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...that the swift rise in stock prices this summer is over, discus- sion as to who made money out of it is the order of the day. Chief among those mentioned is W. C. Durant, onetime automobile manufacturer and inveterate bull speculator in stocks. Mr. Durant is said to have been the chief beneficiary in the meteoric rise of Cast Iron Pipe, to the tune of about $2 million. He is also said to have carried 25,000 shares of Southern Railway from the 30's to the 50's, as well as to have had heavy operations...
...these activities, if true, are small beside Mr. Durant's market operations while he controlled the General Motors Corp. in 1919. At one time his fortune was stated to be $100 million. The smash in stocks beginning in November, 1919, wiped out most of this, and Durant was compelled to sell out his control of the General Motors Corp. to a banking syndicate. But the genius of Chevrolet soon organized his own auto company, and is said to have done well in its shares on the Curb. In 1921-22 he "came back" in Wall Street by making...
...Pond p. 14 41 5 9 1 0 0 .220 4 31 0 1.000 Scott p. 10 19 3 4 1 0 0 .211 2 18 2 .909 Ingram 2b., r.f. 21 72 11 12 1 1 0 .167 36 13 6 .891 Durant 1b., r.f. 7 23 3 3 0 0 0 .130 31 0 1 .969 Murphy 2b. 5 18 2 1 0 0 0 .056 11 10 4 .840 Kaikee 2b. 9 14 1 0 0 0 0 .000 7 8 0 1.000 Ashburn...
...lost despite Coach Davidson's frantic juggling of the line-up. Then Howard and Ullman because eligible and were put in at shortstop and second base, Captain Zarakov moving over to third. Later Tobin moved from catcher to first base and Duchin went behind the plate, strengthening both positions. Durant and then de Becker, also removed from probation, bolstered the shaky outfield, and Coach Davidson had a team...
...Bailey l.f. 9 25 3 6 1 1 0 .240 17 0 1 .944 Booth p. 11 26 2 6 0 0 0 .231 5 30 2 .946 Ellison 1b. 10 38 6 8 1 0 1 .211 58 4 5 .925 Durant l.f. 5 19 2 4 0 0 0 .211 4 1 0 1.000 Robinson p. 3 5 1 1 0 0 0 .200 0 3 0 1.000 Duchin c. 8 22 2 4 0 0 0 .182 48 8 2 .966 Ullman 2b. 8 32 5 5 0 1 0 .156 21 25 4 .920 Scott...