Derringer Emerges as Cubs Top NL Potential Hurler
The veteran Paul Derringer, born in Springfield Kentucky, 87 years ago, enters his 18th pro season with four straight wins for the Cubs against the Cardinals and Pirates. Critics note his speed curve control and rank him among the era’s best, rivaling Cooper and Walters, as spring pennant talk swirls.
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Paul Derringer
Springfield
Big Paul
Danville
Rochester
Cardinals
Kentucky Rifleman
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Paul
Reds
Bill Dickey
Derringer
Pirates
Cubs
Charlie Grimm
Florida Everglades
Mort Cooper
Bucky Walters
Stirnweiss Wins Backing As Best American League Player
A gathering of baseball figures cited George Stirnweiss as the top American League player. Other near-contenders named were Bob Dillinger and Ed Stephens, with Joe McCarthy praising Stirnweiss's all around ability. Carl Hubbell emphasized the need for speed in a pitcher, noting its primacy in selecting mound talent.
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George Stirnweiss
Harry Salsinger
Stirnweiss
Boudreau
Cleveland
Stephens
Browns
Yankee
Joe McCarthy
McCarthy
North Carolina
Joo
Stiénweiss
Spud Chandler
Johnny Lindell
Johnny
Kuroweki
Carl Hubbell
Hubbell
Time quiz and general knowledge questions
A set of eight trivia prompts: time in Tokyo when it is noon in Chicago, meaning of a woman's coterie, the western hemisphere population ranking after the United States, types of cases dealt with by the Appellate court, source of glac charin, original name of the White House, number of islands in the Philippines, and the etymology of the word camera.
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Chicago
Tokyo
United States
Western Hemisphere
White House
Philippines
Answers to quiz list reveal key terms and figures
The item lists eight numbered items with concise answers: 1 three a m next day, 2 her set or circle of friends, 3 Brazil, 4 with appeals, 5 coal tar, 6 the Presidents Palace, 7 about 7000, 8 from the Italian word cam era meaning chamber.
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Brazil
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Boody Rogers
By Lenkless
Socrates
Gene Byrnes
Poker
Pist
Iim
Modgee Syndicate
J.millar-Watt
By Roland Coe
Musicarins
Aments
Private Buck
Clyde Lewis
Stirnweiss and Lindell
Lindell
Yankees
Alaska
Alaska Research Bureau
Juneau
Toy
Miller & Viele
Realtors
Exchange Place
Salt Lake City
Utah
Lake Barber
F. Gillette
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Regent
WISH
Main Street
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West Broadway
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WNU
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