Errors Have Helped Feds Firet Bone Play Was Perpetrated
A critical piece argues that the Federal league gained momentum from poor decisions by Cincinnati Reds owner and Brooklyn management. It blames the old-guard magnates for mistreating Joe Tinker and undercutting his value, pushing him to join the Federal league and fueling a broader shakeup in baseball. It also questions missed opportunities to calm the turf by courting Weeghman and Chicago’s franchise.
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Joe Tinker
Federal League
Reds
Tinker
Brooklyn
Dodgers
Outlaws
Ebbetts
Weeghman
Chicago “‘Outlaws
American Association
Chicago
Through routing and polarities in Chicago transit and politics
Chicago leaders push for more through routes and consolidation of elevated and surface lines to cut switchyard use and improve service. Police and school boards urged to divorce from politics. Railroads anticipate fare hikes amid post office pay debates. Local officials and business groups back reforms as registration figures shift and civic groups form new committees.
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Chicago
Thompson
Board of Education
Wilding Leads Allied Forces Hero of Davis Cup
Anthony F. Wilding of New Zealand, famed for 26 Davis Cup matches with 26 wins, sails into front line service. Transferred from infantry to motorcycle corps, Wilding and Brookes helped seize the cup last year. Tom Connolly lauds Willie Keeler as the best hitter, recalling his precise eye and unbroken umpiring integrity.
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Anthony F. Wilding
New Zealand
Wilding
Brookes
Wagner May Play First Base for Pirates This Year
Pittsburgh writers expect Hans Wagner to appear at first base for the Pirates this season. Clarke praises Gerber as a promising shortstop. Wagner, with prior first base experience, is viewed as the best candidate for the position.
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Wagner
Pittsburgh
Hans Wagner
Pirates
Clarke
Gerber
Charley Carr Prospects as Scout or Manager
Charley Carr, veteran of the Indianapolis Feds, may join a National League club as a scout if he declines a managerial offer. Tex Irwin has signed with Rochester after John Ganzel renewed his contract to manage the International League team, bringing in the former Brooklyn catcher.
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Charley Carr
Indianapolis Feds
Tex Irwin
Rochester
John Ganzel
Brooklyn
Baseball Gossip From The Nation's Leagues
Pan ama exhibit spotlights Ping Bodie formerly of the Sox while Ralph Works, ex Tiger, is freed by Kansas City. Detroit clubs release Fred Nicholson to San Antonio Texas league. Pat Donovan signs to lead the Buffalo Internationals. Mike Mitchell may quit baseball for the ponies after release to Richmond. Joe Benz of the White Sox becomes a keen golfer. Fred Banding retires to a Michigan farm. Lee Meadows with glasses shines for Miller Huggins. Indiana legislature debates Sunday ball. Connie Mack and Clarence Rowland say dancing aids base running as Athletics tango while Sox hesitate. Cleveland buys Walter Hammond from Springfield. Wellesley girls embrace baseball. Pacific Coast league bans emery ball. Lefty George objects to Missouri heat after Cleveland transfers him. Charlie Mullen stays at first base for the Yanks. Wild Bill Donovan not predicting a pennant this year. Hans Wagner signs sixteenth contract with Pirates. shortstop position settled. Ray Caldwell’s salary rises from 4500 to 8000. Tip ONeill umpired in California and earns respect.
Nolan Invented Curve Ball Era Recalled by Players
George Scribner recalls Nolan, Indianapolis pitcher, throwing the first curve ball in 1876. The Louisville team doubted and then witnessed a remarkable hooked pitch. Henry Chadwick, then a Brooklyn baseball writer, initially denied Nolan's curve, later admitted its power and limits.
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Indianapolis
George Scribner
Louisville
Henry Chadwick
Brooklyn
Chadwick
Bresnahan Hails Dell as Promising Cubs Prospect
Roger Bresnahan, Cubs coach, says the Dodgers secured a promising pitcher in Dell. Dell, 27, 6 feet 4 inches, 210 pounds, from Butte Montana, previously pitched for Seattle in Northwestern league and Edmonston and the Cardinals. Dell posted 18 wins and 12 losses last year with strong per game averages.
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Dell
Roger Bresnahan
Cubs
Dodgers
Cardinals
Seattle
Butte
Mont
Edmonston
Millionaire President Signs Morris Farrell for Little Rock Ball Club
Allen of the Little Rock Arkansas Southern association baseball club announces the signing of Morris Farrell, son of a lumber company magnate. Farrell, who has played for Kansas City and Waco, left both teams over discipline issues and now vows to pursue baseball seriously under Allen’s guidance.
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Millionaire's
San Jovns
Allen
Little Rock
Ark
Southern Association
Morris Farrell
Farrell
Kansas City
Waco
Prohibition Plans Highlight Chicago Electoral Fight
The Chicago Tribune report outlines drys aiming to make Chicago dry in the April 1916 municipal elections with a $200,000 budget and leaders like Reinhart and Billy Sunday. It notes brewery profits, Taft's warning on national prohibition, and Illinois Brewers’ Association officers for 1916, arguing national ban would strip local revenue and government sovereignty.
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Chicago Tribune
Hyde
Reinhart
Arizona
Billy Sunday
Brewer & Maltster
Taft
Bar Association of Boston
Ilinots Brewers’ Association
Bansom Fecker, Jr
Danville
George Reisch
Springfield
Edward C. Leisy
Peoria
Peter 8. Theurer
William Legner
Robert Bethmann
East St. Louis
A. C. Radeke
Kankakee
Ernest Kunde
H. F. Piepenbrink
Joliet
H. A. Berthold
Au-rora
National Council of the Chamber of Commerce of the United States
Thomas F. Keeley
The
United States Brewers Association
Austin J. Doyle
Drys Cast Tax Burden Claim on Police Funding
The article contends the dry faction is not paying taxes, yet would shoulder $7,000,000 in taxes for police funding now covered by saloon licenses. It notes the Chicago Eagle as aligned with railroad employers and cites strong organizations named on page seven.
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