Word: stiffs
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Freshman track squads who took part in the meets against Yale Saturday was given a rest from practice yesterday afternoon. Today, however, work of the most earnest variety will be resumed at Soldiers Field and will continue for three days in preparation for the Princeton meets of this Saturday. Stiff practices will be held this afternoon and tomorrow for all University and 1924 men who may be used against the Tiger runners. Thursday the work will be lighter; and on Friday Coaches Bingham and Farrell will give their men a complete rest. The Freshman team will leave for Princeton Friday...
...place scholarship has little to do with ability to manage an athletic team. Long lists of great Executives whose college standing was not phenomenally high might be adduced to back this point. A man has to be strong in his studies to stay off the probation list through a stiff competition. Provided he can thus maintain a satisfactory stand there is no reason why he should be given a managership for scholarship any more than an athlete should receive his Y for similar A grades...
...Exeter, with ten men entered, is a favorite to repeat her victory of last year, but will be close-pressed by Andover and Browne and Nichols. W. W. Ingraham, winner last year, and now playing for Exeter will be the strongest contender for the championship but will meet much stiff opposition from Butterworth, a team mate, and A. Ingraham of Woonsocket High School...
...dashes the hurdles and the weight events the Tiger and Building are more evenly matched. Halsey keek, captain owaley will give stiff competition in the weight event's to cross, Jordan and Acosts of Yale. The last two named both starred at New Haven in football last fall, and Acosta won the Princeton meet last year in the hammer throw...
...beginning of next week. All the University track men were given a vacation from practice yesterday and should be in tip-top condition for this afternoon's events, which Freshmen will also be allowed to enter. Owing to the fact that the 1924 runners participated in the stiff interdormiory meet yesterday, all those who take part in the meet today will be released from practice Monday...