Baseball Ailments List From Early 1900s Teams
A compact roster of player injuries and ailments across teams including the Cardinals Browns Athletics White Sox Naps Yankees Phillies Pirates Reds Brooklyn Detroit Cubs detailing twisted knees sprains and other afflictions. Names include Roger Bresnahan Steve Evans Dennis Wilie Jack Lapp Bris Lord Joe Jackson Otto Knabe Sherwood Magee Hans Lobert Mike Donlin Jake Daubert Cotter and others.
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Cardinals
Roger Bresnahan
Steve Evans
Hauser
Dennis Wilie
Browns
Albert Nelson
Frankha Porte
Athletics
Jack Lapp
Jack Coombs
Bris Lord
White Sox
Bitty Sullivan
NAPS
Joe Jackson
Yankees
Hay Wolker
Lez
Hartzell
Phillies
Charlie Dooin
Mike Doolan
Otto Knabe
Sherwood Magee
Hans Lobert
George Chalmers
Bil Killifer
Jim Delehanty
CUBS
Cotter
Fan backs Constitution on O'Brien at shortstop
A Ponce de Leon park reader praises The Constitution for resisting a proposed move to make O'Brien the regular shortstop for Atlanta. He argues the team would falter defensively and vows to stop attending if Hemphill plays O'Brien regularly.
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Ponce de Leon Park
Constitution
O’brien
Dick Jemison
Sporting Editor
O'Brien
Hemphill
Atlanta
Johnson
Gardella Reinstated and Mobile Recruits Paulette
Mobile Alabama May 1 third baseman Gus Gardella of the Mobile club was reinstated by President Kavanaugh after a suspension from April 25 for fighting and left today for Montgomery to rejoin the team Gene Paulette has signed as an outfielder who has played utility role for the Newark Giants
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Mobile
Ala
An Gus Gardella
Kavanaugh
Montgomery
Gene Paulette
Soutfielider
Newark
Tech Track Team Tops Auburn In Historic Victory
Georgia Tech defeated Auburn 63 to 14 in Auburn Alabama marking the first ever track win for Tech over the Tigers. The meet featured wins by Tech in events including 100 yards 220 hurdles and the pole vault with a close tie for high jump and multiple second places amid a full slate of track and field results.
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Auburn
Ala
Georgia Tech
al Fetows
Hin
Tech
Cogswell
Logan
Hill
Bonner
Tuogan
Montselvatge
Moore
Coleman
Stewart
Goree
Beutell
Harrell
Cook
Smith
Robertson
Faucett
Luehrman
Tomberiin
kKearley
Tomberlin
Keanley
Three Strikes Sweep: Vanderbilt Takes Final From Mississippi
Vanderbilt wins the last game of the series behind Kent pitching to complete a clean sweep over Mississippi. Mississippi heads to Lebanon for three games with Cumberland University. Final score 4 to 7? Wait.
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Nashville
Tenn
Kent
Vanderbilt
Mississippi
Lebanon
Cumberland University
K. Morrison
R. Morrison
McGinnis
Shields
Tucker
Brown
New York Announces Olympic Parade Uniforms
The American Olympic committee ordered outfits for the Stockholm opening parade including dark blue double breasted coats white flannel trousers white belts straw hats with red and white bands and white buck shoes. Athletes traveling to Stockholm will pay their own way.
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New York
Stockholm
Finland
Stockholn
Track meet results prompt Marist dominance records fall
Marist won with 45 points in a track meet against Boys High Peacock Tech High and others. Brannen set a prep shot put record at 39 feet 1 inch while Myers led hammer with 112 feet 1 inch. Allen won the mile and Crocker took the running broad jump, with Marist taking team and individual honors.
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Rocame Depiacn
Whale ‘Ware Peacock
Tech High
Teok Boye
Bish
Sokiecl
Marist
G. M.A. Ans
Marlat
Brenan Offied
Inaivi
Harrison
Thompson
B. H
Brennen
Brannen
Myers
T. H
Allen
Lewis
Craka
Roker
Rosser
Hargrave
Feck
Crocker
Moss
Peacock
Boys' High School
Tech High School
Mariat
Alten
Coles
Fowler
Southeastern teams cut down in player releases
May 1 saw South eastern League rosters trimmed as managers from multiple clubs released players and placed others on suspension. Huntsville and Selma made several cuts while teams like Anniston Gadsden Des Moines and Montgomery adjusted pitchers catchers and fielders in a broad purge ahead of Spec May 1.
