New Olympic baseball plan eyed with regional all star path
A new Olympic baseball plan proposes annual sectional tournaments to pick regional all stars to Miami and form an American contender for the 1936 Berlin Games. The structure would rotate newcomers and rebuild teams yearly, with twenty five players to cover injuries and abroad duties. The move follows talks led by Carey Mann and Herzog and notes Dean brothers improved form in St Louis Cardinals season.
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American Olympic Baseball Committee
United States
Japan
Berlin
Canada
Mexico
South Africa
Miami
Max Carey
Leslie Mann
Buck Herzog
College all star vote picks for Bears game
Fans name leaders in selecting a college all star eleven to face the Chicago Bears on August 29. Among the leaders are Don Hutson Cotton Warburton Frank Larsen Phil Bengston Bill Regan Charlie Marr George Shotwell Duane Purvis Dixie Howell and Izzy Wein sack.
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Charley
Chicago Bears
Don Hutson
Cotton Warburton
Frank Larsen
Phil Bengston
Bill Regan
Charlie Marr
George Shotwell
Duane
Purvis
Dixie Howell
Izzy Weinsack
Bleacher odds shift in 1910s baseball pennant race
Odds from April to July show the Browns rising from 30-1 to 1000-1 while the White Sox fall from 100-1 to 5-1. The Giants drop from 8-5 to 1-3 with others like the Braves failing after Ruth’s absence. Incremental notes mention Walter Johnson and a waiver price rise to 7500.
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Tigers
Browns
Chisox
Walter Johnson
Sox
Giants
Braves
Ruth
Jack Doyle
Bill Lee
Cubs
Tom Zachery
Reds
Streaky Majors Team Mixes Win Streaks and Slumps
The column notes the streaky pattern of major league teams with praise and jabs at players. It mentions Leon Petitt once pitching for the Bloomer Girls and Ossie Orwell joining the House of David squad. It cites Earl Whitehill temper issues in the Whitehill Tavis feud and Tommy Bridges’ burst of losses after a long win streak. It adds Val Pienich as veteran catcher and odds of one hit games.
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Leon Petitt
Bloomer Girls
Ossie Orwell
A’s
House of David
Whitehill
Tavis
Earl of Whitehill
Tommy Bridges
Bridges
Val Pienich
Keep a Good Laxative Always in Your Home
A home health note extols Thedford's Black Draught as a reliable laxative for preventing constipation and treating biliousness. Mrs. Perry Hicks of Belton Texas endorses the remedy, noting its usefulness for ills needing a purgative. Sold in 25 cent packages.
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Thedford
Perry Hicks
Belton
Texas
New Santa Fe Agent Joins Cameron Herald Readers
W DuBois becomes an agent for the Santa Fe System in Cameron and joins the Herald as a new reader. He moved here with his family from Santa Anna and has twenty five years with the Santa Fe system. Legislators are described as spending half their time raising money and half spending it.
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W. DuBois
Santa Fe System
Cameron
New Herald
Mr. DuBois
Santa Anna
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