Star pitchers carry teams to pennants say old scouts
Joe Tinker cites Matty, Johnson, Alexander and Morton as examples of how a single dominant pitcher can lift a club. He argues Giants, Phillies, Dodgers, Braves, Athletics, White Sox and others thrived when led by reliable hurlers and that teams with one standout star can outperform deeper lineups.
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Joe Tinker
New York
Miner Brown
Cub
Brown
Cubs
Giants
Matty
Atty
McGraw
Washington
Walter Johnson
Johnson
Hoppe to Tutor Jake Schaefer Amid Billiard Touring Plans
William F Hoppe announces he will take Jake Schaefer under his wing as part of a touring Hoppe party that may include Chick Wright and Charlie Peterson. Schaefer, praised for natural talent and 18.2 billiards, has defeated top players and is seen as a potential rival to Hoppe.
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William F. Hoppe
Jake Schaefer
Chicago
Hoppe
Chick" Wright
San Francisco
Charlie Peterson
St. Louis
Schaefer
New York
Elie
Jake
Firmin Cassignol
Massey
Windy City
Sir William
Lawson W. Jerkins
Calvin Demarest
Welker Cochran
Charles Heddon
Alley talk and a holiday yesterday in a domino factory
A London bound rambler jokes about being at a domino factory in England and making the spots on dominoes while a Philadelphia engineer unveils a telegraph key that sends sounds over a wire without electricity.
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Philadelphia
Vardon on Golf Practice and Self Training
Vardon argues that true value from practice comes to the skilled player and that beginners should spend a month with daily solitary sessions. He outlines a hour-by-hour drill using brassie and iron, stresses concentration, and notes changing gear before major events. He cautions against overlong sessions and endorses home and winter practice facilities as supplements to on-course play.
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Spozler
Ripon
Yorkshire
Walter J. Travis
Jekyll and Hyde
Treacind
America
Totteridge
The
Wheeler Syndicate, Inc
Richards Coming Along
Cliff Rodgers Richards, Central High School football captain 1914, entered Harvard last fall and played as left tackle for the Harvard freshmen in 1915. He earned a spot on the first crew by May 1 and helped Harvard beat Cornell freshmen at Cambridge on May 20.
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Washington
D. C
Cliff Rodgers Richards
Central High School
Harvard
Central
Yale
Cornell
Cambridge
Richards
Thorpe to Fight Kilbane in Kansas City July 4
Denver report says Fighting Thorpe of Kansas City will meet Johnny Kilbane in Convention Hall Kansas City on the night of July 4. Thorpe agrees to come in at 133 pounds ringside for the featherweight bout.
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Denver
Fighting Thorpe
Kansas City
Johnny Kilbane
Convention Hall
Thorpe
Galveston Pirates Rally Behind Home Stand Boost
Galveston Texas June 24 With the Pirates back at home they gain new life burying the jinx. They swept Houston and Dallas series and tied Fort Worth in thirteen innings, while addressing pitching woes by pursuing two Southern Association pitchers and considering a sale of Gene Moore. Batting and fielding improve as the team eyes pennant contention.
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Galveston
Tex
Pirates
Houston
Pirate
Dallas
Fort Worth
Gene Moore
Lancaster
Moore
Beaumont
Osler
Dashner
Topeka
Bill Johnson
Sharman
Balenti
Johnson
Stuart
Breaux
Miller
Joy Riding Is Killing Giants Pennant Chances
New York Giants pennant hopes fade as home batting struggles persist amid players’ nightly auto jaunts. Writer blames joy riding for eye strain and poor at home hitting, contrasts with road performance, and urges manager McGraw to curb late-night automobile use to boost hitting.
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New York
New York Giants
John McGraw
Giants
Monsieur Benjamin Kauff
Kauff
Benny
McGraw
Por -Riaing
Jawn
Boxing Commission Allows 12 Round Bouts in St Louis
St Louis boxing commission sanctions 12 round bouts as of June 24. Local officials approved longer title fights, expanding match formats for future events.