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Bessemer
Hickman
Johnston
Sheppard
Fancher
Stickney
Selma
Semmes
McCalin Robinson
Chauncey
Fisher
Anniston
Wiggins
Jones
Redmond
Gray Hill
New
Orleana
Huntsvitle
Russ
Gilroy
Allen
Harry Matthews
Hawking
Quinn
Selgle
Gadsden
Lewis
Boykin
Smith
Davis
Montgomery
Hayes
Des Moines
Huntsville
Curley Posts Training Expense For Flynn Fight
Chicago May 1 Jack Curley and Al Tearney posted 1100 to defray Jack Johnsons training costs for his July 4 Las Vegas NM bout with Jim Flynn Vigna Curley travel to Montezuma NM where Flynn will train Two Flynn trainers Tommy Ryan and Howard Morrow join May 14 J Corbett and Tommy arrive as Flynn weighs 210 Pan arena will start when Curley arrives Las Vegas Plans call for 30000 seats.
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Chicago
Jack Curley
al Tearney
Jack
Johnson
Jim Flynn
Las Vegas
N. M
Vigna
Curley
Montezuma
Flynn
Tommy Ryan
Howard Morrow
Eg J. Corbett
Tommy
Wake Forest Ties With Mercer in Ten Inning Game
In Macon Georgia Wake Forest and Mercer battled to a ten inning tie. Voas starred pitching for Wake Forest striking out three with bases loaded in the seventh. Mercer had scoring chances but struggled on the bases. Attendance included the senior class of Georgia Normal and Industrial College. Score by innings Mercer equivalents 000 001 006 0 Wake Forest 000 100 000 0.
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Macon
Wake Forest
Mercer
Voas
Georgia Normal and Industrial College
R. Hi. E. Mercer
Mercer, Voss and Rice
Cuthrell and Turner
Seaboard Rates and Boxing Card Highlight Weekend
Sunday rate of 1.50 for Athens and return goes on May 5. Seaboard operates with Chattanooga, Tennessee listed. In boxing, Charley Kennedy of Chattanooga and Jimmy Perry of Pittsburg fight to a draw after eight rounds with little spirit. The main event was rough House Ware of Chicago versus Battling Johnson, Johnson knocked out in 30 seconds of the first round, unconscious for 15 minutes. Jack Dougherty and Terry Nelson of Chattanooga also drew after eight rounds. A separate note reports Adin Arbor Michigan freshmen pitching and striking out twenty batters in a long game, with unusual batting and field conditions described.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Charley Kennedy
Jimmy Perry
Pittsburg
Southern Athentic Club
Rough House
Jack Dougherty
Terry Nelson
Congress seeks to abolish commerce court and several federal bureaus
The appropriations committee moves to abolish the commerce court and various mints and assay offices, reduce the president's secretary salary, and end the bureau of manufactures and statistics. The bill targets private phone expenditures, trims payrolls, caps circuit judges at 29, and carries about 33.5 million dollars, with a planned July 1 end for the commerce court and reinvestment of its jurisdiction. The committee majority aims to cut expenses while Republicans push to retain the court and bureaus.
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Woashington
Bureau On Manufactures and Statistics
Commerce Court
United States
Salarion
House
Capitol
United States Circuit
Fitzgerald
Appropriations Committee
Bureaus of Statistics and Manufactures
Nutmeg Democrats Convene in Bridgeport Convention
In Bridgeport Connecticut on May 1 the Democratic state convention opened to select the Connecticut delegation of fourteen to the Baltimore convention. Temporary chair Thomas L Refily assailed Republicans on tariffs and urged a platform favoring duties on luxuries and high duties on manufactured goods while removing duties on food raw materials and heavy chemicals. He praised Democrats for economy progressiveness and fidelity to people and declared any standard bearer acceptable. District conventions to name district delegates followed with four at large delegates to be chosen tomorrow.
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Bridgeport
Conn
Connecticut
Baltimore
Thomas L. Refily
Democrata
Clark
Harmon
Wilson
Underwood
Twenty six cars named for 500 mile Indy race
Indianapolis May 1 Twenty six cars were nominated for the 560 mile international sweepstakes race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Memorial Day entries closed tonight The Marmon last year’s winner will not contend The list names drivers and cars including Stutz Mercedes National and Firestone Columbus entries with several names unannounced
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Indianapolis
Ind
Btulz
GE Anderson Stutz
Harry Knight Simplex
Bert Dinglay White
Win Barndollar
Bob Burman Firestone
Columbus
Lea Frayer
Marquette
Buick
Day Liesa W Schacht
Endico
Brincéton Nehwy Tins Seals Labs Honors
Fragmentary OCR notes mention awards and honors, with references to captaincy and gridiron. The readable parts hint at prizes or acknowledgments tied to a person named Sam Se or Se, and mentions of voting and popularity. Context is unclear. specifics and full names are uncertain.
