Released Pitchers Shine in American Association
National league pitchers moving to the American Association this season emerge as stars. George Pierce of Toledo leads the NL cast in performance, while Dan Griner with St Paul helps lift his club from last. Earl Yingling Hub Perdue Bert Humphries and Bill Bailey, former Cubs, also stay in the spotlight with strong pitching.
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Earl Yingling
Cincinnati
Hub Perdue
Boston
St. Louis
Bert Humphries
Bill Bailey
Cub
Collins in Batting Slump Weighs on White Sox Veteran
Eddie Collins struggles in the American League batting list with a .251 mark. Though hopes exist he will improve before season end, he remains a key White Sox asset and a former league leader. Last year he hit .332, second to Cobb.
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Eddie
Cobb
White Sox
Mack Confident Nabors Can Become Great Pitcher
Connie Mack believes he can mold Jack Nabors into a superb pitcher. He sent the inexperienced youngster to start an opening day game before unfamiliar fans, achieving solid play and gaining Nabors needed experience and confidence.
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Jack Nabors
Nabors
Mack
Baseball Notes Highlight Stars and Transfers Across Leagues
McGraw backs Schupp as a bright prospect while Thorpe develops into a real ball player. Hornsby stars in the infield for the Cardinals and submarines fail the Athletics who seek aero nimble hits. Marquard favors beating the Giants once over a draw, and a Dayton third sacker Trvok Warner sells to Pittsburgh for 4000 dollars. Connie Mack plans to consult a submarine commander for top access. Bert Daniels injured with a broken leg. J Luther Cook benched for poor hitting. Evers labeled the Braves’ standout, with the strongest American League team being the Athletics. Submarine debate mirrors Mack’s squad. Ray Caldwell only needs wins to pitch airtight ball. Eddie Roush praised as a real ball player in Reds deal for Herzog. Presidents Tener and Johnson report quiet war theaters. Eddie Mahan refuses to sign for big league salary. The twenty-one-player limit boosts railroads shipping players. Mathewson keeps Hal Chase at first. Chase outfield ability considered. Ty Cobb sends base-hit briefs to President Johnson to prove his batting title patent nonexpire.
Record Loses Mark Ninth Decade Old Major League Streak
Longest losing run in major league baseball history stands with the 26 straight defeats by the Louisville Colonels in 1889. The string was broken by a 7 to 8 win over St. Louis, ending a record that still dominates professional play.
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Jimmy Collins
Red Sox
Rebel McTigue Proves Stronger Than Ever in Toronto League
Buck Freeman praises Rebel McTigue a former Brave and Tiger now with the Toronto Leafs for having more stuff than any pitcher he ever worked with. McTigue, a southpaw with six wins six losses one tie and two one hit shutouts this season, is delivering impressive performances in the minor organization.
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Blind man seeks radium sight restoration for thousands
Pittsburgh inventor Ethan J. Dodds, famed for a radium screen eye concept, has received over six thousand appeals from blind individuals seeking restoration of sight. He notes progress on a single case but warns no general solution yet exists and he remains on the edge of a major discovery.
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Pittsburgh
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Dodds
Pittsburgh Post
Week Ending From the Trench
A brief vignette from the London Outlook describing the swift return home on leave during wartime. The author recalls being in a front trench within 70 yards of the enemy at 10 p.m. and dining at his club in St James Street, London, the very next day at one o'clock.
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London Outlook
Silent Watches and Luna Ticks In Moonlit Mischief
A fragmentary text recalls silent watches and moonlit mischief as couples disturb the night with audible Luna-ticks. The whimsical line plays on nocturnal rituals and romantic echoes, hinting at playful mischief beneath the moon.
Rise and Rally in Trenches Prince Praises Brave Soldier
The prince of Wales praised British troops in the trenches after a regiment review. A soldier, mistaken in respect, stammered, and the prince lightly teased him about overusing the royal title and underusing the pipe delay. A humorous cafe line follows about a pony ballet disruption.
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MaestroInterrupted by Bluff Over Faust Opera Bet
Hungarian orchestra director Ernest Iuscar of the McAlpin roof garden was rung to the phone and teased with a wager about a Wagner tune and Faust. The caller pressed him to identify a lyric-like chant claiming familiarity with a line from Faust. Iuscar refused initially but grew curious as the caller described the tune matching the sound of a Wagner motif. The mystified caller claimed victory with a $100 bet.
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McAlpin Roof Garden
Faust
Mitch
New York Tribune
Hornets Safer Than Prize Swatting Critique
A dialogue mocks prizes for swatting flies as folly. One speaker questions the scheme while another urges proving bravery by tackling hornets. The exchange mixes irony with a challenge to action over gimmicks.
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Bos
When Our Men Come Back In Homefront Resolve
A To Day headline notes new English home resolutions to stay cheerful and kind as returning servicemen inspire plans for better times ahead.
Paradoxical Procedure in Naval Observation
A cryptic exchange enlivens a naval topic as observers discuss submarine strategy. The dialogue hints at a paradox where actions require opposing conditions to succeed, reflecting tense wartime thinking and strategic ambiguity.
Jane Settled Him
Jane defies her mistress by settling her follower on a Thursday out and soon marries him, leaving at month end. The mistress worries about the encounter while Jane claims victory and reports a radiant mood after the event.
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Tye
No Change. Bill Now Times Have Changed
Dialogue notes a shift in perception of Manhattan's value spanning centuries. A character contrasts a historical twenty four dollars for the whole island with today’s vast per acre values, while another remarks on the difficulty of purchasing it then or now.
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Jill
Manhattan Island
Tact Warns of Social Gaffes at Dining
A lecturer extols tact and recalls a dinner where a quiet man blushed and panicked after the hostess chides her husband for neglecting Mr. Black who is helping himself to everything. The scene highlights the social perils of misread etiquette.
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