Word: furlong
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...clock on the evening of Thursday, February 23, Mr. Charles Wellington Furlong will speak in the Living Room of the Union on "The Passing of the Old West." Before the address Mr. Furlong will be the guest of the Governing Board of the Union at a dinner at 6.45 o'clock...
...talk will be illustrated by moving pictures and stereopticon slides. Mr. Furlong, who is an artist by profession, has led a life of remarkable interest and activity. His biography is a series of exciting adventures, not only in the Western section of the United States, but in all parts of the world. It was in 1904 while exploring the northern part of Africa, that Mr. Furlong discovered in Tripoli Harbor the wreck of the United States frigate Philadelphia; sunk there by Lieutenant Decateur just one hundred years before. In 1907 he transferred his explorations from Africa to South America...
...Thursday evening, February 23, at 8 o'clock, Mr. Charles Wellington Furlong will speak in the Living Room on "The Passing of the Old West," that is, the West of the Oregon Trail, Kit Carson and Buffalo Bill, which has been depicted by Remington and told of by Mr. Owen Wister '82. The talk will be illustrated by slides...
...meet two of the best men he has run against this year. Lourie ran second to Feldman of Yale in the 100 two weeks ago, and Gourdin should have little difficulty in beating him to the tape, but Stevenson is a more dangerous competitor. He beat Feldman in the furlong distance in the fast time of 22 seconds, and the chances are that he will be able to repeat this performance in the Stadium tomorrow. It is probable that the points in the two sprint races will be evenly divided...
...take place on the following afternoon. As there is not sufficient straightaway space under the present arrangements to hold a 220-yard dash, the sprints will be limited to 100 and 160 yards. There will be no high hurdles and for the same reason, as the elimination of the furlong, the low hurdles will be limited to 120 yards...