Can the Pirates Repeat in the 1910 Pennant Race
The piece weighs the Pirates chances to repeat in 1910 with Fred Clarke at the helm. It notes the pitching depth led by Camnitz Adams Maddox Leever and Leifield and praises Tommy Leach Honus Wagner and Chief Wilson as key outfielders and stars. It cites strong competition from Chicago and New York and predicts a triangular race for the pennant.
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Pittsburg
Pirates
Fred Clarke
Anotwer
Bill Abstein
Vic Willis
Stind
Alstein
Willis
Cubs
Wagner
Tommy Leach
Louisville
Chicago
New York
Jack Miller
Honus Wagner
Bobby Byrne
Flynn
Sharpe
Forbes Dield
Camnitz
Adams
Maddox
Leever
Phillippe
Leifield
Brandon
Powell
Frock
Buccaneers
Drefus
Clarke
Wilson
Texas Giant
Gorry
Gibson
Simon
O'Connor
Umpires Must Wear Blue Uniforms This Season
Western league chief Jack Haskel says umpires will wear blue outfits with creased trousers and blue blouses, blue caps, and may choose blue tan or black shoes. The dress code aims to add formality and color to game officiating.
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Jack Haskel
Jack
Adams Hopes To Prove Durability For Pittsburg Pitcher
Babe Adams, star young pitcher for the Pittsburg Nationals, holds a big contract and aims to show doubters he is a lasting ace before the birds migrate south. The article notes fans await proof of his sustained quality beyond a single season.
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Babe” Adams
Pittsburg Nationals
Pittsburg
Thomases
Penn Meet Relay Races Set for Franklin Field
The University of Pennsylvania hosts a major relay meet on Franklin Field in Philadelphia with 210 colleges and schools competing. The event takes place April 20 and features a large field across many relays.
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University of Pennsylvania
Franklin Field
Philadelphia
Colleges and schools enter 220 teams in eastern meets
The list shows nine parish chial schools and forty-seven high schools plus fifty-eight preparatory schools and fifty-five colleges for a total of 210 institutions with teams. With ten institutions fielding multiple teams the entry rises to 220. Pennsylvania will have teams in multiple mile races and the freshman event. Dartmouth fields teams in the one mile and the four mile races. Most major eastern and western colleges will be represented.
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Husl Ulimetig
Frear
Pennsylvania
Dartmouth
Fortune Changes in Baseball Goods for Brothers Tebeau
The passage notes Pat Tebeau once hired his brother George on a temporary Cleveland outfield job to help him. Now George is a major magnate, with wealth far surpassing Pat’s, illustrating how baseball fortunes shift over time.
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Pat. Tebeau
George
Cleveland
Pat
Origin of Famous Word Yanigan Claimed by Sam Irwin
Sam Irwin of the Philadelphia Amer league club claims to be the original creator of the term Yanigan used in baseball. He says he named the Reserves the Yanigans after a pitcher shouted the word during barnstorming games in the New England states in 1888. Irwin asserts others dispute the claim but his account explains the term’s birth and lasting use.
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Sam Irwin
Yanigan
Irwin
Vanigans
Mr. Irwin
Mattimore
New England States
Western handicap shoot and college teams head to abroad
The great Western handicap shoot is set for Des Moines Iowa May 24 to 26. Haverford College near Philadelphia will send an 11 member cricket team to England starting June 11. Stanford track team expected to participate in the Western Conference meet in Chicago in June against Utah and Colorado.
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Des Moines
Haverford ‘College
Philadelphia
England
Stanford
Chicago
Utah
Colorado
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Howard Camnitz
Rep
PENN
East
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