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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1897
Page
2
Moonstone wins the free for all in 2.13.1 as about forty thousand attend the Bethlehem fair. The event features famed flyers and tight competition with veteran players from the league discussing past seasons and current form. Captain Ewing comments on team fortunes and the difficulty of predicting finish outcomes.
Ten thousand attend the Blair County fair at Delight Park Hollidaysburg Pa. Winners include H R Geer Johnstown in the half mile open with 116 percent and W A Lantz Harrisburg in the mile open with 2 37. The two mile race also goes to Lantz with 6 124 percent. A half mile for under 18s is won by Paul J McClain Pittsburg with 1 26.
New York January 16 closing day of the Parkway Driving Club autumn meeting in Brooklyn. Results show 2.40 class trotting with Arbitra tor, Mary C second Armoro third Time 2.274, 2.27%, 2.22 clans trotting. Replete won straight heats with Nitro Pancoast second Highland Boy third Time 2.22-46, 820 219%. Special pacers race Tom Edison won straight heats Will Kerr second Helen HK third Time 54GM, Bibli 2.10%."
Eddie Bald won the last day’s events at the Springfield bicycle club tournament in Springfield Massachusetts. He captured the half mile open in 1.02 2-5 and the one mile open professional race in 2.06 1-5, while Jimmy Michael broke the American ten mile record with 18:27 4-5. The five mile amateur L A W national championship saw E C Hausman win in 10:88 4-5. Bald also won the one third mile L A W national championship in 43-5 and the one third mile professional race was won by Bald with Taylor second. The meeting included a pursuit between John J Johnson and W W Hamilton with times 1.033-5 and 1.084-5.
In a dramatic race Michael shattered all American records from two miles upward in a ten mile attempt. Coadjutor Kim ball secured the win with Freeman second Callahan third Newton fourth as times hit 10.3 percent for 3-6 and 4.22 for two miles.
Baltimore loses to Philadelphia 4 to 5 as weak teamwork costs the home club. Brooklyn edges Washington 5 to 4 after a ninth inning rally. Boston falls to New York 9 to 2 despite late rallies. Meekin dominates Boston while Klobedanz and Bergen work for New York.
The Buffalo season ended at home with a easy win by last year’s champions in a listless game halted at the eighth due to darkness. Batterlee McPartland Urquhart Hotson Coogan and Umpire Doescher noted. in Syracuse Stars beat Springfields by timely hitting as Fuller errors produced runs. Malarkey Woods pitched well with Beart K H E and Springfield's errors led to the loss.
Hob Fitzsimmons entertained fans with a bag punching display between innings causing Lancaster to err repeatedly and fall behind Newark late in the seventh. Crowd rushed the field and the umpire halted play after the chaotic finish.
Baseball notes discuss Kid Nichols leading wins this season with 04, Russo with 2, Kiobedanz and Corbett with 01. Hughey Jennings to marry Mies Linaie Dixon in October. Bowerman may switch to pitcher next season and impresses with a slow ball. Toronto signs Bouders. Dineen overworked, Irwin unreliable, Williams and Gaston questioned.
Minooka defeated Moosic 8 to 7 at Athletic Park in a pitching duel. O Neill held Moosic to two runs through six before Moosic rallied with four runs in the seventh. Hayes, Shea, Flannery and O Neill starred for Minooka while Campbell Mullin and Moran stood out for Moosic. Deducted by Burke as umpire. time 2.0.
The Lackawanna Stars and Dunmore Nonpareils issue Sept challenges to West Side clubs on West Side grounds and Luzerne street with managers John J. Coleman and others. Other teams like the Olyphant Browns, Taylor Reds, Sliders, and Moosic club issue return challenges for dates at Scranton, Taylor grounds, and various parks.
A fragmented poem by Walker Foe printed in New York concerning mounting a wheel and invoking Health as a force. The speaker urges bold action against death, urging pursuit along winding roads and celebrating a fearless ride toward hope and renewal.
The South Side Juvenile Foot Ball team reorganized for the new season and seeks challenge. Since formation four years ago they have lost only one game, featuring players such as John Maycock, Anthony McDonald, Owen Langan, Thomas Keeney, James Jenning, Robert Farrell, Patrick Conley, James Crane, James Brown, James Lavelle, with James Lavelle as captain and James Brown at full back.
Promoter announces a sweeping challenge: Holmes will fight the winner of the Dobbs Judge bout or any man in Pennsylvania at 153 or 135 pounds. The notice lists Peter B. Dunn at 61 Macdougal Street New York City as contact.
Stanton Abbott and John Tighe from the South Side will stage an exhibition at Laurel Hill Park on Wednesday evening September 22.
A jumble of classified ad copy promises quick earnings from canvassing sales, agents wanted, dressmaking apprenticeships, and home work. Listings include positions in Denton Adams Avenue, Chicago, Cincinnati, and New York with pay from one cent a word to eight dollars per day, plus commissions and expenses.
Classified notices solicit life insurance, building stock, and sales agents across multiple cities. Listings include Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Co. agents in Scranton and Carbondale, Chicago postings for cigar sales and salesman roles, and firms seeking solicitors with varying compensation structures.
Brief classified notice from a requester seeking washing and ironing work. They offer to wash at home or do ironings and will travel early in the week. Provides contact as 1 B at 34 Sumner Avenue.
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