iCoaches Split On Center Toss Up In Basketball
Dr James Naismith and Br Walter Meriwell advocate dropping the center toss up in basketball with Naismith arguing no other game begins outside the court. Wisconsin coach proposes replacing it with a pass from outside the end lines at the start and after.
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James Naismith
Origitmuor
Disket
Feulty
University of Kansas
Walter Meriwell
Basket
University of Wisconsin
Naismith
Wisconsin
Flashlight Battery Start Method for Stalled Motors
A vintage guide explains using four flashlight cells wired in series to bypass a weak battery. By altering ignition wiring and linking two batteries to the crank, the motor can be sparked and run briefly to recharge the main battery, enabling the car to start again with a hand crank.
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Erani
Popular Science Monthly
Alternating Goal Toss Debate Draws Nailed Viewpoints
In the hall, Doctor Mean argues a tall center has a safety advantage under the current system. Doctor Naismith counters with the opposite view, citing different factors and balancing the play.
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Meanwell
Doctor Naismith
Texas Roads Get 700000 for 30 Miles of Old Pavement
Texas plans to spend 700000 to salvage 30 miles of gravel and macadam roads in 28 counties as the first project of the 1928 highway program. About 386 miles of roadway will receive asphalt surface treatment under the initiative to improve state highways.
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Texas
Early Stars of Baseball Outfielders Across Cities
A retrospective look at early outfield legends Joe Hornung Jimmy Vogey Curt Welch Abner Dalrymple and others who dazzled crowds. It highlights McAleer Keeler Donovan Brorle Clarke and Lange as standout fielders shaping the golden era under managers like Fred Clarke and Pop Anson.
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Joe Hornung
Eiffes
Ciircuit
Boston
Philadelphia
Jimmy Vogerty
St. Louis
Curt Welch
Chicago
Abner Dalrymple
Cleveland
Fang
Jimmy McAleer
McAleer
Jesse Burkett
Burk
Girdeng
Cleveland Spiders
Bill Reant
Baltimore
Billy Keeler
Steve Brorle
Donovan
Pittsburgh
St. Louia
Retner
Mike) Smith
Smith
Mike
Bill
Recalling the 61st National Automobile Show at Madison Square Garden
The reminiscences of Urunk N. Nott recount the 1899 inaugural show at Madison Square Garden New York. He notes 31 car makes on display, mostly gas powered with single and multi cylinder engines, limited body integrity, and early steering and ignition features. The Automobile Club of America sponsored a successful exhibition with test demonstrations and reflections on early car design.
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Madison Square Garden
New York
Urunk N. Nott
Nutte
Automobile Club of America
Sports and racing notes span teams and pigeon racing
Interesting Bits of Sport lists Jake Hart as Meridian team manager in the Cotton States League or American Horse Breeding Futurity slated for Syracuse. It notes a Cubs rookie Roy Hanson in Chicago, Nyduhi from Minnesota Statectic, and Jobered Eitney at Todquapolte. Boston hosts nine pigeon racing clubs.
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Jake Hart
Meridian
Boston
Mass
Baseball and Winter Sports Notes From The Era
Schmeling and Maloney sign Earl Bennet a rookie pitcher for Mississippi Valley league. Fifteen nations contest in the Tatra mountains Poland for skiing. Wilbert Robinson backs Cubs to win the National league pennant. Yale rowers include veterans like Tappen, 2928 squad. Wade Kluefer sells Nelson Greene lefty to Reading. Tad Jones and Mal Stevens back new rule on fumbled ball. Muddy Budd a Missouri graduate plans law after baseball. Alfred Jones gets Athletics spring trial after Gettysburg ties. Don H Andrews, Parker high product, joins Illinois baseball.
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Wade Kluefer
Mission Dliily
Nelson Greene
Reading
Jones
Mal Stevens
Nile
Detroit Star Catcher Woodall Poised for Tigers Pennant Push
Detroit catcher Woodall shows no stiffness from spring training and vows to be a pillar for manager Bucky Harris in the Tigers bid for the American League pennant, bringing strength behind the plate and at the plate.
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Woodall
Detroit Tigers
Bucky Borris
Automobile items and vintage car tech notes from 1904 era
A garbled reads on automobile topics mentions auto insurance on the Instalignor plan touching several states. It discusses gear shaft wear, lock washers, and a Wisconsin wreck linked to a driver’s anger. Early car features like the Polling top and self starter are noted with dates around 1904. The piece humorously critiques early maintenance and a wild wolf shooting incident on a public road.
Reds Courageous Lefty Jakie May Life And Career Chronicle
A look at Jakie May of the Cincinnati Reds, a often tough luck pitcher with a long, checkered career from 1914 beginnings in Georgia Alabama leagues to stints with St Louis Vernon and Cincinnati. Highlights include a 35 win season with Vernon in 1922, a broken arm injury after joining the Reds, and a hoped for one more major league season before retirement.
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HO ‘x
Teast
Jakie May
Cincinnati Reds
Jakiens
Newman
Alaxcon
Salt Lake
San Antonio
Raues Woo
Branch Rickey
Cardinals
Jakle
St. Louis
Rickey
Rickes
Vernon Club
Jukie
Yankees
Vernon
Reds
Heathcote
Chicago
Vic
Torles
Walter Johnson
Washilngton
Chicago Congressman Indicted Over Prohibition Violation
Congressman M Alfred Michaelson of Chicago is named in a federal indictment in Jacksonville Florida charging him with violating the prohibition law. The indictment alleges involvement in smuggling liquor from Cuba and references a supposed diplomatic baggage exemption. The case notes he logged the checked luggage at a Jacksonville railway station. Sergeant Herbert J Weeks, noted for bugling at 450 funerals, is mentioned in connection with the period and duties.
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M. Alfred Michaelson
Chicago
Jones Law
House of Representatives
Washington
Federal Grand Jury
Jacksonville
Wta
Tria
Lquor
Cuba
Herbert J. Weeks
First Corps
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Eva) Lange
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Jimmy Ryan
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Roy Hanson
Nyduhi
Minnesota
Eitney
Todquapolte
Schmeling and
Maloney
Davenport
Mississippi Valley League
Earl Bennet
Tatra Mountains
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Wilbert Robinson
Brooklyn Robins
Yale
Tappen
Muddy Budl
The
Duniversity of Missouri
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Gettysburg College
Alfred Jones
Athletics
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Don H. Andrews
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University of Finais
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Jimmy Maloney
Beston
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Juoe
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Paradise Valley
Mount Ranier National Park
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New York Society
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