Brush's Plan Seeks End of League Presidency
New York December reports say John T. Brush and backers push to abolish the League presidency. A four‑man board would govern, licensing all ball players, with Brush possibly chairing a licensing board. The meeting at the Fifth Avenue Hotel adjourned early due to absent directors as talks continued.
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Dec
Brush
Freedman
Robison
Soden
National League
Fifth-avenue
League
Hart
Rogers
John T. Brush
Dreyfus
Abell
A.G. Spalding
Young
Messrs
Rob
Grape Nuts Food Helped Virginia Worker Recover Strength
A Chatham tobacco warehouse employee describes chronic brain strain and exhaustion from daily calculations. After failing to improve with food, he tried Grape-Nuts, which he says renewed his color, strength, and mental sharpness within about four weeks, enabling him to tackle work again.
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Chatham
Crider
National League board powers and six day race notes
Report discusses proposed control by a new National League board over licensing players and managing teams. Chicago manager Frank Selee signs O Hagen as a first baseman, signaling possible Doyle move to second base. In New York, six day bicycle race at Madison Square Garden draws 10,000 with multiple team scores listed. Rochester go as you please race ends with fourteen riders still active and various standings.
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Ison
Brush
Young
National League
Frank Selee
Chicago
O' Hagen
Rochester
Doyle
New York
Madison Square Garden
Fischer
Chevalier
Butler
McLean
Newkirk
Munro
McEeachern
Walthour
Mayo
Wilson
Lawson
Julius
King and Samuelson
Babcock and Turville
Fredericks
Jack
Hall and
McLaren
N. Y
Golden
Fahri
Hart
Herty
Unknown
Moore
Loeslin
Cartwright
Cooper
Guerrero
Rt McGraw
Hegelman
Clark
Racing Dates for 1902 Western Jockey Club
The Western Jockey Club board elected Lawrence A. Young as chairman with George G. Perkins as vice chairman James Howard as treasurer and George H. Kuhl as secretary. Racing dates for 1902 were assigned for Crescent City New Louisiana Little Rock New Memphis Tennessee Breeders Latonia Kinloch Park St Louis Delmar Lakeside Worth Chicago Harlem Washington Park and other clubs across March to November with multiple runs and overlaps.
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Chicago
Western Jockey Club
Lawrence A. Young
George G. Perkins
Covington
James Howard
George H. Kuhl
Crescent City
New Memphis Jockey Club
Tennessee Breeders’ Association
Nashville
New Louisville Jockey Club
Latonia Jockey Club
Kinloch Park Jockey Club
St. Louis Fair Association
Delmar Jockey Club
Lakeside Jockey Club
Worth Jockey Club
Chicago Jockey Club
Harlem Jockey Club
Washington Park Club
Racing odds report for Oakland Elbano and New Orleans Pyrrho
Oak land Elbano odds 6 to 1 Fitz Kanet even Commissioner Forster 6 to 1 Be deek to 5 Redward 7 to 10 Bedner 10 to 1 New Orleans Pyrrho 2 to 1 Beau 10 to 1 Banish 2 to 1 Low Woods 8 to 5 Echo dale percent to 1 Waterhouse 13 to 1
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Oakland
Elbano
Fitz Kanet
Commissioner Forster
Bedeek
Redward
Bedner
New Orleans
Pyrrho
Beau
Banish
Low Woods
Echodale
Waterhouse
Schaeffer Wins International Eighteen Inch Balk Line Title
Jacob Schaeffer of Chicago defeats George F. Slosson of New York 400 to 0 in the deciding game at Madison Square Garden Concert Hall to claim the championship. The day’s events include Schaeffer’s 40 to 236 afternoon win over Morningstar and notes on high runs and averages. Tomorrow Slosson meets Barutel as the tournament narrows to the final rounds.
