Word: champion
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...further debt reduction. If could, he wanted to show that private financiers were anxious to bring about go ernment debt reduction for selfish re sons. He wanted to show how the U. S. had been what its businessmen and ban ers are now sheepishly admitting, "the world's champion sucker...
...best known U. S. golfing names-Billy Burke, Sarazen, Horton Smith, Cox, Diegel, Von Elm, Kirkwood, Golden, Olin Dutra and two San Francisco Espinosas, Romie and Henry, less famous than their brothers Abe and Al. Johnny Farrell had given up golf for a honeymoon. P. G. A. Champion Tom Creavy was there but he had a bad knee. Tommy Armour failed to show up. Walter Hagen, Amateur Johnny Dawson, Aubrey Boomer (British pro from St. Cloud, France) failed to qualify...
...went motoring with his friend Joe Kirkwood. Coming back, he put out his right hand while Kirkwood was parking the car, had it jammed against a post. Next day, his broken wrist in a cast, Horton Smith saw Burke go two extra holes to beat Tomekichi Miyamoto, Japanese champion in 1929 and 1930, who had come over for the winter season with two other crack Japanese pros, Rakuzo Asami and Kokichi Yasuda...
First Night All four contestants, even the usually placid Lenz (onetime paper box manufacturer & ping pong champion) and Mrs. Culbertson, were nervous. Noises from a party next door came through the wall. Troops of inebriated bridge addicts found the Culbertson door, were prevented from entering by five porters. On the first hand, Mr. Jacoby bid three no-trump, went down one. The play continued in a manner so erratic that even novice bridge addicts detected painful foibles. On the second hand the Culbertson team bid five diamonds, went down four. The fourth hand was generally conceded to be the most...
Captain B. S. Wood '33 will be entered tonight in the 440-yard free-style and in the relay, new moved up from 200 to 400 yards. Wood last year competed chiefly in the short events but this year Ulen plans to use the versatile 440-yard intercollegiate champion in whatever event Harvard's opponents are strongest...