Reds Hope Hot Start With Ford At Shortstop In 1927
Cincinnati Red Sox eye a pennant with Horace Ford ready to start at shortstop. Manager Jack Hendricks expects a strong season thanks to a deep pitching staff led by Luque May Nehf and the backing lineup that powered last year’s runners up. The club travels to Orlando Feb 26 for six weeks of practice before exhibition games against Cleveland, New York, St. Louis and other clubs.
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Associated Press
Cincinnati
Cincinnati Red Sox
Horace Ford
Jack Hendricks
Reds
Ford
St. Louis
Hendricks
Kolp
St. Paul
American Association
Pipp
Heen Nega
Dressen
Pittenger
Louisville
Bressler
Christensen
Roush
Walker
Zitzman
South
Cleveland Indians
Orlando
New York Americans
St. Louis Americans
Washington
Indianapolis
Change in golf dates sends U. S. men to Britain
British golfers welcome new scheduling shifts for the American and Open Championships avoiding clashes. The change could spur a large American turnout to St. Andrews and prompt British professionals to travel to the United States for the American Open. It also moves several key British events earlier to provide more practice before the Open.
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U. S
Britain
International News Service
London
St. Andrews
United States
Prestwick
London Chimney Sweeps Form "Dirty Dozen" Club
Chimney sweeps in London establish a weekly gathering named the Dirty Dozen to discuss their profession and share trade talks and experiences. The group aims to build camaraderie and promote standards within the trade.
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London
Dirty Dozen
O Neil ONeill Family Stars In St Louis Baseball Lineage
St Louis welcomes Steve O Neil the third member of the O Neill baseball family to wear a St Louis uniform. The piece recalls Mike and Jack O Neill, a famed battery for St Louis and top lifters in the National League, and notes Mike s arm injury after hot July ice water and Jack s eye injury ending his career. Steve starred for the Cleveland Indians 14 seasons and helped Cleveland win the 1920 pennant and world championship.
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Billy Evans
St. Louis
O'Neils
Steve O'Neil
Cleveland Indians
St. Louis Browns
Steve
Jack
Mike
Mike O'Neill
Jack O'Neill
O'Neills
Cleveland
Golf Becoming One of Big Industries
The Associated Press reports golf is a rising industry in 1927 with about 1000 new clubs started in 1926. Experts estimate 1927 spending of 138 million dollars on real estate course building and club construction 32 million on sprinkling systems and supplies and 15 million on salaries awards and entertainment. The total golf expenditure is projected to exceed one billion dollars in 1926 levels.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Half Minute Interviews and Banquet Banter Hearings
Mrs Camerell says en ensemble will be practical and strong this season. A Memphis chamber banquet quips about Mistletoe creamery Amarillo selling more butter in Memphis than Hall county farmers bring to town. A. Farmer recalls Col R Q Lee’s 1925 warning that a 16 million bale cotton crop could ruin them.
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Memphis Chamber of Commerce
Amarillo
Memphis
Hall County
A. Farmer
Col
R. Q. Lee
West Texas
Fate of Cobb and Speaker Nears Landis Verdict
Vindication for Ty Cobb and Tris Speaker looms as Commissioner Landis prepares to rule within days on whether the 1919 Cleveland Detroit game was fixed. The charges by Hubert Leonard sparked a high stakes showdown that drew in Ban Johnson and league owners before their vacation move. Johnson's future salary terms and illness add context as the case nears closure.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Ty Cobb
Tris Speaker
Cleveland
Landis
Hubert
Dutch) Leonard
Detroit
Leonard
Speaker
Cobb
Ban Johnson
Johnson
Frank J. Navin
No-Operation Cure for Rupture Promises Relief
A carpenter, Eugene M. Pullen of 495 N Marcellus Avenue Manasquan NJ, claims a complete nonoperative cure for rupture after years of suffering. He says there was no operation, no lost time, no trouble and urges readers to write for full information.
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Eugene M. Pullen
Carpenter
N. Marcellus Avenue
Manasquan
N. J
Moriarty Becomes Tigers Manager in Entertaining Style
Feg Murray recalls George Moriarty’s decade as umpire and fighter spirit as he takes the Detroit job. The piece notes his deep baseball knowledge, popularity with players and fans, and quirky personal side as poet and songwriter. It also mentions Cobble Leonard Speaker scandal quip and references to archery champion Spencer and sculler Hoover.
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George Moriarty
Detroit Tigers
Ty Cobb
George
Yankees
Moriarty
Toledo
Detroit
Tigers
Mr Moriarty
Izaak Walte
Feg Murray
S. F. Spencer
Walter \. Hoover
Poland Tax Hike Plan Faces Setback Over Prices
Poland's plan for higher taxes ran into trouble as analysts predicted raised taxes would push commodity prices up, undermining the government's pledge to curb the rising cost of living.
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Poland
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