Young Players Shine in Previous Years and Now
The piece argues that modern baseball favors young players over veterans. Connie Mack praises recruits as brainier and ready, contrasting with past bench warmth for veterans. It notes eastern clubs favor experimentation and lists several rising stars across Boston, Philadelphia, and Cincinnati with early-season promise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manzeer Connie Mack
Philadelphia Americans
Washington
Philadelphia
New York
Boston
Cantillon
Cla
Connie Mack
Scbreck
Collins
Seybold
Poston
Cy Young
Lou Cricer
Mount Pleasant Leads Dickinson Football Prep for Penn Game
Mount Pleasant of Dickinson College captains a focused pre season with new plays and a tough schedule. The Niagara Falls North Carolina native, twenty four, previously starred at Carlisle Indian School and joined the American Olympic team. He draws attention from Penn rosters eager to see him in action in Franklin Field.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Pleasant
Ross E. Amos
Lickinson
University of Pennsylvania
Warner
Paris
Newport Motorboat Carnival Plans Set for August Races
Newport Rhode Island hosts a three day motorboat carnival August 11 to 13 under the Newport Yacht Club. Entries invited from yacht and motorboat clubs in the United States Canada and Europe with multiple handicap races and classes including cruisers auxiliary and hydroplane prospects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newport
R. I
Newport Yacht Club
United States
Canada
Europe
Hanicap
Gould Island
The DBroncho Pacing Mare Shows Lameness Before Races
Champion pacing mare The DBroncho turned up lame in the right leg recently and may not be able to race her early engagements. The trouble is in the same place as before, and her two year retirement has not cured it. She worked an easy mile in 2 40 recently and has done several heats better than 2 30. She is entered at Detroit and other grand circuit cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dbroncho
Detroit
Montreal A A A Plans Bold Clubhouse and Sports Push
Members of the Montreal A A A of Montreal Canada meet to form plans for a palatial $50,000 clubhouse and to pursue participation in international sports. Directors discuss erecting the new facility, though no final action was taken. the move aims to reorganize along old lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montreal
Tender Round Steak Frying Tip From Old Column
A quick kitchen tip explains frying tender round steak. Heat a pan with a little fat until smoking, dip the steak in cold water, roll it without flour, then fry to achieve tenderness.
Struggling Major League Managers Face Criticism
The piece surveys turmoil around Cincinnati manager Griffith and other leaders. It notes Griffith’s constant lineup changes angering Reds fans, Lajoie in Cleveland facing calls for change, Cantillon in Washington under fire, and Cantillon’s Senators slotted for a poor showing as the season advances.
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Cincinnati
Clarke Griffith
New York Highlander
Redland
Knockers
Reds
Griffith
Joe Cantillon
Migith
Bescher
Paskett
Downey
Mowrey
Bean
Huegins
Autrey
Hoblitzell
Redland Rooters
Mitchell
Oakes
Robert
New York Yankees
Fox
Larry Lajoie
Cleveland
Washington
Lajoie
Tajeie
Scretary Bernhard
Jim McGuire
Summers
Kilf
Brother to Highball Foaled at Dixinna Stud
A full brother to Highball, 1904 American Derby winner, was foaled at Major Carson Dixinna stud. The colt by Ben Strome Strychnia is described as a boy with a small star and black points and bears a striking resemblance to Highball, per Major Carson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Highball
Major Thomas J. Carson
Dixinna Stud
Ben Strome-Strychnia
Major Carson
A Fighting Whale Proofs Courage of 1850 New Bedford Crew
John Deblois captained the Ann Alexander on offshore grounds west of Chile when Aug 20, 1850 a pod of whales surfaced. After boats were destroyed by a whale, Deblois rescued his crew, the second mate attacked the whale, and both boats were lost but crew saved by another whale ship.
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John
Spears
New England
Ann Alexander
New Bedford
West
Chile
Peru
Deblois
Swinburne burial remark mocked by crowd at Ventnor
A Ventnor railway station overheard exchange during Swinburne's burial shows local doubt about the poet's fame. A policeman explains to a passerby that Swinburne "wasn't any body very particular" and adds he wrote poetry, noting public attention would have been minimal otherwise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ventnor
Swinburne
St. James
Jury Duty Honored by Judge in Chicago Court
In the Chicago superior court Judge Kava nagh rebuked jurors who dodge service and praised jury duty. He said two weeks on a jury proves service is not onerous and requires high intelligence and honor, calling it both a privilege and an honor to serve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Superior Court
Chicago
Kavanagh
Extraordinary seems impossible to common folk
A short aphorism attributed to De Retz notes that what seems extraordinary to ordinary people is beyond their grasp. The quotation emphasizes the difference between common perception and uncommon feats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
de Retz
Fire destroys barn near Sheridan in overnight blaze
Espie Fisher and family lost their barn and contents north of Sheridan when a Monday night fire broke out and neighbors alerted them. The blaze consumed a farm wagon corn shelter 150 bushels of corn four tons of hay tools and harness. Insurance covers the loss.
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Espie Fisher
Sheridan
Indian tuberculosis fight praised by board secretary
Merrill E. Gates describes in Washington the board of Indian commissioners progress against tuberculosis among Native Americans. He stresses the need for education in sanitation, recalling an old farmer in Warsaw who discussed “grand bacon” and a pig that died a natural death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merrill E. Gates
Board of Indian Commissioners
Washington
Mr. Gates
Warsaw
Washington Star
Bresnahan Leads Cardinals with Versatile Board
Roger Bresnahan serves as manager captain and catcher and appears in most of the Cardinals victories guiding play and leadership across the team efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bresnahan
Roger Brésnahan
Cardinals
Doan's Kidney Pills Backed by Sheridan Farmer
Sheridan readers learn backache and kidney trouble are linked and Deans Kidney Pills purport to cure both. Alvin Blacklidge of Frankfort Indiana testifies to relief after long suffering, stating he could not walk or stoop without pain. Sold by dealers at 50 cents, Fosser-Milburn Co. Buffalo NY is sole US agent with the slogan Remember the name Doan's and take no other.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alvin Blacklidge
Farmer
Frankfort
Ind
United States
Doan
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Mack
Boston Americans
Don
Stanage
Crehcof
Railer
Graham
Schweltzer
St. Louis
Laerners
Stookton
Edgar Tenney
Pittshore
Abetein
Secord
Miller
Barbeau
Egan
Mister Huggins
Pat Livingston
ZaLz Squad
Mike Mitchell
Cincinnati Nationals
the Constable
Smith & Collins
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