Graceful Golfers Not Always Best in Tour Tales
Golf wisdom debates style versus success as top names like Travers Travis Ray Vardon and Curtis prove that graceful form does not guarantee titles. Read about how ungraceful swings have produced championship wins and why steadiness often trumps pure elegance in major golf events.
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Travers
Jerry Travers
Walter J. Travis
Ted Ray
England
Harry Vardon
Margaret Curtis
Boston
Alexa Stirling
Muriel Dodd
National Baseball Commission Meets at Cincinnati
National Baseball Commission opens in Cincinnati after snowbound delay with all members present. Expected actions include re election of August Hermann as chairman and secretary John Bruce. Discussion of World Series money division to allot fixed sums to pennant winners and losers, with additional payments for other players to be determined.
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Cincinnati
National Baseball Commission
B. B. Johnson
American League
Chicago
August Hermann
John
Bruce
Ted Lewis Leonard Bout Hailed As Major Lightweight Clash
New York reports a top fifth calendar match between Benny Leonard world lightweight champion and Ted Lewis world welterweight champion. The bout would draw huge gates if staged. Lewis's larger weight challenges Leonard's supremacy, though Leonard seems to outclass peers in his class.
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New York
Benny Leonard
Ted
Hid
Ned Egan Named Milwaukee Manager in American Association
Ned Egan signs a three year contract to manage the Milwaukee club of the American Association. He is praised for ability and leadership, with memories of his minor league success and a story of rallying Waterloo against Cedar Rapids. The piece notes his work with players like Ellison and Flannagan and predicts strong performance in a tougher league.
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Ned Egan
Central Association
Milwaukee
Egan
Wa Ey
Ned
Tofa
Wizard of the Bush
Central
American Association
Jack Shendricks
St. Louis Cardinals
Hendricks
Egen
Waterloo
Cedar Rapids Bunnies
John Westerwick
Western Front
Shee Cedar Park
Agan
Westerwick
Cedar Rapids
Gan
Berk Ellison
Detective Pinkerton
Jack Hruska
Mike Flannagan
Boxing cards in St Paul feature Ray Johnson clash with Johnny Schauer
In St Paul on January 18 Ray Johnson of Watertown, a Mike Collin stable member, meets Johnny Schauer in the semi windup to a Fulton bout. Schauer, who beat Jimmy Minor in Des Moines, and Toth Johnson have been strong of late. Other notes include Pete Herman possibly changing managers, Jack White’s dispute over a Gary bout, Fred Fulton’s schedule with Tata, Miske, and Moran, and Mike Gibbons’ army duties delaying pro fights.
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Ray Johnson
Mike Colling
Twin Cities
St. Paul
Johnny Schauer
Mike Fulton
Toth Johnson
Schauer
Botn
Des Moines
Jimmy Minor
Memphis
Tenn
Tommy Ryan
Fred Fulton
Texas Tata
Joplin
Tan
Billy Miske
Frank Moran
Orleans
Frederick
Pekin Kid Herman Outpoints Dundee in Peoria Round
In Peoria, Pekin Kid Herman defeats Rock Island’s Mike Dundee over ten rounds. Chicago skater Hobby McLean wins world title by beating Oscar Mathisen of Norway in a Chicago rematch. William F. Baker wins a five year term as president of the Philadelphia National League club.
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Chicago
Kid Herman
Pekin
Mike Dundee
Rock Island
Peoria
Hobby McLean
Oscar Mathisen
Norway
William F. Baker
Philadelphia National League
Philadelphia
Ames Prospects For Track Teas Spring Not Bright
Ames faces a weak pool of talent for spring track with few candidates beyond the half mile. The squad lacks reliable runners for the quarter and sprints including the 220 and 140 hurdles. Weight events lack capable workers unless some unknown star emerges.
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Ames
Ames. Ja
Hercules
West High Poised for Two Big Cedar Valley Games This Week
West high faces Marion in a crucial Saturday clash at Marshalltown to decide early league leadership. Marion, four wins, zero losses, sits tied atop with West. West also plays Reinbeck Friday at Reinbeck, aiming to protect its lineup for the Marion tilt.
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Cedar Valley
West High
Marion
Marshall Town
Marton
West
Linn County
Old Rose
Black Cagers
Reinbeck
Coach Barnes
Grundy County
Casey Barnes
Capt. Simpson
Simpson
Warr
Warner
Clyde Miller
Sam Rubin
Marlon
Cedar Falls High
Town Falls
War Babies and Baseball in Wartime News
A collage of 1918 era notes and editorials covers war era jokes and concerns. It mentions a New Year scene with the Walrus and Carpenter, jokes about alcohol, Cuban baseball players amid draft cuts, a divorce suit, Walsh the pitcher’s death, and forecasts that the Olympic Games will be delayed by war with France aiming to host events after the conflict ends.
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America
Cuba
Germany
United States
Gonzales and
Marsans
France
Lyons
Washington
D. C
Times
French tobacco ration limits Paris shops to weekly half hour
In Paris, French tobacco and cigarets are available only once each week for about 30 minutes. Tobacconists’ shops resemble fuel yards during a shortage as three to six policemen manage crowds waiting for the weekly allotment, while a “no more to bacco” sign ends the distribution.
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France
Paris
Things Theatrical Here at Home On Waterloo Stages
Waterloo theater listings highlight Bud Fisher based musical comedy Mate and Jeff and the Ratzenjammer Kids show. Majestic Theatre screens The Retreat of the Germans amid Merry Go Round, plus Palace presents Draft 258 with star Mabel Talaferro and Elsie Ferguson headlines at Plaza Theatre Rose of the World.
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Jeff
Waterloo
Bud Fisher
David M
Virgil M. Bennett
Waterloo Theatre
Majestic Theatre
Tommie
Boerke
Perrone
Baupaume
Cears
America
Matthew
George Alden
William Christy Cabanne
Jane Mathis
Mr. Cabanne
Metro
Mabel Talaferro
Metro -Wonder
Palace Theatre
Elsie Ferguson
Plaza
Miss Ferguson
Rosamond
Plaza Theatre
McManus Brings Up Father Feature in 1827 Vopstight Chronology
In the 1827 national news column, George McManus presents Bringing Up Father in a vivid period setting. The piece highlights character dynamics, humor, and social context within early American comic strip history.
Tartar women must cover faces decree
In Tchistopal district Kazan province Mohamadan Tartar men order wives and daughters to sew extra material onto head covering handkerchiefs. The practice of a chin tab as veil failed as coverings shrank. husbands insist on larger handkerchiefs to restore modesty. Fern first country to add aviation instruction to public schools.
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Tchistopal
Kazan
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