Frank Smith Eyes Restaurant After Baseball Quit Hint
Former Chicago White Sox pitcher Frank Smith arrives home from Europe and says he will quit baseball to pursue a cafe in Pittsburg. Cincinnati has accepted his terms but he plans to sign later after securing a business site. he believes he could pitch for a year more. The old star, famed for his iron man days, helped the Sox win the 1906 pennant and remains popular with fans as he weighs a post base ball career. An Rhode Island boxing regulation bill is also being pushed by two legislators to create a three member commission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Smith
Chicago White Sox
Europe
Smith
Pittsburg
Cincinnati
Bitters
White Sox
Boston Red Sox
Billy Purtell
Harry Lord
Ambrose McConnell
Purtell
Boston
McConnell
Joe McGinnity
New York Giants
Smitty
Rhode Island
Twenty greatest players list by Tim Murnane ally discussed
A Boston baseball critic friend of Tim Murnane names twenty players widely regarded as the era’s top talents. The list includes pitchers Nichols Young Mathewson Johnson Walsh. catchers Kelly Bennett Ewing. first base Chance La Joie. second base Evers Schulter. third base Collins. shortstop Long Wagner. and outfield Cobb Clarke McAleer Delehanty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tim Murnane
Boston Baseball
Phtchers
Kid’ Nichols
Cy’ Young
Browning Mania for Bats Highlights a Baseball Icon
Portland writer recalls Pete Browning, star slugger for Louisville in the 1880s and Cleveland in 1890, driven by batting average obsession. Browning amassed a vast bat collection, sometimes paying excess baggage, and reportedly introduced tobacco juice rubbing to roughen bat surfaces to reduce fouls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pete Browning
Louisville
Cleveland
Portland
Pete
Browning
van Haltren
Japan to field Olympic team with record breaking marathon
Tokyo dispatches report Japan will appear at the Olympic Games for the first time. Trials in Tokyo produced a landmark 25 mile marathon record of 2 hours 32 minutes by Shizo Kanakuri of Tokyo Higher Normal School, with Sagaki of Hokkaido Institute and Ide of Keio University finishing second and third.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Japan
Tokyo
Shizo Kanakuri
Baseball Notes From A Busy Season Outlook
Yankees and Browns seek a catcher while Charley Schmidt of the Tigers garners attention. Clark Griffith says Bob Groom is taking his time on a contract. Eddie Ainsmith offered to Detroit for Moriarty after a rejection. Paul Strand stays in Spokane. 17 year old John I Taylor paid $5,000. Martin gets Tufts stay till May 1. Georgia University set March 23 game in Athens. Otto Jordan signs for a year. Alperman to third. Blue Grass league towns planned with May 1 to Sept 4 season. Newark buys Harry Smith. Boite moves. Chicago athletes buy a football. kicking to be emphasized. Wolgast recuperates from appendicitis. rules discourage plunging.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yankees
Browns
Charley Schmidt
Tigers
Clark Griffith
Bob Groom
Detroit
Moriarty
Eddie Ainsmith
Red Sox
Paul Strand
Spokane
John—I Taylor
Martin
Connie Mack
Tufts College
Medford
Mass
Georgia,University
Athens
Otto Jordan
Atlanta
Alperman
Blue Grass League
Lexington
Frankfort
Maysville
Paris
Newark
Harry Smith
Brooklyn
George W. Boite
Trenton
University of Chicago
Wolgast
Youngsters to Get Chance in New Baseball Era
Newcomers will challenge last season’s leaders as 1912 aims to show improved juniors. The piece notes a strong pool of young players from 1911 and expects some to rise, while the majors maintain potential changes in pennant races. It highlights positions improving, including infielders outfielders catchers and pitchers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National and
American League
Alexander
Chalmers
Gregg
Jackson
Esmond
Kirke
Benton
Humphries
Olson
Krapp
Marsans
Almeida
Sailer
Doyle
Cashion
Gainor
Drake
Bodie
O'Brien
Danforth
McCarthy
Severoid
O Day Sees Emslie As Capable Umpire
Hank O Day, Reds manager, defends veteran umpire Bob Emslie against gossip that his eyesight is failing. O Day recalls meeting Emslie in Toronto where he earned a diamond badge as a shooter and boasted a high shooting record.
