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Newspaper
Alliance Herald
Location
Alliance, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1909
Page
6
The craftsman offers cement walks and general cement construction in Alliance for over a year. He invites strict inspection, claims the use of the best materials, and emphasizes low prices with honest work. He cites many years of experience in various cities and warns that poor cement work wastes money.
A service notice urges homeowners to call for plumbing heating and fitting work before the rush season begins. Emphasizes ample time and prompt, skilled service at modest cost from a thoroughly posted provider.
The article notes a surge of younger players in the American and National leagues with many prospects from minor leagues earning chances. Scouts visit across the country to identify talent for 1910 rosters, anticipating a record year for rookie arrivals and shifting veteran roles.
The article praises Mitchel Barney Pelty as the clear standout pitcher for the St Louis Americans, noting his consistent, strong performances against top teams. It predicts big changes for the pitching staff after a disappointing pennant race and asserts Pelty will surely be retained for the 2010 season.
The Socker team from England will sail from Liverpool Sept 25 and reach New York around Sept 30. A long tour across major cities including New York Newark Baltimore Washington Cincinnati St Louis Chicago Philadelphia and Toronto is planned. Notable invitees and amateurs are Lemoine Campbell Clemingon Hoare Milnes Bayley Littheworth Eastwood and others with Milnes to captain the side.
Tom Clarke surveys top managers Hugh Jennings Frank Chance Connie Mack McGraw Fred Lake and Fred Clarke. He lauds Jennings as a fighter leader and notes McGraw lacks a top pitcher, while praising Chance’s pennant streak and Mack’s player development. Clarke is hailed as the game’s greatest today.
Jimmy Coggrove the young sculler from the Argonaut club of Toronto sails to England to compete for the Diamond sculls next year.
The piece lists varied athletic plans from Toronto to New York. It mentions an autumn pigeon race in Toronto, a July marathon in Chicago, a September tour by Jimmy Smith and Alex Dunbar from New York, a potential Ernest Barry challenge in New Zealand, and a proposed rowing match in New York tied to the Hudson-Patton celebration. It also notes a Baltimore bowling championship schedule set for April 9 to 30.
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