Woman’s View of Present Conditions in Wenatchee
Mrs. L M Hull reads a contrast between Wenatchee twenty years ago a barren frontier grave without care and today a thriving city with orchards schools and bridges The piece credits the commercial club dry policy water projects and civic improvements for growth while urging vigilance on remaining sanitation roads and water supply issues.
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Wenatchee
Pio
Neers
Columbia
High Line
Woman’s Christian Temperance Union
Young Men’s Christian Association
Edmonds
State Board of Health
Jeffries Training Pace Under Scrutiny at Rowton Road
Reports from Jim Jeffries training camp vary daily, with critics noting too little actual sparring and too much layoff. The ex champion faces a narrowing window for serious work before mid June, as promoters urge visible practice and steady conditioning.
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Tommy Clark
Jim Jeffries
Rowardemnan
Jeffries
Jeff
Rowardennan
Rowardennen
Leifield to Earn Salary With Pittsburg Champions
Fred Clarke says veteran southpaw Leifield has a chance to pitch forty games for the Pittsburg world champions this season. The veteran is expected to deliver a strong performance to justify his salary.
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Leifield
Fred Clarke
Pittsburg
Matty Mathewson Uses New Trick To Catch Sleepers
Christy Mathewson, star pitcher for the New York Nationals, unveils a ploy where he feigns a half facing plate stance and half facing first base. He tosses slow balls to the first baseman to mislead the runner, then returns the ball quickly to tag the runner off the bag. The runners react with a bounce before being caught.
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Christy Mathewson
New York Nationals
Matty
Christy
Tyrus Cobb's Debut Highlighted by Duckey Holmes
Veteran Toledo manager William Duckey Holmes recalls Cobb's first big game and outlines a scout's views on pitching and what makes a player successful in the Eastern league era.
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Duckey
Holmes
William
Toledo
Curtain Falls on Rube Waddell’s Pitching Career
The famed southpaw of the St. Louis Americans may never pitch again after a left arm fracture from a bat’s pitch in Boston. Attending surgeons fear his arm will not regain use, ending a career noted for eccentricity and brilliance. Connie Mack praised his leadership, and a heart to heart with Jack O’Connor in Houston warned him to stay in shape or face release.
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Rube Waddell
St. Louis Americans
Waddell
Boston
Mathewson
Connie Mack
Rube
Athletics
Houston
Jack O'Connor
O’connor
Browns
Colleges Plan Long Distance Outdoor Swimming Meet
Yale Harvard Columbia Pennsylvania Princeton and CCNY plan the first inter collegiate outdoor long distance swim meet for July 4 and 5 at Travers Island New York. Events include one mile half mile and quarter mile races high diving and hundred yard novice races.
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Yale
Harvard
Columbia
Pennsylvania
Princeton
College of the City of
New York
Travers Island
Penn's Star Jumper
Burdick, at six feet two and a half inches, is Penn's champion jumper.
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Penn
Burdick
Pitcher Barger Nearly Sent Down in Manager Dahlen Debacle
The article notes Dahlen almost sent Cy Barger back to the minors, Boston refused, and Barger became a Brooklyn winning pitcher. It also covers critiques of Christy Mathewson, Three Finger Brown’s decline, Ty Cobb on pitching strategy, Detroit’s veteran recruit age, and praise for Vincent Campbell as a potential successor to Fred Clarke. It closes with King Gustaf seeking Schweninger’s fat-reduction expertise, a long list of doctors, and a quip about veterinary surgeons.
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Columbia River
Trallalap Valley
Pateros
Dahlen
Cy Barger
Boston
Brooklyn
Mathewson
Philadelphia
Brown
Ty Cobb
George Mullin
Detroit
Mullin
Fred Clarke
Vincent Campbell
Campbell
Matinee Hat Problem Solved by Cercle at Aix les Bains
Authorities at the Cercle in Aix les Bains announce a solution to the matinee hat problem. The theater space is divided with hats on the right and no hats on the left, a simple yet genius approach noted in a London Times letter.
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Cercle
Aixies-Bains
London Times
Athletics Look Like Winners in 1910 Pennant Race
The Athletics, led by Connie Mack, display a powerful lineup with hitters Collins Baker Barry and Davis plus a strong infield and an outstanding pitching staff. Plank Krause and a right hand quartet including Coombs Morgan Dygert Bender headline a deep rotation. The club looks poised as a top pennant contender despite rivals’ chatter.
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Connie Mack
Philadelphia
Athletics
Ban Johnson
Mack
Connie
Collins
Baker
Sam Thompson
Hartsel
Oldring
Thomas
Livingston
Plank
Krause
Atkins
Portsider
Coombs
Morgan
Dygert
Bender
Cleveland
McInnes
Rath
Strunk
Hellmuller
Jack Lapp
Most Dangerous Punch Named by Pugilistic Experts
Pugilistic experts identify the right hand uppercut as the most dangerous punch and note it is Jack Johnson's favored blow in the ring.
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Jack Jonhson
Linden wood yields top heating power among common woods
Government notes that Linden wood provides the greatest heating power among talked woods. Fir is near Linden in heat output, followed by pine, while hard oaks and other hard woods deliver over ten percent less heat.
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L. M. Hull
Rowardeznci
Chicago White Sox
Cobb
Doc White
Doc
Fielder Jones
White Sox
Fielder
Whoto
American Press Association
Cascade Garden
Terry Ross
J. F
Ber, Thomas Spears
A. J. Linville
Harry Buttles
Francis E. Cadman
F. W. Arnold, H. E
W. Patience, George Helgeson
E. A. King
Fred Kemp
Joseph Gangler
Harry Shotwell
James
F. Forte
Charlie Brownfield
H. Breese
Bert Craig
F. R. Peake
J. H. Ferryman, L. T. Armstrong
Gladys Crampton
Guy A. Hamilton
Louis Michel
C. W. Hastings, Rich
Ard Simon, A. V. Huff
Block E
J. E. Grant, L. J. Nel
Guntherless
Shannon
Cascade Gardens
The
Great Northern Rail
Nason Creek Station
Cas
Cade Mountains
Ori
Ginal
Leavenworth
Cashmere
Ephrata and
Ready
Cades
F. A. Reynolds
Cascade Orchards
Nason Creek
Hotel Washington Annex
Seattle
Second Ave
Stewart St
D&vis
Tyrus Cobb
Bismarck
Schweninger
Gustaf
Sweden
Nice
Count Bill
Catcher Livingston
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