Old and New Managers In Majors and How They Look
The piece compares major league managers across leagues, naming O Day Robinson Herzog and others as new leaders at Cubs Giants Dodgers and Reds. It notes veterans Connie Mack Hughey Jennings Clarke and McGraw and highlights Robinsons Giants role and Herzogs energy with Cincinnati.
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Monty
Gove Res Orn Raga Ghlp
National League
O'Day
Johnny Evers
Chicago Cubs
Wil‘bert Robinson
Bill Dahlen
Brooklyn Dodgers
Herzog
Joe Tinker
Pilot Reds
Ebbetts and Herrmann
Bill Carrigan
Braves
Branch Rickey
Browns
Frank Chance
New York Yankees
Joe Birmingham
Yeland
Harry Davis
Connie Mack
Athletics
Jimmy Calwas
White Sox
Comiskey
Clark Griffith
Washington Senators
American League
Hughey Sennings
Detroit Tigers
Clarke
John McGraw
Rge
Pirates
McGrawin
Giants
Charley Dopin
Philadelphia Phillies
George Stallings
Boston Braves
Miller Hugin
St. Louis Cardinals
Robinson
O’day
Cornell Star Alma Richards Aims To Outshine Thorpe
International News Service reports Cornell athlete Alma Richards could challenge Jim Thorpe in the 1916 Olympic plan. Richards shows marks in shot put, broad jump, high jump, pole vault, dash and competes in decathlon hurdles and discus trials.
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International News Service
Ithaca
Cornell
Jim Thorpe
Thorpe
Alma Richards
Richards
Harvard baseball to award Barrett Wendell cup
Harvard will honor the player who accumulates the most points on reaching first base, sacrifice hits, steals, and runs scored with the Barrett Wendell cup. The trophy, donated by Charles Hann Jr., recognizes Wendell’s four Crimson championships from Yale and will be awarded to the top attacker each season.
Australian Captain Wildcats to Challenge United States for Davis Cup
Captain Anthony F. Wilding will lead Australia with Iding, Brookes and Dunlop on a summer tour to reclaim the Davis trophy. The Americans won it after a spree of victories last year, including Maurice McLoughlin’s straight-sets title win.
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Anthony F. Wilding
Iding
Brookes
Dunlop
Wilding
Maurice McLoughlin
Yankees
Tabasco Kid to Wear Headgear If He Plays This Year
Norman Elberfeld signed as assistant coach to Wilbert Robinson of the Brooklyn Nationals. He may play as a utility player next season and would wear leather headgear if called on. Elberfeld previously left baseball after a head injury from a pitched ball and related nervous pains.
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Robby
California Varsity Has Crack Jumper
In San Francisco on February 28 Ben Ward of the University of California shows a promising high jumping form. He has cleared 5 feet 10.5 inches without training and imitates Ralph Horine's world record method with a slight change. Ward asserts Horine's technique could lift average jumpers by several inches and describes his left side approach and body roll as key to clearing the bar.
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Horine
Stanford
Brooklyn Feds May Be Late in Getting Their Stand Built
New York February 28 Federal Leaguers plan to open at Washington Park in Brooklyn but P J Carlin Brooklyn inspector doubts completion by season start He says only fireproof stands will be allowed and two months may not suffice for construction
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Brooklyn Feds
Printers Set For Union Baseball Tournament in Cincinnati
The seventh annual Printers National Baseball League tournament will be in Cincinnati the week starting Sunday August 2 with teams from New York Philadelphia Indianapolis Pittsburg Washington St Louis Boston Chicago Detroit St Paul and Cleveland plus the local club. August Herrmann president of the Cincinnati NL team, a union printer, offers Redland Field. The winner receives the Herrman trophy.
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Redland Field
Printers
Herrman
Major League Clubs Carry Heavy Travel Insurance
Fourteen major clubs insure players traveling with premiums near 3 million dollars. Notably the New York National League club holds the largest blanket policy around 10 000 per player plus extra 40 000 on Mathewson and 150 000 on Manager McGraw. Star names such as Ty Cobb and Tris Speaker are cited with individual policies 26 000 to 75 000.
