Word: runners
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Mile after mile over rutted alkali, on concrete, and through the brown ooze at the side of macadam, plodded the marathoners of Mr. C. C. ("Cash and Carry") Pyle who has offered $25,000 to the runner making the best time from California to New York. All along the route runners dropped out and went home. Three quit at Chandler, Okla., 1,543 miles from the start. They said they didn't believe Pyle had $25,000. When Oklahoma City gave $5,000 to Pyle, Ralph Scott, onetime manager of Red Grange, attached it. The Chamber of Commerce then...
Cliff Bricker of Gait, Ontario, marathon runner, insured his legs, knees, feet, and toes last week...
...California freshmen, came up to bat in the ninth inning two weeks ago, hit a home run, won a game against St. Mary's. Last week, against Oakland Technical High School, Catcher Fiedler came to bat again in the ninth. Two strikes were called on him. The runner on second base hung his head, looked at the scoreboard that showed the University team one run behind. The bat boy was picking up the bats, the pitcher pitched, Catcher Fiedler swung wildly, hit the ball, knocked it out of the lot. "Another Casey," chortled California freshmen...
...resignation took effect. Faced with the problem of chosing a new coach the Yale Athletic Board turned naturally to Marvin Alien Stevens, a handsome young man who came to Yale in 1922 from Osborne, Kan., played halfback on Mallory's eleven, proved himself a brilliant open field runner, an accurate place kicker, a good punter, and who for the last three years has coached the backfield and studied at the Medical School. Stevens will carry on Tad Jones's system which he probably understands as thoroughly as Jones. He has a contract for three years...
...gold medal will be awarded by the Harvard Athletic Association to the winner and a silver medal to the runner-up. Originally, handball was a recreative elective sport for Freshmen, but so much interest has been shown by both Freshmen and upperclassmen, that the ten courts provided for this game have been in constant use. This year the tournament open to all the members of the University was held, and according to the H. A. A., will be continued in future years as a regular activity in the intramural program. Thirty-six men entered the final tournament...