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...every game of the Fall Classic was a shutout. Christy Matthewson of the victorious Giants won three of the contests. His teammate "Iron Man" Joe McGinity and Chief Bender of the Philadelphia A's threw the other shutouts. 22. Luke Appling won two titles for the Pale Hose with a .388 average in 1936 and .328 mark in 1943. 23. Richie Zisk of the visiting Chicago White Sox. 24. Lou Piniella of the Yankees and Marty Pattin of the Royals. 25. Ron Reed played with the Detroit Pistons: Bob Gibson. 26. Stan Musial and Nate Colbert. 27. Claude Passeau...
After reading the two letters regarding hotel fire safety [March 16], I believe the general public may have some misunderstanding of the subject. A "simple gas mask" would not provide oxygen or protection against carbon monoxide. And a plastic hose would surely not be a shield against fire roaring down a hallway at 2000° F. What is needed is the adoption of tougher building-and fire-code standards. Until then we will continue to have more fires and more deaths...
...simple method by which people can protect themselves in the event of a hotel fire is to supply each room with a plastic hose that could be attached to a water outlet in the bathroom. The hose could be used to wet down a room completely...
...there were three other fires at the Hilton in addition to the one that Cline admits having started. After the main fire was under control, others broke out in quick succession in a second-floor linen closet, a third-floor service elevator lobby and in a ninth-floor fire hose, which had been cut open, stuffed with paper and ignited. Cline has been charged with setting only the eighth-floor fire but is being quizzed about the others...
...Winthrop Hose officials have already begun looking for a tutor to replace Leape, Davis said yesterday...