Baseball notes on players and managers across leagues
A broad roundup of baseball headlines and player moves. Mentions cover Har vard suggestions for college play, Willam F. Garcelon on football courses, Red Sox and Giants activity, trades involving McGraw and Groh, and notable performances by players like Lefty Leifield, Hap Myers, Eddie Collins, and Joe Tinker. Also notes managerial changes, umpire chatter, and upcoming world tour plans.
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Harvard
Willam F. Garcelon
Sporting World Recaps Rowing Polo Tennis and Canoe News
Historical notes from the Sporting World recounts include Syracuse and Cornell rowing records on the Hudson course since 1808 with Syracuse leading in wins, polo captain Mary Pagot Whitney linked to a planned $100000 glass roofed tennis court, Leo Frittle defending the international canoe trophy, and Davis Cup proceeds in New York totaling $15000. Also mentioned is Axtell’s earnings and the Masters intercollegiate cross country meet at Van Cortlandt Park on November 22.
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Pagot Whitney
van Cortlandt Park Course
New York City
LaJoie Declares Walter Johnson Best Pitcher in League
NAP LAJOIE says Walter Johnson is far and away the best pitcher in the American League, better than Joe Wood or any rival. He praises Johnson’s speed and control, recalls Johnson’s dominating Boston debut, and argues if all pitchers were like Johnson the game would require a shorter, more decisive box.
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Walter Johnson
Joe Wood
Larry LaJoie
Johnson
van the Bis
Geat
Notes on Diamond Notebook Baseball Gossip
Ex Cub Gus Clymer lands a Braves job while Lee Springfield adds First Baseman Ton Stankard from Holyoke. Senators park sees frequent balls. Joe Buelling noted in New York World final season. Dee Ayers shines in Virginia league under Clark Griffith. several Phillies may drop out after season. Charley Hickman scouts Pacific coast for Cleveland. Nap wrecking crew criticized by Cleveland critic. Joe Jackson trains with two mascots a bulldog and a looker.
Herzog the hard slugger in early baseball history
Charles Lincoln Herzog infielder for the New York Giants, born in Atmore on July 9, 1884, started at University of Maryland in 1904 and played shortstop two years. He managed a semi pro team in 1906, later joined the protex stage and Tri-State league before returning to the Giants in a 1909 trade, gaining attention for his World Series hitting.
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Charles Lincoln Herzog
New York Giants
Iil Atmore
University of Maryland
Liie
Téldley
Walter
Athletics
Merzog
Protex
York
Reading
Girote
McGrawn
Boston
Herzog
Giants
al Bridwell
Hank Gawdy
New York
Manager Stahl Defused and Boston Red Sox Shakeup
Boston Red Sox depose manager Jake Stahl after he refused to resign, installing catcher Ward Carrigan. Rumors link George Stovall and Jon Birmingham to other managerial openings as league tensions and internal conflicts swirl around the team.
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Jake Stahl
Boston Red Sox
Bettween Stahl
McAleer
Stahl
Boston
Red Sox
WU Carrigan
Torsue
Pou Tn Ukely
George Stovall
Jon Birmingham
Ferguson
Stovall
Brother George
Detroit
Cam
Thieving His Forte Hap Meyers Brightens Boston
Hap Meyers has helped lift Boston from last in the National League by strong base running. He is a weak hitter with a .224 average but leads the circuit in steals, and extra hits would boost his pilfering if his bat improves above .240. Meyers stole 115 bases in the Northwestern circuit last year and is regarded as a fast rising youngster in the league.
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Hap Meyers
Boston
Meyers
Nut
Moyers
Hedges Optimistic About Tigers Challenge to Browns
Hob Hedges, owner of the St. Louis Americans, says the Tigers have no sease to finish ahead of the Browns. He criticizes Stovall’s men and states he will leave the team in George’s hands to see what he can do.
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Neichar
Ben Johnson
Stovall
George
Tigers
Browns
Birmingham
Rght
Hedges
Hob Hedges
St. Louis Americans
Detroit
High Paid Twirler Walter Johnson Sets New Baseball Mark
Walter Johnson, the great right hander of the Washington Americans, is poised to become the highest priced pitcher in baseball next season. His current contract at seven thousand dollars will rise to sixteen thousand dollars once it expires, according to rumors and expert dope.
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Walter Johnson
Washington Americans
Gree Alone Holds His Job as Birdie Cree Stays Put
Birdie Cree is the only player on the New York American League team to have held his place since opening day. Cree has been at left while Reid and others settled at right as Manager Chance shuffled five men to center.
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Gree
Birdie Cree
Cree
Reid
Chance Nay
God
Cost of living and human frailty in a 19th century reflection
A fragmented monologue contrasts universal limits on wealth and youth with a vignette about a poor man confiding to a sympathetic caller. The dialogue touches on pride, family obligations, and the high cost of living driving personal strain.
