Word: haras
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Instead, he has shut down the track himself by a proclamation of martial law. Generals and soldiers are occupying the racetrack, and patrolling it day and night. Hardly any civilians can enter Narragansett Park except Mr. O'Hara who lives there and a few trainers and grooms for the horses...
Even the horses are restricted; they can take a little exercise early in the morning, but must go back to bed at 10 a.m. Meanwhile vituperative challenges pass to and for between Mr. O'Hara in his pent-house on the roof of the grandstand and Governor Quinn under the marble done on one of Providence's Seven Hills...
...Sundays included. The Indian (Nat Pendleton, perennial fall guy of films) joins their fraternity, of which the only other members are the Ritzes, gives them $80,000 he is carrying as pocket money, commissions them to save the job of luckless Coach O'Hara (Fred Stone). In proper raccoons, courtesy of their protege, they buy off the mercenary dean with promises of a new gymnasium, exact promises of football careers for themselves and friend, continued employment for Coach O'Hara. Pendleton becomes the star back, winning games virtually singlehanded, only adverse scores being when the Ritzes play...
...editors; Edward Goodman, Harry Wagstaff Gribble, Worthington Miner, Philip Moeller, Antoinette Perry, Leo Strasborg, directors; A. M. Drummond of Cornell University, SamSawyer Falk, of Syracuse University, Garrett H. Leverton of Northwestern University, E. C. Mabie of the University of Iowa, Allardyce Nicoll of Yale University, Frank Hurburt O'Hara of the University of Chicago, Arthur Hobson Quinn of the University of Pennsylvania, Randolph Somerville of New York University, educators...
Suspended. The license of Narragansett Park racetrack, with a contingent order that Owner Walter E. O'Hara be removed as managing director before Sept. 30; by the Rhode Island State Racing Commission; in Providence. This culminates the longtime feud between Horseman O'Hara and Rhode Island's Governor Robert E. Quinn (TIME, Sept. 20). "Narragansett," said Owner O'Hara, "will not open next season...