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...leader of the Asiatic expedition to a unique combination of scientific authority and practical resourcefulness in big game hunting and open-air life. He is as thoroughly at home in these as the late Theodore Roosevelt, the late Paul J. Rainey, Martin Johnson, Carl E. Akeley and other famous sportsmen. He is 39 years old, a graduate of Beloit College (1906) and an M. A. of Columbia (1913). He has been associate curator of mammals in the American Museum of Natural History for over 15 years, has taken part as special naturalist or director in several expeditions for the Museum...
Phidippides and most Greek athletes were warriors, as well sportsmen. Not infrequently they also had considerable artistic attainments. A Greek athlete might have his popularity enhanced by his reputation as a hoplite or a poet. Not so with Jack Dempsey. His War record does not endear him to the American people; nor do his literary attainments. Yet for the first time since he became champion, he is now "good old Jack...
...International cup matches at Meadowbrook, L. I., in September any of the animals they desire. The string of ponies, which includes several of Eastern blood presented by Indian rajahs during the world tour of the Prince, is considered the finest in the Kingdom. It is expected that all the sportsmen of England will emulate the Royal example. The English team will not saddle second string ponies-as they did at the last cup matches...
...escape a similar fate? I look for the time when Harvard, Yale, and Princeton shall say to one another. "I need know nothing more about the legitimacy of your players than is implied by your willingness that they should represent you. Then, and not till then, shall we be sportsmen...
...rink is a tribute to one of the finest sportsmen America has ever known, "Hobey" Baker. On the football field or in hockey Baker was an inspiration to everyone who played with him or against him. Not only was his ability as an athlete a constant delight to watch, but his sportsmanship, the clean spirit in which he did everything, made him loved everywhere athletics meant more than the mere winning or losing of games. Five years ago he was killed when his plane crashed behind the line in France. Today Princeton rightly dedicates this memorial...