Miracle Jack Watson to Train Dartmouth Athletes
The famed trainer from Iowa, Watson, known as Miracle Jack, will join Dartmouth next year with a $5,000 salary. He says his skill reads an athlete by muscle, tunes teams to peak fitness, and keeps Big Ten players healthy, boosting Dartmouth athletics into a higher standard. His past includes Grinnell and Iowa State, with notable records in the hop, step, and jump and sprint events.
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West
Jack’ Watson
Dartmouth
University of Iowa
Watson
Green Institution
Hawkeye
Dublin
Grinnell College
Iowa
Iowa State College
Ames
The
State University
Quick
Early season bets and boxing talk fill sparse sports pages
The column mocks training myths and pro sports quirks, noting players drafting bold notes to their bosses before spring. It mentions Princeton athletics, Horemans and Hoppe in cue sports, and boxing law debates as Illinois eyes loose decisions. Also references Uncle Sam visits and Goho the Indian rustler.
Jay Gould Defeats Soutar to Defend Tennis Title
Jay Gould, open court tennis champion of America, defeated Jock Soutar world professional racquets champion, in Philadelphia today. Gould won 6 0 6 2 in the second half of the challenge round, bringing his total to five sets to clinch the title after three sets won last Wednesday. Soutar managed only one of the six sets.
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Philadelphia
Jay Gould
America
Jock Soutar
Gould
Soutar
Gzame
Homesteaders Sell Lands After Proving Up in Helena
Helena Mont Jan 21 Homesteaders rush to sell lands after proving up many sellers are veterans who acquired property for speculation Not many desire to lead the simple life says Joseph Oker of the U S Land Office
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Helena
Mont
Joseph Oker
Pe U. 8
Cheyenne-Eaton to Play Here Tonight
Cheyenne high school hosts Eaton Colorado at the gym for a second out of town game. Cheyenne features a veteran lineup strong on defense with several experienced players promising a close contest against a fast attacking Eaton squad.
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Cheyenne-Eaton
Cheyenne High School
Eaton
Colo
Eaton Aggregation
Windsor
Douglas
Cheyenne
George Guy
The
Athletic Association
Injured Wrestler Mondt Makes Return Attempt in Match
Dr. A J Lane reported Toots Mondt torn tendons in the right toe but he tried to wrestle Rob Monogof of Chicago. Mondt was forced to forfeit after the second fall as the deciding third fall neared.
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Laramie
Wyo
A. J. Lane
Toots” Mondt
Rob Monogof
Chicago
Mondt
Lane
Greeley
Baseball Practice Begins at Wyoming
Wyoming teams begin indoor drills as candidates for battery positions work under Coach Corbett at the University of Wyoming. The squad eyes a strong season in the Rocky Mountain conference with early games against Colorado colleges and home contests against state teams after spring weather improves.
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Laramie
Wyo
University of Wyoming
University
Rocky Mountain Conference
Corbett
Colorado
Headlock Stirs Debate Over Torture in Wrestling
The piece argues the headlock and similar grips threaten athletes by injuring nerve centers and risking serious harm. It cites Joe Stecher and Wladek Zbyszko hospitalized or damaged, while Strangler Lewis’s title use sparks controversy and calls for barring torturous holds from sport.
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Joe Stecher
Wladek Zbyszko
Lewis
Polite Prisoner Ole Olson Pleads Guilty in Zion Court
In Zion Illinois on January 21 Ole Olson, cited for violating the anti tobacco ordinance by selling cigars and tobacco to strangers, pleads guilty. Judge Schmalfuss imposes a fine as Chief Becker warns he will watch Ole closely.
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Zion, Ill
Ole Olson
Zion
Ole
Aly
Becker
W. E. Schmalfuss
Olson
Two Earsful and Slow Pace Hit by Pitching
Reading fragment suggests analysis of hitters Hornsby and Groh, noted as valuable yet slipping back at bases. Question raised if they are not trying to beat the catcher’s throw or simply losing pace, with focus on baserunning performance.
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Hornsby
Sir Heinic Groh
Pill'ring
Railroad Employes Organize Cage Five in Laramie
A dozen Union Pacific shop workers in Laramie form a basketball team. They plan games with the Cheyenne shops team the Phi Deltas and other groups. Leslie Crawford, a university athlete, trains the squad and formerly held the university team honor.
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Laramie, W
Union Pacific
Cheyenne
Phi Deltas
Leslie Crawford
Wee Fish Helps Check Disease in Public Health Effort
Washington reports the top minnow aids malaria control and mosquito destruction. Samuel F. Hildebrand of the Bureau of Fisheries, with the Public Health Service, notes its growing use in twelve southern states and widespread savings when replacing costly methods.
