Monuments Honor Animals From Horses to Cheese Worldwide
A New York doctor funded diverse memorials from equine graves in Kentucky and Alaska to Balto in New York Central Park, a Holstein cow Segis Pietertje Prospect near Seattle, a Salt Lake City gull monument, and a Camembert cheese statue in Normandy. Details trace a global tradition of memorials to all manner of animals and a rare cheese tribute.
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John Hammond
Fifth New York Cavalry
Lord Byron
Newfoundland
Boatswain
Newstead Abbey
Nottingham
England
Central Park
New York City
America
Balto
Leonhard Seppala
Nenana
Nome
Alaska
Tiergarten
Ander den Linden
Berlin
Red Cross
Segis Pietertje Prospect
Snoqualmie River
Seattle
Wash
Carnation Milk Farms
Salt Lake City
Utah
Salt Lake Valley
Vimouthers
Camembert
Normandy
France
New York
Joseph Karim
Vimoutiers
Recreation and Fun in Baseball Across Colleges
The 1931 college baseball season opens with Purdue at Ohio State and Chicago at Indiana amid growing amateur support. Maj. Gen. Guy V. Henry joins the American Olympic association executive committee, replacing Maj. Gen. Herbert B. Crosby. Majors discuss the sport’s value for recreation and its enduring appeal beyond professional play.
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Purdue
Ohio State
Chicago
Indiana
Maj
John Lb. Griffith
Big Ten
American Legion
Cleveland
Detroit
Louisville
Guy V. Henry
War Department
Army
American Olympic Association
Los Angeles
Herbert B. Crosby
Sports roundup mentions Penn State baseball captain Fry and other sports figures
The notes highlight Penn State captain Rodney Fry as the lone senior on the baseball squad amid a broad collage of sports personalities. It mentions Yankees executive Rd Barrow eyeing a strong season, boxing calls for Phil Scott, and various athletes including John R. Richards and Dusty Williams. The piece also notes A J Kertis signing with the Yankees, Washington state basketball claims, boxing champions owning hockey clubs, and Walter Hagen not defending the British Open crown with Asia tour context.
Batting Out of Turn and the Greatest Catch Tales
A 1930 Bell Syndicate piece recalls Frank Chance batting out of order to win a game in New York and Jimmy McAleer making a shoe string catch while adjusting a glove. The anecdotes highlight luck, timing, and the quirks of baseball history.
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Tuck
Frank Chance
Chance
Chimnece
New York
St. Louis
Tre
Jimmy McAleer
McAleer
Bell Syndicate
Dan Howley Leads Reds To Challenge In Pennant Race
The Cincinnati Reds, boosted by new manager Dan Howley formerly of the St. Louis Browns, gain a dynamic edge. Howley emphasizes conditioning, open dialogue with players, and flexible strategy with a strong secondary lineup. He has already secured several American Leaguers and praises young catcher Sukeforth as a rising star.
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Tom Shaw
New York
Desert Light
Wigh Foot
Pat Nash
Dedicate
Gallant Fox
Woodcraft
Shavy
Ormondale- Wood Violet
Trap Rock
Audley Farm Stable
Cincinnati Reds
Dan ‘Howley
St. Louis Browns
Dan
Hal Totten
Thicago Daily News
Doug
Doug McWeeney
Brooklyn Robins
Sukeforth
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Nusual Monuments
Texas
Austin
Southwest
Fort Worth
Ladies of the
Golden North
Alaska-Yukon
White Pass
Klondike
George A. Parks
George Black
Yukon Territory
Inspiration Point
Dead Horse Gulch
Lexington
Winchester Pike
Hamburg Place
J. E. Madden
Nancy Hanks
Nancy
Westminster Abbey
Hamburg Belle
Uhlan
Zev
Plaudit
Silicon
Siliko
Europe
Major Delmar
Ida Pickwick
Ogden
Star Shoot
Imp
Crown Point
N. Y
Winchester
Orange Courthouse
Second Bull Run
Hanover
Penn
Gettysburg
Brandy Plains
Buckland Mills
the Wilderness
Spotsylvania Court House
North Anna
Ashland
White Oak Swamp
Reams Station
Tag Sea
Elmo Scott Watson
Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St. Andrews
Rodney Fry
Penn State
Rd Barrow
The
Yankees
Phil Scott
John R. Richards
University of Wisconsin
Babe Ruth
Dusty Williams
Navy
Duke
A. J. Kertis
South Bend
Ind
Star Southpaw
Kentucky Wesleyan College
New York Yankees
Benny Leonard
Pittsburgh Pirates
Willie Ritchie
Oakland
California
Walter Hagen
Hagen
Orient
Jon Kirkwood
Dodgers
al Lopez
Brooklyn
Mickey Cochrane
Lopez
Atlanta
Dan Howley
Billy Evans
Cleveland Indians
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