The Relative Dimension in Sports and Stars
The piece extols relativity in sports, arguing that games endure beyond any single star. It cites past and present legends in baseball, football, golf, boxing, and polo, stressing the contest and hard competition over final scores. It notes Milburn’s view that losing tough, close games can be more valuable than easy wins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Einstein
Mike Jacobs
Louis
Conn
Gans
Leonard
Nelson
Greb
Mike
Army
Navy
DiMaggio
Feller
Dickey
Cochrane
Gordon
Keller
Ted Williams
Mize
Wagner
Mathewson
Lajoie
Cy Young
Rube Waddell
Ty Cobb
Babe Ruth
Tris Speaker
Joe Jackson
Christy Mathewson
Joe DiMaggio
Bill Dickey
Hans Wagner
Frank Frisch
Bob Feller
Jim Thorpe
Bronko Nagurski
Sammy Baugh
Sid Luckman
Pudge Heffelfinger
Chicago Bears
Notre Dame
Cobbs
Ruths
Notre Dames
Bobby Jones
Walter Hagen
Harry Vardon
Devereaux Milburn
Dev
Milburn
Dempsey
Corbett
Tunney
Grange
Thorpe
Ruth
Cobb
Vardon
Jones
St. Louis Cardinals
Cardinal
Walker Cooper
Billy Southworth
Mort Cooper
Lanier
Brecheen
Emil Verban
Lou Klein
Cardinals
Cubs
Charlie Grimm
Sewell Brothers Rise From Alabama Baseball Roots
The Sewell family from Alabama produced Joseph Wheeler Sewell and Luke Sewell of Titus and Rip Sewell of Decatur. Joe Sewell jumped from a short minor stint to help Cleve win a world series and then set a record for consecutive games played, a landmark that echoed Lou Gehrig’s era.
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Sewell
Alabama
Joseph Wheeler Sewell
Luke Sewell
Titus
Ala
Rip Sewell
Decatur
Joe Sewell
Cleveland
Lou Gehrig
Humorous Household Misadventure with Water Barrel
A young couple moves to a modern house and loses the rain barrel in transit. The wife wants soft water for hair, the husband returns late claiming the tub was full of water. A doctor jokes that the husband should avoid strong coffee.
War era Evans scholars and postwar baseball outlook
Western Newspaper Union notes 62 Evans scholars at Northwestern and 45 former caddies serving in World War II. It highlights Chick Evans origin of the scholar fund, current war-driven losses among scholars, and contrasts the St Louis Cardinals and Chicago Cubs prospects amid draft pressures and roster changes.
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Chick Evans
Chick
Evans Scholars
Northwestern University
Evanston
Ill
Chicago
Evans
Northwestern
Western Golf Association
Pearl Harbor
James McGinnis
Air Service Command
India
Harold Fink
Navy
Learn by Experience dialogue exchange between Jerry Harry and Bill
In a terse exchange Jerry asks for five from Harry who deflects to Bill. Jerry claims he favours Harry less than Bill while Harry counters that Bill does not know Jerry as well as he does.
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Jerry
Harry
Bill
Family Faces Hunger With Pig Feet Rations
Two siblings complain they have almost nothing to eat except pig feet as the family struggles with extreme shortages. The dialogue highlights hardship and desperation in their household.
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Tommy
Johnny
Servant Problem Prompt Breakfast at Eight
Dialogue scene shows a household plan as the lady orders breakfast at eight while the new maid agrees to be prompt, noting she will come down if not downstairs promptly.
Time Changes Mr Blue Conversation
A fragment shows a jocular exchange between Mr Blue and Mr Brown about age difference. Mr Brown notes his wife is now five years younger than him, while Mr Blue recalls they were the same age. The snippet implies a lighthearted dialogue on aging.
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Mr. Blue
Mr. Brown
Honest Preacher and Stranger Exchange Joking Lines
A light exchange in a comic vein features a stranger asking a preacher why his pants wear at the knees and the preacher replying the knees wore from prayer while the shirt wears at the back from backsliding. The brief humor hinges on wordplay rather than narrative detail.
Neighborly Request Amid Morning Conversation
A brief exchange finds Joan asking for a favor to stop by the doctor on the way, and the other party agreeing. The dialogue touches on dietary timing with a question about before or after meals.
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Joan
Notable athletes earn military ranks and honors
Andy Phillips, famed Illinois basketball Whiz Kid, becomes a marine second lieutenant. John L. Sullivan earned a $14,000 purse for defeating Herb Shade in San Francisco in 1883. Larry Snyder, Jesse Owens’ Ohio State track coach, is a navy lieutenant commander. Ching Johnson, longtime New York Rangers star, receives a hockey trophy in Los Angeles.
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Andy Phillips
Illinois
John L. Sullivan
Herb Shade
San Francisco
Larry Snyder
Jesse Owens
Ohio State
Navy
Ching” Johnson
New York Rangers
Los Angeles
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