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Newspaper
Cumberland Press
Location
Cumberland, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1914
Page
5
Football kickoff in South End Park as the West Virginia Preparatory School eleven clashes with the local Y M C A team. Y M A players practice amid adverse weather while fans hope for at least 200 supporters to back the home squad.
A two part guide prints two essays. The first, Views of the War, questions Belgian atrocity reports and counters sensational claims while urging neutral inquiry into such testimony. The second, The Allies View, argues victory by the Triple Entente would curb German power and benefit England and civilization, warning of dire consequences if Germany prevails.
London reports enormous German strength marching on Ostend with cavalry patrols near Echo 11 miles north of Ghent and in the Bruges region under severe shell fire. Belgian government moved to Havre, suggesting limited resistance. Germans move west from Antwerp toward Ypres as Ostend's fate hangs on rapid German advance.
The article chronicles Frank Baker of the Athletics his early career from Ridgeley Maryland to Cambridge and Reading in the Tri State League 1906 1909 under Connie Mack and scout Charley Herzog It portrays him as a powerful batter with clumsy fielding and strong throws capable of long homers while emphasizing his modest character and devotion to family in Trappe Maryland.
Crowds gathered outside the Cumberland Press as reporters relayed Boston Fenway Park plays by megaphone within minutes of action. The paper issued extras printing the final score four innings before the game ended, showcasing the fastest early-bulletin service in the city.
The speaker recalls Charley as a patient manager who coached him at Ridgeley in 1906. Charley later moved to Cambridge Club and Reading, advocating for a trial at third base and eventually helping the speaker reach the major leagues.
An advertisement offers a book about a war for ten cents at The Ouerland Press office. Compact promotional note appears in the newspaper page text.
Church members near El Nido Virginia raised funds to purchase a home for the Rev. A. H. Zimmerman and his wife. Zimmerman, a respected retired Methodist minister formerly of this city, had suffered nervous prostration in 1911. Mrs Zimmerman is a Cumberland native.
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