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International News Service
New York
Cincinnati, Nationals
New York Americans
Mathewson
Manager McGraw
Walter Johnson
Washington
Ty Cobb
Tiger
Hans Wagner
Pirates
Nap Lajoie
Naps
Tris Speaker
Red Sox
Eddie Collins
Athletics
Joe Wood
Detroit
Cobb
Hughie Jennings
St. Louis Cardinals
Chicago White Sox
Chicago Cubs
Pittsburg Pirates
Great Cue Artists To Meet Next Fall
Referees for international matches between Melbourne Inman and William F. Hoppe will be selected from three Englishmen and three Americans. The English game referee will be named by Inman's side, Hoppe to pick for the 18.2 balk line event. The arrangement follows a conference between Hoppe and Inman's U.S. representative R. B. Benjamin.
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International News Service
New York
Melbourne Inman
William F. Hoppe
Hoppe
R. B. Benjamin
Inman
United States
Inman Pos
Aespee Ts
Entro Fesson
Prominent Patent Remedy Ad Promises Quick Cold Cure
An old advertisement touts Bromo Quin ine as the singular remedy to cure a cold in one day. It urges readers to call for the genuine product with a signature by EB W Grove and emphasizes a strong claim of rapid relief.
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EB. W. Grove
Strongest Lodge Claim Cited By Fraternals Worldwide
A lodge asserts it is the strongest lodge in the world presenting figures to support the claim. The statement emphasizes competition among lodges and the drive for prestige within fraternal orders.
Schedule Set for International Soccer Championship
The international domestic soccer championship opens March 14 and runs to April 26 with entries from Columbia Harvard Haverford Cornell Yale Pennsylvania and possibly Princeton. Harvard holds the Milnes Trophy after last year’s 10 points. Haverford had eight. New rules allow two substitutes and extra stoppage periods of ten minutes each way for ties.
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New York
Columbia
Harvard
Haverford
Cornell
Yale
Pennsylvania
Princeton
Tigers
New Haven
German Turners to Visit the Americans
Berlin reports a July visit by a German Turner delegation to study American athletics and municipal playgrounds. The athletes will tour New York Buffalo Chicago Indianapolis Cincinnati Philadelphia and Washington for about a month starting early July. American trainer Alvin Xraenglein is in high demand for lectures across Germany.
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International News Service
Berlin
America
Turner Societies
United States
Willl
New York
Buffalo
Chicago
Indianapolis
Cincinnati
Philadelphia
Washington
Alvin Xraenglein
Germany
Minneapolis Attorney Becomes Policeman With Sword
Minneapolis attorney H. V. Mercer abandons law studies to join the police force in Minneapolis. The new officer, described as formidable in appearance, carries a sword and is expected to deter crime especially during Mrs. George B. Vincent's play "A Cowboy in a Kurhaus" at the Kurhaus venue.
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Minneapolis
Minh
Bismarck
H. V. Mercer
Mercer
George B. Vincent
Kurhaus
Modest Requests and Down Right Ornery Men
Some men ask to have their names omitted from print while others demand secrecy due to their obstinate nature. The piece contrasts humility with stubborn defiance in public notices.
Michigan Coach Urges Year Round Training For Wolverines
Michigan trainer criticizes football players for lax winter effort and calls for full year conditioning. He notes Harvard athletes maintain winter and summer training and warns against a weak showing in the fall clash with fellow eastern universities.
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Amanon
University of Michigan
Atumn
Farrell
Michigan
Harvard Calibeé
Harvard
Ieee Fastern
Women to Shoot at Big Trap Event in New York
The Travel V features a Grand Central Palace trap shoot from Feb 6 to 14 with the Interstate Trap Shooting Association sanction. Women enter individual championships and an interclub team match. competitions run day and night on the roof 250 feet above ground.
Coal Sale Ad by Brick and Coal Co
Local ad promotes coal and wood for sale by Brick and Coal Co. Framing and contact details appear brief with two phone lines. The message urges customers to buy coal where value is best, noting availability and utility.
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Brick & Coal CO
Francia Bt
Business Men's Lunch Menu Ad
A lunch feature promotes a Business Men's lunch served from 12 to 2 30. It highlights special offerings and emphasizes coffee and quick service.
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Mxity Bank
Provost- Farrow Coal Company
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Isiana
Dr, Browk
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Mobile
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Kenny Tes
California
Keeley Institute OF Alabama
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