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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Robert E. Sherwood, 70, oldest living circus clown, much impressed President Coolidge when he said that he was the first performer to turn a handspring over seven horses and two elephants. The President then replied that he used to rise, when a boy, at 2:30 a. m. so he could go to the circus. Mr. Sherwood retaliated with the presentation of the book of his life: Here We Are Again...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE PRESIDENCY: The White House Week: Nov. 29, 1926 | 11/29/1926 | See Source »

...signing up from each class will be divided into small tournament groups that will play a series of test matches to determine the best seven players in each group. These winners will automatically be formed into a class team, and will be entered in the quadrangular class competition...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: INTERCLASS SQUASH WILL BEGIN MONDAY | 11/27/1926 | See Source »

...feature of the competition first offered to 1930 men is the fact that it will end in seven weeks, that is, before the start of the Midyear examinations. This is an extraordinary departure from the traditional CRIMSON competitions lasting 11 weeks, and has been inaugurated in order to make the trials less arduous. The seven weeks will not include the Christmas vacation period but will involve seven weeks of actual work...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: CRIMSON WILL OPEN NOVEL COMPETITION | 11/22/1926 | See Source »

Tomorrow's test will be the 18th annual race under the auspices of the I. C. A. A. A. A. Since 1908, the honors have been divided among seven Eastern colleges, Cornell, Syracuse, Pittsburg, Maine, Pennsylvania, Yale, and Harvard. The University won the team title in 1912 but since that time has not scored another triumph...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: RUNNERS TO ENTER INTERCOLLEGIATES WITH CLEAN SLATE | 11/22/1926 | See Source »

...seven harriers in the starting lineup are expected to be: Captain E. C. Haggerty '27, Leslie Flaksman '29, Edward Gordon '27, W. B. King '27, T. L. Mayhew '27, L. J. Novograd '27, and J. L. Reid '29. A. S. Woodworth '29 will be the substitute...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: RUNNERS TO ENTER INTERCOLLEGIATES WITH CLEAN SLATE | 11/22/1926 | See Source »

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