Word: bets
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...they bought all of the Barnum and Bailey interests at the absurdly low price of $410,000. Among the minor achievements of John Ringling is the acquirement of three Western railroads. Such is his knowledge of the route his circus must travel that he once won a bet of a dinner by demonstrating that he, blindfolded, could trace a railroad line from the capital of any state to the smallest town in the territory...
...Manhattan, Herbert J. ("Kid") Yates, 47 years, 165 Ibs., President of The Consolidated Film Co., No, 729 Seventh Ave., posted a bet of $50,000 that he could lick any business man of his age or over. H. A. Hallenbeck, Manhattan publisher, accepted the challenge, deposited his check for the amount. "Kid" Yates let his challenge stand. All over the U. S., other business men, staunch fisticuffers of 47 or more, irritated, began to look to their biceps, their check books...
Likely candidates for first base are Wortham, Kline, and Wadsworth, all of football game. Lindley looks like a sure bet for second base, though the position is being strongly contested by Kai Kee, the Chinese star who substituted for him last spring, and Melsrea from the Freshmen. Shortstop is being disputed between Ewing, last year's regular, and Festa, who was decisred ineligible for the 1927 Freshman team in mid-season last year...
...favorites will have to reckon with that team and especially with several potential Crimson record breakers before they can check up a victory to their credit. Besides Watters and Tibbetts, who are counted upon to contribute their known ability, several new stars are being watched. A bet that both Miller and Fletcher will break a record tomorrow would not be a wholly reckless one in view of their recent performances. Various records have frequently tottered when either of them was on the track. Last week the triangular one fell before Miller's thunderous stride, and the world's time...
Jenney is Harvard's Bet in Jump...