Nationals Win 7 to 6 in error plagued tilt
Washington and Columbus played a loose game with fielding miscues and pitching lapses as Cantillon's Nationals fell 7 to 6 to the American Association champions. Tughea and Patten struggled for Washington while Friel and Nil powered Columbus with late-inning aggression.
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Cantillon
Spagial
Washington
Columbus
Ohio
Tughea
Patten
Joe Cantillon
Flughes
Dackson
Friel
Anderson
Nil
Perrine
Hughes
Patten Eet Dementa
Ren Makny
Gossip of the Diamond and Towns Forfeits Sculling Title
News items recount Hal Chase potential return to Washington with the Giants rivals and Mike Donlin’s leg recovery delaying a Giants outfield comeback. It notes Park Griffin’s stance on pitchers, Mobbs’ unnamed recruit from North Carolina, and George Towns forfeiting the world sculling title to Charles Towns amid a postponed final in St Louis.
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Gotham
Wittie
Mike Donlin
New York
Giants
Outfeld
Aftke
Jimmy Callahan
Logan Squirea
Aff
Chicago
Mike
Mercy
Jack
Plark
Grif Hes
New York Zcriber
Mathiwson
Chesbro
Mobbs
University of North Carolina
Gle
Jane
Grif
Towns
Sydney
New South Wales
George Towns
Charles Towns
Webb
New Zealand
$6,000 for Franchise in Norfolk Baseball Club
Otto Wells, president of the Norfolk baseball club, confirmed by telephone that he offered the franchise to Newport News for $6,000. He said the Jamestown Exposition concerns dominate local interest and that shipbuilding interests are eager to take the franchise, with plans to transfer club and players on opening day April 18 for the stated price.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Post
Richmond
Otto Wells
Norfolk Baseball Club
Norfolk
Newport News
Wells
Danville
Whbiner
Third Baseman Doyle Shines as Davidson Beats C. W. U.
Davidson defeats C W U as Doyle goes 5 for 5 with three strong plays at third base. Captain Titus delivers solid defense and rally hits come from the tourists, who use three pitchers to steady the game.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Titus
Southern Season Opens With Three City Baseball Wins
Jacksonville beats Columbia 5 to 1 on opening day at Jacksonville Florida on April 25 observers noted strong hitting led by Long. Charleston defeats Macon 2 to 0 in Savannah crowd, while Augusta tops Savannah 4 to 2 in Greensboro George Washington beats Davidson 4 to 2 in a cold, windy southern trip opener with Carr’s pitching standout and multiple errors shaping the late innings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacksonville
Columbia
Charleston
Macon
Augusta
Savannah
Farmer’s Grounds
Fla
Greensboro
Titus
Brennan
Davidson College
George Washington University
Robin Redbreast
South
Washington
Carr
Doyle
George Washington
Campbell
Orrison
Celley
Stevenson
Guerrani
Cummings
Davidson
Mie i
Gotey
Fearne Ee
Nythi Vannah
Holmes
St. Paul
Sovonnan
Croower
Auguala
Deaver
Kahikoff
Connelly
Mr. Davis
Carolina One Run Victory Over Oak Ridge Institute
In Chapel Hill a single run in the eighth inning gave Carolina a 4 to 0 win over Oak Ridge Institute. Story pitched well for Carolina with Montgomery scoring on a two base hit by Story after a walk and an error. Mayberry pitched for Oak Ridge, but Carolina's hits were scattered and timely.
