Braxton Tops A L as Best Hurler of 1928
Braxton led the American League with a 2.52 ERA over nine innings in 1928, despite 18 wins and 11 losses for Washington. Gen Alvin Crowder topped wins with 21 despite a 3.69 ERA. Waite Hoyt won 23 with strong pitching support from Pennock Grove and Pipgras, who pitched 801 innings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. Garland Braxton
Crowder
Hoyt
Robert Moses Grove
Washington
Alvin Crowder
St. Louis Browns
Waite Hoyt
Yankees
Brownies
Braxton
Pennock
Grove
Sam Jones
Vipgras
Hudlin
Cleveland
Schhaute
Uhle
Pipgras
Fred Marberry
Purdue to Meet Kansas Aggies in Lafayette Opener
Kansas Aggies schedule a historic season opener against Purdue in Lafayette Indiana on October 5 to kick off the year. After the game, the Aggies travel to Dallas Texas to face Texas A&M the following week as announced by M F Ahearn Kansas State Agricultural College athletic director.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Purdue
Kansas Aggies
Lafayette
Purdue University
Ind
M. F. Ahearn
Kansas State Agricultural College
Big Ten
Whcats
Aggies
Texas A. and
Dallas
Texas
Squibs on Sports and Players Mentioned
This slice notes Yale freshmen amid tall claims, Army losses, and Cagle. mentions William Muldoon as Civil War drummer, bridge trumping, and baseball’s different counts. It covers Fatt Elkins with Rochester, Hal Wiltse’s move to Wichita Falls, roving football life, Tia Juana prize money, Burly Horne’s Cubs sale, and a 42 game workload.
Automobile Items and Road Safety Reflections
The piece surveys drivers, street car decline, and winter heating tips. It notes shellac on radiator hoses, spare tires on brackets, and tight wheels, plus a forecast that streetcar transit will vanish in twenty years in favor of motor buses. It warns of jaywalking as a race mentality near crossings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. R. Fageol
Emergency Tire Chains Made of Old Garden Hose
A Popular Science Monthly note describes a cost effective tire chain hack using old garden hose pieces tied with rope. The method works well in deep soft snow and on surfaces with short bad sections but is not suitable for icy roads where standard chains are needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Popular Science Monthly
Pedestrians Granted Right-of-Way at Crossings Under Signal Shifts
A United States Court of Appeals decision upholds pedestrian priority at crossings both with no signal and as green signals change. The Amer ican Motoring Association notes drivers must wait for pedestrians to clear the crossing, or risk negligence charges in accidents.
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Jay
United States District Court of Appeals
Association
Baseball Helps GridIron Players Says Whitman Coach
Whitman college coach R V Borleske of Walla Walla Washington says baseball ranks beside football as the best conditioner for football players. He cites ground ball timing and double play cadence as key training benefits and notes that forward passing aids baseball throwing. Pacific coast and northwest teams see gridiron threats who are also diamond players.
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R. V. Borleske
Whitman College
Walla Walla
Wash
Borleske
Pacific Northwest
Carroll
Washington
Rohner
Washington State
Cheyne
Idane
Maple
Oregon State
Gould
Oregon
That Million Dollar Feeling NR Tablets Advertisement
A vintage advertisement promotes Nature's Remedy NR Tablets as a mild vegetable laxative. It claims the product keeps the digestive system in proper working order to help readers feel healthy and happy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margie
Goblet of Friendship Quote From Dan Beard
A quotation from Dan Beard in the Pictorial Review extols the spiritual path of friendship as essential to meaning. The speaker likens youth love ambition service to a sacred cup, saying friendship completes the other joys and prevents excess.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dan Beard
the Pictorial Review
Wife Alerts Husband As Bees Attack In Fierce Scene
The wife shouts run as the husband is attacked by a swarm of bees. He pleads not to be called honey while the buzzing danger drives him to flee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pearson
Old maid laments lack of suitors never marrying
An elderly woman recalls she never wed, saying she could not find a suitable man to marry. The remark captures a common social thread about marriage prospects in her era.
Safety Workers Now Use Billboards in Campaign
Safety messages flood Greater Cleveland as six large billboards display Drive Safely in every metro area section. Plans call for ten more boards with similar designs, a joint effort by the Cleveland Auto Club the Cleveland Safety Council and the General Outdoor Advertising Company donating space and design.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greater
Cleveland
Cleveland Auto Club
Cleveland Safety Council
General Ouideor Advertising Company
Villhow Eta
Crane Elected Captain of 1929 Illinois Grid Team
Russell J. Crane of Chicago star guard and 1927 All American, is chosen captain of Illinois football team. The junior, 185 pound boxer, has led the squad for two seasons and helps the Big Ten champions as a bulwark on both offense and defense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell J. Crane
Chicago
Ilinois
Crane
Husky
Lini
Time as money and effort in meeting trouble
A concise reflection noting the joke that time costs money and a lazy mind wastes it while a man never halves his effort to face trouble. The saying emphasizes urgency and resolve over indolence.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Gordon Cobbledick
Cleveland News
E. Garland Braxton
Yale
Dora
William Muldoon
New York State
St. Louis Cardinal
Fatt Elkins
Rochester Internationals
Elkins
University of Nebraska
Hal Wiltse
Boston Red Sox
Walter Gerber
Browns
Wichita Falls
Jenkins
Tia Juana
Burly Horne
Cubs
Jersey City
Hogan and Cohen
Cage
Frank
Shanty” Hogan
New York Giants
Andy Cohen
Giants
New Winter Garden
Bronx
Sweden
Riyal Automobile Club of
Dr. Pierce
Silas H. Fidson
Box 4
St. John
Kans
Buffalo
N. Y
Jim
Nellie
Catherine Lamatheae
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkam
Catherine Lam
Eva Wood Howe
South H., Sereet
Danville, LL
Lynn, Mass
Malden
Massachusetts
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