Laughter, Falling Water and Time
Born in 1876, Otis Edgar Clymer spent most of his baseball career as a right fielder. During his six season major league career, he played with the Pittsburgh Pirates, Washington Senators, Chicago Cubs, and the Boston Braves. During his time in the majors, Clymer had a .267 batting average (355-for-1330) with 182 runs, 2 home … Read more
How Minneapolis has dealt with the question of public baths may be seen from the report of the president of the board of park commissioners for 1912… He quotes from an address of ex-president Folwell of University Minnesota, delivered in 1896. Unless civilization takes the back track, modern cities in the next generation will provide … Read more
The Automobile Club of Minneapolis was formed in the fall of 1902 in order to forward “the instruction and mutual improvement in the art of automobilism and the literary and social culture of its members.” Back in the days before your grandfather was born, automobile associations not only advocated for better roads, they paid to … Read more
There is no reason why any healthy girl should catch cold while playing hockey, yet I am often told that hockey is the cause of many chills. I would say most emphatically that even when played on a cold or wet day, it is not the game which is at fault but rather the player … Read more
In 1964, bowling’s big one, a combination of the World Series and the Miss America pageant known as the Women’s International Bowling Congress (WIBC) rolled into the Minneapolis area. For two months, 18,438 women bowlers, 9,219 doubles contestants and 5,071 five women teams sent bowling balls crashing down the lanes in Southdale and New Hope … Read more
SAILING INSIDE CITY LIMITS lake Calhoun, Minneapolis—This is one of the recreational pastimes which can be found in three of the large lakes near to the heart of the city. LAKE CALHOUN Minneapolis, Minnesota. — One of 22 lakes within the City. Canoes and bikes may be rented and rides may be taken on a … Read more
The leading social club of the city. It maintains a handsome club house at the corner of 8th St. and 2d Av. S. This building, which cost with site $325,000, was completed in 1908. It Is not only architecturally conspicuous but is one of the most complete club houses, in every detail, recently erected. On … Read more
The clubhouse of this popular organization is on the west shore of Lake Calhoun, where the club owns about 14S acres of land in a beautiful location. The clubhouse is complete in every appointment of a modern club home and the grounds have extensive golf links and both turf and dirt tennis courts. Membership is … Read more
In 1935 ,the father of Roller Derby, Leo Saltzer held his first race in Chicago at the Coliseum. Saltzer’s roller skating marathons spread quickly from Chicago. Road crews were hired to dismantle and move tracks. Roller Derbies set shop in auditoriums and traveled like circuses. The marathons evolved into a race between two teams with … Read more