Noble Old Rosebud A Wonderful Horse
Document recounts the career of Old Rosebud, a highly resilient racehorse. It notes trainer Frank D. Weir, notable races, and Rosebud’s periods of injury and recovery. The piece recalls his Derby win, long rest, and cautious return in 1917, with questions about his status as a champion.
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Estre Iner
Frank D. Weir
Old Chud
Elas Carter
Teleigh
Rosebud
Mexico
Juarez
Regrety Smith
Belmont: Park
Ron
Buddy
Dance
Beng
Canning
Buday
Weir
Cui
Id Rosebud
Wees
American boxers battle for Kin trophy in London ring
First photographs from an interrupted Albert Hall boxing tournament show Pat Moore and Memphis standout in action alongside notable names like Eddie McGoorts Mike O Dowd Eddie Conlon K C Brown and Seaman Chaney. McGoorts and O Dowd lost semi finals to Bombardier Wells while Dowd won the final. Brown Moore Chaney reach finals in light heavy fly bantam and feather divisions respectively. British boxers won the King's trophy on points.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Albert Hall
King George
Pat Moore
Little and Iron
Memphis
Jimmy Wilde
Eddie McGoorts
Mike O'Dowd
Eddie Conlon
K. C." Brown
Seaman Chaney
McGoorts
O'Dowd
Bombardier Wells
Dowd
Brown
Moore
Chaney
Wal
Nth
Baseball as Heard by Blind Soldiers in Windsor Park
A wartime diary describes a St Dunstan's Hospital baseball match between United States flying men and Windsor residents. Despite blindness, spectators use voice and vibration to follow the game, with denser crowd noise, pitcher nerves, and vocal chants shaping the experience. The piece also notes Stockholm’s island setting and etymology of its name.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St Dunstan's
London
St.” Dunstan's Hospital
Red Crowe Institute
Athe
United States
Windsor Great Park
Wermen
Xeopt
St. Dunstan
Milton
Uber
Whi Wi
Spain Center Stage in Raging Postwar Campaign
Amid postwar intrigue Spain contemplates forming a jockey club modeled after England's. King Alfonso and the Duke of Toledo figure in racing plans while German influence and political tensions color the sport scene. The piece notes winnings in pesetas and ties to broader peace conference politics.
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Imany
Austria
Spain
Duke of Toledo
W George V
Epsom Downs
King Alfonso
Vanderiult
Marquis de Villamejor
Count de Cimera-Martorello
Marquis de Valderas
Jockey Club
Jockey Club of
England
Alonso
Alfonso
George
Spanish Jockey Club
Eorke
Crea
Europe
No fixed rules in choosing golf clubs for best play
The article argues there is no universal rule for selecting golf clubs. It stresses that style, fit, and personal ability matter, with players requiring different equipment. Historical anecdotes about clubmakers and famed clubs illustrate how shafts, hands, and confidence influence performance.
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New York
Ike
Allan Robertson
Hugh Philp
Edinburgh
Andrew
Dickson
Praise for F Dde Collins from 1917 baseball note
A writer extols F Dde Collins calling him a star with a heart of oak and flawless disposition. The piece claims Collins would have eased worries for any manager and asserts the White Sox could not have won the 1917 World Series against the Giants without his availability.
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Fin
Tutal
Collins
White Sox
Giants
Vault Sack of Silver Dollars Delayed Since 1891 Mint
A sack of 1000 silver dollars delivered to a San Francisco bank has sat in the sub-treasury vault since Oct 21 1891. Bank officials estimate if interest had accumulated since minting the money would be worth about $4000 today rather than $1000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Col Sack
Liquid Hades on Long Island Devil's Bell in maps
Long Island area known before the revolution as Liquid Hades or the Devil's Bell. Sauthier's map of New York marks the site with Tell Gate at one end and the tumultuous Race at the other, highlighting its storied past and disputed geography.
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Long Island Souad
New York
Sauthier
Tell Gate
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Selassie
Good Horse
Carter
Frontier
Delaware
Aid i
Heamer
Judge Wingfield
Belmont, Park
Old Rosebud
Peak
McTaguart
Stromboli
Long Island
Belmont
Tom Healey
K.P. N Jr
Nile
Healey
Colonel Applegate
Hodge
Old Buday
Lodge
Belmont Park
Eddie
Coulon
U'S
Stockholm
Eant PH
Aine
Chang
Cologne
Mlerty
T Heetter
Real Sport
By Briggs
Leauy
Agra
Tae
HADES
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