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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1912
Page
8
Olympic sprint champion Ralph Craig plans to retire from athletics this fall. He works for a Detroit company and wishes to devote full time to business. Craig, famed sprinter, won the 100 and 200 meters at Stockholm Games and earlier captured intercollegiate titles at Michigan University.
Frank Kramer, eleven year defending American champion, plans to capture the world championship at the Vailsburg track Newark on August 24 27 and 30. The event will crown the lone contenders as the National Cycling association runs eastern and western races this year leaving Kramer vs Jackie Clarke and Alfred Goullet in Salt Lake City as his challengers.
Hugh Bedient of the Boston Americans drew attention after a 42 strikeouts in 24 innings record at Corey Pennsylvania. A Boston scout signed him and he played for Providence amid a trade sending five players to Boston for Bedient Pur tel l McHale Killaly Lonigan and Janvrin. He has beaten the Athletics five times.
George Van Haltren a Northwestern League umpire and Pittsburgh scout reportedly offered Judge W M McCredie 3000 for Ba sile Mensor the Portland Colts outfielder. McCredie will advise and Mensor may stay with Cleveland linked club until approval. Patterson Wins Geelong Cup In Melbourne Patterson beats field to claim Geelong Cup in a years long handicap contest requiring winner to add fifteen more handicap each year. Ball Player Prices Rise Weather and gate drops push minor league prices up as moguls seek recoupment by selling stars.
A witty exchange notes the Siamese king's white elephant boosting status until a Cambodian king visits Europe and returns with a second hand taxicab, illustrating shifting symbols of power.
In a Washington Star exchange, the young statesman asserts some speeches will be recalled with interest years hence. Senator Sorgum counters that this will depend on exceptional luck.
The Swiss Alpine mower carves terraces, climbs cliffs at night, and harvests hay with iron clamps. He earns 8 to 5 francs daily while risking cold and exposure, loading hay on a wooden sledge in winter and delivering it to mountain plains for storage.
German patent law treats invention disclosure as national knowledge. First applicant gains patent. others may obtain limited rights if they acted before but without deriving new knowledge. Infringement suits are rare and cheaper than in the United States. Life is a tragedy wherein we sit as spectators awhile and then act our part in it. Swift.
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