Hoppe Aims To Keep Billiard Crown Through His Son
New York report notes Willie Hoppe plans a lifelong closed season on the billiard championship to allow his son Willie Jr to grow up playing the game. Hoppe, now in his mid eighties, says he will keep the title in the family by training his boy from childhood, claiming the sport dominates his life. He recalls winning the title at age 18 and hopes to hold it for many years as his son matures to compete.
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New York
Willie ‘Hoppe
Willie, Jr
Willie, Sr
Hoppe
West 95Th Street
R. B. Benjamin
Hoppe Seeks Longevity and Leading Contender in Billiards
The article notes champion Hoppe, aged 33, plans to extend his balkline reign while eyeing a possible challenger Edouard Horemans. Hoppe emphasizes constant work, clean living, and a long tour schedule as he contemplates retirement only after his son may win the title.
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Hoppe
Canada
Knights of Columbus
Charles Peterson
Edouard Horemans
Plestina to Meet Zbyszko in bid for select rung
Heavyweight wrestler Marin Plestina, long seeking return, agrees to a match with Stanislaus Zbyszko after failed attempts to win bouts against Caddock Lewis Futcher and Zbyszko. A victory would force the select circle to grant him another chance, though Plestina is noted for a notable neck measurement of size 22.
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Caddock
Lewis
Futcher
Zbyszko
Stanislaus Zbyszko
Poland
Pole
Plestina
Navy Reports One Hundred Ships Under Construction
The United States Navy has one hundred ships of various types in the process of construction. A fragment mentions IT and a humorous remark about curling as a sport for the decrepit, old, and lame, noting Canada as the place where it is played.
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Canada
United States Navy
United States
Tilden the Master of Tennis Through Study and Skill
Twenty years ago William T. Tilden Jr began studying tennis. Now 27, he is called a wizard and a marvel for his diverse strokes and unpredictable play. He has defeated champions from France England America and Australia by hard work and dedication.
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William T. Tilden, Jr
Tilden
France
England
America
Australia
Sports gossip and contract chatter from 1921
A brisk survey of 1920s athletic doings notes Ed Barrow and Ruth linked by fate, Benny Boynton opting out of West Point, Miss Carolyn Plattner touring as a billiards champion, and the St. Joseph club sale via the Minneapolis syndicate. It also cites Prohibition’s impact on sports, player movements, and upcoming seasons across baseball, football, boxing, and golf.
When We Once Sipped the Cheery Wine and Hornsby Standings
A faded verse laments past drink and loss of talent with a quip on Rogers Hornsby and a dismissive line about the VU. Navy, hinting at sports or public mood. The fragment evokes nostalgic tone and mixed references to figures and institutions.
A Woman's Reason Blob-Why Don't You Wear Calico Any More
A brief exchange shows a woman asking why calico is no longer worn and another responds with a remark about hating to see herself in print, indicating a personal or social hesitation reflected in the era’s wardrobe and media.
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Flo
Cornell Widew
Landis Court Draws Baseball Fans For Breaks In Season
In Chicago on January 6 fans mingle with bootleggers and crooks seeking glimpses of Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis. The Federal court hears talk of the 1919 World Series scandal and measures to clean up baseball while Landis shows a cautious, educative approach to his new role.
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Chicago
Kenesaw Mountain Landis
White Sox
Cincinnati
Landis
Muscular Brooklyn Man Bets $10,000 to Prove Strength
Walter Lincoln Travis of Brooklyn offers $10,000 to any man who can defeat him in a test of strength. He claims the title of strongest man in the world and posted the wager last October with the editor of Physical Culture magazine. He abstains from tobacco and alcohol, and eats large amounts of candy and pastry.
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Wmen
Walter Lincoln Travis
Brooklyn
Physical Culture Magazine
Travis
Yankees Win Tennis Championship from New Zealand Team
Americans captured the New Zealand tennis championship with William Tilden of Philadelphia defeating Captain Washburn in singles. Tilden joined with William M. Johnston of San Francisco to beat Norman Brooks and Gerald F. Patterson, both Austral ians, in doubles.
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Yankees
New Zealand
Auckland
N. Z
William Tilden
Philadelphia
Captain Washburn
Tilden
William M. Johnston
San Francisco
Norman ©. Brooks
Gerald F. Patterson
Australliana
Paris Ban on Naughty American Dances Sparks Debate
Paris blames American dances for its notorious rep and plans restrictions led by Parisian dance masters. They push to curb jazz era moves like the shimmy and cat step, while cabarets cling to traditional waltz as the shift unfolds.
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Paris
America
Tri State High Schools Discuss New Athletic Conference Plan
Cheyenne high school authorities pursue a two part conference with western and eastern divisions including Cheyenne Casper Laramie and Scotts Bluff Sidney Simpall Windsor. A central board would schedule games certify officials and enforce sportsmanship rules. Lieutenant Colonel Kerwin named as potential executive chairman with Wyoming University support.
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Cheyenne
Casper
Laramie
University Preps
Scotts Bluff
Sidney
Simpall
Windsor
Germany
Kerwin
University of Wyoming
Scouts Start Out to Meet American Party
Scouts began along the frozen Clute and Mattice trail to spot the American naval balloonists who fled Moose Factory three weeks earlier after their flight from Rockaway New York. A relief train will be summoned once the travelers are sighted and location is known.
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Cochrane
Ont
Mattice
Moose Factory
Rockaway
New York
Grove's Laxative Bromo Quinine Tonic Ad Redirect
An old medicinal claim promotes Grove's Laxative Bromo Quinine tablets promising a cure for a cold in one day. The ad emphasizes the genuine product bearing the signature of 2D W Grove and lists an address at 80v Ady.
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Grove
2D. W. Grove
Princess Olga's Engagement Stirs Greek Royal Ties in U S
The report notes Princess Olga, niece of Greece’s King Constantine, engaged to William Bateman Leeds amid parental opposition. Princess Anastasia, formerly Mrs. William Leeds and mother of the groom, says she is raising her son as an American and opposes any royal romance.
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Olga
Constantine
Greece
William Bateman Leeds
Anastasia
William
Leeds
Local Baseball Plans Target Six-Team Pacific League
Cliff Blanks enship of Spokane clubs aims to form a six city league with Butte Great Falls Helena Spokane and two other cities making the third coast circuit. R M Stewart of the Canadian Dominion Observatory says solar observations will enable long range weather forecasts in coming years.
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Butte
Mont
Cliff Blankenship
Spokane
Great Falls
Helena
R. M. Stewart
Canadian Dominion Observatory
Florida Representative Proposes One-Year Workhouse Term for Slashers
Representative Frank Clark of Florida introduces a House bill pushing a one-year workhouse term for individuals who commit slashing offenses. The proposal seeks swift punishment and deterrence within the criminal code.
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Frank Clark
Florida
House of Representatives
Chemist Finds Narcotic in Colic Medicine at Trial
Denver chemist Dr. Edward C. Hill testified in the Schulz murder case that a harmless colic remedy had morphine and belladonna in broken tablet form. Nurses Linn and Yost provided testimony. the hearing resumes at 10 a.m. with continued cross examination and further evidence.
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Edward C. Hill
W. H. Edwards
William A
Emma Louise) Schulz
Cheyenne
Etta Linn
Yost
Hill
Denver
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