Regatta Plans Forge Ahead at Potomac Boat Club
Potomac Boat Club advances Labor Day regatta plans at Marshall Hall with an August 22 excursion rescheduled after poor weather. Local business and citizens are urged to fund and back the event, aiming for a $2000 effort featuring top Eastern and Southern clubs, junior and intermediate crews, and notable athletes.
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Potomac Boat Club
Columbia
Agto
Labor Day
Polonto
Marshall Hall
Tolers
Washington
Potomac
Woth Duluh
Five Veteran Baseball Greats Remain In Major League Legacy
The Big Five era stars Mathewson Wagner Lajoie Walsh and Young define a golden age. Mathewson remains a pitching icon for the Giants while Wagner powered the Pirates and Cubs. Lajoie continues as a premier fielder for the Indians. Walsh and Young endured long careers with the White Sox and Red Sox respectively, shaping baseball history through extreme longevity and consistency.
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Christy Mathewson
Giants
John Henry Wagner
Pirates
Napoleon Lajoie
Athletics
Ed Walsh
White Sox
Fast
Denton Tecumseh Young
Old Cy
Walsh
Mathewson
Frun
Matty
Cubs
Newark
Fielder Jones
Walah
Lack Golf Club Wood The Growing Shortage Crisis
Golf enthusiasts and manufacturers warn of a looming scarcity of hickory and other woods essential for golf clubs. Experts cite rising demand from the game’s expansion, urging U S government forest protections and replenishment. Hickory futures, import dependence, and shifts to dogwood and persimmon are noted as clubs adapt to new production methods.
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United States
America
United States Golf Association
Forest Service
Nicholas Demance
Damane
Stoteh
Australia
France
Demane
England
T’ncle Sam Lumber
Golf Berty
United Stat
Teflera
Projon
Inted
siMeult
Bet Oney
Scotland
Brouthers and the Rise of a Baseball Legend
Dan Brouthers emerged as a premier first baseman in the 1880s after a rough start in amateur leagues. The piece traces his early career, key early teammates like Deacon White and Jim McGraw, and his role in forming the famed Big Four with Buffalo and Detroit clubs. It notes a pivotal moment when Brouthers backed Fred Merkle in Tecumseh, reflecting his growing stature and influence in baseball's early professional era.
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Dan Brouthers
Troy
Deacon White
Eck Rene Hardis Richardson
Stuggars
Detroit
John McGraw
New York Giants
Big Dan
Pares
Merkie
Tecumseh Ball Star Dan Brouthers Batting Record
Tecumseh celebrates the stable support of a 2000 population town backing a class D team for three seasons. Don Brouthers played with the Baltimore Orioles era stars under John McGraw and Hugh Jennings. His 1891 to 1896 stats show 1596 seasons, 18 games, 1617 at bats, 547 runs, 1200 base hits, 2233 three base hits, 107 home runs, 82 sacrificed hits, 380 stolen bases, and a .264 average.
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Tecumseh
Don Brouthers
Baltimore
John McGraw
Hughie Jennings
Joe Kelly
Joe Corbett
Dan Brouther
Philadelphia Nationals
Private golf courses boom across the country
Miniature privately owned golf ecourses expand nationwide offering short layouts under a thousand yards. They provide quality facilities for a devoted, wealthy clientele, contrasting with larger clubs while bearing high land costs and upkeep.
Shows Great Golf Growth Across Massachusetts
A handicap list from the Massachusetts Association shows golf growth with 6361 men on the roll, up from 4818 last year as the limit dropped from 20 to 18 strokes. Clubs increased from 69 to 7% with the Bay States near national averages. Ira, trained in Cleveland, aims to beat the mile record once held by Directum 1.156% Doc Turner drives Uhlan 108 for C K G Billings while William 158% pursues stride progress.
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Chesapeake Bay Yacht Racing Association
Bay
Yachtamen
Potomac
Massachusetts Association
Bay States
William
Ira
Cleveland
Directum 1
Doc Turner
Uhlan
C K G Billings
Battery Men Limited Players Hold Only Two Fixed Positions
A historical note explains baseball rules on player positioning and the fixed roles of pitcher and catcher. It describes how the pitcher and catcher must stay within defined lines and areas, while other fielders can be rearranged by the manager. An example cites Rub Waddell moving outfielders during a game, illustrating the balk rules if the catcher leaves his line.
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Hecox
Potomac
Tom Farnsworth
Farnsworth
Correll
Potomac Stars
Calloway
Farnaworth
Hecor
Boy
Clirk
Big Five
Hegel
Rubs Waddell
Athletics
Cobb to Shun Golf for Baseball Season
Tyron Cobb of the Detroit Tigers will not mix golf with his baseball duties this season. Dispatches note Christy Mathewson has taken a similar stance. Cobb believes the golf stroke differs from batting and could affect hitting performance.
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Tyron Cobb
Detrot Tigers
Christy Mathewson
Cobb
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