Time to Cut the Sprawl in Modern Sports
A columnist laments lengthening games across baseball and golf, citing Dizzy Dean, Bill Grieve, Grover Cleveland Alexander, Christy Mathewson, Gene Sarazen, and Lefty Gomez. He argues that games now routinely stretch beyond two and a half hours, urging faster pace and quicker finishes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dizzy Dean
Bill Grieve
Carl Hubbell
Diz
Atlanta
Grover Cleveland Alexander
Alex
Christy Mathewson
Gene Sarazen
Jim Barnes
Bob Jones
Sarazen
Lefty Gomez
Ruth and home life in rugged Biblical times
The piece argues that home and family thrive through unity and shared purpose. It contrasts rural and urban families, highlights Ruth and Naomi's loyalty, and stresses religion as the strongest family bond shaping cohesive households.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
America
Ruth
Naomi
Boaz
House of God
If You Can Use Hammer You Can Make a Chest
Handyman pattern offers a chest built with a hammer saw and screwdriver. Pattern 282 provides large working dia rams with illustrated step by step directions. Pattern is 25c from WORKSHOP PATTERN SERVICE Drawer 10 Bedford Hills New York.
Actress jokes about marriage to bishop in film scene
In a humorous exchange the actress denies marrying a bishop, while a man recalls a crowd waiting to see him and a bishop claiming they wed. The dialogue highlights comic tension over an alleged union and the mistaken memory of a union.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rocky Graziano
Jake la Motta
Ray Robinson
Tom Sharkey
Sailor
Sharkey
Jim Jeffries
Coney Island
Couple Propose After Service In Front of Congregation
A young couple asked the pastor for marriage and, at the minister’s request, thirteen women and one man moved to the altar after Sunday morning service creating a notable church scene.
Sideline Wisdom From Crowd Helps Contractor
A successful contractor credits sidewalk superintendents as key to solving project problems. He hires one observer to collect crowd comments and says many issues were resolved by these onlookers’ insights.
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Feller
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van Meter
U.S. Navy
Wnard
Harold Arnett
Bedford Hills
New York
Cole Porter
Toledo
Auto-lite
Auto-Lite Battery Corporation
Ohio
S.A.E
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Ang Re LLC
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Firestone
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