Hoodoo on Second Base Haunts 1910 AL season
Frank J. Brown notes the 1910 American League second basemen suffered from a superstition the "jinx" at the position. Eddie Collins avoided it, while rivals like Evers Delahanty Lajoie McConnell and Laporte faced injuries, trades, or lost jobs as others failed to secure the role.
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Philadelphis
Eddie Collins
Legue
Collins
Bis
Cubs
Colling
Nap
Lajoie
Ty Coby
McConnell
Boston
Chicago
Hierman Schaefer
Washington
Hermann
Wade Killifer
Wade
Gardner
Laporte
New York
Moriarity Wins Back Salary From Louisville Club
The national baseball commission ruled Louisville must pay Mor iality 110 dollars in back salary after selling him to Omaha. The decision cites injuries preventing play and holds the club liable for salary until release or transfer shifts salary obligation to the purchasing club.
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Moriarity
Louisville
Cincinnati
American Association
National Baseball Commission
Moriality
Omaha
Cluries
Purc
Prank Brown Accepts “Dago Kids” Challenger
Cheyenne Wyoming March 7 1912 Sporting Editor Leader reports the Worland based Dagoid has issued a world seltweight challenger. Frank Brown replies by telegram to accept the challenge as published in Tuesday morning Leader.
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Dago Kid
Bejtep
Gazattle
Nelson
Worland
Webster
Cody
Kirby
Geto
Frank 3
Brown
Eddy Bt
Prank Brown
Frank Brown
Cheyenne
Wyo
Mar
Battling Nelson May Fight Frankie Burns in New Orleans
Frankie Burns’ next opponent could be Battling Nelson in a twenty round bout set for April 9 in New Orleans. Jack Perkins will telegraph terms if the offer is satisfactory. otherwise he may pursue Moran or Wolgast. Nelson’s clash with Moran raises doubts about Burns’ chances to reach the limit.
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San Francisco
Frankie Burns
Nelson
Jack Perkins
West Side Club
New Orleans
Perkins
Pelican
Dane
Owen Moran
Ad Wolgast
Moran
Oakland
Battling Dane Arrives in Victor for Malone Bout
Batting Dane of Denver and Mike Malone prep for a 20 round boxing match in Victor Colorado on March 12. Dane arrived yesterday and began training after severing ties with Freddy Pierce.
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Dane
Malone
Victor
Colo
Mar
Denver
Mike Malone
Freddy Pierce
Leadville Bout Promoter Makes Bold Claims
Toresta challenges KidZone remarks on the Leadville fight and defends the money matters as exaggerated. Malone is due in the district Wednesday to complete training at Cripple Creek ahead of the bout.
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Toresta
Dane
Leadville
KidZone
Leadvilln
Malone
Cripple Creek
Dead Heat At Terrabag Park In Juarez Race
The final race at Terrabag Park in Juarez yesterday produced a dead heat between Bad Nowa and Little Frafr with the purse split. Bad News led early, but Little Frafr closed strongly and leveled at the finish as rough footing in the last furlong may have decided the outcome.
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Juarez Juares
Mex
Terrabag Park
Bad Nowa
Little Fral
Little Frafr
Litt Prair
Captains for College Teams of Ball Players
New York March 7 corrected list of Eastern college baseball captains for 1911 season. Yale A L Corey right field Harvard C V McLaughlin first base Princeton V White third base Dartmouth C A Emerson left field Brown W E Giles first base Army W C Harrison second baseman Navy W P Erwin second base Amherst Eugene Pennock shortstop Williams A P Mills third base Pennsylvania W L Schults pitcher Cornell E B Wagner shortstop
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New York
Yale
A. L. Corey
Harvard
C. V. McLaughlin
Princeton
V. White
Dartmouth
C. A. Emerson
Brown
W. E. Giles
Army
W. C. Harrison
Navy
W. P. Erwin
Amherst
Eugene Pennock
Williams
A. P. Mills
Pennsylvania
W. L. Schults
Cornell
EB. B. Wagner
Wolgast to Meet Jack White of Chicago in April Fight
Chicago March 7 Jack White a local featherweight who defeated Tommy Cary in Milwaukee recently will meet Ad Wolgast lightweight champion in early April. The match was arranged yesterday with the Badger Athletic Club of Milwaukee and terms are expected to be settled today. The exact date remains to be fixed.
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Wolgast
Jack White
Chicago
Tommy Cary
Milwaukee
Ad Wolgast
Badger Athletic Club
Major League Teams Threaten Hot Springs Camp
Brook lyn and Cincinnati of the National League and St. Louis of the American League threaten to quit their training camps in Hot Springs Arkansas if Prosecuting Attorney Woods follows through on a plan to prohibit Sunday practice and an exhibition game that day. The prosecutor cites an old law not enforced here for ten years as the basis of the threat.
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Hot Springs
Ark
Brooklyn
Cincinnati
St. Louis
Wood
Woods
Zbysco Defeats Lemm For Straight Falls Title
Zbysco defeated Swiss wrestler John Lemm in Chicago, winning the first fall in four minutes and the second in twenty seven minutes to take the bout in straight falls.
