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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1920
Page
17
Community urges well equipped playgrounds and supervised play for children. Proposes a summer long Chautauqua program in Sidney costing about 1002 dollars annually, funded by guarantors, with daily activities and occasional night programs.
A playful column muses on a woman described as devastating and lovely, then shifts to weed and flowers in the yard and politics. It notes candidates and party managers pre notification, hints at mischief to come, and mentions debates over Casey at the Bat and a call to boosters to write a better poem.
The Cliff club gathered at Mrs. N. W. Olson's home for an afternoon of pleasant talk and a luncheon. The group, now at 14 members with hopes of more, will meet July 21 at Mrs. R. Potter's home. Visitors included Miss Kurt, Miss Robertson, and Miss Hummer. Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Weeden, bound for Longmont, Colorado, were feted with several parties at friends' homes before their move.
Miss Nora Braash sold her millinery store to Mrs EB V Metz this week. The business will move to the Nebraska State Bank addition, with Metz offering a full line of the latest hats and millinery goods. Metz is an experienced milliner who has worked in Sidney and will strive to meet local tastes with quality offerings.
Bids are invited for excavating the basement of the Country Club house at the office of Martin W. Dimery, American Bank, Sidney, Nebraska. Bids must be in by 9:00 a m on Monday July 19 1920. Submit price per cubic yard. Estimated excavation 750 cubic yards.
Ivy Wingo of Cincinnati earns high praise from boosters Ring and Ruether for patient handling of pitchers and calm in critical moments. Fred Toney of the Giants also lauds Wingo’s patience and directing arm, with umpires backing his steady approach in games and the world series.
The piece recalls Charles Hutchings, British amateur champion in 1902, who began golf after age thirty and joined Royal Liverpool Golf club. It notes monthly medal competitions and a club record showing Hutchings at one stage scoring 114-30-. The anecdote underscores perseverance in sport.
No big leaguer shines brighter this spring than Bobby Veach as reports hint Stuffy Mednis may be on the Sox market. Davy Bancroft recovers and protects the shortstop spot, while Fred Thomas’s hitting weakness may shift third base for the Athletics. Mariana regains form after a long layoff, Rabbit Gharrity plays with Caspar Wyoming under Arbogast, and Gene Robertson is released to Columbus. Grimes predicts 36 Brooklyn starts. Babe Ruth faces a tough season. Joe Bush and Harry Harper position the Red Sox for improvement, Boehling forecasts a dramatic comeback, and Tris Speaker notes writers’ pennant picks burden the Indians. Bill Ryan shines for the Giants, Moran sticks with the Reds, Milan eyes Western league, Wayne Wright at Ohio State delays, and Yankee hopes center on Fesster’s return. Peoria baseball grows with a new Three-I league club and a $50,000 stadium bond issue. Akron lands Morgan and Purtell via waiver, Easterly and James join Beaumont. Tris Speaker seeks exemption from the player limit as a rare playing-manager. American League crowds pass 50,000, and Atlanta tops the Southern association with 195,083 at home. Sand tots in St Paul produce several pros this spring across leagues.
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