Word: agreement
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...have been nothing if not thorough. He made his players practice six weeks in winter and all spring, brought them back to Columbus three weeks early this autumn, divided the squad into four groups, held workouts from 9 a. m. until sundown. Most Big Ten coaches abide by tacit agreement not to run up one-sided scores against each other. Not so, Schmidt. Superficial characteristics of his strategy are complex ground plays, frequent passes. His 18-year coaching record: won 137, lost 30, tied...
Wrote President Roosevelt, who had five times helped postpone the dreaded strike: "Tonight's agreement will make my long-deferred vacation a greater pleasure...
...Committee of the Chairmen" refers to a group of men representing both Harvard and Yale, between whom was made the basic agreement which governs such cases. However, the Eligibility Rules state in another place that "final responsibility for the eligibility of individual members of athletic teams shall rest with the University concerned." It was for this reason that Bingham's Committee alone made the decision yesterday...
Hierarchy. The Cardinal-Archbishops of Chicago, Philadelphia and Boston did not go to Cleveland. By a sort of gentlemen's agreement, the Princes of the Church in the U. S. defer politely to whichever of their number is official representative at a function. But the Cleveland Congress brought out the rest of the U. S. hierarchy in almost full force. Present were 5.000 priests. 2.000 monsignori, 90 of the 120 bishops. 13 of the 18 archbishops. Notably present were: Most Rev. Amleto Giovanni Cicognani. Apostolic Delegate to the U. S.; Cincinnati's gentle Archbishop McNicholas. Legion of Decency founder...
...practical purposes the city and the corporation were identical. Once the corporation gave the city a $100,000 check for back taxes that was by agreement never cashed. "It was done very commonly," said Mr. Merrick...