Word: slights
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...accident of the day, which dispatches Friday night declared to be serious, turned out to be a trifling one. W. G. Knowles, a Lehigh flyer entered in the cross-country race, turned over soon after the start. Although the plane was badly wrecked he escaped with only a few slight scratches; the next day he was able to attend the banquet of the Flying Association in New York...
...delay, caused by the rain, may be of a slight advantage to Tech, inasmuch as her captain and star half-miler, G. Bawden, is rapidly recovering from sickness and may possibly be able to race today. Junod, one of Tech's best hurdlers, who injured his knee severely last week in practice, is also quite likely...
Interclass baseball will get under way this afternoon when the Senior team meets the Freshmen on the second team diamond at 4 o'clock. The Freshmen, who have been practicing for over a month under the direction of Coach R. B. Miller, Sp., will have a slight edge on Playing Manager A. T. Hill's Senior outfit. Although only seven men reported for the first practice of the 1920, team yesterday, eleven men have signed up to appear on the diamond this afternoon, prepared to play...
Track conditions were very unfavorable, the slight rain immediately preceding the meet making the ground much too wet for any records. Neither team made any exceptional times. In view of the fact that this was the first contest in which 1923 men have ever competed as a unit, the results were fairly good. Andover, though having less individual stars, has had more experience working together and achieved the victory from consistent second and third-place getting and superiority in the field events...
...pitchers who will play tomorrow, all are experienced men. Harrison, in the few practice games this season has had a slight edge on the other two. In a game two weeks ago, using but few curves he struck out seven men in three innings...