Tristram Speaker Tops Boston Salary Shake Up
Tristram Speaker, 30, five feet eleven, 180 pounds from Texas, began pro baseball eight years ago. In 1908 he joined the American League with Boston and has batted over .300 each year, with a five year average of .345. He signs a two year Boston contract at about 18 500 per year, left handed in both bat and throw. Other salaries named include Christy Mathewson 15 000 Ty Cobb 12 600 Tinker 12 000 Wagner and Evers 10 000 each. The old high pay was John Ward at 4 000. Ruste once earned 3 200.
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Tristram Speaker
Texas
Boston
Boston Americans
Christy Mathewson
Ty Cobb
Tinker
Wagner
Evers
John Ward
Ruste
Newark
Mulhall
John Mulhall
Frank Chance
Baseball the world game and the American triumph
The piece argues for expanding American baseball as a universal sport. It notes a 30,000 London crowd and compares baseball’s appeal to cricket, suggesting a global adoption of the American game as a marker of national ingenuity and commercial success, citing England and Japan as recent successes.
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England
London
Japan
Charleston News and Courier
Baseball Fans View Looming Chicago Openers and Suffrage Battle
Chicago fans face a menu of Sunday baseball with Mordecai Brown facing Claude Hendrix on the North Side and Detroit meeting the White Sox on the South Side. Meanwhile a new point in the woman suffrage case surfaces in Livingston County, as public officials honor inspector John Agnew’s 82nd birthday and Gov. Dunne is praised for tubercular cow bans. A sprawling schedule lists games at Comiskey Park and Weeghman Park through October, featuring teams, venues, and dates.
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Chicago
Mordecai Brown
St. Louis Feds
Claude Hendrix
Chicago Federals
Detroit
Ty Cobb
White Sox
Hamilton A Star Southpaw
Earl Hamilton left handed pitcher for the St. Louis Browns, born July 19, 1892 in Oswego Kansas, began professional play in 1909 with Springfield Western Association, later pitched for Joplin and Petersburg in the Virginia league, winning 21 and losing 10 in 1911 before joining the Browns. He jumped to the Kansas City Federals and returned to St. Louis, regarded as one of the best southpaws in baseball.
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Earl Hamilton
St. Louis Browns
Kansas City Federals
St. Louis
Oswego
Kan
Springfield
Joplin
Hamilton
Petersburg
Browns
Benedicts in the Majority among Professional Athletes
Managers and buyers of fighters and baseball players note that married men are more reliable and valuable. The trend shows a shift from mostly unmarried athletes to a majority being married, as married players tend to avoid late hours and temptations, improving discipline.
Yankees Purchase Heavy Player Investment
Frank Farrell owner of the Yankees has spent over forty thousand dollars buying players to strengthen the team since last summer. Manager Frank Chance has made many lineup changes and supporters believe the Peerless Leader has formed a strong wine ring combination.
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Frank Farrell
Yankees
Frank Chance
Fines Plastered On Burke Remembers Baseball Riot Fine
Tigers coach Jimmy Burke recalls being fined over the years for umpire calls. He cites a Milwaukee incident on July Fourth when Kansas City protested a play, the umpire rulings changing and Cantillon supporting the call. Burke recounts leading a riot then facing a league fine he felt undeserved.
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Jimmy” Burke
Tigers
Jimmy
Milwaukee
Kansas City
Mike Cantillon
Brewers
Cantillon
Sketch of James Lavender Cubs Pitcher and Other Baseball Notes
James Lavender born in Montezuma Georgia in 27 years. A veteran pitcher with a varied minor league path, Lavender helped the Cubs race in 1912 after a dispute over a Montreal transfer. Umpire reports tighten rules for International League games and delays. Newark signs Mulhall a 23 year old first baseman left handed hitter and thrower. Sioux City ballpark improvements change the pill box nickname and fence dynamics at the stadium.
