Wilbur Good Returns as Crackers Manager in Atlanta
Wilbur Good returns to Atlanta as manager after years wandering the baseball map. Born September 28, 1885 in Jefferson County, Pennsylvania, he played for Johnstown, Pittsburgh, Montreal, Lancaster, Akron, Cleveland, Philadelphia, Kansas City and more before guiding Atlanta in 1926 and later managing Akron again. The Crackers won the pennant in 1926 with Good batting .385 in limited plate appearances.
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Atlanta Constitution
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Foreigners Seek Rich Purses in Major Youth Races
Foreigners show interest in America’s three richest two year old futurities at Belmont Park and Pimlico. No foreign bred colt or mare has won either Maryland race yet, though Mra L G Kaufman’s Twink dazzled in one revival. Jenkins Handicap at Laurel favored Doctor Bree sand over High Strung, while outsiders fare better in the Hopeful. Saratoga president Richard T. Wilson believes a foreigner may win the next revival.
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America
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Twink
Maryland
Laurel
Doctor Breesand
Richard T. Wilson
Saratoga Association
Electric Gasoline Gauge Needs Good Attention
Confusing notes explain car owners must turn ignition on to read the fuel gauge accurately. To test, run the gauge before the engine stops and ensure the tank reads full after starting the engine again.
Yearling race to feature 25th Honefal event hopes
In a richly endowed race, 88 yearlings were named with 27 from outside. No other hopeful drew such outlanders as they prepare for acclimatization by August. The Honefal of 1926 will be the 25th running of the event.
Automobile Notes On Driving And Maintenance
A clipped set of car tips discusses starting in cold garages, saving wear on machinery, and changing driving habits. It notes more women drivers use only half the clutch, warns about windows breaking from objects in diners, and cautions against radical valve grinding.
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Toronto
Canada
Tourists Avoiding Driving At Night
More than seventy percent of motor tourists avoid night driving says the Chicago Motor Club analysis based on National Touring Board data. President Charles J. Hayes cites narrow highways, headlight danger, poor signs, and drunken drivers as key fears. but widening roads and standardized signs could ease them and reduce daytime congestion.
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National Touring Board
American Automobile Association
Charles J. Hayes
Ing Bureau
Detroit Woman Becomes Featherweight Fight Manager
Mrs. Edna Grenier of Detroit becomes the citys first woman prize fight manager guiding a stable that includes her cousin Frankin Mack and fighters Johnny Clancy and Pate Baert. She supervises training, approves contracts, and works from ringside while juggling household duties at twenty seven.
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Edna Grenier
Detroit
Grenier
Frankin Mack
Mack
Johnny Clancy
Pate Baert
Atate Boxing Commission
Interesting Bits of Sports News From College to Professional Clubs
Veterans like Jimmy Midleton return to pitching, while Johns Hopkins in Baltimore shifts toward lacrosse as a college sport. Russell Gun joins Waco of the Texas League. Willer Jamison and George Appletra join the Gluklonit club. schools race in chess and tennis with notable names like Hubert Winer from Georgia Tech.
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Johns Hopking
Baltimore
Motorists Entertained With Program of Music
In Orluni Pla motorists in the city center’s business district are delayed as four large amplifiers provide a musical program while they wait for the green go signal at the main traffic tower. The hearers endure the hold up amid the urban bustle.
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Tlls City
Trees Spared Along Roads in Massachusetts
The Massachusetts Department of Public Works governs roadside planting and tree protection on state highways. No tree or shrub may be cut or added without a highway department permit. Palmer hosts tree and shrub propagation and oversees highway landscape duties.
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Massachusetts
Department of Public Works
Highway Department
Palmer
New York Nurse Displays 16-Pound 1929 Baby
Nurse Horlick at a New York hospital hoists a record breaking newborn believed to be the year’s heaviest, tipping the scales at 16 pounds as the year 1929 closes.
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Horlick
New York Hospital
Britain Part of Europe As Isles Classified
The article states the British isles form six parts of Europe and notes a prior eight part mainland before subsidence created the North Sea and the English Channel. It reflects a historic geographic view.
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Britain
Europe
British Isles
North Sea
English Channel
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