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Word: polo (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1939
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When Actor-Author John P. Wade saw the Walt Disney cartoon, Mickey's Polo Team, he sued Disney for a share of the film's profits. Alleged plagiarism: that the gag of the horses riding the riders had been lifted from Author Wade's skit, The Trainer's Nightmare. In court, attorneys for Cartoonist Walt Disney identified the device as a variation on "the reversal gag," easily traced it to Aesop. Said Superior Court Judge Thomas C. Gould, dismissing the suit and plagiarizing Ecclesiastes: ". . . It appears there is nothing new under...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: Aesop's Gag | 1/24/1938 | See Source »

Avenging last week's defeat the Varsity Polo team Saturday night nosed out the Candlewood riders 8 to 71/2 in a close-fought duel at the Commonwealth Armory...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Varsity Polo Team Defeats Candlewood Horsemen 8-71/2 | 1/17/1938 | See Source »

...feature senior indoor polo league game of the evening, Harvard and Candlewood jockeyed for the lead, Harvard coming up from behind twice. For Harvard, Jack Lewis '40, No. 1 featured on the defense. Lewis tallied two goals, Dillingham three, and Stabler three...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Varsity Polo Team Defeats Candlewood Horsemen 8-71/2 | 1/17/1938 | See Source »

...Polo, Varsity, Hartford, at Hartford...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: OFFICIAL WINTER SPORTS SCHEDULE | 1/11/1938 | See Source »

...Polo, Varsity, Wilken Barre Whips (tentative), at Wilkes Barre...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: OFFICIAL WINTER SPORTS SCHEDULE | 1/11/1938 | See Source »

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