Iron Man of the Mound Defied Batters With Fielding Prowess
The chapter profiles Joe McGinnity ahead of 1925, praising him as a premier fielding pitcher and detailing his famous defensive bunt trick against the Pirates in Brooklyn’s 1899-1900 pennant chase. It notes his long career, compares him to Walter Johnson, and remarks on pitcher development from minors to majors and bench time before regular rotation.
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Iron Man
Hugh Jennings
Joe McGinnity
McGinnity
Carl Mays
Mays
Sal
McCinnity
Brooklyn
Piltsby
Pittsburgh
Jerry Naps
McGinny
Brookin
Eries
MecGinnity
Ber
Minny
Johnson
Walter Johnson
Tity Johnson
Ele
Weiser
Idaho
Detroit
Washington
Jesson
Ball Park
Johns
Tina
Marquard's Bright Yet Winding Baseball Career
The veteran pitcher Marc Marquard moved from Brooklyn to Cincinnati in 1921 22 then to Boston amid declining onfield work He later served as relief pitcher and occasional starter for the Braves until last season Now he takes on executive and managerial duties with Emil Fuchs Al Powell and Dave Bancroft steering the Providence club and Braves management The future pitching workload remains uncertain amid new duties and long days under the sun.
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Brooklyn
Cincinnati
Boston
Braves
Emil Fuchs
al Powell
Dave Bancroft
Bruves
Providence
Agu
Racing Results and Entries Summary Card
Racing results and entries list from a multi race program. Details include race numbers, conditions, horse names, jockeys, weights, payouts, times, and the list of also ran horses for each event. Key horses include Jungle 101, Soldier NI, Rose H, Nabigeo, Garr, New Hope, and Nebraskaa Lad among others with times and payoffs noted.
New Orleans Race Card Two Year Old Maiden Sprint
A crowded New Orleans program lists six races with heavy field counts. Entries include Savory Girl, Lad Allen, Dantes Inferno, Five Sixty, and George Dever in race one. several x prefixes denote entries and notes on horses like Attila, Resonance, Pat Hampson, Yuabra, and Gloom Girl across races two and beyond. The card also shows mixed claiming, allowances, and six furlong to mile and seventy yard distances, with weather listed as cloudy and heavy.
Havana Results First and Other Races at Five Furlongs
Results from Havana show Gliding Fox winning the first five furlongs in 1 07 4 5 with Geving 7-5 favorite and Duke of Marlboro finishing strong. also ran include Gaffney Laas Clean Im Pulse Son of Tromp. The program lists two year olds in Race Two with Girl 103 winning in 1 10, and multiple horses in Races Three to Six with times ranging from 1 14 3 5 to 1 48. Also noted are horses Cab in Creek Leona Dare Mount Shasta and others in subsequent events with various odds and weights.
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Rach
Gliding Fox
Geving
Duke of Marlboro
Jenkins
Helican
Kellum
Gaffney Laas
Clean
Impulse
Son
Tromp
Berry
Grant Ditty
Banks
Groto
Fisher
Frances Jane
Freda D
Black Tom
Perdomo
Tis Seth
Hanian
the Nephew
Murphy
Unelealie
Flush Royal
Altemour
Kitaax
OH Lady
Pegasus
Snorrf
Grad Bey
Randals Yak
McGhinis
Reg Pardon
Cabin Creek
Leona Dare
Mills
Mount Shasta
Spark
Harry M. Stevens
Jiel- Mert
Gordin Shaw
Cogan
Ponce Lot
Jeffries
Ian Margaret J. Howe
Paine Y
Searchlight
North Wales
TIA JUANA RESULTS FIRST RACE AT FAIRT ON TRACK
Race results list the finish order and payouts for the first event at a track meet. Notes include horses like Laura Gaffney Ameela Skakt and times around 1 minute 54 seconds to 1 minute 65 seconds, with betting payouts shown for top finishers. Additional races feature six furlongs and one mile events with various horses and winners, along with times and winning odds.
Havana Entries First Race at Five and Half Furlongs
The program lists three year olds for a $600 claiming race over five and one half furlongs at Havana. Early entries include Cavalie 103, Black Deer 113, Reprieve 190, Expressive 112, Ambulance 104.
