Debut of Ray Keating Spurs Unusual Big League Debacle
In St Louis a New York Yankees vs St Louis contest featured Ray Keating making his major league debut as a spitball pitcher. He walked three batters and struck out three, with a controversial knee-high spitball on a key pitch. The game highlighted dramatic pitching and umpire tension as fans debated the strike call.
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Ed Walsh
St. Louis
New York
St. Lonia
Yankees
Keating
Detroit
Vietfim
Charley Robertson
Chicago White Sox
Robertson
Tigers
White Sox
Bell Syndicate
The
Proper Care Tips for Expensive Automobiles
Guidance on engine and chassis lubrication radiator and tires maintenance. Batteries should be watered every two weeks and tires checked weekly. Water and oil damage fabric so seal cuts with tire filler and store inner tubes separately in cloth bags.
Russ Eyes Massive $17 Million Radio Build Plan
The Russian Soviet announces a five year program to invest 17 million dollars in radio stations. A single Moscow station is budgeted at 2 million dollars as part of the overall expansion.
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Moscow
Night baseball may enter major leagues after minor league trial
Sam Brendon president of the St. Louis Cardinals says night games could draw fans in major league cities as in Des Moines. He notes attendance might rise with practice but could drop as novelty fades and floodlights become routine. A separate note mentions engineers creating a combined power switch and volume control for AC receivers.
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Sam Brendon
St. Louis Cardinals
Des Moines
Brendon
Breadon
Various Sports Notes From Early 1900s Era Across Nations
A compilation of brief sports items notes Penn State intercollegiate boxing titles Navy leadership in leagues and clubs in Boston and Pittsburgh Salis bury penny Piedmont tennis in Australia popularity of night courts Kentucky derby past winners Apollon 1882 Sir Barton 1919 Virginia indoor crowd of 3,000 Banff golf caddie Chief John Hunter famed in Canada Chicago Cubs signing Malcalm Moss base ball upbringing Pinch hitters count 976 last season American league 214 average Tory Reitzes and Cedric Durst trades Cleveland Indians prospects 1905 opening game free admission 25,000 attended Frank Latkowski air dive 138 feet Damon Runyon greyhound record 25 seconds Russell Callow top Penn rowing coach 12,000 salary and Captain Henry Bruder injury update.
Driving Fool and Careless Crash Tales
A veteran columnist laments careless drivers and alibis after a parked speed buggy rolls into a sedan injuring a young woman. He mocks evasive excuses, likening careless driving to handling a rattlesnake and urges personal responsibility over blame.
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Marcus A. Dow
Indy
Ife
Tohn Smith
Hitchcock dynasty to defend Westchester Cup in September
Father and trainer Thomas Hitchcock Sr. aids Lemmy Hitchcock in defending the Westchester Cup against Great Britain this fall. The elder Hitchcock, who captained America’s first international polo team in 1886, joins the defense committee for the Meadowbrook matches set for September. Tommy Jr. serves as captain of the United States team.
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Thomas Hitchcock
Lemmy
Great Britain
Hitchcock
America
Meadowbrook
Tommy, Jr
United States
Rockne Returns to Strategy Role for Notre Dame Season
Coach Knute Rockne is nearly recovered and will not scrimmage with players. He will direct team strategy this season against Army, Navy, Pennsylvania, Southern California and a few others, with assistants handling heavy work.
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Knute Rockne
South Bend
Army
Navy
Pennsylvania
California
Old Tubes Still Run But With Dull Tone
When many tubes wear out they still operate with undiminished volume but produce poor tone.
Early Season Culling of the Loafer Hen
Ohio State University poultry specialists explain that culling loafer Leghorn hens early saves money. A hen worth 1.12 in June falls to 0.76 by October, a 0.36 loss, plus about 0.60 to 0.70 for four months of feed, totaling a financial incentive to cull promptly.
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Poultry Extension
Ohio State University
Insterr
University
Paul Zonbro
Daily Duck Feed Rules for Growth and Health
Daily feed for young ducks varies with growth. Growth averages a half pound per week requiring increasing feed. Feed what they will clean up and remove leftovers promptly. Clean troughs after each meal is essential. better under feed than overfeed to keep birds in good condition.
Inexpensive Duck House Design Suggestion
The text proposes a draft proof duck shed with a concrete bottom covered by shavings for ten ducks and two drakes. A 10 by 10 foot shed suffices, though 12 by 20 feet is better, with a shed roof and one or two modest windows on the south side to provide ventilation.
Poultry Hints for Better Farm Flocks and Eggs
Practical guidance on poultry care highlights higher returns from egg production than broilers. Advice covers careful handling of eggs to hatch success, avoiding makeshift chick quarters, proper ventilation, and sanitation in brooders. Notes on turkey hatching stress avoiding inbreeding and buying males from the same good strain.
Saucy hotel dinner sparks odd kitchen banter
In a light exchange a couple jokes about a furniture polish flavored sauce at a hotel. The woman notes the odd taste while praising a cabinet pudding pairing.
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Billy Evans
Cleveland Indians
Gauding Brothers
Humbert
Juan
Juan A. Gaudino
Penn State
H. I. Mason
Boston
Sted Sox
Pittsburgh
Salisbury
Australia
Apollon
Sir Barton
University of Virginia
Canada
John Hunter
Stoney Tribe
Banff
Peaches Browning
Malcalm Moss
Chicago Cubs
Tory Reitzes
University of Delaware
Stgn
Charlie Roffing
New York Yankees
Cedric Durst
Alex Smith
Onwentsia
Les Nunamaker
Lincoln
New York American League Baseball Club
Frank Latkowski
New York City
Brooklyn Bridge
Damon Runyon
Hialeah
Miami
Flo
Russell Callow
University of Pennsylvania
Henry Bruder
Northwestern
Wisconsin
Kansas City
Bill
Rockne
Forby
Hanford
Lydia B. Pinkham
Lena Young
Ellsworth
Maine
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