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St. Louis
Local Boxing Commission
Trapshooting Tournaments Listed Across U S and Canada
The list covers June and July trapshooting events across multiple gun clubs in Iowa Illinois Oklahoma Montana Wisconsin and Ontario Canada with dates at Arnold Joliet Drumright Deer Lodge Shullsburg Algona Hazelton Greenwood Cedar Point Lapeer Lancaster Paris La Crosse Little Rock Grand Forks Burlington Beach Vancouver Laconia and more. It notes Olympic trophy issues rain delays and Indian tribally organized matches at Cedar Point Burlington Beach and Tacoma with details on event structure prizes and the Mallory Cup history.
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Arnold's Park
Joliet
Drumright
Okla
Montana
Deer Lodge
Mont
Shullsburg
Wis
Roseville
Ill
Algona
Iowa
Hazel Mountain
Hazelton
Kingsville
Ont
Crookston
Minn
South Carolina
Greenwood
8. C
the Indians
Cedar Point
Ohio
Claypool
Ind
Lapeer
Mich
Lancaster
Belle Plaine
Paris
la Crosse
Little Rock
Ark
Grand Forks
N. D
Burlington Beach
Canada
Riverside
le Claire
Vancouver
B. C
Laconia
America
Tacoma
Wash
Tom Marshall
Lake Erie
Great Lakes
Sandusky Bay
O. L. Brailey
Lem Willard
Richard Merrill
C. E. Painter
W. H. Heer
J. W. Bell
R. O. Heikes
L. White
O. R. Dickey
H. T. Strother
J. R. Taylor
Medford
Dundee's Ring Tactics Freaky to Human Eyes
An older boxing piece extols Johnny Dundee’s unorthodox ring tactics, noting his avoidance of knockouts, frequent dives and landings, and his aura as the hardest man to hit. It compares him to rivals like Fred Welsh and recalls early KO wins while labeling him the freakiest fighter in lightweight history.
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Dundee
Johnny Dundee
New York
Benny Leonard
Johnny
Ty Cobb
Detroit
Jack White
Drummie
Fred Welsh
Hal Boy and White Sox to Meet on Grand Circuit
Hal Boy and White Sox two famed Pacific coast pacing rivals may race on the Grand Circuit this summer. If shipped East, most races likely pitting the pair against each other amid owner rivalry. They have met twice with honors even, and a $5000 special race is planned in June or July at an Eastern or California track depending on travel.
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Hal Boy
White Sox
Los Angeles
Cal
Pacific Coast
California
Landlord and Girl Pay Rent. Peppermint Exchange
A frugal landlord collects rents and, after patting a girl on the head, presents a peppermint as payment. He asks what she will do with it and the girl replies she will wash it, a humorous exchange cited by the Boston Post.
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Boston Post
American‑born boy defiantly proclaims citizenship in dispute
A San Francisco youth rebukes his Italian father after a whipping and declares I am a citizen of the United States. He questions whether a foreigner should punish him, reflecting on hyphenated citizenship debates.
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San Francisco
Tommaso
United States
Navigators Return Home After July Trip
In Waco Texas on June 24 the Navigators finish a hazardous southern cruise and expect port in Brazosport by July 6. Back home, nine wins in fourteen games shine a youthful lineup led by Ellis Hardy, Reilly, Kuhn, and pitcher Cliff Hill who set strikeout marks while Jimmie Zinn and Fred Wohlleben delivered clutch hits in Galveston.
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Waco
Tex
Ee Ee
Navigators
Ellis Hardy
Galveston
Fred Wohlleben
Jimmie Zinn
Hardy
Reilly
Kuhn
Cliff Hill
Buffaloes
Markle
Cliff
Eason the Honest Umpire Faces Popul ar Ire in Big Leagues
June 24 New York Mal Eason, widely disliked yet praised for honesty, faces jeers across the circuit as he rules impartially. Fans call him the worst umpire, but his willingness to decide against the home team earns both scorn and respect.
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New York
Mal Ea-eson
Mal
Eason
Mal Eason
Thousands of Athletes to Clash in New York on July Fourth
More than 25 000 men and boys will compete in athletic events at forty centers in New York City on Independence Day. One thousand A A U officials will officiate. The general direction is in charge of city officials. Boys of the city street will compete in their classes with the world's greatest amateur athletes.
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New York
New York City
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