Laughing Legends Shine On Field Duo In Slapstick Spin
Baseball fans applaud Nick Altrock and Germany Schaefer for their playful imitations of Manager Hughey Jennings. The pair captivate crowds with cheeky routines at first base and on the coach lines, while Rube Waddell and Cy Young anecdotes pepper the humor amid serious play.
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Southpaw
Germany
Schaefer
Detroit
Rube Waddell
St. Louis
Nick Altrock
Washington
Hughey Jennings
Tiger
Jennings
Nick
Altrock
Jen Clugs
Hal Chase
Cy Young
Teuton
Waddell
Rube
Schaefere, Waddells
Altrocks
Lathams
Eddie Collins Charm and Rivalry on the Field
Eddie Collins, star infielder of the Philadelphia Athletics, is celebrated for his lively presence at the sack and his humor during games. Altrock adds repartee and the crowd enjoys his Thanksgiving-like satire while Washington faces Detroit. A St Louis incident shows a fan offering advice embarrassing a companion.
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Eddie Collins
Philavelkhia Athletics
Jennings
Washington
Detroit
Altrock
St. Louis
Nick
Socker team to go abroad for England tour
Eighteen top American soccer players from Providence depart early September for a England tour to face first division clubs. William Beardsworth arranged deals with twenty four English teams ensuring six months abroad. Rover F all River back line mostly stays, forwards drawn from Pawtucket and New Jersey. plan includes Scotland after four months.
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William Beardsworth
Providence
England
Scotland
Rover
Fall River
Pawtucket
New Jersey
Packey McParland to Box Ray Bronson in New Orleans
Packey McParland is slated to fight Ray Bronson in a ten round bout in New Orleans. The match is expected in early September with both boxers around 135 pounds.
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Packey McParland
Ray Bronson
New Orleans
Spokane Wash
Robert W. Lesley
Massachusetts
Battle of Royal Nature Lore City Defeats Guernsey
Lore City edges Guernsey 1 0 in a pitching duel. Bates scores the decisive run in the tenth after a sequence that included a sacrifice and a timely hit from Stevenoir. Both teams total four and three hits with two errors apiece.
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Lore City
Guernsey
Bates
Cale
Stevenoir
Baseball Results From Pittsburg Chicago and Cincinnati
Baseball scores show Pittsburg defeating Boston 16 to 4 with Maddox Gibson Simon Ferguson Tuckey Graham and Rairden contributing. Chicago beat Brooklyn 4 to 2 with Bell Bergen Overall Higginbotham and Archer key. Cincinnati routed Philadelphia 10 to 3 as McQuillen Doolin Ewing and McLean led the offense.
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Pittsburg
Boston
Maddox
Gibson
Simon
Ferguson, Tuckey, Graham and
Rairden
Chicago
Brooklyn
Bell and
Bergen
Higginbotham and
Archer
Cincinnati
Philadelphia
Philadelphia Washington Boston Games Today
Roster lines list players in teams from Philadelphia Washington Boston and New York with matchups. Games today include St. Louis at Washington Cleveland at New York Detroit at Philadelphia and Chicago at Boston.
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St. Louis
New York
Raymond Crandall
Schlel
Backman
Phelps
Pet
Pittsburg
Chicago
Cincinnati
Philadelphia
Brooklyn
Boston Ee
Boston
Krause
Livingstone
Willets
Hall and Carrigan
Scott, Sullivan
Washington
Graham, Dineen, Bailey and Criger
Cleveland
Detroit
The Official Goat
A Philadelphia Post excerpt quotes a man saying his wife ignores his friend and that the friend is the man he blames for his detainment downtown. The brief line hints at marital strain and a controversial acquaintance.
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Philadelphia Post
True Bravery Shown By Performing Without Witness
The quote by La Rochefoucauld emphasizes that true courage appears when one acts without an audience, revealing hidden capacities that would impress the world. It reflects on inner virtue over public praise and calls for self-morality.
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la Rochefoucauld
Eleven Nations Plan International Aquatics Federation
A Paris issued call announces a meeting on August 1 to form an international federation governing swimming, water polo and aquatic sports. Austria Australia Belgium Denmark France Finland Germany Hungary Sweden South Africa Great Britain are invited, with England expected to lead rule making and proposals. America is not listed.
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Paris
Austria
Australia
Belgium
Denmark
France
Finland
Germany
Hungary
Sweden
South Africa
Great Britain
America
Ingland
Meet of Motorcyclists Opens at New Indianapolis Track
The 1909 meet of the Federation of American Motorcyclists is billed as the largest gathering of motorcyclists in the United States. The event, at the new Indianapolis speedway course, will decide key championships and likely break many records. Noted riders already promising to attend include Stanley Kellogg A G Chapple Walter Goerke Freddie Hauyck William Wray Walter Bains Daredevil Derkum and Jake De Rosier.
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Federation of American Motorcyclists
America
Indianapolis Concourse Speedway
Stanley T. Kellogg
A. G. Chapple
Walter Goerke
Freddie Hauyck
Wiliam Wray
Walter Bains
Atlanta's Great Speedway Project
Asa Chandler Jr and E M Durant lead a $2 500 000 Atlanta speedway project to build a two mile circumference track. The course will be 100 feet wide on the home stretch, banked banks ten feet high, with special surfacing to allow two miles a minute. Twelve fireproof garages and a 30 000 seat grand stand are planned, with a race meeting set for November.
