Egan Names Musky Squad
Wagner claims dominance as veteran Dutchman maintains a 17 year streak in the 300 batting class. Lajoie and Cobb are noted peers, with references to declines and the rarity of ten straight years at or above .300. The piece contrasts aging stars and enduring consistency in early baseball history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vane Wagner
Hans
Wagner
Anson
Lajoie
Warner
Cleveland
Cobb
Tyrus
Wagener
Questions on shooting and firearms from readers
A gun club Q and A collects reader queries on trigger technique, calibers, powder types, rifle and shotgun specs, and wartime arms. answers discuss breath control, stance, recoil, and recommended gear. The National Rifle Association in Washington, D C, notes an Inter club league with 36 clubs nationwide and offers guidance to organizers.
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Harvard
Conn
J.P
Milwaukee
Wis
United States Army
Purpo
Lefaucheux
Smith & Wesson
National Rifle Association
Washington
D. C
United States
Four veteran rule likely to stand in Central Association
Muscatine Iowa December 26 Despite opposition from Waterloo fans the four veteran rule adopted unanimously at Burlington remains likely to stay. Supporters led by President Justice and Manager Ned Egan argue the change will reduce costs and stabilize the circuit, though a two thirds vote at the January annual meeting in Waterloo could bring a clash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muscatine
Burlington
Waterloo
Justice
Ned Egan
Central Association
Brickley to Coach Ames or Ohio State Next Fall
Intimate sources in St. Louis report Harvard star Charley Brickley will coach either Ames or Ohio State next fall. Brickley supposedly stated he could develop a championship eleven using Hoyt’s system, and he had been linked to Penn State, though those talks reportedly fell through.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Charley Prickley
Harvard
Egan Announces Bunnies May List of Players
The article reports Ned Egan naming a list of players for next summer as manager of the Bunnies. It mentions Fisher, Hruska, Cliff Lee, and others, with debate over who will win infield and outfield spots and which veterans may be retained under league rules.
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Egan
Bunnies
Momeating
Ned Egan
Sam Black
Hsin
Fisher
Ned
Musky
Trehind
Hruska
Cliff Lee
Lee
Fagan
Ross
Loventzen
Wasner
Wilkus
Zackert
Gawvege Zin
Clarence Jack
Galesburg
Hasbrook
Jarrell
Masters
Runser
Jack
Gerald Wetzel
Reinhart
Louis
Sohn
Glyde Curtis
Veteras
Central Association
Seven Keys to Baldpate at Waterloo January 2
Waterloo brings Seven Keys to Baldpate a two act farce with a prologue and epilogue. Cast includes William Wagner Sullivan A. Anderson Olaf Shawland Amelia Myars Edith Bowers and more. Also advertised The Red Widow January 3 with Pollock Wolf and Gilbert music by Gebert. Mail orders accepted.
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Baldpate
George M. Cohan
Art Derr Biggers
Cohan
Harris
William Wagner
Mr. Sullivan
Daniela. Anderson
Olaf Shawland
Amelia Myars
Edith Bowers
Chaunces Causesland
Elsa Frederic
Blanche Brin
Albert Watterson
Harry Maitland
Louis Hagan
Chris Aueworth
Waterloo
America
Pollock
Wolf
W. H. Gilber
Charles Gebert
Messrs. Pollock
London
Berlin
Australia
Arthur Gillespie
Apvbrey Stanzfer
Rowland & Clifford
Leo Greenwood
Ollie Carew
Gaby Deslys
Barbara Douglas
Hoy
Waterloo Theatre
At the Palace Theatre Fire Raged Sea Drama Five Parts
A Palace Theatre show titled While Fire Raged features a seafaring romance with daring sets and photography. The captain forbids his son from marrying a dancer aboard the same ship. a fire breaks out and the dancer entertains passengers to avert panic before leaving at the next port. Performers include Gabrielle Robinne and Rene Alexander.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gabriee Robinne
Rene Alexander
Comedie Francaise
Pathe
Gabrielle Robinne
Majestic Holiday Show Pleases Crowds With Mixed Acts
A bustling Majestic program features Sennett and Wilson in new comedy stunts, Brough ton and Turney with a Celtic piece Just Landed, Pipes of Pan as the main scenic act, Hebsee and Baird in a Scotch number, and Prof Buckley’s animal act drawing applause. Seven Colonial Belles join with bright scenery and costumes, Fiddler and Shelton perform a colored vaudeville skit, McCormick and Wallace present Theatrical Agent ventriloquism, Flanders and Millis as eccentric piano dancing comedians, and the Three Falcons offer a thrilling aerial routine. The bill closes with newsreels of the Yale Harvard Thanksgiving Day game.
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Sennett and Wilson
Broughton
Turney
Hebsee
Baird
Buckley
Colonial Belles
Fiddler and Shelton
Plaza Theatre Delights Crowd With Comedy Feature
Last evening the Plaza Theatre presented an excellent bill to a large, appreciative audience. The feature film from the Famous Players company, The Man From Mexico, starred Jolly Barrymore. The theme and action offered top comedy with an all star cast as a major attraction.
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New Plaza Theatre
Famous Players’ Company
Mexico
Jolly
Barrymore
Hardy A Friend in Disputed Promises Suit
Miss Ione Stoneman of Hartford Wisconsin sues Hardy A Friend of Marshalltown for 10000 damages alleging a promised marriage in 1913 that never occurred after he married another woman. The suit follows a history of vaudeville scandal and prior legal disputes over a diamond ring and false arrest.
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Marshalltown
Hardy A. Friend
Ione Stoneman
Hartford
Wis
Gladys Wayne Perkins Devendorf
Leo Devendorf
Des Moines
Knoxville
Miss Perkins
Friend
Ottumwa
Devendorf
Miss White
Chicago
Enoch Ar il True to Returns Home Moves to Toledo
Sunbury Pa December 26. A tale of marriage indictments and a dismissed case, then a breach of promise pursuit. Enoch Ar ill true to returns home. A man aged sixty years, Weirck, returns after twenty years to learn his wife remarried and seeks to rebuild peace with her.
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Miss White
Toledo
Enoch
Sunbury
Dee
Noth Arden
George K. Weirck
Lower August Township
Weirck
Owklase
Cal
Famuer H. Bowser
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Mr Laties
Germany
Mauser
Enflett
France
Lebel
Austria
Mannlicher
Indianapolis
Ind
Wills
Vallbre Ville
Ames
Brickley
Sas Hamilton
Claire Curtis
Iadian League
Cellar Rapids
Hamilton
Ontario
Belden Hill
Sporting News
Belden
Boony
Cedar Rapids
Walter Johnson
Bunny
Scretary Farrell
National Commission
Canada
Jimmy Hamilton
the Waterloo
Magee
Sevev
Balpaie
Wiko
Palace
Kmith Oster
Cedar Malls
Plaza Treatre
Palace Theatre
Spain
J. R. Bray
Col. Heeza Liar Fame
Ajestic Theatre
Pan
Hugh McCormick
the Theat
Fiddler & Shelton
Grace Wallace
Flanders
Millis
England
Yale-Harvae
John Barrymore
the Man From
Carlyle Blackwell
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