Sports and Politics Mix in Chicago Headlines and Notes
The column mixes baseball chatter and local politics. Fielder Jones predicts the White Sox win the American League pennant with Tom Daly and Schalk as backstoppers. It notes Bresnahan's altered look, Bunny Brier’s spring promise, and Ed Walsh’s return hopes. Also mentions Chicago civic figures and judges with brief adlike blurbs and a soap ad ending.
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White Sox
Fielder Jones
St. Louis Federals
Jones
Tom Daly
Sox
Schalk
Daly
Mayer
Rowland
Many Ball Players Waste Their Time
Malachi Kittredge argues that modern professional players idle between games and on trips. He says big leaguers have easy lives with hotel, train, and theater comforts, and suggests they study or pursue business for their post baseball careers. He contrasts today’s players with famed old stars who held notable civic roles.
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Malachi Kittredge
Cleveland
Kittredge
Kit
Chicago White Sox
John K. Tener
Pennsylvania
Anson
Cook County
Chicago
Mark Baldwin
Pittsburgh
Ad Gumbert
Hutchinson
Walter Wilmot
Minneapolis
Clark Griffith
Greatest Plays Ever Made by Sapulpa Catcher Frank Coe
An Oklahoma fan recalls a legendary Sapulpa vs El Reno game moment. Frank Coe, catching for Sapulpa, signaled for a straight ball and executed a walk off double play by catching a bunt, tagging the runner at home, and throwing to first to end the inning.
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Oklahoma
Frank Coe
Sapulpa
Muskogee
el Reno
Coe
Scotty
Cee
Rooters
Harmon Invents New Curve For Pirates Pitching
Pirates pitcher Bob Harmon says after three years of experiments he has developed a new curveball that will boost his effectiveness. If successful, opposing teams may forfeit games when he takes the mound. Pete Allison returns to Memphis from Chicago Cuba.
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Harmon
Bob Harmon
The
Pirates
Rube Benton Star Pitcher From Cincinnati Reds Career Outline
Rube Benton of Cincinnati, born June 27, 1890 in Clinton North Carolina, began pro ball with Macon in 1910 and joined the Reds for 7600 dollars after bids from several clubs. He starred for Chattanooga in 1911, returned to the Reds, missed 1913 after a motorcycle incident that led to a season suspension. Benton stands six feet one inch and weighs 185 pounds.
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Rube
Benton
Cincinnati
The
Reds
Fastest Man in Baseball Maisel Steals Fast
Maisel is described as the fastest man in baseball ahead of Cobb Lobert and Milan. He jokes he will eat his leg if he fails to steal 120 bases after hitting .300. He notes third base is hardest to steal and recounts a two week stretch with 14 steals in 16 tries.
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Ed Walsh
Los Angeles
Maisel
Cobb
Lobert
Milan
Fritz
Southern league notes feature Woodruff and Nelson signings
The Memphis club of the Southern league adds veteran Orville Woodruff. Alfred Red Nelson finds another berth after Little Rock releases pitcher Charles Case. Des Moines reports Nelson signed with Frank Isbell. Manager John McGraw may keep Eddie Grant and Fred Brainard as utility infielders under the 21 man rule. Joe Tinker trains recruits to keep on plate. George Foster develops a knuckleball for shutout hopes. National league clubs projected to travel 83 593 miles. Lewiston buys three players from Peterson club: Bill Hates Johnny Kull Andy Smith.
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Little Rock
Charles Case
Alfred
Red) Nelson
Des Moines
Frank Isbell
John McGraw
Eddie Grant
Fred Brainard
Arthur Irwin
Lewinton
Peterson Club
Bill Hates
Johnny Kull
Andy Smith
Local option debate split over prohibition as national issue
The piece quotes Woodrow Wilson opposing making prohibition a party political issue. It notes Republican and Democratic leaders expect the matter to stay nonpartisan at the 1916 conventions. It lists Illinois Brewers' Association officers for 1915 1916 and includes a Brew Workers Journal critique calling national prohibition a frontier of plutocratic manipulation.
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Washington, D. C
Woodrow Wilson
Thomas B. Shannon
Newark
N. J
New Jersey
Bryan
Wilson
Frank Woods
Iowa
Republican National Congressional Campaign Committee
Republican
Democratic Party
Woods
Democratic National Congressional Campaign Committee
Doremus
Michigan
Illinois Brewers’ Association
Peeene Fecker, Jr
Danville
George Reisch
Springfield
Edward C. Leisy
Peoria
Peter 8. Thearer
Chicago
William Legner
Robert Bethmann
East St. Louis
A. C. Radeke
Kankakee
Ernest Kunde
H. F. Pie Penbrink
Joliet
H. A. Berthold
Au-rora
National Council of the Chamber of Commerce of the United States
Thomas F. Keeley
United States Brewers Association
Austin J. Doyle
Taft
Bar Association of Boston
Brewery Workers’ Journal
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William Hale Thompson
Thompson
Bunny Brier
Brief
Fortune Bros. Brewing Company
Monroe
Eaglets
George E. Brennan
James C. Martin
J. W. O'Donnell
Charles A. McDonald
Superior Court
Frank Weeger
Thomas A. Smyth
Sanitary District
Nicholas R. Finn
Francis W. Walker
Granville W. Browning
Circuit Court
James 8. McInerney
John J. A
Dobbins’ Soap Mfg. Co
Phila
Adv
William H. Lyman
National League
Washington National
Pete Allison
Memphis
Cuba
Star Southpaw
Rube Benton
Rede Segan
Claes D Team
Rube” Benton
Fritz Maisel
Yankees
Ty Cobb
Hane Lobert
Orville Woodruff
Joe Tinker
George Foster
Boston Red Sox
George Kersten
Patrick H. O'Donnell
Irish Fellowship Club
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