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Cavalie
xBlack Deer
Reprieve
Expressive
Ambulance
TIA JUANA ENTRIES FIRST RACE AT LONGBRANCH
Racing card lists four and a half furlongs for three year olds and up with claiming 700 dollars and various horses including Kosman Dick Turnia Captain Kimname Lastron cag Composer Weed Cry Midnight Bell Hingleader Wolf's Gry in the lineup Second Race four and a half furlongs 100 dollars with Delhi Girl Bit Rendered Mrs Ruby Alice Harvey Excuse Me Furious Bell and others Third Race one and one eighth of a mile for three year olds claiming 700 featuring Mint Julep Old Faithful Pop Ryan Cote D Or Captain Mac Iv Lady Lillian Hackamore Keaia Fourth Race five furlongs for two year olds claiming 790 led by Al Kripp Happy Sunny Mild Queen Anna Marie Cleo's Rochester Munuiele Guinea Gold Shasta Sel Baggage King Deep Blue Fifth Race six furlongs all ages 700 with Clinch Mana Dew Bank Caraline Herds man Laurel Run Hestar Dan The Beadle Pickpocket Quernavaca Sixth Race one and one sixteenth miles three year olds up claiming 400 listing Little Thistle Royal Oak Irvington Devils Girl Guosight Hal Wright Rock Ford Seth's Memory Seventh Race Senora claiming handicap mile and seventy yards three year olds up 1000 headlined by The World By Gosh The Cher okee Quuer de Lion Margie K Minsters Boy Vasquez
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xLamp
xLaura Jane
Kosman
Dick Turnia
Captain Kimname
Lastroncag
Composer
xWeed Cry
Midnight Bell
Hingleader
Wolf's Gry
xDelhi Girl
Bit Rendered
xMrs
Ruby
Alice Harvey
xExcuse Me
Furious Bell
Marville
Cat
xSerena
Chief Archee
Harpgat's Heir
Ang
Old Faithful
Pop Ryan
xCote D'Or
Captain Mac
Clinch
Mana
Dew Bank
Caraline
Herdsman
Laurel Run
the Beadle
Quernavaca
xLittle Thistle
Royal Oak
Irvington
xDevils Girl
xGuosight
Hal Wright
xRock Ford
Seth
Champions Past and Present by Joe Archibald
Boxing essay recalls Paul Berlenbach as light heavyweight champion, praised for power and KO rate. Compares him to legends Fitzsimmons and Corbett, questions his place against all-time greats, notes hard rivals like Dempsey, Maher, Jefferies, and McMullen.
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Joe Archibald
Peter Maher
Fittier
Jim Corbett
Jim Jefferies
Fitzsimmons
Gus Ruhlin
Tom Sharkey
Berlenbach
Tommy Loughran
Jack Delaney
Jimmy Slattery
Mike Mc‘Melle
Fitzsimons
Ruby
Robert
Tillenolder
Corbett
Fitzauminons
Paul Borlenbach
Legion Will Not Start This Year
Fairfield December 17 Special The Legion basketball team postponed its season start until after the holidays due to the holiday season. The Legion combine planned to open last week but was forced to delay because of missing players. Managers decided to delay opening until the first Thursday in the New Year to avoid unprofitable holiday games.
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Fairfield
Legion
Legion Combine
Ilimees
Menbera
Umpire Notice: Resin Use Permitted Next Season
Cincinnati Reds president says National League owners have instructed President Heydler to inform umpires that pitchers may use resin on new baseballs next season. Notre Dame and Drake announce a two year football schedule with Drake visiting South Bend in 1926 and Notre Dame visiting Des Moines in 1927.
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August Herrmann
Cincinnati Reds
National League
John Heydler
New York
South Bend
Ind
University of Notre Dame
Drake University of Des
Osborne Revolutionized High Jump Enters New York Meets
Hal Osborne Olympic decathlon champion and world record holder for the running high jump plans to compete in February and March New York indoor meets. A schoolteacher and lifelong bachelor, he continues to refine his methods and believes he can improve several decathlon events to raise his world record beyond 7,710 points.
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New York
Middle West
Hal OsborNe
Ilinois
A. C
Hal
Promottera
Hi Ear
Tricolor Star
Newark
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