This Is Year of Pitcher Says President Heydler
President Heydler warned that 1931 would favor pitchers over hitters as better pitching reduces hits and home runs. He noted fewer high scoring games and at least one no hit game amid aging bats, while fans in San Francisco may see free admission for women at night games with added concessions. Rhode Island State names four track captains led by Murgo and Osterlund. Manhattan College shows a pattern of frequent baseball mentors. Bert Daniels will lead the Jaspers this year.
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Seals and Missions
Rhode Island
Fred Tootell
Joe Murgo
Paul Cleurzo
Eric Osterlund
Dick Howes
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Cleurzo
Howes
Osterlund
Chicago
Cleveland
Niles
Ohio
Bell Syndicate
WNU
Baseball World Series Then and Now Reflections by a Veteran Umpire
A veteran umpire recalls six World Series from 1912 to 1923 including the 1919 bribery scandal and Babe Ruth’s rise in 1920. He discusses fan skepticism, the fixed pennant rumors, and the lasting impact on baseball’s reputation.
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Boston Red Sox
Snodgrass
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Giants
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Chicago
White Sox
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Ruth
Gasoline tax fuels roads and travel growth in 1930
The 1930 report notes gasoline use rose 8 percent since 1920 despite more cars. Average per vehicle was 556 gallons in 1929 and 538 in 1929, with motorists averaging 8,340 miles yearly. Road funds from gas tax and licenses supported highway building, bonds, and improved pavements, saving miles costs.
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Iowa State College
German girl Gina Falkenberg wins girl golf crown
Fraulein Gina Falkenberg becomes Germany's girl golf champion after already holding German women's amateur titles in swimming and hurdles.
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Gina Falkenberg
Germany
Terese and Timely Squirbs of Sporting Events
Water basketball was played at the University of Florida this year. The University of Illinois is to build an 800000 ice skating rink and a 40000 golf course. A hick town is a place where the choice of a pitcher for the next game depends on the collection. In young Mr. Owen the Tigers seem at last to have found a shortstop who.
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Iron Man
Bucky Harris
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Barney
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Mr. Owen
Fruit Jar Is Convenient for Holding Flashlight
A quirky note mentions using a common fruit jar to hold a flashlight upright for car work. The piece also cites John Gruber’s long tenure as Forbesfield official scorer, notes on early spitball history, and various baseball mentions from 1920s era discussions.
Questioning eyes turn to future prize in 1981 WNU note
Fragmentary line from a 1981 Western Newspaper Union piece contemplates what the past yields for the future while a reference to Elizabeth Wade appears among incomplete text.
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Western Newspaper Union
Elzabeth Wade
Dishes That Are Different Cream Puff Recipe
Cream puff pastry method with a boiling water base and corn oil, then flour mix, eggs, baking powder. Filling includes dates marshmallows cream with vanilla. Also Irish Kisses peanut butter dates and powdered sugar with egg whites. Suggests a grapefruit juice addition to apples for flavor.
Biting Remarks Mark Hungarian Dental Dispute
In a Hungarian village a dentist held a patient’s teeth hostage over an unpaid bill linked to the patient’s mother. The toothless man sued for infamous abuse of professional ethics while the dentist claimed lack of money justifies withholding teeth. The court delivered sharp remarks reflecting the odd case.
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Washington Tost
Pretty Indian Legend Of The Seneca Daughter Sacrifice
The article recounts a tribal rite at Ninggra falls where a maiden chosen by tribes paddles a white canoe filled with fruits and flowers over the falls as a revered sacrifice. The Seneca chief, her father, joins in the fatal plunge after their canoes meet.
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Ninggra Falls
Dutch in English origins and Pennsylvania Dutch heritage
The term Dutch derives from Duetsch and once applied to all Germanic peoples but now mainly refers to Hollanders. Pennsylvania Dutch are largely of German and German Swiss descent and have shaped the life and history of Pennsylvania and the nation.
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High Maternity Death Rate in United States
The maternity death rate in the United States is higher than in other civilized nations. Per 1 000 live births 6.5 mothers are lost. It is believed that with adequate maternity care two thirds of these deaths might be saved.
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United States
Coot Recipe Promises Fine Dish From Marsh Birds
Biologists from the United States Department of Agriculture endorse coot as good eating when ducks and geese are scarce. A Bear River migratory bird refuge chef provides a cooking method: skin and clean, fry slowly in flour with gradual butter and water, then thicken gravy and serve. Sounds mighty tempting.
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United States Department of Agriculture
George i. Mushbach
Bearulver Migratory Bird Refuge
Biological Survey
Great Salt Lake
Utah
Mushbach
Deafness as Advantage in Edison’s View on Inventions
Thomas Edison argued his deafness aided his work enabling focus and altered hearing in telegraphy and the phonograph. He noted improved transmitter hearing helped commercialize the telephone and that mastering overtones and consonants on phonograph took a year and extreme effort. He also said his nerves remained intact and Broadway felt quiet like a village to him.
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Tao
Thomas Edison
Broadway
Flying train wheels set speed records in Germany
The New York Evening Post notes that German designs combine aeronautic ideas with rail tech. A "flying train" or Zeppelin on wheels uses a propeller and an air‑fuselage coach, reaching 110 miles per hour now with a goal of much higher on longer tracks as airplane engines perform better on ground.
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Germany
New York Evening Post
Fragmentary lyric line voice in odd memory exchange
Expresses a memory of a past Christmas and a birthday remark about forgetting and practice. The dialogue hints at emotional tension and a singsong reminiscence without full context or identifiable names.
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