Primrose trail row in sports stars shows training pays off
The essay contrasts two boxers Lee Oma and Baksi with legendary champions like Gene Tunney, Jack Dempsey and Joe Louis, arguing that the disciplined path yields top results while many stars flirt with lax training. It cites numerous athletes across boxing, baseball, football and golf as examples of the trained, successful majority.
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Jim Braddock
Max Baer
Gene Tunney
Jack Dempsey
Joe Louis
Benny Leonard
Bobby Jones
Bill Tilden
Byron Nelson
Sammy Snead
Jay McSpaden
Gene Sarazen
Don Budge
Ellsworth Vines
Bill Johnston
Mel Ott
Carl Hubbell
Blazis
Nagurski
Bill Dickey
Madison Square Garden
Lee Oma
Baksi
Tunney
Dempsey
Harry Greb
Mickey Walker
Walter Hagen
Rube Waddell
Bugs Raymond
Shuffin
Phil Douglas
Babe Ruth
Jim Thorpe
Grover Cleveland Alexander
Ty Cobb
Christy Mathewson
Tris Speaker
Eddie Collins
George Sisler
Lou Gehrig
Hans Wagner
Lefty Grove
Joe Gordon
Virginia creeper mystery fuels a travel debate
In Virginia a casual traveler asks about the so called Virginia creeper plant. A companion counters that the name refers to a railroad rather than a botanical species. The exchange highlights local naming quirks and regional lore.
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Stella
Virginia
Della
Close Is the Word
A dialogue hints at a strained friendship where one speaker recalls a man described as the dearest friend who was married three times. The speaker mentions paying two wreaths and three wedding presents, implying a cost associated with the friendship and the person’s multiple marriages.
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Mac
Sandy
Lucky Sailor Pacific Veteran Tale
A humorous dialogue recalls a Pacific voyage and a shipwreck. The veteran mentions a six month desert island stay with a blonde companion while the listener asks about meals, eliciting an amusing but glossed answer.
Farmer anecdotes on crop failures and a preacher dinner
A pair of old farmers trade tales on crop failures. One recalls a drought year in 1998 with corn that failed to yield, joking about serving 14 acres to a visiting minister after dinner. The humor centers on rural resilience and preacher dinners.
The Very First Contact Among Stranger Faces
A terse exchange hints at a first kiss memory as a stranger recalls a familiar face. The dialogue suggests curiosity and a budding recognition between two individuals.
Baptism Mix-Up and Golf Talk in Light Exchange
In a playful exchange, Lottie asks why Dottie golf so much and Dottie says it keeps her fit for golf. The humor centers on a baptism mishap where the Smith twins were misnamed Kate and Sydney as Steak and Kidney. The dialogue ends with a quip about a book worm being merely ordinary.
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Lottie
Dottie
Smith Twins
Kate
Sydney
Two Football Rule Changes Urged To Aid Officials
A proposal seeks to ease officials burden by allowing forward passes from any spot behind the line and by making the ball live after a forward pass, permitting both receivers and defenders to recover it regardless of who first contacts it.
Answers to Fretted’s un 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 quiz
The Capitol in Washington burned in 1814 during the War of 1812. The equator runs through Colombia in South America. South America is wider at its widest point. The universal language Esperanto was devised by a Russian, Dr. L L Zamenhof. A limited edition is a publisher guaranteed small print run with no more copies after the first. Sarah Bernhardt used Quand meme as her motto. Maine is bound by only one other state, New Hampshire. The ocean’s average depth is about 214 miles.
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Washington, D. C
South America
North America
Sarah Bernhardt
United States
Colombia
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