May Run in Australia Draws Sprint Stars
Cartmell and Ransdell, former University of Pennsylvania stars, receive invitations to race in Australia’s premier professional championships. Cartmell is the current world champion after defeating A. L. Postle of England, while Ransdell holds intercollegiate AAU honors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Australia
Cartmell
Fred Ransdell
University of Pennsylvania
Land of the
Hard Training Trip for Athletics
Connie Mack plans the most strenuous training trip of his career for the world's champions next spring. The Athletics will condition themselves at San Antonio Texas, a bath city like Marlin. Mack will follow McGraw of the Giants and take his youngsters south about February 20 with veterans reporting March 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Connie Mack
Athletics
San Antonio
Tex
Marlin
Bath City
Mack
McGraw
Giants
San Francisco Fight Permit Requests Surge
The Board of Supervisors of San Francisco has issued four monthly permits for 20 round boxing contests to promoters. Twenty nine promoters have filed applications to stage the bouts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San_Francisco
Board of Supervisors of
San Francisco
Portable colony hen house for brooding and range use
The portable colony hen house measures 7 1/2 by 12 feet and sits on runners. It is designed for brooding early chicks, summer range use, or breeding hens in spring with movable fixtures, sloped feed boxes, and removable summer windows to prevent roosting in unwanted places.
Americans Increase Migration to Canada Amid Promising 1912 Outlook
The report notes 131000 Americans crossed into Canada last year with many taking homesteads in Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta. It cites strong farm returns in 1911 from wheat oats barley and flax and predicts a 1912 crop record with favorable moisture and early spring prospects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Western
Canada
West
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Union
Collapsible knockdown chicken coop design from Indiana
An Indiana inventor created a metal collapsible chicken coop that assembles in a minute and disassembles into six flat surfaces. It features slidable bead edges and a revolving front plate with three holes, allowing the hen and chicks to enter or exit through different openings as needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Confusion Over Letters Between Hugh and Harry Ford
A Cincinnati Times-Star note recounts mix ups between Hugh Ford and Harry Ford at a new theater. A perfume scented letter addressed to H Ford led Hugh to discover a note from a woman, while the next day Harry opened a letter to H Ford containing a bill due. Hugh accuses, arguing he should have paid the bill to honor their date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hugh Ford
Harry Ford
New Theater
H. Ford
Hugh
New York
Cincinnati Times-Star
Piles Cured in 6 to 14 Days Drugstore Guarantee
Tour druggist will refund money if PAZU OINT AUNT fails to cure any case of Itching, Blind, feeding or Protruding Piles in Gw 14 days. Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup for Children soothes gums and reduces inflammation. cures wind colic at 25c a bottle. He is a brave man who will face the parson with a short-haired woman.
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Testimonials
Peoria readers report relief from uterine issues and inflammation after using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. Mrs Christina Rekeep credits avoiding surgery, and Mrs Joseph A Lynch in Jessup Pa shares similar recovery after two months of use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peoria, Ill
Lydia E. Pinkham
Christina ReKeEp
Mound St
Lydia
Pinkham
Also Mentioned on This Page
New
REAL
Philadelphia Suly
Sporting
Loc Ange
Les Aes
Eversnuren
Nkita Aacas
Peter Sipe Aye
Fane Fy
Chicago
Pitcher
Pittsburg Cafe
Cy” Young
Olympic
Acies
O’day
Emslie
Bob Emslie
Hank” O’day
Cincinnati Reds
National League
O'Day
Bob
Toronto
Emilie
H. L. Kempster
Michigan Experiment’ Station
Colony House
Front View
Collapsible Coop
Rother Gray
Olmsted
le Roy
PLSO
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!