Word: pick
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Mackenzie King of Canada and Governor-General Willingdon both clapped glasses to their eyes, bent forward, tense, tried to see which horse crossed the winning mark first. Then the Willingdon grey topper and the King black topper revolved toward each other in puzzlement. Even with glasses they could not pick the winner. The judges said: "Troutlet...
...with Scull running as anchor man, equalled the world's record for this event in the Tenn relays early in May. Payne, another former Olympic runner, is the leading penn prospect in the two mile. He took fourth in Cambridge last year and with Giles is counted on to pick up a few points in the distance grind. The dispute concerning the leading Penn half miler was settled to the satisfaction of track folowers on Saturday by a trial race in this event. Heilprin won the decision over Starrat and Barnshaw and is now rated as the most likely contender...
When these tournaments are completed H. L. Cowles, University tennis team coach, will pick the class teams which will then play a round robin tournament to determine the championship team. The members of these teams will also be awarded tennis numerals...
...science and engineering, or he may delight a delicate fastidiousness with the nicer arts of music, painting, and sculpture. But the physically famished, the Philistine who suffers only from an empty belly, will find vain the search for sustenance of a similarly satisfying and pleasing nature. True, he may pick up here and there bits of dubious desirability, such as even the darkest age would have been ashamed to feed its intellectual beggars, but where, oh where, shall he turn for the dainty side dish, the morsel done to suit the whines of a discriminating palate...
...last night he had the good fortune to pick out Durgin Parks as the most likely vendor of masticulatory delight. He ate, as every one else is bound to do who chooses this place to dine, a good, substantial dinner. But all the while he was eating it he was speculating; speculating on the possibilities of extravagant fancies finding their fondest desire. Great bowls of red and white were constantly being borne in to other customers; they might contain the hope of a being hungry for spring, and for strawberries. And then he had one. Of course; that he should...