Braves to Make Hot Fight for Flag
Boston Braves enter the season with a feisty reputation and strong temperaments around second base led by Johnny Evers and Walter Maranville. Evers aims for a banner year as Maranville fuels a quick, precise defense and offense. Evers eyes health as crucial to a long season and perhaps his last major league year.
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Jack Velock
International News Sports
Boston Braves
Braves
Johnny Everson
Pepper Box
Walter Maranville
Keystone
Evers
Maranville
Vers
Boston
C. Evers
Tinker
Chance
Steinfeldt
Frank Schulte
Fred Merkle
New York
Little Trojan
Most Wonderful Player George Sisler Lifts Browns
Manager Fielder Jones of the St. Louis Browns declares he will not use George Sisler as a pitcher again after Sisler’s shoulder tightens for days following pitching. Sisler remains a superb hitter and Jones now praises him as the most wonderful player he ever saw, perhaps greater than Cobb and capable of surpassing Cobb as the best ever.
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Fielder Jones
St. Louis Browns
George Sis
Ler
Sisler
Sister
Browns
Jones
Collegian
Cobb
I Shall Never Forget Anson Tener Bawling Out on Field
John K Tener recalls Uncle Anson’s sharp temper as a rite of passage for players who reached the big leagues. The testimony highlights Anson’s gentleness to newcomers and his fierce, personal rebuke to skilled stars, signaling arrival and worth.
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John K. Tener
Uncle Anson
Anson
Baseball Stories and Player Headlines From the Season
The piece humorously surveys major league figures and teams with notes on Ty Cobb and George Sisler, George Pennington, Sam Rice, and Roger Hornsby. It mentions Warren Adams joining Pittsburgh, a Cardinals ownership snippet, umpire salaries, and Christy Mathewson’s proposed pay cut. Also references seven AL clubs' pennant chances and John Couch, a pitcher from a Montana cattle ranch family.
Love of the Game or Paycheck Drives Baseball Strike
The National League strike was framed as defending minors but aimed at forcing bigger salaries for players. Stars like Ty Cobb and Tris Speaker are cited as examples of players who love the game and improve it, while executives such as Barney Dreyfuss faced growing distance from players. The piece argues players should collaborate with owners to reduce friction and boost baseball quality.
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Talsa
Tris Speaker
Ty Cobb
Cobb
Jim Dunn
Indians
Speaker
Dreyfuss
Barney Dreyfuss
Lajoie to Play First Base and Manage Toronto Team
Napoleon Lajoie, formerly of the Philadelphia Athletics, plans to play first base for the Toronto club in the International League next season and will also serve as manager of the team. The veteran second baseman remains a central figure as Toronto reorganizes.
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Newark
Napoleon Lajoie
Philadelphia Athletics
Toronto
Lajoie
McGraw Faces Signal Challenges This Season
John McGraw must rebuild his signals as Mathewson joins the Reds and Doyle goes to the Cubs. His long used deaf and dumb alphabet system will need adaptation. He signals by finger positions while shouting and gesturing at players.
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John McGraw
Mathewson
Reds
Larry Doyle
Cubs
McGraw
Billy Evans Solves Baseball Problems in Minor League Play
Umpire Billy Evans recalls a freak ninth inning triple play in a minor league game where a fielder threw his glove at a ball, accidentally stopping it and prompting a fierce crowd reaction. The incident sparked discussion of the rule that awards three bases when a fielder stops or catches a batted ball with any part of his uniform while detached. The piece notes how the rule shifted scoring potential and cites Hal Chase and Kid Eberfeld as related examples.
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Hal Chase
Kid
Eberfeld
Onriot
Daseman
Bath
Eiberfeld
Elberfeld
Wheeler Syndicate
Ine
Practical Theory by Fohl managers stance on baseballs
Manager Fohl during the short period the first group trained in New Orleans refused to use new baseballs preferring old balls. Falil’s theory states young players push limits with new balls, while old balls stay shorter and ensure more balls remain available later in the season.
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Fohl
New Orleans
Reds' Signals Exposed In Exhibition Insights
Syd Smith, manager of Shreveport, claims Cincinnati Reds sign signals were easily readable during last spring exhibitions. He says major league clubs could have read them as well, explaining the Reds’ poor results if opponents knew the signs. He asserts even a minor club could catch signals as clearly.
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Syd. Smith
Shreveport
Cincinnati Reds
Herzog
Baseball chatter hints at spring and players’ futures
War talk and baseball forecast mix as writers note Red pennant chases, U S plans, and trades. New Orleans acquires Howard Baker from the Giants while John Coviteskie prepares to pitch. Connie Mack faces cost cuts and Jack Warhop joins Baltimore. Pat Donahue plans a Dayton comeback. Ralph Heatley slides 0:03.45 for a swift steal.
Connie Johnsons Cause Confusion For Connie Mack Team
Connie Mack faces a Johnson confusion as two pitchers and an outfielder share the surname. Ellis from the coast and Jing, a last year’s left over, battle for pitching spots while Bill Johnson from Chicago competes for the outfield job against Ping Bodie and Thrasher in the Southern league context.
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Bill
Athletic
Jing and
Ellis
Connie Mack
Philadelphia
Johnson
Jing
Stadium seating vs city population in major leagues
An analysis of 17 baseball leagues shows park capacities total about 3 percent of city populations. Major league parks seat far under 3 percent, while some Southern and Western parks reach near 15 percent. Seven leagues cover cities over a million, ten span one quarter to three quarters of a million.
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Minere
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