Hoppe Wins World Billiards Title In Dramatic Return
Willie Hoppe reclaimed the world 18.2 balkline championship with a 500 to 283 victory over Jake Schaefer. The New York crowd erupted as Hoppe, cheered by his wife Mrs. Willie Hoppe, celebrated amid a dramatic ovation, finishing with a spectacular five cushion shot after a long match marked by difficult positions.
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Davis J. Walsh
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Willie Hoppe
Hoppe
Jake Schaefer
Ashe
Schaefer
Gaung
Chicago
Tinally
Last Night's Bouts: Renault Knocks Out Pur in Eight
New York report: Jack Renault of Canada stopped Silent Pur of Philadelphia in the eighth round. The bout headlines last night’s boxing program with Renault securing the victory on a knockout.
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New York
Jack Renault
Canada
Silent Pur
Philadelphia
Coach Roper Promotes Unique Grid Theories
Princeton coach Bill Roper has unusual football theories that have boosted his team's play. He urges players to pick up loose balls and run, a tactic credited with wins over Chicago and Harvard. A sign in the Princeton club house proclaims Interferer never looks back, a truth linked to a Harvard loss when George Owen was tripped after a 45 yard rush.
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Bill Roper
Princeton
Roper
Princton
Chicago
Harvard
George Owen
Corn Supplants Wheat as U S Chief Food Supply
The 1921 Yearbook from the Agriculture Department reports corn as the nation’s main food source. It notes nearly 5 million farms grow corn, over 100 million acres under it, and yields exceeding 8 billion bushels, with $3.2 billion wartime value and large shares fed to animals. The U S produces about three quarters of world corn.
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Washington, PD. C
United States
Department of Agriculture
Publicity Costs Lie In Big Baseball Deals
The piece profiles Jimmy O Connell Billy Kamm and Jack Bentley known as the million dollar babies in a spring spotlight. It notes McGraw's 75000 investment for O Connell to play outfield for the Giants and 100000 for Kamm to join the White Sox plus other players sent west. It highlights O Connell as a left handed hitter and Kamm as a right hander and mentions Bentley as the Babe Ruth of the minors acquired by McGraw for the Giants.
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Billy Evans
Jimmy O’connell
Billy Kamm
Jack Bent
Jimmy O'Connell
New York Giants
McGraw
San Francisco
O'Connell
O’connell
Giants
Chicago White Sox
Kamm
Sox
Bitter Rivals Play Clean Football in Big Game
In Ann Arbor Michigan defeated Wisconsin 13 to 0 with only one penalty in the entire game. Wisconsin scored late on five forward passes and a catch by Pulaski despite three Michigan defenders. End Kirke Goebel and back Williams starred for Michigan while Tebell and Wisconsin’s Williams shone for their teams in a clean, hard fought contest.
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Ann Arbor
Mich
Michigan
Wisconsin
Sykes
Pulaski
Yost
Kirke
Goebel
Tebell
Williams
Illinois
Clemenceau Invited to Tour United States
Georges Clemenceau received waves of telegrams inviting him to visit major cities and numerous smaller communities across the United States.
Hunters Welcome at Ashland Farm Open for Licensed Hunters
Ashland Ohio November 22 1922 Charles F Nelson announces his farm four miles northeast of Ashland off the Cleveland road is open to licensed hunters during the hunting season. He invites hunters to come to the house for a meal if hungry. The notice also cites a tip on fire proofing children’s clothes and lace curtains using a five minute soak in ammonia phosphate solution.
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Ashland
Charles EF. Nelson
Ohio
Cleveland Road
Stanford Team Banks on Brainy Quarterback
Stanford fans rely on quarterback Scotty Campbell to carry the big game against California. Harvard and Princeton clash saw Charley Buell excel at quarterback until an injury sidelined him, testing Harvard’s depth and Fisher’s next man up strategy.
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Stanford
Banks
Fisher
Buell
California
Scotty” Campbell
Dope Means Nothing in Grid Sport
Take nothing for granted has long been accepted in baseball and now football. Upsets and deceptive plays make victory uncertain until the final whistle. Penn surprised Navy then fell to Alabama 9 to 6 and Pitt 7 to 6, now needing a win over Cornell to regain prestige.
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Penn
Navy
Heisman
Alabama
Georgia Tech
Pittsburg
Cornell
Plead for Inland Waterway Projects Heard in Chicago
Earnest pleas for support were voiced for three inland waterway projects the Great Lakes St. Lawrence scheme the Atlantic Mississippi canal and the Illinois drainage canal by speakers at the Southern Commercial Congress convention in Chicago today.
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Chicago
Great Lakes St. Lawrence
Southern Commercial Congress
Farmer records bumper harvests in Ohio patch
CHILLICOTHE O Nov 22 While light snow fell A V Marcus a farmer on Plyly's Lane west of town picked ten quarts of spring bearing strawberries from a patch that yielded ten bushels earlier. A few days earlier he harvested a second crop of grapes from his arbors and has several cherry trees in full bloom.
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Chillicothe
A. V. Marcus
Plyly’s Lane
Here
Eddie Collins open to New York move
Philadelphia report quotes Eddie Collins saying he would welcome a New York move if the Chicago White Sox transfer him. He notes personal ties to New York and the appeal of big crowds, high salaries, and the World Series pursuit, while not ruling out remaining with Chicago.
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Philadelphia
Eddie Collins
Chicago White Sox
New York Americans
Collins
New York
Chicago
Sox
Columbia
Yan ‘Kee
Athens High Faces Lineup Shakeup Ahead of Portsmouth Game
Athens high grid squad braces for an out of town trip after several first team players were declared ineligible. Captain Jack Sweeney will miss action due to arm blood poisoning, with Algeo replacing him. Kahler may get a chance to kick as Athens plans to rebound against the river team next Saturday.
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Torrence
Athens High Warriors
Portsmouth
Jack” Sweeney
Algeo
Krum” Kahler
Athens High
Boxing Code Is Lax in Record to Title
New York editorial critiques the Marquis of Queensberry rules for boxing titles. It urges clearer defending requirements and calls for champions to defend at least once every six months. The piece highlights Johnny Kilbane and Johnny Wilson as examples of unpopular, safety-first title conduct.
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New York
New York State Boxing Commission
Marquis of Queensbury
Pion
Johnny Kilbane
Kilbane
Johnny Wilson
Scott Explains Why He Failed to Star in World Series
New York Yankees shortstop Everett Scott, joining Babe Ruth as a major disappointment in the World Series, offers an explanation for his inability to perform at the plate and in the field during the autumn clásico.
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Scott
Everett Scott
New York Yankees
Babe Ruth
Mongolias Living Buddha Opens Mining Venture With Americans
Mongolia grants concessions covering about 250000 square miles for mineral prospects in a deal led by American engineers Edwin W Mills and J F Manning. The venture follows a long history, with past leases held by the Mongo lor Company and notable subscribers including King Leopold, as geologists point to vast gold deposits awaiting further exploration.
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Mongolia
Mongolor’ Company
Leopold
Belgium
Edwin W., Mills
J. F. Manning
Russia
China
United States Department of Commerce
Wyoming
Montana
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