Wet-Ball Pitchers Stand Out In Major League Race
Urban Faber Stanley Coveleskie and Burleigh Grimes shine as top spitball artists in 1920s play while the lively ball tests pitchers. Faber leads in the American League with Coveleskie close behind and Grimes tops the National League competition against Phil Douglass. The wet ball strain grows as more pitchers try the spitter, with retirement threats looming.
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FABER
Coveleskie
Grimes
Urban Faber
White Sox
Stanley Coveleskie
Indians
Burleigh Grimes
Dodgers
Dean Snyder
Chicago Post
Coveleskle
Sox
Covey
Phil ,Douglass
Giants
Baseball Notes and Roster Moves Amid Babe Ruth Buzz
scattered reports from baseball circuits describe Babe Ruth as a marquee draw while clubs shuffle players. Des Moines adds Yuna se Barrett as second base, Athletics field a rising shortstop, and Abe Lincoln Bailey may return to Brooklyn. other items include umpire practice changes, injuries to Oscar Stangge, and trades moving Henry Demog to Little Rock and Giles Mettser praised in Memphis.
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Babe Bailey
Brooklyn
New Orleans
Henry Demog
Little Rock
Schalk's Burden: Ray Schalk Handles Young Sox Pitchers
In the narrative, catcher Ray Schalk bears heavy duty guiding Kid Gleason's young hurlers for the White Sox. He slims five to ten pounds in an afternoon, a workload no other catcher matches, and remains praised for his tireless work and “recipe” that could benefit others.
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Ray Schalk
Kid Gleason
Sox
Schalk
Ray
Babe Ruth
Mitchell refuses to quit boxing after trio of losses
Mitchell, idol of the central West, says he will not retire after defeats by Benny Leonard in New York, Rocky Kansas, and Johnny Mandelsohn. He promises a quick return to face top contenders despite reports of his retirement.
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Artie Butler
Kansan City
Blues
H Miasachusetts
Ritchie Mitchell
Central West
Benny Leonard
New York
Mitchell
Rocky Kansas
Johnny Mandelsohn
Milwaukee
Alexander Nearing End of Career After Tough Opening Game
Grover Cleveland Alexander of the Cubs may be near the end of his career as injury and overexertion threaten his effectiveness. He strained his arm during the April 13 opener against St. Louis, lasting seven innings before retireing. Freeman finished for him in Chicago's 5 2 victory, and similar issues recurred in Philadelphia.
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Grover Cleveland
Alexander
Cubs
Alex
St. Louis Cardinals
St. Louis
Alex Freeman
Chicago
Freeman
Rutcker
Phillies
Syracuse
Sports Notes Highlight Achievements and Appointments
Poughkeepsie regatta may be a four mile test in 1922. Vincent Richards beat Ryan T. Hayes to win the Western tennis title in Indianapolis. Frank Troch has won the Washington trapshooting championship five times in six years. Gordon Morrigan, ex Harvard center, named football coach at Cornell College Iowa. Madison J. Jeffery becomes head athletics coach at Northeastern College. Memphis Tenn hosts next year’s international race contests under AAU. Elmer Jones of Johns Hopkins appointed cadet at West Point. Stoneham and McGraw sell majority stock in Cuba American Jockey Club. The Great Rose filly sold for $15 to Tom the Ir of Brenneh Lick.
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Frank Troch
Washington
Aepe
Rose
Peter the Great
Stoughton A. Fletcher
Laurel Hill Farm
Indianapolis
Tom the Ir
Breneh Lick
Ohio News Bits Reflect Tragedy and Turbulent Times
A string of Ohio incidents includes Helen Detrick, 6, wounded by a revolver in Marion. Edward Kimmel robbed in Tiffin. a 13-year-old Dayton boy killed by a train. and a Canton farmer’s suicide after illness. Kentucky and nationwide ties appear through rail crashes, political moves, and infrastructure plans.
