Big Frank Bowerman Veteran on the Diamond
A profile of baseball veteran Frank Bowerman known for his hard work and versatility with the New York Giants. The Michigan farmer and hunter is praised as a scholar of the game, close to Christy Mathewson, with a long Texas Chicago Pittsburg New York background and a preference for farm life over city life.
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Frank Bowerman
Bowerman
New York Giants
Big Frank
Michigan Farmer
George van Haltren
van Haltren
New York
Pittsburg
Christy Mathewson
Mathewson
West
Romeo
Mich
Michigan
Peculiarity of Minors in the Major Leagues
Clark Griffith argues that minor leaguers with left handed power lose their swing when facing top major league pitching. He notes fast pitching causes hitters to adjust, often pulling balls to left field in minors but hitting to right in the majors. Scouts rush judgments, risking good players moving up or staying in minors.
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Clark Griffith
Minor League Player Movements Sweep the Circuits
Multiple clubs announced releases and signings across leagues. Lou Dillon and Tom Dillon changed teams, Patrick Ginley and Jack Frost were let go, Carl Druhot and Charles Shields swapped, and Leo Sage moved to Oshkosh. New umpire John Priest appointed. Frankie Leary sent to Harrisburg. Charles Albert s sold to Zanesville. Cary from Detroit signed by Vicksburg. Jones released by Vicksburg. Gould and other Dodgers, Milwaukee deals noted.
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Louisville
Lou Dillon
Schneiberg
Milwaukee
Detroit
Haverhill
Patrick Ginley
Baltimore
Tom Dillon
Newark
N. J
Jack Frost
Sioux City
Lucas
John Priest
Massachusetts
St. Louis
Carl Druhot
Altoona
Charles Shields
Vicksburg Club
Jones
Cary
Cincinnati Club
Frank Leary
Harrisburg
Springfield Club
Charles Alberts
Zanesville Club
Leo Sage
Oshkosh Club
Birthday Celebration for Dorothy and Bernard Marks
A Saturday party honors Dorothy Marks on her thirteenth and Bernard Marks on his eighth birthday. Guests include Miss Meta Jordan and many others as decorations feature dogwood blossoms. Children compete in an artists contest with numbered objects and prizes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. A. Marks
Dorothy Marks
Bernard Marks
T. H. Becker
J. B. Buckley
John R. Evans
W. R. Collin
Marks
Edna Fleshman Celebrates Eighth Birthday Party
Miss Edna Fleshman’s eighth birthday party was hosted by Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Fleshman on Summers Street. Guests enjoyed merry games directed by Mrs. R. C. Fleshman Mrs. K. E. L. Bowman and Mrs. John Keffer. A luncheon followed with pink and blue decorations and pink candles.
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Edna Lee Fleshman
W. L. Fleshman
Hom
Summers Street
R. C. Fleshman
KE. l L. Bowman
John Keffer
Edna
Jack Harder Pie Contest At Tableside Celebration
A festive table features a center cake under a large Jack Harder Pie decoration. Blue and pink ribbons stretch to guests who pull the ribbons to reveal toy plum keepsakes as memories of the event. Ruth Bowman and Lilian Bond are among the attendees with Frederick Black winning boys prize, Lillian Bond the girls prize.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Bowman
Lilian Bond
Frederick Black
Lillian Bond
Lelia Keffer
Helen Kelley
Mamie Bowman
Evelyn Heller
Christine Keffer
Elizabeth Bond
Roy Marsh
Edwin Fleshman
Lee Bowman
William Kelley
William Ruff
Raymond Fleshman
Harold Black
Fifteenth Birthday Party for Miss Janie Drinkard
On Princeton avenue a party in honor of Janie Drinkard’s fifteenth birthday featured skill drawing contests with Evelyn Foutz winning the head prize a box of paper and Beatrice McArter earning a slate and pencil. Guests included Hilda Wilson Dorothy Marks Meta Jordan Kathleen Browning and many others as Mrs. Drinkard and helpers hosted a supper and red decorative theme.
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T. B. Drinkard
Princeton Avenue
Janie Drinkard
Evelyn Foutz
Beatrice McArter
F. O. F. Harbeson
H. O. Spengler
Gertends Watts
Drinkard
Hilda Wilson
Dorothy Marks
Meta Jordan
Kathleen Browning
Beatrice Me
Audrey Grubb
Lyle Creswell
Willie Hall
Helen Jordan
Clara Austin
Marvy McCauley
Lucile Cofer
Bernice Middleswartz
Lessie Hinchey
Eithen Witt
Virginia Hearn
Quay Tanner
Bess Drinkard
James Marks
Radcliffe McArter
Herndon Austin
Franklin Wilson
Herselvell Middleswartz
Fred Spangler
Luther Stowers
Clarence Drinkard
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Edward A. Walsh
Star
The
Giants
Paradise
Roanoke
Columbus
Bluefield Avenue
Gall
Crystal Steam Laundry
Bluefield, W. Va
Clement Spleden
William Garvin
Dorothy
Bernard
Bess Shelton
Percy Laidley
Florence Becker
Ruby Foster
Virginia Martin
Lillian Shott
Hazel Otey
Lucy Shirey
Marian Thompson
Ellis Laidley
Helen Cofer
Ruth Bodell
Irene Blackstock
Mary McCauley
Estelle Garvin
Rebecca Lowder
Mabel Culliney
Mary Shelton
Elenor Miller King
Anna Hasley
Sarah Bourne
Kate Shelton
Margaret Bane
Isabel Collie
Marguerite Kitts
Susie Easley
Florence Thomas
Judith Gregory
Robert Udy
Willis Colie
Jim Shott
William Shirey
Karl Evans
Paul Thomas
Frank Pollock
Robert Anderson
Hugh J
India
Ial At
C&j
Banks
Rosenheim
H. Thompson
Lillian Thompson
Farmville
Farmville Normal School
Flora Thompson
Minnie Mann
Washington, D. C
Mary Stuart Riffe
Hinton
Clyde Boggess
John Baker
Dresden
N. C
EK. E. Butler
Mountain City
Tenn
Daily Telegraph
Telegraph
Express O. P. O
Richmond
Planters National Bank
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