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Horse racing is a sport which interests two highly divergent types of people. They might roughly be classed as Sportsmen and Sports. The turf world last week watched with interest a clash between representatives of the two types, in Florida...
...scholarly sportsmen Derrydale Press reprints Mr. Markland's Pteryplegia: The Art of Shooting-Flying, a treatise in heroic couplets first published in 1727 ($10; de luxe edition...
Stanford has enjoyed playing the "Green" from Hanover for, win or lose, they are a splendid group of men and clean sportsmen in every sense of the word. It is with regret that we will not be able to meet on the gridiron next season...
...every year since 1908; its earnings averaged $1,432,000 annually for the five years ended with 1930; this year it may make a million dollars against $878,000 last year. In good times it employs 2,300 men; now it employs 1,500. It makes clay pigeon traps, sportsmen's targets and detonators as well as shells and cartridges, is affiliated with four powder companies. President Olin hates waste and laziness, does not like to hire baseball enthusiasts or golfers. The atmosphere in the plant is friendly and open, but whenever there is an explosion (on July...
Parker Bros. is located in Meriden, Conn., hometown of Rosa Ponselle. The company turns out a double-barreled shotgun called Old Reliable, by many sportsmen regarded as the best U. S. gun. Craftsmanship is high in the Parker Bros, factory, production is limited in proportion to skilled workers available. The entire output is sold at the beginning of the year. Old Reliable costs from $55 to $1,500. Fox shotguns (see above) range from...