Word: runners
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Clarence C. Pell: the national racquets championship for the third time in a row, the 12th time since 1915; 15-8, 18-14, 6-15, 15-6, against young Huntingdon D. ("Ting") Sheldon in the final; with Stanley G. Mortimer, four times champion and perennial runner-up, refereeing the match; on the only court in Manhattan, at the Racquet & Tennis Club...
...witnesses filed past, Senator Harrison sucked softly on a big cigar, rubbed the palms of his long, bony hands together, beamed self-satisfaction through his horn-rimmed glasses. Like an eager runner who beats the starting gun, he had not waited for March 4 and the change of administration to start this parade of economists, financiers and industrialists at the Capitol. He had gotten the Senate to adopt his resolution calling for an investigation of the Depression at once. In his forehandedness he had a double purpose: 1) to stall off radical legislation at this session; 2) to give...
...Olympic Championship last year, a fraction of a second more than 8 minutes to make four trips. The fraction-.21 sec.-was about the time he wasted steering back onto the track when, on his last run, his sled skidded at the last curve and one runner slid over the edge. Second and third places went to his brothers, Curtis and Raymond...
Dartmouth's hopes on the meet probably will turn on the steady legs and endurance of a sophomore middle distance runner, Quimby, who entered the University club meet last week and won the mile in 4 minutes 28 seconds--good time in a crowded field. Hillman has primed him to reach the. Triangular Meet games at top speed, ready for duels with Cornell's Intercollegiate mile champion. Jee Mangan, in both the mile and 1000 yard run. Mangan won both events a year ago and is favored to repeat this season...
Hillman is confident that Quimby will be at Mangan's heels in both events and in case the Dartmouth sophomore has the strength to upset the great Cornell runner, the green will be in a commanding position. Hellman counts quite heavily on the hurdling ability of Chapman, Dartmouth senior, who ran second in the event at the K. of C. Meet...