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Brincéton
Nehwy Tins Seals Labs
Prinestes
Georgia State Politics in Ware District Grows
Ware County faces a hot race for state senator from the Fifth district with three declared candidates J L Sweat A E Cochran and J B T Bowden and two hopefuls for representative James Cewart Allen S Morton probables L J Cooper and J L Crawley. local political scenes mix with fires wrecks and crops across Georgia delivered in concise notices.
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Ware
Waycrose
J. L. Sweat
A. E. Cochran
J. B. T. Bowden
James Cewart
Milwood
Allen S. Morton
Waycross
L. J. Cooper
J. L. Crawley
Flames Destroy House Motorman Gives Alarm
A fire of unknown origin razed the two story ten room residence of F C South at 1122 Best Fair Street last night just before 1 o clock. The loss is about 2500 with partial insurance. A motorman on an incoming North Decatur trolley car discovered the blaze around 10 45 and while the firemen were summoned he smashed a window to enter and rescue. No one was home when the fire started.
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F. C. South
Best Fair Street
North Decatur
Buirning
South
Receipts Increase for Baptist Mission
Richmond Va May 1 The foreign mission board of the southern Baptist convention reports record receipts for its calendar year despite unusual difficulties. Net gain about 70000 while debt stands at 56000, improved from last year when debt was near 90000. Warrants served in Huntsville Alabama for Lowe Mills agent on anti child labor law violations. cases to be heard in law and equity court.
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Richmond
Foreign Mission Board
Huntaville
Als
A. D. Kirby
M. Hamilton
Lowe Mills
Alabama
Law and Equity Court
Iowa to Bar Lepér Leprosy Case Prompted by Health Telegraph
Secretary G H Sumner of the state board of health telegraphed the Mittenwan board to send for Herman Hirschfeld, a Michigan man, said to be afflicted with leprosy. He was isolated at Centerville Iowa and arrangements were made to move him to Bay City. The state would cover costs.
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Iowa
Des Moines
G.h.sumner
State Board of Health
Miténiwan Board of Health
Herman Hirschfeld
Michigan
Centerville
Sumner
B& To
Bay City
Hirschfield
Three Women and Baby Die in Cyclone North of Laredo
A cyclone north of Laredo on May 1 killed three young women and a baby, with many injured and farmhouses destroyed. A special train with surgeons went to the scene as wires to the storm area failed. Injured include Grover Nye, a noted onion grower, amid a northeast path toward Minerva and the onion region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laredo
Texas
Younge
Minerva
Many Close Races Held in Ware Com
Waycross Georgia May 1 Special with three hundred uncounted at midnight the primary results are in doubt. John C. McDonald re-elected court judge Allen B. Spence leads for ordinary Banner H Th e t ing shows a lead of 106 Henderson re-elected sheriff. J T Strickland re-elected tax assessor J F Hasbin county treasurer John Lynn barely ahead of Dr Little with results uncertain who will win. J Taylor leads for county commissioner A T Stewart leading J K D for surveyor.
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Waycross
John C. McDonald
Allen B. Spence
Soltial
C. C. Buchannat
J. T. Strickland
J. FP. Hasbin
John Lynn
Little
Ang
Reid to be Freed in Belfast Friendship Recognition
In Belfast on May 2 a polarization ceremony will confer freedom of the city upon American Ambassador Whitelaw Reid in recognition of his efforts to secure friendship between Great Britain and the United States.
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Belfast
Whitelaw Reid
Great Britain
Battleship voyage up the Mississippi details unclear
An OCR fragment outlines a Mississippi river voyage from New Orleans on May 1 by a fat Nebraska vessel under Captain Spencer. Stops named include Vickeburg Lutcher Plaque Luton Rouge Bayou Sara Natche St. Joseph and Vig¢kabu with unclear arrivals and sequence.
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Missisa
New Orleans
Nebraska
Mississippi
Vickeburg
Spencer Annopne
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Return
Seaboard
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Mich
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Mitchell
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A. J. Brown & Co
Franklin Springs
Georgia Road
Sparta
Pulghum's Creek
Georgia Railroad
Uncle Nat
LaGrange
Troup County
Mnele
Nat Snelson
Jack Hennessey
Andrew Jackson
Jim Sella
Spiedal
Jim’ Sroith
Borneman &— Yannen
Arieith
Mereich
Athans
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Oxlethorpe
Pidee
Ara
Bad Poveret Farms
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