Motoring Stars and Royal Trips from Early Auto History
Hector Rabezzani recalls the era when royalty traveled with a road engineer to ensure machines ran smoothly. Early speed demons reached about 30 mph as engineers performed on-road repairs every twenty miles. Racing drivers often began as royal drivers, earning loyal prestige and sometimes titles, while tuning and guarding delicate racing machines.
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Hector Rabezzani
Rabezzani
Pcognico
Aristocracr
Feld
High Priced Rookie Seeks Regular Shortstop Role
A rookie valued at $10,000 for the New York Yankees is attempting to win the regular shortstop job with the world champions. The player, represented by a sports agency, faces competition from established infielders as spring training progresses.
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New York Yankees
Yankees
Burn Out Carbon While Engine Still Running
Instructions describe using an oxygen hose to flow oxygen into the engine cylinders with the motor running. Attach the hose to the intake, loosen the vacuum tank tube, and feed oxygen from the tank. Ensure the radiator is full of water and run the engine to oxidize carbon buildup.
Bezdek to Teach Football at Penn State Summer Session
Penn State athletics director Hugo Bezdek will head a three week football coaching course from July 1 to 18 as part of the summer session. Kenneth Loeffler will lead a basketball instruction course the same period, with Bezel assisted by Robert A. Higgins.
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Hugo Bezdek
Fuga Bewlvk
Penn State
Wil GC. Chambers
Kenneth D. Loeffler
Pen State
Bezel
Merly
Herb McCrathen
Lafayette
Robert A. Higgins
Bezdek
Sport snippets hint at new roles and deals in 1920s baseball
A flood of brief notes shows Jess Altenburg to be a playing manager at Salisbury as an out fielder. Sef Tesreai, ex New York Giant, coaching Dartmouth. financials highlight boxing and wrestling aid in 1928. transfers include Letty Waulkner bought by Buffalo from the Giants. military polo plans flagged. Walter Johnson keeps pitching hope. regional franchise moves under Piedmont league. Toledo buys seven players. Walsh homers and bats 682 times in 1928. amateur union outdoor switch championship set for Monotoly. Missonpy program links. Kansas City Greek umpire roles. Willie McGill coaching at Butler. Tris Speaker securing players for Newark Bears from Giants, Yankees, Brooklyn.
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Sef Tesreai
New York Giant
Dartmouth
Fom
Pennsylvania
Ilinois
Combustion Chamber Cleaned By Oxygen Reaction
A reader describes using surplus oxygen in the combustion chamber to thoroughly clean the chamber ports valve stems and spark plugs. The method runs the motor for ten minutes and is presented as a popular mechanics magazine idea from Paterson New Jersey.
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N. P. Cole
Paterson, N. J
Popular Mechanics: Magazine
Automobile Hints and Cross Country Ride in Old News
The piece discusses heat resistant exhaust pipe caps, a planned cross country trip from New York to Los Angeles in a car with a rumble seat, and toll road regulation efforts in Lancaster County Pennsylvania. It also notes Indianapolis trying to regulate pedestrian craft while drivers test wheel resistance and drum clearance.
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Trathon
New York
Los Angeles
Glossless Baseball Will Hasten The Game
The article discusses a proposed 1820 style baseball with a glossy cover to reduce rubbing, allowing pitchers to start with a ready ball and avoid excessive ball handling. It argues current players and umpires mismanage balls, critiques pitchers and batters for seeking new balls, and suggests the new ball would cut waste and superstition while speeding play.
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Murbers
Washington's Great Backstop Ruel a Tenure Hinges on Speed and Skill
Herold Ruel, 145 pound Washington catcher, long trusted behind the plate. He has caught 100 plus games for eleven seasons, facing Johnson, Coveleskie, Marberry and other aces. He recalls Lowdermilk wildness, Mays, Pennock craft, and the dangers of sign switching.
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Amoll
Herold Ruel
Washingtonats
Ruel
Walter Johnson
Staley Coveleskie
Firpo Marberry
Curd Mays
Browns
Grover Lowdermill
Lowdermilk
Mael
Carl Mays Tha Dus
Ray Chapman
Flog
Marberry
Walter
Herb Pennock
Big Ventrel
Bill Plercy
Sleus
Fasupe
Muddy
Herold
Washington
Appointment of Mrs. Myrtle Tanner Blackridge in Chicago
Mrs Myrtle Tanner Blackridge of Chicago was appointed by the President to succeed Mrs Mabel G Reinecke as collector of internal revenues in Chicago. The appointment marks a notable rise for a woman in a major federal post, reflecting ongoing changes in federal staffing.
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Myrtle Tanner Blackridge
Chicago
Coolidge
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