Word: winter
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...past winter has been a hard one for those higher officials in amateur athletics around whose heads have centered the storms of controversy raised by the charges of commercialism and over-emphasis that seemed more numerous than ever this year. But the season has been even less carefree in those regions beyond the pale where the professionals exploit their prowess for financial gain. Tex Richard, the leading promoter of boxing talent, having taken the new champion, Gene Tunny, under his wing, organized what is known as an elimination tournament to select an opponent for him. But the result resembled that...
Harvard has had a consistently brilliant record in the winter season, tieing for first place in the Boston Indoor Polo League with the Optimists. As a result the Crimson riders are favored to reach the finals. Yale is expected to be Harvard's most dangerous opponent, since having defeated Princeton in an early season match by a large score, 18 to 7, the Blue horsemen may be counted upon to duplicate this feat...
...swim brings her to company less aggressive but very dull, so after a few weeks' rest she swims off again-in search of a mate. Him she finds in Martin, erstwhile lawyer, who is quickly adapting himself to the laws of nature-storing up loot for the winter, beating off dogs that have already turned wolflike, and finally battling with brutish fellows for the possession of his woman...
...particular interest to the Indian were the summer and winter ceremonies, for his life was ordered to a great extent in conformity to the changing seasons. The beginning of the new year was the first day of Spring when the new life from Mother Earth commenced to manifest itself. Then was the time for the planting of seed for the food crops. All was accomplished by the dramatization of planting, germination, and growth...
...exclusive attention of a large number of athletes for the entire year and in which the remnants of sport for pleasure or for health are scarcely discernible. From the start of the spring season, down through summer training camps, early fall practice, the regular season, and even into a winter of gymnasium work-outs the player is harassed by a sense of duty, he is urged to devote his best efforts and his best thoughts to perfecting himself in the gridiron art, and he is told never to let his mind wander form the constant objective of all this work...