Mack Played His Trump in Eddie Plank
In New York on October 17 the World Series mood grows as the Athletics and Cubs split the games. The McGraws won a sensational clash while Connie Mack’s column of strategy likely edged Ed Plank into a stronger position for the final contests. Critics compare Plank’s yesterday performance to Mathewson’s prior outing as the race tightens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
McGrawites
Connie Mack
Yester
Cubs
Mack
McGraw
Jack Coombs
Mack Men
Eddie Plank
Methan
Plank
Mathewson
Toothpick Was All He Owned A Little Story About Sam Langford
A brief vignette about Sam Langford and a Black porter at a Los Angeles cigar shop. Langford, famed as a formidable prizefighter, is depicted as the homeliest man in the ring and finds himself laughing at a blunt encounter with the porter who offers a humorous, clipped retort about Langford’s prowess.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Langford
Los Angeles
Langford
Matty Describes Stage Life and Baseball Stars’ Vaudeville Night
In a personal reminiscence, Christy Mathewson recalls performing with Chief Meyers and Mlle. Tully in a vaudeville skit. He recounts backstage nerves, fan reactions, and heckling from New York crowds while highlighting the mix of stagecraft and baseball fame. The piece notes the audience’s cheers and the challenge of transitioning ballplayers to the footlights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christy Mathewson
Chief Meyers
Mies May Tully
Regsweet
MacGraw
New York
Tyn
Brooklyn
Meyers
Philadelphia
Matty
Athletica
The
Fifth Avenue Theatre
Chief
Misa Tully
Mies
Tully
Chicago
Hemphill
McGraw and the Orioles Manager John McGraw
John J. McGraw reflects on his Baltimore Orioles days and elders who shaped baseball’s inside game. The piece recalls Willie Keeler’s quiet humor on road trips, Keeler’s graveyard wakefulness, Pat Tebeau’s lone base hit moment, and the Orioles’ early star roster including Jennings Keeler Clarke Breenahan Robinson and Kelley.
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John McGraw
Giants
Baltimore
Jennings
Keeler
Clarke
Breenahan
Robinson
Kelley
McGraw
Daily Star
John J. McGraw
New York Giants
Willie Keeler
Pattebeau
Childs
Third Annual Aerial Show Opens in Paris
The third annual aerial show is set to open at the Grand Palais in December and aims to surpass all previous exhibitions.
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Paris
Grand Palais
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Trump
Western Section Co
N. Y
Phila
Tok Ral
Cooree
Baker
Mersey
Coline
Sacrifice Fletcher
Marquards
Vendals
Mit
itcher—Snodpitch
Balla
Cnmelly
Brennan
Dineen
Marquard
Doyle
Fletcher
Byrne
Kid
Hennessy
Wilson
Ames
Devlin
Willie
Snodgrass
Murray
Latham
Becker
Herzog
Merkle
Maxwell
Crandall
Paulet
Fauat
FREED @ AUSTIN SCHOOL OF BOXING
Seattle Automobile School
Broadway
the Clothcraft Store
John 8
Foster
Spalding
Baseball Guide
Magee
Mefraw
Gilbert
Denlin
Devore
Merkie
M’graw
Orioles
Kelly
Joe
Pat Tebean
Pat
Paca
Bat
Burns
Oakland
Cal
Battling Nelson
Frankie Burns
Wheelmen’s Club
Muggsy
Prac
Spangenberg
Seattle Sporting Goods Co
First Avenue
Hofbrau
la Pine
Star
Star Office
Quaker Drug Stores
Star Want
Fourth & Pike
Third
Madison
Uneeda
National Biscuit Company
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