Very Very Humane Umpire Uniforms Stir Baseball Feuds
Gotham sports writer Fred Lieb urges a humane shift for umpires proposing white shirts and ice cream pants to ease heat. He imagines fun identifiers on shirts and sketches humorous devices. He notes Yale's Johnny Bronca and Harvard's Charley Devens excelling in minor leagues.
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United States
Fred Lieb
Gotham Sports
Brat
Jesse James
Johnny Bronca
Yale
Newark
Charley Devens
Harvard
Beare
Weather halts Lindberghs on North Atlantic mapping flight
Unfavorable weather blocked Col and Mrs Lindbergh from flying to Angmagsalik en route to Reykjavik on their expedition. They may depart tomorrow if skies clear or return to the United States on their supply ship.
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Lindberghs
Juwisnehask
Greenland
Charles A. Lindbergh
Angmagsalik
Reykjavik
Iceland
North Atlantic
United States
Washington Daybook on congressional split and gagging debates
Washington notes dated August discuss Bert Snell and Charlie McNary facing a tough season ahead. Republicans clash with Democratic leadership over fast moving bills and responsibility for outcomes. Snell cites past Democratic critiques as Republicans pivot to govern.
Bidding Requires Courage and Skill in Bridge Play
In a rubber game North and South are vulnerable while Bart and West are not. South opens one heart, North bids one spade, East two diamonds, South two hearts, North four hearts. West leads diamonds. East wins with king, South plays nine, revealing three diamonds. East follows with ace, South plays queen, West six. The play shows clues about diamond length and spade holding, ending with West making a king of clubs to defeat the contract.
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WM. Ebm Kenney Secretory
Atmerkse Bridge League
North
South
Bart
West
East
Gouth
Wesr
Guarding the Senate and a Maryland air unit talk
The Oregonian notes a senator’s hard line in guarding Senate business during a special session while only 105 of 695 bills moved forward. Major Charles A. Masson compares Maryland National Guard air training to early camps and praises Frederick Field’s role in hosting aviation camps for a dozen years. He cites modern planes and year round practice with service aircraft and weekend sessions. A. Ridgely Albough is welcomed, Sperry L. Storm is reinstated, and the Key Hotel hosts the Lions Club meeting. A note on gold weighs seven tons eight and three quarters.
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Oregonian
Senate
House
Maryland National Guard
Lions Club
Charles A. Masson
104Th Aero Squadron
Twenty-ninth Division
Detrick Field
Frederick
Masson
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Charlie McNary
Jeaders
Snell
McNary
Ela Area
North Market Street
Sas
Mascon
Quaker City
Horta Market Street
Frederick, MD
Geo. S. Rodock & Son
Stat Pa RR
Safe Deposit
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