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...shore of the little fishing village of Ver-sur-Mer, where in 1588 one of the prides of the Spanish Armada had been shattered on the rocks. Lieutenant Noville twice returned to the America's wreck to save the first transatlantic air mail, a tiny Betsy Ross flag for President Gaston Doumergue of France, some of Commander Byrd's scientific data...
...Giants in second place in 1903 and made them pennant winners in 1904. Everyone knows the subsequent history of the Giants- nine more National League pennants and three world's championships. Manager McGraw could develop comparatively green players into luminaries-the late Christopher Mathewson,† Lawrence Doyle, Ross Young, George Kelley, Francis Frisch. But he also knew enough to spend fortunes to buy other teams' luminaries. He began his high-priced acquisitions in 1908 by paying $11,000 for Richard Marquard. In later years the price went up-$50,000 for "Irish" Meusel, $100,000 apiece for Hugh...
...Weissberger, Chairman, Miss Augusta Weissberger; A. J. Ross, Miss Eleanor Wolff; R. L. Stroock, Miss Ruth Wyzanski...
...Reverend Mr. Hugh Gordon Ross, of Pittsfield Mass., will conduct the services in Appleton Chapel at 8.45 o'clock this morning...
...yards--Ross and Engle...