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Helen Detrick
Detrick
Marion
Stark County
Canton
Massillon
Edward Kimmel
Tiffin
Robert Hasket
Dayton
Osman Salmon
R. D. Conrad
Woodstock
DeGraff
George T. Harding
President Harding
Alice Séverns
Monroe
Mich
Paul BE. Kitzig
Ben Rudner
Cleveland
Hilda Stewart Lowe
Akron
Ralph Lowe
Orient
Clarence Hirnickel
Cincinnati
State Institution
W. Albert Davis
Lake County
Davis
Andrew Foster
Columbus
Ludie Stelton
Megro
William Dieters
George Rankey
Carl
Westerville
Clarence Swank
Zanesville
Licking
Willow Bend Beach
Ohio
C. J. West
West
Morgan Township
Butler County
Toledo
George W. Thomas
East Liverpool
Cleveland Bar Association
Daniel Konora
Fred Shieffer
Holmes Township
Crawford County
Perky Stewart
John Stang
Stewart
Miami Conservancy District
Moritz Schwartz
Middletown
Robert Hauserman
Elyria
Joe Berkowitz
Sidney
War Strickers
Poland
Berkowitz
Samuel Byers
Farmer
Urbana
Ruskin Dyer
Ohio State University
Kansas University
Phillip
Calder
Marietta
Louis G. Hoeck
Urbana University
Cleveland Heights
Lakewood
Jacob Zeigler
Wapakoneta
Medicine Praise Traced To Moundsville Woman
Mrs George En of 915 Third Street Moundsville says a two year course of doctor prescribed medicine left her weak with pain but after one month on Lavin B SS ham's Vegetable company product she reports no pain and urges others especially working women to seek help.
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Moundsville
W. Va
George EN
Third Street
Mounds- Minna
Irls
Debt case ends as judge dismisses suit in Ennis county
An attorney for the defendant compared the creditor to Shylock from Merchant of Venice during a debt case in Ennis county. The plaintiff’s attorney challenged the reference and asked who the merchant was. Judge Barnett dismissed the case.
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Shylock
Merchant of Venice
Ennis
Ennis County
Barnett
Texas
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Ban Johnson
Urban
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Jock Quinn
Dutch Leonard
Detroit
Allan Russell
Boston
Ray Caldwell
al. Sotheron
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Tris Speaker
Allan Sotheron
Speaker
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Des Moines
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Barrett
The
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Abe Lincoln Bailey
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Scott. Perry
Oscar Stangge
Los Angeles
Kidberfeld
Rock
Giles Mettser
Memphis
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Nap Rucker
Grover Cleveland Alexander
Vincent Richards
Ryan T. Hayes
Gordon, Morrigan
Harvard
Cornell College
Iowa
Madison J. Jeffery
Tufts College
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Amateur Athletic Union
Elmer Jones
Baltimore
Johns Hopkins University
West Point Military Academy
Charles A. Stoneham
John J. McGraw
New York Nationals
Jocke and Automobile Club
Walter Wright
Wellsville
St. Clairsville
Harry D. Cummins
Steubenville
Cummins
Augusta Faucett
Hudson
W. A. Kinnell
Hubbard
David Evans
C. H. Cook
William F. Fisher
Richland County Grand Jury
Mansfield
Matthias Schuler
Dorothy Doldow
Albert Finzel
Middletown Pike
Hamilton
John Auer
John Christ
Middleport
George Hamilton
State Bureau of Markets
Agriculture
Tabor
State
Earl V. Murray
Herrick
Charles Brand
Clark County Good Roads Council
Clark County Farm Bureau
Roy Davis
Grouster
John T. Patton
Leesburg
Hillsboro
T. P. Kearns
Ida Dooley
James Dooley
London
Oliver Garber
H. L. Darling
Belleville
Richland County
Wea
Walter McMahon
Henry K. Spelman
Spears
Sake
Findlay
Paulding
Claude Tner
Whitaker
Dayton- Wright Company
Charles Bosley
Oracle
Helen
Ils PeRaeke
Cincinnati,Sashand, Door Company
Ward-Brock Sashand, Door Co
Bayard Cout
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Saavana Auto
Ical
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Malondere Promotty
N. Y. City
Fogon
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