Southern California Football Dominance and Baseball Moves
Five season totals show Southern California teams with 46 football wins. F L Wright resigns after four seasons as Lynchburg College football coach. Grady Adkins, Chicago White Sox pitcher, suffers a meat Blaze injury in Little Rock. Phillies plan a strong home run lineup featuring O Doul Wein Hurst and Sigman. Frank Walker joins Atlanta as private after time with Greenville. Walter Lindrum sets a world English billiards record in London with 3 262 in one break, defeating Willie Smith. Heinie Sand, Rochester shortstop, helps set 228 double plays in a season now with Baltimore alongside Stuffy Stewart.
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London
Walter Lindrum
Australia
Willie Smith
England
Heinie Sand
Rochester
Baltimore
Stuffy Stewart
Preparing Automobile For Summer Travel
An extensive pre season car service guide covers cleaning the engine and chassis, tightening spring clips, front end alignment, and rear wheel fastenings. It directs flushing transmission and differential, radiators, valve work, gasket replacement, hose checks, and ignition maintenance for reliable summer driving.
Skulls and Smart Plays Shape Baseball Strategy
A columnist argues brains matter in baseball but base hits dominate wins. He notes Connie Mack’s pregame meetings to study opponents, the "skull practice" concept, and how managers and players must translate plans into onfield execution. Eddie Collins is praised as a smart player.
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Connie Mack
Mack
Eddie Collins
White Sox
Collins
Donie Bush
Chicago White Sox
Detroit
Philadelphia Athletics
Tigers
Bush
Donie
By the Bell Syndicate
Polo Team Seeks Ponies for Westchester Cup Challenge
A stud of at least 40 ponies is likely needed to mount the British polo team for the Westchester Cup match in the United States next September. The expense is noted and fundraising options are being considered by the Hurlingham polo committee.
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United States
Hurlingham Polo Committee
Permanent Aerials on British Planes Adopted
British aircraft are being fitted with permanent radio aerials stretched between the wings and the tail. This modernization aims to improve communications and signal reception across the service, reflecting ongoing efforts to enhance aerial capabilities.
The Motor Quiz How Many Can You Answer
A readable quiz item on auto maintenance and starting a stubborn engine. It covers effects of bent steering knuckles and misalignment on tire wear, causes of hard steering, and a method to start a stubborn engine by using the choke and starter. It notes average daily production of American automobiles extends about 45 miles if played end to end.
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Turing
Smart Baseball Aims to Sharpen Indians for Pennant Run
Manager Roger Peckinpaugh studies 20 one run defeats from last season and stresses smart baseball. He notes half could have been wins if outfielders threw to the right bases or base runners knew when to advance.
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Cleveland Indians
Roger Peckinpaugh
Tribe
Peck
Novel Camping Trailer Sparks Outdoor Convenience
A new English camping trailer hits the market praised by outdoors lovers. Compact when closed, it attaches to a car rear. when opened it offers ample head room for cooking and sleeping.
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England
Much Family Sentiment Is Seen in Game of Baseball
Baseball has grown more familial this season with many sons, fathers, uncles, and nephews at camps. The piece argues that while names help, only a few relatives match legendary players, yet magnates still prize bloodlines as a sign of inherited talent in the national game.
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Big Brother
Murder Indictments Against Hannah and Donald Without Body Found
Wayne county grand jury returned first degree murder charges against Charles Hannah and Earl Donald over the disappearance of four year old Melvin Horst. Indictments rest on Hannahs confession and Donalds alleged disposal of the body, not on direct evidence. The case hinges on witness statements and ongoing investigations despite no body recovered.
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Wooster
Ohio
Charles Hannah
Earl Donald
Melvin Horst
Wayne County Grand Jury
Hannah
Melvin
Donald
Wayne County
Orrville
Graver
Graven
Junior
Cleveland Avenue
Conald
Two Men Named John W Peters Seek Constable Nomination
In Conway Arkansas two men share the same name John W Peters announce their candidacy for constable in the upcoming primary election in a nearby township.
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Conway
Ark
John W. Peters
Here
Col Guy Henry Named U S Cavalry Chief by Hoover
President Hoover selects Col Guy Henry to head the United States cavalry, succeeding Maj. Gen. Herbert B. Crosby. Henry's appointment reshapes senior leadership in the cavalry branch. Crosby retires from the post after a long career.
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Col
Guy Henry
Hoover
United States Cavalry
Herbert B. Crosby
Fur Farmers Get Million for Pelts
Manitoba fur farming shows growth with 230 farms, up from 12 in 1913 and two in 1920. Pelts valued at 1,286,537 dollars were taken last year, muskrats totaling 238,004 animals worth 285,204 dollars, followed by wenzel, mink and wolf pelts in order.
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Winnipeg
Manitoba
Wenzel
Mink
Wolf
Famous Shot Tower lit after 150 years as a memorial
The Baltimore Shot Tower, preserved from the Revolutionary era, glows again after more than 150 years. Lighting uses steam, red and amber LEDs to recreate a boiling lead fire, a memorial scene once used to manufacture liberty bullets. The effect mirrors Kansas City's War Memorial Shaft lighting.
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Baltimore
Kansas City
Unearth Secrets of Nature in Old Rip's Home
Motor tourists now access Howe caverns near Mynherr Van Winkle country. An electric elevator descends 150 feet into underground chambers where lights illuminate miles of stalactites and stalagmites. The caverns, long inaccessible, lie along the main highway forty miles west of Albany and thirty miles southwest of Schenectady.
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Cableskill
N. Y
Rip van Winkle
Hudson Highlands
Mynherr van Winkle
Rip
Howe Caverns
Albany
Schenectady
Five Expeditions Probe Secrets of Antarctica
Five polar expeditions from different nations have explored the Antarctic region during the past year, not just the Byrd expedition. Besides Byrd, Sir George Wilkins explored 80,000 square miles. Australian Douglas Mawson studies the coast south of Australia. a Norwegian party led by Risler Larsen surveys area south of Cape Horn. Argentina’s expedition operates at South Georgia Island. Antarctica remains largely unseen, yet proves a vast continent larger than the United States, with clues to ancient vegetation and Earth’s early life.
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New York
Robert B. Garst
United States
Antarctica
Sir George H. Wilkins
America
Antarctic Circle
Douglas Mawson
Australia
Rilser-Larsen
South America
Argentina
South Georgia Island
North Pole
Review of Reviews
Intine
South Pole
Shackleton
Dancing Adds New Section to Cal Tap Classes
Tap dancing becomes a fourth A at the University of California Berkeley as classes fill. E D Gaskell, instructor, adds a new section to handle crowded enrollment.
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Berkeley
Calif
University of California Collegiing
E. D. Gaskell
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Southern California
F. L. Wright
Lynchburg College
Gradny Adkins
Chicngo White Sox
Little Rock
Phillies
O'Doul
Wein
Hurst
Sigman
Frank Walker
Greenville
Atlanta
Holy Cross
Jack Barry
Jim Shevlin
Billy Evans
Frank Boucher
New York “Rangers
Weber and Heilbronner
Cros
Pasadena
W. E. Gougar
Uncle Sam
Army Air Corps
Byrd
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