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Asa Chandler, Jr
E. M. Durant
Atlanta
United States
Cuill
Night football trial in Cincinnati October 14
The Pilgrim team of England, composed of Great Britain’s top soccer players, will visit Cincinnati on October 14 for a night game. It marks the first city to test night football after night baseball’s success.
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Cincinnati
England
Great Britain
Indiana Coaches Use Motorcycle Pace For Training Workouts
Indiana university athletic staff employed a motorcycle to pace athletes during preliminary training sessions, aiding speed and endurance development with visible results.
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Indiana University
Long Island Power Boat Race Opens July 31
A power boat race around Long Island starts July 31 for boats at least thirty feet long and covers 244 miles. George Sargent, new national golf champion, plans exhibitions in New England through August 10 before western tours and season closeouts in New York and Philadelphia. The Harlem river hosts the Middle States Regatta with seventeen contests on September 8. Manitoba Field Trials set Winnipeg dates for derby all age and championship stakes open to pointers and setters. Hamburg Belle, fast Detroit mare trotting pace, heads to beat the world record at Detroit meeting late July.
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Long Island
George Sargent
New England
New York
Philadelphia
Middle States Regatta Association
Harlem River
Labor Day
Manitoba Field Trials Club
Winnipeg
Canada
Detroit
J W Borton From Rifle Stricken With Illness
Word reached M L Hartley, brother in law of J W Borton, that Mr Borton of Rifle Colorado is dangerously ill with hemorrhages of the bowels. He is a brother of John Borton of this city and has many relatives here.
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M. L. Hartley
J. W. Borton
Borton
Rifle
Colo
John Borton
City Teachers Exam Set For Saturday At Central School
Notice from the City Board of School Examiners calls teachers to an examination at Central school on Saturday the 21st at 8 30 a m. Good character vouchers required. President John McBurney Vice President H Z Hobson and Clerk W T Young sign. Mrs J M Tingle is seriously ill with fever on West Gomber avenue.
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John McBurney
H. Z. Hobson
W. T. Young
J. M. Tingle
West Gomber Avenue
Rev W H Wilson Heads to Dresden Then Birmingham
Rev W H Wilson of Byesville began a trip to Dresden to spend part of his vacation and then visit his father in Birmingham who is seriously ill but there is hope for recovery.
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W. H. Wilson
Byesville
Dresden
Birmingham
Captain Ferguson to attend Sherman brigade reunion at Camp Shelby
Capt J B Ferguson has received notice of his selection to respond to the address of welcome at the Sherman brigade reunion at Camp Shelby Shelby Ohio on August 25. He is a former member of the brigade and will probably attend.
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J. B. Ferguson
Sherman Brigade
Camp Shelby
Shelby
Ohio
Flight of the Spirit in Plutarch Case
A Plutarch described case tells how a sleeper believed dead revived after three days and changed life. Thespius reports his spirit left the body and visited a realm with other souls where his past sins were shown and future virtues were promised guiding his transformation.
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Plutarch
Thespius
Train Pulls Out While I Translate The Timetable
A quotation from the New York Herald notes a missed train as the speaker struggles with a timetable. The line emphasizes the irony of trying to study schedules while a train departs.
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New York Herald
Market Prices Reel Under Mixed Demand Across Livestock and Produce
Potatoes and poultry prices listed with varied figures. Cattle offerings show market activity on good grades with prices from prime to fair, while sheep and lambs see a rise in lamb values. Hogs report dull trade with prices slipping across prime to rough categories.
Wheat futures fall after government crop report in Chicago
Wheat prices on the Chicago board of trade slumped nearly 26 as government crop data was published. Deliveries sold under one dollar with a weak close and declines from 1 to 1 1/4 cents while corn oats and provisions eased. September options closed with wheat at 98 3/4 cents, corn at 64 1/4 cents, oats at 36 1/4 cents.
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Chicago
Board of Trade Today
Cambridge Glass Co gas connection plan discussed
P. J. Hannan left for Newcomerstown to attend a Bird's Run Oil and Gas Co. board meeting. The gathering will arrange linking the company's gas wells with Cambridge Glass Co. as contract talks for gas supply proceed.
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Cambridge Glass CO
P. J. Hannan
Newcomerstown
Bird's Run Oil and Gas Co
Hartford Woman Suffered Stroke At Home
Mrs. Lewatter of Hartford arrived at Dr Keenan s hospital this morning for treatment after a stroke of paralysis struck her Saturday while she tended to household duties. The attack affected her entire left side and prompted hospital admission.
Incendiarism Reported in Noble County Hay Fields
In Sarabaville Ohio William Aduddle a leading farmer west of town lost four hay stacks totaling about 12 tons in a week of mysterious fires. Neighbors found three stacks burning Wednesday night around 10.00 and the fourth Rick burned Friday. Incendiarism suspected as neighbors guard the crops until harvest.
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Sarabaville
William Aduddle
Aduddle
Miss Wessells Visits Then Returns Home
Miss Margaret Wessells of New Concord, guest of R A Cook and family on Highland avenue, returned home Monday after her visit.
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Margaret Wessells
New Concord
R. A. Cook and
Highland Avenue
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Rifle, Colo
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Cassell’s Station
Annie Jones
Coshocton Avenue
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W. F. Richmond
Barnesville
Harry Boyd
Love City
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Kent
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Blaine Ave
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Corner Ninth and Gomber
H. W. Amos
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Bath
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Stewart Avenue
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East End
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L. O. Riddle
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