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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1927
Page
9
The Riverdale Arrows defeated Rosebud A C in a tight defensive clash with strong offense. Gottried Mohr registered the longest hit but no homer due to ground rules while A Mohr struck out thirteen in his pitcher debut. Next game set on the Supers diamond west of the S C track.
Supers hard at work in Riverdale and Dalton prepare for spring season with seventeen on the squad. Manager Al Bessette and infielder Ed Spate attended the amateur league meeting in Chicago. King Tut Struss will handle pitching and Piltz plays infield as new uniforms arrive to boost team morale.
A classroom quip frames Mars as dents and scratches on house furniture, offering a humorous students-eye view. The line from the Boston Transcript reflects playful science literacy and local newspaper voice in a folkloric anecdote.
Shanghai dispatch reports Cantonese forces on Lion hill firing on American and British ships and blocking river forts between Chinkiang and Yangtse mouth. Hankow and Kashing declare themselves Communist. Japanese troops take over security duties in Shanghai. Americans flee mobs as tension rises. Admiral Williams moves destroyers to Amoy Swatow and Giangyin amid fears of attacks.
An air station at Anacostia tests a button activated engine starter to spin the propeller. In a few months the public will learn if arithmetic on or before March 15 was correct for tax return assessments. The State Department forwards a formal protest to Mexico over the murder of American miner George Tholmes in Chihuahua on March 16. District Commerce radio supervisors receive form sheets to apply for continued operation until permanent rules are issued. President Coolidge approves May and June pension payments from next year’s funds.
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