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Zbysco
Lemm
Roller
Cutler
Chicago
Mar
John Lemm
Reach Baseball Guide for 1911 Sets Spring Tone
The Reach Official American League Guide for 1911 arrives early this season, edited by Richter of Sport- and prepared to lead in pre season coverage. It emphasizes Reach’s position as a first in the field with detailed league insights and player notices for the coming year.
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Reach
Richter
Sport
Two New York Purchases Shuffle Roster Additions
Fragments indicate New York adds to its squad with players Amoss Litsebl and Shean moving roles. McGraw, a utility player, is traded to Boston, while Shean shifts to shortstop and second base and Litsebl hails from Lancaster.
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Amoss
New York
Louie Litsebl
Shee’ Lancaster
Shean
Litseb
Ite
Bareuwn
Tn Menes
Tim McGraw
Ler
McGraw
Boston Bales
Reach Guide 1911 Official American League Handbook
The 1911 Reach American League Official Guide is praised as a superior, first class handbook for the National game. It marks the tenth year as the league's official guide and twenty-ninth year as a baseball reference book. Now for sale at news stands.
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American Lenge
Reach Company
Philadelphia
No Diplomas for Colorado High School Frat Men
Colorado Springs March 7 Pupils of the Colorado Springs High School who are members of fraternities or secret societies in the school will not be granted diplomas. The board of education also bars admission to new students after September 1 1911. Present members have until March 19 to resign and performers and office holders must certify non membership or pledging.
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Colorado Springs
Board of Education
Texas farmer to breed buffalo with Jersey cattle
O Luth of Aldine Texas, teaming with W B Renn of Houston, buys two small bison calves for a new pheasantry. He plans to rear them this spring and cross them with Jersey cattle as an experiment noting buffalo cattle crosses in Tucson yield high milk and cream.
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Houston
Tex
Luth
Aldine
W. B. Renn
Mr. Luth
Tucson
Ariz
Texans Put Bailey in a Class With Lorimer
In Austin on March 7 the Texas House debated a resolution by Representatives Terrell and Shannon inviting U S Senators Bailey and Lorimer to Texas to address the legislature on Purity in Politics. Bailey’s supporters protested a second reading, which the speaker said would not be allowed.
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Austin
Tex
House
Terrell and
Shannon
United States
Bailey and
Lorimer
Texas
Bailey
Prisoner Won't Plea To Escape The Gallows
Eugene Tucker, sentenced to be hanged March 26, refused three times to leave Green County jail as two inmates overpowered Deputy Sheriff H B Ingler. W R White and Charles Farris took the revolver and keys, locked Tucker with others, then fled. Police trapped them within an hour after a running gun battle.
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Springfield
Liberty
Eugene Tucker
Green County
H. B. Ingler
Tucker
W. R. White
Charles Farris
Fast of 36 Days Cures Her Nervous Breakdown
Miss Ila Masterson from White Bear, Minnesota, completed a thirty six day fast as a treatment for a general nervous breakdown. She reports no hunger after day four, lost thirty pounds, and says her mind grew clearer and she feels much improved, though not claiming full restoration to health.
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St. Paul
Ming
Illa Masterson
A. Thompson
White Bear
Weather forecast for Wyontog and surrounding area
Washington. March 7 forecast calls for local review and show Wednesday Thursday. Temperature peaks at 45 degrees with a low near 27. Watch for light winds and variable skies through the 24 hour period ending 6 PM.
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Washington
Mar
SmPmwen
Poison in Family Water Sparks Investigation
A former household cook named Bons confessed to a detective that she poisoned the family drinking water in a bid for revenge after being dismissed. The case follows an official inquiry into the alleged crime and its motive.
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Bons
Forest Fire Relief Fund Plans to Distribute Aid
Will beneficiaries of forest fires in the west last summer receive the $15 000 appropriation soon. Agriculture and forest service officers prepare distribution plans and adjudication rules. Some claims have reached the department. a filing deadline may be set to ensure all entitled may share the fund.
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Department of Agriculture
Forest Service
Secretary of Agriculture
New Yorker Seeks Right Girl in European Offer
Karl von Metz Meyer of 185 Columbia Heights in Brooklyn advertises for a refined wife with no money limit and offers a Europe trip and a presentation at the Norwegian court. A college graduate and lieutenant in King Haakon's army, he says he has many replies but none suitable. He cites studies at Hamar College, University of King Frederick, and Norwegian military academy. He speaks six languages and claims army rank.
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New Yorker
New York
Brooklyn
Europe
Karl von Metz-Meyer
Columbia Heights
Meyer
College of Hamar
University of King Frederick
Court Rejects Torn Will in Saratoga Probate
In Saratoga New York the court refused to admit the will of Miss Gertrude Van Woert to probate after she tore out a clause, altering the document. The torn fifth clause left the residue to cousin Alice F. Soles, prompting objections by relatives who argued the act compromised the will's validity.
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Saratoga
N. Y
Gertrude van Woert
Clinton Park
Burrogate Ostrander
Saratoga County
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