Word: ascher
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...dozen of cinema display houses in Manhattan were not enough for him. He looked westward. Along the Pacific Coast - in California, Oregon and Washington - and in Nevada and Montana, the West Coast circuit owned 250 theatres. In Wisconsin was the Saxe circuit with 50 houses, and in Chicago the Ascher circuit's seven. Their proper ties combined were worth $100,000,000. The Paramount -Famous -Lasky group wanted them, as did the First National and the Metro-Goldwyn. Mr. Fox bid highest, won. With more than 300 houses in his circuit he has assured display for the films...
...field in the third heat to win in 48 8-10 seconds. The Blue flash came to the fore in the last 25 yards and was pushed all the way to the tape by Cooke of Syracuse and Burgess of Georgetown. Miller of Stanford won the second heat and Ascher, veteran Georgetown runner showed the way in the final brush...
Kane (Harvard), Miller (Stan.), Paulson (Yale). Ascher (Georgetown), Proudlook (Syracuse), Burns (H. C.), Cooke (Syracuse), McDonald (Penn), Burgess (Georgetown...
Kane and Allen were eliminated in the trials for the quarter. Allen ran especially well in his heat but failed to get into second place by a bare margin in a very closely contested finish. The heat was won by Ascher of Georgetown who took third in the finals the following afternoon only three yards behind the winner. Fletcher, the University entrant in the low hurdles also failed to qualify...