American runners eye Olympic marathon hopes in Paris
New York May 31 AP America's marathon prospects for the 1924 Paris Olympics look brighter than since Johnny Hayes won in 1908. Clarence DeMar Melrose Mass leads a six man team with Mellor Wendling Churchill Linder and Zuna among candidates. Kolehmainen looms as a major rival in a field praised for endurance and stability.
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America
Paris
Johnny Hayes
London
Sayes
Dorando
Hayes
St. Louis
Hicks
Alough
Stockholm
Gaston Strobino
McArthur
Gum
United States
Clarence H. DeMar
Melrose
Mass
Ankee
de Mar
Recognizedorld
Willie Kolehmainen
Newark
N. J
Willie
Hannes
Finland
Antwerp
DeMar Ia
DeMar
Uncle Sam
Charles L. Mellor
Chicago
Frank E. Wendling
Buffalo
Boston
William J. Churchill
San Francisco
Carl Linder
Frank Zuna
Ralph Williams
Quincy
Zuna
Baltimore
Detroit
Kolehmainien
South Africa
Kolehmainen
Bartlett to Aid Arctic Air Route Studies Aboard Bear
Bartlett, famed Arctic navigator and Peary associate, leaves Washington for the Bear to study Arctic air bases and harbor facilities between Barrow and the North Pole. He will assess seas and weather for aircraft operations and aid future exploration plans with Navy cooperation.
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Washington, D. C
Robert A. Bartlett
Peary
National Geophic Society
Rial
Bartlett
United States
America
Ship of Peace
Askan
Siberian
Greely
Alaska
Uld
Mion
At Barrow
North Pole
Point Barrow
Navy Department
Shenand
Arctic
Iain Bartlett
Polar Expedition Board
Point Irow
Pole
Ares
Ross the Pole
Barrow
Dempsey Trains Hard as Films Stallions Stage Stunts
Jack Dempsey props up in 185 pounds while performing his own dangerous movie stunts in New York and Los Angeles. He notes stunts tire him but avoids doubles, risking injury as director Van Dyke pushes action and one fall nearly wrecks a villain. Dempsey keeps boxing daily, skipping a formal training camp while film work weighs on his weight and stamina.
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Jack Dempsey
Moving Pictures
Jack
Bill Johnson
Willard
Doug
Dempsey
Santa Monica
Hollywood
New York
Los Angeles
van Dyke
Van
Vilain
T Maek
Enschmidt
Rey
Firpo
The
Bell Syndicate
Lee
Japan relies on distance runners for Olympic hopes
Japan's mid and long distance runners headline the Olympic push for Paris with Shizo Kanaguri winning the Tokyo tryouts marathon in 2 36 9 and Kiku nosuke Tajiro claiming the 10 000 meters in 32 48 3 5. The team also includes five swimmers and one wrestler as officials plan a tennis squad to join the Da via cup contingent in the United States. Funds include government support of about £20,000 for the trip.
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Tokio
Japan
Paris
Shizo Kanaguri
Tokio Higher
Tokio Higher Normal School and Now A Tokio
Kolehmainen
Antwerp
Kanaguri
Kikunosuke Tajiro
Chuo University
Tajiro
Japan Amateur Athletic Association
America
Europe
United States
Ichiya Kamagac
Kamagac
Kashio
Turnbull
Woosnam
Indian Trials Choose Eight for Olympic Team
It is estimated that about 7000 athletes competed in provincial and sectional events in India to form the eight man squad that will represent the country at the Olympic Games.
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India
Baseball Question Box prompts readers to ask rules questions
Readers are invited to send baseball rule questions to John B. Foster special correspondent of the Pocatello Tribune. He will answer in this column from his New York World Building address.
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John F. Foster
John B. Foster
Speecial
the Pocatello Tribune
World Building
New York
Public Subscription Sets Estimated Total at 60000
A public subscription process estimates a total cost of sixty thousand dollars for the project. The figure reflects projected expenses and funding avenues discussed by officials and community stakeholders.
Baseball Rules and Player Positions Concepts
Questions and answers discuss runners left on bases and pitcher changes, batter stance for success, baserunning on a mishandled ball, and Max Carey's position and tenure with Pittsburgh. The excerpt also notes preparations for a 1924 American Golf Association advertising interests tournament at Greenbrier course White Sulphur Springs in June.
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American Golf Association
Greenbrier
White Sulphur Springs
Jane
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