Four Baseball Immortals Shine in Span of Century
A tribute by Grantland Rice honors four pivotal figures in baseball from Doubleday to DiMaggio. Byron Johnson McGraw Cobb Ruth are highlighted for shaping the game, its leagues, a World Series, and the sport’s national appeal.
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New York
Doubleday
DiMaggio
Alexander Cartwright
Byron Bancroft Johnson
John J. McGraw
Tyrus Raymond Cobb
George Herman Ruth
Johnson
Cincinnati
Fang
McGraw
Giants
Baltimore
Cobb
Detroit
Babe
Game
Babe Ruth
Gold Sox Debut in Exhibition Loss to Hubbers
Amarillo Gold Sox open pre-season with a 5-6 defeat at Lubbock to the West Texas New Mexico League champions. Town fans were urged to buy Opening Day tickets to fund a new grandstand roof as four more exhibitions are scheduled this week.
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Lubbock Hubbers
Lubbock
Gold Sox
Malin Field
Pampa
Oilers
Clovis
Pioneers
Huber Carbon Blacks
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Opening Day 1939 Baseball Season Gets Underway
Four major league clubs push into the 1939 season with Opening Day actions in Cincinnati and Washington. Fireball Frank Roosevelt starts for the Senators amid speculation, while McKechnie weighs VanderMeer or Walters for the Pirates. League standings and a West Texas New Mexico League note round out the sports undercurrent.
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Washington Senators
Frank Roosevelt
Bucky Harris
Frank
Krakauskas
Bronx
National League
Cincinnati
Pie Traynor
Pirates
Reds
William McKechnie
Cincinnati Chamber of Commerce
Senators
McKechnie
Johnny Vander Meer
Bucky Walters
Bakery wagon trial ends in spill and failure
A horse purchased for a trial on a bakery wagon bolted after a street car bell frightened it. It dragged the wagon 12 feet and toppled it over a curb onto a fire hydrant. The bakery's distribution manager called the trial a failure.
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Rochester
N. Y
Growth of Kodiak Bear From 20 Ounces to 1500 Pounds
A Kodiak bear on the Alaskan peninsula is born weighing 20 ounces and grows to about 1500 pounds as an adult. The milestone highlights the species’ remarkable early development and eventual size.
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Alaskan Peninsula
Hemsley Cleared By Indians After Plea For Mercy
Cleveland April 17 Rollie Hemsley was readmitted to the Indians after manager Oscar Vitt pleaded with Vice President C C Slapnicka. Hemsley faced no fine or suspension but risks jeopardizing a $5 000 bonus for good conduct. Slapnicka praised the record but warned of future breaches could affect his contract.
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Rollie Hemsley
Cleveland Indians
C. C. Slapnicka
Oscar Vitt
Hemsley
Indians
Slapnicka
Richmond
New York
Vitt
Rollie
Opening Day Sport Parade Teases Baseball Nation
The piece humorously extols baseball as America’s true sport and imagines a patriotic opening day ritual. It jokingly prescribes rituals from pledging allegiance to a team to quirky breakfast and umpire baiting, ending with a sunlit window setup for the afternoon.
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Plymouth Rock
Adamses
Jeffersons
Hamilton
Texas Alleys Games Tonight and League Matchups
Major League final series features Guarantee Mutual Life against 7-Up while Owl Bar faces Boul ware Gulf in Texas. The Texas Women's League pits Coca-Cola against Cunningham Floral. An odd aside comments on family, doors, and a playful note about leaving work.
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Guarantee Mutual Life
Owl Bar
Boulware Gulf
Texas Women
Movieland Hosts Unlikely Heavyweight Showdown
In Los Angeles, April 17, veteran studio electrician Jack Roper faces the fearsome Joe Louis in California's first heavyweight title bout in 30 years. Promoter Mike Jacobs and Tom Gallery expect $100,000 at Wrigley Field with Louis to receive 45 percent and Roper 10 percent. betting odds favor Louis. Both fighters weigh about 200 and 198 pounds respectively as weigh-ins approach, with Roper claiming peak form and Louis in strong condition after a secret workout.
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Los Angeles
Ari
Studio
Jack Roper
Joe Louis
Jack
Joe
Klig
Louis
California
Mike Jacobs
New York
Tom Gallery
Wrigley Field
Roper
Boxing Commission
Tough Beards Tamed by One Little Schick
Bob Owens of Schick Dry Shaver demos free shaves at Zale Jewelry Co. in Polk and Eighth, inviting men with tough beards to try the Schick. Saturday 20 people shaved and 20 shavers serviced. activity continues through Tuesday.
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Schick
Zale Jewelry Co
Polk
Eighth Streets
Ben Lipsky
Zales
Owens
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