Word: yards
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Chicago, 52 civil service aspirants appeared at City Hall where they undressed, were measured, answered questions on law, diplomacy, U. S. history, the number of dogs in Chicago. This procedure eliminated all but 21 who were sent into another room, made to chase imaginary dogs in a hypothetical back yard. One Philip Keafta, who had chinned himself 45 times, held his breath 45 seconds, ran about the room, tripped on a taut wire hazard, fell and broke his ankle. He was qualified, however, and when he emerges from the hospital will, be s City Dog Catcher, salary...
Coach Horween went through with his plan of starting Wood at quarter and Putnam at half and that the switch was for the better was seen at the very start when Putnam dashed off-tackle for a 22-yard run. More convincing, however, was the performance of the slippery and elusive Mays. The Sophomore flash, injected in the game in the second quarter, led the Crimson in its drive for its first score, dashing and squirming through the Southerners in a manner similar to Marsters. He crossed the Floridans line again in the fourth quarter but the score was disallowed...
...plane was headed from the direction of the Yard up the River when Sexton, who is an experienced pilot, realized that either he was out of gas, or the gas feed line was broken, and headed towards Soldiers Field. Falling rapidly the plane skimmed two trees, approached the field where the band was practicing, and bounced on the ground, smashing the landing gear, propellor, and lower wings...
...yard dash--First Heat--Won by Rowe (scratch); second, Cummings (3 yards); third, J. B. Hawes '32 (scratch). Time--24 3-5 sec. Second heat--Won by R. B. Winslow '33 (three yards); second, E. W. Remick '30 (scratch); third, H. Kollmeyer '33 (scratch). Time--24 sec. Final--Won by Rowe; second, Cummings; third, Remick...
...yard run--Won by Lowe (scratch); second, C. A. Williams '31 (five yards); third, G. P. Rosen '33 (20 yards). Time...