Roar of the British Lion
Dickey Brown son of Plumville’s old settler inherits a fortune with a cruel condition to celebrate five birthdays in Plumville. He arrives with English fashion, funding a July Fourth show featuring a genuine English lion in a makeshift cage. The stunt ends with Dickey injured, missing since, and Plumville poised to claim the fortune unless he fulfills the condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henald Peter Brown
P. Chawley Brown
Dickey” Brown
Peter
Plumville
Dickey
England
London
Ocean
Famous Pittsburg Players Quit Game Recalls by Fan Hit
A Brooklyn fan recalls the mid 1890s Pittsburg club under Connie Mack and Patsy Donovan. It names stars like Sugden, Schriever, Bierbauer, Ely, Smith, Stenzel, Hawley, Killeen and Foreman and notes their postseason fates and moves amid a tale of aggressive play and fading fame.
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Sugden
Bierbauer
Pink” Hawley
Brownie Foreman
Elmer Smith
P. J. Donovan
Brooklyn
Pittsburg
Connie Mack
Pittsburgs
Donovan
Mack
Bill Schriever
Joe Sugden
Schriever
Ohio
Jake Beckley
Louie Bierbauer
Lajoie
Louie
Fred Ely
West
Oregon
Stuart
California
Eomer Smith
Jake Stenzel
Cincinnati
Pink Hawley
Frank Killeen
Hawley
Hall Claire
Wis
Killeen
Brownlie” Foreman
Frank Foreman
Baltimore
Washington
Ban Johnson
Patsy Donovan
Orth
New York
Coughlin
Patsy
Detroit
Matty MclIntyre
Tigers
Matty
Staten Island
McIntyre
Pittsburg Seeks National Baseball Field Day
Pittsburg aims to organize a field day tied to the National Baseball Commission. The plan centers on community activity and youth participation at the local level, seeking support from local organizations and residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
National Baseball Commission
Green Pastures Great Field for Cast-Offs
A review of how baseball cast-offs from major leagues transformed teams, highlighting players like Weimer, Wicker, Steinfeldt, Clarke, Davis, Abbaticchio, Ritchie, Beaufort, Keeler, Stone, Burkett, LaPorte, Ferris, Williams, Bowerman, McGann, Browne, Tenny, and Needham. It notes trades and signings that turned failures into stars and boosted teams such as the Browns and Red Sox.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Browns
McAleer
Clarke Griffith
Clarke
Cincinnati
Jeff Overall
Harry Steinfeldt
Cubs
Weimer
Wicker
Hermann
Chance
Big Jeff
Steiny
Cub
Garry Hermann
Steinfeldt
Harry
Harry Davis
Athletics
Louisville
Davis
Philadelphia
Claude Ritchie
Dandy" Beaumont
Pittsburg
Fred Clarke
Jim Collings
St. Louis
Jesse Burkett
Keeler
New York
Baltimore
Frank LaPorte
Yankees
McGuire
Hobe Ferris
Jimmy Williams
Bowerman
McGann
Browne
Boston
Tenny and
Needham
McGraw
Indian Battery Stars for St Paul Saints Pitching Duo
The St Paul Saints boast the only Indian battery in the world with pitcher Le Roy and catcher Jack Meyer. Le Roy, Carlisle graduate and former pro with Montreal, New York Americans, lives on a Wisconsin reservation, shown here with his papoose.
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St. Paul
Louis le Roy
Jack Meyer
Saints
le Roy
Carlisle
Montreal
New York Americans
Wisconsin
College Star for Red Sox Signes Gardner as Utility Infielder
W L Gardner the University of Vermont shortstop is signed by the Boston Red Sox. He will join immediately as a utility infielder replacing Laporte who is sidelined with a fractured finger.
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Red Sox
W. L. Gardner
University of Vermont
Boston Red Sox
Laporte
Johnson Bars Umpire O Loughlin in Squeeze Play Ruling
President Ban Johnson of the American League rejects Silk O Loughlin’s ruling in a Detroit dispute over a play that could have killed a squeeze run. The rule requires the pitcher to step off the rubber before throwing to the plate, preventing a catcher from blocking the plate as a balk.
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Ban Johnson
Silk” O'Loughlin
Detroit
Dougherty
Chicago
Davis
Siever
Payne
Johnson
O'Loughlin
Clark Griffith
Major League Notes on Players and Prospects
Morven shines on the mound with a wicked knuckleball and few hits. Neal Ball and George Morton give New York versatile infield and utility strength. Ganzel earns Cincinnati fame through solid fielding and batting, dispelling Pop-Up John moniker. McGuire seeks Prujett return after a milling-ball accident, while Dooin lacks fast help behind the plate. Boston considers Vermont pitchers Gardner and Collins for a trial. Cobb’s hitless stretch sparks debate on his resilience, and quotes from the Philadelphia North American hail Wilson’s steel wing and Wagner’s peak season as Pirates.
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Morven
Neal Ball
George
New York
Marv
John Ganzel
Cincinnati
John
McGuire i
Prujett
Washington
Quakers
Charley Dooin
Jacklisch
Philadelphia
Doomn
Boston
Gardner
Collins
Universality of
Vermont
Burlington
Cobb
Brown
Philadelphia North American
Pirates
Wilson
Wagner
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George Washington
By Wright A. Patterson
Pittsburg Club
Green Pastures
Big and Little Chief
Leroy
American League
Silk O'Loughlin
Chas, A. Grubb
Attorney AT Law
4Th & Chestnut Streets
Atlantic
Iowa
G. R. Miller
C, G. Clark
Homeopathic
State University of Iowa
Black
R. A. Gamble
Osteopathic
Opera House
Phone
T. B, Swan
C. L. Campbell
Gillespie Building
Musson
Res
Ben A. Wood
U. S. Mullins
Chas, D. Finley
D. O
Josephine Cook Finley
D.D
DRS. Finley & Finley
The
Atlantic Infirmary of Osteopathy and X-Ray Laboratory
Bell
Chestnut St
Atlantic, Iowa
Nels Brown
Butler
M. H. Butler
G. J
Walnut Street
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