Baseball Club Talks and Player Deals Stir Up Detroit Gossip
A scatter of 1918 era baseball trade rumors and club politics focuses on major league franchise moves and pitcher value. Discussions touch on syndicate leverage, draft and purchase controls, and possible sale or exchange of players including forecasts around George Mullin and Ty Cobb amid frontier league intrigue.
Newark Club Sale Sells Burnham Out of Baseball
Newark Eastern League club sold to George T Stallings who will run the team with extra players. Burnham, ousted by a union league blacklist pushed by J C Pulliam, faces removal from major league plans as Stallings takes charge. Chance of the Cubs wrestler and other sports notes fill out this rugged array of baseball and wrestling developments.
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Union League
H C Pulnam
Cincinnati
York
Wow Burnham
Newark
George T Stallings
Baseball Muraer
Detfoit Americans
Dulfalo
Stallings
Mrang Larrell
Pri
Montr Cith
Tastern Tetsu
Kenaik Burnham
Sud
Hasball
Urfon Leagus Biscluist Ca Iduete
JI C Pulliam
National League
Iris Burnham
Ofourke
Minior Leignes
Ding
Busiic
Enka
Cmeanniti Club
Uelrmann
Bralngs
You Needn t You neednt distress after eating cure
A historical health note describes a remedy for dyspepsia claiming to stop distress after meals and belching. It promotes a product named Sarsaparita as strengthening the stomach, aiding digestion, restoring appetite, and boosting overall health. The ad asserts it builds up the whole system.
Yale Pitchers Prove Promising For Baseball Light
Special to The Washington Post from New Haven reports Yale baseball looks brighter than post Bowmen days as three freshmen pitchers Merritt Ven Vleck and Dunbar gain qualifications. Merritt 18 emerges as strongest yet, after guiding freshmen to wins over Harvard and Princeton. Vleck disqualified from basketball, Dunbar limited by football training, leaving Parsons Cushing and Howard Jones in mix for spring.
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Washington Post
New Haven
Connie
Ward
Yale
Howmin
Siuiden
Merritt Ven Vleck
Dunbar Merritt
Bowmns
Harvard
Pricetor
Fan Vleck
Heston
Dunbar
Jud Parsons
Phonom
Cushing
Howrd Jones
Public Choices For OTTS Riding A Feature
Three winners of a two year old selling trot race are highlighted with Prosper among the victors. Evert Jack Bratton, though well backed, breaks down after finishing second as Severus repeats and takes the race.
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Pilots
Prosper
Jack Bratton
Severus
Winners at New Orleans and Los Angeles Races
In New Orleans Prosper and Prince Hohenlohe both triumphed as Jack Ott rode three winners including Prosper in the two year olds sale. At Los Angeles Billy Bowlegs and Nadzu led a strong card with Duke of Orleans and Teo Beach among the winners. notable upset saw John Smutski at 29 to 1. The meeting highlighted Ott’s staking, with a packed program at the fair grounds and betting thrill throughout.
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Handzarra
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Soto
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Canarde
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E Martin
Washington
Ron Orleans
Fair Grounds
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Jackes
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Ott
Ins Company
Joe Howell
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Nationals Eyes Mullin Trade for Tiger Pitcher
Nava hints Nationals have a chance to secure George Mullin. Detroit would trade him for Falkenberg, Hughes, or Smith. Box artist dissatisfied. trade talks surface as teams weigh pitching assets and potential deals.
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Detroi
Falkenberg
Hughes
Smith
Washington Post
Detroit Midh
Tech
George Mullins
Detroit
Dehart
Mullins
Navine
Detroits
Mullin
Opitcher
Thomas
Hugh Jennings
Uast
Navin
Washington
Falkensberg Hughes
Cantillon
Foot Runaway at Santa Ana Park Fizzles in Races
In a muddy Santa Ana Park program, Firm Foot bolted clear in one race, tossing jockey Tinn and wrecking around the track. Work and Ply, Nadzu, and other named runners posted wins in multiple events as Shilling rode two winners and several others ran well.
