Word: star
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Square Garden here tonight, the 60-Yard Special Dash. Miller was first out of his holes and led Bowman of the New York A. C. to the tape in six and two-fifths seconds, one fifth of a second from the world's record. He beat the former Syracuse star by a scant foot. Hussey of Boston College placed third, five yards behind Miller...
Hoff, the Norwegian star vaulter, raised his world mark from 13 feet four inches to 13 feet five inches in the feature of the evennig...
...have been added are Edward William Sexton of Winchester as a candidate for the office of president and Henry George Crosby of West Newton to the list of nominees for the position of secretary-treasurer. Both the men prepared at Exeter. Crosby is a star on the first hockey sextet and Sexton was a member of the crew squad last fall...
...Baker '22, former University star, will reign supreme for another year as Massachusetts state squash champion, following his victory over R. S. Wright '26, tanking Crimson player, on the Union Boat Club courts yesterday afternoon. Wright forced the defending champion in every game but the superb court game of the title holder coupled with his greater experience were enough to carry the winner through in four games...
...only such trite comedy props as boot-leg whiskey, puppy-love, and husband vs. wife warfare in three rounds. As a playwright he has never tired of such obvious tricks of the trade as Owen Davis uses in many of his off moments. Still as a star he remains wholly sincere and genuine. It is fortunate for his plays that he usually acts in them himself, and adds to their odd trite jumble the flickering genius of his own stage presence...