Cobb and Zimerman Lead Early Baseball Batting Averages
At the halfway point of the two major leagues Cobb and Zimmerman top the batting charts. In the American, Ty Cobb has surged with four straight strong showings in Philadelphia, boosting his average above .400 with multiple extra base hits including two home runs. In the National, Heine Zimmerman of the Chicago Cubs holds a comfortable lead around .400 with notable power.
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Cobb
Zimmerman
Tris Speaker
Boston Americans
Ty Cobb
Philadelphia
Ban Johnson
Umpire George Hilfebrand Passes After Narrow Calls
In a Pacific Coast league salute, George Hilfebrand dies as an umpire famed for close calls. The article details balks interference and tough judgments on plays with bases loaded, two strikes, three balls, and runners reaching or missing bags around home plate.
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George Hilfebrand
Pacifc Coast Baseball League
Fred Clarke Hits Drive That Tops Grand Stand
Fred Clarke the Pirates manager and part time golfer has driven a golf ball from near the pennant pole over the grand stand at Pittsburg. Now professionals from many places seek to equal the feat, but none have matched it.
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Fred Clarke
Pittsburg
Milwau kee club backs Hughie Duffy for next season
Mrs. Havener owner of the Milwaukee team says she is well satisfied with Hughie Duffy as manager of the Brewers and that he will be there another season.
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Duffy
Havener
Milwaukee
Hughie Duffy
Brewers
Cy Young on What a Youngster Needs for the Big Leagues
The veteran Cy Young writes about the essentials a young player should possess to reach and succeed in the major leagues. He outlines discipline, work ethic, and smart preparation as key factors for rising to professional baseball.
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Cy” Young
Cy Young
Baseball gossip and rumors from the early headlines
Umpire Brick Owens wears steel shoes and carries coins on the job. Rube Marquard is noted as the first Giant pitcher to lose three straight. Various players and managers are named with mixed praise and speculation about seasons, signings, and retirements, including Cy Young, Hans Wagner, and McGraw’s remarks.
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Brick Owens
Mattick
Kewanee
Chicago White Sox
Rube Marquard
New York
St. Louis Browns
Tesreau
Kippa Rixey
Rube Oldring
Amos Strunk
Craig
Jack Lelivelt
Washington
Yanks
Tommy McMillan
Fred Clarke
Pirates
Billy Murray
Silk O'Loughlin
Philadelphia
Cy Young
Cub Heine Zimmerman
Cy Barger
Dodgers
Boston
Eddie Mensor
Portland Club
Marty O'Toole
Jake Stahl
Woodlawn
Benker
Clyde Milan
St. Louis
Arnold Hauser
Cardinals
Mike Doolan
Phillies
McGraw
Hans Wagner
George McConnell
Highlanders
Fighting Spirit Times Pitcher Evaluation In Practice
Detroit Tigers coach Jim McGuire notes young pitchers show strong in practice but falter in real games. He emphasizes fighting spirit and composure under fire as the key to success, warning practice prowess does not guarantee game performance.
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Jim McGuire
Tiger Squad
Detroit
Release of Jim Delahanty Ends Major League Ties
The Detroit release of James Delahanty ends a storied 18 year major league presence for the Delahanty baseball family. Ed Delahanty led the clan, with Edward Thomas Joseph and Frank also starring in the big leagues.
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Jim Delahanty
James Delahanty
Detroit
Delahantys
Edward
Thomas
Joseph
Frank
Exiled Batters Rivalry Echoes From Minor Leagues
Bill Bergen, former Brooklyn catcher, in the International League says George Bell is a better pitcher than any on Bill Dahlen's Brooklyn team besides Rucker. Bell returns the compliment, saying Bergen is superior to any Dodger catcher, with no comparison.
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Bill Bergen
Brooklyn
International League
George Bell
Bill Dahlen
Rucker
Bell
Bergen
Dodger
Yankees Acquire Barry From Brockton League
The New York American League team purchased first baseman Malcolm Barry from Brockton. Barry will report after the New England league season ends.
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Yankees
Barry
New York
Malcolm Barry
Ex White Sox Players Excel In International Ball
Former White Sox stars Freddie and Amby McCannell shine abroad as two ex players perform well in international baseball. The report highlights their continued success and impact on overseas leagues.
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White Sox
Freddie. Parent
Amby McCannel
Ball
Internat
Scheme to exchange children across nations sparks talk
A Sewickley man and a Wilkinsburg man discuss an international child exchange plan. An English family would swap children with a German family for years to learn languages and cultures. The idea is greeted as elegant, with talk of matching neighbors’ children to distant families, including Siberia.
