Daileys Motion Wins as Sewage Commission Is Abolished
A drainage board meeting repealed the November 23 1910 ordinance creating the sewage disposal commission appointed to study water power and energy use. Trustee Dailey urged abolition as the body provided no new insights, while city appointments and political loyalties fill city offices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sewage Disposal Commission of the Sanitary District
Drainage Board
Lyman E. Cooley
Sanitary District
John Ericson
William A. Artingstall
Henry H. Walker
James M. Dailey
White Sox show impact of Eddie Collins on pennant chase
Eddie Collins bought by Charley Comiskey for about 50000 dollars transforms the White Sox into fast, potent contenders. Managers and peers praise Collins as the most valuable player, lifting team hitting and overall play while challenging the pennant race against Boston and Detroit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnny Evers
Boston Braves
Evers
Braves
White Sox
Eddie Collins
Charley Comiskey
Sox
Collins
John McGraw
Giants
Suppression of Baseball Pools Urges Action to Save the Game
In a Chicago Tribune piece I B Sanborn argues that eradicating baseball pools is vital to professional baseball. He warns that unchecked pools could ruin the sport, likening growth to a cancer, and notes big money tempts promoters and harms honesty in the game.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
I. B. Sanborn
Chicago Tribune
Missed fly ball leads to bench tirade and a sale
The Phillies manager Bill Murray ranted after Billy Keister made a costly miscue while sweating over a fly ball. Keister blamed sweat on his finger for the drop and was sent to Jersey City in the Eastern League soon after. Connie Mack is praised for ahead-of-time retrenchment plans as Rickey acquires Sisler and releases Fannie Walker to Rochester.
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Keister
Bill Murray
Phillies
Billy Keister
Murray
Billy
Bill
Jersey City
Sisler
Rickey
Frnne Walker
Rochester
Career of Howard Camnitz
Howard Camnitz a Pittsburgh Federal league pitcher born in Covington Kentucky on August 22 1881 stands 6 feet 8 inches tall and weighs about 168 pounds His first pro stint was with Greenville Mississippi in 1902 followed by Vicksburg In 1904 Pittsburgh acquired him and sent him to Springfield in the Three I leagues He played in Toledo in the American Association in 1905 06 then returned to Pittsburgh after being deemed ready for top level play.
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Howard Camnitz
Pittsburgh
Covington
Greenville
Miss
Spread of National Game Profits Grow in New South Wales
Reports from Australia show baseball expanding in popularity with the seventeenth annual New South Wales Baseball Association report noting stronger growth in 1914 than ever before. The article highlights high play standards across grades, praise for school baseball, and the benefit of fostering the game from nursery level via interstate wins. The association reports about 1445 dollars in funds, up nearly 600 from the prior season.
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Australia
New South Wales Baseball Association
Giants Buy Fast First Baseman George Kelly
The New York Giants purchased George Kelly a first baseman from the Victoria club in the Northwestern league. He is Bill Lange’s nephew and is described as fast as his uncle.
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Giants
New York Giants
George Kelly
Victoria Club
Bill Lange
Chicago
Signals in catchers habits help Phillies win big games
Former manager Charlie Dooin recounts how Phillies hit success by observing opposing catchers signals. He describes a young catcher in a western city who used glove positions to indicate fast pitches or curves, leading to the Phillies swatting extra base hits and the opposing team failing to spot the sign scheme.
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Charlie Dooin
Phillies
Cincinnati Reds
New York Giants
Doom
Doomn
Cravath
Luderus
Becker
Paskerta
Connie Mack Eyes Pennant Winners and Shifts Infield Cast
Connie Mack plans to build another pennant winner as Al Wickland hits well for Pittsburgh and Harold Janvrin shines for the Red Sox. The Mobile Southern league club goes to a receiver, Pal Perritt returns to form, and Jean Dale builds a rep under Herzog. Others include Ty Cobb aiming for 100th homer, Frank Baker slumping in Delaware County, and Malone grabbed from Mt. St. Joseph’s by Mack amid Yale drafts.
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Connie Mack
Malone
Mt. St. Joseph's College
Yale
Party Leaders Named for Democratic Republican and Progressive Committees
A citywide party list details Democratic county committee members by ward with Hearst Harrison or Dunne Sullivan alignments. Republican slate, led by Brady Madden and others, is listed ward by ward. Progressive names include Drake Gary Sergel and others. Fortune Bros. Brewing Company promotes Topaz beer in an advertisement.
