Clarke's Way to Win Hit and Hustle by Fred Clarke
Clarke argues hit and run play wins, praising Wagner as top player in the world for his team focus. He stresses teamwork, constant game study, conditioning, self discipline, and aggressive pursuit of every point to keep rivals off balance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Clarke
Joseph GB. Rowles
Pittsburg
Wagner
Fford
Bert Taylor
Jackson Stars
Jackson
Mich
Taylor
Chance on Batting Style for Minor Leaguers
Cubs manager Chance argues minor leaguers fail by over swinging for power. He praises a short chop swing used by top hitters, cites Ed Delahanty as a great hitter, and says players should keep the bat ready and meet the ball squarely to improve chances. He singles out Larry Lajoie as a leading current example.
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Chance
Cubs
Delehanty
Larry Lajoie
Cleveland
Glacial Ice Ironed a Broad North American Plain
The author explains how glacial ice carved and leveled North America, filling valleys and creating prairie soils. Glacial deposits vary in depth, with large stakes in the Midwest and Europe, and ice mass could shift ocean levels while depressing crustal weight. Historic shifts and possible future glacial cycles are discussed, noting retreating glaciers and the potential for renewed advances with climate changes.
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North America
Mississippi Valley
Great Lakes
Germany
Russia
Europe
Missouri
New Jersey
Ohio
Kansas
Minnesota
Greenland
Alaska
Vancouver
White Mountains
Labrador
Tropics
Rube Waddell Arm Still Not Proved Broken
Fans express relief that Rube Waddell’s arm is not broken after initial reports. The article praises his improved consistency this season, notes Bert Taylor’s blind management of Jackson Stars, and mentions veterans like Fred Tenney weighing return options amid ongoing baseball chatter.
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Loverybody
Rube Waddell
St. Louis
Rube
Waddell
Browns
Bugs Raymond
New York Giants
McGraw
Garibaldi's Thousand From Sicily's Isle to Italian Unity
Fifty years after Garibaldi led a thousand volunteers from Marsala to Naples his daring expedition altered Europe. Ill equipped at first, the force overran the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies, gaining arms, support, and national pride, with Garibaldi becoming a symbol of Italian unification and the era’s heroic epic.
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Marsala
Sicily
Kingdom of the Two Sicilies
Naples
Italy
Garibaldi
New York Sun
Rosolino Pilo
Wes
Calatanni
Palermo
Stecily
France
Joan of Arc
Victor Hmmanuel
Origin of the Kiss Across History and Peoples
An essay tracing kissing from prehuman origins to ancient civilizations. It notes Darwinian hints for origins among early ancestors, cites Greek customs including garlic rituals, Roman threefold kiss types, and historic public criticism. Plutarch and Rome’s wife salutation tradition are referenced, with Roma as catalyst for domesticated affection.
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America
Africa
Australia
Europe
Asia
A Newspaper in Olden Times
A fragmentary note recalls a telephone exchange about printing a wife turning to salt. Lot is cited as disapproving public mention, claiming it is a family matter and not the public business. The casual, antiquated phrasing hints at a gossip or decision not to publish sensitive domestic detail.
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Clarke
Hans Wagner
Ittsburg
Cardinal Twirler
Chicago Cubs
Sallee
Chicago
Baleep
Raymond
Ich
Bonesetter
Reese
Mickey" Doolan
Phillies
Jekyll-Hyde
Fred Tenney
Boston
Tever
Mr. McGraw
Brush
John OD
Youngstown
Tommy Leach
Pirates
Tim Jordan
Brooklyn
Toronto
Mickey” Doolan
Jekyll and Hyde
Mickey Doolan
M. J. Doolittle
Jack O'Connor
Lon Criger
Bobby Wallace
Hemphill
Jimmy Collins
Providence
Larry McLean
Reds
Bescher
Larry
Duggan
Indianapolis
Ed Ashenback
Carr
Garibaldis
Kingdom of
Sardinia
G. M. Trevelyan
Plutarch
Cato
Manlius
Rome
Roma
Carl Holliday
June Smart
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