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Doyle
Campbell
Titus
Ahes
OHA
Nonaldeon
Cl McMinn
Guarrant
Alpherratl
Donaldson
George Washington
Davison
Wester
Far
Johnon
Guerriat
Grorgs
Washington
Orrora
Davidson
Balle
Lanford
Hal
Onaldson
Mate
Carr
Vasor
Guerrant
Celley
Jahison
Reid
Ball
Stevenson
Uimore
Doak
Gane
Washington Post
Wil
N. C
Carolina
Oak Ridge Institute
Montgomery
Thompson
Story
Mayberry
Oak Ridge
Owl Ridge
Rodgers
Alc Ridge
Swink
Storm
Bally
Strick
Lynchburg Shut Out as Highlanders Win Two-Run Rained-In Tilt
Clark Griffiths New York Highlanders defeated Lynchburg 2 to 0 in a rain shortened two inning game. Local pitching held steady as Orth yielded four singles while the Highlanders collected five on hits including two doubles. Betcher’s stop of Keeler’s drive in the third framed the standout defensive play amid muddy conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Lynchburg
Clark Griffith
New York Highlanders
Orth
Highlanders
Schmelzsky
Ludwig
Betcher
Keeler
New York
Lenehburg
Dairles
Kielan
Ludj Wis
Henninger
Diamond for Donahue Pin Presented in Springfield Game
Chicago first baseman Jiggs Donahue received a diamond scarf pin after the first inning as ex Mayor Bowlus presented the gift in Springfield Ohio. The Chicago team beat the Springfield home squad 10 to 2 in the opener of the series with the Chicago American.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Springfield
Ohio
Jiggs Donahue
Bowlus
Tum
Spring Musings on Baseball Stars and Legends
A nostalgic verse by EDMUND MURPHY recalls spring and baseball glory. It praises iconic hitters and fielders such as Ryan Delehanty Brouthers Glasscock Denny Clarkson and laments modern stars while celebrating a dramatic late game home run that lifted spirits as fans cheer and critique a fading winter.
V M I Meets Georgetown Baseball at Georgetown Field Today
VMI baseball meets Georgetown on the latter's field at 39 o'clock today. After defeats by the University of Pennsylvania last Friday and Saturday, Coach O Hara bolsters the team and aims for a victory. Devine will start for VMI with Mudd catching.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia Military Institute
Georgetown
University of Pennsylvania
O'Hara
McLaughlin
Devine
Mudd
Cleveland Beats Reds In Exhibition Tilt
Cincinnati toured in an afternoon exhibition, losing to the Cleveland American League club. Final score details show Cleveland offense and pitching performances, with batters Maron Coakley and Schlel contributing for the Reds and Moore, Leibhart, and Bemis for Cleveland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Ohio
Cleveland
LH. E. al
Bitteries
Maron Coakley
Schlel
Moore
Leibhart
Bemis
High School Dual Meet Sets Big Erie Rivalry at Van Ness Park
A dual meet scheduled for May 2 at Van Ness Park pits Episcopal High School of Virginia against Central High School in a parade of fast athletes. The rivalry promises strong competition as Kemper and Schmidt lead the squads while Marbury from Episcopal remains the top threat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central
Virginia
van Ness Park
Episcopal High School
Central High School
Kemper
O-streetjers
Schmidt
Marbury
Convention Hall
Bowling record set as Fields hits 677 total
Fields of the Agriculture Departmental League rolled an average of 26 for three sets to reach 677, breaking season records. Bureggus posted the high score in the final game with 1,052 pins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palges Arlegal
Jimmy Fields
Agriculture
Bureggus
Arion Society Presents Concert Opera And Ball
The Arion Society hosted a night at the National Rifles Armory with hundreds attending. Choruses were performed, solo singing by Mrs Blanche Mattingly Rogers and cornet solos by William T Davis. A comic opera After the Masquerade was staged with Rothschild Rockar Holer and Holer in roles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arion Society
National Rifles Armory
Blanche Mattingly Rogers
Wattz
Harry Rothachila
Franz Moors
Die Rauber
Carl Hopsner
F. A. Rockar
Harry Rothschild
Lehmahn
Falstaff
Emi Holer
Rappelsops
Miss Pauling Holer
Rosamunde
Three Men Lost Overboard From Hereford in Gale
A Canadian Norwegian bark Hereford with crew of nine survivors and a wounded captain were rescued off the Carolina coast by the British steamship Olivemoor. Captain Jansen suffered a severed head wound and a broken leg as the vessel sank after a March 2 gale.
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Washington Post
Norfolk, Va
Apella
Carolina
Norfolk
Jansen
St. Vincent’s Hospital
Ailskins
Hereford
Fensacola
Buenos Ayres
Huntington City Treasurer Dies After Stroke in Street
Thomas Sikes, treasurer of Huntington West Virginia, died today shortly after suffering a stroke on a city street. Born in Scioto County, Ohio, he served as colonel of the Thirty third Ohio during the Civil War and had held the city treasurer post for eight years before losing reelection last week.
