Frisch Becomes Cardinals Manager In 1934 Season
Frank Frisch named manager of the St. Louis Cardinals succeeding Gabby Street. Street leaves after eight behind the Giants, Hornsby’s future with the club in doubt, and both Street and Bill Killefer long time catching pilots headed toward other major league or minor league roles.
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Frank Frisch
Street
Joplin
Globe-Democrat Today
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Rogers Hornsby
Branch Rickel
Hornsby
Rickey
Chicago
Bill Killefer
St. Louis Browns
Rajah
Killefer
Walter
Wages Hiked 20 Percent by Garment Union
Benjamin Berman announces a 20 percent wage increase for over 8 000 workers from the United Garment Manufacturers Association of America. The move benefits factory workers across the industry as part of fair trade efforts.
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Cincinnati
Ijaly
Unionmade Garment Manufacturers Association of America
Benjamin Berman
Legislative and Fair Trade Practice Committee
Grimes Street Beats Tate Street In Playground Baseball
Grimes Street teams won both games at Playground Diamond league yesterday. Seniors scored 35 to 10 with Grimes over Tate Street. Juniors finished 15 to 8 with Grimes Street defeating Tate Street in a high scoring matchup.
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Grimes
5000 Technicians Strike Shuts Down Movie Production
HOLLYWOOD July 25 Five thousand more technicians joined a strike at motion picture studios to protest studios hiring non union workers to replace 665 sound technicians who struck Saturday midnight. Producers blamed a jurisdiction dispute between two unions over sound men.
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Hollywood
Motion Picture Studios
Main Street
Rialion
Governors Discuss Taxation Problems
San Francisco July 25 Governors at the twenty fifth annual national governors conference launch into taxation discussions. Governor Wilbur L Cross of Connecticut opens with Equalization of Taxation while Governor Ibra C Blackwood of South Carolina leads a round table on sales taxes and related subjects.
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San Francisco
Roosevelt
Wilbur l L. Cross
Connecticut
Ibra CC. Blackwood
Uth Carolina
Major League Leaders Amid Prompt Stats From Era
Summary of top players by batting runs and hits across leagues. Gehrig and Ruth lead runs and home runs while Foxx and Simmons pace RBIs and hits. Cronin Manush Burns and Chapman appear among doubles triples and stolen bases with notable totals for 1920s teams.
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Simmons
White Sox
Poux
Athletics
Gehrig
Yankees
Foxx
Rune
Manush
Senators
Burns
Browns
Cronin
Combe
Vpoxx
Ruth Yankees
Chapman
Yanks
Walker
Tigers
Allen
Grove
Robbery Strikes Stores In Sanford And Jonesboro
Robberies struck stores in Sanford and Jonesboro during the night, with various merchandise taken including ice cream from one location.
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Sanford
Jonesboro
Rube Eldridge Returns to Pitch for Greensboro Patriots
Old Duke of Spero Rube Eldridge signs with Greensboro and will debut Friday night against Winston-Salem as the Patriots seek second-half boost. His return follows a season where he last pitched around the Piedmont leagues and semi pro teams.
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Patriots
Winston’s
Training Methods For Davis Cup Cuppers Put Under Scrutiny
New York July 25 Ellsworth Vines fainted on the red clay at Auteuil prompting an inquiry into United States Davis Cup training methods. Critics claim overtraining and nervous strain contributed to the collapse against England with a full explanation expected at the USLTA annual meeting.
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New York
Ellsworth Vines
Auteuil
Bernon
Prentice
America
Vines
Allison
England
United States Lawn Tennis Association
Harry Knox
Boxing Results From Various Cities Reported By AP
Fights last night featured mixed results with several decisions and knockouts. Notable outcomes include Teddy Yaroni stopping Freddie Polo in Newark and Rufus Miles stopping Tug Phillips in Charleston, while Joel Ferrando outpointed Pete Gulotta in Serge City.
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Associated Press
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Harry Carlton
Jersey City
Raymond
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Elmer Bizani
Tommy Romano
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Teddy Yaroni
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Freddie Polo
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Charleston
N. C
Rufus Miles
Charlotte
Tug Phillips
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Bobby O'Dowd
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Sergey City
Joel Ferrando
Ashtabula
Pete Gulotta
Road accidents in Britain rise by three thousand in 1932
Britain recorded 184005 road accidents in 1932, up 3000 from 1931, causing 4667 deaths and 296450 injuries. The text also notes a barely perceptible tide in the Great Lakes named seeiche influenced by atmospheric conditions.
