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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1921
Page
2
Romola and Tito confess love amid Tito's complexities as he rises in Florence. The narrative traces Tito’s ascent from trickster to betrayed son as Baldassare rescues him from Arno waters, and Romola's noble endurance and fidelity amid moral upheaval and plague.
Followers of sport debate the greatest living athlete and many favor Willie Hoppe as the top. The piece notes Hoppe’s precision and timing in billiards compare with Ruth, Dempsey, and Thorpe, arguing Hoppe’s perfect control yields constant, high level performance.
Receipts for the Leonard Welling bout topped 100000 dollars setting a new gate record for lightweight title fights. The prior high stood at 69715 from the Gans Nelson bout in Goldfield 1908. Third largest receipts were 58311 from the Nelson Britt event in Colma 1904.
Harry Hooper will lead the Boston Red Sox on the field next season if he returns to play. Club headquarters announced the decision in response to rumors he might be traded to the Chicago White Sox or New York Yankees.
Naval Academy boxing grows with over 800 candidates. Spike Webb leads and a slate of matches is planned against Pennsylvania State Yale Penn and the University of Toronto. Clyde King described as a top unlimited weight candidate. Mirron shifts from heavyweight to light heavyweight.
The roundup covers Stanford's 264 swimming candidates, Paul Kritchell joining the Yankees scouting staff, P. B. Dusenberry captaining Illinois cross country, and Maryland trapshooting dates. It mentions Washington and Jefferson choosing Russell Stein as captain, Bill Clymer managing in Toledo, Bresnahan financing players, Hooper as Red Sox field leader, Harley coaching Pittsburgh, and Huggins planning Meusel and Ruth lineup changes.
Ping Bodie once credited with nearly killing a full grown lion with a batted ball. He hit a ball against a Los Angeles pitcher on foreign soil, sending fans into a roar of anguish as the ball cleared the fence. A lion in a neighboring zoo cage roared in response, and newspapers across the Pacific coast reported the sensational near tragedy.
A retrospective column argues that famed early football backs could not easily adapt to today’s game while acknowledging the lasting talent of players like Benn Dibblee Ted Coy and Walter Hurley. The piece asserts old stars could still run and kick and would shine if placed in the contemporary era.
Tandoor football opened indoors at Philadelphia with a game between the second city troop elevens and the Troopers athletic association. The Troopers won 21 to 0, featuring former college stars. The contest resembled a usual gridiron battle despite indoor setting.
Veteran pitcher George Mullin, previously under contract with Rockford of the Three I league but inactive due to a sore arm last season, has signed for 1921 and is expected to manage the team. Rockford also voided its agreement with Diver Pearce from Brooklyn after failed term negotiations.
John J Carney, longtime Phillips Exeter coach, has been appointed Cornell varsity baseball coach succeeding Henry Carney. A former major league player, he will assume duties in the near term and bring substantial experience to the program.
Pottsville Pennsylvania resident Mrs LaLuie Sryne Ww reports four to five years of female trouble eased by Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She gained weight and says she can now do her work and recommends the remedy to friends.
A Boston Transcript quip contrasts Miss Gabbleigh with a church bell noting the bell has an empty head yet speaks only when tolled. The remark underscores a sharp but tongue in cheek observation about restraint and speech.
A lyric line from The Inevitable Tune uses a girl asking for a car, while her parent replies with a grim joke about the song ending at the poorhouse. The quote reflects wartime era humor and social pressures echoed in American Legion Weekly.
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