Cubs and McCleery-Cumming Win Opening Night Softball
In Greenfield opening night games the Marston Skelgas Cubs beat Benner Tea 6 to 5 as Dallas Chamberlin left with an injury and Lyle Ross relieved. McCleery-Cumming toppled Battery A 5 to 3 after Battery A pitcher Dale Engle sapped by injuries and a string of Battery A errors. Edwards pitched for the Cubs as the crowd watched a rough start for league pitching.
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Marston Skelgas Cubs
Benner Tea Nine
Cubs
McCleery-Cumming
Battery A & To
Dallas Chamberlin
Benners
Lyle Ross
Skelgas Cate
Bunk” Green
Benner
Dale Engle
Cantonese innovator pioneers Gulf shrimp industry
Lee Yim of Canton China launched commercial shrimping in the Gulf of Mexico during the Civil War era. He erected Louisiana’s first drying platform and began processing dried shrimp and shrimp bran for trade.
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Lee Yim
Canton
China
Gulf of Mexico
Louisiana
Big Ten Sets Spring Meetings on TV and Rose Bowl Pact
The Big Ten opens spring meetings in Evanston with talks on ending the Rose Bowl agreement with the Pacific Coast Conference. TV and publicity groups meet to finalize plans to limit telecasts to conference games after 6 p.m. next Sunday. The Rose Bowl pact, a five year contract, ends after this season with the next New Year’s Day game.
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Evanston
Big Ten
Ference
Vermont Leads With Property Based Suffrage Plan
The article notes that Vermont pioneered full manhood suffrage tied to property or income, outlining criteria for eligibility based on ownership or rental status and specified earnings.
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Vermont
Senators Roar to Eight-Run Ninth in Detroit
Washington Nationals staged an eight-run ninth inning to topple the Detroit Tigers 8 to 2 in Detroit, lifting the Senators to third place ahead of idle Boston. Browns beat the A's 7 to 1 behind Owen Friend and Ray Coleman homers, while Johnny Schmitz topped the Dodgers 5 to 4 for the Cubs. The Pirates beat the Phillies 6 to 0 as Wally Westlake belted a grand slam. The Giants vs Cards game was rained out.
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CUP
Washington Senators
Bucky (Houdini
Tigers
Detroit
Freddie Hutchinson
Washington
Boston Red Sox
Browns
al Widmark
Philadelphia A’s
Owen Friend
Ray Coleman
Brooklyn
Philadelphia Phils
Dodgers
Pittsburgh Pirates
Philadelphia
Wally Westlake
Pittsburgh
Willie
Ramesdell
Cincinnati Red
Boston
Braves
Giants
St Louis
New York Team Earns WL Pet Four in AL Action
In a tightly contested American League event, the New York squad clinched WL Pet Four with a decisive performance. Key players delivered on offense as the rivals failed to contain their rhythm and pace throughout the contest.
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New York
Cae Nek le
Eraser Cutter Advances Metal Cutting by Friction
A new disk made of rubber and giant eraser-like material cuts brass and other metal rods by friction. The eraser cutters work faster and cleaner than traditional saws, improving metal shaping efficiency.
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Edna Mae McClure
McCleery
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Engle
Bill Miller
Jim Sherman
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Bill Read
Green Softball Field
Bill Putman
Forrest Mitchell
Pirate
America
Lowes
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Lona
Stewart & Crone
Dixie Dugan
Ian
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Striebel
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Natlo
St. Louis
Chicago
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Cleveland
Joe Palooka
Cape Gris Nez
Dover
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Ham Fishe
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