Blue Ridge Leaguers Turn Pro With Sesqui Quakers For Fall Grid
Two 1926 Blue Ridge League outfielders Jack Perrin of Waynesboro and Al Kruez of Hagerstown join Bop Folwell’s Sesqui Quakers in Philadelphia for the fall pro football season. Kruez slated as fullback Perrin as halfback as the Quakers open with Wilkes-Barre.
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Bop Folwell
Sesqui Quakers
Philadelphia
Jack Perrin
Waynesboro
al Kruez
Hagerstown
University of Pennsylvania
Quakers
Wilkes-Barre
Kruez
Perrin
Baseball In Brief National League results and standings
Yeaturday’s results show Cincinnati and Philadelphia tied at six, Boston beat Pittsburgh two to one, with other games not scheduled. Standings list Meada, Pet, St. Louis, Cincinnati, Pittsburgh, Chicago, New York, Brooklyn, Boston, Philadelphia with varied win totals and percentages.
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Yeaturday
Cincinnati
Philadelphia
Boston
Pittsburgh
Meada
Pet
St. Louis
Chicago
Seeaee
New York
Brooklyn
AMERICAN LEAGUE YESTERDAY'S RESULTS AND NOTES
Yesterday there were no games in Washington at Chicago and New York at St. Louis while Philadelphia faced Cleveland. Rain postponed the Dixie Series opener between New Orleans and Dallas. The Tygers may delay payouts until Rabbit's injury status is learned and Charley Bates comes into play in the Grif fith deal. Ray Gardner gains time to break loose as his ankle injury keeps him sidelined.
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Bill Sherdell
Hanover
Rogers Hornsby
Yanks
Blue Ridge
Bill
New York Yanks
Rabbit
Charley Bates
Martinsburg
Griffith
New Orleans
Dallas
Ray Gardner
The
Pets
Cards Chants Pennant Hope After Darkness Halt
St Louis uplifted its NL pennant chances as Phillies and Reds battled 15 innings before darkness halted play with a 0 0 deadlock at Gall. Carlson starred for Philadelphia while Rixie and Donohue were touched by Phils. The Reds had 11 hits to Carlson 15. Boston stopped the Pirates in the other game. no AL games played. Dennis Sotheron, ex Martinsburg and Cumberland outfielder, joined Phillies and hit a homer. Wally Pipp stay involved.
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St. Louis
Philadelphia Phillies
Reds
Carlson
Phillies
Eppa Rixie
Donohue
Phils
Boston Braves
Pirates
Largest boxing gates in history from 1910 to 1925
A compiled list of historic boxing gate receipts notes dates and outcomes for fights featuring Dempsey Carpentier Wills Willard Weinert Tendler Johnson Jeffries and Brennan. Locations include Jersey City New York City Reno and other venues with receipts ranging from about 200 000 to 1 626 580.
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Dempsey
Carpentier
Jersey City
Willard
New York City
Weinert
Tendler
Milk Fund Boats Seat
New York
Brennan
Tex Rickard
Tex
Goldsfield
Nev
Rickard
Sack Jebnson
Jim Jeffries
Reno
Toledo
Dempsey- Carpentier
Firpo
Rekar@a
Jeffries
Corbett
Sharker
Satco
Gibbons
Sheddy
Mont
Baseball Scores and Battery Mentions Across Leagues
The note lists various game scores and lineups including National League details with Cincinnati and Philadelphia, plus Pittsburgh and Boston references. It mentions batteries such as Rixie Donohue Hargrave Picinich Carlsen Wilson and notes a fifteenth inning call due to darkness. It also includes a restaurant waitress anecdote about a wealthy customer who keeps his own utensils as a peculiar tip source and a global lead production statistic.
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Cincinnati
Philadelphia
Rixie, Donohue and Hargrave
Picinich
Carlsen and Wilson
The World Too Much Escape From People and Things
Glenn Hunter discusses the need for occasional escape from crowds and noise to think clearly. A quiet retreat helps determine if one is pursuing genuine aims or merely echoing others.
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Glenn Hunter
American Magazine
Ravages of Epidemics Through the Centuries
The text traces historic plagues from the Black Death to smallpox and influenza, noting high mortality. It notes one-fourth of the world’s population slain in a two year span during a major outbreak and describes recurring waves of disease across centuries.
Hoop Skirt and Electrical Invention Sparked Industry
The Empress Eugenie popularized hoop skirts before the prince imperial's birth, and the fabric frames led to protective wrapping. Copper wire insulation evolved from this skirt technology, as electrical workers adapted machinery to insulate conducting wire, turning fashion into a foundational electrical industry development.
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Eugenie
Frank H. Stewart
Philadelphia
Napoleon Iit
Prince Imperial
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New York Financial District
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