Stallings Praises Chance Dark Horse Contender in American League
Braves leader Stallings lauds Frank Chance and his New Yorks as a top balanced AL club. He cites Caldwell as pitcher, Walsh as outfielder, Truesdale and Maisel as key infielders, and notes Sweeney and Frits as solid contributors. Anecdotes recount a Mitchell Park incident with Schang and Mack during a late season Naps game.
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Big Chief Stallings
Braves
Frank Chance
New Yorks
Chance
Caldwell
Johnson
Fisher
Ed Sweeney
Jimmy Walsh
Frank
Connie Mack
Walsh
Truesdale
Sanitary District progress praised amid canal and lighting plans
The committee lauds District trustees for saving efforts on the Calumet Sag canal and North Shore intercepting sewer. It notes rapid canal work, future sewer relief for Calumet residents, and extensive lighting expansion from 650 to over 16 000 lamps, with aims to beautify Illinois beauty spots along the canal.
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Calumet Sag
Calumet District
North Shore
Calumet
31St Street
Western Avenue
Lockport
Chicago
Illinois
Baseball Notes From The National Leagues And Coast
Rube Benton has shone for the Reds with strong pitching this season. Tennant of Sacramento hit four for four against Oakland’s Malarkey, while Vean Gregg’s brother Dave is headed to Spokane after a setback from Naps manager Birming ham. Arthur Wilson has been hard on the Chifeds but strong enough to keep division hopes alive. The PL race pundits favoring a surprise NL crown, Pat Ragan wants to pitch every other day, Heine Wagner vows to return soon. Lou Criger will receive a national benefit. Chick Frazer helps Clarke’s staff with valued guidance. Mike Mowrey’s form keeps the Pirates competitive, and a St Louis scribe says Lee Magee could hit 300 and rival Ty Cobb if he sustains it all season.
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Vean Gregg
Dave
Birmingham
Naps
Spokane
Eee
Arthur Wilson
Chifeds
Pat Ragan
Robinson
Heine Wagner
Red Sox
St. Louis
Lee Magee
Ty Cobb
Baseball Gains Ground in France Enthusiasm Grows
W H Burgess, back from 18 months in France, reports about 4000 spectators at baseball games in major cities. He notes French players wear gymnasium like outfits and that teams run under the Racing Club of France. Burgess chairs Vesinet baseball club and sees a bright future for the sport.
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France
W. H. Burgess
Lorraine
Burgess
Vesinet
Republic
Racing Club of
Woman Hires Piano to Welcome Home Husband
A London woman enters a shop with a showing pocketbook and asks for a "good Dianny" for her daughter. She selects an upright piano, agrees to a forty pound price with one pound monthly installments, and arranges insurance to secure the purchase. She jokes she wants the instrument to appease her husband who if angered would smash a plan ne with an axe.
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London
Shanks Praised as Superior Fielding Fielder
Clarke Griffith lauds Howard Shanks as the standout defensive player in Washington’s lineup. He praises Shanks for range on grounders, fast accurate throws, and overall fielding excellence, noting his impact even when he also excels at hitting.
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Howard Shanks
Clarke Grifith
Washington
One Armed Dick Hooper Stars At Texas Baseball
Texas university star Dick Hooper, a one armed center fielder, is famed for sensational one handed catches and sure fielding. A fair batter, he relies on bunting and sacrifice, while pitchers watch him closely. Manager Branch Rickey opens a baseball school inviting local youths to report for training with his Browns organization.
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Texas University
Dick Hooper
Hooper
Artificial Wood From Straw Reported In Lyons
French experimenters in Lyons claim to have produced an artificial wood from straw after extensive study. The process boils straw to a paste with chemicals, presses it into planks beams and moldings, and the material can be sawn like real wood. It burns with a bright flame and little smoke and may suit match stems.
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Lyons
Baseball Notes From The Federal League And Beyond
Baltimore signs pitcher Fish while Phillies second baseman Bobby Byrne remains a strong fielder. Washington stars boast a triple play, Sheckard fields 23 men, and Joe Cantillon eyes young signings. Knight leads batting with .359 as Texas sets 21 straight wins. Plank and Davis linger with Mack. McInnes travels for fouls, Somers praises Turner, Barbare shines for New Orleans, and Pirates rely on Adams and McQuillan for pitching.
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Bobby Byrne
Phillies
Washington
Phillips Lands Star Southpaw Boyd for Indian Poliated
Manager Bill Phillips announces landing a star left hander, Boyd, who quit last year in the Southern League due to a dead arm and failed spring comeback. George Stovall and the Kansas City Federals face hand troubles that may end his playing days, Leonard to study medicine after the 1914 season at Notre Dame.
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Phillips Land
Bill Phillips
Boyd
Leonard
Joe Leonard
Pittsburgh
Des Moines Club
Notre Dame University
Cubs Use Misplayed Bunt to Mock Defense
The article describes the Cubs overworking a bunt strategy with a runner on first and one out. It explains the planned variation to roll the ball slowly to third to lure the infield, then notes a poorly executed bunt straight to the catcher who can easily field and throw ahead of a fanned runner.
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Cubs
Gazabo
Destructive as Toothpicks: Rankin Johnson in Exhibition Victory
Rankin Johnson, who helped the Red Sox beat Walter Johnson and played for Syracuse last year, delivered a dominant exhibition performance that undermined the Giants, rendering their lineup as fragile as toothpicks.
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Rankin Johnson
Red Sox
Walter Johnson
Syracuse
Giants
May Sign Walsh Drafts Rumor Swirls Around Fordham Star
George Walsh, former Fordham star, shows strong form with the Columbia squad and appears set for the Brooklyn Nationals after manager Robinson liked his sizing up. Marty McHale leads in chorus among the Yankee daily life features with a sizable vocal cast backing him.
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Walsh
George Walsh
Fordham
Columbia
Brooklyn Nationals
Robinson
Yank
Marty” McHale
McHale
Calumet-8ag Channel excavation bids invited by Chicago Sanitary District
The Sanitary District of Chicago invites sealed proposals for excavation and collateral work on Section One of the Calumet-8ag Channel in Lemont and Downers Grove. Bid items include substantial quantities of glacier drift, solid rock, channeling, rip rap, roadway, and concrete with a $20 000 deposit. plans and forms cost $5. bids due June 26, 1914. district reserves right to reject all bids.
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Sanitary District of
Chicago
South
Michigan Avenue
Illinois
Board of Trustees
Sanitary District
Lemont
Cook
Downers Grove
County OF Dupage
Archer Road Bridge
Thomas A. Smyth
John McGillen
Sedimentation Plant and Appurtenances in Morton Grove
Sealed proposals for a double deck settling tank project in Morton Grove will be accepted by the Sanitary District of Chicago until 12 M on June 26 1914. Plans and specs require earth and concrete work including a settling tank sludge beds outfall and embankment with connection to a Dempster Street sewer. Bids subject to district rules.
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Morton Grove
Sanitary District of
Chicago
South
Michigan Avenue
Illinois
Board of Trustees
North Branch
Chicago River
Dempster Street
Niles
Cook
Minols
Sanitary
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Chief Bender
Turner
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Schang
Evans
Terry
Eddie Colling
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Athletics
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Yankees
Wally Schang
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