Search Details

Word: contestant (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1920-1929
Sort By: most recent first (reverse)


Usage:

...Crimson second baseball team will meet Andover on the schoolboy diamond this afternoon. The contest will be the second of the week for the Harvard subs, the first game having been dropped to Dean Academy by a 6 to 2 score on Monday...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: SECOND NINE FACES ANDOVER ON SCHOOLBOY FIELD TODAY | 5/8/1929 | See Source »

Time Covered by Contest Lengthened...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: NEW YORK TIMES CURRENT EVENTS CONTEST ALTERED | 5/4/1929 | See Source »

...further decided to lengthen the period of time covered by the facts contest from eight months to ten months. The general character of the competition will remain unchanged. The three hour examinations will not be divided but it is intended to allow contestants to spend the time to their best advantage instead of requiring a certain number of minutes to be spent on each question...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: NEW YORK TIMES CURRENT EVENTS CONTEST ALTERED | 5/4/1929 | See Source »

Another important change prevents local winners from competing again until at least a year has elapsed since their first success. This means that only men who win a contest in their Freshman or Sophomore years will have a chance to win the prize a second time...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: NEW YORK TIMES CURRENT EVENTS CONTEST ALTERED | 5/4/1929 | See Source »

Spring practice has been going on for only two weeks, a good deal of which was unfavorable for soccer because of the heavy rains. As a result of this, the playing in last week's game was ragged but the outlook for today's contest is slightly more favorable...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Soccer team Plays Swedish Booters in Practice Game | 5/4/1929 | See Source »

Previous | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | Next