Ganley Not Satisfied as He Refuses to Sign Contract
Lowell report says Bob Ganley refuses to sign with Cantillon over salary and a clause that would forfeit $1000 if he drank. Ganley seeks more money and hints at a trade for Elberfeld while preparing for spring training in Galveston. Hans Wagner reportedly highest paid half back in baseball, earning $10,000 for six months with Pittsburgh.
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Bloomingdale Club Cross Country Meet Sees Growing Entries
The second annual Bloomingdale Athletic Club cross country run draws assurances from over twenty schools and clubs to enter many men. Notables include George Washington, Johns Hopkins, the Cross-Country Club of Baltimore, and several national guardsmen. Gallagher, a Brown Prep standout, is slated to compete, with potential entrants from Eastern and Central District and other major clubs. Entries close February 26 with N. T. Worley.
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Maryland and District runners in first crosscountry title race
About 22 long distance runners from Maryland and the District will start this afternoon at 3 o'clock from the terminus of the Fourteenth Street Car Line for the South Atlantic Association crosscountry championship. The course, a little over six miles, uses Military Road, is run twice with a reversed second lap, and awards a club trophy to the top four scorers alongside medals for first through third.
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Unsettled Weather Across Nation With Storms Southwest
Weather conditions report widespread unsettled patterns across the country on Sunday. Disturbances bring showers and thunderstorms from the upper Ohio valley to portions of the middle and south Atlantic states, while a Southwest storm triggers rains and snows in the middle and southern districts west of the mountains. Temperatures vary little. warm conditions prevail except in northern New England and the Southwest where colder air develops Monday night. Winds along coasts are light to moderate with regional variations.
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Yale coach Tad Jones resigns to return to business
New Haven Feb 21 Tad Jones resigns as Yale head baseball coach and will stay in Excello Ohio. He has received prominent offers to join New York or Chicago professional teams and would play for the New York Giants if he turns pro. Rumors say Bo Walsh may join Yale as coach if salary disputes are settled.
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Carnegie Endowment Reaches One Million At Virginia University
Charlottesville Va Feb 21 The 1 000 000 endowment for the University of Virginia is now a fact President Alderman announced to the faculty The gift includes 900 000 from Andrew Carnegie with conditions and additional sums raised bring the total beyond the million mark Funds will be held by the alumni board and income used for instructional purposes The Carnegie gift will become the permanent endowment after six schools are named for great men who helped build the university and the republic
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Republic
Imat club keeps Pitcher Burns amid major fan support
Sporting comment by J Ed Grillo reviews the Imat club decision to retain pitcher Bill Burns. The piece notes Burns draws strong fan backing, discusses trade rumors, salary talks, and the team’s pitching depth with stars like Cantillon, Stallings, and Jones. It weighs whether Burns and others can lift the club to a strong season while balancing roster needs.
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Ban Johnson to travel with White Sox on next trip
Chicago Feb 21 President Ban Johnson of the American League agrees to accompany the White Sox on their next trip. He will not join the team during departures from here but will head to San Francisco as the Sox prep to leave for the host. He will return with Comiskey, who plans to come back by the northern route. McCormick chosen coach for Princeton football in 1909.
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Princeton Hope Rises as Tigers Eye Georgetown Meet
Princeton University shows promise for the Georgetown Intercollegiate games on March 6. Trainer Al Copeland lists Gamble and Dawburn among a strong lineup including Bredemus and Frantz. Meese signals a planned 2 mile relay against Yale, with Georgetown preparing under Mulligan and Sullivan.
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Winchester Plans for Winning Baseball Team Next Season
Winchester Virginia, Feb 21 Special to The Washington Post reports manager Sandy Baker has completed Winchester’s baseball lineup for the coming season. Key players Cantwell and Dalton will not return as Cantwell stays in Washington and Dalton heads to Chicago White Sox. The team, strong last year, will feature pitcher Johnny Johnson and Lefty George, first baseman Big Cy McDonald, second baseman prospects, and Curly Brown in the outfield. Practice begins late May with the season opening June 6.
