Von Elm Denies Turn Pro Move Amid Kearns Pro Offer
The former amateur golf champion Von Elm denies reports he will join Jack Kearns in turning pro. Kearns touts big pro golf potential while naming Al Watrous as a possible teammate and El Paso as a debut site. Von Elm emphasizes remaining in amateur ranks, calling golf an honor alongside his private business.
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Jack Kearns
von Elm
Wille Kearns
Maksman
Kearns
al Watrous
Grand Rapids
el Paso
Texas
You Elm
Gent von Elm
Bulletin on Tire Care from Chicago Motor Club
The Chicago Motor Club issues tire care guidance to extend tire life. It covers rim trueness, side wall wear from curb contact, proper tire repair by a vulcanizer, tube pinching risk, flap application, valve nut and cap tightness, and stone bruises from underinflation or curb strikes, urging prompt vulcanizer repairs.
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Chicago Motor Club
Simple test for headphone tip contact click
A basic headphone test involves setting the tips and touching them together to hear a distinct click. The click comes from the small voltage generated by contact. if not heard, the headphones are not very sensitive.
Braves Infield Powers Up With Hornsby and Farrell
The Boston Braves plan a strong infield punch for next season with Rogers Hornsby at second base and Doc Farrell at shortstop. Hornsby hit .367 with the New York Giants last year, while Farrell showed power for the Giants and Braves.
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Boston Braves
Rogers Hornsby
Doc” Farrell
Hornsby
New York Giants
Young Farrell
Giants
Braves
Boston
Farrell
Keystone
Dick Burrus
Squibs From Southern California Cap Next Year
A collection of brief notes covers Jesse Lillis taking the helm, 1927 racing wins by A P Whitney horses, Heeney versus Delaney draw prospects, Lenglen stamps hobby, Shimek plans Milneis club bid, Berlenbach retirement, and Michigan opening a 128th baseball season in Cincinnati alongside April 7 games.
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Southern California
Jesse Lillis
Giant Latckle
A. P. Whitney
Blackburne Bats 1000 but Name Is Omitted
The official American League batting averages omit the real leader due to the ten game rule. Russell Lena Blackburne, a former White Sox player now a coach, finished with a perfect 1000. One swing that season produced a Texas leaguer but was not counted in the official figures.
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Russell
Lena
Blackburne
White Sox
House
Orioles Trade Ogden to Cardinals in Cash Deal
Veteran pitcher Jack Ogden moves from the Baltimore Orioles to the St. Louis Browns in exchange for two Browns players and cash. Orioles president Jack Dunne notes Ogden’s eight year record of 191 wins and 80 losses plus his defensive value and on field strategic input.
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Jack Ogden
St. Louis
Baltimore Orioles
St. Louis Brown
Jack Dunne
Oriole
Dison
Bolen
Orioles
Ogden
Champion Shot Putter Miss Lillian Cope Named Top All Around
Miss Lillian Cope has held national and world shot put records for four years with a 40 feet 4 1/2 inch best. She is hailed as the best all around athlete as she prepares to wear the American colors at the international meet in Amsterdam this July.
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Lillian Copeland
Amsterdam
Automobile notes and racing ambitions across regions
Switzerland has one car per seventy five persons while Britain's roads carry 178000 miles of motorways with 44000 cars. Cleaning brake linings requires removing the band or shoe and brushing in gasoline. Andy Crumshaw of Alliance Ohio races a car built for control after losing an arm and both legs. A Philadelphia man is constructing a 86 cylinder 1500 horsepower racing car aiming above 200 mph, challenging the city’s pace.
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Andy Crumshaw
Alliance
Ohio
Philadelphia
Floating Siphon Insures Tourist Clean Gasoline
Tourists using rubber siphons for camp stoves risk dirty gasoline as sediment and water are drawn from tank bottoms. Attach a cork to the siphon tube about an inch from the end and slip through the filler hole to ensure clean fuel for safe operation.
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Medhuics
Good Battery Advice for Radios
Cheap dry batteries fail early and cost more in the long run. Quality materials and construction matter. Invest in good batteries with solid cans, proper insulation, and muslin bag design for lasting performance.
Marconi Builds Automatic SOS Receivers For Ships
The Marconi company has designed automatic SOS alarm receivers for ships at sea and broadcasting stations and they are ready for installation on all vessels and facilities requiring emergency signaling capability.
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Marconi Company
Old Folks Say Doctor Caldwell was Right
An 1890s era advertisement asserts Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a safe mild laxative for constipation and related ailments. It promotes senna and pepsin, claims suitability for babies and the elderly, and offers to mail sample bottles to Monticello Illinois residents.
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Doctor Caldwell
Caldwell
Medical College
Dr. Caldwell
Dr. Caldweill
Dr. Gaswell
Monticello
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