Early curveball pioneers in baseball history
The Boston Globe reports on the evolution of curveballs from 1869 to the 1870s. Arthur Cummings of Brooklyn first noticed the curve, refined it with a twist, and astonished the scientific world. Other pitchers like Avery, Nichols, Matthews, Metnick, and Keefe refined curves and in-shoots, with Sweeney noted for a decisive left-handed curve.
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Boston Globe
Arthur Cummings
Brooklyn
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Caruthers
St Louis Browns
Avery
Yale
Tiandicappe
Fred Nichols
Nick
New Haven
Conn
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Matthews
Worcesters
Bostons
Met Mick
al Stars
Syracuse
New Yorks
Radbourn
Columbus
Boston
Tim Keefe
Clarkson
Chicago
Will White
John Ward
Charley Sweeney
Providence
Lever
The Coming of the Circus
An Atchison Globo poem fragment recalls a circus parade and evening show with vivid imagery of animals, performers, and a smoky spectacle. The narrator describes following the procession, buying a seat, and watching acts from clowns to daring feats amid a wild, untamed atmosphere.
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Moses
Atchison Globo
Sounds From the Sea Seventy Miles Away in Maine
A Lewiston Journal item recounts Elliott Glover of Hand Maine describing hearing distant surf on Christmas night while in Fremington. He and a local observer debated whether wind or sea produced the sounds, with reports noting a coastal storm and high seas the following day.
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Hand
Maine
Fremington
Lewiston
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Boothbay
Harpwell
Farmington
Earthquake Tales From Mexico and Paris Courts
The Mexican earthquake disrupted Lake Lexcoco causing land floods and odd scenes including a police colonel nearly knocked from horseback while a lamp holder toppled beside Alameda. Revellers prayed in the streets as tremors subsided and bystanders described fearful reactions in Revillagigedo and Allende streets. The report moves to Mauritus courtrooms where witnesses swear by ashes rather than a Bible or crucifix, noting a cab driver invoking the cholera ashes of his sister as he swore.
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Chinan
Alameda
Rebeldos Street
el Nacional
Galt
Revillagigedo
Steont
Ani
Allende
Mexico
St. Louis Globe Democrat
Maursius
Monsieur le Duge
He Answered the Advertisement and the Europe Trip
A humorous tale follows an old gentleman who invites travelers to Europe. A clever young man, smuggled by a porter in a cab, arrives at the address and boldly confronts the host, declaring he cannot go on the trip.
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Cork
Viewmont
Bangalo
Kalamazoo
Mich
Michigan
Africa
Sayl
Europe
Alvor
New York Tribune
Mathematical prodigy Prof Reuben Fields in Higgingville Mo
A fragmentary feature extols Prof Reuben Fields a railcar traveling mathematical prodigy born in Kentucky. It quotes his claims of heavenly gifting, his inability with letters, and his astonishing speed solving arithmetic problems aloud. The piece recounts multiple sample questions and his peculiar theater money riddle, ending with notes on the Mercantile Salary and Vicary Contain statistics.
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Fields
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Lotieana
Lanisana
Kentucky
Salomon
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Mission
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London Globe
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