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Newspaper
Ashland Chronicle
Location
Ashland, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1916
Page
2
A small German minelaying submarine without heavy guns was captured near the East coast as it prepared to lay mines. The craft had all crew on deck when hailed by a British destroyer, which forced surrender and forced the Germans to flee by swimming. Internal explosions followed as the ship saved itself.
A vessel left port with heavy oil engines and charged electric accumulators. She moved slowly at six knots. The crew numbered 16, and they were uncomfortably crowded when the boat was under water.
A cave on John W. Weist’s Dry Rock canyon farm eight miles northwest of Vernal contains a carved rock hand impression and a child’s bark-wrapped skeleton. Artifacts include corncobs and a greasewood arrow. the skeleton was buried after retrieval.
Llano Texas residents report an unprecedented shortage of poker chips as open gambling, long restricted, wanes. The decline in poker play reflects broader changes in local gaming customs and availability of wagering paraphernalia across the region.
The report details UC-5 a German U boat with 12 mines and 195 tons displacement built in Germany and assembled at Zeebrugge a British officer disabled detonators by diving suit and the mines were stored in six shoots amidships The discovery of a barite deposit ten miles north of town boosts mineral supply and poker chip stock recovery.
An old hen perched twenty feet high on John Cannon Short’s property in Georgetown keeps a ten chick brood in a tree nest. A 40 foot ladder accessed the nest as the hen climbs to feed her hatchlings. The owner guards the unusual home, saying the family stays aloft until ground contact is possible.
Tulsa man H. L. De Witt underwent removal of 160 square inches of cuticle to graft onto his wife’s wounds from a gasoline explosion. The procedure, performed to save her life, was successful and Mrs. De Witt is hospitalized with expected recovery.
English pilots warn that modern aeroplanes allow long flights with little active control. The mind wanders to danger as clouds distort compasses, with low clouds posing the greatest risk of dropping into enemy lines and causing fatal crashes.
Theodore Snyder seven years old son of Claud Snyder living six miles north of Janesville Wisconsin is hailed as a youth hero after he ran back into a burning home to rescue his six month old baby sibling as parents were away. The house and its contents burned to the ground before neighbors arrived.
The Phillies seek a reliable left hander and Eppa Rixey shows promise this year. He began 1912 strong but faded. 1913 finds him pitching well with poise and confidence. Worthy of usage in every series, Rixey competes with Alexander and Demaree as the staff leader.
Tristam Speaker, a noted hitter, is described as a demon orator. He spoke for an advertisers association in Cleveland, rushed to the ball park for a game, then returned to a lodgeroom for a second ovation. The next morning he breakfasted, spoke to East High pupils linking school life and baseball, then pitched through fourteen innings in a deadlocked game.
Ping Bodie may get another big league chance next year as Public faces Ticket Speculator in October series. Clyde Milan struggles at bat for Washington while Jack Ness impresses Chicago fans. Stoney McGlynn plays for Manitowoc. Miner Brown shows cubs ability to win. Mathewson fadeaway weaker but Giants still count on it. Wortman’s speed vs size and Luderus hits hard but fielders limit distance. Braves captain Evers laments officials and umpires. Leach Devlin and Dooin hang with Rochester. Athletics head coach Harry Davis struggles naming his squad. Phillies Luderus known for power but fielders limit. Braves slump toward last, Wagner aging. Managers crave pastimers and pitching to win pennants. Donovan leans on mascot and youth as injuries bite Yankees.
The New York Giants recruit college players including Yale’s Pie Way a pitcher who impressed McGraw in an exhibition and scored a famous gridiron touchdown last fall. Tufts captain Stafford joins as a strong hitter and Columbia pitcher Smith is praised by coaches for his mound work.
Frank Baker calls Jack Enright a potential wonder pitcher for the New York Yankees. Enright pitched in Pennsylvania independent circuits last season and previously played for a college team at Shestertown, Maryland. Manager Donovan has assigned him to Newark in the International League for seasoning.
The article lauds Eddie Collins as the premier second baseman, praised by John J. McGraw who says Collins is the greatest player today. It contrasts Collins with Larry Lajoie, notes Lajoie’s decline, and recalls past greats and the timeless appeal of graceful keystone fielders.
Washington Nationals captain George McBride recalls a fan in Washington who proposed a glove with a thumb slit holding a small mirror. The idea aimed to flash a mirror to fool baserunners at second by distracting the pitcher as he prepares to throw. Players had no time to test it.
The piece recounts a Chicago second baseman who trained under Cap Anson and, after advice to play for independent teams, gave up baseball to start a Michigan business after marriage. Twenty-two years later his son Walter Pipp joined Detroit and then went to the International League before debuting with the New York Americans.
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