McAllister to Meet Sailor Petroskey in 20 Round Test
Bob McAllister the San Francisco star of the Olympic Club trains to face Sailor Petroskey in an August 8 twenty round bout at Coffroth's Eighth Street arena. The amateur turned pro will be tested by a navy veteran known for a hard punch, in a clash that pits gymnasium coaching against road experience.
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Cal
Bob McAllister
W. W. Naughton
Bob
Sailor Petroskey
Coffroth
Eighth Street
Mug Hunter
McAllister
Petroskey
Uncle Sam
Tommy Tracey
Ted Darbyshire
Portland
Ore
Darbyshire
Tracey
Willie Meehan
Oakland
Meehan
Paddy Lavin
Robert
Sailor le Grande
le Grande
McdAllister
Pinch Hitting Mania and Spitball Talks Roil Baseball
The article surveys managers relying on pinch hitters to boost late innings and the spitball's value, with quotes from Mike Kelly on two or three spitball pitchers. It notes defensive flaws from pitchers and catchers in baserunning, plus a comical umpire moment in Syracuse. It ends with a stark annual cancer death toll figure.
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Polo Grounds
Ebbets Field
New York Sun
Harold McCormicks
Hyatts
Stallings
Evers
Dahlen
Mike Kelly
Indianapolis Baseball Club
Kelly
St. Paul
Barrow Aims Radical System To Pool Minor League Talent
Edward Barrow president of the International League proposes next season a draft style pool where players are contracted and drawn for by clubs to level talent. He argues the plan would balance competition, broaden interest, and curb reserve clause abuses amid broader minor league reform.
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Barrow
International League
New York
Edward Barrow
W. J. MacBeth
Brush
New York American
Frank Farrell
Frank Chance
National Commission
Ed Barrow
Congressional Investias
Rucker
Brooklyn
Dodgers
New
Matty
Chicago
Hans Wagner
Johnny Evers
Connie Mack
John McGraw
See This New Thirty Six At Our Show Room
A showroom pitch promotes a new Thirty Six model as an unusually good value with quick deliveries guaranteed.
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Chalmers
Collins
Continental
Warner
Gray & Davis
Motorists Fill Ohio's Coffers in 1913 Half-Year
Ohio motor department reports receipts for January to June 1913 totaling 348,038.09 dollars, over 50,000 more than the entire 1912 revenue. By July 1, 1913, total registered cars reached 78,200 and chauffeur licenses issued numbered 7,350.
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Ohio
Ohio Motor Department
Shaker Colony Converts to Automobiles Near Cleveland
Seventeen survivors of Ohio’s Shaker settlement near Cleveland sold their holdings for 324000 dollars and bought motor cars. The age range is 51 to 82, and all members including women are now keen, capable drivers.
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Ohio
Cleveland
Glass-blower buys new twin motocycle for Isle of Pines tour
G W Taylor of Illinois Glass Company plans a long coastal trip after delivering the motocycle to New York. He will ride down the Atlantic coast to Florida then Cuba and reach the Isle of Pines to oversee a grapefruit plantation project where the machine is to aid his work.
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G. W. Taylor
Illinois Glass Company
Isle of Pines
New York
Mr. Taylor
Florida
Cuba
American Eagle Triumphs As U S Wins Davis Cup Doubles
The United States defeated England 3 2 in doubles at Wimbledon boosting the American lead to two matches to one. McLoughlin and Hackett beat Barrett and Dixon in a fierce match noted for its drama and royal presence.
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Wimbledon
Eng
United States
Maurice E. McLoughlin
Harold H. Hackett
America
England
Herbert Roper Barrett
Chas. F. Dixon
Caeeee
Mary
King George
Motorists Demand Safer Roads After Fatal Sommers Crash
St. Louis motorists protest improper road oiling and the use of powerful electric headlights following the Sommers family crash in which four were killed and four seriously injured. They vow to ensure proper oiling and seek a city ordinance banning electric lights within city limits.
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Sommers
St. Louis
Abernathy Kids Complete 2200 Mile Motocycle Trip
The Abernathy children finished a 2200 mile cross country ride from Frederick Oklahoma to New York City in nineteen days with no machine trouble. They plan another continental tour with the bike and may have their father buy a two wheeler for himself.
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Abernathy
Frederick
Okla
New York City
Old Country
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