Word: keen
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...suit", developed by excellent touches of characterization and woven into a narrative that so closely parallels real life that one finds one's self, more than once, experiencing the same reactions as the characters. The style is especially smooth flowing, and enlivened with sparkling glances of natural humor and keen appreciation of situation...
...individual apportionment, of the 15 points in each of the 15 events. So many star performers are entered and so many of these stars have turned in results which point to them as possible point-winners that it is certain only that the competition will be as keen as last year and that the points will be as well distributed among the 30 or more colleges entered...
...Keen Competition In Hurdles...
...attained 12 feet 9 inches on one day and 11 feet 6 inches on the next. Black of California has also cleared 12 feet 9 inches, but with these two exceptions there has been little vaulting over 12 1-2 feet. The battle for the minor places will be keen with Norris of California, Wilcox of Leland Stanford, Guin-look of Cornell and Davis of the University as possible point-winners...
...last year's meet will not have things his own way this week. L. T. Brown of Dartmouth has improved, as his new world's indoor record of 6 feet 4 7-8 inches shows. Here as in the polve-vault the competition for the minor places will be keen, Chamber lain of Virginis, Howell of Leland Stanford, Weatherdon a New York University, and Doppell of Cornell all having done over six feet...