Baker Leads All at Third Base in All-American Pick
Franklin Baker of the Athletics, famed for power hitting and steady defense, tops the all-American committee’s choice for best third baseman. The 30-year-old from Trappe Maryland beats out Heine Zimmerman and Ed Die Foster, with Eddie Collins anchoring the lineup behind him. Baker’s record shows consistent high batting averages and clutch hitting, cementing his status as the premier third baseman in the country this era.
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Eddie Foster
Washington
Eddie Collins
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Eddie
Frank Baker Joins Reading Then Becomes A’s Fixture
Herzog recalled his remark about Baker and traveled to Maryland to sign him for 100 dollars a month, a fortune to J Franklin. Baker joined Reading in spring 1908 and led the league in extra base hits becoming a slugger. Connie Mack bought his release in fall and he has remained an integral member of the Athletics.
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Baker
Maryland
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Reading Club
Connie Mack
Minnesota cities form new Southern Minnesota League
Austin Albert Lea and Owatonna form nucleus of a new independent but non outlaw Southern Minnesota baseball league. Rochester may join soon with Mankato and Faribault expected to follow. League plans about seventy games, four per week, with a $1300 monthly salary cap and ties to national baseball commission if successful. Two other items note Nebraska Kansas football and Notre Dame baseball schedules, plus five auto racers entering Indy 500.
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Austin
Albert Lea
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Mankato
Faribault
National Commission
Strong Iowa Schedule Sets Up 1915 Football Map
Iowa City announces a robust 1915 home slate with Minnesota at home and Cornell on October 10. Iowa will travel to Chicago Evanston and Ames, with Northwestern and Nebraska on the road and Drake left out. Plans include possible Iowa Chicago contract changes and a future Northwestern home swap, plus Missouri stand plans in Sioux City with a 2500-seat grandstand.
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Joe Jenkins May Stay With Browns
St Petersburg Mia Feb 19 If confidence goes for anything there is one athlete who is going to stick with the Browns the coming season He is Joe Jenkins who caught for Keokuk part of last season Joe is confident himself and he is going to make a hard try to grab off a regular job behind the bat Jenkins was a sought athlete when the drafting season opened last fall Seven Class A clubs bid for him but Scout Charley Barrett who grabbed him for the Browns got the edge on all of them He went to Keokuk early in the season and found that he belonged to the Memphis team of the Southern league The agreement between Memphis and Keokuk clubs was verbal Barrett advised President Hedges to draft Jenkins Browns won and secured the receiver
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Joe Jenkins
Keokuk
Joe
Charley Barrett
Memphis
Barrett
Hedges
Charles
Special Features At The Lyric Theatre
The Lyric theatre on Fourth street announces a big today and tomorrow special What the Gods Decree a four reel adventure thriller about pursuing a sacred necklace. It is one of the World's Special Films Corporation features. A new two thousand dollar electric orchestra will be installed soon. Dr. RH. J. Nestor now located on the fifth floor of the Syndicate building Suite 418. Phone 23. Ad. Visit our new Vietrola department.
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Suit
Keokuk Signs Many Players For SEASON
Keokuk Ia Feb 19 The local baseball association received multiple contracts as scouts beef up the team core. Four pitchers two infielders and an outfielder signed with the Indians. Names include Thomas Griffin J C Goodman A Kiss Rex Brown A Hensling D J McDewitt Harvey Fox and Hunter with Abbott Baker backing the drive to assemble a strong spring roster.
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Indians
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Baker
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Sedgwick
Kan
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Cairo
Rex Brown
Troy
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Los Angeles
D. J. McDewitt
Philadelphia
Harvey Fox
St.Louis
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Hurley
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Ross Abbott
West High Juniors Present Farcical Play A Strenuous Life
West High Junior thespians rehearse a three act farce titled A Strenuous Life to be staged Saturday afternoon in the high school auditorium. Miss Ethel Zartman directs the cast featuring Tom Harrington as captain, Dwight Strayer and others in a UC campus setting comedy with a Japanese servant and a boarding house keeper among the named roles. The production promises a lively escape from dull routines for local audiences.
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Tracy Glasener
Wiggington Wiggins
Gazelle McElhinney
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Lucile Whittie
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Elizabeth Day
How to Prevent Acid Stomachs and Fermentation
A long form advertorial by a 9 Stomach Specialist claims most stomach pain stems from acid and fermentation rather than a truly diseased stomach. It recommends ingesting bisulated magnesia as an immediate antacid after meals to neutralize acid and halt fermentation, asserting quick relief and normal digestion.
Ministers Wives at Waterloo Tonight by Gorrell Stock
The Gorrell Stock company opens at the Waterloo theatre with The Ministers Wives praised as highly entertaining. The strong cast and careful production are highlighted as evidence of quality savings and nightly rehearsals fill every hour. Readers are invited to see the actors in continuous study and performance planning.
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Waterloo Theatre
the Waterloo
Caast
Waterloo
New Bridge Over the Maquoketa in Delaware
Manchester Iowa February 14. Contractor Gus Barne is completing the steel bridge across the Maquoketa river south of Manchester. The bridge location has been challenged in court by property owners opposing the change to the new site. Early in winter objectors petitioned the district court for a temporary order.
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Gus Barne
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District Court
Musterole for Lumbago and Sore Throat Declared Quick Relief
Medical ointment Musterole promises rapid relief from lumbago bronchitis croup stiff neck asthma and other pains. Advertises 26c 50c jars and a $2.50 hospital size with doctor endorsement from Dr J J Gordon of Detroit and mail order option from Cleveland Ohio.
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Musterole Company
Cleveland
Ohio
J. J. Gordon
Detroit
Thin Folks Who Would Be Fat A Physician's Advice
An ad extols fat gain through Sargol tablets to treat malnutrition. It claims pills convert sugars and starches into nourishment, producing 10 to 25 pound monthly gains, with natural, harmless action. Sold by Joder Pharmacy and others with a money back guarantee. cautions about use by those unwilling to gain ten pounds or more.
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Joder Pharmacy
Court Denies Injunction On Bridge Construction
A temporary injunction to stop the bridge work was denied. The supervisors and contractor proceed. the structure is finished and the approaches will soon be completed and opened to traffic.
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Trafic
Progressive strength in Black Hawk county portends campaign
Des Moines report notes strong Progressive club formation in Black Hawk county and hints at Frank Q. Stuart seeking Progressive nomination for senator. He plans a campaign starting April 1 and believes the Second district results bode well for a regular ticket, platform, and organization. Electricity use in Calcutta and other oriental cities also mentioned.
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Des Moines
Black Hawk County
Frank Q. Stuart
Chariton
Waterloo
Stuart
Get GETS-IT for Corns and Calluses Today
Thousands praise GETS-IT as magic for corns and calluses. Apply drops, watch corn and callus shrivel in 38 seconds. Painless, safe, quick relief sold at druggists for 25 cents or by mail from B Lawrence & Co. Waterloo outlet Wangler Bros. Co.
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B. Lawrence & Co
Chicago
Waterloo
Wangler Bros. Co
Catarrh Cure Offer by EB Gauss
A publisher claims to cure catarrh at no cost to the patient and offers a method said to remove the disease by destroying the germs. The notice invites readers to mail name and address to receive the treatment and a reply form.
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