Word: irone
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...countrymen in the pole vault and half mile respectively. Byles of Princeton and Stanwood of Bowdoin are also on the British team. Stanwood made history for Oxford last March by winning three firsts against Cambridge in the high jump, and in both the high and low hurdles. The Oxford "iron man" will have stiff competition from J. C. Grady '33 of Harvard and from Lockwood and Dunbar of Yale over the harriers. Yale's remarkable Keith Brown should win the high jump as well as the pole vault. Hallowell will be out to lower Lowe's meet record...
Boss of Britain. Sure to dominate many a Conference session, if not eventually the Conference, is that mighty mover behind British Cabinet scenes, lean, taciturn, iron-willed Arthur Neville Chamberlain, son of one of Queen Victoria's greatest Ministers (orchid-boutonnièred "Old Joe"), today Chancellor of his Majesty's Exchequer...
Charles M. Schwab and his Iron & Steel Institute last fortnight "gladly accepted" the Roosevelt "partnership." And last week the following industries, through their trade associations, were swinging into line: Southern Pine Manufacturers, National Retail Dry Goods Association, Merchants Ladies' Garment Association, Musical Merchandise Industry, Marketing Devices Industry, National Electrical Manufacturers Association, Independent Petroleum Association of America, Anthracite Institute, American Oil Burner Association...
Died. William Muldoon, 88, "Old Roman" and "Iron Duke" of U. S. sport, longtime member of New York State's Athletic Commission; of cancer of the prostate gland; at Purchase, N. Y. As world's Graeco-Roman wrestling champion in the 1880's, he successfully defended his title against Clarence Whistler, "The Kansas Demon," in three historic draw matches. In the third Muldoon broke Whistler's collarbone. In 1881 Muldoon discovered John L. Sullivan, arranged his first New York boxing match at Harry Hill's. Eight years later, when Sullivan was world's champion...
...cliffs near Santa Cruz, Calif, to watch a titanic battle of the deep. The waves foamed white as a great whale lunged, thrashed, leaped at its enemy. At last the whale, with a final spout of disgust, swam wearily away. As it went its unscathed opponent, a bobbing iron whistling buoy, moaned mournful triumph...