From Umpire to GM A Baseball Life Span
A veteran recounts his 28 year baseball career from player to American League umpire to Cleveland club general manager. He reflects on three viewpoints press box, field, and business, and recalls early days with figures like Ty Cobb and Christy Mathewson and learning the chain store system of player development.
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Cleveland Baseball Club
Babe Ruth
Detroit
Col
Jacob Ruppert
Washington
Ruth
Darole
Sam Crawford
Il Donovan
Honus Wagner
Christy Mathewson
Mordecai Brown
Ty Cobb
Detroit Tigers
Jack Sheridan
Tim Hurst
Tommy Connolly
Sheridan
Bell Syndicate
WNU
Women Better Drivers of Automobiles Than Men Is Deduction Made by Editor
Editor William L Chenery of Collier's Weekly argues that women drivers caused proportionately fewer deaths and injuries in 1930 after adjusting for driver numbers and mileage. The piece notes overall American motorist recklessness, with 32 500 deaths and 960 000 injuries, and identifies causes such as speeding hogging the right of way and pedestrian errors, highlighting afternoon and weekend risk and that young men were the worst offenders.
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William L. Chenery
Collier’s Weekly
Ciizen
Chenery
Sporting Bits Across the Nation in 1921
Ralph De Palma’s long career in auto racing spans 23 years while Baltimore lists players with numbers but omits thirteen. Verger writes home in French from California as Harry Heilmann hits .394 for Detroit in 1921. Dark hickory bats gain favor. Jamieson nears 2,000 career hits with Cleveland. Tex league writers praise Illinois Buffaloes in preseason. Poole is traded to Reading. Pennsylvania debates legalized horse racing with license fees aiding state hospitals. Columbia Lions’ mascot cub lion faces next season underway. Washington listed among presidents born on holidays. Kenesaw Mountain cited as a judge named fort. John McGraw says Giants 25 percent stronger. Jewel Ens warns Pirates’ staff no flying players until schedule unwinds.
Hornsby Seventeenth Hit Three Homers In A Row
Rogers Hornsby hit three consecutive home runs in a game at Pittsburgh tying the modern major league record for consecutive homers. The all time mark for one game is four set by Lowe and Delehanty in the 1890s. Other players with three in a row include Anson Kelly Reynolds Averill Goslin Ott Hornsby.
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Rogers Hornsby
Pittsburgh
Robert J. Lowe
Boston Nationals
Ed J. Delehanty
Lou Gehrig
Babe Ruth
Ruth
Gehrig
Hornsby
Hack Wilson
Adrian C. Anson
Chicago
George L. Kelly
New York
Carl Reynolds
Earl Averill
Cleveland
Leon Goslin
St. Louis
Mel Ott
Marvin Owen emerges as Tiger shortstop sensation
Marvin Owen wins attention in Detroit as the new Tigers shortstop famed for glove work and range. He demonstrates remarkable hands by catching seven baseballs in his mitt at once, illustrating his growing reputation in the major leagues.
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Marvin Owen
Museum of Sport
Primo Carnera
Marvin
Detroit Tiger
Castoria: trusted relief for fretful infants
The advertisement promotes Castoria as a safe, effective remedy for infants and young children when fussy, irritable, or unable to sleep. A few drops calm the child, restore comfort, and aid restful sleep, with a gentle action suitable for everyday use.
Ink Through the Ages From Crude to Modern Uses
The article traces how early recording methods evolved from notching sticks and knotting cards to ink, noting Egyptian use by 2500 B.C. and the Chinese invention of ink making. It highlights ink’s role in commerce, law, government, and society, and outlines ink types and qualities for various applications.
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Siven
Pathfinder Magazine
Tien-Tehen
Iak
Fluld
Walter I F. Wysamian
Weston
Pedestrianism Seen as Healthful Sport by Old Timers
A New York Sun correspondent defends pedestrianism the six day heel and toe walks once popular as manly and healthier than running. He cites Weston Ennis and O Leary as examples and notes how memories of those walkers fade in the motor age.
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New York Sun
Edward Payson Weston
John Ennis
Dan O'Leary
Lving
Banker John Mellugh Warns Against Speculation
At a Cleveland luncheon John Mellugh, banker, said business is improving and noted “wonderful bar gains now on the stock market” but urged listeners not to speculate. The remark echoed by Mr McHugh, with a quip about average speculators and last week’s bets.
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John Mellugh
Cleveland
Mr. McHugh
Modernist Blinks on Daughter’s Nightwear Outing
A dialogue notes that a daughter refuses to stay in bed long enough, prompting a playful remark about wearing pajamas in public. The exchange uses casual terms and reflects a light domestic humor tone.
Dr Pierces Pleasant Pellets Liver Regulators
An old advertisement touts Dr Pierce s Pleasant Pellets as the original small liver pills sold for sixty years. The copy claims they regulate the liver and bowels and are endorsed by doctors.
Uniforms of 1812 Soldiers at Fort Dearborn Replica
Blueprints from the War Department archives guide the 1933 1938 Fort Dearborn reconstruction at the Chicago World's Fair. J Franklin Bell says the defender uniforms will be authentic to the era.
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Guaru
Fort Dearborn
War Department
J Franklin Bell
Pele Mele Quip Sparks Lighthearted House Exchange
A humorous exchange captures a playful moment as a house inquiry meets a time constraint. The wit turns to delegation with a joke about handling the talking roles and chores.
Oil Drilling Disrupts Farmer’s Crops in Nearby Field
A farmer voices concern as oil rig activity disrupts crop work on adjacent land, hindering planting and daily farm tasks. Local officials say operations are ongoing. neighbors report noise and dust impacting harvest preparations.
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Youngstown
Ohio
Protective Association
Pennsylvania
O. & P. League
Billy Evans
Collett
Glenna Collett
Greenwich Country Club
Metropolitan Golf Association
Maureen Orcutt
Helen Hicks
Martha Parker
Ralph de Palma
Baltimore
Verger
California
Harry Heilmann
Gabby Street
Kid Gleason
Bucky Harris
Charlie Jamieson
Texas League Sports Writers
Iloust7an Buffaloes
Jim Poole
Southern Association
Reading Club
Department of Welfare
Columbia University Lions
Boston
George Washington
Kenesaw Mountain
John McGraw
Jewel Ens
The
Pirates
Naval Academy
Annapolis
Richard A. Glendon
Navy
Whitlow Wyatt
Herb Hunter
Deer
Hunter
New England
Elizabeth Gordon
Massasult Golf Club
Warwick
R. L
Bessiegion
Portland Springs
Maine
Palm Beach Country Club
Florida
K. L. Moorhouse
Mich
Owen
Chas. H. Fletcher
Spurlock-Neal Co
Nashville
Tenn
Springfield Union
Daisy Fly Siller
Harold Somers
Brooklyn
Hiscox
N.Y
Hiscox Chemical Works
Patchogue
Milton C
Robart Abbott Zone Park
Franklin Refining Co
Fulton St & P R R
Milwaukee Sentinel
Pele Mele
Cuticura
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