Baseball code of seventy years ago remembered
The article recalls the Knickerbocker Association rules adopted in 1845 detailing base paths, innings, pitching, outs, and umpire authority as the sport’s early framework. It marks the seventieth anniversary with reminiscences of Dan Brouthers and Ross Barnes, two legendary 19th century players.
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Knickerbocker Association of
New York
Rip van Winkle
Grandpop
Christy Mathewson
Wagner
Collins
Ty Cobb
Big Dan Brouthers
Ross Barnes
Brouther
Dennis
Dan
Sylvan Lake
N. Y
Wappingers Falls
Buffalo
Detroit
Boston
Brooklyn
Philadelphia
Famous Figures Star Summer Program at Chautauqua
The 60 day Chautauqua Assembly opens today with leaders from politics, literature, religion and education. Sanford Griffith headlines a Belgium study tour, while Dr. Lincoln Wirt and Dr. Herbert Adams Gibbons discuss war neutral policy and Europe’s map changes. Mary Antin, ex governors Patterson and Lind, Mrs. Pennybacker, actors Kennedy and Mathison, and many others appear in lectures, recitals, and concerts.
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America
Chautauqua
New York
Chautauqua Assembly
Sanford Griffith
Chautauqua Management
Belgium
Lincoln Wirt
World Peace Foundation
Boston Herald
Herbert Adams Gibbons
Europe
Mary Antin
Besos Ward
Wisconsin
Henry Turner Bailey
Patterson
Tennessee
John Lind
Minnesota
Wilson
Mexico
Percy V. Pennybacker
General Federation of Women’s Clubs
Charles Rann Kennedy
Edith Wynn Mathison
Thomas Mott Osborne
Sing Sing Penitentiary
Hamilton Wright Mabie
Outlook Magazine
Harold J. Howland
Independent Magazine
Stephen S. Wise
Amos P. Wilder
Katherine B. Davis
Commissioner
Whitman May Hear Becker Plea Friday
Martin T. Manton, Becker's counsel, will meet Governor Whitman in Albany to seek clemency hearing for Charles Becker. The aim is to hold the hearing Friday to allow time for a decision before Becker's execution set for the week of July 12 for the Rosenthal murder.
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New York
Martin T. Manton
Charles Becker
Whitman
Albany
Becker
Herman Rosenthal
Portland Cements and Brand Quality Notes
The article advises relying on Portland cements rather than slag or common cements for consistent results. Dragon and Titan brands are described as high grade rock products, finely ground and uniform in color, delivering maximum strength while costing no more than inferior grades.
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Pennsylvania
Dragon
Titan
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Rockford
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Chicago
Barnes
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University of Chicago
Japan
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Armour Institute
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Denver
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University of Pittsburgh
San Francisco
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