Word: outran
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Harvard University and Freshman cross country teams outran Yale for their sixth consecutive victory over the Blue yesterday afternoon over the Charles River course...
...inside the Green 10-yard line, but the attack stalled. From this point on Dartmouth and Marsters were supreme, except for one determined Crimson stand, beneath its own goal posts. The ball went to Harvard on downs. Potter kicked out 25 yards, and on the next play Marsters outran the field for a score. Coach Horween's players faded from the picture as the Indians, always on the attack well in enemy territory, riddled the Crimson, defense for there more touch downs...
Last week regular Virginia Democrats-i.e., those who supported their presidential ticket and lost the State to the G. O. P.-held their primary, chose as their candidate Prof. John Garland Pollard of William & Mary. Polling five-sevenths of the 140,000 votes cast, he far outran two rivals, who, for a united Democracy, immediately pledged him their support. The primary campaign had been mild and lulling. No bad feeling was permitted to creep in. Democratic ranks were closed simultaneously with the polls...
...Minnesota, a gigantic lineman named Bronko Nagurski outran his team mates in a race. Observing this, Dr. Spears, Minnesota's coach, summoned the rapid hulk and took him out of the line. Dr. Spears was looking for a successor to famed Herb Joesting who pushed his backfield bravely along last season. He regarded Bronko Nagurski as a potential fullback and, having noticed his celerity, he suggested, immediately, this position to the enormous player. So powerfully did Nagurski function in fullback capacity that a nickname ("The Big Nag") was found for him and he became the first of the autumn heroes...
...Interests in a Republican fight between Chairman Albert Johnson of the House Committee on Immigration and one Homer T. Bone of Tacoma for the nomination to Mr. Johnson's seat. Mr. Johnson won narrowly. Other Republican winners were Governor Roland H. Hartley (renominated) and Kenneth Macintosh. The latter outran Miles Poindexter, oldtime (1911-23) Senator, retired Ambassador to Peru, for nomination to the Senate seat now occupied by Washington's Clarence C. Dill. Democrats nominated Lawyer A. Scott Bullitt of Seattle to run against Governor Hartley. Senator Dill's renomination was unopposed...