Back to the mines for star twirlers in 1908
The piece notes major league pitchers returning to mining or related work after the season. It highlights Mordecai Brown and Ed Walsh as top figures, with Covaleski and Matthewson gaining fame late in the year, and mentions Hugh Jennings and Bill Phillips as others who turned to mining or mining-adjacent labor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Delvers
Interior Department
Atlas
Spalding
Mordecai Brown
Chicago Nationals
Ed. Walsh
Chicago Americans
Covaleski
Philes
Miner” Brown
Chicago
Cubs
Hol. Walsh
White Sox
Comiskey’s Bunch
Detroits
Tigers
Harry White
Giants
Matthewson
Hugh Jennings
Bill Phillips
Van Patterson Eyes Akron Job After Sharon Club Plans
Van Patterson, former Sharon club manager and machinist, is in Akron seeking a job in a large machine shop for the winter. He hopes to lead the Sharon club again next season with the same team and pace, after living in Sharon last winter and seeking a referee post in the Interstate Polo league.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
van Patterson
Sharon Club
Akron
Muggsy McGraw
Morton
Van
Sharon
Patterson
Kennedy Lands Job in Rubber Factory
Jack Kennedy former pitcher for the Nocks left the hospital after an operation and moved to Akron where he secured a tailoring job at the Diamond rubber works. He plans to return strong next season and compete with minor league pitchers despite past arm injuries and an umpiring stint under President Morton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Kennedy
Nocks
Akron
Diamond Rubber Works
Jack
Morton
Marty Hogan Seeks Old Manager Post at Zanesville
Marty Hogan applies to manage the team at Zanesville hoping to regain his former position. He notes yearly offers to fill manager roles exceed those of any other manager, but this fall the offers seem slow for unclear reasons.
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Marty Hogan
Marty
Zanesville
Edenburg to Meet Harry Moore's Post Office Team Here
Edenburg will play here next Saturday in a county amateur game with Harry Moore's postoffice nine. The Edenburg lineup is expected to be full strength after a prior meeting at Edenburg where the postoffice squad were defeated without their best players. Expect a strong contest from one of the county's top amateur teams.
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Edenburg
Harry Moore
Postoffice
Wants to Meet Dunn for Side Bet on Weigh In
Sports note from New Castle Pa asks Sporting Editor to state a meeting with Jimmy Dunn at 183 pounds for a $100 side bet. Weigh in at ringside 133 pounds. Signed by Joe Campbell of the Gilbert Hotel Altoona Pa. Manager Thos Weir.
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Sporting Editor News
New Castle
Jimmy Dunn
Joe Campbell
Gilbert Hotel
Altoona
Thos. Weir
Football clash set in Greenville next Saturday
Arrangements are in place for a city match as the local first team travels to face the strong Greenville squad. On Saturday October 31 New Castle visits Franklin for a separate game.
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Greenville
New Castle
Franklin
Simplified Spelling for Ball Players Widely Advocated
Sports writers back shortened names to ease pronunciation amid diverse big league rosters. Notable examples include Karl Aschenbach becoming Charles and Schrecken gost to Schreck, Peltheimer to Petty, and Connie Mack from Connie Magillicuddy.
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Casey
O’brien
Ryan
Moran
Karl Aschenbach
St. Louis Nationals
Charles
Schreckengost
Chicago Americans
Peltheimer
St. Louis Browns
Schreck
Walkover Bowlers Upset Chauffeurs In Three-Game Bowls
The Walkover bowling team defeated the Chauffeurs in a three game set last night. Walkovers won first 888 to 814, then took the second 819 to 798 as the Chauffeurs faded. Final game score totals show Chauffeurs 2393 and Walkovers 2386 with strong individual scores from Wong Maybery Miller and Gedike.
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Chauffeurs
T's
Eberhart
Boylan
Bell
Houk
Kyle
Wong
Maybery
D. Miller
Shath
Gedike
College grid action and key players noted across teams
Carlisle averages over four touchdowns per game and a field goal. Pittsburg hosts Bucknell while Carnegie Tech faces Allegheny. Pike is praised as matching Zeigler, an All American. Harvard eyes Brown game in Cambridge October 31. Andrus and Goebel projected as Yale’s strong linemen before Princeton.
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Carlisle
University of Pittsburg
Bucknell
Pittsburg
Carnegie Tech
Allegheny College
U. of P
Pike
Zeigler
Harvard
Philadelphia
Brown
Cambridge
Jim Hogan
Andrus
Goebel
Princeton
Yale
Bobby Burch
Thorpe
Indians
Warner
Ganzel Loses Game Confiscated on Michigan Train
John Ganzel former Cincinnati manager and ex New Castle player was stopped by a deputy game warden aboard a Lake County train. His bag of game was confiscated as he is deemed a non resident without a Michigan hunting permit. Ganzel has lived in Michigan most of his life with roots near Kalamazoo and a current residence near Grand Rapids.
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John Ganzel
Cincinnati
New Castle
Lake County
Michigan
Ganzel
Gambling on baseball alarms magnates in New York
Baseball betting surged in New York last summer as parallel to race track wagering. Experts handicap daily outcomes and a formal handbook system emerges, worrying officials who see little chance to curb the activity despite laws against betting.
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New York
Hart-Agnew Bills
Sport of All Sorts for New Castle Fans
A collage of baseball notes and humorous quips about the season and players. Mentions Pine Bluff, the Cubs, Christy Mathewson turning life agent, Tom Seaver style chatter, and star names like Cobb Wagner Lange Corbett Collins and Chase. Also references American baseball writers and travel to Japan.
