Gossip of the Nationals and Pirates Summer Trials
Pitchers and players shift among clubs as McCloskey and McCloakey discuss changes. Morale, injuries, and forecasts ride with Dewhot, Orendorf, Stony McGlynn, Hans Wagner, and Duggleby shaping early season prospects across Pirates Cardinals Browns and Dodgers while O’Connor’s tale spurs witty comments from Han e Wagner.
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Spooty” Miller
Pirates
Clarke
Wenger
McCloakey
Cardinals
Carl Dewhot
McCloskey
Drubol
Wil
Monher
Billy Murray
Phil
Griff
Keefe
Montreal
Murray
Charleston
B.C
Prine Matcy
Cochmbus
Cleveland
Lajow
Hinchman
Congar Don
Orendorf
Boston
Thomanville
Tenney
McGlynn
Scheon
Browns
St. Louis
Errore
MoGlynn
Dodgers
Lewis
Jaay
Enquirer
Dowtt
Jake Wolmer
Chicago
Cincinnati Club
Hans Wagner
Jack O'Connor
Pittsburg
Hane Wagate
Humph
O'Connor
Duge
Baseball Notes Linkages and Rumors Sparked by Stahl and Lajoie
American League notes discuss unproven kinship between Chuck Stahl and Washington manager Clark Griffith. Mentions of Pat Powers praising Jimmy Collins, Coombs’ pitching value, and Donnie Mack’s predictions. References to Buck Freeman, Fred Lake, Jill Dineen, and Martin Walsh. Lajoie blamed by some for excuses. Cleveland urged to stop baby talk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jake Stami
Chick Stah
Wall
Chrick Stahl
Washington
Jennings
Detroit
Russiaan
Lindsay
St Louis
Buck Freeman
Fred Lake
Jill Dineen
Toronto
Dineen
Till & Star
Freeman
Lake
Donnie Mack
Coombs
Pat Powers
Jimmy Collins
Bostons
Powers
Colling
South
Hol Walsh
Martin
Newark
Binghamton
Joe Cantillon
Senators
Nationals
Datamnen
Lajoie
Cleveland
Napoleon Lajole
Clark Orititn
Stars Hidden by Poor Teams and Pennant Race Signals
Discussion notes that many great pitchers gain recognition only when backed by strong teams. Brown, Diggleby, McIntyre, and others are highlighted as stars who shine with resilient teams. The piece predicts new names may emerge if weak teams improve, and cites fans recognizing talents like Petty and Donohue on competitive squads. It also mentions a church fundraising effort tied to the North Reformed Church’s fiftieth anniversary.
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Hetle
Mordent Brown
New York
Mathewson
Ay Brown
Tom
Hia
McIntyre
Cincinnati
Boston
Young
Peffer
Lindaman
Brown
Roulbach
Detroit
St. Louis
Petty
Glade
Powell
Howell
Efflan
Donovan
Donohue
Renl
James J. Vance
North Reformed Church
Newark
N. J
Reformed Church
Board of Foreign Infessions
The
New Indianapolis Catcher Paddy Livingstone Shines
The Indianapolis club promotes Paddy Livingstone as a strong catcher from the Cincinnati Reds who shows energy and leadership. He led backstops in the Central League two years ago with a .315 batting average and is praised for his encouragement and game influence during tense moments.
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Club
Indianapolis
Paddy Livingstone
Cincinnati
Livingstone
Nationals Best AL in Spring Exhibition Series
National League teams won a majority of spring exhibitions, taking 13 of 22 games. Philadelphia Athletics struggled, losing four straight to Philadelphia Nationals. Cardinals swept Browns 4-?7, while other series produced mixed results. NL led in runs and hits, while fielding edged AL slightly.
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Athletics
Philadelphia
Philadelphia Nationals
Philadelphians
Mack
St. Louis Cardinals
Browns
New York Na Honale
St. Louis Browns
York Nationale
Cardinals
Washington
Boston Americans
Cincinnati
Clevelands
Cincinnatis
Wait for this note on travel and pay in Brooklyn lines
A Brooklyn street car official relates a tale about a new conductor hurriedly hired who, after weeks, asks a colleague why he is paid. The anecdote suggests wage practices and humorous confusion during early duties.
