Word: third
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1939
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...first wife was Dutch, his second White Russian, his third a pro-Nazi German. In 1937, after his third marriage, he retired from the directorship of Royal Dutch-Shell. At 70, worth $200,000,000, he was still ruddy, still sharp-eyed, still apoplectic in his hates, still pulling strings behind the European scene...
Fred Moseley, 1936 Harvard captain, and George Roberts, a star of last year's ice squad, were the boys who turned the trick on their Alma Mater by accounting for all of the Nicks' tallies. Moseley turned in two beautiful goals, both of them in the third period, and Roberts, playing his first game for the New Yorkers rang up the first St. Nicks score early in the second period...
Although his individual entries were snowed under by a field of national champions and near-champions at the B. A. A. Games Saturday night, Jaako Mikkola's one mile relay team covered itself with glory by outrunning Yale, while the two mile quartet took a third behind N. Y. U. and Manhattan...
Mason Fernald earned a third place in the first heat of the 45 yard hurdles, but, matched against Roy Staley who equalled the indoor record of 5.7, he failed to qualify in the semi-finals...
...indoor shot and weight meet at Soldiers Field Saturday afternoon, George Downing heaved the shot 48 ft. 9 1-2 inches for an unofficial indoor record and a first place, while Howie Mendel took third with 47 ft. 3-8 in. Bill Shallow tossed the 35 pound weight 51 ft. 7 3-4 inches for second honors; he twice cleared 55 feet, fouling both times...