Elmer W. Ferguson - Revision history

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	*French-language Ferguson [http://bilan.usherbrooke.ca/bilan/pages/biographies/514.html biography]<br>		*French-language Ferguson [http://bilan.usherbrooke.ca/bilan/pages/biographies/514.html biography]<br>
	*[http://www.legendsofhockey.net/html/leg_writers.htm Elmer Ferguson Awards]<br>
	*Hockey [http://www.hhof.com/html/sitemap.shtml Hall of Fame]<br>		*Hockey [http://www.hhof.com/html/sitemap.shtml Hall of Fame]<br>

	[[Category:Boxing Media\|Ferguson, Elmer W.]]		[[Category:Boxing Media\|Ferguson, Elmer W.]]

Ric at 01:16, 25 March 2019

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	*[http://www.legendsofhockey.net/html/leg_writers.htm Elmer Ferguson Awards]<br>		*[http://www.legendsofhockey.net/html/leg_writers.htm Elmer Ferguson Awards]<br>
	*Hockey [http://www.hhof.com/html/sitemap.shtml Hall of Fame]<br>		*Hockey [http://www.hhof.com/html/sitemap.shtml Hall of Fame]<br>
	*Sample Ferguson newspaper [[:Image:EscobarKeepsTitle.jpg\|article]]

	[[Category:Boxing Media\|Ferguson, Elmer W.]]		[[Category:Boxing Media\|Ferguson, Elmer W.]]

Ric at 01:14, 25 March 2019

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	[[file:Ferguson.Elmer.jpg\|left\|200px\|Elmer Ferguson]]		[[file:Ferguson.Elmer.jpg\|left\|200px\|Elmer Ferguson]]
	'''Elmer W. Ferguson''' (1885-April 26, 1972) was the Sports Editor of the ''Montreal Daily Herald'' (Montreal, QC, Canada) from the very early 1920s until at least the 1950s~~, if not longer~~. His [[:File:EscobarKeepsTitle.jpg\|"The Gist and Jest of It"]] column ran in that newspaper for many years.		'''Elmer W. Ferguson''' (1885-April 26, 1972) was the Sports Editor of the ''Montreal Daily Herald'' (Montreal, QC, Canada) from the very early 1920s until at least the 1950s. His [[:File:EscobarKeepsTitle.jpg\|"The Gist and Jest of It"]] column ran in that newspaper for many years.

	And he was the founding Secretary of the [[Montreal Athletic Commission]] in 1922.		And he was the founding Secretary of the [[Montreal Athletic Commission]] in 1922.

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	[[file:Ferguson.Elmer.jpg\|left\|200px\|Elmer Ferguson]]		[[file:Ferguson.Elmer.jpg\|left\|200px\|Elmer Ferguson]]
	'''Elmer W. Ferguson''' (1885-April 26, 1972) was the Sports Editor of the ''Montreal Daily Herald'' (Montreal, QC, Canada) from the very early 1920s until at least the 1950s, if not longer. His ~~popular~~ "The Gist and Jest of It" ~~sports~~ column ran in that newspaper for many years ~~as well~~.		'''Elmer W. Ferguson''' (1885-April 26, 1972) was the Sports Editor of the ''Montreal Daily Herald'' (Montreal, QC, Canada) from the very early 1920s until at least the 1950s, if not longer. His [[:File:EscobarKeepsTitle.jpg\|"The Gist and Jest of It"]] column ran in that newspaper for many years.

	And he was the founding Secretary of the [[Montreal Athletic Commission]] in 1922.		And he was the founding Secretary of the [[Montreal Athletic Commission]] in 1922.

Ric at 01:06, 25 March 2019

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	~~== Sportswriter & Editor ==~~
	[[file:Ferguson.Elmer.jpg\|left\|200px\|Elmer Ferguson]]		[[file:Ferguson.Elmer.jpg\|left\|200px\|Elmer Ferguson]]
	'''Elmer W. Ferguson''' (1885-April 26, 1972) was the Sports Editor of the ''Montreal Daily Herald'' (Montreal, QC, Canada) from the very early 1920s until at least the 1950s, if not longer. His popular "The Gist and Jest of It" sports column ran in that newspaper for many years as well.		'''Elmer W. Ferguson''' (1885-April 26, 1972) was the Sports Editor of the ''Montreal Daily Herald'' (Montreal, QC, Canada) from the very early 1920s until at least the 1950s, if not longer. His popular "The Gist and Jest of It" sports column ran in that newspaper for many years as well.

