Fournier Proves 7O Star Fielder for Comiskey
Jack Fournier, signed as an outfielder by the Boston Red Sox, has shown a splendid game in the field for Chicago and strong hitting. Manager Callahan finally gave him a sustained tryout, and Fournier’s performance strengthens his bid for a permanent place with Comiskey’s team. Initially moved to first base, he had been weak in fielding there before a recent shift to the outfield.
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Jack Fournier
Boston Red Sox
Callahan
Fournier
Chicago
Comiskey
Chase
New York
Train a Baseball Pitcher
Joe Tinker notes the mystery of pitcher development with three Northwestern league stars. James started immediately for Boston and pitched like a veteran, while Noyes and Strand remain on the bench receiving education, awaiting their turn.
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Boston Nationals
Noyes
Strand
James
Titus and Zimmerman Cash Gains Highlighted in Scores
The report notes John Titus earning an extra hundred through two successful hits in Brooklyn and Philadelphia. Zimmerman received a similar sum, claiming a hundred dollars for two weeks by staying on the field and avoiding ejection.
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Werne Zimmerman
John Titus
Zimmerman
Titus
Brooklyn
Philadelphia
Tough On Debuts Candy La Chance Faces Star Pitchers
Lou Criger recalls Candy La Chance breaking into the National League with Brooklyn, facing Amos Rusie and Kid Meekin and striking out in each of his first six at bats over two games. After asking if all NL pitchers were as good, he stayed in the league for years.
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Lou Criger
Candy la Chance
la Chance
Brooklyn
New York
Amos Russe
Meekin
Rosie
Baseball Notes and Managerial Shifts Across the League
Five double plays in one game highlight Chance's Highlanders season. Larry Chappell receives high praise from a St. Louis critic. Newarks end season with Dahlen set to take over. Pitchers Atchison and Enzmann in the mix as Browns chase Spurgeon Mains. Umpires in the World Series to be paid 1000 dollars. KEA Herbert posts 11 wins 4 defeats for Portsmouth. Bill Carrigan reshuffles Red Sox batting order with Engle leading off. Jake Daubert, top NL hitter with 100-sats, shows fewer long hits this year.
World trip plans stir baseball gainsayers with travel costs
Objections arise to a proposed world tour by the New York Giants and Chicago White Sox after the season. Players must post 1500 to cover expenses, with refunds if promoters profit. Some stars like Chief Meyers prefer staying home. Ty Cobb and others may replace willing players if needed. Christy Mathewson is reportedly a likely starter.
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New York Giants
Chicago White Sox
New York
Chicago
A. G. Spalding
Charles A. Comiskey
White Sox
Jimmy Callahan
Ted Sullivan
McGraw
Giants
Comiskey and
Callahan
Ty Cobb
Sam Crawford
Tigers
Tris Speaker
Boston Red Sox
Hal Chase
Ed Walsh
Christy Mathewson
Chief Meyers
Donlin Drops From Sight Amid Baseball Standstill
From the New York Sun it is learned that the former baseball star Mike Donlin has dropped out of sight. He refused to join a Western league club at the Phillies’ instance and remains idle because organized baseball blocks participation in semi pro games.
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Phillies
New York Sun
Mike Donlin
Mike
Baseball Games Reach Alaska Arctic Town
Ogden Norwood a Ketchikan trader notes how a remote Alaska settlement with 2000 residents erupts to watch baseball as tides pull back. Two 9s compete among whites and Indians, but playing fields must be set on piles and vanish with every 20 foot tide, risking players backstop bases and more.
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Arctic Circle
Ogden Norwood
Ketchikan
Alaska
East Orange
N. J
Norwood
Covaleskie’s Comeback Bid Faces Jennings Rivalry
Slugger Covaleskie, the pole who toppled the Giants in 1908, now headlines the Southern league pitching race as Tlughey Jennings pursues him in a tense pennant chase.
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Tlughey Jennings
Covaleskie
Big Pole
New York Giants
Covalesk Oa
Hidden Hands of the Panama Digging Crews
An exploration of the labor force in the Panama Canal zone details how Jamaicans Barbadians Spaniards and American supervisors formed the workforce. The piece notes race based job progression from laborers to foremen and engineers highlighting pay living conditions and social life in the camps along with health care provisions and pay procedures.
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Isthmus
Sain
West Indies
Jamaica
Barbados
Panama
Spain
Laughing at wolves and the Suran tale
An old quip, cited by Youth's Companion, mocks those who boast superior knowledge. A telegraph clerk in the White Nile district reports danger from elephants and wolves, prompting a terse reply: there are no wolves in the Suran, then a correction cancel wolves.
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White Nile
Woman Recovers After Pinkham Remedy Trial
Windom Kansas resident Miss Mary A Horner credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with curing her displacement bladder trouble bearing down pains eye pain nervousness dizziness and female weakness after doctors failed She urges other women to try the remedy and notes it has long been a tonic for the female system.
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Windom
Kansas
Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
Mary A. Horner
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Joe Tinker
Boston
Chance
Highlanders
St. Louis
Larry Chappell
Newarks
Dahlen
Atchison and Enzmann
Browns
Spurgeon Mains
Middlesboro
Cincinnati
KE. A.herbert
Portsmouth
Bill Carrigan
Red Sox
Engle
Yerkes
Jake Daubert
Cahout
Lynch
Giant
Commission
Ancon
Colon
Bajian
Cuba
Ancon Hill
Salvation Army
Culebra
Fletcher
Fred
Bethel
Aimee
Dartmouth
Carter
New Jesus
Pennsylvania
Innecticut
L. Krelelsheimer
Broadway
Peer Bee
Pmark
Zumota Remedy Company
Springfield
Masa
Oskland
Marton
Everitt
Flanders
Overland
Olds
Rogal
Forda
Budaons
Chalmers
Cadlaca
Brush
Broaros
Poorness
Rambler
Mitchell Clement
Moon
FORD
Ai Broadway
Mtn &T
Heyla Bitalneas Dow
Eastern Distributing Co
Av. N. Va
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