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Newspaper
Silver Lake Record
Location
Silver Lake, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1912
Page
2
A collage of quirky, stray notes and misquoted lines mentions peach crops, insomnia cures, Italian fortune, war talk, fashion notions, and jokes about crime and manners. The piece references a New Jersey mosquito fine, a Harvard professor, and various urban anecdotes with a satirical, stream-of-consciousness tone.
The Washington club shifts from content with sixth to pennant hunger. Manager Griffith eyes a quick fix with experienced pitchers to back Johnson and Groom and Hughes. Barney Petty is bought and a bid for George Mullin is reported as Detroit waivers. Groom is currently in rare form.
The Boston Red Sox boast the best outfield trio in the majors, led by Left Fielder Lewis Center Fielder Speaker and Right Fielder Hooper. They combine strong arms fielding speed and power at the plate with Speaker leading the American League in hits while Lewis and Hooper rank among the leaders in batting and runs.
Jack Ryan, veteran catcher and acting coach for Washington, earns much credit for the team’s strong showings while Manager Griffith deserves the major portion of the credit. Ryan also makes scouting trips for Griffith.
In a Texas Oklahoma Baseball league gathering all towns attended except Wichita Falls. President P B Newcomb and Secretary E E Barcley resigned. H L Warren and R A Atkins of Greenville Texas were elected president and secretary respectively.
Grayson of Louisville asserts there is nothing in the story about W. H. Watkins acquiring an interest in the club or about Jimmy Burke involvement.
Bloomington releases Moxey Manuel a former White Sox pitcher. Rube Benton has defeated every NL club at least once. Charles Sterret Princeton catcher and captain signs with the Yankees. Jerry Downs a valuable utility man. Heine Zim merman praised. Otey Crandall impresses Giants. O'Day notes Reds as good as Giants apart from slab men. Pitcher Withers released to Grand Rapids. George Burns Giants recruit willing to backstop if needed. Leon Ames praised as a pitcher when in form. Ashenfelter recalled from Springfield by Indianapolis. George Tebeau holds Major League offers for Red Corridon. not selling. Tris Speaker eyes batting honors after a big St Louis game.
Joe Kelley recalls a 19th century experiment in courteous play between Baltimore and Boston clubs with Tim Hurst as umpire. The friendly charade collapsed into insults, fights, and a police visit, ending the idea of a courteous ball game in a major league setting.
The article surveys the cliff dwellers of the American Southwest in Colorado New Mexico Arizona and Utah detailing their origins remains and ways of life. It cites Maj Powell and Prof Holmes on dwelling styles lowland villages cave dwellings cliff houses and great palaces like the Mancos and Mesa Verde with walls built to blend the rock and accommodate hundreds of rooms.
The New York Sun notes Hank O Day umpired fifteen NL years while Bob Emslie has been longer. The piece recalls O Day’s early Cincinnati ties and an early Baltimore Cincinnati game where he ruled safe on a bunt, a mistake later cited as a notable miscall in his career.
Tompkins visits Blinks as the pair load a lawn roller hoisted on the trunk shelf along with spade, hoe, boots and barrels of gravel and cement for a long motor trip. Blinks jokes about a garden party while outlining a plan to build roads if needed.
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