Word: handicapped
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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With over 100 men entered in 15 events, finals in the University handicap track meet will take place on Soldiers' Field this afternoon, beginning at 2.30 o'clock. Entries are open until the starting time for all members of the University, including graduate students and men on probation. Liberal handicaps will be given to all inexperienced entries...
...preliminaries of the Annual University Spring Handicap Meet will be held this afternoon at Soldiers Field, beginning at 3 o'clock. Trials and semi-finals in the dashes and hurdles only will be run off, the first heat of the 120-yard high hurdles starting at 3 o'clock. The preliminaries of the 100-yard dash, the 220-yard low hurdles and the 220-yard dash will be held at 3.15, 3.30, and 3.45 o'clock respectively...
...trade, large retailers have for some time been experimenting with two kinds of small stores. Chain stores have been highly successful in selling standardized merchandise at low prices for cash. Branch stores (subsidiaries of a large central unit, as distinguished from chains of small units) hitherto have had two handicaps to overcome: 1) they have been unable to carry the huge stocks that have made successes of such stores as Manhattan's R. H. Macy & Co.; 2) in the case of stores specializing in a few types of goods, the branches have not always been able to carry so wide...
Like the Epsom Derby, the Manchester November Handicap, the Grand National is the subject of world-wide lotteries. This year U. S. newssheets were warned by the postal authorities that they would be prosecuted for advertising lotteries if they published the names of lottery winners in mail editions. Many a paper published the names of winners last week in their city editions but did not brave...
...interview printed in yesterday's issue of the News Dean Gauss of Princeton says that it is a mistake for one who is not bright to attempt to work his way through college, since he is subjected to both physical and mental handicap. The bare statement sounds with a harsh note...