Connie's plan to rebuild A's with youth and speed
Connie Wack leads Oakland's rebuilding of the Athletics by replacing veterans with young players. Lou Finney, Bob Higgins, Roger Cramer, and Ed Coleman are slated for key positions while established stars like Jimmie Foxx and Mickey Cochrane provide backbone.
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Connie Wack
Philadelphia Athletics
Jimmie Dykes
al Simmons
Mule Haas
Simmons
Roger Cramer
Vig Ed Coleman
Haas
Bing Miller
Eric McNair
Max Bishop
Jimmie Foxx
Mickey Cochrane
Big Three
Bob
Hotbeds and Cold-frames Aid Early Garden Starts
Southern gardeners gain time using hotbeds or cold frames built along dwellings heated by house furnaces or hot water systems. Ventilated sash covers, heat from manure beds, and south-side placement protect tender plants like tomatoes and peppers. House windows and small sash greenhouses also help start early crops before transplanting to protected frames.
Wagner Says Baseball Of Today Better Than His Playing Days
Honus Wagner says modern baseball is superior to the game he played in 1897 1917 noting pitchers work harder now and the sport has more strong leagues He praises today’s players calling baseball OK and predicts it will be played long into the future
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Wagner
Russell Newland
Associated Press
San Francisco
Honus Wagner
Pittsburgh Pirates
Barney Dreyfus
Keeler
Cobb
LaJoie
O. K
George Gibson
Pirates
Horus
Babe Ruth
Diamond
Paso Robles
California
Pacific Coast
Ben Jeby Defends Middleweight Title Friday at Garden
Ben Jeby defends his world middleweight title Friday night in Madison Square Garden against Vince Dundee of Newark New Jersey. Dundee has previously beaten Jeby twice, marking a rematch for the 160 pound crown. The bout headlines a sparse program with no other major attractions listed.
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New York
Ben Jeby
East Side
Vince Dundee
Newark
N. J
Madison Square Garden
Chartoal to Absorb Gases in Milk Room
A facility introduces Chartoal to absorb unwanted gases in a milk room. The process aims to improve air quality and safety by capturing emissions during dairy operations.
Fashion Notes on the Ell Houette Gown Shape
The piece explains how flounces and bias cuts define the ell silhouette once popular in the gay nineties era. It outlines construction steps to recreate the gown’s distinctive lines.
Larranaga Wins Cuban National Handicap in Record Time
Larranaga a four year old gelding by Apprehension Garden of Allah II won the Cuban grand national handicap in record time. The $39,150 winner’s share went to the owner, with $2,000 to the trainer FE J Bennett and $1,000 to jockey Kurtsinger. Second, third and fourth place horses also shared the purse.
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Havana
Larranaga
Apprehension Garden of Allah II
FE. J. Bennett
Kurtsinger
Tropical Park Opens 17 Day Horse Racing Meet
Tropical Park in Miami opened today for a 17 day horse racing season following Hialeah’s 45 day run that ended Saturday with Charles O from the Eastman stables winning the $18,000 Florida Derby.
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Miami
Fla
Mar
Om Tropical Park
Hialeah
Charles
Eastman Stables
Victor
Champion fugitive Carl Simpson evades posse near Fort Worth
Carl Simpson, sought on auto theft charges, eluded deputy sheriffs Dutsy Rhodes and Oscar Hakill who marshaled ten farmers near Smithfield. The fugitive jumped a fence and vanished into timber, after previously escaping by jumping from a moving car while handcuffed.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Carl Simpson
Simpson
Smithfield
Dutsy Rhodes
Oscar Hakill
Baseball Chatter from spring exhibitions and drills
Exhibition results show Philadelphia A over Brooklyn N 13 to 2 New York N beat Chicago N 10 to 7 Atlanta GA defeated Washington A 14 to 11 New York N seconds lost to Seattle PCL 12 3 six innings Pittsburgh N 6 over Oakland PCL 0 tie rain six innings New Orleans LA weather and camp notes include Hornsby starting second base for St Louis Cardinals Jim Lindsey signing 1933 contract Morriesey broken finger and Biluege to third for Reds updates from Winter Haven Pasadena and Biloxi crews reference Cubs Dodgers White Sox camp chatter and manager moves and training drills
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Brooklyn
New York
Chicago
Atlanta
Washington
Seattle
Pittsburgh
Oakland
Rainne
New Orleans
Miami
Fla
Los Angeles
Hornsby
Chicago Cubs
St. Louis Cardinals
Jim Lindsey
Angeles
New York Giants
California
Bill Terry
Bill
Cubs
West Palm Beach reports Browns camp with West signed
Sam West, former Washington outfielder, joined the St. Louis Browns in training camp after signing his 1933 contract and is slated for center field. Only Rick Ferrell and Carl Reynolds are missing from the Browns roster.
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West Palm Beach
Fila
Sam West
Washington
St. Louis Browns
Rick Ferrell
Carl Reynolds
Pitteboro Disates Open Oakland Series After Rain Interruption
The Piteborge Disates travel to Oakland for a single game at the league baseball park today after a weekend of exhibition games were interrupted by rain.
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Alan Gould
Associated Press
Oakland
Cal
Piteborge
No one food more valued the brain than fish
The saying that fish is the brain food endures in dietary lore, with emphasis on the belief that consuming fish boosts cognitive function and mental sharpness.
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Grove
George Earnshaw
Rube Walberg
Mack
Waberg
Earnshaw
Cramer
Coleman
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Walberg
Tony Freitas
Goweil Claset
Giant
Montreal
Claset
Roy Mahaffey
Merrit Cain
Lew Krausse
Jim Peterson
Hank McDonald
Tim McKelthan
Duke University
Eddie Madjeski
Cochrane
Elizabeth II
J. Boy
Foxx
Finney
Portland
Pinky” Higgins
Miller
Dib Williame
Bob Johnson
Brooklyn Dodgers
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China
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Ham Fisher
South America
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America
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Lesue Howard
Roxx
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Johnny Gal
Mae West
Cary Grant
Owen Moore
Boswell Sisters
High Point
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Ity
W. KR. Beattie
Louis Tiffany
Broadway
Yneeday
Cagney My
Marian Nixon
Dickie Moore
Sportlight
Janet Gaynor
Charles Farrell
Wille Keeler
Honus Wi
Ty Cobb
King Dutchman
Tropical Park
Cinnati
Red
Donie Bush
Joe Morriesey
Otto Biluege
Winter Haven
Philadelphia Nationals
Pearce
Cy Moore
Reg Grabowski
Charley Butler
Yannigans
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Charlie Grimm
Mother Earth
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Mobile
Crackers
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Chicago White Sox
Lew Fonseca
Cleveland
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Harley Ross
Bill Knickerbocker
Eddie Morgan
Johnny Burnett
Roger Peckinpaugh
Vosmik
Averill
Porter
Bill Kamm
Chalmers Cissell
ST. Petersburg
Filia
Jacob Ruppert
Max Carey
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Walter Beck
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