Young Hoag rises from niche leagues to $40,000 market lure
The Times details Meryl Hoag from Davis California, a son of a baseball family, who drew a $40,000 offer and bold pursuit by the Giants. It recalls his trial years in Utah Idaho and California leagues under Moreing, Leard, and Noreing, his rapid rise amid reassessment of his potential, and the long road through releases before a big break.
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Alina
Givnts
Athe
Rosenberg
Jong
Sandiots
Rosie
Jefer
Fas
Etivan
Inady Cohen
McGraw
Ro- Hi
Meryl Hoag
Hogg
Davis
Calif
Tracy Hogg
Merr
Lewis Noreing
Sacramento
Hoag
Moreing
Pocatello
Bill Leard
Twin Falls
Nurmi bids 20 second meter claim at six mile mark
AAVO says he should have run 20 seconds per 100 meters when breaking the six mile record in England. He vows to win the Olympic marathon in Los Angeles in 1932 amid skeptical views from Clarence De Mar and other American runners. Two pitchers from the 1914 Braves remain active along the New England baseball front. Dick Rudolph managed Portland and Letty Tyler was an amp before the league dissolved. Athletica average 28 years old, Cardinals 3 years. Brooklyn last pennant year 1920. Ken Holloway, Yankees new acquisition from Cleveland, said he was glad to move to New York after leaving the Indians.
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Aavo ‘Nurmi
Filan
Ays
England
Los Angeles
Clarence de Mar
Braves
The
Athletica
Cardinals
Brooklyn
Ken Holloway
Yankees
Cleveland
IntHans
New York
Algernon
Controversy and trades stir Yankees and boxing in summer note
The column lampoons sports and editorial excesses as a boxing commission joke and a tennis writer’s ranking spark editor ire. It highlights Colonel Ruppert's bullish Yankees signings, including Craghead and Daglia, and notes buyers’ big costs toward a new coast roster. It closes with scattered baseball standings and game results from multiple leagues.
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Jacoby Ruppert
New York
Yankees
Bob Shawkey
Colonel
Jake
Howard Craghead
Pet Daglia
Oakland
Texas League Yesterday's Scores Featured Close Wins
Dallas defeated Waco 11 to 10 while Fort Worth beat Houston 6 to 2. Wichita Falls outslugged San Antonio 16 to 14 and Shreveport edged Beaumont 7 to 6 in 13 innings.
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Dallas
Waco
Fort Worth
Houston
Wichita Falls
San Antonio
Shreveport
Beaumont
Hastings Restores Old Time Hitching Racks
Hastings Nebraska officials move to reintroduce historic hitching posts near the business district after residents continue to use horse and buggy for farm to town trips. Councilman Harm notes autos have reduced racks and signs, prompting a return to older facilities.
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Hastings
Neb
Sit
Harm
Melrose No 1 Community Health Note
The health of this community is good at this time. Mr and Mrs Wise of this place visited her sister Mrs William Wright of Evening Shade last Saturday night. Mrs Mattie Lauterbach spent Tuesday with Miss Nettie Clemens. Elbert Wise of Mineral La spent Sunday with his parents Mr and Mrs Wise.
One-Armed Convict Escapes From North Carolina Prison
Otto Wond an one armed inmate, has escaped from the North Carolina state prison for the fourth time in six years. He broke a pledge to Governor Gardner after a prior recapture and faced death row solitary confinement for 26 months following his third escape. Wond had previously used a smuggled gun to force a guard to release him and a fellow prisoner, and hid in a concrete culvert pipe later loaded on a freight train. He ran a prison yard store and cared for a homemade convicts zoo of about 200 animals, with suspected help from a female admirer in the latest break. Authorities say he is being sought in multiple states as well as in North Carolina.
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Raleigh
N.C
Otto Wond
North Carolina
C. Max Gardner
Wood
Houdini
Terre Haute
Ind
Bis
Bill Campbell
Liter
America
Campbell
Indiana
Ohio
Virginia
Tennessee
Hartford Man Receives 21 Year Prison Term
Pred Statham of Hartford is sentenced to 21 years after a circuit court jury found him guilty of second degree murder in the March slaying of Tom Lewis. The defense cited temporary insanity tied to heavy drinking of bad liquor amid domestic troubles and a reported attack on Statham’s mother. Statham testified he drank heavily and recalled nothing until the next day. The jury deliberated two hours before the verdict.
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Greenwood
Ark
Pred Statham
Hartford
Tom Lewis
Lewis
Statham
Centerville Notes Show Farm Work and Local Visits
Hope area community notes report farmers finished laying by crops and ready for harvest. Local shoppers include Mr and Mrs C E Sanders in Hope and Louise Anderson and baby from Texarkana visiting Mabel Radden. Family gatherings mark birthdays and funerals for Lum Vines and Luther Gleghorn family. Kenneth Jones of Benton visits. preacher Neel from Louisiana to lead services. city papers note business activity and aging residents in Howard County.
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Hope
Louise Anderson
Baby
iTexarkana
Mabel Radden
Onie Foster
Savas
Kenneth Jones
Benton
Searents
Mro
R. L. Jones
Lorence Haynes
Jem
Rodgers
Lum Vines
H.S. Jones
Baby- Bro
Neel
Louisiana
Pajamas on Memphis Streets Prompt Police Warning
Memphis Police Chief Will Lee vows action against residents in pajama attire, signaling arrests and misdemeanor charges for those flaunting sleepwear in public as part of a wider city message.
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Memphis
Will Lee
Melrose No 2 Meeting and Local Social Notes
Melrose No 2 invites members to a meeting next Sunday July 2. Mary Stewart of Lewisville visits Miss Khel and Miss Pearl Newberry. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Erwin and son from Centerville spent the weekend with his parents. Ellin reports a good time at J. B. Ellen’s party. Mr. and Mrs. S. T. Wield came from Olahoui. Bert Hubert and Mrs. Hubert of Valiant Okla visit J. B. Newberry and family.
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Lewisville
Khel
Pearl Newberry
Earl Erwin
Centerville
Will Erwin Francis
J.B. Ever Ae Savey
Dus Bawden
Shower Springs
J. B. Newberry
J. B. Ellen
S. T. Wield
Pany
Olahoui
Bert Hubert
Valiant Okla
Tm Newberry
Miss Madge Schoaley Returns Home After Brief Absence
Miss Madge Schoaley has returned to her home in this city after a brief absence. Her return follows a short stay elsewhere, with friends and neighbors reporting she is settling back in.
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Madge Schoaley
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