Good Averages By Former Cheyenne Ball Players
The Union Association statistics list four former Indians and one ex Cheyenne figure. Hester, first base for the Braves in 1910 and 1911, now with Crewe Falls club, shows 880 at first base. Luck Weaver leads catchers with 96. Bobby Gibson appears among catchers at Great Falls. Hobby caught 71 games at .455 and played 12 as outfielder at .038. Jimmy Whelan, Redskins captain 1910-11, shows 363 in fielding but led with bat. Fay East, second for Laramie Cowboys 1911, ranks high in second-sackers with .912. Ralph Glaze of Baylor connections referenced in stray note.
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Union Association
Hester
Braves
Laramie
Crewr Falls Cluh
Teade
Luck Weaver
Tandiger
Salt Lake
Cheyennese
Bobby Gibson
Great Falls
Hobby
Jimmy Whelan
Redskins
Jimmy
Fay East
Laramie Cowboys
Mixed Up News Item From Dallas Paper
A Dallas newspaper printed a garbled note claiming Tris Speaker and Joe Wood were missing with the ball since leaving Stuttgart on Sunday October 27 in a misread foreign exchange. The error resulted from a careless printer.
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Dallas
Tex
Tris Speaker
Joe Wood
Joe Joe
Ted
Germany
Mlustraic
Ris Speaker
Baseball Figures Stir Rumors in Turbulent Offseason
Denver buys Hank Dutcher and a Western League slugger eyes the plate against Stony City pitcher Slavuebter. McGraw, McGiraw, and Marquard figures surface in scandals and language debates as King Cole quits baseball for barber work in Chicago. Marty O Toole predicts Pittsburgh and runner up chaos as Phillies deal rumors fade and Chance may shift jobs. Wolgast condition noted, Despair on his countenance as Knockout Brown previews a fourth invention. Wyoming leader uses want ads for state notices.
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Denver
Hank Dutcher
Butcher Sieje
Slavuebter
Stony City
John McGiraw
Rube Marquard
Douglas Shirley
Rube
Moskom Scoley
Saye Marty
Pitts
Chub
Phillies
Fogel
Heancsty
Baseball
Ban Johnson
Kansas City
Frank Chance
Wolverton
Brighlanders
Garray Herrman
Lynch
Waivers
Chance
The High Cost of Selling and Distribution Waste
A farmer carts 1050 melons to a railroad station and sells for 60 to 75 cents, while middlemen and retailers in St Paul profit far more. The piece cites B F Yoakum on the high cost of distribution and lact of efficiency, urging centralized cooperation to cut living costs.
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Rock Island
Oklahoma
St. Paul
B. F P. Yoakum
Frisco Railroad
New York
New York City
Yoakum
Kansas City
New Ball Park for Kansas City
Plans for rebuilding the Kansas City American Association plant have been completed. The park will use frame construction with concrete boxes and a total seating capacity of 14 470, with 16 500 possible. Grandstand seats 9 450 and 1 040 in boxes, plus a new office and entrance. Right field will be longer as stands move back. Joe Tinker is mentioned in a closing quip about Murphy motor car.
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Kansas City
Dee
Kansas City Amerii
Piano Giveaway Offer Draws Customers in 1913 Ad
An old newspaper ad promotes a piano valued at $400 to be given away on March 31, 1913. The notice highlights rising business and department gains, urging liberal dealings and promising piano votes with every purchase.
Provisions of Local Contests Dictate Voting Rules
Rules specify that contestant names are withheld and votes begin at 2000 per contestant. Votes must be submitted for recording on Wednesday and not written on. Tie votes show contestant number and top amount. Voting color changes weekly and votes are transferable before recording. The top voter by March 1 1913 wins the piano.
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Cheyenne
Ralph Glaze
Baylor
Red Sox
Waco
Ad Wolmast
Billy Nolan
Knockout Brown
Wyoming
Rochester
Department of Agriculture
United States
New York Commission
Europe
Conneil
New Ball Park
Joe Tinker
Murphy
Teste
Pharmacy Drugo
Palace Pharmacy Drug CO
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