Promising Ballplayers Demand Big Money This Season
Baseball scouts from major leagues hunt talent across minor clubs as fatigue of early drafts drives salary demands. Prominent figures like Connie Mack and Clarke Griffith chase players, with drafting costs ranging from 1000 to 25000 dollars and clubs paying hefty sums to secure top prospects. The system rewards player development and shifts leverage to owners who build strong rosters.
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Dan Brouthers
Detroit
Johnny McGraw
Bobby Lowe
Boston
Hugh Jennings
Jack Houston
Cardinals
McGlynn and Byrne
Mc Closkey
George Huff
University of Ilinois
Boston Americans
Connie Mack
Louie Hellbronner
Ted Sullivan
Cinelu
Nat Jack O'Connor
McAleer and Hedges
Barney Dreyfuss
Pittsburg
Clarke Grimm
New York Americans
Charlie Murphy
Chicago Cubs
Charlie Comiskey
Chicago White Sox
Toronto
Wan
Clarke Grifith
Jemmiey
Cleveland
Chicago
New York
Atlanta
Une
Southern Hoagie
Witeher Berger
Louie
Outhelder Pickering
Nunjor Hague Canhele
Sponge Ball Spitter's Secret History Revealed
Old Grad in Boston Herald recalls Tom Koud’s sponge ball trick and claims to be the discoverer of the spit ball. He describes how players wetted one side of the ball for grip, leading to the curve. Mentions curve ball chronology and notes Corcoran and Lauder joining University club as Pacific Coast League candidates.
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Boston Herald
Tom Koud
Boston Club
Tommy
Elmer Stricklett
Fael
Sticklelt
Martior
Becuse
Nat
Pilohey
Eich
Corcoran
Tom Corcoran
Fading Doubts Rise Over Long Games and Pitching Emphasis
The article discusses growing questions about very long games and the chance of faking such feats. It argues authenticity will out, notes a shift toward pitching prominence and fewer batters, and predicts more nine inning games to reemerge as the sport balances pitching and hitting.
Panic Unearths A Great Player In 19th Century Baseball
A Pennsylvanian star Fielder Jones rose from hardship in 1891 to become a key figure for the Chicago White Sox. After studying at Alfred University, he broke into Eastern league baseball, joined Springfield, then Brooklyn, and finally led Chicago to the pennant and World Series title in 1906. His career spanned reforming moves and steady batting prowess despite late 19th century financial turmoil.
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Columbia
Lee Quaker
Wajself Mints
Jones
White Sox
Panie
Enginier
Wiebothe
Shingle House
Potter County
Pennsylvania
Alfred University
New York State
Penn
Yuly
Princeton
Alfred
Lofty Searn
Brooklyn
Springfield
Dodgers
Comiskey
Gold
Chicago
Cuy Ellently
Clarke Grifith
Titsman
New York
Minager
Sox
Unclear Baseball Notes Fragment From Early League Play
Fragmentary 1910s style baseball notes mention umpire decisions, player movements, and team prospects. References include Detroit Boston Cleveland Washington Chicago and various players such as Ty Cobb and Hob Unolaub with scattered phrases about trades, injuries, and infielders. The text is garbled with many misspellings and incomplete names, yielding a rough summary of league mood and roster chatter.
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Frank Laporte
Fd Ag
Washington
Anieemason
Boston
George Hut
Ube Jeader
Ty Cobb Ik
Detroit
Haewman
Jack Knight
Tate
Mase
Wee
Jim
We Miwrhotisnotie
Amid
Urgsiek
Bs Phlesine Moatorbs
Fay Mamtiom
Omron
Tia Wahied
Ebery Geman
Bat Fucwu
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Aulants
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G. W. Martin General Western
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Evanston, Diamondville
Cumberland, Kemmerer
Dr. King
Ite
GON Short Line Railroad
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Salt Lak
Cumberland Branch
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Cumberland
Kemmery
Thes von Hamil
Kemmerer
Spencer
Lake City
Utun
Pete’s Stock Exchange
Peter Gordon, JR
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
Ron
Ne & Kindney
Eas Uekan'pee
bin Tine
Williams
Salt Lake City
Utah
Ollie
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Chill
Jack Ryan
Band of Old Boston Club
Eporting
Goss
Middle West
Fargo
Grand Forks
Jack" Sheridan
Sheridan
Ban Johnson
Amer
Ican
Ban John Aon
Baie
Addidt
Harvey
Caruthers
Carruthers
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Fielder Jones
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