Grounders notes on Edward Gaspar and other baseball signings
Edward Gaspar, brother of Harry Gaspar, signed by Kewanee, praised for speed in outfield and potential slugger. John Miller to earn 3000 this season with Pittsburg. Jimmy Slagel returns to Baltimore. Kinsella wins Torrey case, potential $4900. Red Fisher eyes big league impact after stellar Western league season with 127 runs, 170 hits, 80 doubles and 12 triples. compared to Ty Cobb and Larry Doyle.
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Harry Gaspar
Edward
Kewanee
Felding
St. Louis Dispatch
Fisher
Omaha
Ty Cobb
Larry Doyle
New York Giants
Cobb
Roy Hartzell
Browns
Fishler
Kling letter may reinstate Cubs catcher in weeks
Cincinnati Feb 28 A letter from catcher Johnny King to National Commission chairman August Herrmann hints at reinstatement after a leave of absence. He promises to name semi professional players he played with in Chicago last September. Commission noncommittal. decision may take weeks.
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Johnny King
August Herrmann
National Commission
Chicago
Kling
Cubs
Kansas City
Murphy
Herrmann
Catcher Kling
Johnson
Supreme Court of Baseball
Keeler Plays With Giants In Potential Trade
New York March 2 The New York Giants may sign Willie Keeler this year amid a bidding tussle with Brooklyn as McGraw and Dahlen vie for his services. Keeler shown strong prior 99 games with Hillmen delivering 44 runs 95 hits 33 sacrifices 10 steals and a .264 average with 113 putouts in right field. Rumors also place McGraw aiming to acquire First Baseman Jordan from Brooklyn as Dahlen seeks a substitute for Big City Jake Day.
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New York
Willie Keeler
Giants
Brooklyn
McGraw
Dahlen
Keeler
Polo Grounds
Hillmen
Jordan
Brooklyns
Big City
Jake Day
Giants Poised to Boost Batting Strength with Keel er and Jordan
Baseball observers yesterday debated the impact of Keel er and Jordan on the Giants, predicting a material uplift in the club's hitting. They cited recent form and potential lineup shifts as key factors for the coming season.
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Bert
Memphis
Keeler
Jordan
Giants
Waterloo Bowlers Record At IBA Congress in St Paul
Waterloo's bowling team posted a solid showing at the IBA congress in St Paul securing entry fee refunds and prize money. Herman Paul placed fifth in nine-game totals and twenty-eighth in singles from seventy eight, while Paul and Ball were sixteenth in doubles among seventy, Jackman and Stake fiftieth six in singles, the Waterloo five-man team thirty-third in a list of thirty-six. The overall Waterloo tally ranked thirteenth, and the squad departs Saturday night for Detroit to compete in the international bowling contest there next week.
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Waterloo
St. Pau
Herman Paul
Paul
Ball
Jackman
Detroit
Mich
Weather Record For Waterloo 1867 March Coldest Day
A Courier reader provides a Waterloo diary extract detailing a harsh winter. Entries note the river overflowing for five days in February, extreme cold on March 12, and March 18 marking the coldest day of the season at 32 below zero.
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Genttleman
the Courier
Waterloo
Grinnell Star Paul MacEachron Out With Knee Infection
Paul MacEachron, guard for Grinnell College, is out for several days due to a knee infection following the Ames game. The Waterloo native, son of Mr and Mrs A MacEachron, will miss the Drake contest, a setback noted as serious but not crippling since only one more game remains.
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Paul
A. MacEachron
Waterloo
Grinnell College
Grinnell
Paul MacHathron
Ames
MacHathron
Drake
MacEachron
Game Warden Here Friday For Protective Association Meeting
State game warden George A. Lincoln will travel from Cedar Rapids to Waterloo Friday morning with the Black Hawk County Game and Fish Protective association president. They will inspect the W. M. Benton pheasant farm at Cedar Falls, a breeding operation for pheasants. Lincoln plans to stay in Waterloo to meet members and attend the association meeting at the Waterloo club rooms Friday evening, delayed by the previous night’s bridge incident and his ongoing illness.
