Connie Mack Aims Hidden Pitcher Krause Against Cubs
In the world championship series preview, Connie Mack of the Philadelphia Athletics hints at a secret weapon, left-hander Harry Krause. Krause, batting .240 with a $33 field, has been kept under wraps to prevent Cubs from studying his curve.
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Chicago Cubs
Philadelphia Athletics
Connie Mack
Harry Krause
Cubs
Young Krause
Mack
Chicago
Krause
Evers Career Started by Shortstop’s Absence
A boy from Troy narrates his chance arrival in pro baseball when a Trey team shortstop failed to report. He fills in at short, proves capable, and within five months climbs from amateur to a world championship club after being noticed by a Chicago team.
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Trey
Green
Chicago
Claude Rossman Makes Baseball Comeback After Struggles
Former Detroit and St Louis star Claude Rossman returns to form with the Minneapolis Association, aided by a fresh start with Cantillon. He speaks of harsh teammates who tainted his play, then demonstrates improved throwing and accuracy, including a perfect peg from right field to Ferris at first.
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St. Louis
Minneapolis
Claude Rossmann
American Association
Hame
Minneapolia
Columbus
Rossman
Joe
Ferris
Training in Ancient Times
The article traces ancient Greek athletic discipline noting lean early physiques, strict diet, and evolving menus. Trainers enforced a rigid regimen with fresh cheese figs and porridge before events then meat later, bread and sweets restricted. A daily ritual of enormous meals followed practice led to temporary corpulence aiding wrestling but harming other sports.
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Greece
Lfe
Record fast game ends in record 32 minutes
Southern league finale at Atlanta Mobile defeats Atlanta in a complete game finished in 32 minutes. Officials consider it a record for fastest professional baseball game.
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Atlanta
Mobile
Baseball Prospects and Management Plans Ahead of Season
Jack Lapp is viewed as a budding catcher likely to get playing time in the world series. Leo McGraw, a Memphis catcher now with Chicago, has links to the Giants. McAleer predicts about forty players on next spring’s training trip as Washington aims higher next year. Robison opposed post season tours, Blissane broke his leg on a California tour, and Heydler will publish new batting, strikeout and walk tables plus pitcher win loss data. Herrmann weighs timing of the Reds grandstand contract as a 23 000 seat venue looms with pennant hopes.
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Leo McGraw
Memphis
Muggsy
Giants
Cleveland
Salem
Youngstown
McAleer
Senators
Jim
Washington
Stanley Robison
Cardinals
National Commission
Blisssane
St. Louis
California
Robison
John Heydler
Reds
The No Plays Birth in Japanese Literary History
The No plays arose in Japan from the Ashikaga era through the Tokugawa period, blending legends and Buddhist faith into literature and stage. They shaped national culture, with pieces like Takasago and The Robe of Feathers illustrating enduring themes of immortality, virtue, and ghostly ritual.
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Ghosia
Kyoto
Yoshimasu
Yoshimasa
Hideyoshi
Napoleon
Japan
Takasago
Philippine Witchcraft Belief Persists in Pampanga Area
A Manila inquiry reports widespread Filipino belief in Magcalums who allegedly inflict illness, especially targeting the neck, with cases from Lubao Macabebe and Pasantol. While educated locals mock the idea, testimonies describe illnesses, deceit about eggs, and a Magcalun burning attempts that leave facial marks.
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Manila
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Macabebe
Pasantol
Magcalums
The Trust Evil Snippets in a Fragmented Exchange
A cryptic dialogue quotes Blox Snipi claiming to be a trust victim while Knox asserts truth. A trust closed the factory employing the barber's wife, yet guilt is denied. The barber touts a special hair tonic as the victim dismisses the hair loss as unrelated.
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Snipi
Knox
All Puffed Up Feels His Own Import tance
Fragments show a person who believes he is important and has been paged multiple times at a hotel. The text is garbled but suggests repeated calls or notices during a forenoon period.
Merely a Name in a Stage Farewell Tour
Fragmented notes from a New York roof garden exchange touch on peaches and old sayings. A student repeats a proverb about time and nine, while stray dialogue hints at a farewell tour and a casual chat about stage life.
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