Word: baer
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...fact, both sides and the middle deserve brickbats. First, U.S. Steel's officers refused to bargain at first. No concessions, they said, strangely reminiscent of George F. Baer arguing with Theodore Roosevelt that management had a God-given duty to ignore the fledgling unions of his day. To gain a majority, the Board's public members could haggle only with their labor colleagues, the result being a one-sided agreement. U.S. Steel offered a compromise later, but it was too late--a catastrophe of mis-timing...
Slave (ex-Pugilist Buddy Baer) not only wrestles a wild bull but wins the match...
This use of forceful tactics comes as a hangover from the days fifteen years ago when Jerry Owen was number one sparring partner for boxer Max Baer. Baer moved on to Hollywood as a slapstick comedian; Owen left him and started up the sawdust trail as an evangelist. As Owen explains it, Jesus came down one night to call him to the pulpit. Jesus said "Come on Jerry, I'se got sumpin' for you--I'm gone make you a fisher of men." Then Jesus dropped into the background to brush up on his grammar, and Jerry Owen baited...
George Barkley, Glen Baer, and Tom Everhart are counted on to provide height for the Kirkland squad. Three Deacon "B" league men, Fran Collins, Richard Dubak, and Roger Swanson, will replace missing "A" league...
...relay events were also taken by the Yardlings. In the 200 yard freestyle relay, Timothy Whelan, William Travis, Sadri Kahn, and Pliney Jewell won, while Bugs Baer, Ralph Zani and Austin Briggs took the 150 yard medley relay...