Word: handicaped
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...women's tennis champion: Asked about my future, Mlle Lengien, 'Cleopatra of tennis', replied with what some people thought was amusing malice: 'She is a great player. Her operation [appendix] may or may not hurt her game, but it is not her biggest handicap. I was surprised to find she is letting herself get fat. Helen is getting too big about the hips.' My coach, W. C. ('Pop') Fuller swiftly retorted for me that my figure is mathematically perfect has not varied for months...
...victories of A. H. Miller '27 in the 40-yard dash and of G. W. Smith '29 in the 600-yard handicap were the high spots of the Crimson success at the sixth annual indoor games of the Knights of Columbus in Mechanics Hall Saturday night...
Changes in the handicaps of America's polo players were announced last night by the Handicap Committee of the Polo Association. W. C. Guest, captain of the Yale mallet men and a player on Stephen Sanford's Hurricanes, earned a three point increase in his handicap. He now ranks among the six goal men. C. R. Barrett, number 2 man on the Yale team, has been raised from two to three goals...
...White '27, star number 2 rider on the University team, is the only Harvard horseman who was granted an increase. His handicap was raised from two to three goals. The other Harvard players rank as follows: F. A. Clark '29, 4 goals; R.A. Pinkerton '27, 3 goals; Alexander Shaw '28, 2 goals...
...virginal genius in which Irene Bordoni appeared earlier this season (TIME, Dec. 6). Though Yvonne Printemps' radiant personality breathes life into the titular role (which was created especially for her), the play still seems fragile to the point of brittleness. The Guitrys were cordially received but the handicap of dialogue in foreign language militates against their popularity...