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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...scored in no uncertain terms the way his fellow citizens accorded the front row seats at entertainments to men who "and gained a victory in the foot races, the pentathlon, the wrestling matches, in that brutal sport, boxing, or in the most fearful of all contests, the pancratium, which is a hand-to-hand fight with nothing barred." He, believed it was wrong to field the city's athletes from the common stores, and to give him a trophy as a gift from the municipality...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Xenophanes Proves That There Is Nothing New Under the Sun--Scored Athletic Overemphasis 25 Centuries Ago | 5/11/1927 | See Source »

Those running in the special sprint medley in which two men run 220 yards, the next man 440 yards, and the last 880 yards, is as yet uncertain, but these men will be picked from R. T. Dunn '28, W. C. Peet Jr. '28, L. D. Brayton '28, G. A. Tupper '29, A. H. O'Neil '28 and T. E. DunnJr...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: FARRELL ENTERS 19 IN PENN GAMES | 4/27/1927 | See Source »

...Pratt '28 are entered in the shot, discus, and javelin, with G. I. Shapiro '28 in the hammer throw. A. E. French '29, David White '29, G. A. Tupper '29, R. T. Dunn '28, and D. C. Dow '27 are to compete in the broad jump. It is uncertain as yet as to whether J. J. Weinstein '27 will be able to go for the hurdles...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: FARRELL ENTERS 19 IN PENN GAMES | 4/27/1927 | See Source »

...excursioners assembled, waited shuffling and uncertain near the appointed spot on Monte Subasio for an entire day. Gabriele D'Annunzio, the willful, the perverse, simply did not appear...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Poet Forgets | 4/11/1927 | See Source »

...possible that J. N. Barbee '25 who last year held the visitors to seven hits in eight innings, may face the Terrier batsmen this afternoon. Yesterday Mitchell was uncertain whether his hurling choice would be Barbee or F. B. Cults '28 who starred as relief twirler in the Yale series last June...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: TERRIER NINE TO BATTLE CRIMSON | 4/9/1927 | See Source »

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