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Newspaper
The Kemmerer Camera
Location
Kemmerer, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1907
Page
13
The piece notes Corcoran, a versatile former Reds shortstop, could excel at second base for the Giants as age does not dull his remarkable fielding and hitting. McGann rates him highly and recalls Cinelly releasing him, signaling Corcoran’s potential value in a new position and team.
The baseball public will miss eight former stars who moved to the minors or were released this spring. Names include Billy Gilbert Doc Newton Heinley Petty Joe Kelley Billy Barbeau Jim Jackson Jimmy Sebring and Bob Wicker with Sebring sentenced to life in exile for signing with an outlaw club. Widespread departures reflect Father Time reducing long-time players as teams rely on younger recruits. The exodus signals a somber opening to the season across leagues.
A proposed bill would appropriate about 100000 dollars to defray the expenses of American athletes competing at the Olympics in London next year. The plan envisions a large national team and ongoing support from the Athlete Union led by President Sullivan, with Roosevelt as honorary president of the American committee.
A speaker pleads with a painter to recreate a beloved woman from an old tintype. He asks for sunset lighting, ruddy glow, silver hair, and ethereal grace, hoping the image captures memory, love, and longing beyond time. He exhorts restraint in desire and warns against excess.
An overnight walk on Adams Street in Chicago finds a man asking for Hill Hinckley and tracing a route to a depot. The dialogue drifts into misdirections and humorous misreadings as the man scrambles through the city blocks seeking a familiar landmark and a friend.
Harold Pape of Enghead and other English gentlemen, guests of the Yale club, spoke on steeplechasing and the proposed International show to be held in London with American participation. They praised cross‑water cooperation and noted Detroit baseball manager Hugh Jennings seeks rest after the season.
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