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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1920
Page
7
The timetable lists southbound and other train runs with stations from High Point to Thomasville. It shows arrival and departure times such as High Point 9 00 am southbound and Thomasville 12 49 pm for No 22 Daily except Sunday and other connections to Gordontown and Denton. The schedule notes that times are not guaranteed.
A colorful list crowns boxing stars with nicknames for various skills and traits. The author, H. W. Egan, signs off in a playful salute, declaring Tommy Ryan the greatest fighter above all others.
Harvard, Yale and Columbia plan an intercollegiate seaplane race on June 2. The course runs from New London to the Statue of Liberty and back to New London, held in conjunction with the Harvard Yale annual crew regatta.
Denver's bid for a 1920 Western league berth collapsed after Western magnates favored Joplin. Plans under way to form a Mountain circuit with high grade baseball in Denver Colorado Springs Pueblo Greeley Fort Collins Cheyenne Casper and Loramie likely.
Three hundred Ohio high schools invited to the thirteenth annual interscholastic track and field championships at Ohio State University in Columbus. Contests run in conjunction with the Big Six intercollegiates.
The University of Colorado athletic association announces it is seeking a football coach for the 1920 grid team. Offers have been made to several well known coaches, expanding the search beyond traditional choices.
Ten recruits, five pitchers, audition for spots with Manager Jennings of the Detroit Tigers. Myron Filler Joe Guyom and Joe Mills decline tutoring roles while Jack Ryan reports Hé cannot join due to another year at Marquette College. Jiu jitsu bout ends when a contestant signals surrender.
The speaker riffs on fame and boxing titles with dance imagery and a rival claiming a misaligned weight class. The rambling monologue questions confidence and recalls leaving home for stardom as another contender asserts he is mid weight.
A humorous quip questions the cause of a man’s death from wood alcohol while playfully debating a “K in the stomach” phrase. It also ponders whether Pale Ale qualifies as a strong drink, noting its pale color suggests otherwise.
Veiled title fragment suggests a winter song collection with lines about icy stairs and sun shining Nellie. Imagery includes snowbound life, marching bands, and lonely streets. The text blends refrains and partial phrases, implying a nostalgic winter theme with repeated motifs.
A cryptic query asks for the author behind a fragment saying snow snow. BREA PTIRFUL SNOW. The message references a figure or nickname “Phat teuy” and ends with “HAWK,” implying a cryptic riddle or tag rather than a clear attribution.
Havana hosts a Cuba American Jockey Club winter meeting while New Orleans hosts the Business Men’s Racing Association. Boxing features Greb Tur ner in Akron and Shevlin Segal in Boston, Chip Trembly in Lewiston. Oscar Dagey returns as Braves coach. College boxing gains traction with Honky Cross and Boston College among recent converts.
Seattle boxing promoters attempt to arrange a heavyweight match between Fred Fulton and Joe Cox, known as the southern heavyweight, as negotiations proceed.
An old time remedy claims to ease pain from inflammation and swelling by external application. The ad describes mustard plaster as burning but effective, offering relief within minutes. Sold for 30 and 60 cents by S. C. Wells Co. LeRoy New York and via mail.
Dartmouth's strong track squad enters the intercollegiate championships as a top contender among the Eastern colleges, seeking to improve their chances to win.
Referees' decisions in boxing bouts and the offer of bonuses for knockouts are prohibited by the Michigan state boxing commission. The rule aims to ensure fair judging and prevent financial incentives that could influence results.
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