Word: rivals
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...previous clashes with Meredith, Willcox had hung back and attempted the arduous assignment of beating his rival with a driving finish. In this race he elected to go out from the gun and it was this fact which made the record a possibility. Meredith was at the Harvard man's shoulder as they whisked past the furlong post in 21 4-5 and the Penn runner forged ahead entering the homestretch. Willcox was so spent by his early efforts that he finished fourth...
...afternoon in 1916 when Meredith came racing down the long straightway on his record "440" he was trailing at the 220 yard stage. But he was following orders. His most respected rival in that race was Westmore Willcox of Harvard. Willcox had done 48 seconds on two occasions and this was his last college race. Meredith had an 880 final to run an hour later, so I told him to hang close to Willcox's shoulder for the first half...
Actual figures, for the first time in years, indicate that Harvard has a chance of downing the Eli track forces when the rival outfits meet in the Stadium on Saturday to decide the Big Three track championship. Both Harvard and Yale have already downed the Tigers, and though Yale did it more handily than did the Crimson, it must be remembered that four Princeton stars who completed against Coach Farrell's men were not entered against the Blue...
...offer seems in a fair way to be accepted by the associated Trade Unions, if not by the more radical leaders among the miners. Certainly, the Premier's proposal, based on the Coal Commission's report represents a solution which will protect the public as well as the two rival factors of production. The subsidy, which drains the common treasury for the sake of a single class, will be continued only until the industry can be reorganized along efficient lines. Then the better paid miners will have to accept a cut in wages...
...squad where Long and Kruez left off, engaged in a hurling duel all the way. The University pitcher held the winners to three hits while the Crimson attack was collecting four safe blows. Both pinchers were handicapped by the wet ball and slippery footing on the mound, but the rival hitters were even more seriously held down by the poor light which made it difficult to watch the fast breaking curves offered by both pitchers...