Indigent Ball Players Benefit From Big Game
Nine years after forming the Association of Professional Ball Players of America, the charity has spent nearly 80 thousand dollars aiding sick and indigent players. Membership surpassed 2,600, with 157 cases assisted. monthly checks go to former players no longer able to work. Notable figures include Babe Ruth, Pie Traynor, and Art Griges among directors. The group aims to house sick or indigent players and coordinates with major and minor leagues.
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Paul Zimmerman
Associated Press
Los Angeles
Association of Professional Ball Players of America
Chicago
Babe Ruth
New York Yankees
Harold
Pie) Traynor
Pittsburgh
Charles Grimm
Chicago Cubs
Frank O'Doul
New York Giants
Walter Maranville
Boston Braves
Nick Altrock
Washington
Eddie Collins
Boston Red Sox
Wade Killefer
Indianapo
Bert Nichols
Chattanooga
Art Griges
Tulsa
Standings and Results Across Baseball Leagues
Yesterday results show St Louis 5 2, Pittsburgh 1 4, Chicago 4 1, Cincinnati 0 18, Philadelphia 6 4, Brooklyn 3 2. Today St Louis vs Pittsburgh. other games postponed. American League totals New York 5 2 in 10 innings, Boston 14 9, Philadelphia 4 1, Cleveland 5 3, Chicago 2 6, Detroit 7 5, St Louis 4 6. second game 10 innings. all games postponed to later dates. American Association St Paul 4 5, Minneapolis 10 13, Milwaukee 3 3, Kansas City 2 Toledo 2 3, Indianapolis 6 Columbus 5 2, Louisville 7 5. International League Toronto 6 8, Buffalo 7 7, Newark 6 4, Jersey City 4 2.
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St. Louis
Pittsburgh
Chicago
Cincinnati
Philadelphia
Brooklyn
New York
Boston
Cleveland
Detroit
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Milwaukee
Kansas City
Toledo
Indianapolis
Columbus
Louisville
St. Louis Wi
Brooklyn A
Repeal Will Open Liquor Sale to 12 States
Washington, July 5. Even with repeal of the Eighteenth Amendment, liquor sales would be legal in only a dozen states. In 14 states both constitutional and statutory prohibitions block sale. Oregon remains in state constitution. enforcement act shown last November. Arizona, California, Delaware, Mary-
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Connecticut
Minnesota
Florida
Idaho
Kansas
Kentucky
Maine
Nebraska
New Mexico
Ohio
Oklahoma
South Dakota
Texas
Utah
West Virginia
Wyoming
Washington
Oregon
Arizona
California
Delaware
Mary
West Virginia Teachers Honor Joseph Rosier With Watch
The state teachers luncheon presented Joseph Rosier, NEA president, with a watch. W. W. Trent, state superintendent, delivered the gift. Rosier of Fairmont State Teachers College is slated to speak at West Virginia Night tonight for the state association event.
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Chicago
West Virginia
Joseph
National Education Association
State Branch
Association
W. W. Trent
Carleston
Free Schools
Rosser
Fairmont
W. Va
State Teachers College
French fliers seek Persia flight record attempt
New York July 5 French aviators Maurice Rossi and Paul Codes prepared for a projected flight to Persia. They planned a takeoff from Floyd Bennett Field tomorrow morning if weather allows. They aim to set a new distance flight record with a monoplanes brought from France two weeks ago. Rossi will be navigator.
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New York
Maurice Rossi
Paul Codes
Persia
Floyd Bennett Field
France
Rossi
Once Failed at Princeton Now Back as Tennis Coach
New York, July 5. Mercer Beasley, famed Davis Cup coach and newly appointed Princeton tennis mentor, recounts his varied path from failing at Princeton to becoming a top coach. He details his early jobs, discovery by Vincent Richards, and his Beasley system built on precision with measured errors per set. He notes his cross training idea linking golf and tennis and describes initial lessons focusing on a smooth swing with a mashie before using a racket.
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Princeton
New York
Mercer Beasley
Princeton University
Tiger Institution
Beasley
Vincent Richards
Fred Anderson
Richards
Indian Hill Club
Chicago
Louise McFarland
Frankie Parker
Ellsworth Vines
Johnson Says Legion Helped Save Itself
Chicago July 5. Louis Johnson national commander of the American Legion says the Legion refused to cut off its nose to spite the president s face and restoration of benefits to veterans is deserved after the economy act cuts. He credits the Legion with standing by the government while demanding fair regulations for disabled World War I veterans.
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Chicago
Louis Johnson
American Legion
Legion
Johnson
Congress
Ruthles
Vetrans
Legion leader cites interests in veterans aid restoration
Johnson said corrections in regulations return much of what disabled and sick lost under the economy act. The Legion aims to cooperate with the administration to ensure aid goes to the deserving and curb misstatements from the VA. He noted earlier figures overstated peak costs of the old law, citing a corrected peak of about 1.06 billion in 1932.
