Monoxide Fumes Neutralized by New Gasoline Treatment
C Howard Williams of Downers Grove Illinois reports a chemical treatment for gasoline that neutralizes carbon monoxide fumes from car exhaust. He cites rat tests showing extended safety with the treated fuel, but death occurs after switching back to ordinary gasoline. Williams was head of the National Petroleum College and a World War I government petroleum expert.
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C. Howard Williams
Downers Grove
Ill
Williams
Williame
National Petroleum College
Automobile Hints From A Busy Driveway
The piece notes long cars may work if back seat drivers are cut out and laments drivers ignoring no parking signs. It warns the innocent may be blamed in crashes, mentions an Englishman aiming to mount a gun on his car to steer by, and cites Doctor Hornaday on animal profanity. It adds France had zero carmakers and 205,000 vehicles produced in 1925 as a peak year.
Sporting Squibs From Big Sports World For 1929
A survey of 1929 sports events and figures includes Purdue and Indiana rivalry for the old oaken bucket, captains named at Fordham and NYU, 1928 football stars and 1929 signings in hockey and boxing, with figures like Bert Ingwersen Paul Jessup and Joe Dugan tied to major league action and the Philadelphia field hockey team posting record highs.
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Herbert Stribling
Ma Stribling
W. L
New York
Leonard Grant
New York University
Donie Must Suffer Alone In League Meeting Encounter
Ponte Bush, noted Pirates manager, greeted Johny Evers warmly at the National League gathering in New York. The exchange included playful banter about resumes and umpires, with Evers joking he will not return to umpiring, leaving Donie to endure the burden solo.
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Ponte Bush
Pittsburgh Pirates
Johny Evers
New York
Johnny
Donie
Nix
Evers
Natives of Guam Excel Marines in Baseball
The Chamorros on Guam defeated a Marines baseball team on Thanksgiving Day by a conclusive score of 12 to 3. The rivalry between the sailors and Chamorros is strong with many sports keenly contested. The Marines declined to have details published.
Rugbys Rough Action Alarms French Spectators
A Marmande player strangled Bergerac captain Beaussoleil during a Marmande Bergerac match provoking a public outcry. Beaussoleil was carried off unconscious as police were needed to restrain angry Marmande supporters shouting insolent taunts.
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France
Marmande
Bergerac
Beaussoleil
Bergerae
Washbasin on Running Board of Automobiles
An invaluable accessory to automobiles a wash basin attached to the running board. Thig and other novel ties for automobiles are being shown in London.
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Washbasin
London
Ty Cobb to Train With Cleveland Browns This Spring
Ty Cobb plans to train with the Cleveland Browns at their spring camp at West Palm Beach. Dan Howley says no official arrangement exists, but Cobb will work out with the club and could help hitters after a storied baseball career.
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Ty Cobb
Browns
Dan Howley
Athletics Trade DeWitt Lebourveau And Ernest Wingard
The Philadelphia Athletics announce that outfielder DeWitt Lebourveau and pitcher Ernest Wingard have been sent to the Milwaukee club of the American Association on option.
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Philadelphia Athletics
DeWitt Lebourveau
Ernest Wingard
Milwaukee Club
American Association
Cornell Gridiron Squad Up Against Small Regulars
Cornell faces a notably small group of regular players for the coming season with eighteen losses to graduation. Few veterans return, and only Sam Wakeman from Quincy is a steady regular. several key backs and linemen depart, while freshmen show limited varsity potential amid a crowded roster shakeup.
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Cornell
Dobie
Sam Wakeman
Quincy
Mass
Ace Lee Meadows Plans Pirates Return in Peak Form
Lee Meadows, former Pirates ace sidelined last season by a sore arm, announces plan to return this season in improved condition and aimed at restoring his pitching role and effectiveness.
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Lee Meadows
Pittsburgh Pirates
Shifting Cardinals Leadership Marks Tumultuous Managerial Era
A review of the St Louis Cardinals pilot changes highlights four seasons with four different managers. Bill McKechnie shifts to Rochester after the world series loss to the Yankees. Billy Southworth rises after an International League pennant but falls short in the world series. Branch Rickey, Rogers Hornsby, and others feature in a restless decade of pennants and poor final finishes.
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St. Louis Cardinals
Cardinal
Bill McKechnie
Rochester Internationals
Yankees
Billy Southworth
Indianapolis
Branch Rickey
Rogers Hornsby
Hornsby Atrrell
Anable Dliver
McKeehnie
Dean Hnts
Herter Nek
Toield
Ghants
Bob Oftole
Giants
Tean
David Starr Jordan’s Baseball Reminiscences
Pioneer baseball figure David Starr Jordan of Stanford recalls early American baseball days. He recounts sending a town blacksmith to Buffalo, forming the Gainesville Zouaves, his three homers in one game, a broken nose, and playing with Stanford faculty until age fifty-eight before retiring due to slumps.
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David S. Jordan
David Starr Jordan
Leland Stanford University
American Magazine
Buffalo
Gainesville
Knows His Mother Visitor playful dialogue fragment
A humorous dialogue scene shows Jimmy arguing about apples and a dog named Wish. The exchange features a counting joke about apples and a pup that supposedly won’t bite.
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Jimmy
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