Sporting Notes on Boston Baseball and Local Teams
The piece surveys Boston baseball’s shift toward the American League style, notes management changes, and discusses salaries and player trades. It highlights local talents in Concord and Maynard, mentions Capt. Carl Persons at Wesleyan, and lists several Boston players and affiliates with brief remarks on their form and transfers.
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Boston Americans
Boston
The
Post
Lord-McConnell
Purtell- Smith
Chicago
Purtell
Jersey City
Smith
McConnell
Harry Wolters
New York Americans
Jack Knight
Washington
Corvath
Phillies
Dougherty
Cy Morgan
Pat
Ty Cobb
Sterling
Joe Jackson
Naps
Concord
Jim Hanley
Tufts College
Billy Fitspatrick
C. Star
Bill Varley
Joe
Mike Powers
Matt
Billy Bulger
Jimmy Connell
Medford K
Fallon
Billy Lough
Hunt
Mam al Wilson
Littleton News Highlights From 1912 Community
Social notes from Littleton include Katherine Kimball hosting classmates on Harwood Avenue. Leslie Hager leases the A P Hager farm to Emar Flagg for seven years. Albert Bradley sells stock and moves north to farm with son Herbert. Milford Somes takes a manual work post at Chauncy Industrial School for Boys. Mrs Daniel G Houghton celebrates a birthday visiting daughter in Groton with relatives. Mrs Frank Dodge attends brother Horace Howe’s Boston wedding to Alice Boardman. George Hostley elected commander of Massachusetts G A R at the national encampment in Boston. Bucklog club schedules Sunset party April 19 with dances and supper. Miss Alice Wright recovering from pneumonia, nearing nurse’s discharge. Miss Henrietta Pratt of Waltham visits N H Kimball. Marion Whiteot and Mathrine Kimball attend Stow Women’s Club as guests of Mrs Marshall.
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Katherine Kimball
Littleton
Harwood Ave
Leslie Hager
A. P. Hager
Littleton Center
Emar Flagg
Albert Bradley
South Acton
Herbert
Milford E. Somes
Industrial School For Boys
Chauncy
N. Y
Daniel G. Houghton
H. Bb. Priest
Groton
Boynton
Osman Needham
Minnie Hartwell
Frank Dodge
Horace Howe
Alice Hathaway Boardman
Marlboro St
Boston
Alice Wright
Miss Wright
Henrietta Pratt
Waltham High School
N. H. Kimball
Marion Whiteot
Matherine Kimball
Stow Woman’s Club
Mrs. Marshall
Cobb and Jackson clash over baseball ethics
A catcher recounts the contrast between Ty Cobb and Joe Jackson. Cobb earns praise for his self reliant play, while Jackson is criticized for begging for signs to boost his hits and batting average, a stain that may take years to fade.
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Py Cobb
Tyrus
Cobb
Joe Jackson
Worthy
Mit
Nationals
Jackson
Remarkable Catch By Bescher In Cleveland Cincinnati Game
Mike Mitchell Telle praised Bob Bescher after a sensational outfield grab in Cleveland on October 14 last season. In the eleventh, Cincinnati scored twice then Bescher’s leaping fly snag preserved a double play, sparking cheers as Cleveland failed to score in the bottom half and Cincinnati won 7 to 5.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mike Mitchell
Cleveland
Cincinnnati
Bob Be
Cher
Reds
Birmingham
Caseman
Bescher
Bates
Esmond
Beschoss
Turner
Cincinnati
Hans Wagner Named Pirates Captain for 1910 Season
Pirates manager Fred Clarke taps Hans Wagner as captain to lead the field this season sharing duties with Clarke. The Flying Dutchman hopes to show leadership and improve the club’s defense while Wagner’s infield versatility is noted as an asset for steering the team toward the National League crown.
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Clarke
Hans Wagner
Pirates
Buccaneers
Fred Clarke
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Main Street
New England
Bedford
Mase
Grant Street
Concord, Mass
E. Rainville & Co
Maynard, Mass
Miss Dawson
EL. Dawson
W. S. Bradley
Bates’ House
Holmes
Elson, Guard, Mass
Children's
N.B
Mr. Holmes
Connie M
Maynard
Eac
Little
Waltham
Carl Persons
Boston Globe
Persons
Wesleyan University
George Tyler
Boston Braves
Lowell
Wolfgang
St. Louis Americans
Malachi Kitteredge
National Cash Register Co
Michigan
O’toole
Enterprise
O* Toole
Marty
Bobby Wallace
Mike Donlin
Mitchell
B. J. Coughlin
James Lent
William Ingham
Frank Roche
Fred Fairbanks
Tab Seminoe
Belcher
Hans. Wagner
United
American Press Association
Pittsburgh
Wilson Lumber Co
R. L. Wilson
Ee Oppeaten G de A
Mason
Tinwar
Bedford Hardware and Plumbing Company
C. W. Blake
Mgr. Fletcher Block
Bedford, Mass
Whitney Coal & Grain Co., Inc
Junction
Mass
Ing
A. G. Ziegler
Concord Junction
Magee, Crawford and
Hub. Ranges
South Acton Coal and Lumber Co
South Acton Coal & , Lumber CO
P. Fletcher
South
Assahel Institution For Savings
C. J. Bodfish
A. G. Haynes
0. S. Fowler
S. R. Kitchen
Wilfrid. Wheeler
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