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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1917
Page
6
The clipping touts Knowlton's Dandeline as a cure for dandruff promising shiny hair and new growth after use. It also reports on Parisian doll caricatures where celebrities are recreated as dolls with highly accurate facial features and period clothing. The page also includes quips about a doctor and leather in wallpaper.
In a classic baseball problem Billy Evans explains that the balk ruling by the catcher leaving his position legally allows the third base runner to score. He notes the balk suspends play and invalidates subsequent plays, making the earlier run and homer illegal and requiring the game be replayed.
The article discusses how top professional golfers must continually prove themselves to stay in the limelight. A lapse can push them from contention, and a comeback, though difficult, is a constant pursuit as spectators recall former champions.
A survey of sports quirks notes featherweight limits, boxing roasts, salary cuts aging players, and amateur vs professional fame. It cites Nick Altrock leaving vaudeville for business, Scott Chestnutt's retirement, Pirates losses, cricket tea and scoring, billiards patience, and a double umpire system. It also mentions players switching to golf, polo satire, and trades involving Hagerman and Marshall.
Ted Meredith renowned middle distance star announces retirement after the AAU national track and field championships in St Louis September 7 and 8. Lawson Robertson Penn coach confirms the decision citing Merediths impact since 1912 and a string of world records and college titles including the half mile and quarter mile marks.
Home runs counted in 83 games last year preventing shutouts. Chicago and Philadelphia Nationals led with 13 wins each from circuit wallops. New York led the American League with seven comeback wins from four base blows. In the National League 59 games ended by home runs, 24 in the American League. Shuts prevented by home runs were split 11 in the senior league and 9 in the junior.
The piece recounts how Bill Rogers drew early attention from scouts and joined the Cleveland Indians before being released, while Bancroft, initially overlooked, became a top shortstop after the Phillies drafted him to fill a temporary need.
Thomas J. Rooney of the Rivenswood Boat Club on Long Island, the United States amateur single sculling champion, will defend his title next year. If Philadelphia wins the championship Rooney would race John B. Kelly of the Vesper B. C. on the mile and a quarter Schuylkill River course, a venue where the rivals have met several times with victories alternating.
An anecdote from a Ladies' Home Journal describes a candy-loving boy named John who shares sweets with classmates. A teacher suspects peppermint odors and questions students while John denies guilt, then hints a treat will come at noon, revealing a lighthearted schoolyard moment.
An arriving Northern tourist notices a pine tree scarred by a passerby with a razorback nickname. A local note frames the moment as a humorous roadside reflection about identity and misdeeds.
Fragmentary notes show a debate on freedom of thought and editor support. Mention of a critic, a writer, and a designer of motor driven windlasses for lifting circus-fent poles appears in the scattered text.
The Atlantic Cristobal plant is the largest and has operated commercially for months. Balboa plant recently placed in use. Together the two coaling plants provide emergency storage of several thousand tons and are deemed important should the United States enter a European war.
An official report notes 1200 Indians from Canadian reserves have enlisted for active service in the war and performed well in the field. Last year Indian contributions to war funds exceeded 7000 dollars and Indian women knitted socks and other comforts for soldiers. The outlook highlights Japanese coal mining in Manchuria and a Colorado woman appointed assistant attorney general.
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