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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1921
Page
7
A Hungarian maid in a New York household recalls war memories when a neighborhood parade and band pass by. The moment triggers her first English words as she cries out War. War. The deanery keeper quips about jazz versus dishes, reflecting local humor and postwar sentiment.
Report notes a shortage of small change in Paris leads to half the beggars vanishing from streets as aid and public sympathy shift audiences and municipal relief efforts adapt to fewer panhandlers.
Goldie Rapp, star infielder of the New York Giants, joined the Richmond Central league team four years ago for 250 dollars. Babe Myers, manager, planned a 500 dollar team budget and secured Rapp, a former Peoria Three-I leaguer, by half his funds. Rapp proved solid in the infield and impressed big league scouts, prompting dreams of a high sale price within a year or two. The Central league disbanded after the season due to wartime United States entry, and Rapp began 1918 without strings.
Coast League supplies two more shortstops to the majors Johnny Mitchell of Vernon and Ernie Johnson of Salt Lake join a lineage of ex Coast stars such as Holllocher Bancroft Olson Risberg and Weaver who have impacted the national leagues. Johnson and Mitchell are regarded as finished ball players and must uphold the league reputation while facing high travel as they pursue pennant glory.
Pittsburgh National League players may not play golf without manager George Gibson’s approval. Gibson said some men gave golf too much attention at the expense of baseball and blamed a recent loss on that distraction. He declared no more golf after today without his permission.
A compilation of early season baseball chatter reports trades transfers and signings across teams and leagues. Among items are Clyde Wilson to Fort Worth William Byers to San Angelo West Texas Tommy Mee buying a Chicago independent league franchise and Walter Johnson’s first no hitter July 1 1920 with the Red Sox as the victim.
Wilbur Cooper star left-hander for the Pittsburgh Pirates credits President Harding for securing his first major league tryout. Harding backed Cooper at Marion Ohio and urged the Cleveland club to give him a chance before Pittsburgh picked him up. Cooper soon became a key Pirates pitcher fueling pennant hopes.
Connie Mack's Athletics shown in a Mobil e Alabama photo with pitcher Bob Hasty as a key figure in the club's revival aimed at competing for the American League pennant this season.
The piece argues managers are crucial to boxers success noting Corbett split from his lifelong manager ending his era of triumphs while Kilbane and Dunn faded after parting ways. It highlights Benny Leonard with Billy Gibson on top and Dan Morgan rejuvenating Jack Britton, stressing managers as essential assets in boxing careers.
Philadelphia lightweight Lew Tendler says his wife fears his ears will be damaged. He wears ear muffs in training and protects himself in the ring. Tendler, once a newsboy, is now a wealthy Quakertown landlord at twenty one with a three story home haberdashery and worth over $100000.
Gap Johnson recalls children enjoying spring at Rumpus Ridge. The youngsters shed underclothes, swarmed to the creek, found neighbors’ kids, and engaged in rough play. They tied clothes, splashed, fought, and finally fell into the water, drenching themselves in a carefree scene.
A crowded office building elevator dropped briefly then steadied as staff rode down. The exchange included a witty line about “two one in the Star and one in the Times” reflecting readers’ humor amid a safety scare.
University of Wisconsin will expand Camp Randall Stadium to 25 000 seats before the football season adding a $40 000 concrete stand with 4 000 seats locker and training facilities to be built beneath the stand
Perforating around the return address enables the letter recipient to use the corner card as the return address. Tearing off the perforation may reveal the sender’s name and address from the envelope pasted on the answering letter practice, Popular Mechanics notes.
A newspaper blurb promotes double strength Otine for freckles claiming it clears skin and improves complexion. It notes the product is sold with a guarantee money back if it fails to remove freckles.
The piece cites Heywood Broun praising younger critics as truth tellers who critique literary emperors' attire. It notes they lack positions or dignities to lose and may unsettle elders. William Allen White agrees from a conservative stance, praising Main Street for provoking response and debate.
A brief exchange where one says a woman is out of reach and the other counsels persistence without overreaching. The dialogue captures social dynamics and personal restraint in courtship.
A Jewish girls club has been organized in Shanghai China. The report notes historical context that the Swiss people were the first to date their coinage, highlighting a comparison of early dating practices.
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