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...Rodeo at Madison Square Garden was so successful that Tex Rickard is planning to promote other sports of the great and open West. Having taught New Yorkers how to throw more than one kind of bull, he intends to demonstrate to them the other pastimes that have made the West what it is. A genial Kansan hearing of this, sent in to suggest a good old-fashioned tar and feathering. This, though admittedly excellent fun, was vetoed as being unsportsmanlike. Then a harvesting bee was proposed, but when Tex found out that harvesters were immense machines, he decided that...
...project seemed in danger of collapsing until someone hit upon the idea of holding a horseshoe pitching tournament, one for the championship of the world. The fact that there is such a thing as a horseshoe would probably add to the information of most New Yorkers, and then. Tex Rickard has not promoted a real world's championship since the Dempsey-Carpentier fight...
Already two prospective competitors, both from lowa, have come forward to claim the championship belt. It is not enough; Mr. Rickard would have intersectional interest. Accordingly, since the sport has not penetrated into Manhattan itself as yet he has sent scouts to comb upper New York state. From the county fairs are to be expected some likely prospects. The tournament is to be strictly amateur, and an invitation to participate has been sent to President Harding, who has had a fine record in ringing the peg out behind the office of the "Marlou Star." Since Tex himself is an avowed...
Yale made its runs in the first four innings, getting two in the first frame, one in the second, two more in the third, and four in the fourth. Maloney of Cornell, who started the game, was hit freely, the Eli batsmen collecting eleven hits from his delivery. Rickard relieved him in the fourth inning, with one out, and held the Blue team to two hits. Selleck, pitching for Yale, allowed only three hits...
...Fellowship Committee which has charge of the fellowships for the Commission is composed of Prentiss N. Gray, John W. Hallowell '01, Vernon Kellogg, William B. Poland, Edgar Rickard, and John Beaver White...