Dan Brouthers a Real Slugger of Early Baseball
The article recalls Dan Brouthers, famed slugger, detailing his power hitting, rare public persona, and pivotal moments. It charts his rise in 1879 with Troy, key clashes with MeNlynn, joining the Big Four with White Rowe and Richardson, joining Detroit in 1885, and his later pursuit of Fred Merkle in Tecumseh. It ends with Brouthers’ final season notes and a summary of his batting record through 1906.
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Khockhreed
Ty Cobb
Brouthers
Frouthers
MeNlynn
Pah Kittelu
Dan
Meflynn
White
Han Brouthers
Troy
Tan
James
Orator) O'Trourke
Buffalo
Me Yun
4Wox
Deacon” White
Jack Rowe
Hardie Richardson
Detroit
Man Brouthers
John Math
Merkle
Tecumseh
Dan Brouthers
Balttimore
John McGraw
Hughie Jennings
Joe Kelly
Joe Corbett
RST
Parthmore
Philadelphia Nationals
Bane Bite
S Bace Bite
Kansas City Star
Saving the Family Nemo at Lyric Theatre Today
The Smallers present Saving the Family Nemo at the Lyric Theatre today with Mary MacLaren as the star and Phillips Smalley as leading man. The production, praised for its sympathetic heroine and novel treatment of étigé, adds another notable entry to Blue Bird photoplays.
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Bluebird Photoplaya
The
Lyric Today
Mary MacLaren
Phillips Smalley
Doyle Signs Cubs Contract After Trade From Giants
Larry Doyle, traded from the New York Giants to the Chicago Nationals in the Heinie Zimmerman deal, signed a three year contract reportedly at 7500 dollars per year. Doyle will join the Cubs at St Louis after leaving Chicago with Dirk Kinsella, Giant scout, who helped bring him to prominence with the old Springfield I league club.
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Chicago
Larry Doyle
New York Giants
Chicago Nationals
Heinie Zimmerman
Doyle
Cubs
St. Louis
Dirk Kinsella
Giant
Lmelight
Springfield
Three I League Pennant Goes to Peoria
Peoria wins first game of a doubleheader against Hannibal to clinch the Three I league pennant under former Federal league star Bill Jackson. The season closes today with Peoria in command.
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Peoria
Hannibal
Bill Jackson
Baseball Results From Yesterday Across Leagues
Reported line scores and battery lineups from multiple games show New York and Brooklyn strong with wins, featuring pitchers Tesreau Rariden Hughes Gowdy and Marquard Rucker Meyers Miller Mayer Willifer. Other notable matchups include Pittsburgh Philadelphia St Louis and Washington with varied scorers and notes on afternoon contests and weather impacts.
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Twepeteer
Boston
Tesreau
Rariden
Hughes and Gowdy
Brooklyn
Philadelphia
Marquard
Pretter
Rucker
Batterten
Ruth
Carrigan
Weaphington
Ceutiese Neds
Nabors
Pieinich
Cigtaiene
LE Gould
Beebe
O'Neill
Boland
James
Dubie
Spencer
Leonard
Greee
Washington
Detroiticis
Chicago
St. Louis
Russell and Walters
Shaw and Gharrity
Coveleskia
Lambeth
Migsuon
Sis
Martie Ewe Os
Eess Carrigan
Shawkey
Alexander
Bush
Pio Inich
Ayers
Williams
Morton
Mitchell
Stanage
Schalk
Koob
Hartley
Wichita Club on the Rocks in Baseball Franchise Bid
The Wichita baseball club faces cash trouble as management seeks 1000 to save the franchise from transfer to the Western league. After four years of subsidizing a struggling second division team, officials warn the team may fold if funds are not raised to cover remaining season expenses.
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Wichita, Kgn
Wichita Baseball Club
Copper ore shipped from Blue Mountain mine to Denver via Craig
Milner Mantle of Jenson plans to ship about thirty tons of copper ore from the Mantle Bros. mine on Blue Mountain to Denver. Ore will be freighted to Craig then over the Moffat road. The ore is not high grade but the Mantle family hopes for profit and will sample ore to assess value.
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Rock Springs
Milner Mantle
Jenson
Denver
Vernal Express
Mantle Bros
Blue Mountain
Craig
Moffat Road
Mantio
Salt Lake
Vernal
Mantle
Aiseians Form Mov ing Picture Troupe in German Camp
In Berlin a group of Russian officers held at Burg near Madge bore prison camp organized a moving picture troupe with German military consent. The company plans a 600 unit capital operation to stage films for entertainment and morale.
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Berlin
Burg
Madge Bore
Plotuge
Gerwas
Delog Ce
Ucollent Busleces
Welsh Retains Lightweight Championship in Controversial Fight
Freddie Welsh of England retained the lightweight world title with a 20 round decision over Charlie White. The bout drew about 10 000 spectators in Colorado Springs as Roche awarded Welsh the victory for leading generally, despite a chaotic ending and crowd unrest.
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Colorado Springs
Freddie Wateh
England
Billy Noches
Charlie White
Chicago
Roche
White
Welsh
Kilbane Retains Featherweight Title with KO of Chaney
At Cedar Point Ohio on September 4 Johnny Kilbane knocked out Chaney in the third round to defend his featherweight crown. The bout started 3:51 pm after weigh ins under 122 pounds, with Kilbane breaking a glove early and the round ends after Chaney’s body shots. Kilbane landed a left jab and a final right to Chaney’s jaw finishing the fight in Kilbane’s favor.
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Cedar Point
Ohio
Johnny Kilbane
Chaney
Kilbane
Hound
Chemney
T Ankle
New York Fashions Feature Between Season Sets
New York reports feature a stylish between season collection including hats and shawl collarettes with velvet and fur. Youthful sets show mushroom poke hats with high puffy tam crowns in midnight blue velvet and old rose wool.
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New York
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