Word: behinds
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...South Bend aggregation, travelling East for a post-season barnstorming tour, has a good record behind it, twenty-three victories and six defeats. In their debut in this district Thursday, the Notre Dame players met an 8 to 1 defeat at the hands of the strong Boston College nine. A lapse in fielding was responsible for their setback...
However, though generals still loom before us who are not seniors, there remain finals to be passed. Now that the first one of five exams are over it is with renewed confidence that we face the remaining ones. When those are behind us, the desire will be to close our books until September. Doubtless we may be tempted to do some wellchosen reading. For those who are fortunate enough to come up for oral extensive reading is particularly helpful. In addition we suggest it for those who would like to see Radcliffe enter an intellectual contest. --Radcliffe Daily...
...they finished a transcontinental (3,422.3 mile) marathon. C. C. ("Cash and Carry") Pyle and his associate W. H. ("Easy") Pickens con- gratulated Winner Andrew Payne of Claremore, Okla., promised to pay him $25,000, promised John Salo of Passaic, N. J., $10,000 for finishing second, 15 hours behind Payne, promised Phillip Granville...
Three months ago the runners started from Los Angeles. In front of them rode C. C. Pyle in a motor bungalow accompanied by his protege, Red Grange. Behind the bungalow came a broadcasting car which cost $1,000 a week to operate. Behind the broadcasting car, before much time had passed, came sheriffs on motorcycles. Soon the bungalow was attached for debts. At every town runners quit. Red Grange, barker of a side show which Pyle set up in a tent wherever he stopped failed to make money. Pyle gave the runners $1.50 a day for food, put cots...
...woven chase, God and Gabriel had more than these companions. A jovial company of gentlemen, urging great horses and blowing on golden horns, were riding, running, through a wilderness of flowers. Their meek quarry fled through the brilliant fields; behind him, silent and happy, the pursuit increased and came more quickly; a wind stiffened in their flags and made the starry flowers bend across the grass. The white hounds leaned upon their leashes and the bowmen bent their bows. Crouching in a garden at last, the prisoned unicorn gazed upon his followers. They levelled spears amid a thousand flowers...