Red Sox Face Backlash Over Poor Showings and McAleer Role
New York dispatch notes Boston fans bitter at a downturn from 1912 world champions to fifth in the American League. It cites President James McAleer and manager Jake Stahl amid a chaotic 1913 season, noting scorn from the Royal Rooters over ticketing and a blown chance at stability and success.
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Ain't It The Truth In Baseball Commentary
A Detroit News letter mocks biased fans who praise their own pitcher and players while roasting opponents and umpires, then criticize opponents when the other side performs well. It lampoons double standards in sports criticism and fan behavior.
John S. Taylor and the Red Sox Managerial Shuffle
The note discusses John S. Taylor’s faded role with the Red Sox and his silence last season. It questions whether Jimmy McAleer has become part of the growing group of managers who oversee games from the stands.
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Swann Shuts Waco Out In No-Hitter
Beaumont beats Navigators 4 to 0 as Swann throws a no hit game for the Oilers. Helm allowed unearned runs aided by rough defense. Waco offense misfired with sloppy play. Beauxmont jumped on eighth inning hits and steals to seal the win.
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Regal car begins operation at Banner mine near Bakers field
A Regal motor car is now in operation at the Banner mine near Bakers field California. A perpendicular shaft was started with a derrick and a 600 pound bucket hoisted by the machine in low gear. The road is extended as the shaft deepens and the first 30 feet were sunk on less than one gallon of gasoline.
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Boxing Today in Chaotic Condition Ritchie to Meet Welsh
San Francisco August 16. W. W. Naughton notes boxing’s chaotic state with Ritchie defending the lightweight title against Freddie Welsh after a planned Labor Day clash with Tommy Murphy. Ritchie will fight Welsh September 1 in Vancouver in a 20 round bout amid debate over challengers and divisions.
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Chance Is Peevish On The Ball Field
Baseball fans recall how George Stallings and Frank Chance used humor on the bench. Chance, strict with discipline, punished loafing and kept players focused on winning. Tales from games in Cleveland, Fenway Park, and Philadelphia reveal his sharp wit and firm stance, ending with note of motorcycle clubs joining the F A M in late July.
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City League doubleheader brims with rivalry at League Park
City League stages two games this afternoon at League Park. Louis vs Higgins features Hines Slaughter and Wurzbach Bodet for the Louis squad while Higgins seeks a first place break with manager Al Jonas urging a win. Stowers face Dalkowitz in the second game with Melcher and Frobel behind the plate and Morris Havel on the mound for their clubs. Umpires Ller and Connors will call balls and strikes.
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Young Jake Schaefer Surges Ahead in Billiards Fame
Milwaukee youth Jake Schaefer, at eighteen, earns praise as a rising billiards talent. He recently defeated Al Taylor and posted high runs of 225 in a 400 point match, with an average near 80, drawing comparisons to his legendary father Jacob Schaefer. Uncle Charley touts his potential.
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Naps hammer Athletics 10 to 1 in Cleveland debut
In Cleveland on August 16 the Naps rout the Athletics 10 to 1 behind hard hitting. Bush and Wyckoff were repeatedly hit, Chapman hit a three run homer with two aboard, and Jackson also connected for a circuit. Rene DeRuyver, of South Bend, Ind., has shipped his motorcycle to Belgium for a few months.
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California Comet Dreams of Farm Life After Boxing
Bud Anderson, known as the California light weight and nicknamed the Count, says he boxes for money and plans to retire to a ranch. He owns a seventeen acre Vancouver-area farm with horses and cows and will train via farming tasks and gym work. Henderson and Schmid rode motorcycles from Portland to San Francisco in six days.
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Ruptured People Promised 60 Day Trial Truss
An advertisement touts the Clothe Automatic Massaging Truss as a self adjusting rupture remedy with a 60 day risk free trial. It claims strong repair, guarantees no cost if rupture returns, and offers a free cloth bound book detailing cures, endorsements, and warnings against belts springs and old methods.
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