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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...other Crimson star T. G. Moore '29 who has been hors de combat thus far this season, is still an unknown quantity in tomorrow's meet. Should he participate in the javelin throw, he is almost certain to get in at least one heave which should better 185 feet, but whether his weak arm would permit more than one such throw is doubtful. V. M. Harding '31, who won this event in the triangular meet with Brown and Holy Cross two weeks ago with a throw of 181 feet, 9 inches is good for at least a second...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: INDIANS ARRIVE FOR ANNUAL TRACK MEET | 5/17/1929 | See Source »

...Ithacans, as yet untried, are an unknown quantity, and the Crimson can base no hopes for victory on its race of a few days ago, for the Engineers were completely disconcerted by the rough water...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: CRIMSON AND CORNELL 1932 RACE | 5/11/1929 | See Source »

Brown, then, must depend for most of its points upon the hurdles, short runs, jumps, and the javelin. Holy Cross, having participated in no outdoor meets so far this season, is rather an unknown quantity...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: TRACK TEAM MEETS BROWN, HOLY CROSS | 4/30/1929 | See Source »

...stage, stardom is avoided. Names are not posted in lights outside the theatre or in large type in the programs. There are no solo bows, no bows at all until the end of the play, when the entire cast ap pears. Emphasis is on the play, with known and unknown actors striving and sharing alike except as to salary. The result of these policies, maintained by hard work and patience, has been the discovery of the fact that the U. S., including the hinterland, will clap hands for fine drama as loudly as it does for good circuses, jazz bands...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Theatre: New Plays in Manhattan: Apr. 29, 1929 | 4/29/1929 | See Source »

Airman Harmon, monied amateur, is by no means unknown to persons less air-unconscious than Baron Cushendun. A contemporary of the Wrights, Curtis, Bleriot, Farman et al., and an ardent balloonist, he now lives in Paris where he attends to the affairs of the International League of Aviators. Most potent of these affairs is the annual presentation of the ornate Harmon trophy for achievement in aviation. Recent recipients of the trophy include...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS: Bad Faith! | 4/29/1929 | See Source »

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