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Newspaper
Bridgeport Evening Farmer
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1914
Page
5
Oscar Doyle reviews a chess tournament noting players like Willies and George F. Sieweh, praising present champion Hoove and the field’s wide play. The piece highlights form, timing, and the strategic changes as the championship unfolds despite tainted focus on past results.
Billiard players led by George Sutton Koji Yamada and William Morningstar boost popularity of pocket billiards. The Champion Billiard Players League formed with Orn Morningstar George Guttom Calvin Darsaceet Harry Cline Albert Cutler and Jake Sthne. Alignments for 150 cities to showcase skill aimed at widening appeal beyond large cities amid evolving billiard room culture and shift from pool to pocket billiards.
The article reviews early 20th century pitching stats, detailing TeTeau and Tesreau innings and ratios, Amassing comparisons among Teague, Alexander, Collins, and other hurlers. It notes teams like the Giants and Cubs, free passes, strikeouts, walks, and overall run allowances across the season.
The long noted game featured Jacke Coombs pitching twenty four innings in Boston to a 4 to 3 victory. The 1910 season marked a peak, with Coombs winning thirty one of forty starts and recording thirteen shutouts. He pitched in the 1919 World Series three times in six days, securing three wins against Chance's Cubs and remaining undefeated in World Series play. Baseball saw thirty five deaths and eighteen injuries in 1914, including twenty players killed by pitched balls and several other causes across amateur and professional levels.
The piece recaps Jim Flynn reflecting on boxing risks and earnings from rivals like Morris and Johnson, noting his long career and mixed luck in big fights. It also reports Ed Clarke's expressed wish to retire as Pirates leader, a move unlikely to be allowed by Barney Dreyfuss.
Branch Rickey predicts Gus Williams will be a standout in 1915 with the Browns. Rickey credits his development to work in Pieridae and notes Williams improved beyond 1914, finishing near .260 at bat while excelling in other facets. Rickey’s methods and Williams’ single fly ball error are highlighted in his season review.
The Browns eye Williams as a central outfielder with potential to boost the offense. Rickey predicts Williams may become the club’s most valuable baserunner, while others like Walker and Prate are expected to improve based on past experience.
Waterloo played Muscatine as Wetzel on first base and Spurs batted. Spurs signaled hit and run, Wetzel broke for second while Spurs hit a high fly toward left field. Wetzel thought Waterloes left fielder would spear the ball as he reached second.
A chaotic sequence in the late innings saw runners misread signals and collide as Watash and Sours sped between bases. Watash pulled off a risky tag and a narrow miss at third while Sours stalled at home, producing a near triple but ending in a single as the crowd kept spirits high.
Penn sprinter James Meredith, racing for Meadowbrook, broke the American 500 yards record at the First Regiment Armory in Newark with a 1 minute 1 second time. Hal Helland led early, but Meredith sprinted past to win by sight yards as Hugh Hierschon claimed second. The piece also mentions Sloane, the famed jockey, and his Red Cross armist work in Paris.
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