Word: polo
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Detroit Lions, 10-to-7. for their 13th successive victory. In Philadelphia the New York Giants, who had qualified for the play-off three days earlier, concluded their schedule by losing to the Philadelphia Eagles, 6-to-0. When the Giants and the Bears meet in Manhattan's Polo Grounds this week they will really be playing for what sportswriters often, erroneously call a myth: the football championship...
...rushed her up the gangplank of the Europa. The princess had just turned 22. Last fortnight two princes, one duchess, three barons, 13 counts, one lord, and an even 100 others turned up in Paris to help her celebrate her birthday. For the party, which cost $10,000, her polo-loving husband Prince Alexis had virtuous apologies: "We didn't think it fitting to spend too much in these times." For his twinkling wife he had a diamond bracelet. "I hope," said he, "that everyone will now realize we are happily married." Last week Prince Alexis kissed his wife...
...Painted Veil (Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer). When Dr. Walter Fane (Herbert Marshall) goes to the door of his wife's bedroom in Hongkong, he finds it locked. On the hall table lies a polo helmet. From these two facts he knows that his Katrin (Greta Garbo) is sinning with a cool young legation attaché (George Brent). At dinner that night, Dr. Fane presents Katrin with a choice: she will leave with him for Mei-tan-fu, where cholera is epidemic, or she will marry the attach...
...must our movie stars be like? Girls will enjoy the "White Parade" but owing to its unflattering conclusion, the male sex had better go stag. No one minds a nurse becoming a wife, but who wants to see such a perfect wife becoming a nurse, least of all a polo player...
Within a few weeks, Harvard's Varsity and Jayvee polo teams will job the Freshmen in preparing for this winter's indoor season, during which they will play several intercollegiate matches as well as participating in polo leagues formed of teams from greater Boston. After the middle of January, every Saturday will see at least one if not all three of these teams in action...