May Move to Replace Cork Center Ball in Baseball
San Francisco May 26 The National league plans retirement of the cork centered ball after pitchers complained of hitters dominance. August Herrmann chairman and Cincinnati club president says a circular to all league officials asks opinions on continuing use of the new ball. He predicts a shift to a less lively ball soon though the East favors keeping the current rough ball.
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Callahan Coaches White Sox In Morning Practice Tactics
The White Sox improve ball handling through daily morning workouts by manager Duffy. Capt. Harry Lord works on infield skills while Ping Bodie and Jimmy Callahan address pitching and base running. Callahan mentors Frank Lange, helping him curb base-stealers and refine timing on the mound.
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Ball Players Are Fine Typewriters
In New York on May 25 the scene centers on slot pages and a refrain about endowing the slot with a dime for half an hour. Cincinnati Reds hitters Bescher and Humphries figure in misadventure with a typewriter and a museum of blue marks on the outfield, a humorous backdrop to a stray ball game anecdote.
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Knockout Brown And Murphy Ready For Ten Round Clash
At Savin Rock and Sheepshead Bay preparations shift to the Madison A C New York tonight for the third Brown Murphy fight. If Brown wins decisively he rises to the top of the lightweights and could meet Matt Wells or Ad Wolgast, the English and world champions.
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Poor Bridgeport pitching and weak hitting pace slump
The Bridgeport team has slumped over the last two weeks due to unreliable pitching and inconsistent hitting. McCann rotates pitchers, Waller and Rumsey struggle, with Gibbs and Snyder delivering the best work. Litschi Ladd Kauff and Crooks provide steady hitting while others lag, prompting calls for new sticks and faster action.
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American League Today’s Games Highlight Matchups
The schedule lists New York at Chicago and Detroit at Boston along with St. Louis hosting Philadelphia, reflecting a mix of league trips. Multiple games show potential pennant implications as teams chase pivotal wins this week.
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Amherst Represents In New England Tennis Finals
Amherst advances in both singles and doubles at the New England Intercollegiate Tennis Tournament on Longwood courts. Johnston faces Oakley for the singles title while Johnston and Shumway meet Harris and Nelson in doubles.
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Dartmouth
Taylor's Rocks Out Of Business
Black Rock baseball club disbands due to low patronage and distant grounds. Manager Billi Taylor cancels remaining engagements and allows players to join city clubs. Several players named including Reilly Robach Larson Bond Johnson Cassidy Miannigan Gallagher Nichols Moran Slattery Kelly. The move shifts talent to the City league as crowds fail to form despite efforts.
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Shorty” Larson
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Joe Cassidy
Bill Miannigan
Eddie Gallagher
Dory” Nichols
Alec Finlayson
Jack Moran
Toots” Slattery
Harry Kelly
City League
Clark Griffith’s trading record under scrutiny after long history
The article recalls Clark Griffith’s era with the Yankees Reds and Browns noting frequent trades. It cites major deals with Jim McAleer Branch Rickey and Joe Yeager among others and highlights how some moves yielded mixed results for Griffith and his clubs.
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Fred Grabe
Harry Niles
Charley Hemphill
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Fred Beebe
Alan Storke
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Mike Mowrey
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Charles
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Queal Defeats Shrubb Again in 12 Mile Race
In Boston May 25 Queal defeated Alf Shrubb for the fourth time at 12 miles with a time of 1 hour 7 minutes 33 seconds. Thure Johansen entered late and finished over a lap behind, while Shrubb led the final mile before Queal overtook him by four narrow margins.
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Offer of 500 for Jack Hoey quoted in meeting
New Britain Herald reports Wa nterbury owner Carl Pace seeking to buy back star Jack Hoey for 500 dollars. Manager Dan O Neil declines, saying he is not selling good players while Pace notes his own need for talent. Alco Jrs defeat Walnut Babies 11 to 4. Walnut lineup includes O Neill and Bradleys. Alco Jra. hopes to hear from the Glenwood Reserves Saturday morning.
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Rainy day quiet at Atlantic hotel among Holyoke club
The Holyoke team led by Manager Milch Mike Doherty gathered at the Atlantic hotel after rain slowed play. Ben Waller Tex Rumsey and Jimmy Hall sparked chatter while wagers and bets arose around past games and a 1909 Waterbury match.
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Newfield Park
Census shows Bridgeport manufactures rise since 1904
Acting Census Director Falkner releases a preliminary Bridgeport census of manufactures comparing 1904 and 1909. The city records 61 more establishments and a 47 percent jump in product value, with costs, wages, and employment all up. Steam laundries tally 7 establishments with $156000 in products and 150 workers.
Danbury Manufacturing Growth Shown In 1909 Report
Acting Census Director Falkner issues a preliminary Danbury Conn summary comparing 1904 and 1909 factory data. The report shows increases in capital invested wages materials used and value of products among 131 establishments in 1909 versus 103 in 1904 with gains in capital investment miscellaneous expenses and other metrics.
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Derby Schoolmaids Demand Salary Increase After Action
Derby, May 25 The local public school teachers plan to demand higher wages at the next education board meeting. Motivated by recent success in Ansonia, they seek 100 a year raise each, with chances described as more than even for approval.
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Litchfield County News Highlights Local Mishaps and Deaths
The column reports Charles W. Lewis of Ansonia and Waterbury fined for speeding through Woodbury with his chauffeur jailed five days on a similar charge, suspended pending good behavior. Thomas Herbert seeks 10000 in Torrington for injuries from a road hole described as a 3 to 6 inch wide, about four inches deep. Michael J. Finn, 50, of Winsted, a Central New England Railway mason, killed near Canaan station by a passing train. Lew Rhodes of Canaan claims statewide trout fishing title after a four pound brook trout in an abandoned lime quarry. J H Smith of Colebrook owns a 150 year old basswood log chair. Storm damages: R A Stevens barn in Woodbury struck by lightning killing a horse. Mrs. Fred Richardson’s Winsted house hit causing no injuries. Charles L Gold’s Cornwall stock-farm barn struck and burned for an estimated 20000. Ross Weaver, a carpenter, recovered from sun stroke in East Canaan. The page ends with a brief, unrelated dialogue about an annual dinner.
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