Cicotte Cements Best Season Fame for White Sox Pitcher
Cicotte, Chicago White Sox premier pitcher, at thirty three, born June 19 1884 in Detroit, stands as the key figure in the club's rise this season. Critics say his pitching has defined the team's defense and sparked sustained contention, despite persistent accusations of illegal tactics and attempts to undermine his craft.
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Cicotte
Chicago White Sox
Detroit
Veness
Charles Comiskey
Chicago
Baseball future improves with playground development
A prominent major league manager argues that baseball in the future will rise to a higher level if playground systems provide disciplined, well taught instruction. He says youth learn the national game under competent coaches and proper discipline, benefiting all sports effort and competition.
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America
Guardian of the First Red Sox Named Top Manager Figure
Connie Mack lauds Cardinals stars Hornsby and Cruise as top young players. The piece traces a long managerial lineage from John Ganzel and Clark Griffith through Hank O Day and Charley Herzog to Jack Barry with Red Sox ties under Carrigan.
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Nlitzell
Red Sox
Ecord
Hobby
Bear
Cincinnati
John Ganzel
Clark Griffith
Hank O'Day
Griff
Tinker
O'Day
Charley Herzog
Carrigan
Jack Barry
King of Shortstops Outclasses Shortfielders in All Areas
Ray Chapman of the Cleveland Indians has seized the crown as the hardest hitting and most valuable all round shortstop in the major leagues. He leads in sacrifice and base stealing, outpacing Ty Cobb Max Carey and eclipsing rivals Fletcher Maranville Bancroft Peckinpaugh in overall value. Chapman recovered from a knee injury two years ago and has become a top base runner and run scorer, redefining the shortstop role.
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Ray Chapman
Cleveland Indians
Arthur Fletcher
Giants
Honus Wagner
Pirates
Chapman
Ty Cobb
Max Carey
Maranville
Bancroft
Peckinpaugh
Fletcher
Cleveland
Wambsganss
Indians
Wagner
Sig
Long Drive Satisfaction in Golf From Midfield Strikes
The piece argues the secret of a 200 yard plus tee shot lies beyond raw power, highlighting the thrill of precision and the start of a hole. It notes the initial drive sets tone for the round, with the excitement of hitting cleanly yet acknowleding the challenge of maintaining momentum through the following shots.
Kennedy Sets World 100 Mile Cycling Mark at Sheepshead Bay
Thomas Kennedy of the Empire City Wheelmen set a new world record for 100 miles at Sheepshead Bay motor speedway, completing the distance in 4 hours 83 minutes 37 seconds, shaving about 24 minutes off the previous best.
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Thomas Kennedy
Empire City
Sheepshead Bay Motor Speedway
Benny Leonard Top Earner After Year of Fights
Lightweight champion Benny Leonard earned 84000 in the last year, defeating Fresne Wales and stopping Johnny Kilbane in notable bouts.
Rube Marquard Sets More Baseball Records
Rube Marquard seeks the 24 inning mark chasing Jack Coombs. He tied Tim Keefe with 19 straight in 1912 and pitched a 21 inning game in 1914. He then held the NL long game record for 42 years after a 1914 win over Pittsburgh. Later trends: no wins in 1914 after the record, a no-hit game in 1915, then midseason release to Toronto.
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Rube Marquard
Jack Coombs
Rube
Tim Keefe
Pittsburgh
Marquard
Brooklyn
Ebberts Field
Pittsburg
Toronto
Unearth Another Iron Man Mike Casper Surges in City Playgrounds Cup
Fourteen year old Mike Casper pitched and won three games in one afternoon for Train Street in the city playgrounds championship. He beat Lincolns 24 to 1 Fairviews 6 to 5 and Broadways 4 to 0, then won 4 to 5 in ten innings over Putnams the next day to clinch the title. Hans Wagner’s brief managerial stint inspires a quip from Christy Mathewson about bullpen worries.
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Joe McGinnity
Louis Durham
Cleveland
Mike Casper
Train Street
Mike
Lincolns
Fairviews
Broadways
Putnams
Hanus Wagner
Christy Mathewson
Pirates
Hans
Chief Bender Surprises With Return To Form
Chief Charles Bender makes a winning return as the Philadelphia Phillies hope for a string of victories from the veteran pitcher. Pat Moran had signed him expecting revival and the wily manager appears to have smartly judged the veteran hurler. Jim Scott of the White Sox reports to officers reserve training camp near San Francisco.
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Charles Bender
Pat Moran
Phillies
Pat
Scott
Jim Scott
White Sox
San Francisco
Keep Up Football Interest at Cornell and Michigan Announced
The Cornell Michigan football game will be played November 10 in Ann Arbor as the season’s top intersectional event. Wartime concerns faded after Secretary Baker’s support, with Cornell defending football and Michigan rejoining the Western Conference boosting attendance and planning for a large scale season.
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Cornell
Michigan
Baker
Harvard
Yale
Ann Arbor
Athletic Board
Hornsby Is Singular, Extraordinary Young Man
New York reporter interviews Cardinals star Rogers Hornsby about hitting and pitching. He shrugs off nerves, says pitchers throw fast, slow, or curve, and insists success comes from doing one’s best and hustling. The scribe concludes Hornsby is an extraordinary young man.
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New York
Cardinal Player
Roger Hornsby
Cardinals
Cardinal Swatsmith
Hornsby
Hlornsby
Popular Sports in Mexico City Flourishes
In Mexico City and suburbs there are 102 amateur baseball nines and 50 soccer teams showing the sport boom. The year round season, favorable climate, and dry soil aid play with no regular baseball leagues, only short multi team series. Large clubs and colleges field several squads, with first teams drawing players from younger teams.
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Mexico City
Mexico
Hank O Day Outplayed By Mike Donlin At Polo Grounds
Mike Donlin recalled a midday game at the Polo Grounds in which Hank O Day was off his game. Donlin joked that the New York bench needed an end man, and O Day found himself challenged for the rest of the afternoon as the clash unfolded.
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New York Beach
Donlin
Mike Donlin
Polo Grounds
Hank O'Day
Hennery
Miguel
New York
Hank
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