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Newspaper
The Potter Review
Location
Potter, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1926
Page
6
Moritz Huneusler, captain of the champion Jewish Ha koah soccer team of Vienna, is shown in a formal photograph as the squad tours the country on a goodwill visit.
Newark returns pitcher Ad Le Pard to Buffalo club. Knoxville lands pitcher Meyers from Baltimore of the International league. Wheeling signs outfielder Sam Casin eau from Charleroi Pa. Buffalo sends pitcher Frank Chase to Scranton in New York Penn league option. Cincinnati sends catcher Milton Rankow to Harrisburg in option. Buddy Fred, a first baseman who doubles as an outfielder, signed by Haverhill of the New England league. Bob McGraw regarded as a rising winner for the Robins as Wilbert Robinson steers pitching. Tris Speaker’s Indians perform well for a club seen as sliding toward the cellar with the Red Sox. Columbia releases infielders Oriental Carello and Art Traynor, brother of Hal Traynor of Uniontown. Uniontown acquires catcher Jack Smith who had a York Yankees tryout. Five home runs in a season once a good feat. now five in a game fails to spark fan interest. Ten Brooklyn Robins players apply for American Legion membersh ip including Jacobson Marriott Stryker Felix Ehrhardt Petty McGraw McWeeney Cox and DeParry. Fred Nicholson named manager playing for Ludington in the new Central league, previously with Detroit and Boston, as playing manager.
The records of Christy Mathewson and Siddie Plank, two legendary moundsmen, stand as targets for the 1926 major league season. Mathewson pitched 680 games for the Giants, winning 372 and losing 187 with a .665 percentage, struck out 2,297, walked 778, allowed 4,328 hits, and pitched 83 shutouts, including two no-hitters. Plank appeared in 62% of games, posting 324 wins and 190 losses for a .627 mark, with 2,272 strikeouts and 1,081 walks, and played in five world series.
Bob Quinn of the Red Sox praised Mike Donlin as a model ballplayer for rebuilding his club. Quinn quoted Donlin's manager Patsy Te Beau who warned him he was too fresh, and Donlin retorted he would be around a long time.
The yacht Thelma once hailed as the finest in the Great Lakes was sold by Commodore W R Huntington of Elyria to Gay Chapman of Put in Bay. She will remain in commission as a pleasure boat with no disclosed purchase price.
Beisbol, a newly coined Latin term for baseball, gains traction as a popular sport in the sombreroed south. Reports from the Mexican west coast note organized teams in Hermosillo, Mazatlán, and Culiacán, Sonora and Sinaloa states, signaling widening regional adoption.
A growing trend sees former major league leaders serving as advisers to current managers. The New York Giants may add Hughey Jennings if he recovers, with Roger Bresnahan joining McGraw, and Bill Killifer aiding Rogers Hornsby in St. Louis. Other clubs anchor strategy boards with ex-skippers and star players guiding teams like the Pirates, Cubs, Yankees, and White Sox. Chief Bender and Kid Gleason join the Athletics under Connie Mack, aiming to sharpen late-season performance.
The notes cover a wide array of sports topics from 1925 including a record arrow shooting distance of 459 yards 8 inches and boxing’s Rhode Island move toward state commission control. It also notes Hal B Ofstie’s one year as head football coach Center College 1924 and Holyoke Mass swimmer captain elect William Edgar Martin II at Wesleyan for next year. Leo V Novak appointed head coach at the military academy for basketball and track.
In a fashion headline from 1926, Julia Bottomley notes women nationwide shifting toward tailored suits and diverse hats. Tweed, twill, and charmeen outfits appear with short jackets, patch pockets, and bold colors like coral sand and June rose, paired with hats featuring mushroom brims, creased crowns, and new materials including satin and velvet.
A large bird named Mr. Chicken Hawk plots a dinner among a poultry yard. Red Top the Rooster warns the hens and the farmer intervenes, saving the flock. The tale ends with a lesson about what it means to be saved, as days of the week discuss duty and timing.
A mother asks Everett why he is barefoot, and the five year old explains he is studying his lesson. The book asks how many is five times five, so he counts on his toes because he lacks enough fingers.
Five day stay with cousins left Alice Jean desiring no more siblings. Upon returning home she prayed to cancel the order for a baby sister, requesting that the request be withdrawn.
A child named Fred reports to his mother that he answered a question in class. He says he answered Present when the teacher called roll. The brief exchange captures a simple school moment.
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