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Chicago Champion. At Chicago, out of the past, strode a handsome figure. Burdened with business and a family, Robert A. Gardner, National Amateur Golf Champion in 1909 and 1915, is little heard of these days in the wider golfing circles. Last week, at his home club, Onwentsia (Lake Forest, Ill.) he clenched his putter firmly, ended a sweltering match with a 35-ft. putt that beat Tom Frainey, Chicago public-links player, 3 and 2 for the Chicago District Championship, held, last year as well, by Gardner...
...Situation. When Cyrus Hermann Kotzschmar Curtis strode into journalism, in 1913, bought the staid, sanctimonious Philadelphia Public Ledger, the eyes that swiveled in his direction widened and awaited a new stroke of genius from the employer of Editors Bok* (Ladies' Home Journal) and Lorimer (Saturday Evening Post...
...assassinate him. At Tokyo, where he established his headquarters next to the Imperial Chinese Embassy, his very footsteps were dogged. At New York, he proved to a number of skeptical Manhattan bankers, with whom he was dining in a Fifth Avenue club, that he was being watched. He strode to the window and pointed down to several skulking Chinese waiting in the shadows. At London, he was kidnapped and released only through the mediation of Lord Salisbury...
Again the clock was set back ? this time five minutes. The Sergeant at Arms announced: "The Chairman and members of the Joint Committee on Arrangements escorting the Vice President-elect." In company with Senator Curtis, General Dawes strode up the aisle to the rostrum. Senator Cummins motioned him to his side. Mr. Dawes sat down unceremoniously and promptly rose when he saw that no one else sat down. The audience laughed out loud...
...heated; the referee was somnolent; a bullethead from Yali altercated with a slant-eyed Wuchang. Fists flew; both teams stopped to watch the scufflers. Suddenly, into the melee, came pelting a gentleman in a long gown of scholarly silk-Professor Kau (Yali). Forthwith, he smote down the Yali scuffler, strode away...