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New York
Dec. W
Jacob Schaeffer
Chicago
George F. Slosson
Madison Square Garden
Schaeffer
H.R
Slosson
Morningstar
Howison
Enthusiastic Crowd Fills Y M C A Gym for Season Opener
Indianapolis basketball kicks off with four teams in a double header at the Y M C A gym. The M T H S beat Training School 19 to 12 and Y M C A beat Meridian Street Church 19 to 14. McGaughey, Rice, Fleming lead for Y M C A with field goals. Harden, Pritchard, Hester top Meridian scorers. Umpire Kelly strict on fouls, sparking calls from players but overall seen as fair.
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Indianapolis
Meridian Street Church
Meridian-street Church
Meridians
Kelly
Blossom
McGaughey
Rice
Fleming
Eaeneness
Bates
Purves
Harden
Pritchard
Hester
Ogden
Gavin
Jones
Robinson
West
Ralph Bauman
Bauman
Kittle
McCullum
Kaylor
Maxwell
Joe Minor
E. Minor
J. Minor
Rauch
Rominger
Dyer
Barker
Kelly and Robinson
YMCA Intermediate League Formed With Five Clubs
A Y M C A meeting formed an Intermediate League of five clubs for the basketball season. Each team pays 15 cents weekly to fund a season banquet for winners while losers act as waiters. First game tomorrow features Hogs vs Meridians. Buncoes, Hoosiers, and Longridge also schedule games.
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Meridians
Buncoes
Hoosiers
Longridge
Berry
Eaton
Brown
Coughlan
Weer
Holloway
Barcus
Blatchelder
Riddle
Ayres
Shank
Connor
Hoag
Lewis
Prelatt
Hendrix
Gainey
Morgan
Ernest Hall
Oakes
Reese
Deerhake
Gates
Armstrong
Appel
Pray
McKinney
Spencer
Henderson
Bristor
Jerseys and Footballs for Manual Training High School
The Athletic Association met in the auditorium with about 320 members present. They voted to award a jersey to every football player and to present awarded footballs to graduates before next season. They also considered a formal expression of appreciation for coach Fred M. Winters and his role in the team’s success.
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the Athletic Association
Manual Training High School
Butler Girls Basketball Team Organizes For Christmas Championship
The Butler girls basketball squads have formed and are practicing regularly ahead of a Christmas championship game. All players from last year’s town team have returned, promising a strong showing this season.
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Butler
Strong Butler and area teams plan early season matches
The third year of the dorm team promises peak strength with the return of Miss Coyner and the forthcoming return of Miss Johnny Carpenter. Indianapolis University football ends in solid condition under Frank B. Long with no debts, a captain and manager still to be chosen, and plans for games with Indiana Notre Dame and Purdue. Shortridge High School celebrates sweaters for Thanksgiving players, while M T H S shifts to using practice performance for first team selection. Butler basketball awaits a Saturday game against the Y M C A with many new players tried and another set of officials listed.
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Coyner
Johnny Carpenter
Knickerbocker, High School
Earlham Girls
Indianapolis University
Frank B. Long
Indiana
Notre Dame
Purdue
The
Athletic Association
Butler College
Manual Training School
Athletic Association of
Shortridge High School
Ward Dean
Dug Dean
Scott
Masters
Gipe
Dugan
Doudican
Bacon
Hacker
Connor
Hall
Holdston
Bosler
Clark
Tolin
Carl Gibbs
Butler
Kelly
West
Purvis
McPhellin
Sherrin
Geckler
Anthony
Spring meet opens at Memphis Jockey Club in late March
The spring meeting of the new Memphis Jockey Club will open March 31 and run twenty-one days, with ten stakes slated. Cornell fencing seeks meetings with Michigan and Wisconsin teams. Lester Relff appeals evidence refusals, Sandow weight contest plans surface, and E Carroll Schaeffer sets a nine yard record of four minutes and two-fifths seconds at a Penn AAU event in Philadelphia.
