Sporting Notes From A Gilded Era Highlights Diverse Games
Old Rosebud records 2 08 2 5 as fastest Kentucky Derby time. Rowing grows to major status at 12 large U S universities. Jaialai born about 1620 by Basques in Spain. Camel racing popular in North Africa. A mile runs in about three minutes. Earl Sande granted trainer and jockey licenses after Mary land association action. Dartmouth selects John H Reno as 1929 football manager. Forrest Peters of Illinois withdraws from school without public reason. Navy football to play Penn at Franklin Field twice. meet Penn Oct 27 and Princeton Nov 24. Tommy Armour backs Horton Smith as potential rival to Bobby Jones.
Baseball Squirts Signings and Moves Across Minor Leagues
Outfielder Phil Voyles joins Harrisburg in the NYP league after leaving Williamsport. Anabelle Sensenbach owns High Point club in North Carolina’s Piedmont league. Bob Steele returns to Indianapolis after a year off since 1920. Connie Mack notes 1929 Fort Myers training trip as worst memory due to injuries. Frank O’Rourke, St. Louis Browns veteran since 1912, is 35. Willie Wolf signs with New York’s NYP league team. Eddie Bogart signs with Lowell in the New England league. George Thomas, long-time Blue Ridge outfielder, signs with Harrisburg NYP. Granville Norris signs with the St Louis Cardinals. Norman, Oklahoma resident.
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Connie Mack
Fort Myers
Disfiguring Highway Signs Draw Criticism From USDA
The United States Department of Agriculture warns that roadside advertising signs from the automobile industry and its suppliers clutter highways. Hotels and restaurants rank high in sign volume, with concerns about visibility, safety, and misleading distance information along major routes.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Public Roads
Fordham Prospect John Murphy Draws Giants Interest
Frankie Frisch dazzled scouts at Fordham before joining the New York Giants. Now pitcher John Murphy, aged twenty, stands 6 feet 2 inches and weighs 190 pounds with a stellar collegiate record, drawing wide admiration as he turns pro.
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Frankie Frisch
Fordham University
New York Giants
Automobile Notes and Tax Ideas of the Era
The piece discusses driving ethics and cautions about rushing at crossings. It notes that special motor car taxes fund roads and remarks on brake use, spare tires, and the census aiding auto sales. It also mentions July 1 license payments to keep Santa Claus and tar collectors apart.
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Santa Claus
Cardinals set season record with 11 one run wins
The Cardinals achieved 11 one run victories in the season, a record as they defeated the Philadelphia Phillies in 20 overall wins. The feat marks the first time a major league team has beaten another 11 times in a single season.
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St. Louis
Cadet Jark Sets West Point Disc Record
Cadet Jark from the United States Military Academy at West Point New York launches the steel platter 158 feet 3 inches to break the old mark of 158 feet 1 and a half inches set by Houser in 1926. Coach Leo Novak observes as Jark, a Beatrice Nebraska native, earns the new title.
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Cart Jark
United States Military Academy
West Point
N. Y
Houser
Jark
Leo Novak
Former Tiger Defends Ty Cobb As Coach And Pilot
Fred Haney, who played under Cobb with the Tigers, argues Cobb was a superior student of the game and could manage well if not blocked by jealous foreheads. He recalls Cobb predicting pitches, notes Cobb inspired players, and asserts lack of success as a manager stemmed from others rather than Cobb’s shortcomings.
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Tyrus Raymond Cobb
Fred Haney
Indianapolis
Haney
Cobb
Detroit Tigers
Cleveland
Steve O'Neill
Fred
Nervy Pitcher Henry Thormahsen Wins Despite Hand Injury
Henry Thormahsen pitched in the Eastern Carolina league and broke his hand in the fourth inning. He remained to finish the game and left in the ninth after earning the win.
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Henry Thormahsen
Maharajas Begums and Nizams Secure Splendid Indian Rulerships
Washington report from the National Geographic Society portrays Indian princely states as lavishly adorned rulers, with Patiala’s maharaja in diamond regalia and Indore’s in a gold throne room. It notes Baroda’s gold carriages, Bhopal’s former woman ruler, and Hyderabad’s vast harem, contrasting opulence with widespread poverty and railroads as two British blessings.
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Indian States Committee
India
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National Geographic Society
Patiala
Maharaja Holkar
Indore
Gaekwar
Baroda
Bhopal
Begum
Mecca
England
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Hyderabad
Golconda
Corps of Nautch
Udaipur
Deputy Sheriff Kindly Gives Thief a Lift
In Billings Montana Walter Scott a negro porter left a barber shop with hair tonics and cash. He rode away but the truck bogged. A deputy sheriff from Billings gave him a ride to Hardin and then escorted him to the police station after hearing of the barber shop robbery.
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Billings
Mont
Walter Scott
Scott
Hardin
Castoria: Trusted Comfort for Babies and Children
Castoria comforts fretful babies and eases restlessness with a few drops. It is safe for the youngest infant and recommended by doctors as a vegetable product to use daily. In emergencies it relieves constipation or colic, and older children benefit too. keep an extra unopened bottle at home.
Ready to Loan His Tuxedo
A brief dialogue notes two students discussing borrowing a tuxedo. The first asks to borrow the garment for the night, and the second agrees with conditions to return it to Joe Brown who will ensure it goes back to Tom Jones. The exchange appears in a Life column.
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Joe Brown
Tom Jones
Lost at sea tale in Pathfinder Magazine
Mrs Askum asks about her missing husband as Mrs Bascom confirms a drowning encounter. The excerpt presents a domestic reflection on loss and sea danger with a hint of scandalous bathing beauty detail.
Red Cross Ball Blue Ad Claims Safe Fabric Whitening
A vintage advertisement asserts Red Cross Ball Blue makes clothes white as snow without harming fabric and urges shopping at all good grocers.
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All Good Grocers
Second sight as cure for love at first sight idea
A witty line argues that only a second sight can undo the charm of instant romance. It frames haste in affection as needing rational reconsideration. The remark plays on sight and judgment without referencing specific people or events.
Phillips Milk of Magnesia Ad Campaign Claim
Promoting Phillips Milk of Magnesia as a perfect antacid that relieves sour stomach and indigestion. The copy emphasizes pleasant taste, medical endorsement, and broad consumer use since 1875, noting the Phillips name as a registered trademark.
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Phillips
U. S
Charles H. Phillips Chemical Co
Charles H. Phillips
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Frosty” Peters
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