Sport: Westward the A's

Ev'rythin's up to date in Kansas City. They've gone about as far as they c'n go! . . . With ev'ry kind o' comfort ev'ry house all complete, You c'n walk to priviesin the rain an' never wet yer feet . . .

This year Kansas City replaced its last gas street lamps with electric lights. For beauty as well as to advertise its cattle industry, it acquired a monumental bull, perched atop a 90-ft tower and equipped with neon innards. Last week came the biggest innovations for the first time since 1886,* Kansas City had a major-league ball club....

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