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Democratic County Committee
Hearst-Harrison
Dunne
Sullivan
Progressive County Central Committee
M. H. Drake
P. Gary
C. H. Sergel
H. G. Dobler
H. A. Brouillet
T. D. Knight
W. D. Cousin
E. Christianson
F. C. Beadle
John Simon
W. W. Haupt
Fortune Bros. Brewing Company
Monroe
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Fair State, Adams and Dearborn Sts
E. J. Lehmann
Frank L. Smith
Livingston
Frank O. Lowden
Ogle
Andrew Russel
Morgan
WM. W. Bennett
Winnebago
Charles Adkins
Pratt
Orville F. Berry
Hancock
John G. Oglesby
Logan
Louis L. Emmerson
Jefferson
James W. Gullet
Hardin
Howard Jayne
Warren
John A. Wheeler
Sangamon
Walter B. Weston
Cook
Richard J. Barr
Will
Walter M. Provine
Christian
George W. Wilson
Adams
Samuel A. Ettelson
Len Small
Kankakee
George E. Keys
Albert J. Olson
McHenry
Homer J. Tice
Menard
William H. Crum
WM. H. Eubanks
Medill McCormick
B. M. Chiperfield
Fulton
Edward F. Dunne
William E. Williams
Pike
Henry M. Pindell
Peoria
William M. Farmer
Fayette
John W. Rainey
Stephen D. Canaday
Montgomery
Lewis G. Stevenson
McLean
Patrick J. Lucey
la Salle
William Ryan, JR
Vermilion
James J. Brady
Barratt O'Hara
Louis Fitzhenry
Dailey’s
Jerry M. Blumfield
Slet
Lowden- Thompson Coalition
Henry C. Nicholson
25Th Ward
C. W. Leigh
Lorimer
Lowdon
Sherman
Fox
Platn
26Th Ward
Thompson
Board of Review
Cog
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Joha C. Cannon
Deneen
Victor Larner
11Th Ward
E . Kennacker
Charles Norton
William Schulze
Assiau Tant
Thompson German-American Club
E. F. Renacker
anti-Deneen
South Ride
John F. Barry
Tary
Fred Erickson
Bidwell
James W. Breen
South Mor 84N
Joseph F. Grossman
Daniel A. Roberts
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Chicago Avenue
Edward J. Queeny
Reginald C. Darley
West Jackson Boulevard
Charles Muehleisen
West Lake Street
George Neuport
Grace Hotel
Gertrude Fowler
East Forty Seventh Street
Fowler
Oscar F. Mayer
Packer
North Side
Matt Aller
John J. Sloan
Cook County
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Boston
New York
Philadelphia
Cleveland
St. Louis
Cobb
Boston Red Sox
Tigers
Jack Barry
Athletics
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Keystone Star
Cotton States League
Federal League
Method
Notts
al Wickland
Harold Janvrin
Pal Perritt
Eee Jean Dale
Charlie Herzog
Fielder Jones
Armando Mareans
Eee Ray Caldwell
Ty Cobb
Frank Baker
Grover Alexander
Philly
Reds
Bradley
Charles Deal
Bridwell
William A. Doyle
M. Kenna
W. J. Graham
W. L. O'Connell
J. M. Dailey
O. McCormick
J. P. Gibbons
E. F. Brennan
M. P. Byrne
M. Wilson
Frank Sima
A. J. Sabath
A. J. Cermak
M. J. O Brien
M. F. Maher
T. P. Keane
J. Truschxe
Kielcsynski
J. J. Murray
J. Powers
M. J. Preib
J. A. Quinn
V. Schaeffer
J. L. Gill
F. F. Roeder
P. J. McKenna
H. A. Zender
Neil Murley
F. Paschen
J. Downey
L. O. Milord
M. K. Sheridan
Kelly
T. J. Crowe
Jos. Kostner
W. P. Feeney
Republian
D. W. Clark
J. A. Painter
J. J. McComb
J. P. Kinsella
L. D. Sitts
Rapp
Chris Mamer
Morris Eller
A. Bertrand
Arthur Josetti
E. J. Brundage
L. A. Brundage
Lewis Rinaker
J. C. Cannon
W. P. Arnold
J. F. Haas
E. Withall
T. J. Healy
C. A. Williams
Charles W.eeghman
Chicago Federal League Club
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