Word: par
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...next night they were tucked in bed, allowed 13 hours of sleep. More tests were conducted after that. Observations: after the 13-hour sleep, faculties of memory and concentration were restored almost to normal; emotional reactions were below par; those who had less difficulty in staying awake were most fatigued; in all night poker games, players should relax between hands; after sleeping the students were 50% more fatigued than they would have been with two nights' sleep...
...least a ten point margin, and with Harry Hillman, Dartmouth mentor conceding a four point win to the Crimson runners as a result of their showing at the B. A. A. games last Saturday, comes the report from Coach Jack Moakley of Cornell that "his team is on a par with the wearers of the Green and Crimson, and will give a good account of itself next Monday...
...year against Dart mouth. All these games were without Giddens, however, but tonight with the diminutive Canadian ace back on the ice the Crimson contingent will get its first opportunity to see whether it actually will be able to play Larry Noble's Yale outfit on a par basis...
...been very successful in breaking cover and as a result haven't tallied too frequently. They'll have to break away more quickly and cleanly whenever opportunity knocks if they expect to slip the puck home. In the matter of passing, the University skaters have been far below par. Snappy accuracy and not weak pushes must feature this department of play. The center's job is to feed his wings, who in turn must be free to take the pass and apply the death thrust. Throughout the nine games played so far, too, the use of the poke check...
...until the first tournament competitor started over it, no one had ever played a stroke. The qualifying round was notable chiefly for the bad golf played. At the end of the first round Sarazen was fourteenth. When he started the last round he was fifth. He was two over par on hole No. 10 and one over on No. 11, but he made three straight birdies on the last holes. People who had been following Horton Smith, considered the winner till then, dropped back to watch Sarazen. His final 68 set the course record, his total...