Word: johnsons
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...graduate and undergraduate applications have been attended to, and a public sale began yesterday. Today tickets will be on sale at Leavitt & Peirce's, and also at Iver Johnson's, Wright & Ditson's, Horace Partridge's, and Herrick's in Boston. Judging from indications a crowd of well over 50,000 should fill the Stadium Saturday, in which case an early season record will be established...
RESPECTFULLY SUGGEST IT IS YOUR PATRIOTIC DUTY TO CALL SPECIAL SESSION OF CONGRESS BEGINNING SATURDAY, OCT. 4, SO THE MEMBERS OF CONGRESS MAY HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO SNEAK OUT TO SEE WALTER JOHNSON MAKE BASEBALL HISTORY. CANNOT SPEAK FOR NEW YORK DELEGATION, BUT HEREBY PLEDGE ALL OTHERS TO ROOT FOR WASHINGTON AND SERVE WITHOUT PAY OR TRAVELING EXPENSES...
...Those of the Democrats are up one flight in the front of the Auditorium hotel. Four years ago, the Western headquarters of the Republicans were in this place. Hiram Johnson had the same rooms at the time of the 1920 convention...
Five tiny pleasure planes, home-made and equipped with motorcycle engines, showed what can be done in the air at a low cost. J. M. Johnson of Dayton won, going 64.10 m.p.h. in a little yellow bug with a single, underslung wing on each side. Etienne Dormoy of Dayton flew his cherished "flying bathtub" 50.01 m.p.h. for second prize. H. C. Mummert of Garden City won another low-powered event with his 18-horse Harley-Davidson special...
First Game. The Washington populace, uproarious over its first World's Series, was polite to the Giants, neither hissing nor cheering them in the first game. President Coolidge tossed in the first ball. Walter Johnson pitched for Washington, left-handed Nehf for the Giants. The game was tied in the 12th inning. Then Johnson allowed his pitches to deviate. He hit Gowdy, let Pitcher Nehf single and walked Bentley. A "Texas leaguer" and a long fly did the rest. Score: New York 4, Washington...