Word: racing
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...real truth about the World War.' Said I: 'We learned that a mystic number was responsible. 1914's digits add up to 15. Fifteen means Jehovah, ergo the War was a Jewish conspiracy. The Jews organized the Sarajevo murder. Fortunately, the good old Aryan race instincts prevented the Jewish plot from succeeding. . . . Germany must go back to the good old Niebelungen religion. The ancient Teutons did not pray, but commanded their gods...
...Brown stepped from a slender shell, grinned with gratification. Coxswain of the Cambridge University crew for four years, he had just participated in his fourth straight triumph over dark blue rivals from Oxford. The Oxford eight, conceded little chance to win, was kept in the 4¼-mile race mainly through the heroic efforts of Howard T. ("Ox") Kingsbury Jr. This gentleman, captain of last year's undefeated Yale crew, pulled a mighty oar, shouted encouragement to his wilting shell-mates, kept the winners' margin to an honorable three lengths. The Cambridge time...
...eight men, following the race held by the crews of the A squad in the basin last Saturday afternoon, has reduced the first squad to 16 men, the number which will be retained throughout the rest of the season. The two 150-pound eights staged a race over the Henley distance, following the two mile clash of Coach Brown's men and have also been rearranged with some cuts and some promotions...
Saturday's race, which was rowed under decidedly unfavorable racing conditions, made the fifth consecutive win for crew X, which displayed remarkable watermanship and a rhythm of stroke clearly superior to that of the other boats...
...country. It will mean the unification of the country for the first time in many years. This alone, will certainly be a great benefit. In addition, the victory of the Cantonese will mean the end of foreign domination of China. Whether people realize it or not, the white race has dominated China for years, and it is only right that the Chinese be allowed to determine their own policies the same as do other nations of the world. For years the tax in China has been regularly 5 percent, and to change this the consent of 13 nations has been...