Dope Eldridge Michigan Umpire Aspirant Chosen Lawyer Archetype
A rising young Michigan alumnus known as Dope Eldridge is profiled as a lawyer and aspiring big league umpire. The piece recounts his mobbing on fields, a Kansas City injunction clash, and Eldridge’s choice between law career and umpiring while tracing his Michigan days and early journalism work.
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Eldridge
Michigan
Vane
Micriaes
Pearlens Bill” Fivans
Johnson
Chicago
Kansas City
Federal League
Ual
Lawover
Clarence Mirneat Eldridge
University of Michigan
Dope Eldridge Umpire Lawyer Saga From Michigan to Memphis
Clarence Ernest Eldridge known as Dope served as a football umpire and later a lawyer. His career spanned Michigan Ohio State Oberlin Western Reserve and Memphis, with early umpiring while a Michigan student and notable clashes in Little Rock and Detroit. He faced mob scenes and sheriff warnings, then pursued law in Chicago while remaining connected to baseball and college football assignments.
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Eldridge
Jumpa
Baz Johneon
Chicas
Attek
Three Rivers
Mich
Kalamazoo
Eldringe
University of Michigan
Ann Athor
Dope
Tum Trimn
Widridge
Ann Arbor
Wddies
Phi Alpha Delta Legal Fraternity
Eliridge
Wolverines
Ohio
Ase
Ohio State
Oberlin
Western Texerve
Wasleyan
Wooster
Michigan
Jackson
Jim Frank
Southern Michigan Association
Jackson Patriot
Joe Kkaon
League
Detroit
Arkansas Gazette
Little Rock
Zimmer
Kavanaugh
Memphis
Ea Mariburt
Eldridaeid
Dr. Carson
Chicago
Bi Dinnoen
Precint Johnson
Pugilists Memories and Gym Rivalries Recalled
Y RAY C PEARSON and HARLEY BURNS recount boxing tales from Chicago's scene. Burns describes Buck Montgomery in Chi cago where Burns survived a brutal bout with the rising middleweight. Forrest and Forbes mentor new fighters at a Chicago gym as Kid Howard tests a newcomer. Big Jess Willard demonstrates cunning in a billiards contest with Badie McGoorty, revealing a clever finish.
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Roushhouse
Montgomery
Burns
Burne
Auys
Marty Forbes
Chicago
Forbes
Kid
Howard
Harry
Mr. Fresh
Jess Willard
Baseball Changes Wrought in Ten Years
I E Sanborn surveys a decade of major league shifts revealing how players moved, faded, and were replaced by new faces. He recalls 1906 rosters from St Louis, Cleveland, Cincinnati, and Chicago, noting aging stars like Lajoie and Bridwell gave way to new talents as the Federal League altered team makeups and career arcs.
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Sanborn
Federal League
Tim
St. Louis
Mound City
Tom Jones
Wallace
Gleason
Gen
Moran
Starr
Rockenfield
Johnson
Wlace
White Box
Rowland
Stone
Koehler
Prick
van Zant
Sudhoft
Powell
Howell
Glade
Petty
Buchanan
Morgan
Sugden
Spencer
Weaver
Roth
Cardinals
Beckley
Grady
Arndt
Craske
Shay
Brain
Burke
Hoelskoetter
Infeld
Outfelders
Moot
Shannon
de Groff
Dunleavy
Nich
Ln Taylor
Thielman
McFarland
Gan
Warner
Zenrfons
Leahy
Lajoie
Cleveland
Secord
Athletics
Stovall
Carr
Turner
Bradley
Kahl
Kansas City Federals
Bay
Fick
Vinton
Jackson
Wlab
Donahue
Rhontes
Jon
Bernhard
Hers
Moore
Joss
Boston Braves
Bernard
Chattanooga Younsters
Bemis
Clarke
Buclow
Cincinnati Fomter
Steinl
Barry
Huggins
Corcoran
Steinfeldt Land Bridwell
Steinfeldt
Ciricy
Cub Machine
Hugennsstil
St. Louie
Bridwell
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Washington
Umoe
Kount
Kee
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Clarence Ernest ExpripGe
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Catcalla
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Ray C. Pearson
Harley Burns
Roughhouse
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Buck Montgomery
Buck
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Tock
Bia
Atill
Charley
Ron
Jack Johnson
Nate Lewis
Willard
Badie McGoorty
McGoorty
Bulst
McGcorty
Meorty
Willard Me
T Riteen
Buckeye State
Oscar
Gosh
Wuzzat
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