Fearless Bill Evans and the Corset Remark Debut
The piece recalls Billy Evans, dubbed Fearless Bill after his American League debut. It notes a corset joke from Charley Dryden and a citations clash with Clark Griffith, who tossed Evans after a heated dispute. The nickname stuck despite attempts to shake it.
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Evans
Grifigh
Clark
Grifith
Bill Evans
Fox
Dryden
Bill
Dell Syndicate
WNU
Study on Bus Wheel Impacts on Concrete Roads
The Public Roads study by the United States Department of Agriculture analyzes impact forces from a rear bus wheel on concrete pavement at speeds up to 50 mph. It examines two obstruction types with varying tire sizes inflation pressures and rim widths using high speed bus chassis and 100 pound weights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bureau of Public Roads
United States Department of Agriculture
Rubber Manufacturers Association
The
Society of Automotive Engineers
Bureau
Aberdeen
Maryland) Proving Ground
Ordnance Department
Tims
Detroit Supreme Court Reverses In Parking Lot Negligence
The Michigan Supreme Court held that parking operators must prove they were not negligent when an automobile is stolen from a lot. David Block left his car at First and Bagley in Detroit. it was taken without a valid ticket. The insurer paid $875 and sued the parking service, which was previously cleared of liability. The high court ruled the defendant failed to prove it had not been negligent, reversing the lower court judgment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lab
Michigan Suntan’ ‘Court
David “Block
Bagley
Detroit
Parking’ Corporation
PPORY
Supreme Court
Bits of sports lore on baseball and coaching moves
A collage notes baseball players and coaches with humorous asides. Mentions Herb McQuaid and Nick Harrison in talks of clubs, Mickey Cochrane, Joe McCarthy and Ed Phillips in signing rumors, Joe McGinnity as iron man, Tim Foxx’s positions, Notre Dame alumni coaching across the country, and a nod to juggling roles on the diamond and field.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charley Drygen
Philadelphia
Charley
Pampas
Luis .Firpo
Four Horsemen of Notre Dame
Notre Dame
Charley Dryden
New York
Clark Grifhith
Pie Traynor Finds New Pace at the Hot Corner
Pirates star Pie Traynor gains renewed form at third base after years of claiming the "hot corner" title. Manager John McGraw moves Lindstrom to right field, drawing praise from Traynor and fans. Harold, newly married, embraces the dual-manager era, while Borah rules out 1982 Olympic competition due to injuries and age. Dutch Carter of Yale praises Freddy Lindstrom as a great right-handed hitter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John McGraw
New York Giants
Lindstrom
Traynor
Pirates
Pittsburgh
Pie Penn
Ing
Chowder
Harold
Lindy
Freddy
Traynors
Ple
Benedict
Dutch” Carter
Yale
Brooklyn
New York
Giants
Freddy Lindstrom
Red-Headed Woman Sparks Apartment Scrape in Burlingtime
In Burlingame a red headed woman sparked a street fracas among six participants including six husbands and wives. Police officers Marion and Thomas mediated, extracting $15 from each of the men as the group moved on to San Francisco without further eruption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San’ Francisco
Burlingtime
al. Marion
Charles
Thomas
San Francisco
Kenneth Thomas
Joseph Stone
G. G. Pennington
Jack Theyer
Man with German Accent Seeks Double Marriage Licenses
In Riverside California a man with a German accent asked for two marriage licenses claiming to marry two look alike sisters, Genevieve Meier and Germaine Meier, who were accompanying him by chance. The incident echoes Vincent Barnett known for social ribbing and cons across the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miverside
Calif
Vincent Barnett
Vincent
United States
Ribber
Emily Post
Bobbie Jones
Bobbie
Genevieve Meier
Detroit
Barnett
Genevieve
Germaine
Man Seeks Annulment After Partitioned Home Spat
Chester A. Jones, a wealthy Beacon builder, asks Supreme Court in White Plains for an annulment after living separately from his wife for seven years. He said he divided their Pleasant Plains home after she grew cold to him. judge Bleakley reserved decision and will hear Mrs. Jones in Poughkeepsie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beacon
N. Y
Chester A. Jones
Supreme Court
White Plains
Jones
William S. Bleakley
Pleasant Plains
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A. Hitch
Billy Evans
P. League
Clark Griffith
Bureaua
Edward A. Borntraeger
Viola Rosebrock
Herb McQuaid
St.aul
Seattle
Mr. Fothergill
Chick Meehan
New York University
Boston Braves
Toronto
Nick Harrison
Nay Caldwell
Birmingham
Colonel Ruppert
Joe McCrthy
Mickey Cochrane
A's
Boston University
Ed Phillips
Boston College
Joe McGinnity
Iron Man
Timmy Foxx
A’s
Charley Borah
University of Southern California
Borah
Reb
Lewis & Walker
P.O
Wyoming
Butte, Mont
M. Paumie
Galena St
F. H. Bimrose
Richard McCarthy
East Granite
Butte, Montana
Land Office
Boncedbstractors
Pearl I. Smith
Dillon
Montana
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