Word: fair
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...dark-bearded portly man, whose flowing garments billowed opulently, wandered through the gaudy Spring Fair at Fez last week, buying here a mechanical piano, there a thoroughbred stallion, a typewriter, jeweled sandals...
...Sultan, Mulai Yusef, a big indolent man, who is supported by the French and Spanish as the puppet sovereign of Morocco. Venerable Moroccans were scandalized by his appearance at the fair en foot. Traditionally he should have arrived either on horseback or upon a portable throne, and heavily guarded in any case. Instead he dismissed his strapping Negro bodyguard at the gate of the fair and entered "practically unattended" - accompanied by only 32 Caids, four Pashas, two French Generals, and the French Resident General in Morocco, Jules Steeg...
...While the Sultan stolidly watched an exhibition of Arabian trick riding at the fair, the Franco-Spanish war against Abd-El-Krim, who also claims to be Sultan of Morocco, continued less than 50 miles away...
...hammer, which consists of a metal ball attached to wire handle, four feet overall in length and weighing 16 pounds, has been held in this meet since 1877. The hammer is thrown from a seven foot circle, in which the competitor is restrained to his fair throws. From its inception to 1891 a wooden handle was used. The wire handle, with its double or single grip, proved a great improvement over the old style hammer and really revolutionized the event...
Except for Todd and Zarakov, no Crimson regular is batting over .300. Ullman's recent streak has brought him up from the less than .200 class to the figure of .263, and should his thumping continue, he bids fair to join the select group. Jones, with an average of .285, and Chauncey, whose mark is .268, still stand between the University second sacker and the leaders...