Feasibility of base running with the ball in outfield
The article credits Ty Cobb and Henry Wagner with advancing the idea of running bases while the ball is in or near the outfielder’s hands. It describes McGraw’s experiments on baserunning options, the mechanics of throws, and the advantage to baserunners when leads are ample and fielders misthrow or misreceive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tyrus Cobb
Detroit Americane
McGraw
New York Nationals
Wagner
Pittsburg
Ty.Cobb
Detroit Stars Outfield Power Leads American League Glory
Detroit Tigers outfield stars Cobb, Crawford, and McIntyre are praised as a balanced top trio in the American League. The piece highlights their hitting, base running, defensive skill, and ability to force errors, with Claude Rossman named as a standout first baseman and focal point of the infield.
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Claude Roseman
Detroit
Claude Rossman
Rossmann
Baseball Scores From Yesterday’s Games Across Leagues
American League results include Cleveland 2 New York 0. Detroit 58 36 617, St Louis 67 39 894, Chicago 68 42 658. National League games feature Philadelphia 5 Chicago 1, Boston 7 Pittsburgh 4, Brooklyn 2 St Louis 9, New York 6 Cincinnati 0. Tri-State League notes Lancaster 3 Trenton 2, Williamsport 4 Johnstown 0, Reading 1 Wilmington 0. standings listed for multiple clubs.
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Cleveland
New York
Segret Mie Clarke
Hogs
Cherbo
the. Simon
Detroit
Athletic
the St-Loula
Boston
Chicago
Gleveld
N.york
Philadelphia
Chitego
Brown
King
MecQuillen
Dooin
Pittsburg
Willis
Gideon
Flaherty
Dorner
Bouktes
Graham
Brooklyn
St. Louis
Batterlea
McIntyre
Bergen
Sallee
Bliss
Cincinnati
Batterles
Wiltse
Bresnahan
Needham
Spade
Schlei
Clube
Vw. A P. W. L. P. Pittab’s
Cincinti
Shicago
BrookIn
Philada
St-Louis
Tristate League
Trenton
Lancaster
Covelski
Grady
Myers
Urray
Williamsport
Johnstown
Townsend
Stansbury
Kroh
Cooper
Williamaport
Britton
Tansbury
Brady
Koepmann
Reading
Eading
Wimington
Hiner
Lancastr
Wilming
Two Start On 4000 Mile Canoe Trip From Schenectady
Richard Birewall age twenty eight and Raymond Bosder eighteen depart Schenectady for a 4000 mile canoe journey by Erie Canal Great Lakes Mississippi and rivers to Oklahoma for winter then plan spring voyage to Mexico Key West and coastwise home via Hudson and Erie Canal. They travel a sixteen foot cedar and canvas canoe for recreation.
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Schenectady
Richard Birewall
Twentyaight
Raymond Bosder
Buffalo
Great Lakes
Green Bay
Lake Michigan
Mississippi River
Arkansas River
Oklahoma
Quit of Mexico
Key Weat
New York
Hudson River
Strewell
Bos
Labor Commissioner Intervenes in Switchmen Dispute
Labor's Charles P. Neill steps in to avert a strike and seek settlement for the Delaware Lackawanna and Western switchmen. Grand Master Hawley and the grievance committee plan to present their case to railroad president Truesdale, while Roosevelt remains silent on a meeting.
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Neill
Scranton
United States Coutainsioner of
Charles P.neill
Hawley
Switchmen’s Union
Awitchmen
Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad
Hanlew
The
Truesdale
Roosevelt
Odd Uses for Fish Show Surprising Intents
The Minneapolis Journal notes unusual fish uses from torpedo propulsion by using a shark in a tube to steer a torpedo to its target, to using the idolach as a weather barometer in aquaria, and even a dead Cottus goble as a weathercock in Russia.
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Wet Department
Wen
Russia
Cottus Goble
Minnea@polla Journal
Mules of Mexico and their famed prescience
An old traveler cites Mexican mule lore noting that mules do exactly as asked and no more. A rider’s distance is known to the animal and misusing the beast can turn a two day trip into three, reflecting a stubborn pragmatism in Mexican mule lore.
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Old
Mexico
Republic
The Fameun Four Bet on a Dboys Con Job
Four men named Jonah Atynes Rip Ven Winkle Robinson Grace Jorge allegedly devised a famous con. They brag they pulled it off and escaped with the winnings.
