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...substitute for Tenor John McCormack, who refused an offer of $5,000 to come and sing (his daughter is being married shortly in Ireland), the Tribune found a fat barroom baritone named Tom Garvey, who was carefully planted in the audience. At the director's request for "any singing Irishman to take McCormack's place." he rose and throbbed out "When Irish Eyes Are Smiling" and "Mother Macree" with sentimental gusto...
Sweet Chariot. The first act of this play was unmistakably suggested by the life of Marcus Garvey, discredited Negro leader, dreamer of black glories in Africa for himself and his U. S. following (TIME, Jan. 11, 1923; Feb. 16, 1925)- The remainder is purely fictional. Marius Harvey (Frank Wilson) and his associates have planned a Back-to-Africa movement for Negroes, chartered boats, expecting to make money on the scheme. But when Marius Harvey assembles his clients in a hall to tell his plans, his eloquence carries him away, he becomes spiritually involved in the mission of leading his people...
...Elis picked up a trio of counters in the opening frame and increased their lead to four in the third. The fourth found the Harvard team scoring its only run on a play which was bitterly disputed by the Blue leader, Garvey, and his mates. Ticknor and Donaghy singled in succession placing a man on first and second. Bassett then dumped one down to third and Aldrich in fielding it collided with Ticknor and lost the ball. Ticknor continued in as the Blue third baseman chased the pellet into left field. Yale's claim of interference was disallowed...
...heavy guns in the Eli attack were Vincent, with a triple, double and two singles, and Walker with a triple and a brace of singles, while Captain Garvey's fielding of nine chances without an error featured...
...summary: YALE a.b. r. h. p.o. a. e. Grove, c.f. 5 2 2 0 0 0 Garvey, 2b. 5 2 2 5 6 0 Billhardt, 2b. 0 0 0 0 0 0 Walker, l.f. 6 3 3 2 0 0 Robertson, l.f. 0 0 0 0 0 0 Quinn, l.f. 0 0 0 0 0 0 Vincent, 1b. 5 3 4 11 0 0 Holahan, r.f. 5 1 2 2 0 0 Jennison, r.f. 0 0 0 0 0 0 Snead, r.f. 0 0 0 0 0 0 Aldrich, 3b. 5 2 2 2 2 0 Hoben...