Rain Delay Hampers Baseball Schedule Across Circuits
Weather disrupted scores across major circuits with rain delaying many games. Orioles rest aids them to second place as Cincinnati falters with Chicago victory. The Boston and New York pairings, plus Louisville and Brooklyn matches, were affected by showers while several minor contests and local club challenges are listed.
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Boston
Chicago
Cincinnati
Brooklyn
Lowleville
Washington
Haltimore
Philadelphia
Pittsburg
New York
Cleveland
St. Louis
Eastern League Schedule Aids Rainy Montreal Scranton
Rain disrupts several games across the league. SCRANTON AT MONTREAL and SPRINGFIELD AT TORONTO are on likely hold with Providence at Buffalo and Wilkes-Barre at Syracuse also affected.
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Scranton
Montreal
Springfield
Toronto
Providence
Burfata
Wilkes-Barre
Syracuse
Notable Baseball Highlights Amid Rain Delays Across Cities
Montreal reports Lynch's spectacular running catch with bases loaded and two outs as Eagan's line drive sparks excitement. Beere and J. Pluvius Win in separate events as Toronto notes Springfield Toronto doubleheader postponed by rain with Syracuse, Wilkes-Barre also rained out and Buffalo Providence games delayed.
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Montreal
Lynch
Eagan
Beere
J. Pluvius
Toronto
Ont
Springfield-Toronto
Syracuse
N. Y
Syracuse- Wilkes-Barre
Buffalo
Buffalo-Providence Fame
Paterson Edges Norfolk On Ninth Inning Hitting
In Norfolk Paterson scored three runs in the ninth on hitting but the game was halted by darkness after both sides were blanked in the tenth. Final score shows Norfolk and Paterson tied, with pitchers Nichols and Snyder working the late innings.
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Norfolk
Paterson
Oning
Scranton Club Faces Shakeup After Lengthy Losing Streak
The Scranton club plans a bench shift with Maguire first in line to bench. A Batlon will move from right field to third base as Manager Griff WHI assumes command at the garden, depopulating the lineup. Pitcher Tom Johnson, released by Philadelphia, has been offered to Scranton but Stallings asks a prohibitive price, likely ending the deal.
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Scranton
Maguire
Grifffin
Legendary arms Mullane and McGuire Told By Earl Wagner
Earl Wagner notes two veteran pitchers Tony Mullane and Jim McGuire possess extraordinary arms. He recalls Mullane’s long pro career and temper episodes in the 1880s, and McGuire’s battered but reliable arm with dramatic moments in Louisville and quick, heavy throws praised by infielders.
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Tony Mullane
Jim McGuire
Earl Wagner
Tony
Minoh
Jim
Bath
Louisville
Stuckey
Mullane
McGuire
Lanney
Massige
Umpire Staffing and Player Trades Highlight Baseball Scene
Dan Campbell faces trial on Atlantic league umpire staff as turmoil surrounds players and managers. Hoffmeister earns unexpected cash, Dusty Miller seeks release from Cincinnati amid bleacher roasts, Dowling and Miller eyed for farmed moves, Evans re signs, Berger eyed by Buffalo and Montreal as a potential Eastern League umpire.
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Dan Campbell
Benchville
N FB. Young
Tommy Connelly
Tony Mullane
Pittsburg
Hoffmeister
Dusty" Miller
Cincinnati
Dusty
Dowling
Miller
Loulaville
Evans
Louisville
Berger
Buffalo
Pittsburg Chronicle- Telegraph
Rowe
Dutch Berger
Erle
Cortland
Scranton
Montreal
Francis Murphy
Amateur Ball Notes Challenge at Dunmore Grounds
The Dunmore Nonpareile challenge the Apollos of Beranton to a ball game on the Dunmore grounds August 1. A reply is requested if the challenge is satisfactory.
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Dunmore
Apollos of
Bernstein and Wright Set for Twenty Round Match at Music Hall
Promoter Jack Skelly of Brooklyn arrives with Fred Wright of Peabody Mass to settle in for the bout with Joe Bernstein of New York City. Wright trains at Pittston with James Judge and weighs near 124 pounds. Bernstein shows top form, sparring at Scranton gym and declaring confidence in Wright as a challenger. Shelly predicts Wright could become the featherweight champion.
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Jack Skelly
Brooklyn
N. Y
Joe Bernstein
New York City
Fred. Wright
Peabody
Mass
Music Hall
Wright
Pittston
James Judge
Skelly
Bernstein
Jack Tire
Red
Connolly
Hernstein
Mimhurst Boulevard
St. Charles
Scranton Gleyele Club
Scranton
New York
Shelly
Races At Cleveland Feature Tough Track Conditions
Crowds gathered despite threatening skies for grand circuit events in Cleveland Ohio. Rain left the track poor and three trots or pacers ran with Dare Devil Courier Journal Satin Slipper and Bentwood among the favorites, with Dare Devil winning the 2.25 trot in straight heats and Satin Slipper taking a narrow victory in the final heat of the 2.25 pace after drivers swapped.
