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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1908
Page
7
The article argues that successful crafty pitchers use control change of pace and nerve rather than raw speed or curves. It cites Clark Griffith as a prime mixer who wins by out guessing batters and maintaining composure, deserving credit for skill over luck.
Frank Wilson centers a storm over a non existent reserve list in Ohio State Polo League touches Coshocton Mansfield and Sharon clubs. Players shift clubs as managers claim others on thin grounds while no official papers back the lists. Wilson’s actions recall past control of polo players and a noted sale that led to sanctions.
Paddy Moran returns to polo as halfback for Coshocton in the Ohio State league after recovering gear and leaving Doc Boise to retirement. Moran had lost his previous post when his skates were stolen last season, costing him a $90 a month Eastern Polo league offer.
Youngstown officials spar over forfeit in the O P league with W B Park blaming President Morton for lack of posting and saying local option baseball support could have kept the club in the league. Sam Wright, manager, said he had no time to comment.
The New Castle High football team travels to New Wilmington to meet Westminster reserve. A large crowd accompanies the squad, marking their first away game this season at New Wilmington, with favorable weather expected for a hard fought contest.
Star players transition to managerial roles with mixed results as teams in both leagues finish near the top. Hughey Jennings, Nap Lajoie, Jimmy McAler, Fielder Jones, Frank Chance, Frei Clarke, and John McGraw are cited for leadership, with varying success and trades shaping late-season results.
The Eastern polo league opened last Monday with repeatedly lopsided scores such as 16 to 8. Players reportedly form a clique and predict more imbalanced contests all winter. Officials fear continued dull play may hasten the league’s decline and shrinking crowds.
Notice from the CITY OF NEW CASTLE WATER stating that only tank pattern water closets of approved makes are allowed and that no person may connect to any service pipe or water main unless licensed plumbers comply with company rules. Violations will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.
Grove City and Westminster play at New Castle on Tuesday November 3. The match draws strong interest as a top game this season with both colleges fielding solid teams. George Long of New Wilmington, Westminster’s manager, arranged the contest in New Castle on neutral grounds.
Bobby Quinns Zanesville polo team declares a strike as Korzilius Reichart and Zirbes refuse to report unless Halfback Brennan is reinstated. With Big Jim McGrath filling the halfback role, Quinn plans to recruit elsewhere, leaving the trio at home in Wisconsin.
Thirteen year old Frank Wootton earns 15000 a year as a jockey. He ranks third among winning riders in England and is close to leaders Danny Maher and Higgs. His father rejects a 10000 retaining fee, saying the boy is too young to be abroad and the contract would disrupt the stable, marking a new era in turf affairs. Wootton’s weight permite many mounts, and he may lead this season’s wins.
Former Akron catcher Doggie Ortleib is stated to be insane in the Allegheny county jail hospital following alcohol excesses and an injury from Steubenville last year. He was committed about ten days ago for drunkenness by Magistrate C H England after his strength waned and he grew demented. He had joined a saloon altercation in Steubenville near the close of the previous season while playing there and helped an injured rival, receiving a blow to the eye that nearly blinded him and kept him from playing.
New Castle travels to Greenville for a difficult road game against a strong Greenville eleven. The locals aim to make a good showing as Greenville is one of the top independent clubs in the area and has defeated other leading teams this fall.
Improvements costing thousands of dollars will begin soon at the National Malleable Cast company plant in Sharon, focusing on front-end upgrades and facility modernization. The project signals renewed investment in local industry and job stability for Sharon workers.
Starr and Goode, former rivals, parted after a tense game between Youngstown and Akron at Willis Park. Starr, insulted by Goode's remarks, prompted a heated exchange that ended with a handshake in Pittsburg and a renewed friendship as they joked about their major league status.
A dense schedule of football pairings across campuses including Casefield Oberlin New Haven Annapolis Princeton Syracuse Ithaca Philadelphia Carlisle Worcester Providence West Point Beaver Falls and more. Teams include Ohio State Michigan Harvard Yale Cornell Carlisle Dartmouth Brown Westminster Port cities listed with venues.
The Coliseum offers a week of vaudeville with Thorns and Orange Blossoms October 26 30 and 31 plus top acts. Four Sullivan Brothers Powers Nelson and Milledge Glass Put In Honeybunch and the Spooks Cowboy Williams and Willard and Bond perform. New films teased. Matinee Monday opens the run.
A clever stage adaptation of Bertha M. Clay's Thorns and Orange Blossoms will be staged Monday evening at the opera house. The comedy drama features strong situations and effective climaxes, with splendid staging and little of melodrama, appealing especially to women.
A New Castle resident testifies to Doan's Kidney Pills curing a severe kidney disease attack in 1897 and restoring health after back and hip pains. She confirms in 1907 the cure remains permanent and notes others benefited. Sold by Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY 50 cents. Remember the name Doan's.
The male audience is joined by Miss Lucile Gardiner as leading lady in Arthur C. Alston's company presenting At the Old Cross Roads. Tonight the play appears for the eighth annual tour with strong New York praise and a standout cast led by James M. Brophy. Seats are selling.
An appeal urges boys and girls to read The Youth's Companion, promising 250 stories and many articles for 1909. Full illustrations and samples are offered with a free 1909 calendar gift for new subscribers paying $1.75 plus postage. The address is 144 Berkeley Street, Boston.
The fourth major blaze in a year hit Albion near Greenville on Thursday causing about 12000 dollars in damage. It destroyed two McGuire estate buildings housing a meat market and the Hunt general store along with three families’ homes. Dr. Peters residence was damaged.
James Campbell Mercer county Republican chairman predicts Taft will win by about 2000 votes in Mercer county.
On his farm near Girard S G Watrous cut down a tree and discovered 75 pounds of honey inside the hollow trunk confirming a rich natural stash found during ordinary work on the property.
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