Baseball Stars Reacts to Criticism Like Horses
The piece compares player responses to boos and pressure to horses reacting to the lash, highlighting Babe Ruth, Bob Meusel, Walter Mails, and Ty Cobb. It notes Ruth’s mixed reactions, Meusel’s quiet aggression misread as loafing, and Mails’ ears for taunts driving him from the majors, ending with his Cleveland arrival.
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Babe Ruth
Babe
Meusel
Bob
Walter Mails
Ty Cobb
Walter
Rube Waddell
Mails
Cleveland
Girl Owns and Operates Gasoline Filling Stand
Loretta Rabbitt an eighteen year old from St. Louis owns and operates a gasoline station since her father’s death six years ago. She keeps busy with duties at the stand and has little time for socializing with boyfriends.
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Girl
Loretta Rabbitt
St. Louis
United States
Mound City
Carl Reynolds a Hard Hitter on Football and Baseball
Carl Reynolds, a Southwestern athlete, is praised as a hard hitter in both football and baseball. The article notes his peak form this year and recalls a football collision where he retaliated by driving a tackler to the ground. It describes his aggressive style translating from gridiron to the diamond as he rushes home and plates through a blocking catcher.
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Carl Reynolds
Southwestern
Carl
Timely Little Sports Roundup With Baseball And Tennis Notes
Quick inventory of 1920s sports notes mentions Jimmy Foxx Lazzeri and infield versatility, Fred Fitzsimmons hailed as top NL fielding pitcher, Pirates prospect Stuart Clarke to Dallas on option, George Beall now a Chicago fireman playing with their team, and an August Red Sox clubhouse comparison. Walter Brown sold to the Yankees. Peoria ball park rocks removal cited. Chicago led NL attendance 1926–29, Harvard and Michigan football schedules noted. Ed Roush negotiating with McGraw. minor league moves Werber to Albany. reek Owens noted for grip. birdie humor from Nature Editor.
Speedometer Noises Tied to Wiring and Cable Bends
Sumner S. Howard of a major spark plug firm says speedometer noises usually come from the flexible shaft or cable bending sharply rather than from the speedometer itself. Motorists can fix this by adjusting the cable behind the instrument board.
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Sumner S. Howard
How Speedometers Work in Automobiles
Howley explains speedometer operation from the engine drive through a flexible shaft. For 1 008 revolutions per mile, the dial shows one mile and 60 mph at 1 008 rpm. The cable often breaks from sharp bending, but speedometers reveal speed, distance, fuel economy, oil needs, and other maintenance cues.
Japan to Supply Special Rep at Billiards World Championship
Koji Yamada, a leading Japanese billiards figure and former balkline contender, informs GC A Storer that Japan will provide a special representative for the next world balkline championship. Yamada, the first Japanese to gain international fame in billiards, signals Japan's involvement.
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Japan
Koji Yamada
GC. A. Storer
National Billiard Association of America
Yamada
Man o War Defeated Once in Historic Racing Era
Announcements note the sale of famed sires including Colin once of Edward B McLean's racing farm. Colin sired On Watch, a top competitor in the Jamaica two year old stakes of 1919, and he won every race in his career before retirement due to injury. Man o War lost once to Upset in his career.
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Colin
Edward B. McLean
Fo Bim
Novelty Woolens and Girls Frocks in Fall Styles
Julia Bottomley reports on 1920 fall fashion for children and schoolwear. Bright novelty wools for coats, berets, belts, and patch pockets appear with pile fabrics and satin dresses in off white, plum, garnet, and bronze-brown. Coordinated shoes and color-matching accessories complete ensembles.
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Schonal
World of Fashion
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