White Sox southpaw recalls 1911 Tigers slugfest in Detroit
The piece recounts a June 18 1911 Detroit game where the Tigers beat the White Sox 16 to 15 after a 13 1 lead. It focuses on pitcher Mullin and a jinx clash with Cobb and Crawford who hit key triples and drove in runs. Copyright 1913.
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Noc” White
White Sox
Detroit
Tigers
Tyrus Cobb
Sam Crawford
Cobb
Crawford
Mullin
Covington
Drake
Bush
Tyrus
Samuel
Delehanty
Morianity
Tannehill
O’leary
Stanage
Olmstead
Walsh
Amos Strunk Key Factor For Athletics Team strengths
Amos Strunk of the Athletics stands out as a strong contributor to the Mackmen. The speedy outfielder has developed markedly since last season and is among the most valuable players on the team. He is a top fielder, a fast baserunner, and is hitting around .340 this season.
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Mackmen
Strunk
Mack Hag
Jennings Picks Athletics Pennant Prediction
Hughie Jennings predicts the Athletics will win the pennant easily with Connie Mack at the helm.
Clever Backstop with the Boston Red Sox
Leslie Nunamaker born 1889 in Aurora Nebraska emerged as a clever Red Sox catcher. He began with Lincoln Nebraska in 1909, moved to Dubuque Iowa later that season, briefly joined the Chicago Cubs and Bloomington before Boston drafted him that fall. He bats and throws right handed.
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Leslie Nunamaker
Boston Red Sox
Aurora
Neb
Ile
Lincoln
Dubuque
Chicago Cubs
Bloomington
Boston
Early Baseball Snippets From The Season Preview
Leslie Joe Bush is the Athletics young hurler and Bill Lathrop, the Notre Dame flinger, is listed for the Giants. Denny Doeller is said to own the speediest car in Washington while Catcher Schrang can bat well from both sides. The Tigers are described as a hard hitting pitching staff even with Mullin gone. Nick Altrock chafes at umpire chases, and Huggins warns of trading any player who improves the team. Baker notes Falkenberg’s fadeaway is tougher than Mathewson’s.
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Catcher Schrang
The
Athletics
George Mullin
Tigers
Sunday Predicts NL Giants Rise As Cleveland Surges In 1912
Billy Sunday says Frank Chance cannot build a winner without players and predicts Chance will mold a strong New York squad if given the chance. He notes Cleveland's unexpected success and Falkenberg, Chapman, and Carisch as key factors, while Toledo struggles as Cleveland develops its talent. Sunday trusts Muggsy McGraw and the Giants to contend in the National League.
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Frank Chance
Billy Sunday
Chance
New Yorks
Cleveland
Falkenberg
Chapman
Carisch
Toledo
Phillies
Muggsy McGraw
Giants
Wil
Donlin Kept at Pinochle During 1905 World Series Tale
Jim Corbett recalls a lighthearted episode from the 1905 World Series between New York and the Athletics. McGinnity bet on Donlin, who was kept in his room playing pinochle to prevent him from partying, and he returned the next day with a big hitting performance.
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Jim Corbett
New York
Athletics
Jim
McGinnity
Tacoma
Joe
Mathewson
McGraw
Mike Donlin
McCinnity
Philadelphia
Donlin
Mike
Civil Service Commission
Trenton
James H. Daly
Hudson County Court House
O'Mealin
Johnsons Shine on Mound Across Baseball Scenes
In Walte Washington and Cincinnati the Johnsons star in pitching. George Johnson for Cincinnati and the Indian twirler for the Reds deliver strong slab work. Reds win more often when he starts, while Tinker’s club lags behind.
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Johnsons
Walte
Washington
Cincinnati
George Johnson
Reds
Joe Tinker
Automobile Pitchers Highlight Major League twirlers
The piece notes Packard the Cincinnati recruit among prominent auto players in baseball with mentions of Benz and White of the Chicago White Sox Ford of the New Yorks and Chalmers of the Phillies as notable pitchers in the majors.
