Lefty Nehf’s Spring Confession From Baseball Pillar
Art Nehf, famed left handed pitcher and speaker, reflects on his long career from adolescent home run hero in Indiana to Big League ace with Boston and New York Giants. He credits his father political ties, recalls a Fathers and Sons banquet anecdote, and notes a life split between organ playing and public speaking.
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Yesterday's Result in Major Leagues Unclear
Score summary lists multiple games with mixed results including Milwaukee toledo 6 Columbus 5 and Kansas City 1 over St Paul 0. Other entries show Boston 12 over Cleveland and New York 61 over Chicago Washington 25 plus a fragment St ae 1. Data is jumbled and partly unreadable.
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New York Yankees rout White Sox in National League win
New York defeated Chicago 4 to 1 as Wilks and Combs led with three hits each. Gehrig hit his twelfth homer in the first inning with one on base. Ruth sat out with a heavy cold. Washington beat St. Louis 2 to 1 in a pitcher’s duel. Morgan was injured but walked off the field.
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Atlantic City Auditorium Opens as World's Largest Venue
Atlantic City New Jersey June 3 The Atlantic City Auditorium the largest convention hall in the world opens occupying seven acres on the Boardwalk. It cost 15 million dollars and measures 675 by 351 feet with 41 000 seats in the main chamber and 66 000 total. The building features no main-column support, a 135 foot ceiling, an ice rink 90 by 200 feet, and a stage 165 by 85 feet. It can host football hockey baseball soccer intercollegiate events rodeos circuses prize fighting and boxing with vast seating for ballroom events and meeting rooms.
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Wrestling with Amateur Rules and Schmeling’s Ring Tale
A satire rich column questions AAU leadership amid Western Conference fights over amateurism, mocks Brundage and Ferris, and casts doubt on Schmeling’s favor in the Paulino bout. It also recaps quips on Risko’s form, training, and other boxing and baseball notes from the era.
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French mannequin sails sea cycle across English Channel
Mlle Aimee Planner pedals a sea cycle across the Dover to Calais route. The French model draws attention as she propels the watercraft between the two ports, an eye catching stunt amid publicity columns.
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Commencement Speakers Line Up in Indiana Towns
In Kokomo Dr J R Schultz of Manchester College addressed 187 graduates at Kokomo high school in one of its largest classes. Winchester James S E McMichael will speak at the 54th annual high school commencement with Rev A P Teeter giving the invocation. Indianapolis report notes a militant cam- continued news item.
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Celebrating LaSalle Visit Gains Momentum in South Bend
South Bend plans a 250th anniversary tribute to Rene Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle for the Dec 5 1679 landing. St Joseph Historical Society details events with Ross Lockridge and Otto Knoblock sharing La Salle’s trek from Quebec with 33 men in eight canoes via St Lawrence and Great Lakes.
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