30 May 1929
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Newspaper
Akron Register Tribune
Location
Akron, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1929
Page
1
A collage of sports notes covers Derby speed records, university rowing growth, Basque origin of a game, North African racing pace, and a mile time. Also notes licenses for trainers, Dartmouth football leadership, a football withdrawal, Navy Penn games at Franklin Field, and golfer predictions about Horton Smith versus Bobby Jones.
Outfielder Phil Voyles, ex Williamsport, signed with Harrisburg of the NYP league. Mrs Anabelle Sunsenbach to the High Point club owner in Piedmont league. Bob Steate returns to Indianapolis after buying Iayed out in 1920. Connie Mack trips to Fort Myers cited as worst memory due to injuries. Brunk O’Rourke of the St Louis Browns has played pro ball since 1912. Wile Wolf former Boston Central star eyed by New York Pennsylvania league. Eddie Bogart, veteran outfielder, signs with Lowell of the New England league. George Thomas, Blue Ridge Teague veteran, signed by Harrisburg. Granville Norris, Oklahoma three-letterman, signs with St Louis Cardinals. home Norman Oklahoma.
The United States Department of Agriculture report criticizes automobile industry and allied sectors for excessive roadside signs. It notes hotels and restaurants also flood highways with ads and urges legislation to remove such signage on publicly funded roads.
Fordham Flash Frankie Frisch impressed big league scouts during rounds around second base. After graduation he joined the New York Giants, leaving college ball for the pro diamond. Another Fordham standout, John Murphy, at twenty, looms with a noted record. He stands six feet two inches tall and weighs 190 pounds.
The text notes special motor car taxes fund one third of road costs in the United States. It suggests using the emergency brake to improve service brakes and jokes about the inventor solving the spare tire telescope problem. It also mentions census data aiding auto sales insights and a July tax deadline as a reminder of Santa Claus and the tax collector apart.
Record shows the St Louis and Philadelphia teams with the Cardinals achieving 11 one run wins in a season. Eleven of the Cardinals' 40 victories were by a single run, a new major league mark. the Phillies suffered numerous close losses as the Cardinals dominated.
Cadet Carl Jark of the United States Military Academy West Point weighs 210 pounds and launches a steel platter 108 feet inches, breaking the previous mark of 158 feet 1% inches set by Houser in 1928. Coach Leo Novak stands beside the new title holder from Beatrice Nebraska.
Former Tiger Fred Haney disputes the view of Ty Cobb as a failed pilot in Detroit. Haney praises Cobb as a genius of managing and notes Cobb’s influence on players, arguing the team’s issues lay with others and lacking cooperation from some foreheads.
Henry Shermuhlen, pitching for Magtern Carolina league, broke a hand in the fourth inning but remained in the game until the ninth. He finally exited after a tax delay and secured the win despite the injury.
The Richmond Light Infantry Blues parade in Richmond Virginia on the one hundred and fortieth anniversary of their founding. Eighteen original states were represented.
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