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Sandy” Baker
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Jcy" McDonald
Washington
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Witt
Pairings in tennis tourney for national indoor doubles
Twenty seven pairs drawn for the national indoor lawn tennis doubles championship to start tomorrow at the Seventh Regiment Armory New York. Notable entrants include H H Hackett with R D Lithe and W C Grant with T R Pell. Local notables Yale and regimental champs also seed the field with strong hopes.
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Former County Official Miladie Kauf dies in Hagerstown
Former County Commissioner Joseph M. Miladie Kauf dies at his Hagerstown home of paralysis aged about 70. Born at Beaver Creek he came to the city twenty years ago and was long engaged in local business. His wife predeceased him. four children survive. He was an active Republican.
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Joseph M. Miladie- Kauff
Hageratown
Beaver Creek
Victim of lockjaw in Cumberland dies at six years old
In Cumberland on February 21 Mrs. Sopia Schauwecker aged six died from lockjaw after a rusty nail pierced her shoe while tending chickens. Blood poisoning led to the illness. She was the widow of Robert Schauwecker and survived by eight children including John C. Schauwecker Minna Schauwecker and others in the Cam bergland area.
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Distillery Plant Burned Near Richmond
Fire destroyed the Darbytown Distilling Company plant on the Darby town road near Richmond. The bonded warehouse held twelve barrels of whiskey in bond. the office, grain and millrooms and distilling room burned. about 210 gallons of whiskey in the distilling room. more whiskey in the warehouse. two carloads of grain on the track were consumed. Loss estimated between 5000 and 15000 dollars with 8000 dollars insured.
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Old Church Rededicated at Boonsboro Washington Council
Trinity Reformed Church in Boonsboro Maryland, one of the oldest in the area, was rededicated after renovations costing about 5000 dollars. The church is debt free. RevDr J C Bowman preached the dedicatory sermon with Rev Charles D Sheffer assisting. Renovations included interior work and seven new cathedral windows including memorials. The congregation traces to 1788 when land was granted for the church for one grain of peppercorn payment if demanded.
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Brother slain in quarrel in King George Virginia
In King George Virginia on February 2 an eight year old white boy named Lewis Morgan stabbed his brother Wendell Morgan through the breast, killing him instantly. Wendell was 21. The youth tried to escape but was captured after a long chase and imprisoned. he is distraught with grief.
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Tobacco receipts heavy as Virginia markets stay active
Liquor markets report large loose leaf tobacco deliveries across Virginia and North Carolina with receipts near 750000 pounds. Prices vary by grade with goddy sun cured stock bringing fair values, while much stock is in poor condition. Petersburg and Lynchburg reports show mixed quality and steady demand.
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Rabies scare after dog bites three children in Bedford County
Three children of Janes Cadwallender, a Lemontown farmer in Bedford County, were sent to the Pasteur Institute in Baltimore for treatment after a dog bite that developed rabies. Nearby Blue Ridge Springs reported another rabid dog biting seven people several months earlier, with officials warning of danger. A separate report from Washington, D C notes Victor Reynolds, ex naval serviceman, died after falling from a third story window at Tanner's Hall.
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Fail to Get on Steamer Crowds Train to Norfolk
Alexandria residents planned to witness the Norfolk steamer’s return to Hampton Roads but were disappointed as the New York steamer passed by without stopping. Washington steamboat officials reported crews were licensed and sailors prepared before departure. Several hundred Alexandrians switched to rail travel to reach Norfolk.
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Mary Clears Out Alley After Shooting Incident
Mary Cook, colored, armed with a six shooter, caused a disturbance in the alley hunting a diversion. She fled with two officers nearby and faces police court on the shooting charge. Also notes St Marys Valley University events and Lent observances with talks on Law of Affinity by Rev Selwyn K Cockrell.
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Washington
Found Dead in Ditch in Richmond Quest Theories
The Washington Pear reports Frank Haden 25, an expert mechanic, was found dead in a Richmond ditch. Police consider foul play after a head wound, but the coroner suspects an accidental fall into rocks near a trench. Haden had recently married.
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Richmond
Frank Haden
Haden
Raid at cocking main nets nine arrested in Richmond
Richmond police raided a cocking main here today and arrested nine men who were betting on the second fight of a number hit had been. Not all present were caught, and some of these are said to be high in gallery.
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