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Invisible Ray Changes Baseball Backed by Airship Captain
In a tale set around an opening International Aerial league game, Captain MacManus recalls a past era and a scheme using an invisible magnetic ray from Ignatz’s aeroplane. The ruse let Chicago and New York teams swing or miss based on magnets, altering the pennant race and financing a school for cubs.
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