Catcher Earl Smith Among Unruly Bunch in Toledo
Earl Smith, the veteran catcher once known for riots and rough play, clashes with teammate Tom Sheehan after Toledo games. Amid a string of brawls, Smith laments danger while Sheehan recalls wild Minnesota series where postgame roll calls left several players missing. Farmers say about one in four Pennsylvania farms has a radio.
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Earl
Smith
Pittsburgh
Casey Stengel
Toledo
Smitty
Tolledo
Tom Sheehan
Sheehan
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Pennsylvania
Motor Quiz How Many Can You Answer
A scanned puzzle page asks: What is considered the worst enemy of tires and what care should be exercised to protect them? Also lists four major causes for loss of power in an engine: loss of compression improper valve timing faulty ignition and improper carburation. It states 2:15 as the 1928 automobile grade crossing fatalities per Interstate Commerce Commission figures.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
Missouri Highways Use Magnets To Prevent Punctures
Missouri motorists save about 500 dollars daily in cost and hassle from tire punctures due to three 980 pound magnets on a two ton patrol truck. The device clears nails screws and scrap iron from seven to eight feet of road at ten to twelve mph, demagnetizing every few miles to reset the magnets.
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Missouri
State Highway’ Department
C. P. Gwens
Highway Department
Harvard Gridiron Card Secures Three Year Booking
Harvard schedules its football slate far ahead with a three year commitment pattern. The Crimson lack late season open dates through 1938 and plan multiple future opponents including Penn State Dartmouth Brown Army Holy Cross and Yale. A two year Michigan agreement ends with a Cambridge game this fall and Texas joins next year.
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Harvard
Princeton
Crimson
Penn State
Dartmouth
Brown
Army
Holy Cross
Yale
Michigan
Cambridge
University of Texas
College Star Walter Masters Sets 15th Straight Win
Walter Masters, pitcher for the University of Pennsylvania pikeball team, earned his fifteenth consecutive victory. The feat comes after two years of Intercollegiate competition, establishing a remarkable record for his outfit.
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Walter Masters
University of Pennsylvania
Pikeball Ten
New Swiss Invention Opens Garage Doors by Button
An invention from Switzerland allows opening garage doors by pressing a button on a device. The radio waves trigger an aerial on the roof to start a remote play that automatically opens and closes the doors, enabling entry without leaving the car.
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Switzerland
Japanese School Championship Attracts Spectators
The School Championship of Japan drew larger crowds per game than the world series in the United States. A prominent Japanese-born figure told Sporting News that if U S baseball could bat outs, World Series winners would draw over 150000 spectators in Japan. The piece notes strong play in the Philippine islands and a Filipino boy’s view favoring the current baseball era over independence, with critique of local politicians.
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Japan
United States
Sporting News
Philippine Islands
Terse Squirbs Of Different Sports From 1931 Notes
Twenty eight leading athletes are named with Coakley as Columbia coach. Princeton picks David G Marvin 81 as fencing captain. Northwestern polo has not lost to a Big Ten foe in four seasons. Don McGary bows world record duck pins. Rusty Callow plans a Delaware River boathouse. De Mar drinks ice water and ice cream after marathons. Connie Mack Jr. noted. America’s Cup yachts feature sails totaling over a ton, with the main sail weighing 1,400 pounds.
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Coakley
Columbia A
Lehigh
Germantown Academy
Northwestern University
Big Ten
Andy Coakley
Columbia
Pennsylvania
Remedy for Leaky Exhaust Valve Guides on Any Motor
A Popular Science Monthly note describes a fix for leaky inlet valve guides in gasoline motors. A light spring over the valve stem plus a leather washer on the stem hole keeps the washer against the guide top, preventing air leakage and mixture spoilage, useful on old cars where new guides are too costly. ensures smoother idling when wear is minimal.
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Popular Science Monthly
Reading oil gauges for quantity in crankcase
The article explains that oil pressure gauges on the dash do not show oil quantity. For accurate readings the gauge under the oil filter pipe should be read, especially in summer. It emphasizes the dash gauge measures pressure not quantity and notes a major difference between the two readings.
Women Use Chauffeurs In The United States
The piece notes that even as women increasingly drive, they use chauffeurs more than men. An American Automobile Association official cites that uniforms cost about 104 million dollars annually, raising questions about who employs chauffeurs more.
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United States
American Automobile Association
Radio Tubes Estimate Long Distances Across 4000 Miles
A dopester estimates a straight line spread of four thousand miles for radio tubes, projecting a vast reach and signaling a bold scope for the potential network.
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Catcher Earl Smith
Helen Wills
Moody
Dan Howley
National League ‘Race
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Donald McGary
Bangor
Maine
Rusty Callow
Penn
Delaware River
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Connie Mack, Jr
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Stop Lake
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Frank Wyckoff
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Lonely Isle
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New Stock Exchange
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King Tut
Julius Seligson
Gresvent Athletic Ely
Brooklyn
Byrd
Lindbergh
Will’ Boss
Nicaragua
Alfred W., Johnson
Frante Fulton
U. S. Santa Maria
Johnson
National Board of ‘Elections
Nicaragu
Alton
Electie Treacher
Nearaguga
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