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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1917
Page
3
Lydia Craven, daughter of Tad Craven, confronts her father’s companions aboard the ship. Peter Traft shares sympathy and explains Tad’s secrecy, while Lydia reveals her true identity and asks for understanding as she seeks friendship and guidance amid the unfolding marriage plan.
On the steamer Alsatia from Liverpool to New York Lydia Craven discovers her father Thaddeus Craven with Mrs. Merrilees, a wealthy young widow. The wealthy Amelia Beggarstaff and detective Quoin uncover clues about a stolen museum necklace as Lydia confronts the truth.
A skeptical inquiry asks if Thaddeus Craven is honest and whether he might eliminate Lydia to advance his schemes. The dialogue hints at potential threats tied to his business aims and raises caution about his integrity.
A suburban resident testifies that a portable garage suits him and pleases his wife who has had it moved half a dozen times to improve its look from the street. The exchange underscores how appearance can drive property decisions even for functional structures.
Veteran players gradually drop from major leagues as Boxing style declines. Hans Wagners absence fades while Sam Crawford remains, Napoleon Lajoie manages in the International League signaling the changing guard. John Evers, still active, is praised for brainy play and energy that once lifted him above younger stars.
Jack Coombs, longtime baseball figure and former Athletics pitcher, has joined Uncle Wilbur Robinson's hurling staff. Once released by Connie Mack, Coombs now shows renewed form, exemplified by a marathon 24 inning game where he yielded 15 hits and helped the team win 4 to 1 against the Red Sox.
John K Tener, former National League president, recalls Lew Dickerson, Pirates outfielder from long ago, who batted left handed until facing a right handed pitcher. A teammate advised switching sides and Dickerson’s mistake turned into a lasting habit as he ran to third.
A wartime sports column surveys players like Hans Wagner Walter Johnson and Ty Cobb amid conscription fears. It notes Hank O Day s low season Connie Mack s shaky club and predicts double headers for the rest of the season. It mentions Garry Hermann Carlson Tischer Gowdy and Barney Dreyfuss as figures in a turbulent baseball landscape.
The article recalls a long lost practice where batters could demand high or low pitches. Introduced in 1870, the rule let the striker call for a pitch between shoulder and waist or between waist and knee. It was only abolished in 1887.
With the bases loaded and one out in a Phillies versus Cubs game Cravath in center field fielded a ball that dropped in and threw to catcher Killifer forcing out Doyle at the plate. The unusual play prevented Mann from getting a hit in a near certain base hit scenario.
Plans for a spring exhibition series between the Chicago Americans and the Pittsburgh Nation als in Panama may be abandoned due to the war. The idea proposed training at opposite canal ends to meet for games along the waterway.
The National League era remark notes John Evers on Frank Chance Fred Clarke and John McGraw three big men in the league. They lost Chance and Clarke yet retained McGraw keeping a sense to hang on to him for the club.
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