Brooklyns Exciting Games Herald Baseball Season 1900
A lively preview of the 1900 baseball season highlights Brooklyn players in action and lauds the National League’s move to an eight team structure. It notes past turmoil since 1890, the Indianapolis agreement, and Andrew Freedman’s role in reducing the twelve club burden, with New York’s Polo Grounds season pivotal to overall league prosperity.
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Young
Mr. Young
Indianapolis
Clu
Teagu
Incubus
Andrew Freedman
New York
W York
Polo Grounds
Expert Advice on Running by J Gardner Smith M D
An expert describes running as accelerated walking and warns against heart trouble, urging full medical exams. It covers foot strike, posture, arm swing, stride length around seven feet, cadence, and technique to minimize fatigue and injury while running at about ten miles per hour.
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Ankel
Mary Henry the Mammy of Julia Dent Grant Nearing Death
Mary Henry longtime companion and nurse to Julia Dent Grant wife of General Grant lies dying at 3301 Chouteau Avenue. The old enslaved woman is cared for by the Grant family who values her decades of service and affection. Julia Dent Grant recently sent funds and expressed desire for Mary Henry to rest in the Dent lot at Bellefontaine cemetery. Her deathbed reflects a deep bond formed in childhood and lasting decades.
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St. Louis
Chouteau Avenue
Grant
Miss Julia
Mary Henry
General Grant
Dents
Mrs. Grant
United States
Mary
Henry
Julia Dent
The New Style Of Boxing By Kid McCoy
Kid McCoy argues boxing has advanced due to scientific approach and quick thinking. He credits mirror practice for refining technique and claims he has defeated all big opponents except Sharkey, expects a heavyweight title shot, and says modern fighters are smarter and faster than twenty years ago.
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Ness
Sharkey
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J. Gardner Smith
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Stacy
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Ryan
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By Kid McCoy
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