Greatest spitball era pitchers Johnson and Walsh
The writer praises Walter Johnson for three consecutive shutouts in 1908 and extols Ed Walsh’s peak years with the Chicago White Sox. Johnson’s duel with Chesbro and an injured arm, plus Walsh’s 66 games and a 1-0 win, are cited as landmark feats in early baseball history.
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Canillion
Johnson
Walter Johnson
Ed Walsh
Walsh
Chicago White Sox
Sox
Chicago
Cleveland
Addie Joss
Bell Syndicate, Inc
Minor Leagues Plan Salary Slashes for Stars
Pacific Coast League president Harry Williams will chair a three way conference with Thomas Hickey of the American Association and Charles Knapp of the International League to seek unified salary cuts for Class AA players. He will carry eight owner pleas and proposed peak figures to the session, aiming for joint action across leagues.
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Harry Williams
Pacific Coast League
Thomas Hickey
American Association
Charles Knapp
International League
Williams
Coast Circuit
International and
Interesting Little Notes On Various Sports
A collage of sports notes spans golf club counts in Chicago to players moving between leagues. Walter Beall backs a Baltimore semi pro team while McMullen shifts to the International league. Durocher is invited to a billiards event. Yachts use costly sails. Major and minor leagues total 30 under Landis.
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Hugh McMullen
Baltimore
Minneapolis
United States
Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis
Poised for Throw Miss Margaret Lawson at KU meet
University of Kansas coed Margaret Lawson prepares for the javelin as a star in the annual girls track meet. She also competes in spring, long jump and hurdles, amid a crowd where men fill the grandstands while the girls take the field.
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Margaret Lawson
University of Kansas Coed
Springer
It’s Safe To Wait Till Others Pass At Intersections
A Chicago laundry delivery bus crash lesson warns drivers to slow at intersections. The piece emphasizes right of way is risky when a five ton truck cuts in, leaving the bus driver with both legs fractured and hospitalized. It urges drivers to use a 14 foot vision range, stop within two seconds, and avoid reckless speed.
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Chicago
Automobile tips and local note from Prague pawnshop
The piece includes advice on steering lubrication and tire rotation, mentions a Prague pawnshop lending on vehicles, and notes Pennsylvania issuing 1030 license plates with letters only. It also observes drivers repeat offenses and jokes about a guest car concept.
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Pennsylvania
Lessons on Jesus and the Kingdom in Matthew
A teacher's plan reviews quarterly Gospel lessons from Matthew, focusing on Jesus as Christ and King. It covers April to June topics: Messiahship, humility, cross, riches, selflessness, kingship, welcoming the kingdom, Olivet discourse, talents, Mary of Bethany, atonement, resurrection, and the commission to preach worldwide.
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Jesus
Peter
Christ
Mary of Bethany
Oil of Joy quotation inspires acts of charity
The saying notes that Christians desire sunny, hopeful people and that the old crave love more than bread. It claims the oil of Joy is cheap and helping the poor with praise is better than blankets, reflecting a message of compassion over material aid.
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Henry Drummond
Moral Pivot Centering Jesus Says Hindu Professor
A Hindu professor of modern history in a South Indian college reflects on a Moral Pivot reshaping global ethics. He argues that the best of East and West increasingly centers on the figure of Jesus Christ, framing a shared moral reference.
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South India
Jesus Christ
Stanley Jones
Force of Character Necessary in Sustaining Brilliance
A compact aphorism: brilliance fades without steady force of character. The quote credits Segur, underscoring that strong traits must be cultivated and maintained to remain effective.
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Segur
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Ohe
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Jack Chesbro
Chesbro
Billy Evans
General Haranet
The
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Berlin
Chicago Area
Walter Beall
New York Yankees
Baltmore
Chapple Geygan
Milwaukee
Brewers
Wichita Falls
Leslie Nunamaker
Lincoln
Sam Byrd
Yankee
Dusty Cook
Meusel
Georgia
Missoula
Mont
Kallspell
Leo Durocher
Cincinnati Reds
Springfield
O.R. Werlyer
Outfelder
George, Warrison
Atlanta
Jim Londos
Dick Shikat
Senators
Indians
Boston Red Sox
Bob Asbjornson
Reading
Pat Crawford
Giants
Eddie Marshall
Thomas Lipton
Sir Thomas
Pat Malone
Cubs
Bob Grove
George Darnshaw
Athletics
Wesley Ferrer
Bull
Jalj
Marcus A. Dow
Prague
Czechoslovakia
Cupid
Paul Capron
Christian Keener
Ohrig
Ongle
West
P. B, Fitzwathr, DD
Aes Biblie Aee
Western Newspaper Union
God
Sir Walter Raleigh
WEAF
N, B
Sir Walter Pyeu Moe
Selly Entit
Oklahoma
S.troy St
Chica
Shreveport
U. S
Cedar
Grove
Rinso
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