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...Nebraska farmers this time come very near to typifying the attitude of the country as a whole towards the present political season. At Houston, where the Democrats convene soon after, interest reached apt a low pitch that Tex Rickard engaged "one-Eye' Connoly, champion gate-crasher in the world, to crash the gates at the convention and supply and element of competition that would otherwise be lacking. With the choice of each party fairly certain and there being an even stronger certainly that the one real issue, prohibition, will never find expression in the platforms, most of the nation...
...handle their delegates at Houston, the Democrats have engaged George L. ("Tex") Rickard, prizefight promoter, proprietor of Madison Square Garden, Manhattan...
Such serious scientists as Raymond Lee Ditmars, famed curator of reptiles at the N. Y. Zoological Park, and Miss Nellie Louise Condon, president of the Reptile Study League agreed with Dr. do Amaral. Salty sportsmen and story-tellers (Don Marquis, Owen P. White, Tex Rickard, Texas Guinan, Tex O'Reilly, William O. McGeehan) thought the Butantan biologist bigoted; suspected him of prohibition interests...
...trickle. Nervy to the last gong, Harp-wearer McLarnin chased Champion Mandell, who beat him backing up, retained the title. This fight had been postponed twice because of rain, and Champion Mandell had to do some last-minute sweating to make the weight when the sky and Promoter Tex Rickard finally agreed...
Since January Promoter Rickard has been promoting a boxing tournament for heavyweights called "The Elimination Tournament." From this tournament, before it began, Paolino Uzcudun, Basque, and George Godfrey, black man, were eliminated for business reasons. Jack Sharkey, after fighting to a draw with Heeney, was eliminated by Johnny Risko. Risko has eliminated all his opponents so far but is not now matched to meet anybody. Promoter Humbert Fugazy, rival of Rickard, is trying to match Tunney with George Godfrey...