Mouthy Or Quiet Baseball Stars A Reporter’s Snapshots
New York AP profile of major league figures describes Lou Gehrig as moody and approachable or distant, Mickey Cochrane as terse yet reliable, Dizzy Dean as quotable, Joe DiMaggio as a deadpan, Connie Mack mellow and cagey, Hornsby as the best talker, and others including Joe Cronin, Jimmy Dykes, Joe McCarthy, Pepper Martin, Carl Hubbell, Landis, Will Harridge, Ford Frick, and assorted baseball writers.
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Hokum
Lou Gehrig
Lou
Mickey Cochrane
Mickey
Frank Frisch
Gas House
Frank
Dizzy Dean
Dizzy
Joe DiMaggio
der Mag
Charlie Grimm
Charlie
Connie Mack
Rogers Hornsby
Stanley Harris
Bucky
Hornsby
Joe Cronin
Joe
Jimmy Dykes
Jimmy
Terry
Memphis Bill
Joe McCarthy
Martin
Pepper Martin
Ol’ Peppah
Carl Hubbell
Kenesaw M. Landis
Will Harridge
Ford Frick
Beause
Chicago
Brooklyn
Giant
Bancroft Nine Triumphs In Junior Legion Opener
Bancroft, Ia defeated Council Bluffs 16 to 3 in the Junior American Legion state tournament opener at Rockwell City. Bancroft piled up nineteen hits and capitalized on Council Bluffs errors. Muscatine beat Eldora 9 to 1 in the other opening game, aided by Lange’s four-hit pitching.
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Rockwell City
INS
Council Bluffs American Legion
American Legion
Bancroft
Council Bluffs
Muscatine
Eldora
Lange
McMillin Leads Poll in Coaches Selection for All Stars
In Chicago AP report, Bo McMillin Indiana tops voting for a four coach staff to guide college stars against the Detroit Lions at Soldier Field on September 1. Bernie Bierman and Elmer Layden trail as the poll tightens with Indiana supporters boosting McMillin’s tally.
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Chicago
Detroit Lions
Soldier’s Field
Bo McMillin
Indiana
Bernie Bierman
Minnesota
Elmer Layden
Notre Dame
Aes' Little
Columbia
McMillin
Layden
Bierman
Golf back swing technique emphasizes body wound up
The back swing's purpose is to wind the body through twisting led by the hands rather than merely lifting the club. Keeping the club low early forces greater torso twist, avoiding a jerky motion, with the top of the swing nearly full around and the ball barely visible.
Poll likely before midnight voting closes Saturday
The coach with the largest number of points will lead, aided by three assistants. Other high supporters include Lynn Waldorf Northwestern 1 041 252 H O Crisler Princeton 809 752 Francis Schmidt Ohio State 799 040 Claude Tiny Thornhill Stanford 798 715 and Matty Bell Southern Methodist 674 468.
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Lynn Waldorf
Northwestern
H. O. Crisler
Princeton
Francis Schmidt
Ohio State
Claude “Tiny” Thornhill
Stanford
Matty Bell
Southern Methodist
Scientists to study Kauai rainforest and mythical dwarfs
A Hawaiian Academy of Science expedition plans several weeks in Mount Waialeale’s rain–soaked Alakai swamp, measuring rainfall and studying flora fauna and the alleged extinct menchume dwarfs to reconstruct their life and civilization records.
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Honolulu
Hawaiian Academy of Science
United States
Mount Waialeale
Kauai
United States Weather Service
Hawaii
Mana
Alakai
Owens declines professional offers after Olympics
Berlin tagged Jesse Owens spent Thursday turning down pro sport promoter offers. He said he would not turn professional until graduation from Ohio State and plans to pursue the insurance business after earning his degree. He may run the 400 meter relay if needed.
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Berlin
Jesse Owens
Jesse
Ohio State
Missing Cigaret Case Once Belonged to Grand Duke
Burglars broke into Bernard Moszielski's villa in Warsaw and stole a jeweled cigaret case once owned by Grand Duke Michael, brother of the murdered Czar Nicholas II. The thieves shunned other jewels, suggesting a collector's interest in the case. The grand duke reportedly smoked his last cigaret from it before his murder.
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Warsaw
Poland
Bernard Moszielski
Michael
Nicholas
Russia
Lost Atolls in Pacific Reshaping Airline Plans
Honolulu AP report notes Howland Baker and Jarvis Islands gain strategic value for transpacific routes strengthening U S position in airline race. Christmas Island discussed as seaplane base. ownership debated with British and Japanese interests looming. Navy and Coast Guard monitor moves as Howland Baker and Jarvis are eyed as integral U S possessions.
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Honolulu
Howland, Baker and
Jarvis Islands
America
Pacific
Christmas Island
American Samoa
James Cook
Hawaii
United States
South America
Great Britain
USS
Narragansett
Christmas
Marcus Island
Japan
Marcus
Wake Atoll
Pan American Airways
Tokio
Navy
Germany
Jarvis
Coast Guard
Itasca
Colonization Plans Foreseen for Pacific Islands by U S Navy
U S Navy recognition of three Hawaiian islands as key for military needs prompts viewed colonization. Rep James P Buchan an of Texas backs a 35000 appropriation to secure possession with aid from Permanent Administrator Ray A Kleindienst and R B Blackfield Arriving to organize administration. Howland Baker and Jarvis islands lie on future air routes to Australia and New Zealand.
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U. S. Navy
James P. Buchanan
Texas
Ray A. Kleindienst
Territories
Department of Interior
R. B. Blackfield
Department
Kleindienst
Howland and Baker
Australia
Jarvis
Hawaii
New Zeaand
Priest-Scientist Honored as Second Ben Franklin
In Binditz near Znojmo Czechoslovakia a museum honors Father Procopius Divisch a priest scientist credited with independently inventing the lightning conductor in 1754 two years after Franklin. His first rod was reportedly destroyed by angry peasants blaming a crop failure on the device. A model is on display.
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Znojmo
Czechoslovakis
Father Procop
Ius Divisch
Benjamin Franklin
Binditz
Father Divisch
Property details for Hull's Resurvey and adjoining plats
The record lists parcels in Hull's Resurvey blocks 15 and 16 and adjacent additions. It notes ownership for Charles Landergott and Anton Pipal, with described lots and blocks, along with a valuation and a one dollar assessment.
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Charles Landergott & Wi
Anton Pipal
Hull
L. S
West C. R
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