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Newspaper
Kansas City Star
Location
Kansas City, Missouri, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1908
Page
4
Former National League president Nick Young recalls a crackdown on rowdy players and stronger umpire protection. He credits owners for enforcing rules that saved the game, noting a shift from abusive scenes to cleaner, more popular baseball across the last decade.
A survey notes many top baseball managers work from the bench rather than as uniformed players. Connie Mack stands out as the sole non player in eight, while Griffith Cantillon McGuire and McAleer also directed from the dugout. National league leaders show similar practice with Donovans and Kelly stunting on reports in the Journal. A Montreal meet then reports a world indoor 60 yard dash record set at 615 seconds by W F Luke man of the M A A A.
The passage surveys managers players and upcoming season buzz. It highlights Tommy Leach favoring a two month training period, McCloskey praising Cardinals players Byrne Karger Konetchy Delehanty and Bliss, and umpire Jack Sheridan backing Rube Waddell. It notes Cy Seymour Wagner Donlin and others in the NL chase and recounts scattered team movements and incidents shaping the season.
The clashing banter recalls bat players and nose guards as Joe Birmingham jokes about gear. Bill Bradley laments Southern hotels, Dusty Lattimore appeals to Roosevelt over Josh Clarke, and Des Moines fire crews spark quick hose work while Toledo pals grin at Tall tales. Addie Joss riffs on Josh’s breakfast detour.
Jack Dougherty of Milwaukee and Indian Joe Gregg fought ten rounds to a draw at Schlitz park pavilion. Dougherty led through seven rounds but Gregg rallied in the final sessions, in a bout held instead of the Welsh-Hyland match which was canceled due to Welsh’s training injury to his left arm.
The Saint Paul squad will lean on youth and effort rather than worn veterans as Flood sets an example of earnest play. The article notes the aim of a hard working, energetic team that competes every game and avoids lax play.
TheDispatch notes three weeks until the pennant battle with American association teams. Columbus and Kansas City look strongest, Indianapolis strengthened, Milwaukee and St Paul promising, Toledo weaker but Armour may recruit, Minneapolis similar, Louisville steady. Umpires Egan and Werden praised for efficiency. overall, a balanced and suspenseful race expected.
Amateur baseball notes list calls for players at multiple addresses and times. Meetings are scheduled for the Oplimats at 1456 Minnesota Avenue and the King Bees at 2224 Vine Street. The Sunflowers beat Tenth Street 20 to 18 with notable batting. inquiries for fast infielders for Western Sash and Door practice are requested.
A flaw in Greek discus rule interpretation stirs international tension ahead of the Eagle Games. Georgantas faced ostracism in 1906 for a contested delivery, prompting calls that the English program must clarify a purely Greek style.
Legal notice outlines a special election in Kansas City Missouri on April 7 to elect a board and adopt a charter under Missouri law. It lists candidates, precincts, polling places, and ward boundaries as prepared by the city and county officials, with standard notice language and dates.
The notice details polling locations across multiple wards and precincts, listing streets and boundaries from Prospect to Independence, Oak to Troost, and Cleveland to Woodland. It assigns specific polling places for each precinct and references the city limits and street boundaries for electoral coverage.
Notice of election on increasing the rate of taxation for school purposes in the Kansas City Jackson County Missouri school district. The biennial election for school directors on April 7 1908 will submit to voters whether the annual school tax for 1908 and 1909 shall be raised by twenty cents per hundred dollars in addition to sixty cents existing. Voters taxed by precincts may vote as extended to adjoining territory. Secretary Benson signs on behalf of the Board.
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