Eddie Cicotte and Cleotte Rise as Top Pitchers of Era
The piece profiles Eddie Cicotte and Buck Cleotte as standout pitchers, detailing Cicotte’s mastery of the shine ball and splitter, his long career with Red Sox and White Sox, and Cleotte’s no hit no run game and steady improvement since 1908. It credits their consistency and impact on the White Sox if they win the pennant.
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Eddie Cicotte
Cleotte
Jack Coombs
Cleatte
Detroit
Ty Cobb
Red Sox
White Sox
Chicago
Jake Stahns
Lincoln
Whit Sox
Beaver
Ee Curvora
Washington Managers Blast Umpire After Cobb Game
Bill O Loughlin denies errors as Clark Amioth and Griff Griffin clash after a Detroit loss. The heated exchange centers on a disputed third strike called on Cobb that Griffith says cost the Nationals the game.
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Griffe
Joe
Washington
Detroit
Cobb
O'Loughlin
Griffith
National
Griff
Bux
Ny Boy
Rumored Third Major League Could Include Six Cities
The notice speculates a new third major league may form after the season ending with clubs from Seattle Baltimore Newark Indianapolis Toronto Milwaukee and Kansas City. Proponents say these cities have the material to join and the plan would enhance the big leagues.
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Baltimore
Newark
Indianapolis
Toeto
Milwaukee
Kenan City
Rae Tt
Baseball gossip and war era notes mix in 1917 chatter
The column blends player praise and rumors from the era with war impact notes. Mentions Cobb, Jones, Turner, Goodwin acquisition by Branch Rickey, seven Browns errors, and Eddie Lafitte quitting to join the army. President Wilson wants baseball continued through the season amid wartime uncertainty.
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Eddie Lafitte
Brooklyn Feds
Paterson Silk Box
Anlal
Wilson
International baseball postwar hopes voiced by Jimmy Callahan
Pirates veteran Jimmy Callahan predicts a world series style clash after the war among teams from England France the United States Japan and possibly South America. He recalls teaching baseball in Europe four years earlier and champions the sport as a melting pot with stars from France Ireland Scotland England Italy Germany Bohemia and Poland.
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England
France
Japan
United States
South America
Jimmy Callahan
Pirates
Globe
Anid Jimmy
Tommies
Polly
Callahan
America
Lajoie
Cleotte
Fabrique
Ruth
Ireland
Delahantys
Pat Moran
Moriarty
Killiter
Scotland
McQuillan
Chalmers
Bates
Tialy
Abbatichio
Guisto
Ping Bodie
Germany
Bohemia
Poland
Baseball oddity at Polo Grounds nets dramatic ruling
Greasy Neale of the Reds hit a homer and a single in a single plate appearance against the Giants. A fan retrieved a foul ball and tossed it onto the field leading umpires to disallow the home run after a conference. Neale then singled, credited with a homer and a single in one at bat, an unusual feat.
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Greasy Neale
Cincinnati
Polo Grounds
Reds
Sret Neale
Chase
Pol Porritt
Giants
Neale
Aingle
Berry Cuts Down Expenses at San Fran Ceteco Club
Henry Derry, owner of the San Fran ceteco club, trims costs beyond rival magnates in a bold move to streamline operations and boost profitability amid industry pressures.
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Henry Derry
San Franceteco Club
Bia Iwague
Hollywood Mystery Deepens as Waldron Plans Paper Hanger Scheme
In a Marsh family tale, Waldron Prothero poses as a decorator to investigate Miss Ines Marsh amid guardianship tensions. The ruse reveals a hidden motive at the Hollywood mansion as he risks exposure, then declares a dramatic twist that he intends to marry Ines to secure her fortune.
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Mr. Wilson
Rolfe
Aald
Hollywood
Waldren
Amancnent
Mesare
Biggs
Messra
Dobson
Ines Marsh
Guardias
Miss Marsh
Mina Marsh
Waldron Prothero
Orm of Witon & Morton
Ines
Wes
Self-Valiant Art Musie Critic's View on Music Forms
Eminent critic William J. Henderson calls Self-Valiant Art Musie the most complete and self reliant art with no utilitarian purpose like architecture. He says Wagner’s Seventh Symphony excites yet remains a pure symphony in A major resting on its own beauty. He contrasts Bach Mozart Brahms for their eloquence as lofty songs that tell no stories or paint pictures.
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William J. Henderson
Wagner
Bach
Mozart
Brahms
Better Than Bonds Stamp Mixup Sparks Collector Interest
About 80 000 sheets of two cent stamps were mistakenly struck with a row of five cent stamps in the middle, creating a freak issue. The unusual sheets sold quickly at up to 225 dollars per sheet, attracting stamp enthusiasts and prompting editorials on fund valuation via such collectibles.
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Senate
Baltimore News
Not a Day Older Panhandler Confronts Actor
A panhandler approached actor William Collier as he walked toward the theater. The man pleaded for help, but Collier offered a single quarter, remarking it was worth learning how well the man had held his own.
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William Collier
Collier
Old Fashioned Garden Flowers and Ball Time Dreams
In an old fashioned garden Daddy wonders at yearly flowers from hyacinths to roses. Roses whisper of a grand ball, but mingled flowers worry about favoritism while two girls cut blossoms, declaring all flowers their favorites as butterflies hover and hummingbirds attend.
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Haif
Sret
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Imaybe
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