Word: latter
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Edward of Wales patted the sleek chestnut flanks of his favorite hunter, a fleet and mettlesome mount named "Oh, Dear." Vaulting into his saddle he nodded to the Duke of Rutland and set off after the latter's famed Belvoir hounds. A lengthy chase ensued, in which "Oh, Dear" and Edward swooped over many a hazard, galloped at full tilt across the downs of Melton Mowbray, distanced His Grace of Rutland completely...
...Peabody has been described as "an American with an English school and university training . . . an all round athlete, and yet a churchman; a scholar and yet a very graceful and sophisticated man of the world." Groton is his life-work as St. Mark's is Dr. Thayer's. The latter, "an accomplished churchman and a successful and tactful manager," took his chair...
Burns, starting at guard for the Freshmen, was the out-standing star of the Andover five last year, and was largely instrumental in turning the tables on 1928 after the latter had obtained an early lead...
...Springfield aggregation is a strong one, having defeated the hitherto unbeaten Amherst five last week by a score of 37 to 10. It is also credited with a win over Tufts on the latter's home floor. The team is composed of men who are older than the Crimson courtmen, and who have had more basketball experience. It is likely that they will present opposition just as formidable as last year, when Springfield was defeated by the close margin...
...dyke, and of the 32 shots that rattled off his pads, skates and stick, many might well have counted without discredit to his goaltending ability. Next to him, Davis was the most active Tiger, and Hallock and Captain Wilkinson also played consistently, the latter opening the scoring, while Hallock caged the other two of Princeton's three tallies...