Word: trojan
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...center. How the horse gets in is a problem which has not been solved, even by the vigilance of Mr. Apted's stalwarts. Some days it just appears, that's all. And nobody knows when it will come again--or why. But officers of the University inside know their Trojan history, and they do not like the beast at all. It seems docile enough, never blocking Yard traffic, and invariably vanishes when closely approached or frightened. Nevertheless, all who have seen it agree that it has an ominous air and wish it would go away forever...
...fiction fizzled out? His answer: Because writers, with few important exceptions, can no longer find a moral basis for their characterizations; they cannot make up their minds whether to be evolutionists or revolutionists; their values shift constantly with "radical morality, in a world of Moscow trials, undeclared wars, 'Trojan-horse' tactics, and political 'timing' that frequently works out into two-timing...
...famed for Hurdler Fred Kelly. After the War it was Charlie Paddock, fastest sprinter of his time; and more recently it was Frank Wykoff. Since 1928 he has been renowned for his record-breaking pole vaulters, most sensational of whom were the "Trojan Twins," Bill Sefton and Earle Meadows, who wound up their college careers last year by breaking the world record with identical vaults three times, once at the unheard of height...
Coach Cromwell's 1938 crop of runners & jumpers who came East last week have been undefeated this season. Outstanding sprinter is Adrian Talley, who lived up to expectations by winning the 100-yd. dash last week. Outstanding pole vaulters, curiously enough, are another pair of "Trojan Twins," Loring Day and Kenneth Dills. Both soar 14 ft., 3 in. with ease, and Day's recent vault of 14 ft., 7 in. is the top pole-vaulting performance of the year. Although Day & Dills kept in trim during the transcontinental trip by chinning on a bar stretched across the Pullman...
...market crashed last August he made a speech blaming it on SEC regulation. Paul Shields then took it upon himself to go see SEC Chairman William O. Douglas. Thenceforth, while Douglas attacked from Washington, Paul Shields and John Hanes worked from within. The Richard Whitney affair was the Trojan horse which delivered the Exchange into their hands. John Hanes then went blithely to Washington as a SECommissioner. Broker Shields had a finger in choosing the 27 new governors provided by the new Exchange constitution voted two months...