French Rifleist Borderverry Arrives After Public Disrobing Act
Special to The Washington Post reports Col Gaston Bord erverry a French rifleman arrives in New York aboard the St Louis from Southampton Cherbourg. He performs dangerous feats including playing a piano while firing at keys and shooting a lump of sugar between two men. He disrobes his wife with bullets, fearing police interference.
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Washington Post
New York
Gaston Borderverry
France
St. Louis
Southampton
Cherbourg
Comstock Society
California Defeats Stanford in Coast Field Meet
California edged Stanford 721 3 to 492 3 at the annual field meet amid slippery tracks. Stanford freshman Miller starred with a mile in 4 41, 44 yard dash in 14 01, and a half mile near 2 05, scoring eleven points.
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Washington Post
San Francisco
University of California
Stanford University
California
Miller
Stanford
Nationals Aim to Break Into Winners as Johnson Tours AL
President Johnson travels through AL cities hoping Stahl's Nationals break into the win column at today's game. New York at Washington and other matchups color the day while Stahl seeks offense against Powell.
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American League
Hopea
Stahl
Pittsburg Triumph Over Reds In Snowy Start
Pittsburgh wins 9 to 4 at Cincinnati as Overall debuts for the Reds falter in a snow flurry. Wagner injured but stays in, Chech relief allows runs on errors, attendance 7,351. Clark and Ritchey spark Pittsburg's offense while Leach and Claney steal bases.
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Paradise of the turf opens Belmont Park May 4
Belmont Park, the Westchester Racing Association’s new 700 acre course in Queens, opens May 4 with a seven furlong straightaway, multiple tracks totaling over 2 million dollars spent, a sport palace clubhouse, 60,000 capacity, and racetrack facilities designed for premier events including the Metropolitan Handicap and Belmont Stakes.
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Chicago Blanks St Louis In Errorless 5–0 Win
Chicago defeated St Louis 5 to 0 in a cold, snowy day game here. Altrock pitched masterfully as Chicago piled two three-base hits in the fifth inning. Wallace made a fine one-handed catch of F Jones’s high fly. Attendance 8,616. Two-base hits by T Jones Donahue and Wallace. Holmes, F Jones, and Green hit for extra bases. Time 1 hour 30 minutes. Boston Americans beat Newark 6–5 in eleven innings in Newark.
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Laurel Outing Club Defeated by National Junior Republic Club
Laurel Maryland April 16 The Laurel Outing Club opened the season by hosting the National Junior Republic Club of Annapolis Junction Md the home team lost 9 to 3 After two runs in the first inning the locals could not sustain offense The article lists lineups Boston Barton Jostyn McGovern Newark Ekopec Hosterfer Latimer as players in the game Special to The Washington cum Laurel MG
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Laurel Club
Lanham Baseball Club
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Laurel Outing Club
National Junior Republic Club
Annapolis Junction
St Louis Falls to Chicago in Cold Weather Gamble
St Louis loses to Chicago Nationals 3 to 2 as errors in critical moments and ragged fielding mar a frigid afternoon. Attendance 8,000. Game featured misplays behind a sharp Edison-like cold spell, with Kellum and Welmer on the mound and wild baserunning affecting the outcome.
Baseball Notes on Nationals Giants and Spitballs in 1900s Era
Baseball notes survey managers and players including Stahl Tenney McGuire and Cassidy across Washington Philadelphia and Brooklyn. Mentions spitball controversy Jerry Griffith Selbach Tannehill Delehanty Parent Hoffman and Miller and a preview of opening week weather and standings for the American leagues and newspapers.
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Washington
Joe Cassidy
Nationals
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Phillies
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Indianapolis
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George Stone
American Association
Danny Hoffman
Athletics
Jesse Tannehill
Chicago- Record-Herald
St. Louis Browns
Dave Fultz
Brightwood harness season readies with upgrades and star trotters
Brightwood race track implements major upgrades as spring meeting nears. New grandstand, restaurant and betting ring under stands, extensive stalls and refreshed fences mark prep. Trainers like James J. Metc her and Thomas Cannon assemble strong trotting and pacing strings including Gladstone, Miss Gream, Robin Hood, Henry Shepherd, and Gratton filly. A wide stable from Javin Brothers and others show promising prospects for a busy circuit season starting late May.
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Sullivan Confident on Sullivan Mitchell May Match
Oshkosh Wis April 16 John L Sullivan confirms Tacoma dispatch that he and Charlie Mitchell have a twenty round Queensberry bout planned in Tacoma in May. Sullivan says the bout was clinched yesterday and he will start conditioning, dropping from 260 to 230 pounds in about four weeks. He trusts his stamina and skill to defeat Mitchell.
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Tacoma
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Pacific Coast
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Fraudulent Visitor Posing as Max Miller Targets Bank
A man claiming to be Max Miller from Tyrone Pa visited Trenton N C days ago with bank books and a supposed $11,000 deposit. He offered a $5,000 check at First National Bank, which refused cashing and only accepted for collection. The real Max Miller was still in Tyrone, and the stranger fled. police fear capture is unlikely.
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Looping the Loop Forbidden by Police in Paris
Paris authorities ban looping the loop stunts after a woman’s death from brain congestion following an automobile loop. The prefect of police ordered prohibition of similar performances to prevent further accidents.
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Washington Post
Paris
Prefect of Police
Freight Crash Head-On Near North Tonawanda
A head on collision between two Erie Railroad freight trains near North Tonawanda killed Bert Wrigley of Buffalo and W L Brown of West Philadelphia. Firemen on both trains died and the engineers leapt to safety, with injuries to Kelley and Ellis. The crash occurred on a curve about five miles north of the city and the cause is under investigation. Jacksonville Florida game results noted: Jacksonville 2 Atlanta 1.
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Brown
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T. T. Ellis
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