Word: bets
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Majestic House. Knowing that Wilhelmina was not in good health, her people were not surprised last week but they were profoundly moved. Said Mrs. Bet van Beeren, 46-year-old Amsterdamer: "I can remember her walking through the streets of Amsterdam 25 years ago, always with a smile and a hand outstretched. She was democratic, but majestic. She was the House of Orange, which is Holland...
...only emotional uplift which McTernan claims he gets from serving all this tradition is wonder what famous person will be up front on Commencement Day. For the last two years his bet has been on MacArthur and both times he's been disappointed. But George's faith in the law of averages remains unshaken; his guess for this year is still "Fighting Doug...
Brainard completed the 75-yard stint, which required almost a minute and a half, but when he rose to the surface for air he was unable to breathe, and sank to the bottom unconscious. Henry S. Birdseye '50, loser of the bet, rushed for aid from a pool supervisor, who dove in to recover the victim...
...better chance of winning than long shots, Bones seldom books Arcaro to ride any 15-to-1 horses. Many bettors put their money on whatever horse Arcaro is riding, thus shortening the odds further still; his reputation helps make a lot of false favorites. Arcaro is an unsound betting proposition. Eddie himself used to bet on his horses, says he gave it up because "I don't think you can beat them things." His income is about $2,300 a week, minus $340 for valet and agent fees. (Says Eddie: "After taxes, it's just a livin...
Pneumonia brought the College's leading horseplayer to Stillman Infirmary yesterday, but the Suffolk mutuel machines saw no bet lack...