Early ballplayer sales show high prices in baseball history
Doak Roberts, noting 26 players sold to the majors over two decades, lists high figures from the pre high finance era. Nig Clarke went to Cleveland for 500, Dode Criss 750 to St Louis, Moran 500, Whiteman 750, Speaker 800 to Boston, Indians owner Jim Dunn paid 55 000 in 1916, and Killefer 1250, among others.
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Roberts
Babe Ruth
Yanks
Hornsby
Nig Clarke
Cleveland
Dode Criss
St. Louis Browns
Cardinals
Charley Moran
George Whiteman
Red Sox
Tris Speaker
Jim Dunn
Indians
Sox
Speaker
Bill Killefer
George Foster
Slim Harris
Hall of Fame
Athletics
Connie Mack
Glenn
Doak Roberts
Myatt
Improved Roads and Safety Link
Charles M. Hayes of the Chicago Motor club links road quality to safety. He argues modern highway design reduces hazards by proper marking gentle or elevated curves and fewer railroad crossings, noting improved roads curb speeding and injuries while maintenance prevents washouts and other dangers on older routes.
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Charles M. Hayes
Chicago Motor Club
Automobile Notes on Dangers of Speed and Care
An editor warns that rushing through crossings can end badly and that careful driving plus good brakes protect a driver in downtown traffic. The piece mocks hypocrisy of workers preached duty yet evading rules and notes spark plug failures under compression as a cause of engine trouble.
Something Easily Made Is Useful Camp Table
An easily made camp table uses four forked sticks as legs with cross sticks in the forks. Cut from a tree with arms length thickness, drive into ground for height plus nine inches. Cover with bark sheets if available, else use four boards to cover the frame.
Dodgers Depend On Pitching In Struggling Season
The Dodgers hover near the first division thanks to a strong pitching staff led by Dazzy Vance and Jess Petty. Manager Wilbert Robinson reshuffles fielders to sharpen the offense while veterans like McWeeny, Clark, and Doak shape relief and starts, with Robinson’s management praised for optimizing hurlers.
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Brooklyn Dodgers
Dodgers
Harvey Hendrick
Babe Herman
Bube Bressler
Wilbert Robinson
Brooklyn
Dazzy Vance
Dazzler
Johson
Alexander
Vance
Jess Petty
Petty
Indianapolis
Robins
Doug McWeeny
McWeeny
Dor
Jumbo Elliott
Robinson
Grimes Emerges as NL’s Outstanding Pitcher
Burleigh Grimes stands out as the best pitcher in the National League for the season. The veteran hurler, now 15th season overall with twelve in the NL, shows increasing durability and confidence as he asserts his right to prove his worth.
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Burleigh Grimes
Grimes
Interesting Bits of Sports in a Busy Patchwork Year
Toledo sold First Baseman Roy Grimes to Kansas City while Clarence C. Langenbacher bought the Clarksburg club of the Middle Atlantic league. Tex Rickard remains active in boxing while the era of broadcasts shifts. Coleman and others move between leagues as athletic moves continue to unfold.
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Toledo
Roy Grimes
Kansas City
Clarence C. Langenbacher
Clarksburg
Static Haunts Radio Fans Warned About Interference
A 1920s style warning describes static as atmospheric electricity discharges during thunderstorms. It advises checking the aerial lead in 50 to 60 feet long, tightening connections, and inspecting condensers transformers and batteries. It notes trolley wires and electrical devices nearby can worsen reception and suggests fixes in the set and speaker for quieter listening.
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Mars
Maine river yields huge fish haul claims in interview
Luther Maddocks cites a West Southport man who netted 20 000 bushels of sardine herring in a single haul near Maddocks cover earning 10 000 dollars at 50 cents per bushel. Another fisher at Cosy Harbor earned 8 000 dollars selling herring in six weeks as the Sheepscot season nears peak.
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West Southport
Maine
Sheepscot
Brule
Wisconsin
Maddocks Cover
Southport
Luther Maddocks
Cosy Harbor
South Wind Blamed For Crying Babies
The French Academy of Medicine reports two Lyons doctors Charpentier and Mouriquand say the south wind dries the air, causing babies to cry at tea time. Adults adapt, but infants yell until weather shifts. fans blowing on ice blocks could reintroduce moisture and cool the air.
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Paris
French Academy of Medicine
Lyons
M. Charpentier
M. Mouriquand
Academy
Engineers Study Flood Records Back to 1000 B C
Washington records of floods and rains in Rome dating back to 1000 B C are to be studied by army engineers for flood control on the Allegheny and Monongahela rivers to protect Pittsburgh and aid Mississippi work. Maj. Gen. Edgar Jadwin returns from inspections in Pittsburgh and Buffalo districts and praises site improvements. The idea of diverting upper Allegheny water into Lake Erie is considered.
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Washington
Rome
Italy
B. C
Allegheny
Monongahela
Pittsburgh
Mississippi
Edgar Jadwin
Buffalo
Upper
Lake Erie
Ohio
Maiden's Prayer Demonstration Survives Destruction Test
A London phonograph exhibitor hurled a new record to the floor danced on it and beat it with a stick then poured kerosene and lit a match yet the record sprang back to play a flawless rendering of The Maiden's Prayer. The disk is made of a new recording material.
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London
England
Clinton Iowa meal praised by mayor's wife visitor
Mrs James J Walker wife of Clinton mayor endorses Eats New York style meals after returning from a farm visit stating it was the best she ever had and unlikely to be matched unless all 52 relatives gather again.
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New York
Clinton
Iowa
James J. Walker
After Thirty Years New York Education Triumph
Mrs. Bessie Bodyfield forty five mother of three completes thirty years of struggle for an education. She heads home to Edgemont after earning a master of arts from Teachers College Columbia University.
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New York
Bessie Bodyfield
Edgemont
Cole
Teachers’ College
Columbia University
Will on Back Records Briton’s Gifts Inked in Waterloo
A man had a will inscribed on his back at a Waterloo Road tattoo studio. The document reportedly bequeaths large sums to several people and was transferred to the man's back after he had it drawn up on paper. He sat for five hours while the work was completed and the will was witnessed.
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London
Waterloo Road
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