Beantown Beers’ Ancient Rookies Face Second Year Jinx
Jim Turner and Lou Fette, veteran rookies for the Boston Bees, defy the second year slump after a standout 1937 season. The pair won 20 games each, anchoring a staff that carried over half the Bees wins and topped the league in ERA and complete games, with five shutouts each.
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Baseball Veterans Turned Batsmen Against Jinx in 1937
Turner and Fette, seasoned pitchers from Molensville Tennessee and Alma Missouri, avoided overconfidence by staying fit and patient. Bill McKechnie, then Bees manager, secured their major league call ups, with Turner at Indianapolis and Fette at St Paul, after years of solid but unspectacular minor league work.
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Bill McKechnie
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Indianapolis
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Elderly rookies Jim and Lou lead Bees pitching surge
After aging past twenty five, Jim Turner and Lou Fette remained optimistic and pitched for the Bees. Scouts doubted their zip but managers McKechnie and others gave them a chance in Boston, where the two veterans outguessed batters and quieted the skeptics.
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Notable sports stars and college updates in brief
Here and There notes diverse items from 1939 sports and events. Hadley aims to be AL official photographer while Syracuse adds bowling with undergrads playing 50 000 games. Bill Monahan oversees concessions for the Golden Gate exposition. Schmeling’s 192 1/4 lb weight marks a low since the Louis knockout. MSG has collected about 2 1/2 million in rent from Rangers and Americans since 1925. Kester bowled 101 games in under 16 hours with 23 years after a 41 1/2 second 440 yard speed record. The first World Series telegraphic report was filed in 1921 by W O McGeehan. DiMaggio hit few against Mel Harder last season. Fritz Crisler returns to the Big Ten as Michigan coach and assistant athletic director, with a history at Chicago Mineota Princeton. Bobby Jones Jr launches American Golf Institute to promote golf information and help, while entering the Masters at Augusta.
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Bill Monahan
University of California
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Ben Foord
Hamburg
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Madison Square Gardens Corporation
Rangers
New York
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Portage
Wis
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W. O. McGeehan
Joe DiMaggio
Mel Harder
Cleveland
Princeton
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Michigan
Fielding H. Yost
United States
Infinite Variety of Sights in Washington National Capital
National Geographic Society summarizes Washington as a city of endless sights for visitors and residents alike. It highlights government information resources, parks, bird life, Rock Creek Park, the National Zoological Park with exotic species, and the Botanic Garden. The piece notes easy access via Union Station, Capitol surroundings, and spacious, skyscraper-free skies.
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Washington, D. C
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Hawever
Washington
Andrew Mellon
Silk crazy patch quilt delight and embroidery tips
Ruth Wyeth Spears guides making a silk crazy patch quilt tied like a comforter with tiny irregular patches. Emphasizes balance via embroidery to unify the design and offers a new leaflet with authentic stitches. Readers can order Spears Sewing book by mailing 25 cents to Mrs. Spears in Chicago.
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Around the House Quick Cleaning Tips From Old Column
A short home care note lists methods to whiten chicken skin with lemon juice, preserve dahlia tubers, soften leather with vinegar and linseed oil, remove iodine stains with ammonia solution, keep doughnuts fresh in a covered dish, tighten cane seats with salt water, and bleach white goods by dipping in blue water.
Items of Interest and Garden Plans for Households
Items of Interest to the Housewife suggests washing to brighten fabrics and bleaching. It advises planning a garden on paper first using ruled paper to create a layout before planting. The item emphasizes organizing tasks and preparing ahead for seasonal chores.
Inquiry into The Five Questions of Historical Trivia
A set of six trivia prompts asking about fundamental actors in history the birth and religion of a famous actress dry ice Hamilton's constitutional term length and the mean level of the Dead Sea plus the count of U S diplomatic representatives abroad.
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Alexander Hamilton
United States
Four Fundamental Odors and Notable Facts
The text lists four basic odors fragrant burnt acid and caprylic. It mentions Sarah Bernhardt and a solid compressed carbon dioxide snow at 114 degrees below zero F. It notes purposes for life and gives Dead Sea statistics with its depth and drainage, concluding with the figure more than fifty.
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Sarah Bernhardt
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Mistake O Graphs Keeps errors in show notes
An OCR fragment lists numbered stage errors from a Mistake O Graphs piece. Items include misplaced Exit and No Smoking signs, audience smoking, an automobile and a cow in the audience, a radio announcer prompting color of a flower, a phone receiver on a radio mike, a snore overlay on taps, a candle among bulbs, improper timing of music, unaffixed music rock, fleas not used, a cornet and violin being played together, a drum not on its stand, and an oversized audience member observed. Copyright WNU Service.
Pepsodent with IRIUM Gains Sparkling Smile
A promotional piece touts Pepsodent with Irium as a toothpaste that cleans dull surface stains from enamel. It claims teeth will sparkle naturally and asserts the product is safe containing no bleach grit or pumice.
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Bobby” Jones, Jr
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