Word: compliments
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...Venn, and the best American hitherto was 22 min. and 9 1/3 sec. by Armstrong. The track used was nine laps to the mile, and with very short corners. At the same meeting, out of five heats in a 75-yard handicap there were three dead-heats, - a silent compliment to the efficiency of the handicapper...
THAT was a very neat compliment that the last Advocate paid the Class of '80. As is usual in such cases, those who are the least known for "honest work" are proudest of the compliment...
...must decline your challenge, appreciating, however, the compliment; but will here say that I am quite ready, if my college is challenged and wishes me to row, to do so for the championship of the two colleges. I am respectfully yours...
Destruction compliment defeat...
...should really like to know how to "compliment defeat with destruction...