College Athletics to Face Year Delay in Carnegie Study
The Carnegie Foundation and University of Illinois officials say a major report on American college athletics will not be ready before November 1928. About 110 institutions have been visited, with six Canadian universities and six Catholic colleges involved. The inquiry will cover administration, finances, eligibility, conferences, intramural sports, athletics and academics, among other topics. The goal is to state facts and suggest improvements rather than a muckraking expose.
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George Huff
University of Ilinois
United States
Canada
Carnegie Foundation For
Huff
Howard J. Sauvage
Carnegie Foundation Whey
Savage
Foundation
Coe Te
Radio Frequency Measurement Efforts Reported
The Bureau of Standards outlines a year of work on radio frequency measurements to ensure broadcasting stations use correct wavelengths and to aid air navigation. Dr. Burgess notes improvements in piezo-oscillator standardization and collaboration with government and industry to reach 0.001 percent accuracy, with abroad laboratories largely aligning at 0.01 percent.
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Bureau of Standards
Bureau of
Stantrds
George K. Burgess
Hoover
Burgess
Plate voltages in radio receivers outlined
Plate voltages ordinarily used in receiving sets are 16 to 45 volts on the detector tube, on the amplifier tubes and 135 volts upon the power tubes.
Stitch in Time Will Save Nine
A Flint Michigan writer urges periodic service for cars to extend life and reduce major repairs. He lists items to check now including ignition timing, spark plugs, battery, lights, fuel lines, carburetor, brakes, belts, oil, and filters, noting improved performance and lower costs.
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W. S. Asherwood
Flint
Mich
Merkle Signed by Giants After Barber Motel Meeting
The Giants owner John T. Brush signed Merkle without consent from manager McGraw after a Mt. Clemens barber praised him. Brush, seeking health in Michigan, later bought Merkle in New York, remarking he liked the barber’s recommendation and that Merkle could play first base.
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Merkle
Giants
John T. Brush
McGraw
Brush
Mt. Clemens
Mich
New York
John
Mr Brush
Automobile hints and a puzzling two foot brake
A garbled passage notes a driver feeling unusually down while riding and pedestrians reacting as a two foot brake device is questioned. The fragment mentions an auto and a vague ending about civilization and a powder with blame near the end.
Improvised Emergency Antenna Demonstrated
An emergency antenna can be arranged by winding about 50 turns of bell wire around the post of a telephone, attaching the end to the antenna post on the receiver.
The Notebook The Regenerative Circuit In Radio Inventions
The regenerative circuit is the most valuable radio invention. It eliminates the grid battery and matches quality with no loss. Dry rectifiers replace chemical rectifiers in many chargers. Diaphragm tone improves when embedded in felt. Shading degrades a grid condenser and harms receivers. A broken loud cord causes audible clicks with every move. Some stores show poor radio quality, misrepresenting overall radio capabilities.
Sports Snippets From 1914 Season and Related Notes
The Austin club in the Texas league endured a 30 game losing streak in 1914. A new chess champion voices passion for the game and jokes about a queen. Massachu setts star Robert Buruh joins the University of Iowa. Training camps call for harmony in barber shop routines. Few can play second base and sing it as well. University of Washington boxing candidates report for team 115. Elmer Holm and Blue Howell named 1928 Nebraska football captains. Jeff Dickson plans international bouts after Paris promotions. Dick Atterau, Philadelphia Nationals first baseman, released to Harrisburg. Olympic marathon results skew toward underdog victors except Nicolehmainen’s Antwerp win.
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Dick Atterau
Philadelphia Nationals
Harrisburg
Moe Berg and Cantillon Language Quiz Prompt
Moe Berg, now with the White Sox, once played under Joe Cantillon. Berg speaks several languages, but he once missed a hit and run sign. Cantillon quipped that he would use the language Berg talks west if he could identify it.
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Moe Berg
White Sox
Joe Cantillon
Berg
Moe
Cantillon
Lessons on Jesus Early Ministry for March 25
The text outlines a March 25 lesson on Jesus teaching in synagogues, preaching the Kingdom, and healing. It links senior classes to summarizing the lessons and emphasizes Jesus as the central figure, with prior January to March lessons detailing Jesus’ authority, healing, forgiveness, obedience to God, opposition, teaching methods, and compassion for the multitudes.
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Jesus
Mark
Jesus Christ
John the Baptist
Isaiah
Messiah
God
Christ
Jairus
Eternal Thoughts on Living in God’s Will
The text reflects on God’s eternal thoughts and timeless purpose. It urges individuals to align life with God’s will now, promising permanence in service beyond change or death. The speaker is Alexander MacKenzie.
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God
Alexander MacKenzie
Building with Faith: Wells on Divine Cornerstone
The preacher Amos R. Wells contrasts building without and with the Lord. Without divine aid a careless effort collapses into a pile of bricks, but with faith the walls rise firm beneath a vast sky, grounded in eternity.
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Amos R. Wells
Finding the Sunny Side
A quotation praising spiritual ascent and turning toward God, attributed to C. H. Spurgeon, about finding the sunny side of life beyond worldly caverns.
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C. H. Spurgeon
Castoria for babies cited as safe cure for bowel issues
An advertisement extols Fletcher's Castoria as a pure vegetable remedy for colic, constipation, diarrhea, and unsettled stomachs in infants. It claims gentle, safe relief and notes a doctor often recommends it, with a care and feeding book included.
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Fletcher
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