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...Above all there were West Point and Annapolis. They had already been elected to settle the national championship in Philadelphia, Dec. 1. This psychological burden (it staggered Navy last year) might be something of a handicap, but it seemed unlikely to be a decisive...
Last week, Busher was asked to give away plenty of poundage to her male competitors in Hollywood Park's $25,000 Will Rogers Handicap. She shouldered her 123 lbs. like a workwoman, got away fifth from her No. 1 post position, scarcely needed the gentle reminders from Johnny Longden's whip, drove hard for her 14th victory in 18 starts-but failed by a neck to make...
Perspiration Handicap. Malaria, dysentery, smallpox, typhus and sandfly fever were everpresent. But no disease was as terrible to the P.G.C. as the fierce Iranian heat. Normal summer temperature was around 140 degrees...
...early days (there was) a Perspiration Handicap once a week. Each entry would roll up a sleeve, crook an elbow, and . . . see how fast he could fill an empty C-ration can. Eight minutes, 41 2/5 seconds was the record, achieved by a fat but fading major. . . . Finally, the contest had to be discontinued. 'The boys are just plumb sweat out,'" said one of the officers...
...Park, he could not spot his pale blue & white colors across the infield, but he would have no truck with field glasses; as usual, he relied on the announcer. After the announcer spotted Helis' Greek Warrior in front, down the stretch, across the line to win the Legion Handicap and $6,050, Helis muttered: "That guy's a good announcer...