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BORN OF CONR..ICT .......................... ... .... . .. . page 14
A.B. McAlpin leads the rebellion • MAAC builds first home • The Crimson and White run with the pigskin • Setting amateur sports standards • Theatrics raise money • "The Only joe" does it all
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A PLACE TO CALL HOME ............ ......... .. ........ .. page30
Chapman Street clubhouse opens • President Taft visits • Dunne excels as an administrator • Professor Krohn leads calisthenics • A. C. Gilbert builds dreams • The ~st Coast's first official Olympians
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YEARS OF DARING ....... . ............................... page4o
MAAC recovers from fiery devastation • Teddy Roosevelt dedicates cornerstone • Boys for a day at Low ]inks • Mid-winter swims in the Willamette • MAAC responds to war • Diving for Olympic gold
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THE CIVIC CLUB ........................................ page 60
Building Portland's stadium • Tennis reaches fashionable heights • Club football glory fades • Golf club links members • Exhibitions entertain throngs • Wrestlers land in Ripley's Believe It or Not
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FACING HARD TIMES .................................... page 74
An idle stadium drains finances • ]immy Richardson's flair for promotion • Back from the brink • Gambling on dog racing pays dividends • Back in the black • Boxers reclaim respect
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A REASON TO WIN ........... . .. . .. . .... .. .............. page86
MAC ends its first half century • A second call to arms • Social doings fill the void • The Richardson era ends • Rose Festival blossoms at MAC • Cody Kids are America 's swimming sweethearts
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FAMILY EVER MORE ............................ ... .... . page 104
Debt free and growing • Expansion meets obstacles • Swimmers take recreation into the water • juniors swarm the clubhouse • Tauscher goes 50 years strong • Champions raise a racquet
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GROWTH AND CHANGE ................................. page 120
Loprinzi maintains fitness for all • Phase I is said and done • Stadium sale relieves club burden • MelloMacs sing around world • Mitchell's wrestlers storm the nation • Carolyn Wood gains gold
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STRIKING A BALANCE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .... . ... . . .. . page 136
Demolition makes room for Phase II • Women achieve new heights • joggers add up mileage • Recreation first and foremost • Changing of the guard • Champions of the court
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CITY WITHIN A CITY .................................... page 1so
A force in the community • MAC Park meets expanding needs • junior Sports sparks future champions • Member and staff loyalty maintains legacy • Early Birds rise and shine • Champions young and old
APPENDIX .......................... . .......... .. . .. . .... ... . . ..... page 174 Presidents • Award winners • Photo credits • Bibliography