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Sewickley
Wilkinsburg
Siberia
Child heals from red spots with Cuticura in week and a half
Mrs Arthur Haworth reports her four year old nephew suffered a severe facial breakout with red spots and blisters. After trying other medicines, she used Cuticura Soap and Ointment with warm suds and cleansing and the boy recovered in about ten to eleven days without scarring. Cuticura advertised worldwide with a Skin Book offer.
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N. St. St. Terre Haute
Ind
Arthur. Haworth
Cuticura
Dept. L. Boston
How He Left
Servants below stairs recount a quarrel between master and mistress last night. The butler notes the master ran out in a huff and left in his motor car, while the maid insists he did not depart by his machine.
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London
Case of Mistaken Identity with Humpty Dumpty Taft Walk
A flaxen haired girl stopped President Taft during an afternoon Washington walk and declared she knew his identity. He asked who he was and she replied he was Humpty Dumpty, a playful mistaken identity tale from Popular Magazine.
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Taft
Washington
Humpty Dumpty
Popular
History repeats and lessons in family duties
A brief note on how history echoes in family roles with a focus on parental guidance and the idea that smart children do not escape lessons learned by the father or family.
A girl never boasts a new love affair by boasting of an old one
A concise aphorism notes that boasting about a new romance is underscored by prior loves, implying restraint and humility in romantic talk. It reflects social advice on how to present personal relationships avoid boasting about past attachments.
Wakely-Whirly Wealth Sparks Local Talk
A remark suggests Ceeeee Wakely-Whirly earns a large income and exceeds what his wife can spend, sparking local chatter about wealth dynamics.
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Ceeeee
Mother's Lingual Attainment in Kansas City
A Kansas City boy boasts his mother can talk two languages. When asked to name them he replies white and colored, describing his mother's skilled narration of negro dialect stories and the boy's pride in her achievement.
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Kansas City
Kan
Births in the Air at Geneva Air Legislation Congress
The International Congress on Aerial Legislation at Geneva drafts a code of laws including a proposed rule. If a birth occurs aboard an aircraft the pilot must log the event and notify authorities at the first descent point.
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International Congress On
Geneva
Switzerland
Doctor Endorses Kopp's Baby's Friend Remedy
Dr D R Rothrock of New Berlin Pennsylvania reports excellent results using K opp s Baby s Friend for teething wind colic and diarrhoea. Available in 10 25 and 50 cent sizes from druggists or by mail from Kopp s Baby s Friend Co York Pa sample by request
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D. R. Rothrock
New Berlin
Kopp
In the Hotel Lobby Tale of a Serially Divorced Inventor
In a hotel lobby two women discuss a tall man who has been divorced five times. Mary reveals the man is the inventor of the safety match and Alice reacts with surprise.
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Mary
Alice
Paxton Toilet Co Offers Free Trial Box of Paxtine Antiseptic
The Paxton Toilet Co of Boston will send a large trial box of Paxtine Antiseptic to any woman free upon request. It is advertised as a delightful cleansing and germicidal toilet preparation.
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Paxton Toilet Co
Boston
Mass
Fat Brochure Urges Calf Rattening From Uncle Sam
Washington Post notes a government issued brochure urging women to fatten calves, calling girls to hurry before the edition runs out.
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Sam
Washington Post
A Cure for Piles and Teething Syrup Ads
An old advertisement lists Cole's Carboli salve for piles with 25 and 50 cent prices and Mrs Winstow's Soothing Syrup for teething pain at 25 cents a bottle. It also markets Red Cross Ball Blue laundry blueing and cautions about conversation in marriage.
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Cole
Scottville Woman Praises Lydia E Pinkham Remedy
Mrs J G Johnson of Scottville Michigan says Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Sanative Wash kept her healthy while raising thirteen children on a farm. She credits the products with back ache relief and improved menstrual regularity for her daughter and herself. The ad touts the compound as a safe drug free remedy from native roots with no narcotics.
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Scottville
Mich
Lydia E. Pinkham
J.G. Johnson
Scottville, Mich
R.F.D
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McGire
Dim Delahanty
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Resinol
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Hesinol Chemical Co
Baltimore
P. P. Co
T.& P. Remedy Co
48Th St
New York City
Nagle Cure Co
Indianapolia
Stanley-Falck
Oran B.dg
FT. Wayne
Ciig Tyes
Fletcher
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