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Newspaper
Cambridge Jeffersonian
Location
Cambridge, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1913
Page
6
The page lists team records for ChUBA WW and PC clubs with Philadelphia and Pittsburg results. It includes Brooklyn St Louis and New York standings with win loss ratios and batting marks, followed by Philadelphia batter and battery lineups and pitcher combinations.
The report lists standings for clubs in cities including St Paul Milwaukee Minneapolis Louisville and Kansas City with records and percentages. It notes scores by city games and a humorous aside for women about appearance.
A fragment notes a harsh phrase in fine language: ten dollars as cost. The remark is attributed to Lippincott's and underscores a punitive or critical tone within a historical context.
Connie Mack the thin tactician of the Philadelphia Americans is praised for foresight in managing his roster. The piece cites his early sign of Paddy Livingston’s decline and the seamless replacement by Jack Lapp, illustrating Mack’s habit of preparing material for future use as regulars advance or weaken.
Irving Higginbotham, former Chicago Cubs pitcher, was with Portland in the Pacific Coast league last season. In a tied eighth inning at Los Angeles, Heitmueller challenged Higginbotham and Higginbotham walked off the mound after a heated exchange. Koestner pitched next, and his first delivery was driven to right field. Joe Berger recounts the tale.
The German American race committee of Kiel and Eastern Yacht Club Boston issues rules for sonderclass races off Marblehead starting Sept. 1. Trials to select three American yachts begin on or before Aug. 16. Yachts must be built in their country of origin with amateur crews of up to three citizens of that nation. Five races will award prizes from the Eastern Yacht Club. the Wilson Cup goes to the first to win three races or the fifth, with a constraint that the winner of the deciding third race cannot sail in subsequent races.
Ty Cobb has a weak throwing arm, making runners dare on hits to his territory. Yet he remains excellent infield and recently sprinted from first to third on a misplayed ball and later stole home, showing his surprising base running despite the weakness.
Manager Frank Chance and Evers plan Archer to fill first base for the Chicago Cubs with Bresnahan backing behind the plate. The arrangement aims to keep Archer at first while Sailer remains the regular at that position, not reflecting on Sailer’s ability.
The manager notes Sailer is among the league's best fielding initial basemen and would not shift him if not for weak batting against southpaws. Slow curve balls from port siders trouble Sailer, and Archer could fill first base without hurting defense. Frank Chance once moved Archer from catcher to first when unavailable, and his performance helped the team stay competitive.
An elderly man near eighty walks ten miles to an adjoining town. An acquaintance asks how he managed the trip and the old man jokes that a road sign urging drivers to slow to fifteen miles per hour slowed him down enough to stop.
The author urges local merchants to use parcel post and direct advertising to educate the public that nearby shops can ship cheaper and faster than mail order houses. By showcasing local inventory and speed, shoppers will choose the merchant near home. Now is the time to act.
Senator outfielder Howard Shanks shows marked improvement as manager Griffith orders him to crowd the plate. The adjustment leads to stronger hitting and better contact for the young player.
Marquette University athletic association aims to enroll about 1,500 members by the next fall term as part of its expansion.
Knockout Snyder, a pitching candidate for the St. Louis Browns, has fought in several heavyweight preliminary bouts in western and southern boxing clubs.
Chicago reports a three corner deal that would send Ty Cobb to Chicago in exchange for Babe Barton Rollie Zeider and Hal Chase. The talks follow Detroit owner Navin's $12000 payment to Tyrus Cobb after a season holdout.
In Washington on June 3 the Athletics won both games from the Senators. In the opener Baker hit a fourth inning homer off Walter Johnson to pace Philadelphia. Final scores show the Athletics ahead 9 to 3 and 4 to 1 with strong hitting in late innings.
Fragmented standings show Philadelphia Boston Cleveland Detroit Chicago St Louis Washington New York with varied win totals and percentages. A partial box score lists players Leonard Medient Corrigan Fisher Bweeney Metonnell Kepler Grosset Wood Hall Cady Corrigan in an unclear New York versus Boston game.
The quote notes that a woman can reform a man only by boring him until he loses all interest in life. It attributes the line to Oscar Wilde and presents a bleak view on female influence and romantic reform.
Binks attaches a phonograph horn to a vacuum cleaner and declares that with this device, the files will come on. The quirky setup hints at a humorous ruse to organize or reveal documents.
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