Word: finished
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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When questioned as to the true value of photography is deciding finishes of track events, Mr. Small said he strongly believed the results of close races would come to be determined by photography in America as is already done in England. He spoke of two instances in his personal experience when the decisions of the judges were later proved by the camera to be wrong. One of his pictures showed an unmistakable foul at the finish of a two-mile race, which, if the judges had seen it, would have changed the result of the meet...
...river all is peaceful again after the Lent races. Although in one or two rather conspicuous instances vigor completely outshone style and finish, the standard of the rowing was such as to promise plenty of good material for the more important May races held at the beginning of June. Jesus College retained the headship of the river...
...beleaguered defenders are equipped with machine guns and three union miners are riddled early in the action. Night falls and the besiegers creep closer-to within forty yards of the enemy. They crouch behind a parapet of earth thrown up by a steam-shovel and wait for daylight to finish their bloody work...
...through the efforts of Dr. Charles E. Sawyer, the President's personal physician and now chief coordinator of the Federal Hospitalization Board, who wishes to see a Department of Public Welfare with four branches: Education, Public Health, Social Service, Veterans' Relief. Senator Sterling serves notice of a finish fight for a separate Department of Education. And the National Chamber of Commerce continues its attack upon the whole scheme as an improper usurpation of local authority by the general government...
...tournament has progressed to date rather slowly, the matches from now on will be speeded up in order to finish the tournament within the next week and a half...