Word: contendere
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Ellison and Pratt at defense played well last night. Not once did the B. U. forwards succeed in getting around either player. That Ellison's frequent sallies, and hard shots at the Terrier net did not once succeed in scoring were due to some excellent stops on the part of...
Senator Watson of Indiana, 60, was somewhat too closely allied with the old guard to be considered an eminent contender.
Within four weeks, the new President seemed the most favored contender for the Republican nomination?that is, if he would display some individual initiative, something that would make him a figure in his own right, not a mere shade of Mr. Harding. Other candidates likewise were getting their plans under...
During the Democratic National Convention in Manhattan, the New York Bulletin, noisily behind Alfred E. Smith for the nomination, published a none-too-complimentary portrait of the other leading contender, captioned in boldest type: "Look at This Face!"
In the hammer throw, Yale is conceded its only clean sweep by the Harvard prognosticator. Harvard's only man of power is Berglund, whose inability to stay in the circle on the long throws rules him out as a serious contender for points in today's meet. The Yale scorers...