Powerhouse Klein of the Philadelphia Nationals Impresses Fans
The 23 year old Nickname Powerhouse Klein, a six foot one, nearly 200 pound slugger from Philadelphia, stands as one of baseballs strongest players. He explains his bat speed comes from hard work and confidence, noting fans demand homers while pitchers employ varied tricks. He recalls farm and road work shaping his strength and vows to keep swinging for home runs until season end.
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Klein
Philadelphia Nagionals
Charles
Chuck
Cone
Concrete Slab Tests Under Way At Arlington Experiment Farm
The U S Department of Agriculture and the Bureau of Public Roads start full size concrete pavement slabs at Arlington Virginia to study load distribution and edge thickening effects. Slabs 20 by 40 feet will test uniform and edge thickened designs with joints, dowel bonds, subgrade friction, and temperature movement observations. The work begins now with tests set for October during the Sixth International Road Congress in Washington.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Public Roads
Experiment Farm
Department
Arlington
Washington
United States
Tigers Sign Hurler From Davenport Club to Detroit
Detroit signs right handed pitcher Fred Borgiman from Davenport Baseball Club after weeks of scout scrutiny. Borgiman has emerged as a key target for the major league club.
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Davenport
Detroit
Fred Borgiman
Borgman
Safety in Early Hours Driving Risks Reveal Midnight to 4 A.M.
A survey finds the safest driving window is from midnight to 4 a m. In Ohio five hundred collisions are split 258 in city streets and 242 on country roads. Of drivers involved, 442 were male and 58 female, though the claims department notes more men were insured.
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Ohio
Claims Department
Seeing Big League Baseball with the Babe Ruth
A veteran umpire recalls experiences with Babe Ruth highlighting Ruths fiery temper and charm. The Babe's playful defiance after controversial calls, his bat toss, and the speaker's routine response when Ruth is ejected illustrate the dynamic between the sport's brightest star and umpires.
Ruth and Babe Ruth on strikes and discipline in 1930
The article recalls Ruth’s actions at the plate as Billy Evans describes umpiring and the tension around a striking call. Walter Pipp followed Ruth, later quipping he was going blind after Ruth’s controversial third strike call. The piece highlights reactions and discipline debates from that era.
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Babe Ruth
Babe
Washington
Walter Johnson
Ruth
Pabe
Ethel Barrymore
Walter Tipp
New York
Pipp
Bell Syndicate
Foot Rest for Coaches to Save Upholstery
The article describes a simple DIY foot rest for front coach seats to prevent passengers from resting feet on rear seat upholstery. An illustration shows bent angle iron brackets attached with wooden screws to each front seat, detailing a practical method to protect upholstery.
Smith Teaching Golf Grip By Horton Smith
In an illustrated guide from Popular Science Monthly Horton Smith demonstrates the proper driving grip. The club rests in the fingers, not the palm, with the left hand back and right hand fingers visible to the seat’s bottom. A rubber mat may cover the hardwood board on the brackets.
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Horton Smith
Smith
Popular Science Monthly
Plenty Coups and the Unknown Soldier Honor at Arlington
The article recalls the Arlington ceremony where Chief Plenty Coups of the Absaroke/Crow nation placed a coup stick and war bonnet on the Unknown Soldier. It profiles Plenty Coups, his biography American by John Day, and his view of clashes with whites, his people’s adaptation, and the buffalo’s departure shaping Crow fate.
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Elmo Scott Watson
Arlington Cemetery
United States
Plenty Coups
John Day Company
The
Crows
Frank B. Linderman
Linderman
Montana
Owen Wister
Washington
Crow Agency
Open Television Institute in Brussels promotes research on picture broadcasting
An international institute of television has been established in Brussels to collect and propagate the results of researches connected with picture broadcasting.
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Brussels
Terse yarns of different sports across America
Terse notes on athletes and teams include Cy Letzelter's potential at West Point, Benny Bengough's catching, Dick O'Connell's sprint time, Evansville Three-I stars Gerald and Herbert Walker, Red Roberts joining Fort Worth Cats, Ira Flagstead's release, Harvard leaders Lowell and Eliot, Richard Glendon Sr plans four day heats for Poughkeepsie regatta, and Germany's gymnasia with Berlin's eighty acre training field plus sprinter George Simpson's remarkable nine foot stride.
Heavy Batting Blamed on Poor Pitching by Stars
The article compares pennant winners like the 1914 Boston Braves with modern pitching staffs, blaming heavy hitting on subpar pitching and a lively ball. It notes pitchers’ and hitters’ conflicting views, mentions球ball changes and manufacturers, and cites football season plans and player updates including Te Traynor’s eye trouble and Ellis Taylor’s rookie status in Greenville.
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Boston Braves
Bill James
Lefty Tyler
Dick Rudolph
Automobile Hints On Safe Driving Courtesy
The article urges courteous driving for tourists and other drivers. It advises letting passing cars go first and using the horn only when overtaking. It notes dirty windshields tire the driver and warns a faulty speedometer may understate speed at low values.
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Slugger
Chuck Klein
Tigers
Billy Evans
Cleveland
General Crook
Rosebud
Wip Coursal
Chef Plenty Cours
Open Television Institute
Cy Letzelter
Carnegie Tech
West Point
Irving Jeffries
White Sox
Toledo
American Association
Benny Bengough
Yankees
Dick O'Connell
Harvard
Exeter
Springfield College
Evansville
Brothers
Gerald and
Herbert Walker
Red Roberts
Pittsfield
Fort Worth Cats
Ira Flagstead
Pittsburgh Pirates
Lowell
Crimson
Richard Glendon
Germany
Berlin
George Simpson
Columbia
Lou Little
Middlebury
Te Traynor
Pirates
Ellis Taylor
Zack
Greenville
S. C
Ellis
Shorty” Cantlon Smashes Record
Cantlon
Muroc Dry Lake
Calif
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