Athletic Club
A Wednesday night benefit at the Broadway Athletic Club in New York honors George Dixon the dethroned featherweight champion. Prominent boxers have volunteered, including Sailor Tom Sharkey who scored a quick win over Jim Jeffords in Detroit, exposing Jeffords as an unproven challenger and a noted pretender to championship status.
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Mata
Clarkson Potter
House
New York
Gen
Trurlow
Hareow
Harlow
Gettysburg
Barlow
Farlow
Gordon
Richmond
Giordeon
Giordon
Dr. Newman
Lew
Stonewall Jackson
Highpir
Strom
Hen
Pein
Broadway Athletic Club
George Dixon
Dixon
Tom Sharkey
Detroit
Jim Jeffords
Sharkey
Jeffords
Dublin
Peter Maher
Jefforda
Jeffries
Lochinvar
Ted Lewis to Coach Boston Team and Pitchers
The article notes Ted Lewis, the Boston pitcher, will oversee the team and especially the pitchers while interest in forming an American association wanes. Leaders Anson, Quinn and McGraw press on, but Philadelphia remains the main obstacle to the proposed league’s success.
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Ted Lewis
Boston
American Association
Anson
Quinn
McGraw
Philadelphia
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the World of Sports
Nheral
Backus Cid
MR. Lathrope
New Philanthropic Movement
Washington
Scranton Tribune
Tribune
Paris
Tiret
Great Britain
Nicwractan Canal
Sre
Senate Tay
Bi Jones
Senate
Census Bureau
Merkh
Americin
New England
Newman
Nan
Newmih
Odwand
Gierdon
Diay
Burtow
Undo
Shade
Routherber
Ayer
J. C. Avan
Lowell, Mans
Knights OF Malta
Prince of Peace
Nona
Wilkes-Burre
Elias
Ite Hall
South Main Street
Bey de
Ripper
Kupper
Chaetplneetoy
Venetral Elty
Pehaarn
Frank B. Reese
Mra
Dewey
Manila
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