Reserve strength features in baseball and football notes
The piece discusses reserve strength in baseball, citing Chicago White Sox managers needing left handed hitters when key outfielders Mostil and Barrett were injured. It notes Cleveland’s southpaws troubled the Sox, then their return led to a rout. It also recalls George Little and Ray Schalk at Wisconsin, praising Schalk’s influence, and reflects on manager credit with Miller Huggins’ Yankees.
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Chicago White Sox
Johnny Mostil
Bill Barrett
Mostil
Barrett
Collins
Cleveland
White Sox
Chicago
George Little
University of Wisconsin
Little
Comiskey Park
Detroit
Wisconsin
Madison
Schalk
Ray Schalk
Unannounced substitute status under baseball rules
The article explains that a substitute is in the game the moment they enter the field or position, even without informing the umpire. A $2 fine applies for failing to report, but any play by or on an unannounced substitute is legal once the entry occurs.
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Legel
Fewer Pineapples Grow in Florida Industry Decline
Pineapple culture once thriving in Florida has rapidly declined due to depleted shade fertility from constant cultivation and sun exposure. Wilt from nematodes and poor slip quality hinder new plantings, with yields once 200 crates per acre now considered subpar.
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Florida
Ruth’s Comeback Hopes Stir Yet Split Opinions
Billy Evans notes Babe Ruth’s return prospects after a disappointing 1924 season. Analysts debate whether Ruth can rebound from illness and injuries, with forecasts ranging from 35 to 60 home runs and claims he may not again reach his 39 career high.
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Billy Evans
Babe Ruth
Yankees
New York
Ruth
Giants
Dian Ruth
Hughie Jennings
Hughie
Iiith
Jennings
Hudson Bay Route to Open for Motor Travel
The piece touts ambitions to extend roads and rail to Hudson’s Bay, enabling a coast to coast Arctic route. It envisions motorists reaching Moose Factory on James Bay via a new highway and rails, with a proposed land syndicate offering acre plots to outdoorsmen for two to three dollars. It promises economic and recreational benefits from expanded access for fishing and hunting.
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Hudson's Bays
Cochrane
Moose Tractory
Toronto
North Bay
Cobalt
P. E. Doolittle
Ontario Motor League
Hudson's Bay Post
Moose Factory
James Bay
Ontario
George W W. Lee
Artic Bound
Hudson's Bay
Cobb tops all time in runs hits and steals in baseball
Ty Cobb, after twenty one seasons, has piled up more runs, hits, triplets and stolen bases than any player in baseball history. Chicago writer Charles B. Macdonald, twice national amateur golf champion over 30 years ago, remains a devoted fan of the sport. Al Demont, once a bantamweight in the first division, has opened a boxing club in Boston.
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Ty Cobb
Charles B. Macdonald
Chicago
al Demont
Boston
Bicycle racing strides from past to present height and weight
The article recalls Jimmy Michael, once a premier pedaler known as the Welsh rarebit, contrasting him with current world champion Ernest Kaufman who stands 6 feet 2 inches tall and weighs 220 pounds, noting size and weight appear less decisive in the sport.
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Jimmy Michael
Ernest Kaufman
The Loyalty of Highest Order and Japan’s Telegrapher Hope
The text defines true loyalty as unselfish, self governing, and rooted in honest acknowledgment of negation and recognition of right. It extols independent manhood in civic ties and references Japan employing 50,009 women and girls as telegraph operators and in office work.
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Japan
Chapel Wrecked by Gun Fire in Warsaw War Zone
Mission clergy Rev. Gaither DL Warfield and Rev. FL Woodward, in Warsaw, Poland, narrowly escaped as Marshal Dilsudski’s forces stormed the War Ministry. They spent 48 hours beneath shattered remains in a battered city square, with casualties reported nearby.
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Warfield
Robert le Wartelity
Methodist Episcopal Chures
South
Warsaw
Poland
FL. Woodward
Nashvile
Marshal Dilsudski
War Ministry
Board of Missions of the
Methodisteburger Age
Warfielt
Woodward
Wwievicla
World War II era unit notes and war report fragments
Fragmentary report recounts Mtey Woodward drafted to Camp Gordon Georgia with the 328th Infantry Eighty second Division and an artillery lieutenant. Mentions Pilsudski era troops, a chapel scene, and War Ministry push. Adds personal note on Rev Wartiell son of Dr. Warfiell. Concludes with unrelated Mexican telephony trouble and tree dwelling animal episodes.
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Mtey
Woodward
Camp Gordon
Georgia
Fran
Pilsudski
Wardeld
Mev. Weadlward
War Ministry
Rev
Wartiell
Metropolitan Jockey Club meeting closes at Jamaica
Racing events include Metropolitan Jockey Club meeting closing at Jamaica with a Kentucky Jockey Club event at Louisville. Golf Spring Invitation opens at Excelsior Springs Missouri. Beach Show at Gate Kennel Club in San Francisco. New York State amateur championships at Madison Square Garden feature Mickey Walker versus Pete Lateo over 16 rounds in Scranton and Sally Seeman versus Caddy De Marco in Albany.
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Metropolitan Jockey Club
Jamaica
Kentucky Jockey Chi
Louisville
Urnemest
Excelsior Springs
En Gate Kennel Club
San Franecisco
New York
Madison Square Garden
Mickey Walker
Pete Lateo
Scranton
Sally Seeman
Caddy de Marco
Albany
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