Word: cupful
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Princeton, N. J., Princeton's 150-Pound Crew Prospects--May 13, 1935--Its best season in years is in prospect as the Tiger lightweight crew prepares to go to Cambridge next Saturday to battle Yale and Harvard's fifties in the Goldthwait Cup races...
Coach Hodder is especially enthusiastic about his team's chances because of its great improvement during the past week. Charlie Bellows surprised the Boston sport writers last weekend by leading the qualifying in the Country Club Cup Tournament. Bob Hunter has been scoring well in the interclub matches, and Lyn Lardner, former Wisconsin State Champion and Hodder's mainstay, has been playing in top-notch form...
...Omaha's jockey, Willie (''Smoky'') Saunders. who chose his mount's name, beginning with ''O." in honor of its famed progenitor Ormond. said: "Omaha is the greatest horse I ever rode." Said Kentucky's Governor Ruby Laffoon. presenting the gold cup which, in addition to a horseshoe of roses and $39,525. was first prize: "The best horse won.'' Omaha's owner is William Woodward, honorary board chairman of Central Hanover Bank & Trust Co., chairman of The Jockey Club and probably the most influential owner currently active...
...reputed $1,000 for Rhu, got $600 back next day when Rhu won the Futurity. In the Derby, Gangster easily took the lead from his co-finalist, Sunny Sahara, reached the rabbit four lengths ahead. He missed on the dive and Sahara made the kill, but judges gave the cup to Gangster. Third place in the Derby went to another of Gangster's progeny. Shadow Son of Gangster. Proud John Pesek promptly planned to up Gangster's stud fee, once...
Best Reporting of the year, the judges found, was done by a youthful sports writer on the New York Herald Tribune, William Howland Taylor. To him went $1,000 for his stories of the America's Cup Races: the claim of foul by the British yacht Endeavour, the victory won by Harold Vanderbilt's Rainbow. A yachtsman, William Taylor helped organize the Frostbite Yacht Club which sails dinghies ia winter...