Word: balle
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...President and Mrs. Coolidge attended for an hour the opening of the 35th annual Charity Ball for the benefit of the Children's Hospital. They did not dance* but received many friends in their box. Other notables at the ball included Vice President and Mrs. Dawes, a large part of the diplomatic corps, Senator and Mrs. James W. Wadsworth, Mr. and Mrs. John Hays Hammond, Dr. and Mrs. Stanley Rinehart...
...after those Games, may well have been factors making track and field sports momentarily more popular than baseball. The crowded condition of many city playgrounds was cited as a contributing cause for the decline. The great numbers of new country clubs might have been cited as another cause, taking ball-players from the sandlots to the golf links not only as players but as caddies. With prosperity have come automobiles, wherein infant Sislers, Lajoies, Heinie Zims tour the block instead of the bases...
...University drew away to an early lead during the opening minutes of the game. The two teams passed the ball among themselves, and little shooting was done, so the game was sluggish at the start. After the Crimson combination had scored nine points to the opponents' five, Tech made a spurt and drew up even before the first time out was called...
Barbee has replaced Coombs at left guard to start the second game. Coombs played the whole Dartmouth game, but Barbee's superiority in getting the ball off the opponents' backboard has won him the post, temporarily at least...
...Freshmen started off with a rush, scoring 11 points before Tilton had been able to get the ball into scoring position. They were never headed throughout the conflict, keeping at least six points ahead of the opposition at all stages of the game. The first half ended with the score...