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Questions and feats from early 20th century sports lore
A collage of sport anecdotes cites Johnny Kilbane and Abe Attell boxing titles, Willie Hoppe billiards in France, Gotch-Hackenschmidt wrestling, Francis Ouimet and Eddie Lowery in golf, Olympic track feats by Robert Garrett, William Larned tennis dominance, and early boxing and college football tidbits.
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France
Orioles
Johnny Kilbane
Abe Attell
Eugene Criq
John C. Bell
Pennsylvania
Paul J. Dashiell
Naval Academy
Harvard
Yale
Crimson
Tiis
Princeton
Chicago
Eddie Lowery
Doyle
Reitz
Jennings
McGraw
Robert Garrett
Baltimore
Athens
Garrett
Paraskegopouulos
William A. Larned
The
Rough Riders