New World's Record for First Baseman Daubert Drives 27 Putouts
Brooklyn first baseman Daubert likely sets a new world record with 27 putouts and four assists in a 22 inning game against the Pirates. Otto Miller added 13 putouts behind the plate. Pitchers showed control, Pittsburgh left 22 men on base, Brooklyn 18, while Bigbee collected six hits in 11 at-bats.
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Daubert
Brooklyn
Pirates
Jake
Brooklgnite
Otto Miller
Athletics
Red Sox
Boston
Grimshaw
Davis
Schreck
Pitter
Jacobs
Cheney
Pittsburgh
Bigbee
Myers
Demaree Engineers Own Trading to Cubs for Kilduff
Pitcher Al Demaree negotiates his own trade from the Phillies to the Cubs and then facilitates a swap sending his luck to the Glints. Kilduff seeks regular play with Chicago while eyeing World Series share. Kilduff hopes to be in the lineup rather than a bench seat during the series.
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al Demaree
Phillies
Cubs
Mitchell
Pete Kilduff
McGraw
Kilduff
Marvel
Thie Kilduff
Baseball as Civilizer Tour Plans Raise Japanese Claims
Report says Japan will send two college baseball teams to Manchuria for a territory tour. Aimed to bond colonized locals with the homeland and reduce unrest by fostering goodwill and support for governance.
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Manchuria
Baseball stories mix rumors and player moves across leagues
The column surveys players and officials amid draft exemptions and suspicions of Ventures in baseball. It notes Lajoie’s resilience, Ward and Frazee doubts, Tinker clashing with umpires, Stengel and Tesreau nicknames, Love’s army exam denial, Kauff and Zim power, and multiple signings and trials including Fletcher, Herzog, Warhop, Wheat, Torkelson, Eunick, Hendricks, Shaw, Dumont, Pifenger, and Bowman.
Ambass. Elkus recalls Armenians and Turkey in wartime
The visit recounts Ambassador Elkus in Constantinople during break with the United States. It describes Armenian atrocities, German influence, Turkish society, economy, and the city’s wartime changes, including currency, soup kitchens, and women’s public work under war pressure.
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Bram I. Elkus
United States
Sublime Porte
Germany
Elkas
Constantinople
America
Elkus
Henry Morgenthau
Turkey
Red Cross
Armenia
Belgium
France
Asia Minor
England
Mittel-Europa
Levant
Balkans
American College For Girls
Syria
Mike
Ufe
Adrianople
American Red Cross
Turkish Red Crescent
Jewish Charities Commission
Sea of
Marmora
Savoy
Djemli Pasha
Switzerland
Powers That Be
Berlin
U. S
Wneder
Grand Rapids
Legion
New York
Roumania
Origins of World War Nicknames for Soldiers
The piece surveys how fighting men gained nicknames from enemies or peers across wars. It notes terms like Tommy Atkins, Yanks, Rebs, gringo, Angas, kilties, boche, pollu, and the American doughboy as a likely enduring label. It contrasts views on Sammies and Samson with Yankee origins.
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Sammies
Tommy Atkins
Sammy
Uncle Sam
France
England
John Doe
Tommy
Samson
Sam
Samsons
Webster
States
New
New Zealand
Hell
Americas
United States Army
Prench
United States
New York Herald
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Harry
Ossie
Demaree
Cub
Lajoie
Napoleon
Ward and Frazee
Joe Tinker
Columbus American Association Club
Casey” Stengel
Casey
Charles
Jeff” Tesreau
Jeff
Fitcher
Yankees
Army
Kauff
Zim
Fletcher
Herzog
Jack Warhop
The
Toronto
Zach Wheat
Witcher C. L. Torkelson
Fred Eunick
Marshaltown
Central Association
Cleveland Indians
Jack Hendricks
Indianapolis
American Association
Lodians
Jim Shaw
Clark Griffith
George Dumont
Harry Pifenger
Clevelands
Larry
Mttsburgh
Fred Bowman
Mason City
Abram I
Elrus
Henry N. Hall
New York World
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