Before we dig into today s fun topic how colleagues of Arkansas Gazette cops-beat reporter Joe Wirges mocked his candidacy for Big Rock constable in 1922 we must scratch up an un-fun bit of necessary background.
The more I think about our July 11 Old News, the more I want to share everything the Arkansas Gazette had to say about its famous cops-beat reporter s run for office in 1922.
One hundred years ago this week, some big names in major league baseball played two (completely legal) exhibitions in Little Rock. Chief among the stars was the New York Yankees' Bambino Babe Ruth.