07 Feb 1914
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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1914
Page
1
Richard Armstrong has been appointed head coach of the Yale crew and is expected to abandon the English stroke in favor of the Cook stroke or a variation. Coach Daly of the Army seeks Nuck Brown of Vandy for an appointment at West Point, with both schools allowed to field players regardless of prior college time.
The Allen farm sold Battle for $550 and later resold the horse for $10,000. Trotters and pacers in the United States and Canada last year reached upward of $8,000,000 in value. Ernest Axtell bred a stallion with 2.08% fee and 2 10, later sold to foreign buyers. Flower Direct, 2:01, is three years younger than sire Direct Star, 2:09%, both set records last year. Pays All, a Denver trotter at 2:13%4, is touted for upcoming stakes, eligible to the M and M.
Freddie Welsh outpointed Frank Whitney in Atlanta in a ten round bout. Indiana and California universities adding boxing instruction as part of athletic training. Kid Williams stopped Chick Hayes in Baltimore in the seventh round. Bob Fitz anxious to reenter the ring possibly in exhibitions. Johnny Kilbane aims to decisively defeat Abe Attell in a 20 round rematch at San Francisco on February 22. Bandsman Blake and George Carpentier set for a $2 600 a side bout with a $10 000 purse in London.
Harold Janvrin of the Red Sox may join St Paul for Walter Berg final payment. Art Shafer of the Giants retires. Theodore Brzozowak could join the Athletics next season and Umpire jokes follow. Dreyfuss of the Pirates arranged a Wagner trade in talks with Clarke. Karl Mack, Connie Mack’s son, will coach at the University of North Carolina before leading Raleigh team duties.
Coach Fielding Yost must rebuild Michigan football after many veterans graduate. Pontius, a brilliant star, will be missed as Michigan prepares a largely new team for the upcoming season.
American players oppose Britons proposal to change the service rule. Speculation grows over an Australasian Davis Cup challenge next spring. William M Johnston and Elia Fottrell of California win the Orient lawn tennis doubles title, defeating Kanagas and Nomure of Japan in straight sets 6-2 6-4 6-2.
Frank Gotch declares retirement from the mat amid ambitious promoters and fanfare. The piece notes Peter Kototovich, a Stockholm Olympian turned pro, issuing a challenge to Ernst Kartje and other middleweight contenders as wrestling stirs with prominent figures and international appeal.
The annual U S G A meeting points to the west hosting both amateur and open golf championships. English publications tag Culmet as the open American champion and question his amateur status for the British amateur next summer. Three top British professionals may enter the U S open at Midlothian Country Club in Chicago next summer: George Duncan, James Braid, and J G Taylor.
The article notes Cornell as the odds-on favorite in intercollegiate basketball. It mentions American polo practice eliminations at Lakewood New Jersey and Harvard not sharing a chess title with Yale. Northwestern touts a seven foot three and a half inch athlete, Alvan Van Dyke, while a mystery player allegedly beat both Capablanca and Hoppe in different games. Syracuse vows another bid to win the intercollegiate track and field championships despite past failures.
A Paris fashion report notes taffetas rising as spring favorites in gowns with fur trims. It highlights emerald green fitch, black velvet coats, Eton jackets, tunics, and Russian blouses with fur details, plus a surge in ostrich feathers inspired by American style.
The Family Doctor notes that rest in bed significantly aids medical management of acute inflammatory and infectious diseases. Rest reduces heart workload by lowering pulse rate and conserving energy, with the heart saving about 50,000 foot pounds daily. Rest also lessens the labor of elevating blood to higher body parts and conserves energy by limiting voluntary muscle activity.
Julie, distraught by marital strife with Richard, accepts her godmother Mrs Berner’s talisman bracelet. After a few quarrels and a ruined dinner, she learns to soften with gentleness. The bracelet seems to bring happiness until she realizes the real charm was a kind answer.
A century ago John C Calhoun and Representative Grosvenor nearly dueled in Washington over embargo act criticisms. The dispute began with Grosvenors remarks, Calhoun retorted, a messenger sought surgeons, and Speaker Clay with Senator King mediated a settlement. Today such disputes often end in apologies, showing changed customs.
A narrator describes two women giving testimony that counters a chronic pessimist. One worker in a hotel assists fussy women with toilet items, veils, and questions, appearing calm and never defiant. A younger maid, seen by a visitor, speaks of longing for her own home and shows a wedding ring.
The North American perch nests at night mid water among plant stems with dark bands helping camouflage it. The diamond perch rests on the bottom beneath plants or stones due to its light markings. Both show little movement unless disturbed, then use their fins to flee, and severe shaking makes them dart about. Three small Venezuelan carp species cling to broad leaves but sleep poorly and restlessly.
A diner correctly guessed the height girth and weight of the daily lunch cheese at Simpson's Cheapside London. The feat has occurred nine times in 20 years. A foot high revolving pedestal presents the cheese before the chairman and guests record guesses on slips. When successful the winner is toasted with champagne. The custom is believed to be nearly 200 years old.
Unique article traces methods used to ward off lightning before rods. Romans carried snake skin charms and amulets, while in England a cast skin of an adder hung from rafters protected cottages. In France villagers still wind snake skin about their hats during storms.
A dialogue piece notes a father giving £500 for a painting while the son asserts a £600 price, framing it as a measure of care for art. The exchange reflects tensions over value and family status in art ownership.
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