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...Little World's Series" (Baltimore versus Louisville), Joseph Deberry, Louisville pitching star, smiled confidently at the first Oriole batter who faced him in the fourth inning of the eighth game for the minor league championship. In that inning two sturdy Baltimorons, Batters Porter and Brainard, smashed home runs over the centerfield fence, brought in three runs with the result that Deberry, no longer smiling, was removed from the box and Baltimore gained a lead which gave them the game, 5 runs to 2, the series 5 games...
...that 1905 series was a story known to almost everyone in the U. S.-the story of how Mathewson, after one brilliant season with Smith's Norfolkers, was bought by the New York Giants, how he had perfected his famed "fadeaway," studied the personal weaknesses of every batter who opposed him, become recognized as the master baseball technician...
Born. To Rogers Hornsby, champion batter of the National League (baseball), a son; in St. Louis...
...Spanish Nation must wait until the Directory dismounts; and, on the whole, seems content to do so. Even the Radicals have said: "Better the Directory than a Romanones Ministry." * Moroccan Foot. In the pristine pride of its advent to power, the Directory was firmly convinced that it could batter the turbulent Riffs into submission. Consequently, it handled the statesmen and politicians in cavalier fashion, refusing haughtily all offers of help. "We shall meet again in Morocco," was the grim retort of ex-Premier Count Romanones, the Liberal leader. Subsequent events thoroughly disillusioned General Rivera and his colleagues. The Riffs proved...
Cordingley went into the box for the Crimson and got in hot water at once. The first batter was safe on an error by Tobin, who took Coady's place at first. The next two men were retired, but Small walked and Fish again came through with a hit. His double to center scored both runners. Captain Blake got a home run when his hit to right was played poorly by Ellison...