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Guy Fake was the Federal Judge.

Guy Sturdy was the Baseball Player.

Guy Fake

Judge Guy Laverne Fake, born in New York, earned his LL.B. from New York University School of Law. After serving in the U.S. Army in the Spanish-American War, Fake worked in private practice in New Jersey for several years before becoming a member of the New Jersey General Assembly. Then, Fake served as district court judge for the Second Judicial District of Bergen County, New Jersey for 15 years. He became a Supreme Court commissioner in 1926. Later, President Calvin Coolidge nominated Fake to the federal bench, on which Fake eventually became chief judge. Fake entered the public eye when he opposed installation of “The New Deal” art into the Federal Post Office and Courthouse in Newark. Fake was also known as a supporter of non-conformity and the right to have “radical” opinions.

Guy Sturdy

From 1933 through 1948, Sturdy managed eight minor league clubs. Many fans remember his minor league career, which included 2,546 hits, 203 home runs, 384 stolen bases, and a career batting average of .322. On Tulsa’s team, Sturdy was the all-time single season home run champion. Impressed by his minor league performance, the St. Louis Browns put Sturdy on their roster. He spent two seasons with the Browns before returning to the minors. Later, Sturdy played a role in Houston’s 1931 Texas League pennant victory. When Sturdy wasn’t on the field, he didn’t mind sitting on the bench; he said it gave him more time to drink whiskey. He even kept a bottle of Jack Daniels in his locker. As a player-manager for the minor league El Dorado club, Sturdy once executed a plan to draw more fans to the park. Sturdy talked another team’s manager into staging a free-for-all brawl between the teams. The players put on a good show, ripping shirts and wrestling each other. But fans soon entered the “fight,” and things became a bit out of control. The plan did achieve its goal, however. The next night, the park had its largest crowd of the year.

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Guy Fake

Judge Guy Laverne Fake, born in New York, earned his LL.B. from New York University School of Law. After serving in the U.S. Army in the Spanish-American War, Fake worked in private practice in New Jersey for several years before becoming a member of the New Jersey General Assembly. Then, Fake served as district court judge for the Second Judicial District of Bergen County, New Jersey for 15 years. He became a Supreme Court commissioner in 1926. Later, President Calvin Coolidge nominated Fake to the federal bench, on which Fake eventually became chief judge. Fake entered the public eye when he opposed installation of “The New Deal” art into the Federal Post Office and Courthouse in Newark. Fake was also known as a supporter of non-conformity and the right to have “radical” opinions.

Guy Sturdy

From 1933 through 1948, Sturdy managed eight minor league clubs. Many fans remember his minor league career, which included 2,546 hits, 203 home runs, 384 stolen bases, and a career batting average of .322. On Tulsa’s team, Sturdy was the all-time single season home run champion. Impressed by his minor league performance, the St. Louis Browns put Sturdy on their roster. He spent two seasons with the Browns before returning to the minors. Later, Sturdy played a role in Houston’s 1931 Texas League pennant victory. When Sturdy wasn’t on the field, he didn’t mind sitting on the bench; he said it gave him more time to drink whiskey. He even kept a bottle of Jack Daniels in his locker. As a player-manager for the minor league El Dorado club, Sturdy once executed a plan to draw more fans to the park. Sturdy talked another team’s manager into staging a free-for-all brawl between the teams. The players put on a good show, ripping shirts and wrestling each other. But fans soon entered the “fight,” and things became a bit out of control. The plan did achieve its goal, however. The next night, the park had its largest crowd of the year.

CONTINUE WITH QUIZ