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Great Lakes
Night baseball becomes established in Richmond
An overflow crowd of 4 500 watched the first night game in Richmond as the Colts defeated Durham 8 to 5. Herman Holfhouser led the Colts over three Bull hurriers while Krider started for the Bulls, Gates took over in the sixth, and Castleman relieved in the seventh.
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Herman Holfhouser
Bull Bhurlers
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Durham
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Bulls
Gates
Castleman
Shine Rumple and Pat Casey Duel as Winston-Salem Tops Charlotte 3 2
Winston-Salem defeated Charlotte 3 to 2 in a fine mound duel with Shine Rumple and Pat Casey on the mound. Ellis Taylor debuted as a catcher for the Hornets, while Dave Cochrine was released after Taylor, previously with the Twins, was signed.
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Pat Casey
Winston-Salem
Charlotte
Ellis Taylor
Hornets
Dave Cochrine
Taylor
Twins
Vines Ankle Injury Not Permanent Say U.S. Team
Ellsworth Vines Jr and Bernon Prentice capt of the United States Davis Cup team refute reports of a permanent ankle injury from the Perry match. They say no specialist examined him and the attending doctor did not deem the injury permanent. Prentice criticizes French claims of overtraining amid the defeat to England.
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Paris
Ellsworth Vines, Jr
Bernon
Prentice
United States
Vines
Fred Perry
England
Wilmer Allison
Walker Cup Star Leads Western Amateur Qualifying
Chicago's 130 pound Walker Cup star Jack Westland shot 71 to lead the Western amateur tournament after 18 holes in Memphis. Maurice Hankinson of Oklahoma City and Gene Vinson of Meridian along with Zell Eaton of Oklahoma City posted 72 to sit near the top.
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Tenn
Jack Westland
Chicago
Maurice Hankinson
Oklahoma City
Gene Vinson
Meridian
Miss
Zell Eaton
Stars Beat A's As Musee McAfee Lead Opening Win
Yesterday's Stars Robin Lee Musee and Bill McAfee guided the victory by holding Burke and Haseell to limited hits. McAfee hit a triple and a homer and pitched well in a relief role, delivering a solid debut performance.
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Bill McAfee
Burke
Haseell
McAfee
Polly Snyder calls out Duke Eldridge over ball game split
Polly Snyder challenges Rube Eldridge and the Greensboro Patriots after a row over a three year running High Point versus Spero baseball series. Polly warns he will travel to Greensboro or Spero to even the score if Eldridge does not field a team. Eldridge is described as a top pitcher and hunter from Randolph county.
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Spero
Asheboro
Randolph County
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Polly
Greensboro
High Point
Eldridge Debuts in Greensboro Veiling a Last Chance
Eldridge returns to Memorial stadium in Greensboro on Friday night to showcase his southpaw slants in a financially promising performance. The veteran pitcher, who started with Greensboro in 1914, is a local baseball landmark with a storied past in the Carolinas akin to Red Grange in football. In High Point he once wore a Pointer uniform and pitched a doubleheader against Winston Salem, losing the first 12 innings only 1-0 in the encore, while Submarine Gheen opposed him in both games.
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Greensboro
Memorial Stadium
Rube
Carolinas
Red Grange
Ilinois
High Point
Winston-Salem
Gheen
Winston
Rube Eldridge Star of 1920s Baseball and Goose Goslin Era
The piece recalls 1920s contests with Rube Eldridge in a Charlotte Hornets uniform pitching 10 innings to a 1 0 victory over Olin Perritt. It notes Goose Goslin playing for Columbia later starring for Washington Senators and mentions Eldridge’s career across Virginia Piedmont Sally American leagues and the Athletics with Connie Mack’s remark about his arm and head.
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Charlotte Hornets
Olin Perritt
Columbia
Goose” Goslin
Washington
Senators
Duke
Virginia
Piedmont
Sally
American Association
Athletics
Connie Mack
Eldridge
Rube Bets Four Runs Tokyo Friday Night
The veteran southpaw pitcher Rube predicts a win against Winston Friday night telling Greensboro players to deliver four runs and he will win the game. He is known for a sharp change of pace a solid curve and a baffling smoker that has fooled many batters.