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Washington
Samuel FF. Hildebrand
Bureau of Fisheries
United States Public Health Service
Plan Wyoming School Playgrounds Offers Landscape Architects Proposal
De Boer and Pesman Denver landscape architects offer to design Wyoming school grounds to beautify environs. The plan mirrors a Colorado project already accepted by state officials and aims for completion by spring 1922 with minimal irrigation costs.
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Wyoming
de Boer and
Pesman
Denver
Katherine Morton
Colorado
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Rockefeller Jr Donates 1 Million for European Waifs
New York Jan 21 John D Rockefeller Jr son of the Standard Oil magnate has given 1 million dollars for relief of starved European children. The announcement came at Hoover dinner closing Rockefeller Bible class gathering.
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New York
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
Standard Oil
Herbert Hoover
Rockefeller
President-Elect Walks Rail Like Youth of Fifteen
President elect Warren G. Harding travels through Oakdale Tennessee and greets railway workers while walking a rail with youthlike agility. He says he will avoid topics from his Marion conferences during a respite but cabinet decisions remain unsettled as he continues south toward Florida.
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Marion
Mr. Harding
Kentucky
Tennessee
Oakdale
Tenn
Florida
Protestant Women Testify England Is Stirring Up Hates
Protestant women testify that England is stirring up hates and that letters from Belfast Ulster businessmen could jeopardize their lives if named. Miss Bennett describes the threatening correspondence and warns of danger to those involved.
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England
Miss Bennett
Belfast
Ulster
Mises Bennett
Tao
Dublin nunneries target of alleged forcible entrances
A cent alleged forcible entrances into Dublin nunneries, including a Catholic order with iron-barred doors. She described the Sinn Fein government and claimed Irish land courts showed the people could resolve internal problems better than external authorities, citing cattle driving as a crisis example.
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Cent
Dublin
Sinn Fein
Provisional Irish Republic
Harding Proclaims Neutrality in American Politics
The statement emphasizes neutrality and oneness across parties, arguing against sectional aspirations. It notes Republican policies may serve all of America and cites the tariff congress in Atlanta as significant. It advocates Prosperin America first and maintaining home markets and standards while addressing foreign competition.
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America
Atlanta
Senate Amendment Cuts Heart Out of House Resolution
Unanimous votes in both Wyoming houses adopt a memorial urging the U S Senate to give serious consideration to the Gronna meat packing industry control bill. The measure loses the clauses claiming the bill was conceived in stress and could curtail livestock production after Sen Spear of Sheridan persuades the upper house to strike them.
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Wyoming
United States Senate
Gronna Meat Packing Industry
Willis M. Spear
Sheridan
United States
John B. Kendrick
House of Representatives
Senate
Senate of the
National Congress
House
Franco Wyoming Oil Company Stockholders Meeting
Notice of a special meeting of Franco Wyoming Oil Company stockholders at the Wyoming office Cheyenne Wyoming 310 First National Bank Building at ten oclock a m on Thursday February 10 1921 to consider exchanging all preferred stock for common stock or retiring the preferred stock and such other business as may come before the meeting B O Lummis Assistant Secretary
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Franco Wyoming Oil Company
Wyoming
First National Bank
Cheyenne
B. O. Lummis
L-J
Initiation Night for Elks Candidates Scheduled
A class of candidates will be initiated Monday evening January 24 at 7:30. All Elks members and visiting Elks invited. Attest, John J. McInerney, Secretary. also includes real estate ads, taxi service, baby carriage line, and messenger service details from Hobbs Huckfeldt & Finkbiner and others.
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B. P. O. Elks
Elks
Hobbs, Huckfeldt & Finkbiner
Wyoming House Passes Joint Memorial on Graina Bill to Senate
Debate centers on a joint memorial urging the U S Senate to consider the Granna bill regulating packing and meat industries. Key figures include Underwood Mercer Noblitt Beach Jenkins Arnold Green Chambers Cranney Fonda Kirk Perry Sibley Shinazy Stansbury Daley and Spear. The measure passes the House after committee and moves to Senate with calls to promptly address the bill. A Grove’s laxative ad closes the notice.
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Underwood
Mercer
Noblitt
Beach
Jenkins
Arnold
Tanner
Thomas
Senate
Tive
Chambers
Cranney
Fonda
Kirk
Perry
Sibbley
Shinazy
Stansbury
Daley
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