Word: handicap
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...blind, sharp ears are given and sensitive fingers; those who cannot hear must use their eyes to make up for being deaf. Great musicians have been deaf; to sculptors, lack of hearing should surely prove no handicap. Thus, Mrs. Louise Wilder, deaf and somewhat famed sculptor of babies, last week indicated some of the advantages which she has derived from her deficiency. "Having been deaf for fourteen years I have learned to work entirely by myself never hearing the disturbing noises that bother so many artists in big cities. While others must go to the country for solitude, I have...
...fast young men from the Argentine were watching them, and that these Argentinians are going to be dangerous opponents in the International Cup matches in September. The captain of the Argentine team is Jack Nelson, rich breeder of ponies, horses, cattle. Then there is Lewis L. Lacey, a ten-handicap player, blue-eyed, slight of frame, five and a half feet tall, one of the grandest poloists in the world. He made famous the hit in midair, and it became known as a "Lacey." His appearance in the U. S. in 1926 was a sensation and a popular one. Last...
...lumbered up to the bridge, collapsed. Said Yale Coach Leader: "I think the lines of Harvard's varsity boat had a great deal to do with the crew trailing so far astern. I noticed the varsity boat in practice seemed to drag and believe the craft was a handicap of four or five boat lengths in tonight's race...
...captains of the two teams are likely to be the outstanding stars of the clash. J. C. Rathbone, leader of the Blue team, is the outstanding player of the visiting aggregation, holding a three-goal rating in the national handicap list. Captain E. L. Gerry '31, of the Crimson first year men, is considered one of the best mallet-wielders in the University...
...from earth and traverse the air. The importance of knowing more about that medium is apparent. "The air's the thing and before long men who have not had instruction in aerography, will feel that their college training was deficient; and such limitation of their knowledge will prove a handicap. There is rare opportunity for some friend of Harvard to found a Chair of Aerography...