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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1929
Page
4
Editor's note outlines President Hoover's cabinet selections amid surprise and controversy. James L. West chronicles behind the scenes moves in a six part AP series, revealing the adviser role in shaping the commerce department and other appointments.
Associated Press reports wartime associates of Hoover, including Harvard treasurer Charles Francis Adams and engineer Robert Patterson Lamont of Illinois, helped shape the president elect’s cabinet. Adams, a Democrat turned Republican, was named secretary of the navy, while Lamont was tapped for secretary of commerce after Hoover’s Florida preinaugural discussions and endorsements from Herter and Richardson.
T Fleming buys 10 brood mares for Richard Croker Jr. in Ireland amid possible stud farm purchase. Other sculptorwork to memorialize Augustus Saint Gaudens in France.
International polo cup set for Meadowbrook in September 1930 will cost about 250000 to stage. A New York yachtmen’s syndicate is spending around 500000 to build a sloop for the America’s Cup defense next year. The high expenses keep America out of the Cup for a decade, with plans for new charges amid the polo campaign.
The piece notes American polo teams sharpening for major tests ahead, with veterans like Eric Pedley drawing praise for hitting and defense. It mentions Seldern and Sion Gent as part of the prep, plus a strong draft of younger players ready to contribute.
A Georgia chicken named Liege Rivers protected her brood when a rattlesnake coiled around her hen. The hen pecked the snake to death after it bit her, dying from the poison while saving her chicks.
New York UP reports Jim Bagby of the Cleveland Indians set a 1920 standard by winning 30 games in a season. Dazzy Vance had 28 wins in 1924, George Uhle 27 in 1927, and now Lefty Grove and Burleigh Grimes each have 16 victories as contenders for the 80-win pace.
Lew Franseca, moved through several clubs, provides the big punch in Cleveland’s batting attack as he refines his role and strengthens the lineup.
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