Catcher Bow Provokes Costly Late Run
Bancroft, longtime manager of the Providence Grays and ex Reds official, coached a young catcher who bowed to the crowd after a dramatic strike. The runner on third stole home during the scene, winning the game as Bancroft criticized the catcher for letting the run score.
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Business Manmger
Cincinnati Reds
Providerice Grays
Citeher
Eateh
Brote
Bancroft
Play system trial may replace stop watch in games
Some observers favor replacing the stop watch with a play-based length count after Providence Brown Boston game test. Coach Charles T. Whelan urges adoption for future Fenton University games as crowds praise the new method.
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Wille
Providence
Charles TI. Whelan
Fenton University
Unusual Gridiron Names On Big Ten Roll Call
Unusual names headline the Big Ten fall roster with players D A mbrosia and a Michigan duo Puckle warts and Masterham. Others include Uridil of Ohio State Mittenwalmer Greathouse Tlinois Crofoot Wisconsin Nydahl Minnesota and several Indiana Purdue Chicago Northwestern appearances.
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Waylinals
Michigan
Pucklewarts
Masterham
Uridil
Ohio State
Mittenwalmer
Greathouse
Tlinois
Crofoot
Wisconsin
Nydahl
Minnesota
Rodante
Raffensperger
Krasnsil
Towa
Threlfall
Merkobrad
Purdue
Palmeroll
Apita
Chicago
Dykusen
Salmi
Rucha and
Zalser
Indiana
Bovikad Kuipper
Northwestern
Purdue in Fine Shape as Football Ends
Purdue enters fall basketball season in strong form after football season ends. The photo features George Spaulding, captain and forward, with Ward Laim Hert reporting the team’s solid condition and readiness for upcoming games.
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Purdue Qouth Ward Laim- Hert
George Spaulding
Mostil Longtime White Sox Outfielder Notches Steal Record
John Mostil of the White Sox, five seasons with the club, led the American League in steals last year with 51. A one-club major league man, his career began in 1918 with Chicago and included a stint with Milwaukee in 1919 and 1920 before returning to the Sox, where he has stayed as an outfielder.
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White Sox
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Chicago
Milwaukee
Mostil
Muetti
Max Carey
Pirates
Hbase Steaters
Asa
Pittsburgh
Ile
South Bend
Carey
Freshman Star Rev Urban Leads Penn Gridiron Hope
Rev Charles A Urban pastor of Grace Evangelical Church Philadelphia stars for the University of Pennsylvania freshmen team this season. He has played tackle and is the father of two children. Coaches Clark Craft and Frank Dewhirst call him one of the best onemen seen at the university in years. Urban stands six feet one inch tall and weighs 192 pounds. If he joins the varsity next fall he is thought almost certain to make the squad.
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University of Pennsylvania
Charles A. Urban
Grace Evangelical Church
Philadelphia
Trian
Tels Ejel
Clark Craft
Prank Dewhirst
Urban
Dewhirst
Sporting Souibs and 1920s College Football Echoes
Twenty two Ohio cities have boxing commissions and Yule plans a 1928 Olympic rowing crew. Walter Johnson may buy the Toledo club as Reston and Chicago join the National League since 1876. Babe Ruth may review his signed literature in winter. The Royal and Ancient Club vetoes the standard American golf ball. Minneapolis AA returns to San Antonio for spring training. Atalanta Boat Club, founded 1548, is the oldest rowing group. Thirty five players from the World Series once in the Southern Association. Hamilton College and Colgate resume football ties in 1926 after 16 years. Williams vs Penn replaces Columbia as old-time series ends. The piece laments mismanagement in football akin to wrestling. O Neil of Salt Lake Club in Roc Rochester seeks wing work. City College of New York crew had no captain all 1922 season. Haskell Indians schedule 17 000 miles by rail for the season.
Captain Billy Burch in action for New York Americans
Photograph shows Captain Billy Burch at center for the New York Americans during a daily practice at Madison Square Garden. The image captures his action pose as he skates on the rink in New York.
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Billy Burch
New York American Hockey
New York
Aadison
Gorden
The Passing of Joe Mary
A harsh desert tale follows Joe Mary a hunted half breed renegade as he stars at thirst and pursuit. The trooper he shot lies dying as Joe Mary taunts him and drinks from the canteen. A false last mercy ends when the trooper shoots Joe Mary from behind.
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Joe Mary
Freeing Insects Festival Drifts Through Mokujima Garden
In autumn a Japanese festival invites people to release singing insects from wooden cages. At Mokujima garden, lantern glow and lotus ponds set a festive mood as visitors, many in geta, free their insects and join in a communal chorus.
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Japan
West
Mokujima
Pierre Lott
Absent-Minced Engineer Hale Flelden Recalls Rail Tale
Hale Flelden recounted a railroad story at a banquet about angry commuters at Mudville station. The crowd complained the 8:15 train had not arrived by 1,380, until the conductor appeared and said the engine was misplaced last night.
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Hale Flelden
Mudville
D. Q
Jefferson
Bill
Miss Eileen Bennett Stays Fit Amid Tennis Fame
Eighteen year old Miss Eileen Bennett wins the women's singles at the Cromer club in London England and defies warnings that strenuous play spoils feminine beauty. The young player is praised for looks and potential and emulates Mile. Lenglen as she pursues championships.
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Eileen Bennett
New Cromer Club
London
England
Mile
Two Shortridge Girls Talk Plays On The Way Home
On a school day two Shortridge High students discussed future arrangements. Betty hopes a funeral play will be Topsy and Eva while Dorothy imagines Gertrude Awhile staged at hers, reflecting a light, era specific sentiment from the Indianapolis News.
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Shortridge High
Betty
Dorothy
Indianapolis News
New Diamond Mines Discovered in Belgian Congo and South Africa
The discovery of new diamond mines in the Belgian Congo and South Africa is hailed as very important. Experts say diamond production may have declined for years, and these new deposits could become the world’s largest once developed. Development began after World War I, though deposits were known as early as 1907.
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Belgian Congo
South Africa
Traffic Trouble Splits Day with Field Day Comment
Report notes a chaotic incident as Cholly had a field day yesterday after a collision with a pretty girl driver. While they exchanged cards another pretty girl backed into Inim, adding to the day’s odd sequence of events.
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Cholly
Inim
Joint-Ease touted for rheumatic joints relief prompt
Pharmacists claim Joint-Ease speedily treats sore creaky inflamed joints when other remedies fail. The ad promises quick results, a clean penetrating formula, and relief from joint misery at sixty cents a tube from druggists nationwide.
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