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Ballavek
Patterson to Leave Club as Commy Seeks Salary Deal
Comiskey and Jos Cantillon left Chicago for Helena to board the houseboat White Sea while Patterson contemplates departure. Manager Clark Griffith and Jake Stahl headed to Hot Springs with Highlanders plans, and Orville Overall announced he would join Teague on February 27. Big Jeff’s bride Ethel Hinson is described as an accomplished musician.
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Roy
Comiskey
Jos Cantillon
Chicago
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Ark
White Sea
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Jake Stahl
Highlanders
Hot Springs
Orville
Big Jeffs
Ethel Hinson
Bowling Tournament Ends With Florists Second In Class A
The Florists finished strong to take second in the second annual City Association bowling tournament at Palace alleys. Howery’s pin hitters posted 2 565 for class B, while results note Stradley and Taylor earned class C doubles silver and Lemmon won class A singles. Herbert for Washington Railway Relief Bowling League began a 24 hour grind at 8 am, aiming to break Krauss’s record after a long session.
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Lemmon
J Watt
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City Association of Washington
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Deater
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Harvard Enters York Columbia Games on Feb Open Relay Match
Harvard University announced provisional agreement to send a one mile relay team to New York for a special race at Madison Square Garden on Saturday February with Lule competing Columbia management reported Yale has entered a two mile team and expects further participants from New Haven Pennsylvania and Ford James Bevan Georgetown also plan open mile college relay entries along with Colima athletes Crim son track men potential additions for the event set to feature competing colleges and universities in the New York meet.
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Harvard University
New York
Lule
Columbia
Madison Square Garden
Yale
Colima
New Haven
Additina
Pennsyvania
Ford
James Bevan
Georgetown
Georgetown vs Virginia clash offers scorers duel
Virginia forward Glenn and Georgetown's Grogan are billed as two top south goal tossers. Virginia seeks revenge after a prior loss as the teams meet in a key South championship test at Convention Hall Saturday night at 30.
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Attle Grogan
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Virginia
Fentary
Vrginia
Tate
Tlal
Duke of Orleans Wins Third Straight in Six Furlong Race
In Oakland on February 4 Duke of Orleans powered to a third consecutive victory in a six furlong race, finishing ahead of Cheque and Saramailes. Fred Bent’s favor ite Mus koday disappointed backers as he failed to satisfy expectations in the Pleasantm Handicap.
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Duke of Orleans
Willams
Lady Renssalaer
Sandy
Smitey Corbett
Rice
Fred Bent
Kirschbaum
Dorado
Keogh
Galvestonian
Finnegan
Saramailes
Williams
Sullivan for Roosevelt and the political moment
Boston report notes John L Sullivan visiting Roxbury for three weeks and praising Roosevelt while naming seven powerful financiers as influences. He stresses Roosevelt’s strength and argues for Roosevelt’s re election, citing Rockefeller Carnegie Morgan and others. The piece also covers Naval Academy rowing coach Richard Grendan returning to Annapolis for spring training and potential races with Harvard and Georgetown.
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Mpertal
Washington Post
Boston
John L Sullivan
Fils
Lennan
Roxbury
Sullvan
Muldoons Academy
Muldoon
Jake Krain Greviman
Bishu
Roosevelt
Sullivan
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Rockefeller
Wiliam
Carnegie J Pierpont
Morgan Tom Ryan Harriman
Widener
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Countis
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Naval Academy
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Exhibition at Chess Club Promotes The Rice Gambit
The Rice gambit event at the Chess Club features a simultaneous exhibition focused on the opening named the “at lack however.” Prof Bice of New York is credited as its inventor. Julius [ian State champion of Seakook] will challenge royal players in a severe test while Mr Jina, a blind amateur, will play some games without sight. The event, held at 12 Cwelfth street, Oxford Declines, tensions with competitors from Oxford and Cambridge follow.
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New York
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Ian
Seakook
Adler
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Ald
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