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Johnson
Legion
Veterans Administration
Two Forestry Workers Face Murder Count
Four civilian conservation corps workers at Roxbury camp are under arrest. H Owings and F B Heffner, both 40, face murder charges linked to the death of Clifford Rift of Berkeley West Virginia. C E Lee and W C Planter, aged 48 and 43, are charged with felonious assault in the beating of Ernest E Cox of Norton Virginia. Rift’s body was found on the Chesapeake and Ohio railway tracks near the camp.
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Richmond
Civilian Conservation Corps
Roxbury
Clifford Rift
Berkeley
W. Va
Ernest E. Cox
Norton
M. D. Lampkin
H. Owings
F. B. Heffner
Simpson Girl Dies Today
Loretta Norma Jean Cleavenger daughter of Manor and Sarah Cleavenger died at one o'clock this morning at home in Simpson after a week's illness of complications Funeral services set for 2:30 Friday afternoon at the home Burial place not yet determined Surviving relatives include four brothers Bayard Leroy Thomas Davis and three sisters Maggie Mildred and Katherine all at home
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Loretta Norma Jean
Manor
Sarah Cleavenger
Simpson
Bayard
Leroy
Thomas
Davis
Maggie
Mildred
Katherine
Civic Planner Named Consultant for Authority
Washington July 5 Alfred Bettman of Cincinnati appointed by the Tennessee Valley Authority as consultant on legal matters tied to land planning and zoning. Bettman, president of the National Conference on Civil Planning, is noted as an authority on related laws. David E Lilianthal, TVA director, departs Washington for Knoxville to join board members inspecting Cove Creek Panes.
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Washington
Tennessee Valley Authority Today
Alfred Bettman
Cincinnati
National Conference On Civil Planning
David E. Lilianthal
Knoxville
Stocks Sag Under Profit-Taking Amid Mixed Market
New York traders saw the main stock list slide as profit-taking took hold. Losses ranged from one to over three points with volatile issues like Allied Chemical and Union Pacific down about five. U S Steel and American Telephone shed more than a point as transfers neared 5.6 million shares. New York Central Santa Fe Case and United States Smelting each fell about two. National bonds and other issues provided uneven action.
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New York
Allied Chemical
Union P
U. S. Steel
American Telephone
New York Central
Santa Fee
Case
United States
National
Springtime in the Rockies Trout Bite In Jackson Area
In Jackson Wyoming on July 5 anglers report springlike conditions in the Tetons with large Mackinaw trout. Tales speak of 25 to 60 pound catches with rumors of 75 pounders in Jackson Lake and 34 pounds at Jenny’s Lake. A 19 pound Snake River catch tops recent records. Judge Leek tops Jackson Lake with a 42 pounder. A local tale notes a boy lugging two trout past the post office spurring a jibe about why bigger fish aren’t caught. Also included are fines for illegal driving and foreign plates.
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Jackson
Wyo
United States
Tetons
Jackson Lake
Jackson Hole
J. 8. Sabin
Ogden
Utah
Snake River
Morgan Dam
Jenny's Lake
N. Leek
Mackinaw River
Mackinaw Lake
Canada
Teton Range
Judge Upholds City Right To Tax Beer In Grafton
Judge Herbert W. Dent in circuit court sustains Grafton’s beer tax, reducing a $500 fine for Norteman Packing driver Harry Gockstetter to $100 for distributing 3.2 beer without a city license. Gockstetter arrested May 26. hearing June 1. Mayor Charles O. King fined $580 on site, appeal led to this decision. case parallels city v Jack Marks in Clarksburg.
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Herbert W. Dent
Grafton
Harry Gockstetter
Norteman Packing Company
Wheeling
Charles O. King
Dent
Gockstetter
Steel Knucks Land Man in Jail Six Months
Walter Taylor, 35, a miner of College Hill, was fined 50 dollars and sentenced to six months in jail after being found intoxicated and carrying a pair of steel knucks during Flemington’s Fourth of July homecoming celebration. He was arraigned before Magistrate H. Waller.
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Haled
H. Waller
Flemington
Walter Taylor
College Hill
Miners Ready to Negotiate Wages in West Virginia
Van A Bittner, UMW chief representative for West Virginia Virginia and Maryland, said the miners have organized every coal field in West Virginia and stand ready to negotiate joint wage agreements with all operators of the state.
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Charleston
van A Bittner
United Mine Workers of America
West Virginia
Virginia
Maryland
Bold Safe Robbery In Martinsburg
Martinsburg July 5 unidentified thieves forced open a large safe in the office of L. H. Diskey and stole a small sum of cash and valuable papers. The act was described as among the boldest here and occurred early in the evening as pedestrians passed by a nearby store. Several suspects are being held in connection with prior related robberies.
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Martinsburg
L. H. Diskey
Med-Continental Oil Price Increases Reported
New York July 5 An advance of 33 cents a barrel in the price of Mid-Continent crude oil was announced today by Continental Oil company and Consolidated Oil. The new prices ranged from 61 cents on oil below 29 degrees gravity to 85 cents for 40 gravity and above. The report notes other market items and mismerged text references.
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New York
Continental Oil Company
Consolidated
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