Little League baseball grows across the United States
The article outlines the rise of Little League for boys aged 8 to 12, led by Carl Stotz and sponsors like United States Rubber. It details league structure, age rules, field dimensions, equipment, and safety measures, plus the movement’s expansion from Williamsport nationwide. It highlights community impact, female spectators, and endorsements from baseball figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evan
Apey" Chandler
United States
US Rubber Company
Williamsport
United States Rubber Company
Little Java
State
Dnied
Happy” Chandler
Baseball Grat
Sale
The Hunting License Cash Cow Parable
A humorous and rambling essay critiques hunting and fishing licenses by detailing a avid sportsman's season. It contrasts the price of licenses with the monetary value of fish, game, and meat, highlighting frustration with bureaucratic rigmarole and the perceived returns of the purchase. The piece uses exaggerated scenarios and a playful tone to comment on state regulation and sporting life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barkine
Wall
Gabriel
Bolse
Old Timer Recalls Scarce Day of Wild Duck Hunting
An elderly hunter recalls a day of scarce game when ducks were plentiful under old shooting practices. He mentions a friend bragging about deer and a single shot weapon, reflecting on now illegal gun types and hunting gear from a bygone era.
Magicians of the Moist Ball and Baseball Lore
A nostalgic field of spitball legends and baseball figures. Ed Walsh, Bugs Raymond, and McGraw are recalled as masters of motion and wit. The piece weaves anecdotes of duels with Boston champions, Red Sox hopes, and highlights Vern Stephens’s run production amid heavy baserunners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McGraw
Bugs Raymond
Bugs
Shreveport
Boston
Raymond
Red Sox
Yankees
Parnell
Kinder
Farwell
Sox
Vern Stephens
Stephens
New York
London Sees Return of Flogging Backed by Press and Judges
London faces a rising teen mob problem with knives chains and other weapons. The debate over reviving corporal punishment grows as newspapers judges and politicians weigh public safety against abolitionist tradition amid a sustained crime wave.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Kingdom
House of Lords
Viscount Jowitt
Labor
Lord Goddard
Great Britain
Little League World Series Drives National Fame
Ten thousand fans witnessed the Little League world series final in Hammonton Nord Pensacola Fla in 1949 marking rapid growth into a nationwide symbol of organized youth baseball and major league thrills for youngsters reaching the world stage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Safe
Williamsport
Munci Sacco
Hammonton
Jerry Miller
Pensacola
Eddie Listanter
Mickey McConney
Brooklyn Dodgers
United States
Nord Pensocold
Fla
Sound and Picture Sent Simultaneously by New System
Chicago reports a new transmission system that sends both sound and video over a common radio link. Described as the first commercially available method, it reduces noise and improves tone. Tested for potential use in commercial TV, it could replace coaxial cables and telephone lines by using FM links or television cable circuits. Engineers from the Federal Telecommunications Laboratories, part of ITT, prepared the report for a NAB conference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oir
London
Chicago
New York
Federal TeleCommunications Laboratories, Inc
International Telephone & Telegraph Corporation
National Associates of Broadcasters
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Little League
U.S
Cewlthrdng
Han
Made & Hig
Beys
Ay Wea
Carl Stotz
Wittherreterd
Wada
Wile
Dimond
Stotz
Stolz
Batse
Balik
Bruce Dudley
The
American Association
G. M. Tautman
National Association of Professional Baseball Clubs
America
Littl Boys of America
Nimrod
Grantland Rice
Ed Walsh
Big Ed
Walsh
Addie Joss
Atlanta
Crackers
Boston Americans
Pittsburgh
Hans Wagner
Tommy Leach
Will Bransfield
Fred Clarke
Deacon Phillippe
Bill Dinneen
Cy Young
Ab Powell
Mec Graw
England
Harold Arnety
Batto
Anne
Welle St. Chica
Farr Company
Real Estate
Sportsman Cable
Petcee
Berry
Modern Noxon
Montana
Otto L. Kleppe
10Th Ave
Minneapolis
Minn
Kellogg's
Kelloge's Creek
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