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Packard
Cincinnati
Benz and
White
Chicago White Sox
Ford
New Yorks
Chalmers
Phillies
News of New Jersey Statewide Week In Review
Reports from Woodbury Egg Harbor City and Perth Amboy highlight a week of industry changes crime and civic actions. Notable items include a Woodbury moving picture house starting work and a Titan Steel Casting receiver appointment in Newark.
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Moving ‘Picture Show
Woodbury
Trenton
Walker
Chancery
Frederick L. Johnson
Newark
Titan Steel Casting Company
New Jersey
Captain Knew His Visitor and the Battle Line
A new superdreadnought opens to visitors and the captain panics at a visitor who boards the ship. The exchange ends with the visitor revealing himself as a foe in a playful exchange about not boarding. An editorial note argues men’s fashion should include bracelets earrings and even nose rings as a symbol of American individuality.
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Cap’n
Ildea
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Baby’s Rash Vanishes After Cuticura Cure
Mrs. R. Rice reports her baby’s watery pimples itching burning on 715 E Main St Coatesville Pa cleared with Cuticura Soap and Ointment in a month. Hair regrew, skin improved, the child appears healthy and rested, Cuticura advertised with mail request for samples and Skin Book.
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E. Main St
Coatesville
R. Rice
Cuticura
Dept
Boston
Adv
Close to Nature's Heart
A farmer reflects on how mild southern summer evenings soothe the heart and foster peace and goodwill toward others. He notes birds, trees, and new life lifting spirits, strengthening friendships, and revealing a creator’s work.
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Christian Hehald
After This He Went
A dinner party anecdote ends with Mr Staylate lingering past bedtime as Minnie yawns and teases him about singing before breakfast. The exchange hints at superstition and social manners in a quiet domestic scene.
Conversation About Great Men and Beautiful Women
A dialogue centers on regret that great men are dead but beautiful women remain. The woman notes she includes present company. The man echoes. She asks him to escort her to her husband the judge.
Signs and Dreams Go Round in Quip
Billy asks if signs mean love while Milly answers that the dream proves only dreaming. The exchange has a playful, romantic tone with a twist.
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Billy
Milly
Friday Births Blamed for Failures, Says Quick folk Verse
A terse proverb notes that those born on Friday always have something to blame for their failures. The line reflects a folk belief tying weekday birth to personal outcomes.
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Lesiie Nunamacher
Star Catcher
Leslie Joe Bush
Denny Doeller
Bill Lathrop
Notre Dame
Nick Altrock
Huggins
Cardinals
Frank Baker
Fred Falkenberg
Matty
NAPS
James J. Corbett
Egg Harbor City
Howard Ellis
Mantua
Jamesburg Reformatory
Paterson
New Street
Morris Canal
Fannie Naddle
Perth Amboy
Joseph HB. Stricker
Frank P. Galen
Richard Maguinness
Smith Street
Henry Valentine
Elizabeth
Frank Bauer
Dover
Chancery Court
Charles F. Thompson
Ridgefield Park
Bergen County
Della Thompson
Harry Zurab
South Park Street
John G. Galigne
Hammonton
Liberty Park
Woman's Civic Club
Citizens’ League of
New York City
Fruit Growers’ Union
Board of Education of
Michael Beglan
Thomas F. Mackessy
Marie Lewis
Supreme Court
National Cash Register Company
Hudson
Morris Canal Abandonment Commission
Legislatuer
Lehigh Valley Railroad Company
Jersey City
Cape May
Commission
Willam Carlisle
Fielder
Edwin L. Steven
Thomas J. McGovern
Thomas J. Barrett
Bordentown
Mr. Staylate
Miss Minnie
Dean
Mr. Sweet
Connecticut
Ripley St
Norwich
Conn
Doan
Sirus” Foster-Milburn CO
Buffalo, N. Y
Dlavlhaat West 230 Street
Haavyorn
DR. Peery
Peets-Homan Corp
West
Daisy Fly Killer
Express
Harold Somers
Defiaid Ave
Brooklyn
Glenn
Hill
Knelpp
Yungborn
Butler
N. J
Mason Chemical Co
W. 145Th Bt
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