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In Pontypridd, Wales, 41 years ago, Freddie Welsh was born. He fought his first boxing bout at 19, quickly stepped to the front as a great defensive artist. In 1914 he won the world's lightweight title from Willie Ritchie. His best year was 1916 when he defeated Benny...
Last week the Journal of the A. M. A. in announcing the joint Chicago meeting of those "outlaw" groups condensed all its scorn and contempt into a single paragraph. Under the headline "BIRDS OF A FEATHER" it shouted out names: "No doubt Chicago merits this visitation as a return for...
It became clear that Signor Mussolini's declaration was "defensive," not "offensive," in intent when once there was placed before the passage quoted another which altered, almost reversed its meaning. Correspondents did not quote this key passage in the original transmission, and it only came to light, 48 hours late...
Behind this pitching the University fielders have played a sterling defensive game. One lone mistake marred the Brown fracas, while in both the Georgetown and Colgate games the Harvard fielding has been faultless.
With such emphasis on defensive baseball, the team fielding averages have risen, while the batting aggregate has suffered a slump of three points. From the 294 figures to its credit last week, the nine has dropped to 291, a mark still well above last year's record at the first...