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NEW ORLEANS, March 26. -- Leading S.W. Grant's Fred Jr. by a length and a half past the winning post, the Idle Hour Farm's Boo this afternoon won the fifth running of the Louisiana Derby, adding his name to those of Amole, Black Gold, Quatrain and Bagenbaggage, the last-named having won in Colonel E.R. Bradley's colors last year.
Article by W Duranty on dawning of friendlier days
Beats Ritola in 2-mile race at Garden
INA CLAIRE, at present carrying "The Last of Mrs. Cheyney" across the Continent, was quoted in Kansas City last week as being more or less likely to go back to Mr. Ziegfeld's "Follies" next season. Mr. Ziegfeld, so runs the story, has offered Miss Claire $3,000 weekly or thereabouts, and Miss Claire is finding it hard to resist.
1927Anthony Lewis, American journalist and academic (died 2013)[â ]
Joseph Anthony Lewis was an American public intellectual and journalist. He was a two-time winner of the Pulitzer Prize and was a columnist for The New York Times. He is credited with creating the field of legal journalism in the United States.
1927Mstislav Rostropovich, Russian cellist and conductor (died 2007)[â ]
Mstislav Leopoldovich Rostropovich was a Russian cellist and conductor. In addition to his interpretations and technique, he was well known for both inspiring and commissioning new works, which enlarged the cello repertoire more than any cellist before or since. He inspired and premiered over 100 pieces, forming long-standing friendships and artistic partnerships with composers including Dmitri Shostakovich, Sergei Prokofiev, Nikolai Myaskovsky, Henri Dutilleux, Witold LutosÅawski, Olivier Messiaen, Luciano Berio, Krzysztof Penderecki, Alfred Schnittke, Norbert Moret, Andreas Makris, Herbert Von Karajan, Leonard Bernstein, Aram Khachaturian, and Benjamin Britten.
1927Joe Start, American baseball player and manager (born 1842)[â ]
Joseph Start, nicknamed "Old Reliable", was one of the most durable regulars of baseball's earliest era, and one of the top first basemen of his time. He began his playing career in 1859, before the formation of organized leagues and before ballplayers received payment for their services. He continued to play regularly until 1886, when he was 43. Start's career spanned countless innovations that transformed the game in fundamental ways, but he adjusted and continued to play at a high level for almost three decades. Baseball historian Bill Ryczek said that Start "was the last of the preâCivil War players to hang up his cleats."
1927Klaus Berntsen, Danish politician, Prime Minister of Denmark (born 1844)[â ]
Klaus Berntsen was a Danish politician, representing the Liberal party, Venstre. He was Council President of Denmark from 1910 to 1913. He served as minister of defence from 1910 to 1913 and again from 1920 to 1922. He was also minister of the interior from 1908 to 1909.