Superstitions and injuries loom in early baseball season
The article recalls a dramatic eighth inning play for the Yankees against Washington, mentions multiple injuries to stars across teams, and notes pitchers and boxers facing setbacks. It also cites a Polo Grounds superstition that helped the Giants win, and ends with light dinner stories.
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Babe Rulth
Washington
Yankees
Harris
Peck
Ellerbee
Shannon
Gharrity
Schareht
Ruth
Polo Grounds
New York
Ddie Sicking
Giants
Wallie Pipp Emerges as Yankees Slugger in Ruth Gap
Wallie Pipp shines for the New York Yankees as a premier hitter and first baseman. His timely hits and sharp fielding boost the club while Babe Ruth recovers, earning him the nickname Pipp the Pickler from fans.
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Wallie Pipp
New York Yankees
Babe Ruth
Pipp
Yankee
Wallie
Sam Stark Cuts Prices By Forty Five Percent Storewide
Sam Stark announces a 45 percent price cut on all goods in his store effective this morning. The advertisement appears in this issue of the State Leader with Stark's Welcome notice on page 8.
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Sam Stark
Mr. Stark
National League Baseball Rain Postpones Cincinnati Brooklyn Game
Rain cancels the Cincinnati and Brooklyn matchup as the National League schedule shows postponement. The report lists batteries for both clubs including pitchers and catchers, with team lineups and inning counts, reflecting a suspended game across multiple cities.
Clubs and Batteries Match Statistics Across Teams
The report lists club matchups with battery lineups for Boston New York Washington St Louis Philadelphia and Cleveland. Players named include Bush Russell Walters Williams Schalk Shawkey Hannah Myers ONeil Schacht Ghartey Torres Van Gilder Lei field Burwell Bayne Severeid Perry Keefe Martin Rommel Perkins Myatt Bamke Stanage among others.
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Boston
Essecveseessessd
Bush
Russell
Walters
Williams
Schalk
New York
Cleveland
Shawkey
Hannah
Myers
Uhie
O'Neil
RHE
Washington
St. Louis
Schacht
Shaw
Ghartey
Torres
van Gilder
Leifield
Burwell
Bayne
Severeid
Philadelphia
Dindin Gomecopn
Perry
Keefe
Martin
Rommel
Perkins
Myatt
Bamke
Stanage
Schembeck Orchestra Here Again Tonight
Schembeck's Novelty Jazz Orchestra booked for a return engagement at the Eagles' hall Wednesday evening May 19. They have performed in Cheyenne twice this season and received high applause. Tagles' hall management has spent much to secure the act with Schembeck presiding at the piano.
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Schembeck
Eagles’ Hall
Cheyenne
Tagles’ Hall
West
Colorado
Wyoming
Tiss Orchestra
Barnes Leads Giants Pioneering Yet Unreliable Pitching Star
By Norman E. Brown Jess Barnes stands out as a leading Giants pitcher yet remains among the most undependable hurlers in the big show. Since spring 1918 he has tallying victories, despite early-season struggles, and, with a hot pace, could deliver another strong year.
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Chick Fewster
Giant Flash
Jake Daubert
Walter Barbare
Arthur Fletcher
Mike Menosky
Babe Ruth
Frank Frisch
Giants
Jess Barnes
George Stallings
Braves
Stalling
Cubs
George
Buck Herzog
Stallings
George Tyler
Larry Doyle
Art ‘Wilson
Beantown
McGraw Doyle
Napoleon
Jawn
McGraw
Barnes
Lawa
Lee Meadows
Jawn McGraw
Gotham
Quirky Daytime Moon Talk and Social Notes
A child explains the sun makes the moon shiny and a kindergartner asks how. Letters note slow mails can be useful, Dulmores card offers excuses. A mother explains cattle behavior with company. Mr du Pont backs suffrage and jokes about powder. Ski jump scenes persist year round despite heat.
Winter film demand drives prices higher in Teoland and Norway
The column notes that winter year round in Teoland and Norway makes ski jumping scenes essential for motion picture programs. It mocks rising prices and cites six reasons from Washington, claiming the first reason is money and the others are insignificant.
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Teoland
Norway
Washington
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