Word: placing
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...those sports, for the competitor who ventures into action on the spur of the moment is more than likely to give up his venture after a disastrous encounter in the first round. These include the men that, with the incentive of a numeral and the distinction of a place on a class team would choose to remain in the group of constant strivers...
...individualism of the handicap meet and medal through to its logical conclusion of team development. The throng of not-quite-first-stringers that are carried along semi-officially through the season is particularly large in this sport, which alone among the five major athletic activities offers no second team places for these men. If circumstances prevent the formation of a Second Track Team, the men who would be eligible for it merit at least an opportunity to earn a place on a class team, and their number is great enough to make a strong nucleus for such organizations...
...Andrew's (No. 20 City Hall Place). Every Sunday at 2:30 a. m. Rev. William E. Cashin, formerly chaplain of the Tombs jail, says a special mass for Roman Catholic printers from the newspaper shops in the neighborhood...
...that violations of its provisions be taken up with the proper "regional committee" of the American Petroleum Institute and should also be referred to the Federal Trade Commission. Thus the oil companies, though establishing their own board of arbitration, are attempting to cooperate with, rather than to take the place of the Federal board...
...bonuses. Belonging emphatically to the class of those who have dressed well and succeeded, Mr. Grace has frequently lamented Mr. Schwab's informality in attire. When Mr. Schwab made his inaugural address as president of the American Iron and Steel Institute (October 28, 1927) the following dialogue took place...