Scribner's Magazine ..., Volume 18C. Scribner's sons, 1895 |
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... fact that ath- letics have been pushed to excess , and that there is now a reaction . Among the colleges there appears to be no diminution of the athletic fury , but among the athletic clubs proper , competitive athletics are be- ing ...
... fact that ath- letics have been pushed to excess , and that there is now a reaction . Among the colleges there appears to be no diminution of the athletic fury , but among the athletic clubs proper , competitive athletics are be- ing ...
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... fact is that the American appetite for competition is no longer satisfied with the compara- tively mild contests of the track events . And then again , the athletic clubs them- selves have helped to destroy the inter- est in the ...
... fact is that the American appetite for competition is no longer satisfied with the compara- tively mild contests of the track events . And then again , the athletic clubs them- selves have helped to destroy the inter- est in the ...
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... fact , that all of the available rooms in the club - house are rented for the whole summer , and that the transient rooms are almost continuously in de- mand , and sometimes utterly inadequate to accommodate the men who would oc- cupy ...
... fact , that all of the available rooms in the club - house are rented for the whole summer , and that the transient rooms are almost continuously in de- mand , and sometimes utterly inadequate to accommodate the men who would oc- cupy ...
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... fact . He listened , his face lying on his arms . It was true ; all true . She might have taken more and Timothy less ; no doubt she was making it out as bad as she could for Timothy . But it lay between them - his wife and his son - it ...
... fact . He listened , his face lying on his arms . It was true ; all true . She might have taken more and Timothy less ; no doubt she was making it out as bad as she could for Timothy . But it lay between them - his wife and his son - it ...
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... fact , before Fred Walker , as in 1869 he produced the poster for a lead - pencil manufacturer , and continued at Mr. Comyns Carr's request with a still - re- membered design in blue and yellow for the Promenade Concerts of the Co- vent ...
... fact , before Fred Walker , as in 1869 he produced the poster for a lead - pencil manufacturer , and continued at Mr. Comyns Carr's request with a still - re- membered design in blue and yellow for the Promenade Concerts of the Co- vent ...
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