American League Notes on Trades and Songs of the Season
Elberfeld offered to Browns for Harry Howell. Highlanders trade talk with St Louis seemingly off. Louis Fiene joins Toledo for Mud Hens. Dougherty of New York seeks leave to condition. Ban Johnson whets first baseman for Cincinnati but unused. Uncle Nick Young declines Cassidy swap. Lajoie cites pennant race among Cleveland Chicago and Athletics. Davis tops AL long distance hitters, Fultz best base stealer, Keeler top run getter. Umpire Klem praised. Johnson sought him after AA season. Keeler Griffith both in last place clubs, new umpires criticized. Washington buys John Anderson from New York for 2000. Jim McGuire recalls early big league days in Philadelphia. National League notes Cincinnati releases outfielder Harry Dolan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elberfeld
Browns
Harry Howell
Highlanders
St. Louis
Louis Fiene
Chicago
Toledo
Mud Hens
Dougherty
New York
Ban Johnson
Charley Carr
Clevelands
Cincinnatis
Nick Young
Cassidy
Washington
Larry Lajoie
Cleveland
Athletics
Harry Davis
Dave Fultz
Keeler
Klem
American Association
Pullman
Willie Keeler
Clarke Griffith
McCarthy
Kelly
Goff
Washington Club
John Anderson
Nationals
Jim McGuire
Dan Casey
Philadelphia
Jamsey
Baseball notes and player moves in Southern League
Reports on umpiring strictness in fly ball calls and rule adherence, player recalls and transfers across teams like Little Rock, Portland, Nashville, Atlanta, and St. Paul, plus managerial decisions and upcoming shifts. Also contains a philosophical poem fragment by Dr. W. E. Elfrink from To-morrow magazine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Rock
Virgil Garvin
Portland
Ore
Newt Fisher
Nashville
George Winters
Atlanta
George Frickie
Jacksonville
Fla
Brunner
Greenville
Miss
Breitensteins
New Orleans Picayure
From The Pencil's Point Wit and whimsy on love and life
A collection of wry observations on manners and romance. Nonsense passes for sense in some opinions while a sensible love letter fails to impress. Jests about money, dust on the Bible, flirtations, and the perils of marriage tease readers.
Baseball Gossip Flows From United States Leagues
Manager Clarke fume over Pirates base running as Dreyfuss contemplates Reds feud. Needham out with a split hand, Moran lame, Red Owen jumps to outlaw New York club. Devlin shows sharp second base skills, Wiltie excels as fielder and fast worker. Odwell ankle X ray hints at bone splinter or displaced muscle. Boston rewards Irving Young with salary rise. Cy Young dominates shutouts. Selee backs pitcher Ruel Bach as a rising star. Wagner bids for National base running honors. Emslie to rejoin college umpiring. Steinfeldt, Chance, Wolverton injury risk. Boyle shifts to first, Anderson returns to Northern League, fast infield from Kelly, Marcan, O’Brien, Geier. Irwin sees Morgan saved, Carney now managing, Villaman released to Sioux City, Kostal to Keokuk. Mott bought for Colorado Springs, O’Hara studies at Georgetown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarke
Pirates
Dreyfuss
Reds
Boston
Needham
Moran
Red Owen
Brooklyn
New York
Devlin
Wiltie
Champions
Fred Odwell
Irving Young
Stanley Robison
St. Louis
Young
Cy" Young
Bostons
Killian
Selee
Ruelbach
Hans Wagner
Mercury
Jack Carney
Sioux City
Minneapolis
Villaman
Joe Kostal
Keokuk
Anson Mott
Texas
Milwaukee
Burns
Colorado Springs
Jimmie O'Hara
Georgetown University
Sioux
Western Association Notes and Player Movements
Western Association update lists Peanuts Ford released from Sedalia outfield for poor hitting. Oklahoma City may release pitcher Maize. George Black seeks job, Tom Hughes debuts with high prospects predicted by Captain Jack Holland of Wichita. Green of Wichita recalls a ranch in Cheyenne and long season absence before joining Jobber Town. plus opinion pieces tout work as medicine and cautions about wealth and self importance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maize
Oklahoma City
George Blackburn
Tom Hughes
Jack Holland
Wichita
Green
Cheyenne
Wyoming
Jobber Town
Whispers on friendship between women and men
A reflective note extols the benefits of a sincere friendship with a man for women. It argues that a woman loses perspective without male companionship and cautions that a life without such society becomes narrow minded and biased.
