Real story behind Frischs exit from Gas-House era team
The quarrel traces to spring 1937 when Frankie Frisch pressed Leo Durocher to trade. On May 8 before a game with the Giants Frisch publicly challenged Durocher over batting practice and seating, prompting a sharp reply and worsening feud that ended with Durocher leaving the club.
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Frisch
Leo
Lippy
Durocher
Giants
St. Louis
Trade that altered a World Series era for St Louis
Branch Rickey of the Cardinals traded away Tinker to Brooklyn during the 1937 World Series, swapping Durocher for players Joe Stripp Jim Bucher Johnny Cooney and Roy Henshaw. Frisch questioned the move and blamed Rickey for lacking a shortstop. Rickey lamented, Gut ters age and errant throws cost games, and Frisch ended a storied eight series run with 58 hits and a .298 average.
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Branch Rickey
Cardinals
Durocher
New York
Brooklyn Dodgers
Rickey
Frisch
Lippy
Joe Stripp
Jim Bucher
Johnny Cooney
Roy Henshaw
St. Louis
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Short
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Cubs
Reds
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Fordham College
John McGraw
McGraw
Year’s Best Amateur Sullivan Award Race Under Way
The 1938 James E Sullivan trophy will honor an American amateur who excels in performance and upholds sportsmanship. A 500 member panel will vote after November 1, considering character, leadership and ideals of amateurism alongside athletic ability. Potential nominees include Charley Yates Katherine Rawls Thompson and Patty Berg. Former winners include Bobby Jones Don Budge and Glenn Morris.
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Mateur
James E. Sullivan
Charley Yates
Katherine Rawls Thompson
Patty Berg
Bobby Jones
Don Budge
Glenn Morris
Grand Old Man Retires From Active Sports Scene
Julian Curtiss, soon to turn 80, announces retirement from active sports work though his vigor remains sharp. Long a key figure with amateur and professional athletes, he refereed the Poughkeepsie boat races and helped popularize golf in the United States by importing British pros and staging exhibitions.
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Julian Curtiss
Curtiss
Poughkeepsie
Great Britain
Ralph Flanagan Repeats as Americas Outstanding Swimmer
Ralph Flanagan of the Miami Bilt imore pool is named Americas outstanding swimmer for the second year. The All-American board of swimming, with a committee of top aquatic experts, selects its star team annually and Flanagan again leads, winning honors in the 440, 880, and one mile freestyle events.
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Miami Biltimore
America
All-American Board of Swimming
Flanagan
Pop Warner Begins Fortieth Coaching Year
Pop Warner starts his forty fourth year as coach. Detroitalone team in the American league never finished eighth. Princeton players end daily training with musical entertainment to aid digestion and build camaraderie after tense tryouts. Southern California Trojans optimistic about their coast season as the fish story season opens in Sault Ste. Marie Ontario with Jack Breckenridge a veteran.
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Pop Warner
Detroit
Princeton
Tad Wieman
Sault Ste. Marie
Ontario
Jack Breckenridge
Continental Congress in a Baltimore tavern
The Continental Congress of 1776 to 1777 met in a Baltimore tavern during its early sessions. The item presents five trivia questions with supplied answers, including a note about Mason City Washington lacking chimneys due to electric heat.
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Colorado
Glacier
Fargo
How Sew Ruth Wyeth Spears Schoolgirl Hat Pattern
How to make a simple schoolgirl hat with lining using two fabric pieces. Cut lengths and depths from head measurement, follow a paper pattern, stitch back seam, join pieces, turn, baste, gather top, and finish with ribbon bow and feather. Enclose 25 cents to Mrs. Spears in Chicago for the book.
Color and Economy In This Jiffy Afghan
A brief sewing pattern advertisement introduces a jiffy afghan using large hook and Germantown wool, claiming half the wool of a regular Afghan. Pattern 6040 includes directions and illustrations, with materials and color schemes. Send 15 cents to The Sewing Circle in New York for pattern and mail details.
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Sewing Circle
Household Arts Dept
W. 14Th Street
New York
N. Y
Anxiety With Joy In All Pleasure
A reflection notes that joy rarely comes pure and is mixed with anxiety. The author suggests human experience holds both delight and worry, implying balanced emotion rather than pure happiness.
Nobler by Deeds Nor By Birth But By Great Deeds
Short reflective line attributed to Longfellow praising character over birth. The quote contrasts nobility of actions with noble birth.
And All Is Well Today Is Tomorrow You Worried About
Refers to a reflective sentiment on tomorrow as the outcome of yesterday. The line suggests lingering worry shifts to present reassurance that current time holds steadiness. No named entities or verifiable events present in readable text.
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