Ted Lyons Urged to Skip Pitching Early in Career
Ted Lyons of the Chicago White Sox was advised by his Bayler coach Frank Bridges not to sign as a pitcher. Lyons believed he could excel in infield or outfield and preferred daily action. The piece notes pitchers face tougher balls and compares Lyons with Bib Falk who also avoided pitching long term.
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Ted Lyons
Chicago White Sox
Frank Bridges
Bayier
Ted
Leldine
White Sox
Bib Falk
Texas
Falk
Feu
Clifford Sultec Wins National Intercollegiate Tennis Cup
Clifford Sultec captured the National Intercollegiate lawn tennis championship at the Menon Cricket Club in Waverford Pa, earning the championship trophy.
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Clifford Sultec
Lulnue Wiiversity
Menon Cricket Club
Waverford
Developing a Tennis Game According to a Writer
A Boys' Life writer argues tennis offers a quicker path to skill than golf and outlines a method focusing on ground strokes. Emphasizes grip, eye on the ball, and a full length arm swing, cautioning against rigid grip or tense muscles, with reference to top players' grips.
Front Tire Wisdom Under Review In Car Safety
Many car owners are not aware that placing the best tires on the front wheels is being questioned. The latest thinking suggests rear wheel blowouts are more dangerous, since the driver has less steering control over the rear wheels. A doubtful tire should be discarded.
Reducing Automobile Upkeep Through Oil Filter Care
Engineers say proper oil filter maintenance every 10 000 miles lowers mechanical upkeep costs by up to 100 across the vehicle’s life. A clean filter keeps oil free of carbon and sludge, reduces engine wear, and must be renewed at 10 000 miles to prevent dirty oil from harming vital parts.
The Motor Quiz How Many Can You Answer
A compact Q and A feature on safe driving and car maintenance. It covers brake use at stops, battery care, a Massachusetts speed limit fact, and the US share of operational aircraft among global totals.
Spark plug gaps and breaker points blamed for engine faults
Faulty contact points and misadjusted spark plug gaps cause engine misfires and carburetor issues. Before carburetor work in high compression engines, ensure plug gaps follow manufacturer recommendations and breaker points are filed square and adjusted. Inspect spark plugs and contact points at least twice yearly. Argentina operates twenty broadcasting stations from 500 to 30000 watts plus 24 smaller stations.
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Argentina
Device Aids Parking Cars Invented In Missouri
R W Branson of the Missouri state auditor's office in Jefferson City has devised a two wheel auxiliary device attached to the front axle. Dropped to the ground the wheels let the car back slightly and lift the front end onto the supports. Steering then attaches to the auxiliary wheels allowing turning by the regular wheel.
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R. W. Branson
Office of the State Auditor
Jefferson City
Vintage Sports Snippets From Early 20th Century Gossip
A collage of sport notes cites Princeton Yale baseball lore, Mandell’s lightweight title win, NHL attendance totals, Notre Dame coaching shifts, driving comfort tech, athletics figures like Pete Bostwick and Charley Berry, and playful curios from polo to miniature golf. The piece blends records, transfers, and quirks across baseball, football, boxing, and more.
Ask Connie Mack Predicts Cubs vs Athletics in 1980 World Series
Connie Mack, aged sixty seven, predicts the Chicago Cubs will face the Philadelphia Athletics in the 1980 World Series. He notes early concern over pitching and hitting as his club, the defending champs, found form after sweeping through the West. He says from here on they will be hard to beat.
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Chicago Cubs
Philadelphia Athletics
Connie Mack
White Sox
West
Mack
Great Rivers of the World and the Mississippi
Prepared by the Ute National Geographic Society explains the world’s longest rivers, their courses north and east, and how floods shape civilizations. It highlights the Nile as the oldest cradle of history and notes the Mississippi Missouri system as the longest in the world, with levees, the Atchafalaya, and regional impacts on flood stages from Memphis to New Orleans.
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Ute
National Geographic Society
Washington
Do> Neure
Asia
Africa
New World
Europe
Australia
Nile
Congo
Equator
South America
Amazon
Siberia
Yenisei
Lena
Arctic Ocean
Amur
Pacific
Yangtze
Hwang
China
Qonge
Mississippi
Mackenzie
Niger
Egypt
Yellow River
Cairo
Nero
Te Nile
Sberia
Timbuktu
Iver
North America
Mississippi- Missouri
Mississippi Valley
Mississippi River
Great River
de Soto
Benson
New Orleans
Atchafalaya
Tec River
Gulf of Mexico
Memphis
Vicksburg
United States
Mississippi-Missouri
Ohio
Greenville
Mins
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Speed Queen Carstairs
Marion Carstairs
Detroit
Miss Carstairs
Massachusetts
New York
Princeton
Yale
Sammy Mandell
Kansas
National Hockey League
A. J. Bergman
Notre Dame
John B. McAuliffe
Popular Science Monthly
Catholic University
Pete Bostwick
America
King’s Manor House
Yorks
England
Charley Berry
Boston Red Sox
Lafayette
Norton Smith
Missouri
Agin
Purdue
Butler University of Indianapolis
Kansas City
Babe Ruth
Yankees
Ken Molloway
Indiana
Babe
Bill McKechife
The
Braves
Walter Berger
Buster Chatam
Georgia Tech
Philadelphia
University of Pennsylvania
Tranklin Field
Tnterlochen
Elmira Colonels
Joe Ruane
Schmeling
Patsy O'Rourke
Klein
Phils
Ray Ecfansen
Scmtt Piv
Phil O'Rourke
Cobb
Flathead
Roosevelt Highway
Plailead River
Gracwer National Park
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