Ty Cobb Reveals Batting Tricks In Fair Fight Tips
Detroit star Ty Cobb recounts key batting ideas from a New York trip. He stresses reading the pitcher, tracking the ball from release, selecting a natural stance, and adjusting position for right or left handed tossers. He notes Wagner’s powerful stance and the need for personal fit with the bat.
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Oldest Ball Player on Pacific Coast
Frank Sanders of Rickleton Washington aged 51 is likely the oldest active Pacific coast baseball player. The first baseman for Bickleton, he fields, runs, hits, and argues with the umpire with vigor. Sanders began playing at 14 in Minnesota and has played every season except one since.
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Dad” Sanders
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Silver Stars
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Wisconsin
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Iowa
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Beals Wright Plans Return to Tennis Career
Beals Wright of Boston, once national singles champion, will resume tennis after a year’s layoff. He may captain the U S team against England in the Wimbledon challenge ties, with recent Florida victory underscoring retained championship ability and continued form.
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Florida
Unclear health ad promising rejuvenation and vitality
Fragmentary advertisement claims a medicine offers marvelous results and rejuvenating force. It mentions a plain package price of $1 or 28 cents and references Hood Co with disjointed phrases. The text is garbled and hard to parse.
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Hood Co
Pro- Sridors Hood
Lawell
Mess
Will Corbett or Choynski Be Jeff's Boss Trainer
Local sports weigh who will lead Jeffries camp as Jim Corbett joins to prep for the Johnson bout. Joe Choynnski, backed by Bam Berger, claims power but Corbett’s presence and England agreement suggest a Corbett led setup. A clash at Rowardennan looms as outcome hinges on Jeffries choice.
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Masterson
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Joe
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Rowardennam
Guy Garner Poised As Premier Jockey This Season
New York May 14 Publishers Press Special. Guy Garner is rising as the season’s top jockey with over twenty wins and improving form. The winter circuit forged his skill in Fuarez Mexico Jacksonville and Tampa boosted Langan, and the coast circuit polished Taplin. Garner leads Metropolitan tracks with strong mounts, while Schilling is cited as among America’s best.
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Publishers’ Press
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Fuarez
Mexico
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Jacksonville
Tampa
Langan
Taplin
Billy Nolan Predicts Johnson Victory Over Jeffries
Billy Nolan, former Battling Nelson manager, says Johnson will beat Jeffries because he is faster and stronger. He adds the ex-champion should fall easily, though his views may stir southern sensitivities south of the Mason Dixon line.
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Seattle Arctic Club leader Harry F. Waugh death by hanging
Harry F. Waugh of Seattle proprietor of the Arctic Club and head of the Waugh Sledge expedition to the Mackenzie delta killed himself in a downtown rooming house. Officials cite failure to interest capitalists in a Peel river mining project near Dawson Alaska as the probable motive, with pawn tickets showing financial distress.
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Dr. J. R. Dodge Freed After Verdict in Valdosta Case
In Valdosta Georgia on May 14 a federal judge directed a verdict of not guilty for Dr J R Dodge who was accused of possessing spurting coins with intent to defraud. The ruling ended the case against the physician.
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Tigers Cleared $200000 Last Year
Francie Mullaney notes Detroit baseball—pennant team drawing large crowds in the American League. The Tigers, bought five years ago for $30,000, have nearly topped a million in profit, outdrawing rivals away from home by over 25,000. Baseball as a financial force.
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Francie Mullaney
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Wolverine
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New Orleans Leads in Sacrifice Hits
New Orleans tops the league in sacrifice hits with 6 percent credit while other teams post varied totals: Atlanta 44, Chattanooga 43, Mobile 38, Memphis 38, Montgomery 85, Nashville 29, Memphis 26.
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Chattanooga
Mobile
Memphis
Montgomery
Nashville
Police shoot fatality during attempted arrest in Durham
In Durham on May 1 a policeman named W J Cobb struck a Black man, Tom Tenkins, in an alley while trying to arrest a gambling gang. The man died instantly. a coroner's jury exonerated the officer. The account notes the victim had harmed a sergeant and brandished a public safety item before the fatal blow.
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N. C
W. J. Cobb
Tom Tenkins
Pendergrags
Turtles Help Memphis Lead In Fielding Stats
Memphis leads Southern League fielding through May 10 with a .964 average. New Orleans is second at .968 and Birmingham third at .361. Birmingham has allowed the fewest errors, 36, while Montgomery is next with 37 and Atlanta 41. New Orleans tops in putouts and assists.
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Birmingham
Montgomery
Atlanta
Chattanooga
Mobile
Nashville
Champs Tie Birds in Stolen Bases Record Chase
Atlanta and New Orleans share the lead with 60 steals each as the circuit shows a wide spread in stolen bases. Chattanooga has 49, Birmingham 82, Mobile 30, Memphis 26, Nashville 27, Montgomery 2, shaping a crowded league stat table.
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New Orleans
Chattanooga
Birmingham
Mobile
Memphe
Nashville
Montgomery
Not the Real Thing from The Catholic Standard Times
A humorous excerpt centers on Mise Sharpe challenging Misa Guli about a diamond engagement ring. Misapplied flattery and imitation theme surface as dialogue hints at a mistaken or counterfeit gift.
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Catholic Standard Times
Mise Sharpe
If He'd Only Die from The Cathole Stondaca Times
A satirical quip laments a scurvy fellow who cheats people. The speaker imagines his death as a shortcut to collecting from his estate, mocking the notion of profit from demise.
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Stondaca Times
Defiance by Wickersham blocks facts on cotton pool
Washington May 14 Attorney General Wickersham refused to furnish the House with department of justice facts underpinning the grand jury investigation of the alleged cotton pool. He said public statements would hinder the secret inquiry and noted no US probe into wheat price conspiracies last May and July. Boston 1915 context shows civic effort building toward a city exhibition and betterment drive.
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