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Newspaper
The Rittman Press
Location
Rittman, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1924
Page
3
President Johnson says American League hitters must earn four base clouts this season. He blames an epidemic of homers on newer balls and orders umpires to use stricter judgment in tossing out the sphere to curb the flood of home runs.
Ruth argues that base running revival talk is bunk. He predicts pennants will go to teams hitting timely, not stealing bases, noting speed helps but is not decisive with the livelier ball and tighter pitching. He says steals are a prelude approach and that future games hinge on base hits and pitching.
Babe Adams the Pirates famed pitcher will not be the reliable pitcher this year. He has visited Bonesetter Reese for arm treatment but the arm did not respond. Manager McKechnie plans Adams mainly as a coach for young pitchers and a pinch option.
The column surveys players and trends across major leagues. Ty Cobb and Babe Ruth draw attention while Christy Mathewson runs the American Checker association. Pavings mention Jaime Hughes, Ollie Fuhrman, and others. Ferms note pitchers Caldwell and Carroll, and managers’ risks in Chicago and St Louis.
The article notes a catching trio led by McGinnis aged 34 Hank Gowdy 34 Eddie Ainsmith 32 and Frank Snyder 31 claiming to be the oldest catching staff in baseball history despite jokingly recalling earlier eras. The piece emphasizes their ages and longevity across leagues and teams.
A King’s Cross era piece explains golf balls gain reliability and distance through X ray balance checks and core operations. The process uses mercury troughs to locate heavy spots then an injection to correct balance before testing in mercury again.
A collection of pastime items notes the Columbus Georgia track as possibly the oldest in the world, mentions ski jump record of 229 feet by Harry Ball, Scottish pay scale talk for professional football, and various Olympic sport links including Princeton and Michigan connections to teams and fundraising. The piece lists athletes, clubs, and upcoming Olympic entries with multiple notes on billiards and horse racing.
Archibald Leitch and Fenna Way assess coal tar cancer risk in animals and identify tar fractions linked to cancer. Kennaway reports high temperature tars such as lignite, gas works, producer gas, coke oven, and blast furnace tar drive industrial cancer, with creosote oil to pitch distillates implicated, while petroleum tars show fewer cases. The unknown substance may reside in high boiling fractions, requiring further study to pinpoint the cancer-causing agent.
Fragment discusses an unsuccessful man unable to prove an alibi and hints at success and grit related to the same issue. No identifiable people, places, or events are present in readable text.
In a remote Tennessee valley the late Mr Scho Held known as Uncle John ferries neighbors to the grave in two flat bottom boats lashed together. A funeral party travels on foot along the riverbank while Uncle John supplies handmade coffins and honey from his bees.
New York police credit a modern photograph studio with solving major crimes including the Diamond bank robbery. A gang member was identified within hours after 4,000 copies of his portrait were distributed nationwide, aided by fingerprints. A missing-bookkeeper case also hinged on an issued portrait leading to a distant arrest.
New York's Itvy Chapman Andrewa leads a 15 scientist expedition from the American Museum of Natural History toward the Gobi desert to locate the Garden of Eden and fossils of the earliest humans. They plan a five year field search with experts in paleontology geology ornithology archaeology and topography.
Earl Davis, once suffering amnesia after a Detroit injury nine years ago, has regained his full identity in Corning New York after a five year nationwide search. After four years of hospital care he could not recall his name until now. He is reportedly financially secure and owes nothing.
Article discusses making flour from dried beet pulp and sugar beet byproducts and claims it can replace wheat flour in cake and bread. It warns against taking anything for granted and notes experimental use.
A fragmentary reminiscence traces Mrs. Calkins of a town with a queer name who, amid Roosevelt era talk, built a real estate venture and drew roped attention from national figures. The piece notes her appointment potential and the local networks backing her as the President considered recognition.
The article profiles Mrs. Lee Hatcher, wife of a dealer in Alaska, who started a salon in Los Beach with two partners. It notes her leadership in women’s groups, her national health campaigns, and the debate on girth control as seen by contemporary and historical figures.
The text shows garbled phrases about orders and speaking rights with stray words. It mentions a woman on the floor and a man described as thin, with unclear context and no identifiable event, date, or organization.
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