Musings on marriage and society in aphoristic verse
A string of wry thoughts on marriage, folly, politeness, and economy. The prose riffs touch on Adam’s insight after marriage, roosters and hens, spinster optimism, first loves, appearances versus reality, and humorous wisdom about law and property.
Tatters Takes The Budget On A Wild Ride
The Budget editor is overwhelmed by Tatters the ink muddy helper who seizes control for a week. He creates chaos with jokes and dog fight gags, then pivots to a cow accident scare story, finally delivering a sensational scare headline of a wild cow editor and a dramatic press finale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amelioration Society
Tatters
Tattera
Jim
Deacon
Fitzsimmons Schreck Fight Date Shift and Wide Sports Notes
The article reports the July 4 Fitzsimmons Schreck fight moved to July 2 and notes AU track title events in Portland Oregon. It covers Hugh McLean’s twenty mile motor paced win, Western Athletic union meet results, and various boxing, horse racing, tennis, golf, swimming, and other sports happenings with names such as Bobby Walthour Michael Epphussi Nash Turner Cairngorm and Louis Chevrolet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amateur Athletic Union of the
United States
Portland
Ore
Hugh McLean
Chelsea
Revere
Bobby Walthour
Kansas City Athletic Club
Western Athletic Union
University of Nebraska and
Missouri Athletic Club of
Indian Territory
Oklahoma Sportsmen's Association
Ardmore
I. T
Morris Park Racetrack
Louis Chevrolet
Billy Nolan
Battling Nelson
al Herford
Nelson
Joe Gans
Brooklyn
Sidney Paget
Cairngorm
Gravesend
W. A. Larned
American International Challenging
M. D. Whitman
Boston
Crescent Athletic Club
Bay Ridge
Dallas
Robert Barker
Austin
Harry Michaels
East
Jockey Club
Pacific
Elmer Davie
Cresco
Iowa
Iowa University
Davis
Delaney
Billy Delaney
James J. Corbett
James J. Jeffries
Kentucky
Lexington Race Track
S. S. Brown
Pittsburg
Lord Grimthorpe Hat Tale Sparks London Gossip
London gossip reports Lord Grimthorpe dismisses new clothes and collars while preferring a Panama hat. The tale notes his habit of picking the hat from under a pump and placing it on his head with a brisk, cheerful gesture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lord Grimthorpe
London
M. A. PP
Also Mentioned on This Page
National League News
Cincinnati Club
Harry Dolan
Pulliam
Pat Carneys
Lfe
St. Paul
Barrow
Bruce
Hoosiers
Benjamin Houser
Colonels
Altoona Outlaws
Kilroy
Arthur Irwin
Kansas City
Board of
O'Brien
John Farrell
Indianapolis
Louisville
Dee Childs
Blackburn
Jack Doyle
Dr. W. E. Elfrink
To-morrow
Heaven
Bob Emslie
Harvard
Yale
Princeton
Harry Steinfeldt
Frank Chance
Harry Wolverton
Cincinnati
Jack Boyle
Oliver Anderson
Association
Northern
Marcan
O’brien
Geier
Morgan
Wel Latif
N. L
Western Association
Peanuts Ford
Sedalia
Adam
Tarbox
Coopersville
Wild Cow
Brookdale
Tatter
Jim Beasley
Billi Tarbox
Hook and Ladder Company
Alexander
Hackett
Princeton-Yale
Kid Sullivan
Baltimore
Jimmy Britt
Hayes Valley Athletic Club
San Francisco
Britt
American Automobile Association
Nat Brunets Island
Auto- Mobile Club of
W. W. Darley
Abe Attell
Jem Bowker
National Sporting Club of London
Fred Beell
Wisconsin
Tom Jenkins
Beell
Jenkins
James Braid
St. Andrews Inks
Scotland
Braid
Sandwich
St. Andrews
Jack White
J. H. Taylor
Australia
Bernard B. Kieran
Sydney
Kieran
Sydney Harbor
England
Louis Rogers Browning
Union
Pete
Isnsane
Central Asylum For the
Lakeland
Browning
Eclipse
Brotherhood
Allentown
John Middle Sky
J. M. Sky
H. F. Blackwell
Yuma
Aziz
Jeffries
Sullivan
Ed Dunkhoret
Larser
Ward
Wright
Fred Bari
University Chicago
Wendell
Michigan
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