Connie Mack Credits Grove Transformation For Southpaw Rise
Connie Mack praises Lefty Grove after guiding improvements in his pitching. Gleason recalls suggesting Grove shorten his stride and favor overhand delivery, boosting balance, accuracy, and control. Mack emphasizes mutual respect and teamwork, noting Grove listens intently whenever Gleason speaks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billy Bvang
Pin Gleason
Connie Mack
Lane
Grove
Connie
Wodeell
Eddie Plank
Gleason
Mack
Guy
Press notes mix sport and satire in restless column
A tangled sports and culture collage cites Dempsey Wills race cues golf and boxing, jokes about Judge Landis and actors, mentions 140000 at Indianapolis, midwest rifle tours and amateurs shifting from Florida to French resorts. It teases Hollywood plans for Red Grange and notes shifting tides in sports icons.
Baseball Notes on Cochrane and Pipp in Major Leagues
Billy Evans assesses Mickey Cochran and Walter Pipp as standout yet inconsistent performers. The piece covers Cochran’s 134 games, batting over .300, and Pipp’s defensive value for Cincinnati while questions linger about his reduced batting. It also touches on catching steadiness and Hornsby’s managerial pressures, plus anecdotes about Lefty Grove’s prep for a lengthy season and hunting as a tonic for players.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mickey Cochrane
Athletics
Jon Cochrane
Weil
Cy Perkins
Cochrane
Walter Johnson
Ty Cobb
Tris Speaker
Molvie Collins
Joe Bush
Wally Schang
Northland
Johnson
Cobb
Speaker
Collins
Dempsey-Wills Fight Blocked by New York Officials
New York officials warn that political interference could end boxing in the state. James Farley, head of the New York State Athletic Commission, says a Dempsey versus Wills bout would be halted and threatens Tex Rickard with disbarment if he pushes a Tunney-Dempsey match in defiance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Jack Dempsey
Wills
New York State
Harlem
James A. Fartery
New York State Athletic Association
Farley
Tex Rickard
Gene Tunney
Dempsey
Luis Angel Firpo
New Jersey
Rickard
Americans Eye British Amateur Triumph in Open Challenge
American golf hopes rest on Bobby Jones and peers as the British amateur championship nears. The record shows professionals have outpaced amateurs in foreign honors, with Walter J. Travis as the lone American to win the British trophy.
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America
Bobby Jones
United States
Walter J. ‘Travis
Great Britain
Woman wins fortune in Ozark Public Service firm
Rolla Missouri June 2 Mrs D Arline Holcomb owners controlling interest Im and president of The Ozark Public Service company. She has built a fortune of more than half a million dollars from operating electrical utilities in small southern Missouri towns.
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Fortune
Rolla, Mo
D’arline Holcomb
Ozark Public Service Company
Missouri
Helen Wills Sidelined as Appendix Operation Alters Match Play
Helen Wills has an appendix cut out and will miss action in the international hard court championships. Despite her absence the American women’s team pressed on with victories by Elizabeth Ryan over Mme Vaussard 6-4 6-2 and K Browne over Mile Deslandes Dedancet 6-3 6-1 while Mme Renee Mathieu defeated Mrs Jessup 2-6 9-7. Other results include Mrs Jessup and Miss Mumford losing in doubles and Howard Kinsey beating H Cattaruzza 5-7 1-7 7-5 6-1 6-1 and Hoogstraeten-Von Kehbbling taking straight sets over Thelbitza-Grahn 6-1 6-2 6-1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen
Helen Wills
America
Elizabeth Ryan
Mme Vaussard
Ry K. Browne
Mile Deslandes Dedancet
Mile Deve Deve
Marion Zinderstein Jessup
Mme Renee Mathieu
Jessup
Isabella Mumford
Boston
Free-swinging batters and hitting philosophy from Billy Evans
An excerpt discusses the contrast between free-swinging and choke hitters, praising the free swinger’s ability to adapt to pitchers. It recalls Ed Delehanty’s advice to hit where the ball isn’t and notes the speaker’s six years focusing on home runs and staying aggressive with every good pitch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Babe Ruth
Ed Delehanty
Alaskan Railroad Boon to Increasing Touring
Anchorage Alaska June 4 The Alaskan railroad developed to hold Uncle Sams northern possession but also satisfies travelers The route from Seward to Fairbanks passes through scenic Northland with an annual rise in visitors The voyage starts with a six day ocean trip from Seattle and a forty hour Gulf of Alaska crossing via Inside Passage Ailment Mt McKinley National Park lies between Anchorage and Fairbanks May 15 to September 15 offers snow free sunshine and a three week Seattle round trip
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Anchorage
Alaska
Uncle Sam
Seward
Pacific Ocean
Fairbanks
Northland
Seattle
Gulf of Alaska
Deisnan
Cook Inlet
Ancorage
Matanuska
Susitna
Tanana Valley
Mt. McKinley National Park
Pairhgnnin
Unclear fragment hints at Ozark scene and Richards Field
Fragmentary report mentions Kansas City Missouri, Morrill area, Richards Field, and a bottle of water with champagne in a Ozark setting. Details are unreadable and no clear event or names are provided.
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Kansas City
Jane Ee the
Morrill
Richards Field
Ozark Mountains
Pittsburgh Club Members Notified of World Championship Loss
Members including Roger Peckinpaugh were formally notified of their world championship loss as the event concluded.
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Pittsburgho
Roger Peckinpauch
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Pilot
White Elephants
Star
Rieller Boys
New York Commission
Indianapolis
Judge Landis
Chicago
Pio
Charlie Paddock
East
California
Harry Greb
Johnny Bull
Florida
Billy Evans
Walter Pipp
New York Yankees
Cincinnati
Pipp
Pat Collins
St. Louis Browns
Val Picinich
Boston Red Sox
Cincinnatis
Picinich
Hornsbys
Rogers Hornsby
Detroit
Hornsby
Haid
Cardinals
Pittsburg
Dlematic
Sandwich
Welch
Firpo
New York State Athletic Commission
By Sidney Smith
Sonem Smirat
LIONS
Wight
Billy Evan
Uncle IK
U. S. Woolen Co
Miler
Suly
Bluefield
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