The Fan Who Turned The Big League Umpire's World
A veteran baseball observer recalls fans who heckle from the stands and a lone Chicago White Sox corner-park fan famous for four words Poor old White Sox He argues that a single loud critic can outshine a chorus of boos and that fan ignorance of rules often fuels contentious decisions The piece weighs the role of protests and razzing in the game and the imperfect yet essential umpire as the sport endures.
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White Sox
Cubs
Sox
big league diamonds
Tommy Connolly
villann
Tommy Connely
by the Ball Syndicate, inc
Right of Way Rules Puzzling to Motorists
A Chicago Motor Club analysis explains that most states follow the right hand rule at intersections, giving priority to vehicles from the right. Courts often favor the right side in collisions, with exceptions where major and secondary highways meet. The Illinois case Johnson v. Duke illustrates that drivers on the left must yield, while others may assume others will observe the law.
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law department
Chicago
forte
motor club law department
Iill- Rola
Johnson ve. Duke
Tubes in Modern Receiver and Modem Circuits
The article notes receivers may use one to three amlo stages and one to three tubes in audio circuits. It mentions the B supply may require one or two rectifier tubes.
Speedometer Pointer Debuts At Auto Shows
A new pointer type speedometer was introduced at the New York and Chicago shows. The device indicates speed by a circular pointer moving like a clock hand. At 60 mph the pointer points to twelve, allowing speed to be read from its position.
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New York
Chicago
Various Notes on 1930s Sports Figures and Coaching Changes
A collage of sports mentions covers Baby Doll Jacobson and Pest nicknames, Purdue star Welch, Washington’s Craigns quitting baseball for the farm, Augusta selling Odle Strain to Randatania, Hadley of Washington in line for bonus pay, and Yankees’ 1921 five assist record. Also noted are Carl Handy NFL UC Bear wrestling, new head football coaches Rexer Purdue Mills Georgetown, Cal’s Dan McGugin as dean, Navy’s Johnny Wilson praising Duke’s Werber, Bill Roper as Princeton star tackle, Baltimore wrestling revival, and Bobby Jonas’s long golf run from age thirteen.
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Jacobson
Welch
Purdue
University of Wash- Craigns
ington
Walker Cup Team Sails for England on April 30
Captain Bobby Jones leads the U S Walker Cup squad sailing for England on April 30 for the sixth meeting with Great Britain at Sandwich. The team includes Harrison R Johnson George Von Elm Francis Ouimet O B Willing George Voight Jess Sweetser and Don K Moe with USGA officials guiding the amateurs.
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England
Bobby Jones
ffty
United States
Sandwich
Great Britain
Jones
Harrison R. Johnson
St. Paul
chapion
George Von Elm
Detroit
Francis Ouimet
Dr O
Willing
Portland
Ore
George Voight
Jess Sweetser
New York
Don K. Moe
Thacher Nominated Solicitor General to Succeed Hughes
Thomas Day Thacher, judge of the United States Court for the Southern District of New York, was nominated as Solicitor General to succeed Charles Evander Hughes Jr, who retired after his father became Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.
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Thomas Day Thacher
United States court for
southern district of
New York
United States
Charles Evang Hughes, Jr
Supreme court
The Motor Quiz How Many Can You Answer
Questions and answers cover autos in national parks figures for 1928 and junked cars in 1927 with facts on color bans by country and spark plug fastening. Government reports cite 695000 entries in parks and 2213000 junked vehicles in 1927, plus notes on color significance and pressing engine maintenance.
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Spain
Aus
Coming Star Davis Promises NL Stature in Tenatment Utter
Virgil Davis, a young backstop from Philadelphia, shows speed and quick thinking as he trains for the National League. observers hail him as a likely star this year, combining talent with study of the game and strong framing.
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Virgil Davis
Philly entcher
wich
National league
Lie gune
Gotham Police HQ Plan Revealed by Architect Joseph Preed Lander
Lead sketch shows a proposed new New York Police Department seat of power in midtown on a plot measuring about 200 by 300 feet with an estimated cost of 8 million dollars. The plan outlines a modern facility intended to serve as the department’s central headquarters.
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congress
Kitty Hawk
N.C
hotan
Orville Wright
Robert P. Rodgers
Alfred B. Foor
New York
Joseph Preedlander
police department
Alaska Leads World in Airports and Population Claims
A scanned era summary notes Alaska, with a population around 0.5 million, hosting about 5 airports for every 80,000 residents, and cites broad comparisons to global aviation. Other items include a Bowan National Guard count of 1,089, a university press reaching 4,000 circulation in Walr buc, and random historical notes on spectacles, avian mortality, horse height changes, and a Dartmouth freshman record. A diamond ring theft in Yonkers is reported with a suspect pawn-ticket detail.
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Bowan
national guard
Alaska college
Walrbuks
northern territory
America
Ne Poon, Chew
San Francisco
Alaska
ethas
Dartmouth college
Henry Stelza
Yonkers
Stelzi
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Odle Strain
Randatania
Hadley
Washington
New York Yankees
Yanks
Carl Handy
University of California
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Riger
Mills
Georgetown
Cal
Dan McGugin
Vanderbilt
Johnny Wilson
Navy
Bill Werber
Duke
Annepolis
Bill Roper
Princeton
Tiger
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Americus
Bobby Jonas
Valker
Capitol
Olivia Stevens
Representative Bankhead
Mamie Ante
Jed Johnson
Aur Grens
Representative Kemp
Evelyn Log
Buckbee
Nancy Dean
Representative Simmons
GOTHAM’S POLICE
Senator Smoot
Reed Smoot
Utah
senate finance committee
Misa
Alice Chambers
and Mea
Frederick Chambers
Chambers
Alice Smoot
Harold Smoot
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