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Cleveland
Dare Devil
Hamiina Village Farm
Prank Trogash
Prise
Masachusetts
Courier Journal
Frank Togash
Hest Planet
Logaish
Hiate
Satin Slipper
Bentwood
Geers
Elsinor
Batin Slipper
Bicycles Compared: American Rims and British Guard Standards
An observer compares American and British bicycles noting wooden rims on many American bikes versus steel rims on British models. American mudguards are short and wooden, while British guards are steel or celluloid and suited for rainier roads. The piece questions why exporters don’t tailor machines to local conditions.
Championship target matches prizewinners at Union Hill
At Union Hill New Jersey last week H M Spencer of Dunmore divided the first prize of 240 dollars in one match and won a gold and a silver medal plus other prizes. Andrew Kehrle of Scranton won a gold medal a silver medal a silver watch and 20 dollars in prize money.
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Union Hill
N. J
H. M. Spencer
Dunmore
Anderw Kehrle
Scranton
St Bernard Parish Purses Five Thousand Fight Add Licenses
New Orleans reports that officials in St Bernard Parish require a license of 500 for each fight offering a 5000 purse to be paid by the club. If approved plans proceed the anticipated bouts may be canceled or become financial failures.
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New Orleans
St. Bernard Parish
MacAuliffe
Burke
Artie Latham's Wit At Baxteren Park Field
The piece recalls Artie Latham a famed clown of the era who faced aging as fast pitchers crowded him out. At a Chicago versus Brooklyn Players' league game at Baxteren Park in 18 the derrick and chain toppled during a clamor. Latham calmed the crowd with a quip about money being counted.
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Artie
Lath
Chicago
Brooklyn
Baxtern Park
Byrne
Tim Hursts Odd Advice Stops Star Player Kicking
Umpire Tim Hurst restrained a fiery captain with a sharp, peculiar rebuke after a bold threat. He warned the player in private of quiet retaliation, signaling he could break the jaw if forced, a menacing moment in a tense on-field exchange.
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Hurst
Tim Hurst
Tim
Enoly
Huret
Two Experts Swim Ten Miles From Narragansett to Newport
A grueling ten mile swimming match from Narragansett Pier to Newport Friday ended in a dead heat between Professor J. Starck and John Glenister of Brooklyn. The start was at 1 55 p m with rough seas and threatening weather. Both swimmers faced porpoises and sharks as steamers and a yacht shadowed the race. They finished at Commercial Wharf after five hours and three minutes, beating the previous five and a half hour record by BR J McNally of Boston who is abroad preparing to swim the Channel.
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Narragansett Pier
Newport
Professor J. #. Starck
John Glenister
Brooklyn
Sherry
Beaver Tall
Giomister
Btar
Commercial Wharf
Noted Track and Football Plans Incremental Updates
Noted that Star Peinter defeated Joe Patchen and Frank Rgan in Chicago racing notes. Plan set to begin Sara toga races after noon daily. Yale Princeton football game scheduled for Yale field New Haven on November 1. Bradley and Harper aim to run livered yards race Saturday with Harper offering 14% yards start. venue to be decided.
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Star Peinter
Joe Patchen
Frank Rgan
Chicago
Yale
British Wheels and Ours at Dublin Show
Connell Ashby reported the Dublin bicycle show offered a cross Atlantic comparison. About 60 machines were on display with most British and French designs resembling American builds. Notable differences appeared in construction and fittings including higher crank brackets on American and British models.
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State Department
Dublin
Ireland
Conell Ashby
Soul of an Artist explored by a curious sequestered man
The article recalls a tale where a missionary questions a sequestered figure about his motives. The man admits intent to test his power by attempting to pick a woman's pocket, arguing greed ended up irrelevant as nothing valuable was taken.
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Indianapolis Journal
L A W Members At The Big Meet In Philadelphia
L A W members prepare for the national meet in Philadelphia August 4 to 7 with free river excursions from Arch Street Wharf to Washington Park, special boats, and open access to events at Willow Grove Belmont Mansion and The Arena. The all-night smoker at The Arena features continuous performances and tobacco gifts from sponsors.
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Philadelphia
Arch Street
Washington Park
Delaware
J. M. Burd
Drummond Tobacco Company
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League
Belmont Mansion
Fairmount Park
Prominent Lightweight Talk Around San Francisco Ropes
The piece details boxing rumors and match talk across the scene. Names include Jack Madden Jimmy Anthony Spike Sullivan Kid McPartland Dan Creedon Billy Brady and John L. Sullivan. It notes Hawkins defending the Corbett school lineage and various proposed bouts in Chicago Cincinnati and Cleveland.
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Brooklyn
Police Gazette
Jimmy Anthony
San Francisco
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Spike Sullivan
Hawkins
Jim Corbett
Corbett
George Green
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John D. Hopkins
Billy Brady
Dan Creedon
England
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America
McCoy
Jimmy Barry
Joe Donovan
Chicago
Parson Davies
Barry
Cincinnati
Casper Leon
New York
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Jack Crawford
Toronto
Canada
Pittsburg
Building Opens All Day for Meet Accommodation
The big building will be open all day and all night during the meet to accommodate out-of-towners and their mounts.
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Stone's Throw
City Hall
Poultively the Cheapest Place in Scranton to Purchase a GOOD Wheel
A compact notice highlights Scranton vendors offering affordable wheeled goods. It warns buyers to compare prices and inspect wheel quality before purchase to avoid subpar performance. Local shops are named as potential sources for durable wheels at low cost.
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