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New Castle
Men s Banquet at Trinity Church Enjoys Evening
The Trinity church Men s club held its annual banquet in the guild room with about 40 members and friends. The Women s guild supervised the menu and two vocal solos by J Russell Urmson and a violin piece by Albert Gray highlighted the program. Toasts covered The Church and Its Relation to various matters, church unity, religion in schools, and church and Romanism. Rev D J E Reilly presided as toastmaster.
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Trinity Church
Church
J. Russell Urmson
Rakoczy
Albert Gray
A. C. Dickinson
John
Wallace
H. K. Gregory
C. L. Snyder
D. J. E. Reilly
Theatrical Promises for Uncle Tom's Cabin at Opera House
The Stetson production of Uncle Tom's Cabin directed by Leon W. Washburn will open tonight at the opera house with an elaborate scenic setting. The large company features two bands and a sizable cast including Ed Espey as Uncle Tom. A noon street parade drew crowds and matinee audiences enjoy the show with tickets on sale for the evening performance.
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Stetson
Leon W. Washburn
Opera House
Darkey
Uncle Tom
Ed Espey
Kling May Get The Kansas City Team
John G. Kling, star catcher of the Chicago National League team, is linked to the Kansas City franchise and may become manager if purchased. Kansas City businessmen would back him with stock. Teabeau will seek the right price as fans hope Kling takes control.
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John G. Kling
Chicago
Kansas City
Kling
George Teabeau
Tebeau
Bom Bay Indian Gun Spinner Tops Cascade Offerings
Cascade management books Bom-Bay a premier gun spinner and Carlisle graduate who stars this afternoon with a full week engagement. Erickson athletes show strong acts. The lady lifter on the team reportedly lifts the heaviest weight by any woman. Harvey Brooks performs a comic monologue with songs alongside Harriet and Herr who present refined singing and dancing.
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Cascade
Bom-Bay
Carlisle Indian School
Erickson
Harvey Brooks
Coon
Harriet & Herr
Silk skirt guessing contest wins at Coliseum week of matinees
The Coliseum hosts a major guessing contest for a silk voile skirt with over a thousand cards waiting to be counted after Saturday matinee. The nearest guess to total matinee attendance will win the skirt, with two businessmen counting the cards to ensure fairness. The week features a strong vaudeville lineup headlined by Joe Flynn, Christy and Willis, the Blue Ribbon Trio, Frances Gerard, and El Barto. At the opera house, At the Old Cross Roads by Arthur C. Alston plays Saturday matinee and night, a southern drama set near Natchez Mississippi blending drama and comedy.
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Joe Flynn
Christy
Willis
Blue Ribbon
Frances Gerard
el Barto
Coliseum
Old Cross Roads
Arthur C. Alston
New Castle
Opera House
South
Natchez, Miss
Noted Manager Revives Annual Tour With Strong Cast
Arthur C. Alston directs a renowned district production featuring James M. Brophy in the lead. Now in its eighth annual tour, the show promises improved production with special scenery and new audiences as seats go on sale.
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Arthur C. Alston
James M. Brophy
Thorns and Orange Blossoms Drama at Rowland & Clifford
A new dramatization of Thorns and Orange Blossoms by Lem B Parker from Bertha Clay’s novel comes to the opera house next Monday Oct 26. The four act comedy drama is praised as one of the year’s best and presented by an excellent company with seat sale Friday.
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Bertha Clay
Lem B. Parker
Rowland & Clifford
Opera House
St. Phillip’s Hotel
Mediterranean
Riverswell
Mission
St. Byne’s
Next Vote on Local Option in Ohio on Oct 27
The October 27 local option election is fixed for Trumbull county Ohio with about 4500 voters signing the petition. Conservative leaders expect a 2500 vote dry majority and all parties concede the drys will win, the key question being by how much.
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Ohio
Trumbull
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Bus
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Lucile Gardner
THE
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Kerr
Francis Gerard
Langford & O’farrell
Late of Sousa
Barto
Merry Wizard
Christy & Willis
Union National Bank
New Castle, PA
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Bes
Kennedy
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Hobbs
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Koney
Jacklitsch
Higginbotham
Higgins
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Abby
Covatleski
Coval
Pine Bluff
Arkansas State League
Christy Mathewson
Fred Merkle
Bug
Billy Murray
Chance, McGraw
Clarke
Hans Wagner
Pirates
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Japan
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Takamatsu
Funabashi
Ichinomura
Larry Lajoie
Washington
St. Louis
Boston
Brooklyn
California
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Bill Lange
Frisco
Joe Corbett
Pacific
Ned Hanlon
Corbett
Jimmy Collins
Graham
Collins
Cliff Blankenship
Hal Chase
Yankees
the Coliseum
Rayo
Cnet
Atlantic Refining Co. (Incorporated
Wix
Orrick
Suanya
Geo. B. Wix
Penn Ave
Werner Bidg
Arthur McGaffie
Jefferson St
Jos. Evans
Pulaski, Pa
Arthur Pryor
Bostonia Women’s Orchestra
Creatore
Damrosch
Pennsylvania
Aormor
Connecticut — Gallery
men—Electric
Moving Pictures
Theaterium
Staine’s
Rixdorfer
Barry
Ostiere
Shepherd
Pittsburgh
Boggs & Buhl
North Side
Pittsburgh, PA
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