McGraw Reverts to Bench as Managerial Philosophy Shifts
John McGraw, veteran Giants boss, returns to wearing a uniform but avoids coaching third base. A bench position lets him direct the whole game via signals, says Bozeman Bulger in Farm Journal. Bulger notes bench managers gain broad view, with only Harris and Schalk as active leaders in the American League.
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Bozeman Bulger
Farm Journal
McGraw
Wuggles
Bulger
Feld
Luiger
Bill Carrigan
Red Sox
Harris
Washington
Itay Schalk
White Sox
Pecklenaugh
Cleveland
Joe Sewell
Ossie Orwell Praised as Most Graceful Athletics Prospect
Manager Connie Mack hailed Ossie Orwell as the Athletics most graceful player since Larry Lajoie after Orwell came from Milwaukee. Mack praised his speed grace and natural ability saying he lived up to pre season expectations and could become a season sensation in the African league campaign.
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Ossie Orwell
Philadelphia Athletics
Milwaukee
Larry Lajoie
Connie Mack
Mack
Diverse Sportsmen and Coaches in Early 20th Century News
Harvard rowers receive four new launches for coaching duties while Alfred de Ore remains a formidable billiards foe at sixty four. Pacific sprinter Charlie Paddock shows a decade of active competition as Ed Sande earns over two and a half million for turf owners.
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Alfred de Ore
Charlie Paddock
Baseball Notes and Player Movements Across Leagues
A collage of baseball items notes varied player moves and events. Japanese players praised for fielding, but hitting questioned. Lloyd Waner struggles at bat while John Heydler marks his NL presidency anniversary. Several trades and cuts involve Al Landry Sonny Kremb and Bob Absordson. Keio University in Japan tours the U S as Japans champions. Brick Eldred shines with four hits and a homer for the Waco Cubs against the Wichita lineup.
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Wichita
Brick Eldred
Seattle
Waco Cubs
Ex champion Joe Walcott now theater porter at Imperial
Joe Walcott once welterweight world champion. Now a porter at the Imperial theater on West Fortieth Street after years of fame and fortune. He recently met Billy Van, former vaudeville partner, who is now a Newport NH mayor and bank director, still a wealthy performer.
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Joe Walcott
Imperial Theater
West Forts Fifth Street
New York Dispatch
Kansas City
Billy BE. van
Walcott
Van
George Dixon
Dixon
West Indies
New York City
Lnborer
Tom O'Rourke
Stube
Ferns
Fort Erie
Canada
Commonwealth Club
Fortune
Newport
N. H
Players barred from throwing last ball to crowds
President Barnard enacts new rules banning players from throwing the final ball into the group of boys on the field or into the stands after games. Umpires must report violations and any player cited will face discipline to prevent injuries.
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B. S. Barnard
Dempsey's Retirement Ends Era of Boxing's Top Draw
The article recalls Jack Dempsey's retirement closing the book on boxing's top gate attraction under Tex Rickard. Dempsey fought under Rickard, drawing about $9,003,000 in gate receipts with earnings near $2,510,500. His biggest bout earnings came from the first Tunney match at Sesquicentendre Stadium in Philadelphia, while the second Chicago bout drew a large share of $2,800,000 in receipts.
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Jack Dempsey
Bosing
Tex Rickard
Dempsey
Tunney
Sesquicentender Stadium
Philadelphia
Girl Plays Ball on Griswold High School Team
Allee Bucknan, the only girl regularly playing on a boys team in the county, stars for Griswold highs. She sends five boys for the right field position, bats and throws like a regular feller, and is very fast on bases and in the field.
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Hata
Allee Bucknan
Griswold
Ang
Lace and Taqqeta Neckwear For Evening Wear Trends
Lace makes smart neckwear for evening wear with head turning capes, jabots, and capelets in black crepe and taffeta. The fashion note highlights net and lace details, two color taffetas, pearl buckles, and elaborate collars, plus daytime taffeta ensembles and hats.
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Taffeta
Thivia
Talera
Julla Bottomleys
Utah Agricultural Notes Highlight County Productions
News notes from across Utah report Uintah Duchesne and Millard as top alfalfa seed producers, a $27,726 forest allotment for Uintah district work, Woolgrowers' meeting in Richfield on July 14, and Liberty Bear Lake dairy cow show insights.
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Duchesne
Millard
Uintah
Lehi
Utah
Ogden
Uintah Forest
District Forest Service
Richfield Richfield
Utah State
Woolgrowers’ Association
James A. Hooper
S Bananey
Fish Lake
Bear Lake Valley
Pleasant Grove
Frank Andrews
United States Department of Agriculture
Andrews
Panguitch Lake
Hatch
Ephraim
James Monson
Philadelphia
Boston
Arch Swapp
Wolcott
Colo
Faben
Milton Larsen
City Street Department
Harold R. Tripp
Harry ¢. Errett
Idaho
Ketchum
Hailey
Hill City
Union
Salt Lake
J. Cecil Alter
United States Weather Bureau
Salt Lake Station
Cedar City
Cedar
Parowan
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John McGraw
John J. McGraw
Jack Sharkey
Delaney
Sharkey
Harvard
Earle Sande
P. Fitzgerald
Tom Sharkey
Jim Jeffries
Aurora
University of Illnois Athletic Association
Rutgers University
Jim Reilly
Ape Ond
Faick
Lloyd Waner
Paolt
John Heydler
National League
Phicher
al Landry
Sonny Kremb
Springfield
Joe Bens
Pittsburgh Pirates
Damon Anderson
de [Now
University
Dosten Staves
Sed Sox
Bob Absordson
Pittsfield
Memphis Club
Southern Association
Lea Dickerman
Shreveport
Ray Sheild
Norristown
Albright College
New York Yankees
Fresco Thompson
Sniiker
Phillies
Jimmy Wilson
Cardinals
Keio University of
Wiihey Witt
New Jersey
Witcher Elbert Johnson
Wyaterbury
Brockton
Ed Dudrey
Walter Brown
Columbia University
Startford
Toronto
Clarence Allen
Baltimore
Tickle Kerrery
Chicago White Sox
The
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Houston
Joe Stripp
Columbus
Shining
Bay T
Minneapotis
Barbadoes
Welters
Rickard
Jack
Jock Taffeta
Ecru
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Heber
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
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