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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1910
Page
2
Eli players placed at point rover and left wing Peacock of Princeton tops national goal tender. Cresswailer of Cornell also named a star in the selections.
The article details the selection of an all intercollegiate seven for 1910, naming Yale players Heron Johnson Read and others with Harvard Princeton and Cornell mentions. It notes left wings were weak across colleges and praises Peacock as top goaltender, with Martin at rover and Hicks at center shaping the final lineup.
New York veteran pedestrian John Ennis aged sixty eight may attempt to beat Weston’s 100 day walk record.
Easter Monday crowds gather on the White House lawn for the annual egg rolling watched by thousands. The event runs 9 to 1 with 20 000 children racing eggs down converging tracks while President and Mrs. Wilson appear to waves and cheers.
A new organization named Fellowship Lost Cats Shelter mobilizes prominent women to rescue stray cats in London slums. Members patrol in the morning with baskets and nets, capture hungry felines, and bring them to a shelter for care, aiming to reduce cruelty to discarded domestic cats.
Danny Maher, famed American jockey, is set to ride again on Johnny Bull’s course after stating he would retire to train in England or France. A large retainer and top mounts persuaded him to reconsider and resume racing.
Williaming note on Hans Wagner of the Pittsburg Nationals reveals long career stats from 1897 onward. Over thirteen seasons he played 1748 games, scored 1263 runs, 568 bases, averaging 134 games and about 180 singles per year with 170 plus hits yearly and 44 stolen bases on average. His peak seasons were 1900 and 1908 with 201 safeties each and a best theft year of 61 steals in 1907.
Long the Californian and G P Gardner Jr. star in doubles with Alexander D Travers Johnson a frequent contender in major tournaments. Jockey Sam Doggett resumes riding after years out and Cuba trip aiming for Argentina but likely to stay at American tracks. Syrian coach Shukly Elsawood to teach soccer football at University of Illinois bringing expertise from abroad to the team.
The excerpt contrasts modern society novels with old fashioned and real life dialogue. It contrasts grand literary flourishes with blunt everyday speech and phonograph tested lines, illustrating differing tones and social mores. The Cleveland Leader cites examples of stagy dialogue and plain talk across eras.
Yale adds Ted Coy the 1909 football captain and 1910 football coach to the baseball squad amid praise of a deadly spitball. Discovered by Ed Walsh of the Chicago Americans, Coy had shifted to track but now resumes baseball work this spring while aiding football candidates.
Penn loses its top lawn tennis player Wallace F. Johnson due to illness. The intercollegiate champion has left the university, weakening its 1910 season prospects. Johnson, regarded as the strongest of the younger generation, was seen as a likely American champion when in form.
A factory hired a boy who kept his eyes on the machine. After weeks he asked for a raise, stating he earned three dollars but deserved four. The manufacturer questioned him and granted the raise, impressed by the boy’s initiative and self belief.
One block from the car line near Parkfifty foot lots. Offers $25 down and $10 per month. Seller Will Lanning.
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