Cigar tax crackdown signals end of Des Moines cigarette trade
Des Moines officials move to enforce a ten year old tobacco tax law, giving dealers a short grace period to close stocks. Violators face 25 to 50 dollar fines after a date set by city and county authorities. Meanwhile, public safety and health efforts expand with tuberculosis treatment and other local agency actions.
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United Sates Supreme Court
Wagner Becomes Star Boston Shortstop After Parent
The Boston Red Sox found a solution at shortstop when Parent left, as Wagner stepped in and impressed critics with brilliant fielding and timely hitting. Manager Lake called him one of the team's most valuable members, noting his wide range and dependable presence on defense.
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Wagner
Red Sox
Hans Wagner
Pittsburg
Boston
Hans
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Greatest baseball catch saves Chicago man and $200
A 1895 Chicago game tale recounts Bill Lange missing trains, Anson fining him twice, and Lange making a spectacular leaping catch at the center field fence to rob Kip Selbach of a homer. Lange kept his $200 fine by catching the ball, thrilling the spectators.
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Bill Lange
Chicago
Washington
Lange
Boston
New York
Anson
Kip” Selbach
Baseball Trade and Roster Moves Across Leagues
A Baltimore or St Louis style roundup notes pitchers Karger and Ragon shifted between Cincinnati Des Moines while George Decker of Caps Anson's Colts passes away on the Pacific coast. John Evers appears twice in reference and Casey a Little Rock catcher touted as a major league prize. Bill Duggleby signs with Toronto as Rochester leads the circuit and standings trail from the bottom of the BL percentage table.
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St. Paul
George Decker
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Colts
Pacific Coast
Ragon
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Des Moines
John Everses
Capt. Sullivan
University of Michigan
Casey
Little Rock
Bill” Duggleby
Toronto
Phillies
Bil
Rochester
I R E A S O N S FOR THE SUCCESS OF M GRAW AS BASEBALL MANAGER
Christy Mathewson explains why John McGraw leads the New York Giants to success. He cites McGraws tailored player management, inside baseball strategy, and emphasis on tactics over mere power. McGraw avoids the squeeze play while using planned hits and steals to outmaneuver opponents.
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Christy Mathewson
McGraw
Giants
John LieGraw
McGray
Record of Ward Miller Traded Between Baseball Teams
Ward Miller of Wausau Wisconsin sought a traveler record after joining the Cubs in spring. Pittsburg stepped in during waivers and acquired him as a sub swatter with the Pirates. Barney Dreyfuss, after negotiating with Clark Griffith, sent Miller to the Reds for Blaine Durbin, a southpaw seen as a potential Pirates asset for the season. Durbin, previously unused in Chicago, is praised by Dreyfuss as a future contributor to many Pirates victories this year.
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Clark Griffith
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Reds
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Ballplayer and Lifesaver in Year-Round Play
Jimmy Murray of St. Paul is highlighted as a versatile athlete who swims well and plays baseball. He stayed active year round, saving time at Ormond Beach during winter and returning to baseball in the summer, despite a spring injury that briefly laid him up after breaking a bone earlier in the year.
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Ormond Beach
Jimmy Murray
St. Paul
Murray
Browns Sign Dick Padden as Team Scout
St Louis Browns president R J L Hedges has signed Dick Padden, former team captain and second baseman, to serve as the club scout. Padden immediately departed for a scouting trip through the minor leagues.
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Dick Padden
R. J L. Hedges
St. Louis Browns
Padden
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