Word: el
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...gentle as a deer and as ugly as a monkey, little El Ouati, the Algerian Marathon runner who won the Olympic race at Amsterdam last summer came to the U. S. in order to race for Promoter Bill ("Easy") Pickens. Last fortnight in Manhattan, he ran against Joie Ray whom he had beaten, by a last minute sprint, at Amsterdam; with frightened looks behind him and a low scooping stride. El Ouati beat Ray for the second time by seven laps. After this race it was planned to send El Ouati and Joie Ray on a tour...
...Until El Ouati and Ray should start their U. S. tour, it was necessary for Promoter Pickens to find stunts that should keep El Ouati in the public eye. The Algerian was led to various Manhattan newspaper offices ; reporters and photographers were invited to visit him so frequently that El Ouati, sick of removing his clothes to pose for pictures, murmured "que j'suis . . . fatigue...
...last an even better idea was produced. It was decided to have El Ouati run an exhibition race against Johnny Hayes, the man who 20 years ago made the marathon popular just as it is hoped that El Ouati will do now. This exhibition race took place last week; as had been expected, Johnny Hayes did not really try to beat the Algerian but merely trotted around with him once and then watched from the sidelines while El Ouati continued to drum circles on the track. The race did not at tract a crowd; for when people saw "Johnny Hayes...
When the settlers of California dreamed mundane dreams of shiny streets of gold, they turned to an old Spanish custom and called California an El Dorado...
...shoulders. His friends suspected a Klannish plot, or strong-arm work by the American Legion, which had warned him not to visit Phoenix. William O'Brien, candidate of the Workers' (Communist) Party for Governor of Arizona, began searching small-town jails through the Southwest. Suspicion pointed to El Paso, in the western corner of Texas, then to Nogales, on the Arizona-Mexico Border. Attorney-General Sargent and Governor Hunt of Arizona were both notified they would be held responsible for the Nominee's safety. There were two days of minor furore in minor circles. Then up turned...