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Newspaper
The Silver Messenger
Location
Challis, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1900
Page
2
A collage of wartime vignettes spans poetry about Billy Blue a blue soldier in khaki and cap who bears the starry banner to the foe. It sits alongside prose on campus profanity in the army and anecdotes on General Lee Grant and Gordon with a mix of humor and reverence from a bygone era.
A profile of Lucy Parsons, wife of the executed Haymarket figure Albert Parsons, highlighting her anarchist leadership, mixed Native and Mexican heritage, defiance of police, and lifelong campaign against private property and government. The piece notes their Chicago rise, her speeches, and the shift toward radical critique since the Haymarket affair.
A partial reminiscence recalls Lion R. Bostwick born in 1819 in Alabama and the Texas Ranger era on the frontier. He, with two comrades, captured Mexican general Santa Anna and helped secure Texas independence after the Alamo era, serving as a mounted scout under Gen. Sam Houston. He remained vigorous at eighty-one, with much of his life spent fighting Mexicans or Indians. Additional notes touch on auto storage in new apartments and Paris’s dog cemetery with ornate monuments for canine saviors.
The excerpt discusses player value, trades, and bidding in early baseball. It mentions Danny McGann turning down an offer from the New York club, with bidders from Philadelphia and St. Louis driving his price to $5,000. It praises Sheckard under McGraw and notes his rise, while recalling Sheckard replacing Jones in Brooklyn. It recounts Keister’s background as a printer and a childhood bullet injury. It ends with a general remark on pitching, batting, and strategy.
William Conroy, Milwaukee club shortstop, born in Philadelphia on April 5 1878, began pro ball with Carlisle Cumberland Valley league in 1896 and advanced through Milton Paterson Cortland before joining Milwaukee in 1899. He hit .220 in 1896 .320 in 1897 .200 in 1898 .275 in 1899, never fielding below .900 and earning high praise for his play since joining Milwaukee.
The article notes discussion of shortening the pitching distance and cites Brooklyn pitcher Frank Kitson arguing against any reduction. He says a shorter distance would boost pitcher dominance, slash batting averages, and make five at bats per hit a heavy achievement, with pitchers and public backing the current distance.
Charles Phillipe a 21 year old left hander from Virginia rose through prairie baseball to join Minneapolis in 1897 and later moved to Louisville before landing with Pittsburgh. His strong form helped spark Pittsburgh’s late season push as critics note the club’s improving power and pennant bid amid rival league talk and reform plans involving potential backers and Uncle Anson.
Diamond notes feature Bill Lange backing the Players Protective League while Pat Tebean rails at the league. A double umpire system is debated. Huasting, a young western collegian, is loaned by Connie Mack to Pittaburg. Frank Donohue recalls his best game at Boston and reflects on luck, speed, and control in baseball.
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