Sunday Sports Legalized in Pennsylvania Push
A Pennsylvania bill to legalize Sunday baseball and other Sunday sports across the state faces strong debate. Hanover Chambersburg and Waynesboro would likely host Sunday games. major league clubs own franchises there. Maryland and West Virginia contexts are noted, with Maryland unlikely to act this session. The Blue Ridge League plans its annual meeting January 29 at Martinsburg to decide whether to continue or disband.
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Chambersburg
Way-nesboro
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Beard Reelected President at Washington Dorn National Bank
William H. Beard was re elected president of the Washington Dorn National Bank in Williamsport at the annual election yesterday. Other officers include B. C. Lefever as vice president D. W. Newcomer as cashier James L. Madison as assistant cashier and Dr I M Zimmer as secretary.
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Washington Dorn National Bank
Williamsport
C. Lefever
D. W. Newcomer
James L. Madison
I. M. Zimmeramen
Dickens Manuscript Life of Christ for His Children
Charles Dickens crafted a Life of Christ for his children. The manuscript survives but was never published.
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Christ
Yankee Tony Lazzeri Arm Restored By Rubber Therapy
In San Francisco Tony Lazzeri recovered from a torn shoulder ligament with daily massages from trainer Carroll Denny. A month of treatments enabled him to lift his arm, throw overhand without pain, and he plans to report to Yankee camp in St. Petersburg ready to work.
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Tony Lazzeri
New York
Lazzeri
Yankees
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Dutch
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Denty
Reuther
Carroll Denny
Carroll
Detroit
Koenig
Hhe
Ire
Yankee
St. Petersburg
Fla
Wildcats Take 48 34 Victory Over Company B
Williamsport Wildcats defeated Company B of the National Guards 48 to 34 on the basketball court. No fouls were called, and the game swung to the Wildcats with a late third quarter surge. Reese led the Guards. Kreps Eversole Blake Robinson Stenger Spiker and others contributed for Wildcats and Gander Munson Minnebraker Reese led Company B. Referee Kline timed periods of 10 minutes.
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Eversole
F .Esse
Blake
Csaseere
Robinson
Stenger
Scseeee
Company
Guessford
Dessau seeks local Sparky Thomas in trade deal
Frank Dessau manager of the Decatur team in the Three Ere League wants George Sparky Thomas from Hub without cash. He offered several players including Lucas from Hanover last season. The Hub club prefers cash and will not trade for a bundle of players. Dessau once managed York in the New York Pennsylvania circuit. The article notes rural Mid Atlantic teacher pay averages 870 dollars.
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Decatur
George “Sparky
Thomas
Dessau
Lucas
Hanover
Greenbacks
York
New York-Pennsylvania
Harris Hopes To Bring His Tigers Back
Detroit news on Bucky Harris rebuilding the Tigers with few regulars returning and a revised pitching staff. Key players named include Gehringer Heilmann McManus Sorrell Carroll Woodall Shea Hargraves plus rookies Prudhomme and Johnson. Team trains in Phoenix, with Briggs as new half owner but not active manager.
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Tigers
William H. Beatty
Detroit
Standay Raymond
Bucky” Harris
Detroit Tiger
George Moriarty
Tiger
Bucky
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Harry Heilmann
Marty McManus
Jonathan Stone
Harry Rice
Owen Carroll
Vic Sorrell
George Uhle
Cleveland
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Jackie Tavener
Toronto
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Carroll
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Haskell Billings
Earl Whitehill
Lil Stoner
Sam Gibson
Larry Woodall
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Ed Phillips
Roy Johnson
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Weismann
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Fagoner
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McBride
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Detroit Club
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Briggs
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Ariz
DeMolays Triumph Over Five Mates in 44 to 35 Victory
Maryland State School for the Deaf team defeated DeMolay five 44 to 35 in a lopsided game. Potterfield Fiery led the locals with strong passing and team play while all players appeared. The match featured few fouls on the home side and a steady outplay from start to finish. Referee Colley. Time periods of 10 minutes. Police beat cost noted for London.
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Made Money And Lost Weight On Vaudeville Tour
Frank Hogan of the New York Giants says a winter vaudeville tour with Andy Cohen was financially profitable and helped him shed 15 pounds. The heavyweight catcher notes the weight loss will reduce spring training effort.
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New York Giants
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Andy Cohen
West Virginia Strong for Tossup Start in Basketball
Morgantown. Coach Francis H. Stadsvold opposes eliminating the toss-up to start games and replacing it with an inbounds pass after goals. He cites Dr. Walter Meanwell's proposal as delaying action and inviting stalling. Stadsvold argues for faster play and fairness toward tall centers and clever defenses.
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W. Va
Francis H. Stadsvold
University of Michigan
West Virginia University
Walter Meanwell
University of Wisconsin
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Berkeley Springs and Hagerstown clash in CVA L action tonight
Berkeley Springs High School hosts Hagerstown in a double bill with girls playing at 7:30 and the boys to follow. Earlier results show Hagerstown beating Waynesboro and Martinsburg edging Frederick, with Martinsburg boys next set to meet Martinsburg on January 25. Coach Miss Sue Conden leads the Berkeley Springs girls in the pivotal matchup.
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Hagerstown High Quint
Martinsburg
Hagerstown
Waynesboro Boys
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Frederick
Maroon and Gray
Sue Conden
Berkeley Springs
Saskatchewan Leads Wheat Growth in 1928 Forecast
Saskatchewan is touted as the world's greatest wheat province with an estimated yield of 300 million bushels for 1928, an increase of 88 million bushels over 1927, highlighting strong agricultural prospects and regional production gains.
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No More Fights for Stribling Until He Meets Sharkey
Atlanta January 18 Jack Dempsey promoting the Stribling Sharkey bout at Miami Beach February 27 refuses further ring engagements for Stribling after January 25. A scheduled January 29 bout with Jack McAuliffe of Detroit in Atlanta is canceled. Stribling will fight Art McJay in Norfolk tonight and Sally Montgomery in Memphis January 21. Miami Beach agreement calls for Stribling to appear for training by February 1.
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Atlanta
Jack Dempsey
Stribling-Sharkey Bight
Miami Beach
Young Stribling
Stribling
Jack McAuliffe
Detroit
Dempsey
Ralph Smith
New Orleans
Art Mc Jay
Norfolk
Sally Montgomery
Memphis
London to Open World's Largest Bookshop
The world’s largest bookshop will open in London with capacity for 2,000,000 volumes, highlighting the city’s status as a literary hub and promising a vast collection for readers and researchers alike.
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London
RACING MEET IN GOING AT MIAMI
Miami Fla Jan 17 Racing resumed at Hialeah Park after a yearlong suspension with oral betting replacing illegal spari mutuel machines. A 15 000 crowd watched Clean Play the 2 000 added inaugural handicap winner by a nose over Stand By in six furlongs with a 1 12 time. Leonard B was third. Clean Play was 2 to 5 to place.
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Miami
Fla
Hialeah Park
Leonard B
R. Leonard
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