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There are ire such aucb men to conaldezas consideras consider as . Knute Knots ltDut . Rockne Rocme , Percy PerC7 HauhtOD Haughton Haughton.I HaughtonI , , . , I.qu Iqu . . qu Little Uttie , , Bob Zuppke . , Dan Mc McGustn McGugin MeGugin Gustn Gugin . . , Dick Uarlow-on Uarlow on Harlow-on Harlow Harlow - - on and on em . . . M My , . veto nee vote geea rea roes I ( . . leokne-s leokne s . Beckne a.elm aelm - * smart smartlootltan smartfootball amartaetoaU lootltan football ( Dla.el-4tDe Dla.el4tDe Dla.el Dlael 4tDe player-one player one player , . 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In additionto additiono addition to o that he was W81 one of the true m mu mat-tera mat tera . . . - ten tors of EngUsh Rngll h . aa as . a . writer MaD1 Many Manyof Manyof 01 of his article artloles articles * were uaed Uled used tor for text textpurpose textpurposes textpurpose purpose purposes * . in many maD7 collegesNo collegea college colleges . | No 8 0 8 . . , Racing M My , . vo vote herewould herewould here | would eo go to Earl Sande Sande wa wasone waa was . ione one of the greatest Jockeya jockeys of an sU antime sUtime aOtime time He haa bu has been a high elsa class classtrainer classtrainer . trainer He lie has bas also been able to o tomake omake tomake make a living Uvlng Uving aa 81 as a ainger .lnger lnger singer . with aD an aDexcellent anexcellent anexcellent excellent voice Extremely inteW inteWgent inteWgent tntelllgent gent , , he be la Is quiet . , modest and capa cape capeble capable * ' ble to In whatever ha be he undertakes undertake . . No N 7 ? Track Traok 'lack lack ' . , . Jack Jaok Lovelock- Lovelock LovelockNew LovelockNew Lovelock-New Lovelock New - New Zealand ! . Lavelock .eTeloek eTeloek Lovelock waa was one ne of ofthe . efthe . tile the greateat createa greatest . rollers mllen milers of t all aU time tbne I 1 | 1saw Iuw aaw uw saw him beat Olexm GleDD Glenn Connlnrham ConnJncbam Cunningham In In&be Inthe IDhe &be be the & ( rrlooeton Princeton meet and later nul rum nulaway rumaway nuaway away from frDm Cimnlngbam CunaIDI'bam CunaIDIbam Cunningham ' In the Ber Delio flee Deliolin Berlin ' lin tin Olymplea Olympic Olympics . . where .here here he be act set a & DeW new DeWJ90meter new1500meter new1500-meter new1500 meter J90-meter J90 meter 1500-meter 1500 - - record . 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