Word: championed
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...they are, but only one of them is recorded at the time and then it is half forgotten under the shadow of the next event. Supposing that a great competition could be held every three or four years, and that the winner in any department could be the champion of the English speaking Race, and that all the contests could be held in a comparatively short space of time, would it not give them much greater prominence and inspire the people with a stronger desire to gain a prize for their country or their colony...
Latham, the raquet champion, has defeated every opponent in America and will return to England with a clean record...
...Connor, the champion oarsman of America, has issued a challenge to any man on earth to row three miles for the world's championship...
Latham, the English raquet champion, defeated Pettitt, B. A. A. three straight sets at raquets on Saturday. The will play again...
Columbia College will lose Lloyd Collis, its champion walker, if the A. A. U. suspends the contestants of the 7th Regiment games...