Fans Demand Faster Baseball as Time Drags Games On
A newspaper opinion argues that modern baseball stretches toward two to three hours with little action. It blames delays by pitchers catchers and managers for long delays and calls for a time limit on deliveries to speed up the game.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beetle Browert
Army
Navy
Nesbie
War Council
Panhandle
Fed
Bane
Slabman
Tim
William Strachey
Morthy
William Wood
City boys excel as athletes in developing mind and body
The article weighs country versus city athletes, arguing born athletic talent outshines the “made” athlete. City youths train early, with physical culture in schools, while country lads gain work-hardened strength but less finesse for finals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austinet
Bny
Thame
Little Red
Dutch Philosophy on City Boy Athletes in Competition
The piece argues that urban youth have advantages in athletic development through coaching, exposure to big teams, and role models. It contrasts country boys who learn later and may lack early instruction, noting city programs and playground contests spur higher performance, though exceptions exist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Snow
Ever Hammer Faces Freddie Welsh In Milwaukee Ten Round Show
Chicago's Ever Hammer aims for a world title shot against Freddie Welsh at the National Athletic Club in Milwaukee. The bout could go ten rounds, with Hammer pursuing a knockout edge while Welsh prepares a workmanlike defense and counterattack. Hammer, a rising light heavy, draws attention for his speed, body work, and recent wins over Joe Sherman, Joe Welling, and Ad Wolgast, as he balances training with duties as a mechanic on Disturber IV.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray C. Pearson
Chicago
Ever Hammer
National Athletic Club
Milwaukee
Freddie Welsh
Hammer
Fstic
Freddie Aae
Tiger
Welsh
Baliiwick
Joe Sherman
Joe Welling
Ad Wolgost
Wolgast
Racine
Cate
Sean
Jim Pugh
Western
Pugh
Disturber IV
Liver
Jong
Indians Played Football 300 Years Ago Says Parke H Davis
Parke H Davis narrates a 1806 Weekly piece tracing football among Canada’s Micmad Iniane and early English colonists. He cites Monta Spellman William Wood and William Strachey, noting leather balls, tribal matches, handshakes, nose rubs, and strategic kicks across sands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parke H. Davis
Canada
Hagar
New England
Virginia
Hager
Secor
Wa Asroas
Monty Spellman
William Wood
New Poland
Wiliam Strachey
Record of a Bridge Hand Analysis in Chicago Clubs
A detailed critique analyzes a bridge hand from a Chicago clubs game. It examines the initial lead, dummy layout, distribution among players, and how expert play might alter outcomes, noting the heart suit and spade complications and imagining optimal strategies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South
Hearts
Chicago
West
Ona
Hi Club
Diamond Holdings
North
Reminiscences of the Track by an Old Turf Follower
Ralph Ne day recounts a San Francisco tale of White Hat McCarty selling a horse after a ride through Golden Gate Avenue. The narrative blends racing lore with a hotel, high finance, and a curious bid that involved Dan and James A. Murray, revealing a colorful slice of early Montana sporting and social life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph
McCarty
Golden Gate Avenue
San Francisco
Crassus
Mac
Dan
Irkpatrick
Bing ‘Oo
James A. Murray
William A. Clark
Agontana
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I. E. Sanborn
Eckersall
City Boys
Walter H. Eckersall
Heitler
Nelder
Freddle
Sreddie Wel
Brefore
Teres
Willam Wood
America
England
Henry Spellman
Dov Berkelay
Indiana
A.r.metcalfe
Arely
Jake Foreat
Oak Park
Feilom SA
Foara Themic
Roness RePaan
Tozerth
Kirkpatrick
Palace Hotel
Pepin Sopana
West Wind
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