Paychecks and Pitchers In Baseball Past and Present
A nostalgic column contrasts historical player salaries with today’s pay, noting DiMaggio and Williams once topped $75,000 while legends like Cy Young, Honus Wagner, and Nap Lajoie earned far less. It recalls long careers of the past versus modern quick turnover, with anecdotes on salaries, longevity, and a quip about Jack Quinn’s long career.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe DiMaggio
Ted Williams
Bob Feller
Stan Musial
Tommy Henrich
Jackie Robinson
Grantland Rice
Matty
Alexander
Cy Young
Lainie
Walsh
Delehanty
Joe Jackson
Nap Lajoie
Ed Delehanty
Phillies
Lajoie
Larry
Cleveland
Charlie Somers
Big Walsh
Charles Comiskey
Comiskey
Jackson
Ty Cobb
Mathewson
Hans Wagner
Marty
Wagner
Kings
Pop Anson
Jack Quinn
Iris Speaker
Mack
Cobb
Quinn
Mantell Plays Richard II. Theatre Struggles With Stagecraft
In 1904 Robert Mantell revives Richard II at the Princess on Broadway. On opening night a stagehand shrugs off a clumsy drop and Mantell stabs the curtain with his dagger in a dramatic, fatal-looking moment. The wound proves minor. Mantell jokes he hoped to kill the crew.
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Robert Mantel
Midwest
New York
Printess
Broadway
27Th
28Th Streets
Mantell
Mantel
The Righteous By Grace Null Crowell Mourning Verse
A brief devotional verse comforts mourners by recalling that the righteous are taken away to safety. The piece references divine mercy and an eternal home, offering consolation to the grieving.
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the Righteous BY Grace
Null Crowell
Mantell’s Glove Incident Elevates Richard Debut to Greatness
The actor Mantell returned to his dressing room with a studded glove and warned troublemakers, then silenced the stage crew. Critics hailed his Richard as Booth era, and William A Brady soon signed him. Theresa Helburn offered a piece of As You Like It with Katharine Hephard, noting Katy’s contract runs until June.
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Mantell
Richard
Booth
William A. Brady
America
Theresa Helburn
The
Theatre Guild
Katharine Hepherd
Katy
Hollywood
Ironclad Excuse Delays in a Procrastinating Household
Burt Englewood confronts wife Lynn Harvey about chronic procrastination after their marriage. He suspects laziness and demands action, while Lynn cites illness and fatigue as she explains her behavior. The tension escalates as Burt accuses her, and Lynn finally acknowledges his disbelief.
Burt confronts Lynn as fear and guilt surge
Burt returns home to find Lynn lifeless on the couch, his earlier confidence dissolving into horror. He confronts her, mocking excuses, only to be struck by a chilling, unanswerable truth as Lynn finally offers an ironclad excuse.
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Burt
Lynn
Lymmn
Gynn
Crossword Puzzle Across and Down Items Mixed
Crossword puzzle list with across and down clues mixed. fragments include numbers and partial words such as Arches Asteusk Mangt cou Ward off Banish Gold Her River Ger Pinaceous tree Wayside hotel Organ of hearing Music note Oceans Batch Watching Greek lette Northern constellation Valley Ear Territorial Force tables Constellatio Before wing Saucy Water god Writer of fables Particles A vaivable fur Lath Long-earec rodent Old measure or length pl.) Snooth wheedling talk Over poet Part of weight Ind to bet Varying Great 1 Fashion quantity Guided Duty-wrestling Arabic letter Menaces Balancing Regions Balance Land Silkworm measure Pagoda Trick Jap. Claw Meat Upward Ascend Rowing curving of On the ocean implement of ship's Taxavera Dancer's planking bridge cymbais No Ga nm
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Wayside Hotel
Radio and Film Notes on Freeman and Hollywood Figures
INEZ GERRARD reports on Mona Freeman and husband touring New York for Dear Wife while their daughter, three, delights. The piece notes Freeman’s teen roles haunt her, Jack Buetel’s screen break, Howard Hughes choosing him for The Outlaw, Hersholt’s Dr. Christian signing spree, and Dr. Christian contest prizes totaling 110000. Danny Kaye ends a Warner contract. future films planned.
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Mona
Miss Freeman
New York
Jack Buetel
Hollywood
M Gant
Screen Carett
Howard Hughes
Billy the Kid
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Sportscore
Raton
Ken Tommiy Hengich
Casey
Harold Aketi
Thaiki Gas
Thorakili
Ked Clea
Main Street
Billy Rose
Henry VIII
W. Shakespeare
Henry
William the Great
Riend
Lynnl
Darling
Westlands
Burt Englewood
Inez Gerrard
Ona Freeman
Copper Canyon
Chicago
Union Terminal
Ralph Edwards
Jean Hersholt
Dr. Christian
Hans Christian Anderson
Heritage Club
Danny Kaye
Wonderfly
Warners
One Pictures
Mona Freeman
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