World champion sculler Kelly to defend cup in title race
Jack Kelly of Vesper British Columbia the world's champion single sculler will defend the solid gold cup given by Philadelphia boat clubs against Walter Hoover of Duluth American champion. The race may form part of the National championship regatta if Philadelphia wins the classic next summer.
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Jack Kelly
Vesper
B. C
Philadelphia Boat Clubs
Walter Hoover
Duluth
Philadelphia
High Spots in Career of Pitcher Ed Walsh
Ed Walsh born 1892 in Plains Pennsylvania. He began coal mining work at age thirteen and debuted professionally with Meriden Connecticut in 1902. He joined the Chicago White Sox in 1904 and became a spitball pitcher earning a regular berth by 1906. In 1908 he set American league records with 66 games and 664 innings pitched, and he struck out fifteen in eight innings in October before ending his pitching career in 1915. He was appointed American League umpire on December 16, 1921.
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Meriden
Briand Dismisses Golf As Child’s Sport
Former French premier M Briand criticizes golf calling it a game for schoolboys. He told British premier Lloyd George that Englishmen never stop being children and questioned the value of a country walk interrupted by hitting a ball.
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M. Briand
Lloyd George
America
England
Cannes
Douglas Hurls Best Games for Giants World Champions
Star spitballer Phil Douglas of the New York Giants hurled two one hit games in the senior circuit during the year. He blanked both Pittsburgh and Philadelphia in shutouts as the Giants claimed the World Series crown. Joe Bush of the Red Sox allowed a single hit to the Browns on August 1, and Rip Collins of the Yankees held the White Sox to one hit on August 7.
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Phil Douglas
Giants
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
Joe Bush
Red Sox
St. Louis Browns
Warren
Rip) Collins
Yankees
White Sox
Various sports notes touch on coaches and events nationwide
Harvard reports twenty seven coaches for its crews while Kentucky Derby adds fifty thousand dollars to the winner. Yale prospects and other colleges announce coach changes and exhibition results as the season prepares for matches, races, and tournaments across basketball tennis and ski jumping.
Young's Spinal Condition Affects Throws
Detroit second baseman Ralph Young has a dislocated section of his backbone affecting his throwing. A Philadelphia surgeon aims to realign the vertebrae. The piece speculates similarly about Allan Sothron's backbone needing adjustment.
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Ralph Young
Detroit
Philadelphia
Young
Allan Sothron
Golfers of England Seek 36-Hole Championship Format
British amateurs led by Harold Hilton John Ball Cyril Tolley and Lord Charles Hope urge the royal and ancient to switch from 18 hole all match play to 36 hole qualifying and match play. They argue that longer tests would boost interest and competitiveness with American players.
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America
Great Britain
Britain
Harold Hilton
John Ball
Cyril Tolley
Lord Charles Hope
Royal and Ancient Committee of
St. Andrews
Hoylake
Uncle Eben on world progress and household toil
Uncle Eben opines that world progress is inevitable but harmony suffers during improvement, comparing it to Aunt Jinny's housekeeping where efforts to improve leave the home looking torn up at times. He emphasizes balance between change and disruption.
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Uncle Eben
Swamp Root Endorsed For Kidney Ailments
A vintage advertisement touts Dr Kilmer s Swamp Root as a premier remedy for kidney liver and bladder ailments. It claims quick mild healing and urges readers to test a sample by sending ten cents to Dr Kilmer Co in Binghamton New York for trial bottle.
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Kilmer
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton, N. Y
Workers and Dirty Windows
English tests showed factory bands gained efficiency 5 to 15 percent after factory windows were cleaned, according to Scientific American. The finding highlights how fresh air and clear windows can boost productivity in industrial settings.
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Scientific American
Castoria Recall Cites Thirty Year Trusty Remedy
A notice emphasizes that Castoria remains the trusted remedy for infants and children, praising its long history of safe use over more than three decades. The ad notes children cry for Fletcher's Castoria and mentions a household cookbook attributed to Mrs. Youngbride-Mercy. A kitchen mishap about a burning pie is referenced in a brief aside.
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Fletcher
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Vesper Club
Hoover
Seta
Gm' Es
Iain
Agios
Ed Walsh
Plains
Douglas Hurls
Harvard
Yule Baseball Nine
Auburn Collegians
Ernest Baker
Indianapolis
Harry Purcell
Ionia Club
Hugo Bezdek
Penn State
Minnesota
William von Bermuth
Cass Tech
Purdue University
Pacific Northwest Association
Spokane
Wash.) A. A. C
Tom Thorp
New York University
Frank Rooney
Portsmouth
Amherst College
New York
Dartmouth
the Alabastine Company
Grand Rapids, Michigan
Blackman
Blackman Stock Remedy Co
Chattazooga, Tenn
New York Electric Railway Company
Mothers of the World
Chesterfield
Liggett @ Myers Tobacco Co
Cascara
Capital
P. O. Box
Cincinnati
Ohio
Blue Mound Hatchery
Milltown
Indiana
Collum Dropsy Remedy CO
Dept. C
Atlanta
Parker
Fiseox Chem
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