Word: basketeer
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...this tedious business of trying to observe Lent as a long drawn-out season of six weeks were discarded; if most of the parish schedules of daily services were thrown in the waste basket; if the little half-baked priestlets who want...
...Jiibilee and At Home Abroad closed fortnight ago, only four musicomedies remained on Broadway, the mid-season low since the beginning of the War. Simultaneously. Variety's radio log showed that the tune most played on the air was I'm Putting All My Eggs in One Basket, one of Irving Berlin's contributions to Follow the Fleet. For his work on this cinema...
...ground that Congress had never authorized this canal's construction. Last week Representatives were greatly surprised to find that President Roosevelt had dribbled out another $200,000 in relief funds to the canal, was evidently in a mood to dribble out a lot more from his extra-budget basket if Congress would not supply the cash...
Indiana usually builds its teams around a tall centre. This year it is Fred (''Reach") Fechtman, 6 ft. 7 in., who usually takes a position under the basket while two forwards, from positions on each side of the court, move across the floor in a figure 8. Most of Indiana's scores were closer than Purdue's but the team obviously had a more smoothly coordinated offense and stronger reserves. All but four members of both squads came from Indiana...
Grant Wesner and Bob Young, playing right forward and center respectively for the Gold Coasters, garnered five points apiece to lead the attack for the home team, while right guard Mark Saxton managed to add four more points to the total. Blan Hale and Rog Silsby each sank a basket, and Max Manker scored the other point on a foul shot...