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Lastly, His Majesty bestowed a blue garter worked with gold, upon William Henry Grenfell, 72, Baron Desborough, now president of the British Imperial Council of Commerce, but in his day a famed climber of the Alps and U. S. Rocky Mountains and a swimmer of such prowess that he twice breasted the Niagara River...
...speakers from the University of the Philippines have been touring America, matching their oratorical prowess with the leading colleges of the country. J. C. Borja, Pedro Camus, T. T. Evangelista, and Deogracias Puyat, president of the University of the Philippine Debating Club, comprise the Paclfic Island team. Professor C. P. Romula is its coach. The Philippine debaters believe that the question of independence does not have to be a bone of contention between the two peoples The only way to settle the question is by the interchange of ideas between their representatives and by contact with the national institutions...
Despite adverse playing conditions and much enforced idleness, however, the various Harvard teams gave sufficient evidence of their prowess en route to warrant optimistic anticipation of the several seasons about to get under way on Soldiers Field and its environs. Out of four games played the veteran Harvard nine went down to defeat only once, and that at the hands of the undefeated Quantico marines by a one run margin. The track team had a field day at the expense of two Virginia rivals, the tennis squad stood up creditably against high calibre opposition; and the lacrosse team, though losing...
...officials in amateur athletics around whose heads have centered the storms of controversy raised by the charges of commercialism and over-emphasis that seemed more numerous than ever this year. But the season has been even less carefree in those regions beyond the pale where the professionals exploit their prowess for financial gain. Tex Richard, the leading promoter of boxing talent, having taken the new champion, Gene Tunny, under his wing, organized what is known as an elimination tournament to select an opponent for him. But the result resembled that of the struggle between the Kilkenny cats, for when...
...qualities which will be considered in making the selection are literary and scholastic ability and attainments, qualities of manhood, truth, courage, and moral force of character, and physical vigor as shown in outdoor sports or other ways. Exceptional athletic prowess is not essential to election...