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Patoka Register

Location

Patoka, Illinois, United States of America

Date

May 17, 1946

Page

6

Easiest Baseball Position Debated by Managers and Players

A crowd of managers and players including Joe McCarthy weigh in on the easiest infield spot. Consensus favors third base, with first base a close second, citing fewer errors and quick action, while shortstop and second base showcase more star power but tougher defense.

Joe Stirnweiss McCarthy Bill Dickey Cardinals Yankees Red Sox Tigers Indians Charley Comiskey Hal Chase Hal Fred Tenney Frank Chance Stuffy McInnis George Sisler Lou Gehrig Bill Terry Lajoie Collins Evers Frisch Hornsby Gordon Doerr Honus Wagner Shortstop Bancroft Jackson Jennings Tinker Long Wallace Wagner Jimmy Collins Pie Traynor Art Devlin Heinie Groh Red Rolfe Bill Bradley Marion

No Room for Alibis in Box Score Tradition

The box score remains a national institution for 70 years, delivering runs, hits, errors, strikeouts, and stolen bases. It focuses on factual play without room for alibis or excuses, connecting small hamlets to big league centers through a complete record of the game.

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New Tricks For Kitchen Curtains From Make Your Own Curtains

A Victorian style notice promotes the booklet Make Your Own Curtains by Ruth Wyeth Spears offering practical curtain ideas for many rooms. It lists a 15 cent postpaid price and a corner shelf woodworking pattern Pattern No 266 with 15 cents required, to be requested by mail from Bedford Hills New York.

Ruth Wyeth Bedford Hills N. Y

Bibliomaniac Secrely Hoarded 800000 Books in Paris

The Collier's account notes Antoine Boulard of Paris in the early 1800s amassed over 800,000 books not for reading but for sheer quantity. Wealth enabled his retirement at 49 and a life spent storing tomes in five empty houses, with no concern for quality or subject.

Antoine Boulard Paris Collier’s Boulard

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