Bumb plan for baseball rewritten in satirical balloon
A mocked profile describes Tulsa lawyer Mr. Bumb promoting a fictitious scheme to hand control of major league baseball to players. The piece parodies a grandiose government buyout with huge sums, celebrity owners, and absurd terms while lampooning labor and sports politics.
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Tulsa
Okla
Bumb
Washington
Congress
Shibe Park
Philadelphia
Wrigley
Cubs
Clark Griffith
Army Navy clash in Lawrence sets referee dispute
Eddie Shevlin and Kirby Corcoran clash at O'Sullivan Park with the Army Navy welterweight title on the line. The referee choice sparks debate as Major Biddle of Philadelphia could name the official if the third man is delegated.
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Eddie Shevlin
Young Kirby Corcoran
O’sullivan Park
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Navy
New England
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O. K
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Delphia
Biddle
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Army and Navy Board
Cabot Street
Kirby
Jack Britton
Roxbury
Britton
Jack Sheehan
Bumb plan would pay players on every base hit and more
The proposed Bomb plan outlines base by base pay for hits from 50 dollars at first to 1000 for home runs, with cascading receipts and unclaimed money burned after each game. Fielding wages, errors, pitcher and catcher pay, and umpire levies are described, plus a sharp jab at Mr. Bomb’s motives and congressional action.
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Bumbs
Tulsa
Mr. Bumb
Congress
Brotherhood
Washington
Saratoga
Spa
John W. Gates
Schalk Catches 100 Games in Seventh Straight Season
Ray Schalk catcher for the Chicago club set a new mark by catching 100 games in a season. It was his seventh consecutive season achieving this feat, surpassing George Gibson who also reached 100 games but not in consecutive seasons.
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Schalk
Chicago
Ray Schalk
Philadelphia
George Gibson
Pittsburg
Toronto Defeats Reading 5 1 in International League
Toronto beat Reading 5 to 1 in a straightforward IL game. Jersey City Buffalo Ratn are listed but play unclear role in this readable fragment.
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Toronto
Reading
Jersey City-Buffalo
Double Bill at Bike Track Features Pace Race Pairings
George Wiley and George Chapman team up to challenge Clarence Carman and George Bowker in a 40 mile pace race. Chapman faced a setback earlier after his savings were stolen in Revere affecting his performance. A three heat tandem race adds East Boston and South Boston rivals Fardig Upton versus Logan McPartland. Regular sprint events also on the card.
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Clarence Carman
George Chapman
Philadelphia
Wiley
George Bowker
Lynn
Carman
Chapman
Butler
Quaker City
Revere
East Boston
South Boston
Fardig
Upton
Noddle Island
Pat Logan
Hugh McPartland
Peninsular
Cardinals Face Braves in Final City Tilt of Season
At 1 30 this afternoon the Cardinals clash with the Braves at Allston Field in the last city game of the season. The Cards have troubled the Tribe more this time after losing three straight in St Louis recently. Both clubs are improved and the race for sixth place with the Phillies grows into a sensational battle.
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Braves
Allston
Tribe
St. Louis
Phillies
Braves Field
Tigers Rally Wins 4-3 Over Washington
In Detroit on August 18 an eighth inning rally turned the game around for the Tigers as a wild pitch and Agnew error produced three runs, securing a 4 to 3 victory over Washington. Menosky homered to right in the sixth. It marks a rare feat since Nagin Field’s construction.
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Agnew
Washington
Menosky
Nagin Field
Ruth Seeks Freeman Record as Home Run Chase Grows
Babe Ruth continues a major league home run push on a Western trip while Buck Freeman’s single season mark looms. The column covers exhibition splits, boxing notes, polo league plans, and Saratoga betting, with Ruth’s quest to top Freeman outlined amid era-wide sports chatter.
Mays Beaten by Indians in Cleveland Contention
Cleveland defeated New York 2 to 1 as Mays suffered his first loss since joining the team. He held Cleveland to one hit until the eighth inning. A walk and errors sparked two Cleveland runs while New York only scored on a pass to Hannah a sacrifice by Mays and Baker’s single.
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White SoxHammer Noyes and Kerscher in 11-6 Win
Chicago hammered Noyes and Kerscher as the White Sox defeated Philadelphia 11 to 6 in the second game of the series. Gandil collected four hits four in four at bats with three doubles and a single.
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Turner
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McAvoy
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