Boyle Lands Pair of Stars From State League
Frank Boyle signs two Iowa State league players Newcomer and Hasbrouck for Muscatine. Hasbrouck reports for spring work while Newcomer, a Upper Iowa student, may move toward Western league level. Umpire D H Sweet endorses both as strong prospects. Boyle also adds former Muscatine stars Hub Hart and Wild Bill Case from Manistee to bolster the squad.
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Frank Boyle
Newcomer
Hasbrouck
Omaha
Boyle
Muscatine
Muscatine Club
D. H. Sweet
Fayette
Sweet
International League
Fort Dodge
Upper Iowa University
Collegian
Lions
Manistee
Mich
Hub’ Hart
Wild Bill" Case
Michigan
Wolgast Nose Melts, Beak Readjusted by Paraffin
Ad Wolgast, famed fighter, loses part of his nose after a pimple caused paraffin to leak from a prior nose reconstruction. The nose sagged and the paraffin leaked out, undoing the cosmetic fix. A Beirut college in Syria runs a commercial department to train students for Levant business positions.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Ad Wolgast
The
Syrian Protestant College
Beirut
Syria
Levant
Swamp Root Sample Bottle Promotes Health Claim
A testimonial from Mrs Albert Sterner of Creysona P about kidney and bladder relief after using a Swamp Root sample bottle. She states full recovery and recommends the remedy, noting personal neighbor success and urging readers to request a sample from Dr Kilmer Co. Waterloo Evening Courier mentions regular bottle pricing at drug stores.
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Dr. Kilmer
Albert Sterner
Creysona
Axe Wn
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton, N. Y
Waterloo Svening Courier
Lajoie Dominates As Greatest Natural Batsman
In Cleveland on January 15 1909 discussions center on Nap Lajoie as baseball's best natural batsman. The article notes his 17 year span of dominance averaging .368 in his seventeenth season and mentions only two dips below .300 in 1908 and 1909 under managerial troubles.
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Cleveland, O
Ty Cobb
Hal Chase
Hans Wagner
Walter Johnson
Christy Mathewson
Nap Lajoie
Larry
Joe Jackson
Tris Speaker
Chief Meyers
Clonters
Five High Men in City Bowling League to Tour Minneaplis
City league bowlers chase high averages from December 26 to March 15. Charles Jackman, secretary, will fund the entry fees for the top five in the International Bowling Association tournament in Minneapolis in March. Key players include Fried, Weltzine, Hansen, Mucha, and Stoke with scores and averages listed.
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Charles Jackman
Minneapolis
Jackman
Fried
Weltzine
Hansel
Mucha
Stoke
Person
McFarlane
Mowrey
Trost
Forham
Dunleavy
Runyen
Invincibles
T Chadaki
Towa
Palmer
Thorken
Paul
Hansen
Kezar
Huntscha
Smith
Miller
Pfiffmer
Legacy Macks
Macks
McSweeney
Mer
Ungren to Lead Keokuk Team in Coming Season
Keokuk Iowa residents await booster meeting on Thursday for news on baseball plans. Managerial candidates include Lungren Manusch Kelly and others with Manusch favored if funds are raised quickly. Local directors face tight deadlines to sign players by mid February as interest grows and fans expect a creditable team.
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Keokuk
Fats
Boosters
Tpprees Uoon
Lungren
Manusch
Kelly
Central Association
Kegkuk
Indians
Bugs
White fighter Billy Green challenges Jack Johnson era foe
Sing Sing inmate Billy Green declares he can outbox and outfight Cowboy McCarty and Gangplow Palzer within twenty rounds if spared two days to train. He compares measurements with McCarty, notes Green weighs 203 pounds and stands 5 feet 10 inches, with a 72 inch reach and ongoing shadow boxing.
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New York
Bennett
Cowboy McCarty
Gangplow Palzer
Jack Johnson
Billy Green
Sing Sing
McCarty
Green
Billy Green Breaks Out of Sing Sing in Back Room Feat
The article recounts Billy Green's bold escape from Sing Sing and his boast he can outfight any man in the ring. It describes his strength routines in his cell, including bar exercises and jiujitsu moves on jailer Jailer Bennett, and notes his past era of hustling along the Bowery and gaining new clothes and hats.
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Bennett
Green
Bowery
Billy Green
Sing Sing
The
Hudson
Macks Defeat Fairbank Team in City League Bowling
Macken and Jessen posted high marks for Waterloo Fink led Fairbank with a 234 in a three game match at Jackman alleys. The Macks totaled 2705 pins, a new alley record, building a 279 pin lead over Fairbank as Hanson recovered from splits and Jessen and Macken produced strong scores.
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Macks
Fairbank
Jackman
Fink
Hanson
Macken
Jessen
Engravers Meet Boosters in City League Clash at Jackman Alleys
The Engravers and Boosters clash at Jackman alleys tonight to decide second place in the City league race. The two teams are tied and the five winning two games tonight will claim runners up. A Dubuque youth team meets Waterloo youth on Thursday evening.
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Park
Macken
Jessen
Rungen
Fairbank
Hahn
Letpkubl
Trotters
Lyon
Engravers
Jackman
Dubuque
Waterloo
Denial of Y W C A Baseball Fundraising Plan
Miss Edna O'Harra general secretary of the Keokuk YWCA denied plans to canvass local businesses for subscriptions to back a Central association club on the condition that Sunday baseball be dropped. Mike OHarra rejected the suggestion the YWCA would raise baseball money.
Chance May Be Playing Manager for Highlanders
Frank Chance, new manager of the American League Highlanders, returned to his Glendora home and said he will leave Feb 11 for New York to assume command. He may split duties, playing first base part of the time and alternating with another player.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Frank Chance
Glendora
New York
Highlanders
Chage
Purifying and Rejuvenating Blood Tonic Sateatab Offer
Advertising copy promotes a blood enriching tonic described as directly acting on blood to purify enrich and revitalize the system. Available in liquid form or as chocolate coated tablets named Sateatab for immediate use.
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Jim Savage
Jess Willard
Smash
Jim
Dan Morgan
Willard
Wolgast
Binghamton, N
Oei Fine
Hkezar
Ungren
CUB
M'Carty
Johnson
New World
MAGKS
Macken and Jessen
Y. W
Chance
Belmont Madras
Madras
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Cohen Ans Fattin
the Little Millionaire
Charles King
Geo. M. Cohan Theatre
Chicago
Madame X
Laura Frankenfield
Jay Circus
Fourth St. Entrance
Paul Davis Dry Goods Co
RT Hata A
Mabel Ettinger
West Fourth Street
Klinefelter & Sons
Park Avenue West
Wilbert Shallenberger
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