Word: poled
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...business-like demeanor promised success. With the reign of common sense here prevailing, it almost seemed as if France's Phoenix were feigning America's go-get-it-iveness the better to suit its sovereign power. But after each side had laid a corner-stone, one at the North Pole and the other at the South, the structure collapsed at the Equator and floated blithely away to the Gold Coast...
...Millrose 600-yard run the Haughton trophy will be at stake, and may be carried beyond the seas this year, as two foreigners come to assault the American supremacy in this event. Hoff, world's pole vault record holder, and all-around Norwegian athlete, has decided to try his luck in the middle distance. He has been spending his training season at Dartmouth, getting into shape for the big meets. He is, besides, said to be an experienced ski-jumper, but did not go in for this sport while at Hanover because of the risk of injury...
Combs and Clark have been put down for the pole vault and will have to leap higher than Hoff, the Norwegian champion, in order to win. Another champion will be found in Osborne, World's high jump record-holder, with whom Jones will have to contend, Christiansen, the Scandinavian flash will hop the barriers against Ballantyne and Clark of the University. Hall and Boyce have been listed in the 1000-yard handicap race...
...games of February 6, Coach Farrell has entered his men in much the such manner. Luttman will be the only distance events, and will run in the Hunter mile for a trophy presented by B. A. A. There will be a pole fault holds the world's record, is excepted to compete. Combs and Clark have been entered in the event. The chief attraction of the meet from the University point of view is the two-mile relay race against Yale...
Among the special events on February 9 will be relay races between the weight men and pole volters, and the high and broad jumpers. Two one-lap relays will be staged, the first between the CRIMSON and the Lampoon, which it is rumored the CRIMSON will win, and the other between the manager of the five major sports...