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City of
Huntington
W. Va
Thomas Sikes
Scioto County
Ohlo
Land
Thirty-third Ohio Regiment
Georgetown recreation center library opening delayed
The Georgetown recreation center library opening is postponed to April 11 due to delayed book procurement. A small library branch will launch with about 600 books for youth, shared by Public Library and Washington Playground Association, with Miss Buynitzky in charge and hours Tuesdays Thursdays and Saturdays 7 to 9 p.m. The gymnasium and baths will not open until next fall due to lighting issues.
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Georgetown Recreation Center
George' ‘Town
Washington Playground Association
Boys’ Club
Buynitzky
Weaver’s Ninety Pound Sailfish Captured in Washington
Louis Weaver, a local resident, returned from the Florida coast with a ninety pound sailfish hooked and landed after thirty five minutes of sport. It is said to be the third sailfish of its kind seen in American waters. The fish will be stuffed for exhibition at Hickman and White’s sporting goods store before being donated to the Smithsonian Institution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Weaver
Washington
Florida
American
Hickman & White
Sporting Goods
Smithsonian Institution
Grandfather's Cure for Constipation
An old advertisement promotes Cascarets as a safe exercise for the bowels, claiming two hours of wood sawing or a ten mile walk mimic the effect. It extols Cascarets as a non purging remedy that strengthens bowel muscles without stomach upset, selling ten cent boxes for pocket carry. The piece cites the New Orleans Times-Democrat and warns to obtain genuine CCC made by Sterling Remedy Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Think Boy Slain in Feed Barn Fire Believed Murder
Cluster Springs West Virginia April 8 Special to The Washington Post four year old son of Col Samuel L Adams burned to death in a feed barn fire investigators suspect murder thrown into the blaze a strange man seen fleeing toward the railroad track 159 yards away a detective has been hired to pursue the case Adams a lawyer and prohibitionist has opposed distiller licenses and says he received warnings to drop his stance before the tragedy
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cluster Springs
W. Va
Samuel L. Adama
Fred
Manassas Bank Directors Quarrel Over Strother Murder Probe
In Manassas Virginia on April 3 a tense scene erupted at a public discussion about the Bywaters murder probe. Strother brothers facing murder charges protested, threatening trouble after C A Hieneken and associates voiced harsh opinions about punishment, prompting Strother to confront them with a warning from a handbag threat.
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Washington Pont
Manassas
H. F. Lynn
Westwood Hutchison
Joshier
C. A. Hieneken
T. B. Putnam
Manassas National Bank
W. W. Briges
Oakdale Academy
Nathan Tucker
Washington, D. C
Bywaters
G. French Strother
Welch
Express Thief Captured In Buffalo And Returned To Georgia Jail
Salisbury North Carolina April R W Gray a trusted express clerk who five months ago absconded with funds from the Southern Express Company was captured in Buffalo New York and today jailed at Galisbury to await trial Detective B M McConnell recovered him Gray bonded for 3000 with a shortage reportedly under 2000 He confessed and will seek court mercy He spent weeks wandering from November aboard tramp steamers to South America and later in New York
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Washington Post
Salisbury
N. C
R. W. Gray
Southern Express Company
Buffalo
Galisbury
B. M. McConnell
Gray
Hinselty
Express Company
South America
New York
Cranston Slated for Umpire in Capital City League
Bob Cranston former Georgetown catcher and coach at Maryland Agricultural College is slated for umpire in the Capital City League. An officer said Cranston has been practically decided upon and it is equally probable that Umpire Billy Betts would handle the indicator in the Departmental League.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Cranston
Georgetown
Maryland Agricultural College
Cranston
Billy Betts
Joyce for President of Hotel Men’s Mutual Benefit Association
Laurence Mills of the Washington Hotel Reporter boosted Jerome H. Joyce of Baltimore for president of the Hotel Men’s Mutual Benefit Association, which meets in the city next month. Joyce, proprietor of Hotel Joyce, is praised as a top choice by hotel men across the United States and Canada. He is the son of the late Eugene Joyce, a famed Ninth Maryland Regiment colonel.
