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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1920
Page
7
The joint rules committee of the National and American Leagues designs a special-sized boys diamond and a special-sized boys ball for players under 16. Presidents Johnson and Heydler sign a bulletin urging support for youth baseball as a national game teaching democracy, instant decision and self-reliance.
The distance from home plate to second base is listed as 115 feet 4144 inches and the distance from home plate to the pitcher’s rubber as 50 feet. Official ball size is 84% to 84 4 inches in circumference and weight is 4 4 to 4 4 ounces.
Robert Hyde, a Pittsburgh chemist, claims a process to convert sawdust into sugar at 3 cents a pound, yielding three quarters of a pound of sugar per pound of sawdust. He showcased a sample he says contains sugar extracted from sawdust and notes his Manchester University degree and German postgrad studies. Meanwhile Lancaster General Hospital's largest nurse class, 18 graduates, will hold exercises May 27, including Jennie Buckwalter and Ethel Pickell. one member, Violetta Groff, died last November.
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