Word: banners
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Excitement confusing sense impressions, making recognizable the smell of the "Star Spangled Banner" as played on a brass band, the noises of two-for-a-quarter cigars, of D'jer Kiss, of this morning's breakfast, the taste of anticipation. Bowlegged Honus Wagner and spry Tyrus Cobb, survivors of a Pittsburgh-Detroit World Series 16 years ago, pushed together seats through the press section; a white team (Pittsburg), a grey team (Washington), which had been warming up along the edges of a field earnestly green, looked up at a box wherein Pinchot, Governor of Pennsylvania, stood with...
...banner moment, the top of his hour. After that, even if only a little, and although pushed rather by ill-luck than any failure in himself, he began to slip. In 1908 he pitched and lost the celebrated 12-inning play-off game against the Cubs which decided the National League pennant. Mordecai Brown-the pitcher with the pirate's name-worsted him in that struggle, "the hardest game," Mathewson said, "of my life." In 1914 he injured his right shoulder. Still, with speed impaired, he could win games with his curves, his strategy, his matchless fadeaway...
Last week it was announced that the famed Rockefeller carillon (TIME, Oct. 5) of the Park Avenue Baptist Church would broadcast programs over WJZ, New York. Each program will end with "The Star Spangled Banner" or "America...
Among the many Conservative candidates who hope to sweep into Canada's Parliament under banner of Mr. Meighen, is Professor .William Levi Carlyle. An agricultural scientist, he is trying to persuade the Western Progressives of Alberta to send at least one Conservative to Ottawa. His chances of succeeding are reported to be excellent because of the somewhat irrelevant fact that he is manager of the ranch of Royal Highness, Edward of Wales...
...thing that will make this a banner year for crew," declared Coach Stevens, "is to have all the men sign up who feel any interest in rowing. As soon as a man finishes with one activity, he ought to come out for crew, if he has not decided on another sport. Experience means nothing in our game, particularly in regard to Freshmen...