Briscoe Lord Still Leads Southern League Batters
Brooklyn tied up in the Hal Chase style plot as Jake Daubert eyes manager post with Robinson installed at Ebbets Field. Daubert’s stand and team unrest threaten Brooklyn’s standing while pitching faults and Federal League pressures complicate the season.
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Chase
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Wolverton
Yankees
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Chance
Chicago White Sox
Harry Lord
Jimmy Callahan
Buffalo Federals
Jake Daubert
Dodgers
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Dahlen
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Daubert
Ebbets
Wilbert Robinson
John McGraw
Giants
Robinson
Tex Erwin
Red Smith
Boston Braves
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Raternity
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MD Reulbach
Dave Fultz
Reulbach
Jake
Haldag
Vols Aims to Build New Machine for 1916 Team
The Item reports Tennessee manager Bill Schwartz must rebuild after likely losses of Callahan Boland Gibson and Burns. With limited proven pitchers and infielders, Schwartz may trade or replace many players and seek new twirling talent to form a competitive 1916 squad. Williams King Lindsay Smith are the remaining infielders plus Berger More Kroh Renfer as pitchers. Gene Paulet could be kept as a versatile asset.
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St. Louis Browns
Freak home run talk stirs oldtime baseball legends
New York reports Milton Stock and other stars hit freak long home runs in various cities. Cy Young, Big Bill Lang, Buck Freeman, Joe Jackson, Heinie Zimmerman, Miller Huggins, Buddy Ryan, Larry Doyle, Walter Johnson, Cy Seymour and others are cited for remarkable shots with unusual paths or outcomes across Cleveland Cincinnati Boston New York and Washington.
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Stock
Cy” Young
Cleveland
Bill" Lang
Chicago
Cincinnati
Buck” Freeman
Freeman
Chief Bender
Philadelphia
Joe Jackson
Naps
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Heinie” Zimmerman
Cubs
Heinie
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Cardinals
Miller
Buddy” Ryan
Larry Doyle
Giants
Pittsburgh
Pacific Coast
Larry
Cy Seymour
Boston
Gotham
Feds Outpace Major Leagues in Midseason Baseball Averages
Up to July 16 the Federal League shows shorter game times and more favorable pitching stats, with fewer walks and no hit games. The circuit is actively raiding minor leaguers like LaRue Kirby by direct contracts and signing bonuses, bypassing minor league clubs.
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Federal
American
National
Feds
Kirby
Paid high price to see Johnson pitch in exhibition
In Chicago on August 22 Walter Johnson charged fifty dollars per inning for an exhibition against three Decatur batters. A local fan drove thirty miles to see him, waited five innings, then confronted acting Senators manager Germany Schaefer to demand Johnson.
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