Penn Quicks: Penn Baseball Wins Quadrangular Title in 1927
University of Pennsylvania athletic year 1927 shows one championship won by Red and Blue baseball, capturing the quadrangular trophy for the second time in three years. The baseball team went 20 wins 5 losses 1 tie under Dr. Walter Cariss. Overall 14 Penn teams posted 94 dual wins 71 losses 3 ties for .569. Football won six games defeating Brown Harvard Columbia Cornell Franklin and Marshall Swarthmore. lost to Penn State Navy Chicago. The 1926-27 basketball team went 16-10 with wins over Syracuse Navy Lafayette Penn State and Dartmouth. tied for third in the Eastern Intercollegiate league.
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University of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
Walter Cariss
Brown
Harvard
Columbia
Cornell
Franklin and Marshall
Swarthmore
Penn State
Navy
Chicago
Syracuse
Lafayette
Dartmouth
Vulcanizing Inner Tube With Electric Device In Wisconsin
A Wisconsin report notes vulcanizing inner tubes with an electric or gasoline vulcanizer. It warns that patches on the tube may overcook or burn, weakening the tube.
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Wisconsin
Asbestos Patch Adapter Reduces Vulcanizing Heat
A vented four strip asbestos paper patch shields the tube in vulcanizing work, exposing only the patch to full heat. The illustration in Popular Mechanics Magazine demonstrates the setup and its heat control benefit.
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Ned
Popular Mechanics Magazine
Harvard Grid Receipts Boost Varsity Football Profit
Harvard football led the athletic program with a net profit over 458000 in the year ending June 1927 and a football receipts peak at 584195. All other sports ran deficits while the Harvard Athletic Association posted a final profit over 150000.
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Harvard
Harvard Athletic Association
Improved Roads Marked for Easier Travel in U S
Edward S. Jordan credits auto clubs and government agencies for marking highways. He notes thousands of miles of improved roads with drainage banking and clear signs, urging removal of open country speed limits as cars and roads improve.
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United States
Edward S. Jordan
Jordan
Springtime sports roundup hints at stars and shifts
Princeton tops last year’s sports earnings at 41000 dollars. Baseball previews spark opening day chatter while Hector Mendez and Babe Ruth starring roles headline diversions. Walter Hagen may try films, and Johnny Mann debuts in the majors amidst a flurry of contracts and retirements.
Hoffman Nominated for All American Track Team
Clifford Biff Hoffman, winner of the discus at the Intercollegiate 4-A meet in Philadelphia 1927 with 150 feet 7 inches, was chosen by Dan Ferris to the All American Track team. He is also a leading candidate for the Olympic team.
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Clifford Biff Hoffman
Philadelphia
Dan Ferris
Hoffan
Southern Golf Star Miss Turpie to Compete at Edgewater
Southern golf champion Miss Marion Turpie, from New Orleans, serves on the executive committee of the Pan American Women's Amateur Golf tournament and will compete March 21 to 24 at Edgewater golf course in Gulfport Miss. Golfers from the United States and Latin America are expected.
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Marion Turpie
Edgewater
Gulfport
Miss
Miss Turple
New Orleans
United States
Central America
Mexico
Automobile safety and growth in American roads
A summary of US auto trends notes 3,000,000 national park visitors by car, a 100 percent ten year mileage rise, and prices cut by half. It cites 2,750,000 trucks with 7 percent for hire, warns motorists to stay alert to all traffic, and reports a Kentucky driver admitting he was learning to drive after injuring a woman. Dr John A Harris predicts over a million cars in New York within five years and urges nocturnal trucking to ease congestion.
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S. Eberstein
New York
Antwerp
Belgium
Europe
Kentucky
John A. Harris
Electric Sparks Cause of Interference in Power Networks
Electric sparks in power and lighting circuits are identified as the main source of interference beyond the receiving set. The article explains sparks are not a single flame jump but multiple oscillating discharges whose rate is influenced by circuit constants. Tuning the circuit can control oscillation frequency. All electrical apparatus can spark.
Safety Light for Closed Set Pilot indicator for filament circuit
One safe setup to avoid leaving lights on all night is a small pilot light placed in front of the receiver and wired across the filament circuit. The vivid colored glare signals when the filaments are turned on, serving as a clear indicator for the crew.
Record Year for American Swimming Features 1927 Stars
Mark Novelius and Weissmuller dominated amateur swimming in 1927 with numerous world and national records across distances. Weissmuller set a 100 yard world best at 49.4 seconds and posted top marks in 220 and 440 yards. Novelius swept national free style events from 100 yards to 8 miles and lowered mile time to 25.18.
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Join Weisstruller
Ilinois A. C
Chicago
Martha Novelius
S. A
Marving
Weissmuller
Novelius
Handling the young dairy bull as herd sire in North Carolina farming
The article emphasizes training and managing dairy bulls as future herd sires. Dr. D. Grinnells notes early nose-ring training at nine to twelve months, strict handling, good feeding, and ample exercise. He warns that many bulls are nervous and that firmness and caution reduce injury risk while boosting dairy profits.
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D. Grinnetts
State College
Good Bulls Slaughtered Daily in Dairy Herds
Dr J C McDowell of the federal bureau of dairy industry warns high quality dairy bulls are slaughtered at about one every eight minutes from daylight to dark year round. He urges an exchange system among bull owners to preserve valuable sires until daughters prove their sire's value.
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J. C. McDowell
Federal Bureau of Dairy Industry
Association
Minerals for Abortion Not Favored by Iowa
Iowa State College researchers report minerals in dairy rations do not stop infectious abortion in cows. Minerals help mineral deficiency cases but cannot cure infectious abortion. Strict sanitation remains the proven treatment for preventing infectious abortions.
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Iowa
Iowa State College
Dairy Notes on Feeding and Herd Management
Dairy Notes emphasizes milk quality over purified milk and urges free salt access for dairy cows. It warns scrubs hinder herd quality, stresses grinding soybeans for digestion, notes alfalfa protein excess if leaves remain, warns against post calving overfeeding, advises gentle grain ramp, and suggests water-heating if cups unavailable.
Number of Duke of York holders since Edward II
The title Duke of York was created by Edward II for a son and has since passed through fourteen holders.
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Duke of York
Edward II
Ladle with Strained Bowl and Lever Handle Invented
A new ladle features a strained over its bowl controlled by a lever on the handle. The design aims to regulate liquid flow and reduce spills during cooking and serving.
Castoria Promises Safe Gentle Relief for Babies
An advertisement extols Fletcher's Castoria as harmless for infants, claiming it soothes fussiness fever colic and sleep issues with a pleasant taste and no harmful ingredients. It adds a free care and feeding book and asserts physicians recommend the genuine product over alternatives.
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Fletcher
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