Baseball's 1866 Championship Duel Ends in Darkness
Historic recount of Atlantica of Brooklyn versus the Athletics of Philadelphia ending 33 to 33 after seven innings due to darkness. Observers note underhand pitching gloveless catcher batsmen sweeping swings and static basemen in old field setup.
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Atlantica
Brooklyn
Athletics
Philadelphia
Annals of
Yale University Press
Baseball's birthplace debated in Cooperstown tale
The article traces Abner Doubleday's role in shaping baseball from town ball to the diamond game in Cooperstown New York, detailing base distances, equipment standards, and the early rules. It chronicles the emergence of the National and American associations, the roots of the world series, and the evolution of professional play through the 1880s and 1890s.
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Elmo Scott Watson
Bner Doubleday
Ballston Spa
United States Military Academy
West Point
United States Army
Cooperstown
Otsego Lake
Otsego County
New York
James Fenimore Cooper
Abner Doubleday
N. Y
America
New
Green
Doubleday
Yale University Press
Knickerbocker
National Association of Baseball Players
East
The
Alleghanies
Mason and Dixon Line
National League
American Association
Cincinnati Club
Anson
Chicago
Cincinnatis
Cincinnati
Charles Pike Sawyer
New York Evening Post
Chi
St. Louis
Detroit
Pittsburgh
Brooklyn
Philadelphia
Washington
Baltimore
Detroit Nationals
St. Louis Americans
Glanta
St. Louia
Giants
Louisville Nationals
Bostons
Cleveland
Boston
Ban” Johnson
Oucleus
Chinch Bug Fight Guides Farmers Next Spring
Chief Entomologist notes chinch bugs worst in fifty years in Mithala history survey. Recommend cropping shifts to curb bugs: drop barley and spring wheat, raise oats and winter wheat on good ground, and plant legumes or soybeans with corn, focusing on seed quality and winter shelter locations to reduce infestations.
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WNU
Danger in Using Drought Ruined Grass Forage
Drought ruins sorghum and sudan grass by reducing yields and raising prussic acid levels by about 250 percent making green feed potentially lethal to livestock. Drying in a silo can remove acid if properly cured but rapid curing may not eliminate risk. The Agriculture Department advises testing on a single animal before feeding an entire herd.
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Sudan
Department of Agriculture
Leafy Alfalfa Indicates Quality By Leafiness
The inspector and grader emphasize the leaf to stem ratio as the key quality indicator. Leaves carry about three times the protein of stems, making leafier alfalfa hay higher in value and grading reflects this leafiness to match market worth.
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States Department of Agriculture
Agricultural Cullings and Crop Notes Across Regions
Erosion threatens 80 percent of Tennessee farmland. Sweet potato is misnamed, belonging to the morning glory family. Wheat tariffs vary: France 86 cents per bushel, Germany 1.62 dollars, Italy 1.07. Previously these nations bought large U.S. wheat exports. A biological control for the alfalfa weevil is being sought as its spread raises concern in California and France.
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France
Germany
Italy
America
California
Uncle Henry Cheers Hank in Hillcrest Ball Game
Pat Spencer and her stern Uncle Henry attend a Hillcrest baseball game. Hank Weddell pitches as Hank makes quick outs and a late home run threat keeps the crowd roaring, finishing with Uncle Henry praising his niece’s friend.
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Spence
Pat
Henry
Spencer
Hillcrest
Hank Weddell
Hank
Henry Spencer
Uncle Henry
Joan
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Atlantics
New York Mutuals
Connie Mack
Morrisania
Cincinnati Red Stockings
National Association of Professional Baseball Players
Hartford
Louisville
Tennessee
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