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Memphis Jockey Club
Cornell University
Michigan
Wisconsin
Lester Relff
Jockey Club
Rolandow
Sandow
E. Carroll Schaeffer
University of Pennsylvania
Amateur Athletic Union
Sportsman's Show
Philadelphia
Schaeffer
City News Notes Posey county settlement and exhibits
Posey county settled with the State paying 13413.51 and drawing 197.03. The H Lieber Deepa OY opens an exhibit of 35 pictures by Artist Steele today, continuing eight days. Secretary Stacey and Assistant Secretary Hanson of the State Y M C A depart for Cincinnati for the state secretaries meeting. Dr Henry C Stotler is critically ill with no hope of recovery. William Bauer, linked to Charles Williams in a brass theft, was arrested and charged with burglary. Elizabeth Fauvre won 100 from a Chicago weekly for most beautiful babe. Mrs Conklin seeks help recovering $8 50 lost by her husband gambling. Daniel Leatherman, 83, celebrated, witnessing first steam engine into Indianapolis. four of six children survive.
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H. Lieber Deepa OY
Steele
Stacey
Hanson
Cincinnati
Henry C. Stotler
Deaconess
William Bauer
Charles Williams
Indianapolis
Holtz and Wallace
Elizabeth Fauvre
Frank Mays Fau
New Jersey
Daniel Leatherman
Millersville
Marion County
State Board to Discuss Buying Fair Grounds Land
A special committee of the State Board of Agriculture including JT A McDonald M S Claypool Sid Conger and Secretary Charles Downing will meet tomorrow to discuss purchasing land at the state fair grounds owned by Mrs. Smith. Proposals have been offered but not accepted. The agreement allows the board to buy the land for 40.90 with two thirds bearing interest for one or two years. The board aims to settle the basis but the matter remains unsettled.
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JT. A. McDonald
M.S. Claypool
Sid Conger
Charles Downing
State Board of Agriculture
Mrs. Smith
Resignation of Seventh Presbyterian Pastor to Lead Buffalo Church
The Rev. R. V. Hunter, pastor of Seventh Presbyterian Church, resigns to head Central Presbyterian Church of Buffalo. He also steps down as superintendent of the Anti saloon League, effective Jan. 1. The Anti-saloon League elects the Rev. Gilbert J. Raynor of Columbus to replace him. A committee including E. M. Harness and several others will seek a successor to Mr. Hunter as pastor.
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Seventh Presbyterian Church
Central Presbyterian Church of
Buffalo
Hunter
Antisaloon League
Gilbert J. Raynor
Columbus
Anti-saloon League
E. M. Harness
John G. Wishard
S. P. Scherer
H. H. Bishop
H. G. Graylord
Helen Russell
Unter
Orleans Hardware Company Incorporates in Indiana
The Orleans Hardware Company of Orleans Indiana filed articles of incorporation yesterday with capital of 10000. Directors include John M Hardman Ells Leatherman Charles H Shirley and Fred L Shirley. The Presbyterian Church of Lewisville Henry county filed articles of association yesterday with trustees E L Johnson Samuel Kirkham and Thomas B Nugen.
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Capital
Orleans
Ind
John M. Hardman
Ells Leatherman
Charles H. Shirley
Fred L. Shirley
The
Presbyterian Church
Lewisville
Henry County
E. L. Johnson
Samuel Kirkham
Thomas 8. Nugen
T P Kiser's Evidence Given
T P Kiser testified as principal witness in the remonstrance hearing before the County Commissioners. He described how he copied signatures for the power of attorney, noting he struck out duplicates and gave Very Satisfactory answers to the questions.
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T. P. Kiser
Kiser
Lst
Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup Teething Remedy Ad
A vintage advertisement extols Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething children claiming it soothes gums, soothes colic, regulates bowels, and cures diarrhoea, urging buyers to insist on the product and noting a price of five cents a bottle. Also promotes Hale's Honey of Horehound and Tar for coughs, and Pike's Toothache Drops with claimed one-minute relief.
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Millionae
Hale
Ruggists
Pike
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