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Newspaper
The Kemmerer Camera
Location
Kemmerer, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1907
Page
13
A survey of major league players from twenty four clubs reveals near unanimity on the spitball as the one delivery most troubling to hitters. Opinions vary on the jump curve, but most agree the spitball, delivered properly, can be nearly untouchable and often hard to defend when it breaks late.
A verbose reminiscence argues signals by catchers predate Buck Ewing, highlighting Charley Snyder of Washington Louisville and Boston, with Joe Tun and Silver Flint noted for signaling in the 1870s and 1880s, plus scattered references to era players and teams.
Announcement of the transfer of the Wichita club of the Western Association to Frank Isbell and Jock Holland. Isbell to leave the White Sox at season end and assume ownership after current season. Wichita will be home base, with Jabell seeking his own lease and uniform for the new club. Western Association members listed include Topeka Joplin Wichita Springfield Oklahoma City Leavenworth Webb City and Hutchinson.
Major leaguers who wore the big circuit uniforms are prospering in the Southern League this year. Lave Cross leads the league in hitting while slated for a managerial post next year. Figures include Tom Fisher Anderson Ind Charley Habb Paskett Hil Douglass Billy Hoffer Billy Hart Theodore Breitenstein and others, with ten batters hitting 300 and better. Prominent pitchers ripe for trials include Pitchers ins of Memphis Zollar of Atlanta Dugewn of Nashville Sages of Memphis and Keith of ite Rock.
A fragmented summary of early baseball notes mentions Cincinnati, Brooklyn, Wilmington, and St Louis figures, with names like Murhpy and Seery. references to pitchers, outfielders, and managers are scattered across a garbled text, showing team movements and unspecified outcomes. The piece hints at league chatter rather than clear results.
Grove City and surrounding figures feature in a clamorous baseball annal. Notables like Sam Brown Lew Drill and Terry Turner populate reports of early games, praises for Drill and a Pueblo stint highlight the era’s talent.
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