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Word: ball (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1939
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With all his old swagger, The Haig teed up, smacked his ball far down the fairway. As the crowd's eyes returned to the tee, they popped. There, teeing up, was another Haig. It was Walter Hagen Jr., 20-year-old Notre Dame sophomore, as green-eyed, chinless, nonchalant as his famed father...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Haig & Haig | 8/8/1938 | See Source »

...years, has played under six of them, has become a smart handler of pitchers, a shrewd observer of men. Even Dizzy Dean once admitted that Gabby Hartnett was the only baseballer that was "smarter than me." But astute Owner Wrigley, well aware of the fact that brilliant ball players seldom have been successful as managers, did not give fun-loving Catcher Hartnett a new contract with his new job until the Cubs had tucked away a few victories...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: That's Baseball | 8/1/1938 | See Source »

...Rockport, Mass., where most artists have studios on Bearskin Neck-and the local art association has been embroiled year after year with city fathers over the annual artists ball - the 18th annual show was lively, colorful, included work by Jon Corbino, Leon Kroll, Harrison Cady, better known for his illustrations for Peter Rabbit stories...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Art: Summer Shows | 7/25/1938 | See Source »

...that freight rates should rise in good times, fall in bad. Under the new AAA set up by Congress five months ago, he was authorized to create a division of transportation in the Department of Agriculture with power to plead before the ICC. Last week Secretary Wallace started the ball rolling by putting Dr. Ralph...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business: The Government's Week: Jul. 18, 1938 | 7/18/1938 | See Source »

Towards his petty criminals John McIntyre shows benevolent amusement. Boys, he implies, will be boys. Sam was just a good-looking, friendly kid selling pop in a ball park until Art, who knew his way around, took him aside and showed him a few angles. Then he went up fast. He acquired a few attendants: Perry and Cork and a sinister character from Scranton named Max. He talked to all the concessionaires in the city and. because of his friendly way, they were glad to use the brand of pop he pushed. He talked to the barbers. He put short...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Sentimental Toughs | 7/18/1938 | See Source »

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