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Inmiate
Fragmented ode contemplates love beyond time and space
A damaged verse fragment muses on enduring love as cosmic events fade. It hints at a final choir, a long wait, and memories of a beloved figure named Mike in a faded, dreamlike reflection. The piece blends celestial imagery with intimate longing.
Awakening in Marriage Reveals Dishonest Groom
Mrs. Dunkelton’s new husband is found to have deceived her. He is one of those men who want a high powered romance then turn her into a routine wife. The piece portrays disappointment and a critique of changing marital roles.
Its Taste
A woman notes her husband does not know whisky taste. A man who could quit drinking whenever he wished admits the spirits are diluted with prune juice or other additives that spoil the real flavor.
Ready to Help Settle Her Mind
A woman questions a marriage proposal in a terse exchange. She hesitates over love, and the man proposes a direct challenge to the rival suitor by inviting a man to settle the matter face to face. The dialogue reveals tension about loyalty and choices in a romantic dilemma.
Not What He Wanted Speaking Portrait of Wife
A humorous exchange centers on a portrait that speaks. One man jokes that it resembles his wife, while another wishes to enjoy her beauty without the accompanying speech, highlighting a misaligned setup or gag.
Two Opinions of Him in a Witty Exchange
A humorous dialogue features a beauty complimenting a man as a man after her heart while her father belittles him, saying after a recent talk he believes the man is chiefly after money. The exchange captures social humor and parently skepticism.
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Beirees
Unclear Phrase Reflects Self Doubt and Spouse’s View
Fragmentary text suggests Whoop concedes a lack of genius while his wife bluntly critiques his abilities, reflecting marital dialogue on self perception and perceived talent. The lines imply a candid domestic exchange rather than a formal event or report.
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Sek Knight
Aki
Jack
Pligher Rubs Benton
Reds
Leifield
Flo
Pirates
Mihy
Porones
McGraw
Josh Devore
Groh
al Demares
Giaats
Beston Braves
Chicago
Tommy Leach
Red” Corridan
Bert Kumpuries
Heine Zimmerman
Joeene
Johnny Henti
Ulan
Mig
Nan
Lajule
Jackson
Falls Tn Connect
Quilver
Cleveland
Hap Myers
Braves
Ronnie
Iverg
Tyrus Cobb
Walter Ulrsch
Cotton States
Tag Reds
Meridian Miss
Danny Murphy
Athleticg
Witte Mephans
Tia
TI Gretnan
Giese Aid Sox
Pounds Jrow
Stivelard
Mile Wer Huggins
A Ke
Red Sullivan
White Sox
Eet
Larry Cheney
Ms Ont
Youngstown
Oilia
Ling
Tosya Rew Sox
Oreixing
Johnston
Frisco Ta
Schutte
Ure Seeson
Chicago Cubs
Christy Mathewson
Iis
Jasper
Dubuque
Iowa
Ward Taylor Miller
Cubs
Misbehayior
Digsendon
Ponlles
Joe Tinker
Hig Faith
Mordecai Brown
Amos Struzk
Milwaukee
Ee A
Eddie Collins
Maranville
Braver
Ehise
poMgutes
Callahan
Nick Altrock
Joe Boehling
Harry Harper
Mecarnick
Eve
Rariden
Heston
Whaling
Criffin
Sic
John Titus
Stallings
Fred Clarke
Hie
Buffalo
Oes
Steve O'Nen
Stavals
St. Louis
Hadake Stahl
James
M’aleer
Jimmy McAleer
Sox
Sporting World
Eastern Lower Collegiate Rowing Association
Commell Tas
Carnell
Syracuse
Pennsylvania
Wiscongsie
Columbus
Yale
Leo Frittle
Manhattan Canoe Club
New York Canoe Club
Ralph B. Britton
Gananoque Canoes and Motor Boat Club
Naughton
Ad Wolgant
Elty Hla
United States
Axtell
Nap Lajoie
Washington
Dimmy Callahan
Npires
Canine
Vietram
Caltehon
Gleigin
Wired
Wuitingarden
Gleason
Darlin
Mildebrand
Gus Clymer
The
Lee
Springfield
Ton Stankard
Holyoke
Senators’ Park
Joe Buelling
Washington Club
New York World
Dee Ayers
Clark Griffith
Philadelphia Rogulars
Sohn Dodge
Luc Tinkerites
Charley Hickman
Pacific Coast
Cleveland Naps
Tyrus Cobbn
Nap
Jamie
Joe Roebling
Joe Jackson
Jon
Jake Siatil
Die Coker
Henry Howland
Prineca
Iroe
Pyaldt
Buu
Eternity
Wien
Sara
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