Word: forest
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...this season the North Carolina warriors have played two games and emerged victorious from both. An excellent opportunity was given the coaches to try the new material in the Wake Forest contest, and the youngsters proved their ability by chalking up four touchdowns in the last period. The final score was 65 to 0. The second game, that with Maryland, showed that the North Carolina defense is not impenetrable as the Maryland offense scored 19 points while the Tarheel backs were putting 26 across...
...thought I was going at terrific speed, although I never exceeded fifteen miles an hour. She wanted to know why all the people were in such a hurry. When we got to Forest Park, she exclaimed at the beauty of it, and when we passed the golf links, she wanted to know why the men and women with the clubs were hitting the ground. When we reached the new convent, Mother Aloysius seemed very happy and relieved...
...through and a short backswing, ran for nothing which he could not get and got practically everything he tried for. His returns were never purely defensive. He coaxed Richards, the best volleyer in the world, to the net so that he could win points passing him. This week, at Forest Hills, will be played the U. S. Professional Championship Tournament. Until amateurs gain enough nerve to enter professional tournaments, the winner of this is only unofficially the open champion...
...several years there was very little doubt about who would win the National Singles Championship at Forest Hills, L. I. Tilden would swing lazily through the first rounds; in the third and fourth rounds it became easier to see that he would win the last. In late afternoon matches his huge shadow would creep and flicker toward the clubhouse. By the time his opponent's shadow was in the middle of the press marquee, Tilden's shadow had gone upstairs. It was a terrifying shadow, with steps like dark lightning, enough to frighten any opponent...
...tycoon, purchased Mellody Farm for $2,500,000, last week. Mellody Farm is not Tin Pan Alley.* Nor is it a chicken, dairy or fruit farm. It is the bit of land which Mrs. Jonathan Ogden Armour loved most in the world-her magnificent 845-acre estate near Lake Forest, Ill. It was sold to help pay the creditors of the late Mr. Armour, honest grain-man and meatpacker. Mr. Insull and his syndicate of 24 Chicagoans will divide it into smaller estates...