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Hotel Men's Mutual Benefit Association
Whch
Hotel Men
United States
Canada
Laurence Mills
Washington Hotel Reporter
Jerome H. Joyce
Baltimore
Maryland Hotel Men’s Association
Hotel Joyce
Br. Mills
Mr. Joyce
Eugene Joyce
Coronel
Ninth Maryland Regiment
Husband's Fine Suspended After Court Testimony
Thomas D. Garfield faced Judge Mulloway in Police Court on assault charges by Edna B. Garfield. The court found accident played a role in her injuries and fined Garfield 509 dollars or three months in jail, suspending the sentence on his bond to abstain from strong drink. Garfield was arrested in Philadelphia and brought to the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas D. Garfield
Edna B. Garfield
Mulloway
Garfield
Philadelphis
City
Herman A. Birch
Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest
Pratt
Howlett
Mullen
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Birch
Itaneigale
Masonic Fair Benefit Musical by Acacia Lodge Women
Under Acacia Lodge No 18 F A A M, the women’s committee hosted a musical to raise funds for the upcoming Masonic fair. The Confederate Veterans Hall hosted a flower-decorated program featuring Apollo Quartet, Butterworth, McFarland, Roderick, Dana Holland, and singers Miss Stanford Miss Deltrich Miss Mason among others with pianist Mrs Hope Hopkins Burroughs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Acacia Lodge
Confederate Veterans’Hall
Apollo
Charles BH. Butterworth
William D. McFarland
Roland BR. Roderick
Dana, Holland
Blanche Muir Dalgidish
Edward R
Embrey
Rutle Stanford
D. Olin Leach
Irene Deltrich
Misa Sallié¢ Mason
Hope Hopkins Burroughs
Woman's $10,900 check theft story puzzles police
Detectives probe a claimed theft of a $10,900 check from Mrs. Mary Famaglietti as a party guest reportedly heard a baby cry. The Yonkers bank story clashes with bank replies. A half-burned trunk with a wedged key prompted inquiries, while the woman remains under care and unweighed by police amid a looming second interview.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Torrillo Famaghetti
Fifth Street
Antonio
Costanzo
Yonkers
Grant, Dawson
Oriani
Cape
New York
Blaine Invincible Club Elects Officers in Annual Vote
The Blaine Invincible Republican Club held its annual officer election last night. Retiring president J W Jackson declined another term, praising the club. New officers include J W Bell as president, J O Minor vice president, E Pierce second vice president, J I Thomas financial secretary, Frank Weiss recording secretary, H E Thomas corresponding secretary, Willam Laws assistant financial secretary, W E Jones treasurer, Leroy Harvey attorney, R C Scott assistant attorney, FR Wells sergeant at arms, Walliam Carson assistant sergeant at arms, Thomas H Johnson marshal, Dr FR L Gaines physician, R B Blount bann ing chair, T J Marshall chaplain, Col P H Curnon general manager.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blaine Invincible Republican Club
Frank Wells
J. W. Jackson
Blaine
Republican Club
J. W. Bell
J. O. Minor
T. J. Marshall
Col
P. H. Curnon
Colored Men Raise Funds for Rockefeller Drive
The colored men's branch of the YMCA begins a 30 day campaign to raise 25000 to match a like sum offer from John D Rockefeller. Dr. F J Shadd and Benjamin Washington lead committees with about 3500 raised so far. Estimated canvass total reaches 4786 with 100 canvassers in the field. Daily bulletins will report progress under J M Moreland and N E Johnson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colored Men’s
Young Men’s Chistian Association
John D. Rockefeller
Citizens’ Committee
F. J. Shadd
Young Men’s Committee
Benjamin Washington
J. %. Moreland
International
N. E Johnson
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Pa. Ave
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National Capital Brewing Co
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LeAna
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F St
Atlantis Bldg
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Capital Loan CO
Lonpa
F Street
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Citizens’ Loan & Trust CO
Medical
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Seventeenth Street NW
Shade
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Pa Ave
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Marvel CO
O'Donnell
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