Athletics Giants Lead Major Leagues as Tigers Hard-pressed
The Athletics and New York Giants led the early pennant races with perfect 3 game records. Philadelphia beat Boston 5-3 behind Lloyd Brown's pitching as the Senators topped the Yankees 6-3 and Cleveland shut out Detroit 2-0 with John Burnett driving in two runs. The Giants edged the Phillies 2-1 at the Polo Grounds as Carl Hubbell limited the Phils to four hits.
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Athletics
Boston Red Sox
Boston
Lloyd Brown
Washington Southpaw
Senators
New York Yankees
Yankees
Willis Hudlin
George Uhle
Cleveland
Detroit
John Burnett
Indians
Giants
Phillies
Polo Grounds
Carl Hubbell
Phils
Cubs Rally To Top Reds In Fourth Place Clincher
Clarence Blair drove in a run with a triple and Kiwi Fayler doubled as Chicago beat Cincinnati 4 3 to move into fourth. Reds struck back with three in the fourth on three hits and three walks. Wally Berger homered with bases loaded in Brooklyn’s 7 2 win while Joss rain halted two other games.
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Otts
Clarence Blair
Kiwi Fayler
Chicago Cubs
Cincinnati
Sheriff Blake
Reds
Wally Berger
Boston Braves
Prooklyn
Berger
Broecklyns
Siaight Joss
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St. Louis
Browns
Southpaw Prowess Opens Major League Season
Left handed pitchers dominated opening week with notable showings by Hub Pruett Larry French Bill Hallahan Lester Sweetland and Lloyd Brown. Pruett held the Phillies to one hit in eight innings as the Giants won 3 2 in nine. French Hallahan and Sweetland each won key early games while four shutouts were recorded by Walberg Malone and Hudlin and Brown.
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New York
Hub Pruett
New York Giant
Larry French
Pittsburgh
Bill Hallahan
St. Louis Cardinals
Lester Sweetland
Phillies
Pruett
St. Louis Browns
Polo Grounds
Giants
Chuck Klein
O0'Doul
Fred Fitzsimmons
French
Hallahan
Red Sox
Sweetland
Walberg
Athletics Southpaw
Washington
Pat Malone
Cub
Cardinals
Willis Hudlin
Cleveland
Detroit
Genius and Reliability
A quotation contrasts genius and reliability as nature’s wild force vs quiet strength. It describes a volcanic bolt shooting skyward then being captured by gravity and returning to earth. The line underscores a calm, resistless force prevailing over explosive brilliance.
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Bayne
Signs of Spring Business Revival
Washington reports early signs of a revival in construction and automotive sectors. First quarter public construction contracts reached 402.9 million, a five year high, while March auto output rose to 401 378 cars. The Federal Reserve notes ongoing money easing supports expansion in both industries.
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Washington
Secretary of Commerce
Lamont
Automotive
Ecommerce Department
Federal Reserve Board
Hoover
Plan Honor Gateway at Madison Barracks
General Ze bulon Pike and General Jacob Brown will be honored by memorial gateways to be erected on historic ground at Madison Barracks near Sackets Harbor New York. The plan is a joint effort by the Society of the War of 1812 and Brigadier General William P. Jackson post commandant, awaiting army approval.
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Zebulon Pike
Jacob Brown
Madison Barracks
Sackets Harbor
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Society of the War of 1812
William P. Jackson
Governors Island
Beaver crushed by falling tree breaks Maine pond myth
A beaver at Shagg pond, Maine, felled a tree only to be caught by its slipping stump. The animal died before anyone found it, ending a local belief that beavers cannot be killed by a fallen tree.
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Shagg Pond
Maine
Montgomery Ward Announces Weekly Surprise Specials
Montgomery Ward will hold a Surprise Special each week beginning Wednesday. Items from all departments will be sold at half regular price from a table on the upper floor. Floyd Beatty explains weekly specials, inviting customers to visit every Wednesday for money saving offers.
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Montgomery Ward
Floyd Beatty
Minnesota motor registrations rise in 1929 report
Charles M. Babcock, state highway commissioner, said registrations in Minnesota for 1929 were 1 percent higher than in 1921, reflecting a growth trend in motor vehicle record data.
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SY. Paul
Minnesota
Charles M. Babcock
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