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World of sports and society notes from the era unfold
The column surveys late 19th and early 20th century sports and social topics. It mentions Dwight E. Davis as secretary of war and a 1889 tennis champion, hints at darts toward football and golf, notes salaries for baseball players like Coveleskie and Marberry, and cites Miss Glenna Collett as a two time golf champion. It also references college cheerleading, a British parliamentary bid by a cricketer, and a Canadian hockey star offered big money, all in a freewheeling, opinionated style.