22 Sep 1922
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Newspaper
Le Grand Reporter
Location
Le Grand, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1922
Page
1
Ty Cobb presses for Treasury concession on income tax noting baseball players rely on physical skill with limited careers. He argues for depreciation allowances for athletic powers and cites two homes plus travel costs from nomadic seasons. Supporters in Washington, petitions sent to players and lawmakers.
A boxing anecdote explains name changes by Jewish and Irish boxers in the ring. Minneapolis lightweight Jack O Leale says he used an Irish alias after marrying a girl named O Toole, swapping his Hebrew name for the ring name Riley to fit the match.
Joe McGinnity and Jamets Fitcher, once called Iron-Man for the New York Giants two decades ago, are in Mississippi Valley league duties at Dou buque Ta. Even at fifty one he shows the same fire speed and control that captivated Gotham fans.
Local sport circles say bench pitching has risen this season as managers control pitches, leading to more earned runs per game. Writers say majors pitchers largely follow manager instructions, with only top performers allowed personal judgment, reducing individual responsibility.
Scattered notes on pitchers and managers from the era, mentioning Phil Douglas and Jim Scott as big names, Cy Pfirman’s umpiring shift, and trades like Leo Payne to Grand Rapids. Mentions of Red Russell and Hap Morse hint at pennant fever, golf quips, and a Tommy McNamara link to Princeton, plus a Twisted Knee injury ending Tom McNamara’s Pittsburgh assignment.
St Louis lad Charlies Grimm rises from peanuts vender to top National League first baseman with the Pirates. His fielding dazzled during Cardinals practice, and after a brief minor league stint he earned a regular Pirates berth in 1920. His bat has improved this season, aiding Pittsburgh at the top of the standings.
Fim Corbett, once a boxing champion now dabbling in theater, advocates strict moderation and health routines. At 55 he maintains a youthful appearance, drinks hot salted water each morning, uses mineral oil at night, eats twice daily, and avoids excess. He asserts worry ages a person fastest and stresses balance.
A collection of sport notices from Oakland and Atlantic City. Mentions include the first Oxford vs Cambridge track meet in England in 1804, Jack Dempsey avoidance of big scraps, a busy municipal golf course in Oakland beginning January 1, Nimmy Beveridge resigning as golf pro at Cumberland Country Club, and Jet Puck Sahih a racehorse moved from Curragh to San Sebastian to enter the King’s Prize Stakes.
Miss Katherine MacGregor of Wisconsin tries a trans Andes trek by mule, river, and footpath after leaving Chicago for Key West and Havana. She endures landslides and near kidnappings, cooking in tambo huts, and minimal quinine while pursuing adventure and storytelling.
Exie Fife a nineteen year old Creek girl in Muskogee Oklahoma sees her Creek county allotment produce a fourth oil gusher, boosting her royalties to near $2,000 daily and averaging 4000 barrels a day. Officials foresee up to $5,000 daily soon while she remains humble, plans farming and education for her family, and stays in Fame McIntosh County.
A Rostoff Rost article describes villagers awakening to a gilded cathedral cross shining at sunrise. Soviet guards break up crowds, clergy are arrested, and a wireless explanation is used to quell belief in a miracle while the cross is reportedly refurbished by a new wireless station.
An Indian inmate in a Phoenix hospital is described as having his heart on the right side of his body. Doctors note his liver is reversed and he has a double rip on one side. He is thirty four years old.
Violet scented seaweed grows along the Mangishlak peninsula coast of the Caspian Sea, its aroma drifting miles into the surrounding air from the source locations.
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