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...quarrel was over a purse−and the world's bantamweight boxing championship. The desperado was Abie Goldstein, "Harlem assassin," titleholder, whose boxing on this occasion was now brilliantly clever, now dismally stupid. The little old man was Charley Ledoux, of France, aged 32, bantamweight champion of Europe, who had come to America a third time ("and last," said he) with titular intentions...
John Gay's The Beggar's Opera closed in London. It opened just three years and seven months ago and had a run of 1,463 consecutive performances. This record has been eclipsed only twice, by Chu Chin Chow and Charley's Aunt. There were days, however, when The Beggar's Opera held the endurance record from all comers. When it originally opened in London in the 1700's it had the longest run that any play had had until that time-50 consecutive evenings, if memory serves. It was said at the time that...
Athletes of 14 European nations gathered in Paris for the International Students' Athletic Meet at the new Porte Doreé Stadium. Final score: France 107, Italy 80, Czecho-Slovakia 70. The individual star was Charley Paddock, of California, only American competing. In four days he broke one world's sprinting record and equaled four others...
...Charley Paddock, American sprinter: " Arriving in Paris for the international university fetes on May 6, I was met by a large delegation. After expressing my affection for France, I said: 'My form is superb . . I am going to pulverize all my records...
...their men will probably be unable to play today, the Freshmen are expected to have the upper hand. Captain J. J. Maher will be barred from participation because of an injured finger. Howes Burton, who has been playing center field regularly, may also be kept out with a charley-horse. In this case, H. I. Pratt will be moved to left field, and C. L. Todd to center...