Ric at 01:01, 25 March 2019

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	== Sportswriter & Editor ==		== Sportswriter & Editor ==
	[[file:Ferguson.Elmer.jpg\|left\|200px\|Elmer Ferguson]]		[[file:Ferguson.Elmer.jpg\|left\|200px\|Elmer Ferguson]]
	'''Elmer W. Ferguson''' (1885-April 26, 1972) was the ~~long-time~~ Sports Editor of the ''Montreal Daily Herald'' (Montreal, QC, Canada)~~, and the founding Secretary of the [[Montreal Athletic Commission]] in 1922. He was the ''Montreal Herald'' Sports Editor~~ from the very early 1920s until at least the 1950s, if not longer. His popular "The Gist and Jest of It" sports column ran in that newspaper for many years as well.		'''Elmer W. Ferguson''' (1885-April 26, 1972) was the Sports Editor of the ''Montreal Daily Herald'' (Montreal, QC, Canada) from the very early 1920s until at least the 1950s, if not longer. His popular "The Gist and Jest of It" sports column ran in that newspaper for many years as well.

			And he was the founding Secretary of the [[Montreal Athletic Commission]] in 1922.

	Although quite knowledgeable about most sports, Ferguson took a special interest in boxing and ice hockey. To this day, the Hockey Hall of Fame annually presents its ''Elmer Ferguson Memorial Award'' "in recognition of distinguished members of the newspaper profession whose words have brought honour to journalism and to hockey."		Although quite knowledgeable about most sports, Ferguson took a special interest in boxing and ice hockey. To this day, the Hockey Hall of Fame annually presents its ''Elmer Ferguson Memorial Award'' "in recognition of distinguished members of the newspaper profession whose words have brought honour to journalism and to hockey."

Ric at 05:05, 5 September 2009

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	*[http://www.legendsofhockey.net/html/leg_writers.htm Elmer Ferguson Awards]<br>		*[http://www.legendsofhockey.net/html/leg_writers.htm Elmer Ferguson Awards]<br>
	*Hockey [http://www.hhof.com/html/sitemap.shtml Hall of Fame]<br>		*Hockey [http://www.hhof.com/html/sitemap.shtml Hall of Fame]<br>
	*Sample Ferguson newspaper [~~http~~:~~//www.geocities.com/boxofdaylight/SixtoHeadlines~~.jpg article]~~<br>~~		*Sample Ferguson newspaper [[:Image:EscobarKeepsTitle.jpg\|article]]

	[[Category:Boxing Media\|Ferguson, Elmer W.]]		[[Category:Boxing Media\|Ferguson, Elmer W.]]

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	== Sportswriter & Editor ==		== Sportswriter & Editor ==
	[[file:Ferguson.Elmer.jpg\|left\|200px\|Elmer Ferguson]]		[[file:Ferguson.Elmer.jpg\|left\|200px\|Elmer Ferguson]]
	Elmer W. Ferguson (1885-1972) was the long-time Sports Editor of the ''Montreal Daily Herald'' (Montreal, QC, Canada), and the founding Secretary of the [[Montreal Athletic Commission]] in 1922. He was the ''Montreal Herald'' Sports Editor from the very early 1920s until at least the 1950s, if not longer. His popular "The Gist and Jest of It" sports column ran in that newspaper for many years as well.		'''Elmer W. Ferguson''' (1885-April 26, 1972) was the long-time Sports Editor of the ''Montreal Daily Herald'' (Montreal, QC, Canada), and the founding Secretary of the [[Montreal Athletic Commission]] in 1922. He was the ''Montreal Herald'' Sports Editor from the very early 1920s until at least the 1950s, if not longer. His popular "The Gist and Jest of It" sports column ran in that newspaper for many years as well.

	Although quite knowledgeable about most sports, Ferguson took a special interest in boxing and ice hockey. To this day, the Hockey Hall of Fame annually presents its ''Elmer Ferguson Memorial Award'' "in recognition of distinguished members of the newspaper profession whose words have brought honour to journalism and to hockey."		Although quite knowledgeable about most sports, Ferguson took a special interest in boxing and ice hockey. To this day, the Hockey Hall of Fame annually presents its ''Elmer Ferguson Memorial Award'' "in recognition of distinguished members of the newspaper profession whose words have brought honour to journalism and to hockey."

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	== External Links ==		== External Links ==

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	*Hockey [http://www.hhof.com/html/sitemap.shtml Hall of Fame]<br>		*Hockey [http://www.hhof.com/html/sitemap.shtml Hall of Fame]<br>
	*Sample Ferguson newspaper [http://www.geocities.com/boxofdaylight/SixtoHeadlines.jpg article]<br>		*Sample Ferguson newspaper [http://www.geocities.com/boxofdaylight/SixtoHeadlines.jpg article]<br>
	*Sample "The Gist and Jest of It" [http://www.sportsonly.com/a/7930/bin/996.html article]

	[[Category:Boxing Media\|Ferguson, Elmer W.]]		[[Category:Boxing Media\|Ferguson, Elmer W.]]