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Three law school men, winners of events last year, will be able to compete again. S. H. Martin 21, former Dartmouth and B. A. A. middle distance star, running from scratch walked off with the half mile in 1 minute 56 4-5 seconds, while M. L. Smith 21, a Yale graduate, had a 25 yard handicap over Captain J. L. Reid '29 in the two mile run and beat him to the tape in 9 minutes 29 3-5 seconds. C. E. Ring 3L, of the University of Maine, won the 120 yard high hurdles from scratch and should...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: HANDICAP MEET TO GIVE UNIVERSITY CHANCE ON CINDERS | 5/9/1929 | See Source »

Despite the popularity of Their Majesties?or perhaps because of it?misguided subjects contrive to scratch initials and other devices on the Royal bodies surprisingly often. Policy seems to dictate that the Crown shall not proceed against such petty offenders. Every blemish is patiently and skillfully obliterated (with sandpaper and quick drying varnish) during the night after it is discovered...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: GREAT BRITAIN: Royal Motors | 5/6/1929 | See Source »

...time would seem ripe for some new gentlemen's agreement which would bring to Harvard and her major competitors an equal share in the disadvantages of a certain proportion of public practice sessions. With all parties starting thus from scratch, no one could pipe up and point to defeats as the result of too few secret practices; and the team might regain some of that organic unity with the student and alumni, the loss of which has lead to the recent plaintive whining about lack of vocal support...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: SINNING IN SECRET | 4/26/1929 | See Source »

Squiggle, loop, scratch went the fountain pen of a swart little Dictator-King Ahmed Zogu, last week, signing out the old Islamic law of Albania, signing in a new civil code based on the Swiss...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: ALBANIA: Swiss Laws, Greek Patriarch | 4/15/1929 | See Source »

...Metropolitan Golf Association. Miss Collett is given a rating of plus two. Miss Maureen Orcutt, of White Beeches, is ranked second at plus one. In third place are three players, Miss Marion Hollins, Westbrook, Miss Martha M. Parker, Westchester Hills, and Mrs. Courtland Smith, Glen Ridge, at scratch...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Rankings | 4/8/1929 | See Source »

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