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Newspaper
Marshfield Times
Location
Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1913
Page
6
A rambling baseball glimpse notes Philadelphia’s persistence in the NL race, with players like Sam Agua and Jean Dutne mentioned among many others. It references managers Griffth and Tinker, trades involving Fromme and Ames, and various pitchers and catchers shaping the season. Broad, era-toned chatter highlights teams, stars, and the sport’s shifting rosters.
The article surveys diverse sporting events and figures including Tracery and August Belmoar’s horse as leading entries in Ascot gold cup prep, Johnny Love’s New York win over Frankie Russell in New Orleans, King Todd and Maney Hanks progeny at Lexington, King and Vardon set for a $5,000 exhibition on the western coast, Phil Morrison’s victory over Myrtle Bloor in Terre Haute, and a crowded Dallas meeting with 5,000 purse prospects for 2:74 trotters and 2:11 pacers, plus polo, tennis, and track results in New England and the Atlantic circuit.
A collection of old time recipes notes several sauces and dishes. Mint sauce for spring lamb and creamed cucumber sauce pair with fish. A summer dessert called Six Threes uses cream and fruit juices. Marshmallow pudding and mayonnaise dressing feature prominently with steps and measurements. Potato salad combines potatoes celery cucumber onion eggs and mayonnaise.
Instructions for making éclairs filled with crushed strawberry cream instead of the usual filling. Details include preparing a flour and butter paste, cooking until smooth, piping into tins, baking until done, and finishing with a strawberry glaze and lemon juice for a strawberry crusted filling.
A Washington Herald note suggests making a laundry bag from dark goods with a half inch wide stitched strip at the top to wind and tie securely, resembling a flour sack tie. The bag is described as sturdy for daily wear and use by a washwoman.
Practical kitchen hints for bakers. Prepare the cake pan in advance and use a toothpick to test doneness. Keep wooden skewers on hand instead of broom straws. If forgetfulness is likely, hang a cardboard sign on the oven door to warn against leaving a cake in the oven.
A recipe describes using scraps of cold meat such as tongue or ham mixed with a third of fine bread crumbs and seasoned with gravy parsley pepper and salt. An egg is added and the mixture is rolled in short crust pastry to form a roll and baked five minutes, served with brown gravy.
Ink stains on clothes can be lifted with a mixture of salt and milk. Dissolve a teaspoon of salt in nearly two glasses of milk and apply to the stain. This method works for white or colored fabrics, but dried ink should be soaked in milk for an hour or two before treatment.
A recollection of Chesbro and Ed Walsh popularizing the spitball, transforming pitching in early baseball. The piece notes initial opposition, later adoption by giants like McGraw and Murphy, and Walsh’s pivotal 1906 White Sox run, with other pitchers increasingly embracing the delivery as arm wear and era shifts.
Walter Johnson beat every team in the league through his eleventh game. Billy Gilbert again tops batting, while McGraw shifts him to scouting. Clark Griffith names Mullin as key to pennant hopes. Ireland returns to Philadelphia after Sacramento sale to Rochester. Chance dampens Bermuda talk. Umpire O Loughlin says Rob Russell of the White Sox could be a great pitcher. Soaper hitting well. Toledo leads American league standings weakly. Ora Dodd stays with Columbus Class B after declining San Francisco. Harmon's strong game noted, Perdue matched. Yale breaks long streak. Williams alumni linked with ex Yale men. Yankees pay near 70,000 attendance for Chicago stopover. Jack Herbert begins third season managing Pekin in W M league. Hugh McKinnon plans Paris trip to promote baseball in France. </S>
Detroit Tigers star Jean Dubuc credits his AL success to a refined delivery that powers his curve, slow ball, and fast ball with distinct motions. He learned control at Notre Dame, says years of patient practice yielded a delivery easy on the arm and adaptable for a left hander, with mentors like Hugh Jennings praising his work ethic.
Brooklyn star John Daubert, born May 14 1885 in Llewellyn Pennsylvania, rose from Kent Interstate league start in 1907 to Memphis then Nashville before settling with the Brooklyn Dodgers as first baseman in 1910. Noted for slick fielding and steady slugging with batting averages of .207 in 1911 and .308 in 1912.
President Comiskey of the White Sox voices pride that three big leagues draw Chicago fans as he watched Federal leaguers in action. He says the business he chose appeals to many people and expresses flattery at the reception.
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