Ruth predicts new records as he trains down
In St Petersburg on March 6 Babe Ruth, famed baseball star, claims he has trimmed down to chase a fresh all time mark. He notes his healthier complexion and lighter frame, aims to reach 230 pounds, and predicts an earlier spring start to break the single season scoring standard.
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ST. Petersburg
Fla
George Herman Ruth
Leo Sear
Ruth
Tanilis
New Orleans
Bering
Gehrig
Lataith
Baer Nanad
Buster
Hy Mo Lan
Babe Ruth
Cullop
Record chase and hopes for a big season start
The speaker looks ahead to starting a new season with a strong pitching bolt and aims to set a real mark. He acknowledges past bad breaks but stays focused on achieving high performance and beating expectations. He hopes to heat the record this year and leave rivals behind.
St James Team Loses To Shepherdstown College Reserves
Shepherdstown College reserves defeated the last St James School team 24 to 20 in the new Shepherdstown gym. Substitutions included Welshams for Myra and Bryant for Warfield. Field goals credited to O'Brien, ManMetro, Martin, Wyman, Warfield, Wilson, Patterson, Fourgos, VanMeure, Wyaran, and Bryant. referee Snyder. Time at quarters 1 minute.
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Shepherdstown College
St. James School
Shepherds College
St James Nicodemnna
Wyman O'Kien
Wartlell van Meire
wDekee
Eee
Clarke Reynolls
Wilson MaMinyyccue RG
Towson
Mycis
Nicaremus
Welshams
Myra
Bryant
Warfield
O'Brien
ManMetro
Martin
Wyman
Wilson
Pawson
Fourgos
VanMeure
Wyaran
Snyder
Wyandots Capture City Championship In Basketball
The Wyandots defeated the Athletics 62 to 1 to claim the city basketball title. Key scorers included Steele with eight and Maugnue with ten, with Bair and Potterfield among others contributing. The win solidifies the Wyandots as city champions amid a standout performance by Steele and teammates.
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Amelear
Wyandots Pos
Steele
Seer
Bair Maneans
Nigh
Shrader
Steven Es Boeke Young
Smulgon Fiell
Maugnue
Potterfiell
Plery
Bair
Halr
Nikh
Reteros Valk
Timer Fogleman
Tine
Navies
Daily Vote Coupon for Popularity Contest Privilege
A damaged notice describes a daily vote coupon worth five votes for the Popularity Contest. It instructs how to submit the coupon to the contest editor and mentions contestant AMUMERG. The fragment implies a promotional or entry mechanism within the community event.
Foul to Use Young Blood in Red Sox Rebuild
New York observers note Red Sox manager Fred Fohl plans a youth infusion for 1928. He says every position will be open to capable newcomers while veterans fade from Fenway, naming prospects like Warris, Daley Lee, Todt, and Williams as competition for limited spots in the lineup.
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New York
Lee
Joe Cantillon
Boston
Fohl
Fenway Park
Red Sox
Poli
Joe Warris
Daley Lee
Harris
Todt
Thambs Fausa
Protehroe
Gross
Connolly
Rogers
Hazell
Geygan
Flagstead
Veach
Boone
Olima
Yeach
Wade
Hut
Dan Williams
Kallie
Wingfield
Lacey
Kiefer
Wiltie
New Orleans
Friday Night Radio Schedules and Featured Programs
A fragmented listing details Friday broadcast slots across multiple stations including WRAF WOY Gountd Bingen NOC Sucdan Province ROA and WEAF. It highlights music programs orchestras soloists and dance features with times, venues, and network identifiers amid a dense panorama of listings from New York to Detroit Chicago and beyond.
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Wraf—Satepic
Bingen Noc
Sucdan
Prtierce
Row — Bos
Girls to Play Chambersburg in Y M C A Night Contest
Hirle High School girls' team will meet Chambersburg High varsity tomorrow night in the Y M C A gym. Captain Migs Spielman returns from illness to start, joining Laucilly Miller Frances Malatte Kit Lewis Anzel Pridinger and Hazel Tenney in a twin bill opener against the Chambersburg squad.
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Chambersburg High
Laucilly Miller
Frances Malatte
Kit Lewis
Anzel Pridinger
Hazel Tenney
Tie Defert
Chambersburg
Seaton
Y. M
Hanover Will Have Dowell For Baseball Season
Lefty Nowell, previously slated to join Hanover, will report with the Raiders after a trade with Chambersting Maroons. Dowell, speaking in Zanesville, Ohio, expressed eagerness to return to the Blue Midge League as the Raiders contend with a mix of returning players and new hurlers for the season.
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Woogle
Garthwright
Dowell
Southpaws
Kirk
Heatwole
May
Miscock
Stone
Rosco
Leonard
Carnell
Miller
Gaonor
Hanover
Training Camps Across Florida Start Spring Workouts
Camps in St Peters burg Tarpon Springs and other Florida sites open spring sessions for major league clubs. Connie Mack enforces strict daily routines for Athletics with six day weeks while players arrive for training and exhibition games loom as Graves Yankees set workouts.
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FT. Meyers
Fla
Connie Mack
Philadelphia Athletics
Connie
High Football Team Awarded Trophy by Valley Assoc
Officials of the Cumberland Valley Athletic Association including West Achs of Hagerstown and Chambersburg voted to award the football trophy to Hagerstown after a season with schedule defects that kept Hagerstown and Waynesboro apart. They also scrapped baseball competition for spring, favoring dual matches to keep schools in contact and discussed inviting St. James School to host a track meet at a central site.
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Cumberland Valley Athletic Association
West Acheola
Hagerstown
Chambersburg
Waynesboro
Winchester
Martlegburg
Hagerstawn
Martinuburg
Hageratown
Spo
St. Jones” School
St. James
Standing Of Contestants Herald Mall Popularity Contest
Prize standings list names and amounts in a local popularity contest. Entries include Mrs Charlotte Gowers Mary Lear Katherine Hammeesta Mary Kindler Ruth Clarke Edith Wagner Catherine Hendrickson Jeannette Shradar Catherine Pryor Katherine Embrey with prizes ranging from five to fifteen dollars in gold and a diamond ring valued at one hundred fifty dollars.
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Herald-Mall
Charlotte Gowers
Mary Lear
Katherine Hammeesta
Mary Kindler
Ruth Clarke
Edith Wagner
Catherine Hendrickson
Jeannette Shradar Vee
Catherine Pryor
Katherine Embrey
Pinch-Hitters and Slump Plague the Yankees Bench
The Yankees failed to find a competent right handed pinch hitter after a strong season. Critics blame lack of a reliable bench bat for late game struggles and expensive attempts to buy Shag TM Horan who proved tame in the major show. Pitcher bush often filled pinch roles, a glaring fault for a three time pennant winner.
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New York Americana
Yanks
Yankees
Miller Hug
Clink
Shag
Horan
Howover
Bush
Gossip Halts as Martinsburg Seeks Baseball Pact in 1919
The article notes Thaw, a Martinsburg director, aiding the Waynesboro Baseball Association and a major league interest in Bine Hidge League action near Winchester. Clyde Barnbart, Earl Mack, and Albert Jordan sign with Frederick Ball Club. Jordan, a Bethany College alum, gains semi pro renown. The Yankees, led by manager Hugegu, pursue Cullop and Gehrig as power-hitting anchors to return to title contention.
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Halttry Thaw
Earl Mack
Connie
Tennessee
Albert Jordan
Millergburg
Obie
Frederick Ball Club
Jordan
Bethany College
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