item: #1 of 4 id: 10717 author: Pindar title: The Extant Odes of Pindar Translated with Introduction and Short Notes by Ernest Myers date: None words: 52591 flesch: 75 summary: And Pisa bids me speak aloud, for from her come to men songs of divine assignment, when the just judge of games the Aitolian[2] man, fulfilling Herakles' behests of old, hath laid upon one's hair above his brows pale-gleaming glory of olive. For in the hands of good men lieth the good piloting of the cities wherein their fathers ruled. keywords: aigina; apollo; chariot; city; death; deeds; earth; fair; father; footnote; forth; games; glory; god; gods; golden; good; great; greek; hand; hath; heart; herakles; home; honour; house; king; land; life; light; man; men; mother; ode; pindar; place; praise; race; sea; son; song; sons; soul; sung; thebes; thee; things; thou; thy; time; victory; war; winner; won; words; zeus cache: 10717.txt plain text: 10717.txt item: #2 of 4 id: 37912 author: Morrison, Gertrude W. title: The Girls of Central High at Basketball; Or, The Great Gymnasium Mystery date: None words: 41282 flesch: 90 summary: This athletic business and the resultant hearty appetite you maintain has been the salvation of you, Nellie girl. And there were other girls from Central High who seemed to feel the same. keywords: agnew; basketball; belding; bobby; car; case; chapter; chet; doctor; eve; father; game; girls; good; grimes; hebe; hester; high; jess; johnny; laura; lily; little; man; miss; mother; mrs; nellie; play; right; school; team; time cache: 37912.txt plain text: 37912.txt item: #3 of 4 id: 38471 author: Clark, Ellery H. (Ellery Harding) title: Dick Randall, the Young Athlete date: None words: 44770 flesch: 89 summary: It was a splendid try--clean, fast, with a fine follow--and all done so easily that Dick could scarcely credit his ears when the measurer gave his result to the announcer, and the latter shouted, Mr. Ellis puts thirty-nine, four and a half. Dick Randall came slowly down the dormitory steps, then stopped and stood hesitating, as if doubtful which way to turn. keywords: allen; boys; clinton; dave; day; dick; ellis; feet; fellow; fenton; field; good; guess; half; hopevale; johnson; jump; little; man; mcdonald; putnam; randall; right; school; second; think; time; try; way cache: 38471.txt plain text: 38471.txt item: #4 of 4 id: 47254 author: None title: Handbook of Summer Athletic Sports Comprising: Walking, Running, Jumping, Hare and Hounds, Bicycling, Archery, Etc. date: None words: 26294 flesch: 78 summary: Other men have, at times, beaten him; but he has outstayed them all at last in endurance. If, however, this be impossible, and it be absolutely necessary for the aspirant to train himself, a few safe general rules may be laid down, which can be followed without danger, and the observance of which is sure to give an easy victory over _untrained_ men, such as attend country matches. keywords: athletic; club; competitor; day; dialogues; dime; distance; feet; foot; good; ground; hand; line; man; match; matches; men; miles; number; o'leary; race; record; rules; running; seconds; time; track; try; walker; walking; weight cache: 47254.txt plain text: 47254.txt