Tigers Add Lefty Bill Burns to Pitching Staff
Manager Jennings circulars Burns as a strong addition from Minneapolis with a storied AL past. Burns, a steady left hander, once beat the Athletics to cost Connie Mack the pennant and is praised for his knowledge, strength, and reliability.
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Jennings
Bill Burns
Minneapolis
Detroit
Tigers
Burns
Bill
White Sox
Athletics
Connie Mack
Washington
Chicago
Cincinnati
Phillies
Devlin Sent to Boston After Waiver Clash Over Bues
Veteran New Yorker Arthur Devlin is sold by New York to the Boston Nationals after waivers on infielder Arthur Bues were refused. Giants president Ward reportedly ensured Devlin’s move to prompt Boston to waive Bues, a promising Giants prospect McGraw wanted to farm out.
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New Yorker
Boston
Bues
New York
Arthur Devlin
Boston Nationals
Giants
Devlin
Presi
Dent Ward
Arthur Bues
McGraw
Baseball Trades and Signs Stir Up Spring News
Atlanta sold catcher McMurray to Rochester while the Giants released Evan Evans and Jack Ferrell to Dallas. Otto Jordan became field captain of Chattanooga Lookouts. Hale Dahlen predicts a strong pitcher staff including Rucker and Allen. Booming hitters include Frank Schulte with 48 homers in the NL, and Ty Cobb rivals Bob Bescher for base stealing.
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Atlanta
McMurray
Rochester
Giants
Evan Evans
Jack Ferrell
Dallas
Cy Young
Boston
Art Brouthers
Tri- State
New York State
Youngstown
Harry Wolverton
Highlanders
Frank Schulte
Cubs
Chicago
Terre-Haute
Ind
Terre Haute
Gipe
Bonner
New Orleans
Mack
McGraw
Evans
Farrell
Spartanburg
Clark Griffith
Walter Johnson
Cashion
Senators
Respect for Our Flag and Armando Marsans Quote
A garbled piece presents Armando Marsans of Cincinnati addressing his batting directions. He explains that he aims toward the left field to avoid hitting the American flag, claiming he never hits toward center to prevent danger and asserts his patriotic intent.
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Armando Marsans
Cincinnati
Bilfs
Senor Marsans
Don Armando
Lajoie Reaches Seventeenth Major League Year
Larry Lajoie enters his seventeenth year in the major leagues. In his 16 years he has not exceeded .300 in only two seasons, 1907 and 1906, with managerial duties cited as the likely factor if those years were separated from his leadership duties.
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Lajoie
Larry Lajoie
Larry
Baseball Records From Early Eras Spark Veteran Talk
The piece recalls historic baseball feats from 1875 to 1900. It notes Silver Flint catching 835 games in 13 years without a mask or chest protector in 833 of them, Adrian Anson playing 1,582 games with 2,252 hits and a .344 average over 16 seasons, Mike Kelley hitting .321 over 1,555 games, Hugh Duffy hitting .438 for Boston in 1894, and Princeton’s Joseph Mann throwing the first no hit game versus Yale in 1875.
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Flint
Adrian C. Anson
Boston
Mike Kelley
Hugh Duffy
Joseph Mann
Princeton
N. J
Yale
New Haven
Ford cites lone extra innings loss in AL career
Russell Ford defends his pitching health by noting only one extra inning loss in the American League. He cites archival records: 1910 ten innings loss to Mullin of Detroit 4 to 3. 1910 11 innings win over Walsh of Chicago 3 to 2. 1911 12 innings win over Walsh 4 to 3. 1911 13 innings win over Walker of Washington 5 to 1. 1911 ten innings win over Kaler of Cleveland 4 to 3.
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Burns
Detroit
Russell Ford
Ford
Mullin
Walsh
Chicago
Walker
Washington
Kaler
Cleveland
Vin Campbell Too Fast for Pirates in Trade
Mordecai Brown believes Vin Campbell’s speed cost him a place with the Pirates after the team traded him to Boston for Mike Donlin. Campbell’s outfield pace alarmed Fred Clarke and distracted him from proper hitting, making Donlin a steadier asset despite Campbell’s youth.
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Vin Campbell
Pirates
Boston
Mike Donlin
Pittsburg
Mordecai Brown
Campbell
Fred Clarke
Clarke
Brown
Donlin
Reilly Trains Faust In Brooklyn Team Figure
Charles Victory Faust praises trainer Barney Reilly of Brooklyn after meeting him in Hot Springs. Faust visits Reilly daily seeking medical advice and remedies, noting Reilly changed medicines each day and left Faust's room resembling a drug store and smelling like an automobile accident.
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Reilly
Faust
Charles Victory Faust
Barney Reilly
Brooklyn
Hot Springs
Freak Double Play at Waco on Passed Ball
Billy Sullivan turned a double play in a chaotic sequence at Waco with runners on first and second. The passed ball allowed both runners to advance. Sullivan recovered, threw to Weaver, who relayed back as the first out was recorded and Sullivan tagged the runner at third as he slid in.
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Billy Sulivan
Waco
Sullivan
Weaver
The Largest Bells of the World
The piece details Great Paul at St Pauls weighing nearly 17 tons and 30 feet around, Westminster’s Big Ben first cast over 50 years ago at 14 tons, the lighter clapper now about 600 pounds, Peter of York at 13 tons and 22 feet diameter, plus the giant Canton Buddhist monastery bell eight monster bells cast by Emperor Yang Uno around 1400 costing eight lives.
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St. Paul's Cathedral
London
Westminster
Peter of
York
Canton
Yang Lo
Time Passes as Widow Reflects on Attention
A widow answers a quip about grief and time with a sharp remark on waiting a year for attentions. The exchange underscores how quickly social expectations bend when personal sorrow is involved.
Ancient surgeons and social scandals in old texts
A compact excerpt discusses pay and reputation of surgeons in ancient times, noting Darius and Damocedes, and a tale of royal favor turning to wealth and intrigue. It also mentions the saying WAS a suffragette and echoes social gossip about ministers and weddings.
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Darius
Hystaspes
Damocedes
Two Young Motorists Rescue Stranger After Accident
Two young motorists on the South side nearly hit an old man at a crossing then returned to check on him. The man was winded but alive, and they later gave him a ride home where he praised them as lifesavers. They consider Carnegie medal application.
Her Little Ring Nettle Ring Story
Mary wears a beaus gift a nettle ring travels with her to tea where twenty three girls see it and a chorus of astonishment erupts asking if it has reached her at last.
Quotable Exchange Indicates a town with a failing baseball team
A brief dialogue suggests a somber mood tied to a town struggling with its last place baseball team. The remark frames the subject as depressed due to his city’s poor sports performance.
Grape-Nuts Linked To Brain Nourishment Claims Stir Debate
The article surveys claims that Grape-Nuts and Phosphate of Potash support brain function, citing authorities like Geohegan and Carey. It includes editor testimonials praising brain and stomach benefits from Grape-Nuts and Postum, with Battle Creek company attribution.
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Geohegan
Beamis
Geo. W. Carey
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
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Russell
Ampetite
Karl
Emmy
Filegende Blaetter
Philadelphia
Postum Cereal Company, Limited
Battle Creek, Michigan
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