Word: fourths
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Pennsylvania. The fourth primary of the season takes place in Pennsylvania next week, and, it being Pennsylvania, the chief interest is in the Republican choice. There are three candidates. Senator Pepper, running for renomination, is backed by the Mellons and the organization of the western part of the state. Cyrus E. Woods, former Ambassador, is managing Mr. Pepper's campaign. He is Dry and his issue is support of the Administration. The second candidate is Governor Pinchot, fighting for nomination on the ground that he is Dryer than Pepper. He has a good bit of the church vote...
...farthing equals one-fourth of an English penny or half a U. S. cent...
...railroad station. He had joined the distinguished roster of national intercollegiate eloquence champions, a roster including an author, a bishop, a governor, senators (including the late LaFollette, the retired Beveridge), six college presidents and many another Who of Who's Who. Incidentally, he had won for Wabash her fourth national championship in seven years, her second in succession. "If," said Elocution Professor Brigance with pardonable pride, "if there be such a thing as a crown of American oratory, certainly there could be no disputant of Wabash's claim...
...Crimson batsmen could not fathon the fast hooks of Fons until the fourth inning, when Tobin singled after Captain Todd had flied out. Chauncey, the next man up connected with the second ball pitched for a hard bingle, scoring Tobin. Sullivan flied out to the first baseman, and Ullman, the next man up, hit safely between first and second. Chauncey counted when Doherty, the visiting receiver, dropped the throw home. Barbee drove out a single...
...strokes of the victorious University shells were G. E. Smith '26 on the Senior eight, and E. B. Hanley '27, stroke of the third University of Washington new last year, on the fourth 150. Hanley is ineligible to row on any of the regular crews this year on account of the one year rule...