Word: puttering
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...high arching forehead, a keen mind, soft spoken (although suffering, like Edison, from deafness), courteous, kindly, possessed of a sense of humor-all the attributes commonly thought of as the height of human attainment. At Rutgers he was the Homer Hazel† of his day-a great shot putter, a sturdy footballer. He came forward and presented the public with an explanation** of what evolution is, its facts and theories and the religious attitudes with which it is compatible. He explained evolution, not Darwinism. Darwin was only one of those who have contributed to the doctrine of evolution - although...
...Hyatt was one of the best athletes I've known," said Coach Farrell of the track team in a statement to the CRIMSON yesterday. "His versatility is shown by the different events he has taken part in. He is a high-jumper, a pole-vaulter, broad-jumper, shot-putter, and sprinter. And beside that, he is a Phi Beta Kappa...
...smell of that twilight, still lingering in the air, enraged her, Miss Collett, last week, swished around the St. Augustine course in 79, established a course record, won the woman's championship of the Florida East Coast, defeated "3 and 2" her titian-haired opponent, Putter Hadfield...
...gaping cup, that her mashie shots were bounding too hard across the greens. The gallery marveled. Such golf would never win for her against a sturdy opponent. They looked curiously at the little-famed Miss Hadfield. But as for her ball, it looped in even stranger parabolas from her putter, sprang from her cleek in bounds even more rash. Miss Collett won, "3 and 2." Next day she defeated Miss Cummings...
Among the athletes who are expected to appear for the first time this season in track uniforms is H. T. Dunker '25, football guard and captain of the track team. Punker has been the regular shot putter on the University team for the past two years. The two Bradford brothers, E. H. Bradford '26 and C. H. Bradford '26 are also expected to compete...