Word: clean
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...that are more used to the aigrette, than to the pen do not response easily to the new demands; his humor somehow lacks that airy step of one who is well-fed and content with the universe. Yet now that this creature stands in the middle of our own clean carpet, was are rather obligate to decide what we will do with him. For though he arrogating pretends that he is the master, we know better. He is before us holy on sufferance is it not our carpet...
...half, and so was in poor form when joining the squad this spring; but he has improved rapidly, as his performance Saturday shows. He won the 120-yard high-hurdles in 15 4-5 seconds, which is good time, considering the poor weather. The University scored a clean sweep in this event, R. S. Whitney '22 crossing the line only a few inches behind Krogness, and C. R. Haulers taking third with a comfortable lead over Mills, the leading Tech runner...
...yard high hurdles and the 220-yard high hurdles, and in both the high and broad-jumps. In the three sprints the 1924 won two seconds and two thirds, but in the distance runs and in the weight and polevault events the New Hampshire schoolboys made practically a clean sweep...
Princeton, N. J., May 7.--A full quarter length in the lead, with every man in time, blade-work clean, and stroke hard and powerful, the Orange and Black oarsmen, stroked by Leh, crossed the finish line ahead of the Navy and challenged its right to the title of world's champion this afternoon. About three lengths in the rear came the Harvard oarsmen, fighting hard but unavailingly against two such crews as the Navy and Princeton. For the power and speed of the Princeton crew has been grossly underestimated and it was against the nominal world champions...
...Orange and Black showed that the yearlings were good. The boats started at about 40 and soon dropped, Harvard in 32 and Princeton to about 34. At the half-mile mark the Harvard yearlings had aboved ahead by a full length and Amory was settling into a clean, easy stroke. Behind him his men were all doing well, especially Hamilton at 6, whose work together with Amory's won high commendation from the coaches. A tendency to take the stroke away from Amory and hurry it slightly was the only marring feature. At the mile mark there was a length...