Search Details

Word: idrottsbladet (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first (reverse)


Usage:

...They are 200 years ahead of most of Europe in their civilization. . . ." Last week in Stockholm Minister Steinhardt gave a reception for a visiting U. S. track team and made another speech. In a corner sat a newshawk for the Swedish sports journal Idrottsbladet, taking down his words. What the reporter thought he heard the Minister say made headlines next day in Idrottsbladet. It was: "Be on your watch. The Swedes are a jealous nation and do not like to see foreign sportsmen triumph. Maribel Vinson [champion U. S. woman figure-skater from 1928 to 1934] was unfairly marked down...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: SWEDEN: Minister to Athletes | 7/30/1934 | See Source »

Previous | 1 | 2 |