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Brooklyn Street Car Lines
Animals Survive Long Fasts In Historic Sieges And War
A review of remarkable animal endurance cites events across centuries. A dog imprisoned 29 days in England and a siege case from the Franco Prussian war where a dog endured 39 days without food or water. Dover records tell of a pike fish buried alive by a cliff fall returning after 160 days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guildford
England
Mets
Dover
Millionaire Homes Rumored for Northwest Property
Rumor swirls that Mrs. Marshall Field and George W. Vanderbilt have secured options on residence property in Washington for a half million dollar mass of homes. The site fronts nearly 200 feet on a park formed by the corner of New Hampshire Avenue and Seventeenth Street, near the northwest.
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Washington
August Belmont
Be Not Afraid A Barrymore Portrait Tale
A comedian at the Players Club recalls how Miss Ethel Barrymore, famed for beauty and fame, is sought after by painters. In Philadelphia a young impressionist painted a ghastly portrait and asked her to sign with a sentiment. She responded with the brief line Be not afraid. It ta I Ethel Barry more.
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Ethel Barrymore
Players’ Club
Miss Barrymore
Philadelphia
Round trip via Salt Lake Route sale begins April 26
Sale begins April 26 for a $30 round trip via Salt Lake Route. Write today. J. H. Burtner, Salt Lake City. There is a department of modern drama which resembles nothing 80, much as a sausage machine, the good meat of literature goes on, is minced up, seasoned, and presented to our degenerate digestions rats.
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California
Salt Lake
Weite
J. H. Burtner
Salt, Lake City
Sale
Salt Lake City
Never Eat Game High Sets a Foolish Trend
An antiquary scoffs at high game, arguing venison should not be priced or served to please teeth or prestige. He recalls stagecoach era delays that made high game necessary, contending modern delivery renders high game anachronistic and foolish.
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It Journal
Words of Cheer and Royal Clerkship Note
A prison memory quotes Jeremiah with a Bible study by William O Brien and a former cell occupant’s cheerful line. Hereditary Prince Vinzen Von Windschgraetz becomes a temporary clerk at Dresden bank to learn financial affairs.
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William O'Brien
Ireland
Hia
Prince Vinzen von Windschgraetz
Germany
Dresden
Isabels Bazaar Stallery and Charity Fundraiser
Lady Isabel plans a charity bazaar at the Duchess of Allantree’s event to aid cruelty to children. She arranges cheap donations from shops, recruits staff, and sails through a busy afternoon of sourcing, selling, and managing with daughter Babs at her side.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isabel
Duchess of Allantree
Babs
Margate
Peruna Believes Spring Catarrh
Readers report relief from catarrh using Peruna. Miss Dora Hayden of Washington DC praises the medicine and urges friends to try it. Mrs N Y Lawler of Pittsburg Rus recounts falling ill, taking Peruna, and recovering in days.
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Peruna
Dora Hayden
S. W
Washington, D.C
Mra. N.Y
A Naughty Boatswain and the Profane Admiral Tale
Rear Admiral Mead recalls a sea tale of a first mate famed for curses. After a harsh warning from a strict captain, the mate shouts at a boatswain who erred, but instead of sworn oaths, he blurts a single word: you naughty boatswain.
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Mead
Portsmouth
Mallock on Socialism and a Witful Oxford Joke
English writer W. H. Mallock, speaking at a New York dinner, noted a new socialist definition seemed confusing. He recalled an Oxford student joking with a policeman about whether the law permits calling a policeman an ass, the officer replying that the law says nothing on that, leading to a final good night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Mallock
New York
Oxford
Fighting Ants and Future Marriage Follies
A sketch explains how Mauritius termites attract black ants with syrup to attack their galleries, then notes a future age where airships and submarines dominate and questions marriages during difficult divorce norms. The passage contrasts insect warfare with social change as women face divorce barriers.
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Mauritius
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