Word: finished
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Water sharps picked Columbia to finish behind the Navy, Washington and California at Poughkeepsie last week; but sharps have been wrong so many times this season that duller men have taken to flipping coins before betting...
...legs carrying eleven redskins were throbbing over the 480-mile Redwood Highway between San Francisco and Grant's Pass, Ore. The red lips of Miss Redwood Empire, "little fawn" of the Hopi Indians, greeted John Mad Bull of the Karook tribe when he staggered across the finish line last week-the winner of the marathon. He had covered the 480 miles (longest footrace ever held in the U. S.) in 7 days, 12 hours, 34 minutes. He was rewarded with a $1,000 prize, to which he added $50 to purchase an automobile...
...Finish in Good Condition...
...horses began to run; the people began to shout. Captain Lindbergh did not shout, but he could see that one horse took the lead at the start and held it until he crossed the finish line, a winner. This horse was the favorite, Call...
...watched his men closely as they sped down the course. There was very little splashing and the boat rode with remarkable smoothness. A 36 beat was registered at the start, then John Watts '28, University stroke, lowered the beat to 32, maintaining that gait until close to the finish, when he raised it again...