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Wisconsin Hits Back

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Parent Issue
Day
18
Month
March
Year
1898
Copyright
Public Domain
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The Chicago Times-Herald of yesterday contains the folloving frpm Madison: "The reports indieating that the Universlty of Michigan would refuse to play baseball with the team of the University of Wisconsin on the gr.jund that the managers of the .Michigan team suspect several of the badger players of professionalism do net appear to be taken seriously nero. An ofBcial denial h;is been made by Captain Gregg that any of his men are disqualifled by reason of having at any time played for money, and he declares that he shall protest two at least of the Michigan players. No formal protest has beon made against any of the badger team and cannot be made at present, as the team iias not yet been selected, but notice has been served on Captain Gregg and Manager Miller that eignt men are oblonable to Michigan. The eight are: üregg, Melzer, Siefert, Hitch;ock, Doherty, Brewer, Bandelin and Blake. The last three are not in the univeráity. '1 do not belleve that any of the candidates now in training for the team are disqualifled," said Captain 'Jregg tonight. 'But I am very sure that at least two of the Michigan playera are. They are Captain Butler and First Baseman Heard, and we shall protest them. Butler played on the Ludington team last summer, and there was no claim that it was an amateur team. Heard. we understand, played on the of Fredonia, N. Y., and was paid for his services.' " Thursday, March 24th, at 2:38 p. m., al the V. W. C. A. rooms, wlll occur tho annual meeting of the Womau's ChHstlan Temperance Union. The annual address of our president and reports fi-om the superintendenis of the different departments wlll !.e given.. foüowed by the election oL MÍTicera for the ensuinpr year. At the close of Ing light refreshments will be ï( rved and a social spent in slsterly greetings. Invltatlons wil! soors be sent to each member with a request u-h to bring one frlend.

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Ann Arbor Democrat