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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Soon fiery Count Kuno von Westarp, leader of the second largest political party in the land, Die Deutschnationale Volkspartei introduced a still more rabid Monarchist, Col. von Struense, who proceeded to utter things which Count von Westarp, because of his political status, dare not say. Bristling and bellicose, Col. von Struense roared: "A turning point in German history has arrived-this evening marks the beginning of a fight which can end only in the coronation of a German Kaiser...
...yards on a drive can be cancelled by five feet on the green; not so in polo. Yet, there have been great women players. Mrs. Thomas Hitchcock, who must now be nearly 65, taught Winston Guest, as well as her own sons, the game; it would be difficult to say on how many summer mornings this superb lady has been seen on her field in Westbury, telling a crowd of youngsters what was wrong with their play. That field has been the nursery and Mrs. Hitchcock the nurse of International Polo...
...tournaments. There are too many chances for them to lose and 18 holes are not enough to inevitably determine superiority. But, at Hot Springs last week, there were six onetime champions in the medal play and several more future champions. One of these many favorites, it was safe to say, would win the finals. Such proved to be the case when Virginia Van Wie, who uses a mashie better than any other woman golfer, came up against Glenna Collett in the last round...
...hours later Georgians knew about the catch in Canada. Soon Carnes would be in Atlanta, and many a Georgian, many another Southerner waited to hear what Carnes would say about the million dollars or more which represented the shortages in the accounts of the Southern Baptist Convention's Home Mission Board. Carnes had been treasurer of the board until he left Atlanta on or about Aug. 15, nor had he resigned...
...Yorks." His teammates kidded him because they thought he was fresh; Elmer, puzzled and proud, started to leave the club. But the boys knew that Elmer wanted to make a speech over the radio so they handed him an electric heater and told him to go ahead and to say something nice to Coolidge who was listening in. That made it all right with Elmer...