Word: champion
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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This match, which is a biannual affair, is played for the Prentice Trophy which was donated by Bernon S. Prentice '05, Chairman of the United States Lawn Tennis Association and former captain and champion at Harvard...
...champion of ladies' bands am I, but unless the female method of tone production tillers radically from that of the male it seems almost libelous to attribute drooling to their horn players (TIME, March 25 ). Closer observation would show you that it is condensed moisture from the breath rather than saliva which accumulates within the tubing of brass instruments. As for ascribing the difficulty of French horn playing to the necessity of passing ' breath "evenly through some 16 feet of tubing, a matter of sustaining tone, a more fundamental problem is that of even starting the designated tone...
...Petersburg, Fla., a record crowd for a Florida exhibition game (6,500) last fortnight went to see the two most famed baseball players of their era play against each other. With Jerome Herman Dean pitching for the World Champion St. Louis Cardinals, the Boston Braves' new rightfielder, George Herman Ruth, failed...
...pictures of Golden Miller taking the jump perfectly and contradicting Jockey Wilson's explanation that his horse had tried to refuse, lumbered into the top of the fence. Also next day, to show her faith in him. Miss Paget let Jockey Wilson ride Golden Miller again in the Champion...
...last few years, professional prizefight promoters & managers as well as the public have taken a lively interest in the Golden Gloves. Light-heavyweight Champion Bob Olin, cousin of a News cameraman, got his start as a Golden Glover in 1928. So did Lightweight Champion Barney Ross, in 1929. Currently, most notable Golden Gloves alumnus is Negro Heavyweight Joe Louis of Detroit who won the Golden Gloves championship last year after knocking out 43 of his 54 amateur opponents. Since turning professional, Heavyweight Louis has had 17 fights, won 13 by knockouts, four by decision without losing a round. Last week...