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...Atlantic City camp to begin active training for" his fight with Dempsey. In Buenos Aires, Felix Bunge, Firpo patron, sheltered his protege's boxing science against the typhoon of criticism that has swept down upon it from the north. Senor Bunge exhibited to newspaper men cinemato-graphic analyses of Dempsey's style, in opposition to which, he stated, Firpo's technique had been specially evolved. Boasted Bunge: " We know Dempsey, while Dempsey does not know us." Meanwhile, Dempsey is working with the blare of trumpets silenced. Although he is sometimes seen at the Saratoga race track, near...
...storming of Fort Fisher. Following the Civil War, at only 23, he was made a Lieutenant Commander, and in the years prior to 1898 took part in many activities?served with the Asiatic Squadron, taught at Annapolis, invented instruments for deep sea sounding, drew cartoons for the Daily Graphic of New York. At one time, in command of the Blake, he made a considerable stir. The vessel was anchored off a reef when a severe storm broke. The anchors gave way and the ship drifted toward the reef. Faced with the loss of the ship, he deliberately scuttled her. Instead...
...members of the class, group photographs of teams, committees, and other organizations, and characteristic views of men, events, and places connected with Freshman life. The accounts of sports and activities are in the main, thoughtfully planned and ably written: the closing section on "The Freshman Year" is a particularly graphic piece of composition...
...Bautz, however, is nearly thirty centuries behind the times. In 1037 B. C. an indefatigable adventurer named Ulysses visited the sulphurous regions, interviewed the prominent people and returned with an exceedingly graphic report. Somewhat later, an equally daring gentleman, Aeveas, accomplished the same feat, and confirmed the account of his predecessor in every respect. Collaboration seems most improbable, since these men had been conspicuous as enemies in the "Great...
...another dealing with a further period of the war as seen by Mr. Churchill. It deals with the Moroccan question, the despatch of the Panther by the German Government to Agadir, the rivalry between Britain and Germany on the seas. The days immediately preceding the war are described with graphic minuteness from the naval angle, as are the opening phases of the world conflict. The author's descriptions of and anecdotes about famous personalities are, from the layman's point of view, particularly interesting...