Word: contests
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...into the news. The New York World used to euphemize and call him an "operator," knowing well that many another citizen gambled as often though perhaps not so daringly as Rothstein. He won a few hundred "grand" on this year's World's Series-a contest which he was said to have "fixed" in 1919. He was supposed to have "shot the works" (bet all he had) on Hoover's election, most of it at the excellent odds...
...first quarter was marked by fumbles and miss-plays on the part of both teams. The Crimson quickly fell into its stride beginning with the second quarter, and continued on the offensive throughout the remainder of the contest...
This will be the third game of the season for the 'Huskies, which will give them somewhat of an advantage, due to the inexperience of the Harvard tem. The game will be the third contest ever played between Harvard and Northeastern, so far the Crimson having won both. In 1921-22 Harvard defeated Northeastern 41-22, while a year ago the score...
...season. The three sophomores on the team. Upton, Farrell, and Rex replace Barbee, Rarper, and Green, of last year's five. Several men from the football squad, who were expected, have failed to turn up, so that there is an unusual amount of inexperienced material in tonight's contest. Captain O'Connell and Wenner are the veterans, the former a letterman and a senior while the latter, a junior, was a regniar at times during last season but failed to hold the position. Coach E.A. Wachter was expected to choose M.E. Pierce '31 for center but has selected Upton...
Another Marshall County boy, Keith Collins, 15, won the other best coveted prize of the live stock show, the carcass contest. The McCaulley Market of Mt. Kisco, N. Y., paid him $6.75 a pound ($4,873.50) for his yearling steer Benny, killed and dressed...