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Winston
Greensboro
Adams-Miliia Manager challenges Robbins in league feud
Steve McFarland of Adams-Miliia taunts Carl Hill of Robbins in a heated exchange over league status and cups. McFarland accuses Robbins of avoiding tougher competition and hints the varsity may face Robbins if Robbins beats the Adams-Miliia second team.
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Adams-Miliia
Carl “Pap” Hill
Robbins
Carl
Charlotte Engineer May Go To Georgia
Atlanta July 25 Curtis Mees utilities engineer from Charlotte North Carolina testified for the prosecution in Georgia ouster proceedings against the public service commission He was in Atlanta to confer with the state senate commission amid reports he might be appointed late expert of the new commission by Governor Eugene Talmadge after suspending all five members of the old body. Jack Savage counsel for the Georgia Federation of Labor said Mees was in Atlanta at the governor s invitation.
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P— Curtis Mees
Charlotte
N. C
Public Service Commission of Georgia
Sen
Mees
Eugene Talmadge
Jack Savage
Georgia Federation of Labor
State eyes Meas as consultant or part time adviser
Savage commented that the state would be lucky to secure Mr Meas for the commission. He suggested they might hire him as a consultant rather than full time, though unsure if full employment is possible.
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Meas
Oolacian Fish Prepared As Candies By Alaskan Indians
The oolacian fish measures 12 to 11 inches and has very oily flesh. Alaskan Indians dry them and thread a strip of inserir parket through the Cypress tree from head to tail to make candies.
Global cable network spans vast submarine lines
The globe shows more than 00000 miles of submarine cables and over 100000000 miles of telephone wires along with 6600000 miles of telegraph cables, illustrating the expansive reach of early communication infrastructure.
Britain’s Navy at Lowest Strength in 34 Years
The man power strength of Great Britain's navy stands at its weakest level in 34 years, signaling concerns over maritime capability and readiness amid ongoing defense pressures.
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Great Britain
Senators Take Two From Macks And Lead Loop In AL
Washington powered to a doubleheader sweep over Philadelphia 5-2 and 10-6 to seize first place in the American League, aided by New York idle. Bob Grove lost in the opener as Alvin Crowder won the nightcap with strong support from Jack Russell and Bill McAfee. The Athletics fell to 11 games behind the Yankees as Frank Frisch was named Cardinal manager in the National League.
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George Earnshaw
Washington Senators
New York Yankees
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Athletics
Yankees
Grove
Bob Burke
Washington
Mickey Cochrane
Jack Russell
Roger Cramer
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Bob Johnson
Earnshaw
Jimmy Foxx
Alvin Crowder
Bill McAfee
McAfee
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St. Louis Cardinals
Frank Frisch
Gabby Street
Cardinal
Elephant fight ends with air of danger in circus wall breach
In a historic incident at a circus winter quarters, two elephants clashed and one rammed the other through a solid brick wall fourteen inches thick, an event remembered for its startling force and the precautions it prompted.
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Circus Winter Quarters
Standings Preview: Today’s Games Across North Carolina
GAMES TODAY feature matchups including Charlotte at Winston, Durham at Richmond, Greensboro at Richmond, and Greensboro at Wilmington.
Baseball Scores From Yesterday
Wilmington defeated Greensboro 6 to 2 while Winston beat Charlotte 3 to 2. Durham at Richmond listed as night game not included in standings.
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Wilmington
Greensboro
Winston
Charlotte
Durham
Richmond
Games Today for Chicago Pittsburgh Cincinnati St Louis
Chicago visits Pittsburgh and Cincinnati travels to St Louis for the only games scheduled. Club standings show no losses with no other games on the slate.
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Chicago
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
St. Louis
Greeks Used Coal Two Thousand Years Ago
Archaeologists suggest ancient Greek societies exploited coal deposits more than 2000 years ago, marking early use of fossil fuel in the region. The finding points to sophisticated resource use alongside bronze and pottery in ancient Mediterranean economies.
Cobras Spread Hoods Using Movable Ribs Near Heads
A historical note describes cobras spreading their hoods by a set of movable ribs located near the head. The mechanism highlights how these snakes expand their neck tissue to create a warning display.
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