Word: medals
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...right. Then he stood quivering with excitement, choking back a grin, while the auditorium-a Washington, D. C, one-crackled loudly with applause for the first national spelling champion, victor over two million foes by the harrowing margin of a single vowel. Frank eagerly accepted his prizes, a gold medal and $500 in gold which his father, a millhand, said Frank would save towards college. Elimination bees in different cities had thinned out the competitors to nine state champions, who laughed to hear the cinchy words they began the finals with-"catch, black, grant, warm." First to drop...
...Lady Randolph Churchill's habit of wearing about her neck a little medal with the portraits of her two sons created a sort of fashion which led to similar commissions on the part of many other people. . . . The Queen** greeted me with a good morning in a gentle, agreeable voice. . . . 'Do you play bridge?' the Prince asked me. 'No, Sir, 1 have never had the opportunity to learn, nor do I possess the necessary mental concentration for the game,' was my reply. . . . There was a light tap at the door and a messenger entered...
What he meant by that was this: With an average 18-hole score of 74 1/12 for the 24 rounds of the last six U. S. open championships, Jones leads all other medal golfers of this country, amateur and professional, by a comfortable margin. Jones' nearest competitor is Walter Hagen, average...
...Captain Dunker. Bench of Yale will be his most dangerous opponent. The latter, though, does not specialize in the shot, but in the javelin. After establishing a new dual meet spear record against Princeton with a throw of 186 feet 6 3-8 inches, Bench received the Intercollegiate gold medal at Philadelphia. Cheek of Harvard should be able to displace the Eli's second man, Davison. The Crimson football captain elect can hurl the javelin two or three yards further than his rival
...Fanning 2L., a speaker against Oxford three years ago, is on the squad for the present debate as is Philip Walker '25, who spoke against the Englishmen two years ago. While in the College Fanning participated in seven University debates, won the Pasteur medal and was awarded the Coolidge Prize. Since graduating in 1923 he has coached several successful University and Freshman teams. Walker, who graduates this year but intends to return as a law student next fall, has been in a number of debates beside the 1923 Oxford event, was president of the Debating Council and is Class Orator...