Hornsby: A Baseball Great with Powerful Hitting and Skill
Rogers Hornsby, star second baseman for the Chicago Cubs, is described as the game’s premier hitter and a top defensive infielder. At 34, he remains at peak form with a career .367 batting average, noted consistency in August and September, and a fourteen-year big league tenure including time with St Louis, New York, Boston, and Chicago.
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Iowa Athletes Will Play Baseball In 1930 Season
Five University of Town stars will pursue pro baseball this summer. Wills Glassgow, All American halfback, signs as infielder with the St. Louis Cardinals. Francis Mulroney, pitcher, to spring with the Boston Red Sox. Mace Brown and Forrest Twogood join the Cards and Virgil David goes to the Cincinnati Reds farm system. Glassgow and Mulroney helped win the 1927 Hawkeye title as part of Iowa’s Big Ten pennant team. Mulroney has been pitching for Pittsfield in the Eastern League.
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Detroit Sh huble and Heine Schubie Infield Drama
Detroit showed shaky defense with Schuble at short causing errors and jittery pitching. Heine Schubie was praised as a strong hitter yet erratic fielding plagued Detroit, while manager Harris rotated Schuble in and out throughout the season.
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Spark Plugs Boost Power, Study Finds 12 000 Mile Plugs
An automobile maker’s lab reports that engines with spark plugs over 12 000 miles old produced 31.2 horsepower at 20 mph, compared with 8 extra horsepower from new plugs, a gain of 21.8 percent. The finding underscores the importance of good plugs for power and fuel efficiency.
Temporary brush spring fix for starter motor
A damaged brush spring breaks the contact in the starting motor. A temporary repair uses a rubber strip threaded through the motor frame openings and tied tightly so the rubber head presses the brush against the commutator, allowing the engine to start in normal fashion.
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Serance Monthly
Improved Roads get Part of Motor Costs
Minnesota figures show road costs are only about 10 percent of total motoring expenses. The 1980 road bill is projected at 38.5 million while total motoring costs reach 80 million, with highway funds covering under six percent. Commissioner Babcock says better roads lower per mile costs, saving gas and tires. The invisible charge from poor roads is one to two cents per mile.
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missioner ‘of highways
Automobile Radios Become Common in Cars
The article notes a rise in car radios with higher quality receiving sets installed in top and mid level automobiles. It explains interference from spark plugs and how condensers and resistances can reduce it, predicting widespread standard equipment adoption and optional factory installations.
Centenary Added to Iowa Football Schedule for Oct 11
Iowa announces Centenary College of Louisiana added to 1920 schedule for a game in Iowa City on October 11. The setback marks a second inter sectional tilt after Penn State on November 15. Other booked opponents include Bradley Tech, Oklahoma A&M, Detroit, Marquette, and Nebraska with more games to come.
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Robins Announce Wilbert Robinson as Manager for Two Years
Wilbert Robinson is named manager of the Brooklyn Robins for the next two seasons, ending a long feud among National League magnates. Steve McKeever agreed to a peace pact with league officials despite previously rejecting a similar proposal. The Robins prepare for a big season as spring training begins. A Bulgarian superstation at Sofia links the government with European capitals via powerful radio loops.
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Interesting but disjointed sports notes mix of facts
A fragmented paragraph of sports items mentions football drive cautions in Illinois, a March indoor track carnival, Louisville Colonels spring training in Mobile, a Purdue Ohio State score, and various historic notes. It also covers bicycle and tire topics, swimming records, 1932 Olympics hopes, and a Polish Nationals basketball team. The piece reads as a collection of disparate sport facts and remarks with no single cohesive event.
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The Motor Quiz How Many Can You Answer
A quiz snippet lists questions and answers about oil filter maintenance and early auto history in Fiji and Australia. It notes dirt in oil filters, renewal at 10,000 miles, a 1905 flat auto in Fiji received with superstition, and explains shellkal as a fuel alcohol from molasses.
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Suez Canal Shaft Monument Unveiled for Sixtieth Anniversary
A monument combining ancient Egyptian and modern art will be erected by Compagnie Universelle du Canal Maritime de Suez to mark the 60th anniversary of the Suez canal opening. Architect Roux-Spitz and sculptor Raymond Delamarra design it at the site where the Orient and Occident meet.
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Desert Forum Discusses Cactus Adaptations Across Deserts
Dr Jacolyn explains the cactus as America's striking expression of plant life. Dr Thomas MacBride sees it as an ancient adaptation to an enduring desert, spreading across arid regions and embodying a learnable defense armor under harsh conditions.
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Rumors and Oddities From Unrelated Global Feeds
A garbled bulletin reports diverse items from distant domains. It mentions birchlike BAKaltrus Trust trees in the Rio Grande valley, Russia sourcing mesino sheep from Uruguay for wool, ancient Grand Canyon clues, dying Foxes and bots, glass vessels formed by melting, Tuna exporting eggs to England, and George Bernstein's posthumous reveal of a fake humbparked disguise amid a vault of 850000 in valuables.
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