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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1917
Page
6
Dialogue from Stray Stories shows a husband arguing billiards for money is mere chance, while the wife counters that billiards requires great skill, sparking a humorous domestic dispute.
A retirement skin care tip promotes Cuticura Ointment and Soap for pore cleansing and nightly results. Free samples offered by mail with a book. request via Cuticura Dept. L Boston address postcard. Sold everywhere.
Bernard Hughes seventy traveled widely walked into St Joseph's hospital dis pensary a piece of iron about an inch long and inch and a half wide was removed from his leg. He claimed the fragment lodged during the San Francisco quake when a stove part struck him. The iron had traveled from knee to ankle over eleven years.
Daubert the Brooklyn first baseman likely set a world record with 27 putouts and four assists in a 22 inning win over the Pirates. Otto Miller backed him by handling all nine innings and making 13 outs. Other notes include Grimshaw’s 20 putouts for Boston and Pitter’s 19 chances at second base. Bigbee and Myers had multiple hits for their teams.
Pitcher Al Demaree arranged his own deal to move from the Phillies to the Cubs and then engineered a swap to bring him back with the Giants. Pete Kilduff loses a shot at the World Series but seeks regular playing time with Chicago, while Demaree aims for World Series earnings with another club.
A reported plan by the Japanese government to send two college terms on a tour of Manchuria aims to connect colonists with the homeland and engage locals to reduce dissent, raising questions about cultural influence and policy.
A roundup of baseball items notes Lajoie’s comebacks and a catcher who dodged the draft due to a thumb injury. It covers Ward and Frazee’s venture doubts, Tinker’s clashes with umpires, Casey Stengel’s name origin, Jeff Tesreau, Slim Love’s army fitness, and various signings and injuries across teams including Cleveland and Pittsburgh. Individual players face trials, exemptions, or enhancements as teams scout new talent.
Walter Pipp, Yankees first baseman, was 23 last season and earned the league home run crown while driving in more runs than any other Johnson organization player. He bats fourth in Donovan's order, pairs with Frank Baker, and is noted for speed, fielding, reach, and left handed batting with right handed throwing.
Hughie Jennings of the Tigers received a tip from a Michigan pitcher claiming to strike out Ty Cobb three times in four at bats for 81 80. The pitcher arrived, stood six foot four, but Cobb hit the first pitch for a wall shot and a four bagger on the second. The third ball went deep center for a four ply hit. the pitcher denied Cobb was him, ending the pitcher's career.
The American boys in France discover that many Australian soldiers also played baseball. A wartime recruitment drive in Australia drew hundreds into the game, with many eventually reaching France while others fell at Gallipoli and in Asia.
In a comic row, a man who lost a wager on a freak election bet insists the winner admit payment. He says he will eat all the peas with a hatpin and accuses the winner of pretending to be his keeper.
An odd dialogue recalls a couple in a new, costly car who spot a sign reading To the Poorhouse. The man reads with a flash of insight and acknowledges they are on the right road though unaware at first.
A swarm occupies the belfry of a Christian church in Halsey Oregon and stores honey so heavily that the floor breaks and honey drips onto the bell, preventing ringing for services.
A terse dialogue line recalls a maid stating somebody left a window open as a reason for departure, suggesting a domestic dispute or escape motif.
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