Batting Leaders Crown Cobb Zimmerman At Half Season
At the midway point Ty Cobb leads the American League with a .400 plus batting average after four straight solid games in Philadelphia. Heine Zimmerman tops the National League for Chicago Cubs with about a .400 average and notable power. Also: umpire George Hildebrand cites the toughest plays to judge in baseball.
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Cobb
Zimmerman
Tris Speaker
Boston Americans
Ty Cobb
Philadelphia
Ban Johnson
Heine Zimmerman
Chicago Cubs
George Hildebrand
Pacific Coast Baseball League
Fred Clarke Drives Golf Ball to Grand Stand Feat
Fred Clarke the Pirates manager, a keen golfer, hits a golf ball from near the pennant pole clear over the grand stand at Pittsburgh. Pros travel from near and far to duplicate the shot, but none have succeeded.
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Fred Clarke
Pittsburg
Duffy Backed as Brewers Manager for Another Season
Mrs Havener owner of the Milwaukee team says she is well satisfied with Hughie Duffy as manager and that he will be there another season.
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Duffy
Havener
Milwaukee
Hughie Duffy
Brewers
Young Writer Charts Paths for Rising Baseball Talent
A veteran author reflects on big views needed by a youngster to succeed in the leagues, outlining guidance and expectations for development and performance.
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Cy” Young
Young
Baseball gossip from New York and key players
Umpire Brick Owens wears steel shoes and has coins. Rube Marquard and several stars discuss form, rivalries, retirements, and possible moves. Names include Teaux, Tesreau, Hauser, Arnold Hauser, Arnold Doolan, McGraw, Wagner, Zimmerman, and McConnell, with chatter on managers, trades, and season prospects.
To Judge A Pitcher Fighting Spirit Key In Tests
Detroit Tigers coach Jim McGuire stresses that true pitching talent shows under fire not in practice. He notes many warm up stars crumble in real games and cites the need for a fighting spirit and cool head to rise to emergencies against tougher opponents.
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Jim McGuire
Tiger Squad
Detroit
Release of Jim Delahanty Ends Major League Ties to Baseball Great Family
The Detroit release ends long standing links of the Delahanty family to the majors after 18 years of prominence. Ed Delahanty stood as the greatest figure and his name remains on baseball’s enduring scroll. Edward Thomas Joseph and Frank all played in the big leagues.
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James Delahanty
Detroit
Delahantys
Edward
Thomas
Joseph
Frank
Rival Exiles Praise Each Other In Baseball Trade Talk
Bill Bergen, former Brooklyn catcher in exile to the International league, touts George Bell as a superior pitcher to any on Brooklyn aside from Rucker and predicts Bell will prove it in the big leagues. Bell returns the praise, saying Bergen is better than any Dodger catcher aside from the main staff. Yankees Get Barry. Malcolm Barry purchased by New York American League club and will report after the New England season. Ex White Sox Doing Well. Freddie Parent and Amby McConnell, formerly of the White Sox, star in the International league.
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Bill Bergen
Brooklyn
International League
George Bell
Bill Dahlen
Rucker
Bell
Bergen
Dodger
Yankees
Barry
New York
White Sox
Freddie Parent
Amby McConnel
Métsrn-J S
W. S. Kuhn
Pittsburgh
Sacramento Valley
U.S
California
East
Italy
Panama Canal
Kuhn Irrigated Land CO. Dept
Childs Fear of the Dark Warns Against Forcing Darkness
The text urges mothers to keep rooms well lit to ease a child’s fear of darkness. It warns that forcing a child to endure darkness harms a sensitive nervous system and can affect the child for life. It advises granting light when a child asks for it.
Baby's Scalp Eczema Cleared By Cuticura Ointment
Mrs. R. Emurian reports her one year old son suffered from scalp eczema with dandruff, scabs, intense itching, and sleep disruption. After trying remedies with no relief, washing with Cuticura Soap and applying Cuticura Ointment cured the condition in about two weeks. Sample free with Skin Book. Cuticura sold worldwide.
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Paxon St
Philadelphia
R. Emurian
Cuticura
Dept. L
Boston
Why does that doctor's wife call her husband Duckie
A playful quip notes the doctor's wife calling him Duckie as a joke about his profession. The line hinges on a pun that contrasts affection with a pun on quack.
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Duckie
Quack
The Serious Man and The Joker Epigrams Referenced
A historical snippet notes two epigrams about marriage and choice. It mentions Savas and The Serious Man with six daughters and a Joker remark on keeping a set intact. It adds a saying about the apple of a young man's eye and a pun on harp and harpy from Lip pincott's.
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Savas
Lippincott’s
Paxton Toilet Co offers free trial box of antiseptic
The Paxton Toilet Co of Boston offers a free large trial box of Pextine Antiseptic a toilet preparation to any woman on request. Also notes humorous observations about society and a 25c bottle Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for Teething.
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Paxton Toilet Co
Boston
Mass
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Tyrus Cobb
Brick Owens
Mattick
Kewanee
Chicago White Sox
Rube Marquard
St. Louis Browns
Tesreau
Eppa Rixey
Rube Oldring
Amos Strunk
Craig
Jack Léelvelt
Washington
Paes Po Imy
Pirates
Billy Murray
Silk O'Loughlin
Cy Young
Cub Heine Zimmerman
Bronx
Cy Barger
Dodgers
Eddie Mensor
Portland
Marty O'Toole
Jake Stahl
Woodlawn
Clyde Milan
St. Louis
Arnold Hauser
Cardinals
Mike Doolan
Phillies
McGraw
Hans Wagner
George McConnell
Highlanders
McConnell
McGuire
Jim Delahanty
Berge of
Deetelpooea Rochelle
Jedis
Fletcher
Lola
Fedidath
Pater
Dean
Burg
S.C
Doan
Carter
Jiver Pitts
Dk Fv
Bee & Amara
Ters
Defiance Stargh Iiteie
Fifth Avenue
New York, N. Y
Absorbine, JR
W.f.young
P.D.F
Springfield
Defiance
Oes Coey
Chestnut Bircet
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