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Fameun
Betog
Dboys
Jonah, Atynes
Rip Ven Winkle
Robinson Grace
Jorge
Indiana Walnut Lumber Furnishes Chicago Home
Dr. Lise Kerlin of Chicago will finish rooms in Hevee in Binek Walnut using black walnut felled on his grandfather E Iles Kerlin’s Indiana farm. The logs were milled near Richmond and milled into a Sheridan Road lot project in Chicago. The plan includes a large living room and two bedrooms built from the walnut, with a Bedford stone superstructure and a central wide hall reflecting colonial design.
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Lise Kerlin
Chicago
Binek Walnut
Timi
Aether Resolration
Hovsier Domain
B. Tea
Berlin
Richmomt
Indianapolis News
Dr. Kerlin
E. Iles Kerlin
Indiana
James F. Kerlin
Sheridan
North Aide
Ker
John T. Alexander
Huntington
Kndow
Mattie
Kent
Sheridan Park
Wader
William M. Jackson
Friends’ Academy
Richmond
Kertin
Stattle
New Bedford Boys Labor on Rogers Field Project
Fifteen Fairhaven high school pupils aged fourteen to seventeen work as daily laborers on the athletic field behind the New Bedford school under Henry H. Rogers. The boys, paid a dollar a day, level and grade the site and help lay out a one-fifth mile track as their summer activity and trip the field toward completion. Mr. Rogers visits daily to oversee progress and the program funds the project.
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New Bedford
H. H. Rogers
Henry H. Rogers
Fairhaven High School
Masa
Rogers
Lala Ont
New Free invention aims to reinvent fire fighting
A Boston inventor with a decade of work proposes a homeless fire engine using a storage battery on wheels a motor and a cylinder with a fan to suck up and eject water. He says his device will run cheaper and project a longer stream than any known engine and could revolutionize freighting. Novel plea and murder trial notes follow.
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Boston
Lions and Trainers Use Belts and Whips to Subdue
Allen Willing notes lions and tigers act with limited intelligence and respond to a belt held by a trainer. Trainers carry a reserve whip for emergencies to keep big cats subdued. Cat performances depend on the animals following a fixed order, else they become confused and difficult to control. The cat family is treacherous and considered unintelligent by some trainers.
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Allen Willing
Hin
Eny
Brittle Lizards Split in Two When Alarmed
In Australia travelers encounter small auvery lizards perched on bark. A sudden intruder triggers a swift, chaotic escape as lizards shed tails and scurry away, leaving behind wriggling fragments and a shaken habitat.
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Australia
Density comparisons of city populations across major cities
The text notes Manhattan densities reaching 630,000 per square mile in small areas while Paris and New York city proper average about 70,500 and 40,000 per square mile respectively. London and Bertin are cited near 7,000 per square mile. It also covers Taft campaign button theft in Evansville and Roosevelt dam cost reductions from a government cement mill on site.
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Manhhattan Island
Paris
New York
Tollo
New York City
Londos
Bertin
Federation Review
Taft
Evansville
Ind
George W. Tepe
Thin City
W. H. Taft
Gort
Mage Bam
Roosevelt Dam
Electricity as a Fertilizer and Diarrhea Cure Claim
Fragmented report cites a claim that electricity could improve ground fertility and treat diarrhea. It mentions John Hay Kle of Philipps, West Virginia, asserting a bottle cure by Chamberlain Cotte and Diarrhoes Ri with references to Republican politics and a product sold by Prat's Pharmacy.
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Castor Geminuern
John Haykle
Philipps
W. Va
Chamberlain& Cotte
Constant Auffeter
Weil
Tay Ha
Prat
Misleading Names in Common Oils and Chemicals
An article notes widespread misnaming of substances such as mineral oils, naphtha, and petroleum products. It explains how terms like oil of vitriol and copper sulfate mislead, clarifying correct definitions and highlighting outdated or inaccurate nomenclature in popular science. The piece also discusses digestion questions attributed to Mr A Robinson of Drumgqt Ontatte.
Private John Allen Wins Congressional Nomination
Humorous campaign tale from the stump pits Private John Allen of Mississippi against Confederate General Tucker for a congressional nomination. Allen jokes that veterans who stood watch over generals should vote for Tucker, while privates who stood watch over privates should back Allen, as the crowd laughs at the drawn comparison.
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John Allen
Congress
Champ Clark
Allen
Washington
Tucker
John
John Alles
John Af
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