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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1916
Page
5
The article notes Gotch's lighter weight during training and past ring feats, mentions a contract cancellation with Circus Bells-Floro, and references Columbia College's young shortstop named Naonoguto, nicknamed Manny, drawing scouts but currently undecided on signing.
Gray background for baseball players unsettles hitters at Fenway Park as Army gray uniforms loom behind the mound. The Athletics protest the change while Red Sox hurlers adapt to the new color, affecting batter sight lines and crowd reaction in a tense midseason scene.
New York May 20 Major league managers direct covetous glances toward Mrs Buonoguro who shorttaps for thel
Mars May 20 Harvard Yale and Princeton series sees coaches allowed to direct play from the bench after years of bench banishment by the schools. Harvard captain Nash confirms coaches will remain on the bench this spring, while teams previously pressed for lifting the rule.
Returns to a past era when Jess Willard, famed world heavyweight, faced tough times to secure money and recognition. The account recalls a 1932 local meet and wrestling tie ins with Charley Cutler, Branselaus Zbyszko, and Frank Gotch, plus a school sports program with Harold Hutton topping points.
Lewis Junior high athletes won the annual junior high school track and field meet held yesterday afternoon at Glenwood. The Dee school finished second and Central third. Lewis accumulated the top points total across events.
The Utah Power & Light team meets Alamades in an Inter county league contest at Glenwood this afternoon and will face them again tomorrow on the same field Broser Hill and Harold Stone headline the NeverMip battery from last year expected to figure strongly in pennant races Stone is praised as a top amateur catcher strong at managing the game and working a pitcher Tomorrow Cher Mien is set for a tryout with Salt Lake’s Coast League club and Mankenship’s Salt Gabe Mien has shown improvement since leaving Mankenship and cherishes a notable mound record including five years with three defeats and last year twenty seven straight victories
A fragmentary OCR list shows names such as Dtamades Uteh Power Duncan Greenwell Butterfield Vandiver Packard Stewart B Rhupe Williams Chethetts with a note that events will begin at 3 30 oclock. The text lacks clear context or full sentences.
World markets open with profit taking in standard shares and pressure on speculative issues. Canadian Pacific gains over five points, with Union Pacific and steel shares showing strength. Sugar futures mixed, bond markets steady, and clearing house reserves reported down slightly. Chicago and Omaha hogs mixed with notable price ranges.
Chicago grain notes chaotic trading with claims of unprecedented wheat losses from Kansas and rising Nebraska receipts. Opening prices moved 14 off to 1/2 up, July at 1.11 1/2, September 12.13 to 12.34, closing mixed as contracts shifted late. Corn futures showed no major reaction with a steady close.
Meaty trading marks the day with All Con dropping to 57 cents while several issues rise. Emma Cooper lifts from 61 to 66 as Plutus and Victor Con advance. Four Exploration and New Quincy show demand amid broad activity across listed miners and brokers.
A scattered OCR page lists various financial bids and prices from multiple entities, including Amalgamated Sugar, Guardian C. G. Co, Home Fire Insurance, and Utah Power. The text mixes stock-like bids, named firms, and stray quotations about a will and candy. The readable items show bid and asked figures with many broken names and addresses. The overall fragment resembles a classified or financial ledger page with ad-like lines and odd quotes.
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