Word: pairings
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...other hand, Caldwell's superior support in the field is expected to discount any superiority that Pond may have in the box. The Eli infield has been anything but error-proof and Coach Wood has had some difficulty in finding a satisfactory mid-diamond pair. If the Princeton nine displays no better baseball than it did against Harvard, the decision should go to the Blue. If Caldwell, however, can pitch as he did against Holy Cross and Dartmouth the result may be reversed. Harvard followers await the outcome with interest...
Each college is given a definite rating for the draw, ranging from one to ten, Harvard, Yale, and Princeton all having the high figure. The ratings for each pair of teams competing on a given date are added together, and the combinations with the highest totals are given first choice from the list of 200 officials...
...book lies in the fact that between the framework and the stories there is absolutely no connection. Let the doubting reader verify by glancing over A Frame-Up, introduced as: "A stirring romance of the Hundred Years' War, detailing the adventures in France and Castille of a pair of well-bred weasels. The story is an example of what can be done with a stub...
Prizes. This year marked the 50th (Golden Jubilee) anniversary of Kentucky Derby. The purse was $52,775. Second was $6,000; third, $3,000; fourth, $1,000. In addition, a gold cup was given to the owner of the winner and to the winning jockey went the customary pair of gold spurs. Black Gold's trainer received a gold stop watch. The weight carried by the horses was 126 pounds. The event was open only to three-year-olds. Glide, the only fill entered for the race was withdrawn the night before. There were 19 colts competing. Black Gold paid...
Harvard's moments of triumph came in the sprints and middle distances, when Captain Lundell took first place over both the century and furlong distances, and Haggerty running a pair of remarkable races, led in both the half mile and the mile...