Yankee Players Endure Heat In Dressing Room Banter
Henry McLemore recalls a sweltering day with the New York Yankees as DiMaggio Gomez Ruffing and Dickey joke about seasickness and pitching while enduring dense flannel uniforms. A cooling tip suggests watching a game outdoors to see players sweat through tenacious heat.
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World Series Skeet Tour set for San Francisco
The sixth annual National Skeet tourney, the world series of skeet, will be staged in San Francisco August 8 to 13. Prominent shooters Alex Kerr and Don Sperry recently set world records, with defending champions Henry B. Jay and Jack Lindsay among others eyeing titles. The event draws about 100000 shooters and honors multiple individual and team crowns across gauge categories.
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Benton County Fair Hosts Races and Baseball Showdown
A Benton county fair program features horse races including the 2 24 pace 2:18 trot and 2:24 trot with races starting at 1:30 pm on opening days. Tuesday brings a baseball game at 2 14 between Iowa Valley League all stars and a Corn Valley league all stars selections.
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Don Emery to Coach Osceola High School
Don Emery former University of Dubuque track and football star will coach Osceola high school teams next year. He graduated last June after starring in football and track at Dubuque.
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Parker and McNeill to play doubles in Meadow Club event
Frank Parker and Don McNeill, initially to focus on singles, are entered into the Meadow club invitation doubles after Davis Cup officials urged inclusion. The duo previously won a Davis Cup title as a twin pairing at Seabright, defeating teams like Mako Sabin and Riggs Cooke. Elsewhere at Maidstone club East Hampton, top women players including Marble Fabyan Jacobs Bundy Wolfenden Betz and Mathieu reach quarterfinals.
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Virginia Wolfenden
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Greece bans new bread sale to curb waste
In Greece, selling freshly baked bread is forbidden. Loaves must be at least one day old before sale, an economy measure meant to reduce waste and encourage longer use of bread.
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Quakers Triumph Over Packers 5-3 To Move Up
The Quakers beat the Packers 5 to 3 as Ivan Reid returned to form pitching for the Quakers and Kenny Thenhaus sparked offense. Four unearned runs came on five Packers errors while Bruce Thenhaus and Ed Bednasek contributed key hits. Reid earned the win with six strikeouts against Schmidt who allowed five unearned runs on three base hits in the loss.
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Mercer named Dubuque athletics director and coach
Kenneth Mercer, former Simpson college and professional football star, is appointed director of athletics and head coach in football and basketball at the University of Dubuque. He succeeds Bob Fitzke and will start September 1 after 12 years coaching at Simpson, Algona high, and Beloit College.
Jimmy Dykes To Be Manager White Sox For Two More
CHICAGO UP The First National Bank of Chicago trustee of the J Louis Comiskey estate said Jimmy Dykes will receive a two year contract to manage the Chicago White Sox. Vice president Harry Grabiner will run the club’s business affairs while no club president will be named this season. Dorothy Comiskey 22, daughter of the late magnate, was appointed treasurer of the American League.
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Northwestern University
Cobras in India Kill Thousands Annually
Street cobras and cobra handling trades in India cause roughly 20 000 deaths each year as venomous bites and related accidents draw attention to public health risks and traditional livelihoods.
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