Littleton Train Journey to a Brother in Danger
Winnifred Mayne travels by train to Le Pere after a telegram about her gravely ill brother John Mayne. A stranger, Dr Ned Hallam, shares meals and conversation, offering help and support. The journey reveals her resilience, a growing bond with the physician, and a hopeful moment as the sick brother receives care.
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le Pere
Littleton
John Mayne
Slater
Ned Hallam
Miss Winnifred
Mayne
Johny
Win
Jtalin
Discourage rowdyism on field in national baseball rules
The piece argues a strict rule against on field fights, citing tracks with heavy fines or expulsions. It notes support from leaders in baseball governance like Johnson Herrmann and Lynch for clean play, aiming to suspend players or impose large fines to curb slugging and rowdy behavior.
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National Commission
National Game
Messrs. Johnson
Herrmann
Lynch
Umpire Davis Revered For Eccentric Field Switching
Vic Willis recounts an umpire tale about J Tra Davis known as Slats who once played for the New York Giants. Davis, a ten year minor league umpire, switched positions behind bat pitcher second base and right field during a single game to avoid boos, prompting fans to chase him from the grounds.
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J. Tra Davis
Slats
New York Giants
Davis
Wills
Connie Mack Finds Excuse for A’s Losing Streak
Connie Mack says the Athletics lose because too many players are newly married bridegrooms. He notes that married men rush to please their brides in the grandstand and forget game fundamentals. Mack adds he is a bridegroom himself, leaving him without a solution.
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Connie Mack
Athletics
Connie
War likened to baseball in world peace prospect
Baron d Estournelles de Constant told University of Minnesota students that war wastefulness could be curbed by an umpire like baseball disputes among nations. He praised self control in sport as a model for settling conflicts. Cornell names Courtney to five year term as head of the Navy crew, with Joe Courtney coaching since 1889 and dominating Hudson River records.
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Baron d’Estournelles de Constant
University of Minnesota
Baron de Constant
Cornell
Courtney
Cornell Athletic Council
Charles EH
Cornell Navy
Joe
Hudson
Triple Play Remark Delights Kansas City Fans
A writer recalls the first witnessed unassisted triple play seen in Kansas City after two long decades. Hyatt and Corriden executed a fast sequence with Fisher on first and Robinson on second, Orendorff's line drive setting the trap. The crowd stood stunned as the ball moved from glove to glove for the decisive out.
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Tryatt
Corridon
Eame
Ransay City
Old Levene Park
Association Park
Dan Shay
Daniel
George Tobaau
Kansas City Star
Neal Ball
Cleveland
Boston
Harry O’hagen
Rochester
Buffalo
O'Hagen
Kansas City
Hyatt and Corriden
Fisher
Robinson
Orendorff
Hyatt
Ham
Cortiden
Orendorf
Scatterin Notes and Diamonds in 1911 Baseball Outlook
The piece surveys 1911 prospects with Weaver as a surprise leader and the Giants, Cubs, and Tigers expected to contend. It notes Ninth inning rallies remain frequent, Tenney’s Red Sox labeled forlorn, and familiar pitchers and batters like Bodie and Patterson poised for return.
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Weaver
Giants
Connie Mack
Tigers
Titan
Magee
Boston
Fred Tenney
King Cole
Fogel
Doomn
Artia Hofman
Kaiser
Lneup
Mordecai Brown
Cubs
Pittsburg
Ping Bodie
Roy Patterson
Premium Brides Flame in South Africa Diamonds Tale
In Kimberly South Africa the Nathanson diamond buyer returns from exile and uses a native laborer incentive scheme to lure workers. He offers trading stamps redeemable for brides, prompting mass weddings as laborers spend wages at his store. The Phoenix mine and Nathanson prosper while the rival store founders. The train departs as twelve marriages are celebrated, leaving the Phoenix manager to declare a knock-down blow for Nathanson, then question the outcome.
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George
Kemberly
South Africa
Nathanson
Phoenix
Kimberly
the Phoenix
Uberty
Ezekiel Brown
African Baptist
The
Woman Hunter Mrs Walter Judkins Sets Long Forest Record
Mrs Walter Judkins of Portland has completed her twenty third autumn season in the Maina woods with twenty eight deer credited to her. She began hunting at fifteen in Gilead while seeking partridge and has since tested many hunting costumes, finally choosing a practical outfit including a stout gray sweater full bloomers huntsman stockings and rubber moccasin like shoes for woods wear.
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Walter Judkins
Portland
Maina Woods
Autumn Forest
the Woods
Huntsman
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Village Improvement League
Miss Winnie
Etary Press
Bo Ae
Vic Willis
Champions
Delaware
Vic Wneis
Janes
Orendorfe
Fisner
Woon
Downson
Corriden
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