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James Lavender
Chicago Cubs
Montezuma
Jimmy
Gordon Institute
Barnsville
Lavender
Augusta Club
Nap Rucker
Danville
Athletic Club
Holyoke Club
Boston National Club
Providence Club
Chicago
Montreal
Providence
National Commission
Cubs
Baseball Figures and Coaching Moves Across 1920s Teams
Old catcher Joe Sugden serves as chief scout for Browns president Hedges. Jean Dubuc recently joined Detroit Tigers as veteran staff member. Frank Rostock predicts Washington may win the pennant this season. Bobby Lawe now coaches Washington and Jefferson baseball. John Brodie Williams, Tigers’ Hawaiian pitcher, lacked shoes until sixteen. Dave Gregg, Veron Gregg’s brother, is sent back by Manager Birmingham and heads to Spokane.
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Joe Sugden
President Hedges
The
Browns
John Brodie Williams
Detroit Tigers
Dave Gregg
Veron Gregg
Naps
Birmingham
Spokane
Superstitions Mark Baseball Season Across Leagues
A roundup notes players and managers amid superstition myths. Thomas of the Cubs announces an exhibition with the Athletics in Toledo on June 23. Names include Frank Gilhooley, John J. McCloskey, Jack Dunn, Maurice Rath, Chink Mattick, Dick Egan, and Christy Mathewson lookalike star Feffer.
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Thomas
The
Cubs
Philadelphia Athletics
Toledo
International League forms with European cities in schedule
The International League has been organized and a schedule arranged. London Paris Nice and Monte Carlo are represented. The players are mostly American college men who live abroad.
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London
Paris
Nice
Monte Carlo
Afraid of History Mmmy Sheckard Faces First Year as Manager
Mmmy Sheckard worries that history could repeat in his debut season as Cleveland American Association manager. He recalls playing for three teams in three leagues, all of which folded during his first year in professional baseball.
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Frank Chance
New York Yankees
Clark Griffith
Washington Americans
Jimmie Sheckard
Chicago Cubs
Cleveland American Association
Mmmy Sheckard
Schmidt Urged as Sheriff Candidate by Eagles Friends
George K. Schmidt, former alderman and former County Commissioner, is urged by friends to run for sheriff on the Republican ticket. He has consistently polled a large vote outside party lines and won by big majorities. John A. Cervenka, clerk of the Probate court, has made a good record, is popular, and will be renominated and re-elected.
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George K. Schmidt
John A. Cervenka
Sanitary District of Chicago invites bids for electrical apparatus
The Sanitary District of Chicago invites sealed proposals from contractors to furnish and deliver electrical apparatus. Bids due by 12:00 noon May 14 1914 at Room 700 910 South Michigan Avenue Chicago Illinois. Divisions include A compensations with globes and fixtures and B nitrogen filled tungsten lamps. Proposals on district forms per bidding requirements. Board may reject all bids. Thomas A Smyth president John McGillen clerk Chicago May 2 1914.
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Sanitary District of
Chicago
Sanitary District
South Michigan Avenue
Milnois
Board of Trustees
Thomas A. Smyth
John McGillen
Sanitary District invites bids for steam turbine units
Proposals for furnishing a steam driven turbine and generator unit with condenser and accessories will be received by the Clerk of The Sanitary District of Chicago at Room 700 910 South Michigan Ave Chicago Illinois until 12 noon standard time on May 14 1914. Public opening by the Board of Trustees will occur that day or at the first meeting thereafter. Also invites coal bids of about 1200 tons monthly plus 400 tons monthly coal screenings to Thirty-ninth Street and Lawrence Avenue pumping stations. Proposals must follow bid instructions and be accompanied by certified checks of 600 and 200 dollars respectively. The district reserves the right to reject any or all bids.
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Chicago
Sanitary District
South
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39Th Street
Board of Trustees
Thirty-ninth Street
Lawrence Avenue
Karpen Building
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Sanitary District of Chicago
Thomas A. Smyth
John McGillen
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