Word: olympian
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...among people who had sporting blood in their veins. There were many people in ancient Greece whose patriotism did not prevent them from deeply resenting the intrusion of Leonidas and his battle of Thermopylae into the year 480 B. C., which was one of the years scheduled for the Olympian games. They regarded that as a great impertinence of patriotism. At all events, the integrity of Helas secured, the interest of the people gravitated back to the runners quite naturally. Our country saved, we are awarding the same preeminence to football. There is something in it. One race finished...