Carpentier’s Prestivee Seen Boosting Boxing Game
Benny Leonard, longtime lightweight champion, offers strong praise for Carpentier’s pres t i v e e as a potential boon for boxing. Leonard notes the star’s appeal while filming in Southern California for Ascher Enterprises. He recalls winning the title by knocking out Freddie Welsh in New York on May 28 1917.
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Benny Leonard
California
the Ascher Enterprises
Leonard
Freddie Welsh
New York City
Mannie Seamon
Billy Gibson
Carpentier Boosts U S Boxing Spark with War Hero Arrival
Benny Leonard anticipates Georges Carpentier’s U S debut elevating boxing interest. The French war hero draws wide public attention, promises sensational action against Jack Dempsey, and may lead to a Papen bout as both boxers tour the country. Leonard plans hard training after June for a potential title clash.
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Georges Carpentier
United States
Marquis of Queensbury
Carpentier
Jack Dempsey
Dempsey
Garpentier
Papen
Billy Gibson
Ascher Enterprises
Hickard
Gibson
Penn football begins spring practice under Heisman
University of Pennsylvania will start spring practice on April 26 under newly elected coach John W. Heisman and his staff. The long session through May 15 tests the shift play under current rules and features praise from former coach George Woodruff about Heisman’s optimism and approach.
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University of Pennsylvania
John W. Heisman
George Woodruff
Pennsylvania
Heisman
Woodruff
Penn
The
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French chemist wore iron ring from blood as talisman
A French chemist collected enough iron from human blood to fashion a finger ring and wore it as a talisman, illustrating 19th century experiments blending superstition with science.
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A T Alisman
Movie Acting Test of Star's Real Ability
Maclaine Traverse argues that film acting exposes true emotion more than stage work. She notes women reveal their natures on screen and that screen presence corrects stage faults. Traverse cites personal growth from early films and mentions her Atlas engagement in Rose of the West.
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Maclaine Traverse
Baldpate
Miss Traverse
the Atlas Today
Pesterdapse Beerttroy National League Rain Postponements
Rain delays hit the Brooklyn Boston and Cincinnati Pittsburg matchups with postponed games. Battery notes list Ning Fisher and Rar iden Cooper and Lee for pitchers. American League sees rain affecting Boston New York Philadelphia Washington Cleveland Detroit with limited club results.
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Brooklyn-Boston
Cincinnati
Pittsburg
Ning
Fisher
Rariden
Cooper
Lee
Boston
New York
Philadelphia
Washington
Cleveland
Detroit
R. H. KB
Chicago
Kilbane Foe Miller to Meet Kilbane in Lorian Bout
Alvie Miller of Lorain Ohio signed for a ten round no decision bout with featherweight champion Johnny Kilbane at Lorian on April 21. The clash could spark calls for a decision title bout though no decision rules reduce significance. Dunn hopes Miller can threaten Kilbane after guiding Johnny earlier in his career.
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Jimmy Dunn
Johnny Kilbane
Jimmy
Dunn
Johnny
Kilbane
Abe Attel
Alvie Miller
Lorain
Miller
Lorian
Cedar Point
Jay Clark Jr. Chosen Captain for U S Olympic Trap Team
Norman E. Brown profiles Jay Clark Jr., a premier U S trap shooter from Newton Iowa now based in Worcester Massachusetts, named captain of the U S squad for the Antwerp Olympic Games. Clark dominated regional titles from 1913 to 1918, set high averages and a 198 of 200 target mark at Travers Island, and won the 4 tier at Travers Island last year.
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Jay Clark, Jr
Ty Cobb
William Johston
Jim Barnes
Clark
U. S
Antwerp
Newton
Worcester
Mass
New England
Massachusetts
Marc Anne
Roy MclIntyre
Maplewood
Travers Island
Chinese Names Reflect Flowery Style for Girls
The article notes that many Chinese given names for girls use flowery characters, with My Thousand Ounces of Gold cited as a common example of a poetic naming tradition seen in newborns.
Proportion of a Woman’s Feet to Height
An authority states a woman’s feet should be about one seventh of her height, meaning feet to height ratio roughly 14 to 100. This guideline suggests foot size scales with height for elegant balance.
Facts About Mexico From a Historical Overview
The text outlines Mexico's area about 767,097 square miles, population around 15 million with 20 percent white, major cities like Mexico City Veras Cruz Monterey and mining centers in Leon San Luis Potosi Puebla Guadalajara. It notes borders with the United States Honduras Guatemala Gulf of Mexico and Pacific Ocean. It mentions agriculture terrain climate mineral wealth including silver petroleum wealth, industries in smelting cotton milling distilling and tobacco, a US modeled government with Carranza as president since 1914, US recognition in 1915, religion Roman Catholic with tolerance for others, and 15 000 to 20 000 miles of railways built largely with American finance.
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United States
New York
Pennsylvania
Veras Cruz
Gulf of Mexico
Monterey
Leon
San Luis Potosi
Puebla
Guadalajara
Honduras
Guatemala
Pacific Ocean
Russia
Venustiano Carranza
Diaz
Carranza
Wilson
Exhibition tour confirms British golfers Vardon and Ray
The coming season will feature a sanctioned exhibition tour in Britain for golf stars Harry Vardon and Edward Ray. Harvard alum Jack Highlands, famed pitcher and athlete, died suddenly at the Harvard Club in New York at fifty one after a two week illness. Highlands, long associated with Fall River and the moving picture business, starred for Harvard in the 1890s and later as an alumnus remembered for a decisive 1893 baseball win over Yale.
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Harry Vardon
Edward Ray
John Ashley Highlands
Harvard
Harvard Club
New York
Jack
Fall River
Yale
Jack Highlands
Dutch" Carter
Moving pictures and the Yankee outlook in spring
The article notes Leohard expecting near fifty thousand dollars for his share in a movie venture while training to perform on camera. It highlights Fred Norman as a promising rookie catcher for the Yankees and hints at Shorman's game awareness. De Vitalis, a rookie pitcher, has been sent to the Pacific coast, and a Turkish note mentions Violet as the mourning color.
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Leohard
Far West
Fred Norman
Yankees
Shorman
de Vitalis
Pacific Coast
Eagles Hall to Feature Schembeck Five Tonight
Schembeck's Novelty Society five is the attraction at Eagles Hall tonight. Mr Schembeck and his unusual orchestra have drawn Cheyenne dancers, with crowds expected as soon as the names are announced. Thomas McKeon reports from the Pacific Coast on latest dance hall novelties.
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Schembeck
Novelty Society
Eagles” Hall
Thomas McKeon
Pacific Coast
San Francisco
California
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