Word: paddocks
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...writing itself, the page of book reviews is the winner; there is more truth than fiction in the discovery of poetry in a geometry textbook. "Post and Paddock" is amusing, also; and the sketches of "people we know" have the ring of familiarity and homely truth in them. But it is somewhat startling to find in the Lampoon (even thus disguised) a belated-fling at William Randolph Hearst. Himself, who has always been regarded as the Golden Calf, as it were, of the Lampoon's temple on Mr. Auburn Street...
Interest in the future likewise was stimulated by the application of the University of Southern California to membership; for if this were accepted. Charles Paddock, noted sprinter, would be able to compete in the spring meet. Formal action on these applications will not be taken till the annual business meeting of the association on March 3. Other applications included Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute and Hamilton College...
...best ever entered in a college meet. It is in the 100 and 220-yard dashes that the invaders from the Pacific coast are strongest, and they are expected to pick up a number of points in these events. Hutchinson, who is running for California, finished second to Paddock when he equalled the world's record for the 100, and he has been clocked in 9 4-5 seconds. Brown, of Princeton, who won the race last year, has graduated, but Gourdin, who got second, will have to race against Wells of Leland Stanford, who finished third, and DeWitt...
Singles.--Dean defeated Bacon 4 up; Haight defeated Baker 5 and 4; Wintringer defeated Jones one up; Corruth defeated Snelling 4 and 3; Henderson defeated Sparks w and 1; Havemeyer defeated Paddock...
Foursomes.--Dean and Haight defeated Bacon and Baker 4 and 3; Jones and Snelling defeated Wintringer and Corruth one up; Henderson and Havemeyer defeated Sparks and Paddock...