Word: feats
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...back as 1881 he conceived the idea of a Greater Serbia, and it was largely through his ingenuity and foresight that the Kingdom of the Serbs, Croats and Slovenes came into existence. He is also responsible for getting the present Constitution through the National Assembly-no easy feat in view of the Creation opposition. He is now 75 years of age and is known as the " Grand Old Man of Serbia" or the " Father of the Constitution...
...Jockey. Steve Donoghue was the jockey. This is his fifth Derby victory?a feat only twice before equaled: a century ago by a jockey named Robinson, and between 1877 and 1886 by a jockey named Archer. But Donoghue goes one better. He won for the first time in the history of the race (which has been run regularly, even during the war, from 1780 to the present day) his golden spurs, a much coveted prize offered by the Jockey Club of England to the jockey who wins the Derby three times in succession. Donoghue won the 1921 race...
...years under twenty, lacking the specialized training which clips seconds from the work of college sprinters, runs into a world's record and just misses breaking it. He is perhaps the fastest runner in the world. Yet even the metropolitan dailies ignored their opportunity and buried the feat among the tombstones of the Sunday sporting section...
Williams, Philly centerfielder, was accountable for three, a feat which tied the league record held jointly by Kenneth Williams of the Browns and Walter Henline of the Phillies. Forty hits were made in the game and 28 players participated. Score: Philadelphia 20, St. Louis...
...Bautz, however, is nearly thirty centuries behind the times. In 1037 B. C. an indefatigable adventurer named Ulysses visited the sulphurous regions, interviewed the prominent people and returned with an exceedingly graphic report. Somewhat later, an equally daring gentleman, Aeveas, accomplished the same feat, and confirmed the account of his predecessor in every respect. Collaboration seems most improbable, since these men had been conspicuous as enemies in the "Great...