Word: gate
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...comforted to hear that a canvass of 2,036 U. S. newspapers revealed 1,357 in favor of the World Court. ¶ Early one morning Mrs. Hoover motored down to the Union Station, hid herself behind the concourse grill while Boris, the President's valet, went through the gate and down the platform. A long Pullman train pulled in. Off hopped a little girl and boy in fur-trimmed blue coats. Behind them came their mother and a nurse carrying their baby sister. Boris took each child by the hand, led them dancing and prancing back to the gate...
Horween has made his mark on Soldiers Field. His teams, it is true, have met with a variance of fortune, but he has clearly demonstrated that a head coach does not necessarily have to be a slave driver, and that in spite of spectacular gate receipts and modern front page publicity, the elements which originally made football a sport for the player can be retained. The sanity which he has shown in the handling of his men has made for a healthier situation on the Harvard field, and he has been a fine influence on intercollegiate football in general...
...Gate-crashing at Stadium games is becoming more of a fine art every week, it was revealed yesterday by W. J. Bingham '16, Director of Athletics...
According to Mr. Bingham, one genius donned a red sweater and flannels, trotted up to the gate, and ejaculated breathlessly one word, "Manager." The ruse was successful, and the "manager" saw the game free. It is not, however, says the director, a scheme which will work twice...
...composed of undergraduates, parents, alumni, their wives, sweethearts, cousins. For years it has been growing until it has come to include every element in the country. Last year 450 college teams played games, 15,000 players participated, 1,400 games were played, 3,000,000 tickets were sold, the gate receipts were approximately $10,000.000. This year the figures may be even bigger. More than ever before it has become evident that the public, taking possession of a game which was once the private property of the colleges, lias changed it almost unrecognizably. College graduates often grumble about the changes...