What’s in a Name Lady Urchin Never Heard of the Commandments
A humorous exchange about names and aging surfaces in a brash dialogue. A mother laments washed trousers shrinking for Mike while a friend jokes about washing him to shrink him. A quip about names and aging follows, with a playful back-and-forth about Moses and love in old age.
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Mike
Moses
Prisoner Describes Government Ruin of Half Dollar Maker
In a Stray Stories Magazine excerpt a prisoner laments that government interference ruined his business as a maker of half dollars. A visitor expresses sympathy, asking how it happened and the prisoner explains his role as a former manufacturer.
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Stray Stories Magazine
Speaking of Sports Cubs Manager Career Hardships and Heroes
A column by George A. Barclay reflects on the Chicago Cubs managerial saga from Joe McCarthy’s early success to Charley Grimm’s return. It notes pennants, World Series losses, injuries, and owner Phil Wrigley's stumbles with Dizzy Dean rumors and uncertain futures. The piece paints a lifelong grind of managing a famed franchise amid slumps and comebacks.
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Charley Grimm
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Joe McCarthy
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Louisville
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William Wrigley
Uke Hack Wilson
Rigg Stephenson
Kiki Cuyler
Charley Root
Rogers Hornsby
Athletics
Howard Ehmke
McCarthy
Connie Mack
Detroit Tigers
Tigers
St. Louis Cardinals
Lon Warneke
The Haig Tops Golf Great Hagen Recalled In Poll
The Haig Walter Hagen tops a National Professional Golfers poll as history’s greatest tournament golfer ahead of Bobby Jones and other legends. The piece notes Hagen’s record of triumphs, bold mindset, and enduring influence on international competition. It also touches on Johnny Vander Meer’s two no-hit no-run games and related baseball feats, alongside brief football crossover notes about Sammy Baugh and Jim Thorpe.
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Sammy
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Baugh
Jim Thorpe
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McGraw
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