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George A. Lincoln
Waterloo
Cedar Rapids
Black Hawk County Game and Fish Protective Association
Cedar Falls
W. M. Benton
Benton
Lincoln
Black Hawk County Association
Uniform Scoring Will Follow New Baseball Umpire Rules
The joint rule revisions from the National and American leagues in Pittsburg designate the umpire in chief behind the catcher as head of play, define duties for field and chief umpires, allow consultation, and restrict criticising. New rules also penalize bench dissent, fix rain stoppage authority, and clarify baserunning changes plus few scoring updates including excluding wild pitches and passed balls from errors and handling double or triple steals.
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Pittsburg
Jamieson Says He Will Quit Congress
Representative William D. Jamieson of the Eighth district announced he would not seek renomination as a Democratic candidate for Congress. He cited ill health and years of rheumatism, noting his last campaign was extremely hard and he felt it unwise to run again. The move surprised delegation members who expected his reelection.
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Washington, D. C
William D. Jamieson
Jamieson
Veteran congressman hints at extended tenure after retirement
The veteran lawmaker says he felt confident about reelection and could remain in the Eighth District's seat as long as desired. He cites Jamieson's retirement as health driven, but notes that winning another campaign would require substantial funds and that he plans to save about $9,000 from two years’ House pay before any future run.
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Congress
Jamieson
Washington
House
Pastor refuses on Sunday evangelist committee
In St Louis the Rev W J McKittrick pastor of the First Presbyterian Church refused to join a committee toinvite Evangelist Billy Sunday to St Louis saying he has no sympathy with Sunday's evangelist methods. The meeting was led by Rev S H Wainwright with about one hundred ministers present and another member will be chosen.
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St. Louis
William A
Billy
W. J. McKittrick
First Presbyterian Church
Evangelical Alliance
H. Wainwright
Methodist Episcopal ‘Church
McKittrick
First Presbyterian
Dr. McKittrick
Business Methods Bill Passes Senate in Reform Push
Washington March 2 Practically without opposition the senate passed the Aldrich bill providing for a government business methods commission of five senators and five representatives. Senator Newlands urged executive department representation but Aldrich said the president would cooperate with the commission in reforming the departments.
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Washington, D. C
Senate
Aldrich
Newlands
B F Swisher Travels to Citronellé Alabama
City Attorney B F Swisher left last night for Citronellé Alabama to spend ten days with Mrs Swisher and their children at the D W Crouse home. Mrs Swisher and the children will remain in the south until May.
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B. F. Swisher
Citronellé
Ala
Local Real Estate Promoter Sentenced for Forged Mortgages
Samuel Marks of St. Joseph Missouri was released from Leavenworth prison yesterday and immediately rearrested by a sheriff from St. Joseph to Jefferson City for a ten year sentence for selling forged mortgages. His federal sentence stemmed from using the mails to defraud and the state agreed to grant federal authorities first claim on the prisoner.
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Leavenworth
Kan
Samuel Marks
St. Joseph
Jefferson City
Mark
Cleveland Ends Streetcar Receivership and 3-Cent Fare
The Cleveland street railways receivership ended Monday night. The city successfully retained a 3-cent fare until the property was handed to the Cleveland Railway Company. The company has raised a half million dollars as an interest fund to secure the transfer.
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Cleveland, O
Cleveland Street Railways
Cleveland Railway Company
Waterloo Lawyers Favor M L Ferson for Supreme Court Reporter
Waterloo attorneys and Iowa State University alumni show strong support for Merton L. Ferson in the race for supreme court reporter. Ferson, longtime law librarian at the university since 1903, was born on a Johnson County farm and has lived there most of his life, with two years in Guthrie Center practicing law. He attended Marengo High School, Iowa City Commercial College, and Iowa City Academy, then the State University liberal arts and law colleges, graduating in 1900 and 1901 respectively. He later partnered with E W Weeks at Guthrie Center before becoming law librarian, and has edited the Iowa Alumnus for several years. The Johnson County bar association.
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The
State University
Liberal Arts
Law College
E. W. Weeks
Guthrie Center
Ferson
Iowa Alumnus
Johnson County Bar Association
Quaker Oats Endurance Advice From Noted Experts
Prominent authorities Professor Fisher of Yale and Sir James Crichton Browne endorse oats as a superior and economical food. Fisher’s tests suggest meat eaters tire early while non meat eaters gain about eight times the endurance. Browne urges frequent oat consumption and larger family-size packs are advertised at ten cents.
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Prof. Fisher
Yale University
James Crichton Browne
Ll.d.f.r.s
London
Fisher
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