Miner turns baseball dream into life changing deal
In a Pittston mining town story, veteran J Jennings recalls a July 1889 game when miner Mills hit a foul that banker Webb Clauss turned into a $5 per game offer to fence-jump catcher Monsker. Jennings, born in Pittson, details mining life, pay, pride, and his early baseball dreams amid coal towns like Moosic, Pittston, and Wilkes-Barre.
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Hugh A. Jennings
Miner Mills
Three Mills
Pennsylvania
Dal
Webb Clauss
Leighton
Monsker
Pittson
James Jennings
Carter
Mao
Moosic
Mer
Pittston
Teignton Wilkes-Barre
Cranton
Pasearby
Mordecai Brown
Ed Wi
Stanley Harris
Ke Daubert
Coughlin
Timothy
Brown
Walsh
Goveleskies
O'Neilis
Gateh
Daubert
Doyle Harris
McNally
Boley
Mopsle Pittston
Tom Harris
Tom
Plan To Award Football Title On December 12
Milford Stratford and Shelton share first in the Houwsironic Valley league with five wins and one loss each. A December 12 meeting of league officials at the University Club New Haven will decide the covet ed title. Derby is eliminated after a Thanksgiving loss to Shelton.
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Milford
Stratford
Shetton
Wallingford
Granford
Derby
Seymour
University Club
New Haven
Shelton
British Sports Echoes From Tudor Customs and Belt History
A look at historic English sports lore notes Richmonds famed race course on a hilltop and left handed royal games by the Duke of York. It recalls past boxing glory with the Toonsdale Belt prize, its 250 annual pension after fifty, and ten champions who won outright.
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Duke of York
Earl of Lonsdale
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Tom and Stanley: a family tale of baseball fame
The father Tom never made the majors, deemed a poor pitcher, yet his son Stanley carried the family name to lasting glory by winning a pennant and world championship for Washington in his first year as manager. The speaker recalls mixed respect and pride.
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Tom
Stanley
Washington
Webb Claus
Bowling Results Highlight Top Scores Across Events
High single Melilian rolled 129. High total Schaaf finished with 343. High team single Smells posted 565. High term total Bailheads totaled 1321 in the meet’s final tally.
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Melilian
Schaaf
Smells
Mies Hickey
Dallas 328
Funflowers
Muttercups
Ust
No*hiath
Snuth
Meigs League Records And Bowling Totals
Leader in strikes Gallup seven and spares Klubnick forty one. Miss Flo LaBar of Bridgeport visited here yesterday and bowled seven games for an average of one. The scores include 110 91 58 215 2 ai 124.
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Teague Records
McNamara
Curtiss
McNamee
Frederickson
Gallup
Klubnick
Flo LaBar
Luidgeport
Noisey
Stamford Bowling League Leaders in Duckpin and Big Pin Divisions
In the Industrial Bowling League Inne Taylor of Trakine-Datworth leads the big pin class with 200 total pins across 13 games and a 153 average. Sandiella tops duckpin with 128% across 14 games and a 103 average. Jost benches a 233 single big pin game while Taylor posts 603 across multiple games. Cuff has 129 for duckpin single game and Homanello 324 for three-string. Miss O Neill heads Excelsior’s women duckpin with 1016 pins in 12 games and 68 average. Miss Kearns 105 is best single and Miss Carlson 246 best triple.
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Inne Taylor
Trakine- Datforth
Sandiella
Jost
Taylor
Cuff
Bost
Homanello
Miss O'Neill
Excelsior Hardware
Ieads
Miss Kearns
Carlson
Bears edge Columbus Tigers as Grange sits scoreless
In a snowbound Chicago game, the Bears beat the Columbus Tigers 14 to 13 despite Red Grange not scoring. The crowd of 35000 saw Walquist and J Sternaman lead a tight contest with touchdowns credited to Walquist, J Sternaman, Rapp, and Tynes.
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Chicago
Chicago Bears
Red’ Grange
Columbus Tigers
Beara Vanny - Healy
Elly Leckenstein
Duvall
Trafton
Veeeee
Memeck McMillen
Mbulberger
Ke Murray
Vevrereses Petooft
Halas
Seeeeereeess
Roylender
LHB
Walquist
Cone
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Seeeesses
Tyner
Segre
Bears
Columbus
J. Sternaman
Rapp
Tynes
Rohieder
Nesser
Davis
Ruh
Mullen
Mohardt
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Knon
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Romney
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Anderson
Fleckenstein
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Stamford Eleven Downs Swedes and Clan Beats Waterbury
The Stamford Eleven defeated the Swedes while the Clan Campbells beat Waterbury 2 to 0 in the Braw City league. The Celtics tied Manchester, Elam scoring all in their 2 1 draw. A boxing note mentions Mickey Walker declining Timmy Milligan's Christmas fund bout.
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Stamford
CLAN
Waterbury
Manchester
McGurk
Stama
Aquitania
Meg
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