Word: basketeer
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Inven tor Naismith, it was estimated, got $1,000. In 1891, Dr. Naismith hoped he had dis covered a pastime which would supply Y. M. C. A. boys with healthy exercise without encouraging roughness or bad tem per. Main feature of its extraordinary growth has been the tendency of basket ball to grow more violent every year. The winter's noisiest basketball row broke last week. Undefeated in 20 games, New York University's team of one Swede, one Irishman and eight Jews lost to Georgetown, 36-10-34. Aftermath was a sizzling editorial...
...former antics of his flickering, flashing feet. What is lacking in quality, however, is there in quality. Astaire's solos are "We Saw the Sea" and "I'd Rather Lead a Rand"; Ginger's; "Let Yourself Go". Together they frolic about in "All My Eggs in One Basket" and "Let's Face the Music". Another disconcerting fact is that these songs, in spite of their distinguished authorship, are not catchy enough to have become entangled in our memory...
...hockey, Thorny Brown's shot just before the final whistle gained a 3-2 victory over Dartmouth. At the same time, Bill Gray staged a last two minute, three basket rally, to put the Harvard five shead of the Tigers...
...Tigers led throughout the first half, lengthening their lead early in the second period. The Harvard outfit, led by the aggressive play of Vernon Struck, refused to be beaten, and encouraged by a basket by Struck with two minutes left to play, the Crimson started its last minute drive to victory...
...first like a great Depression error. New York was the buyer's Mecca, Chicago a way-station. But Depression helped as well as hindered. To most buyers Chicago was much nearer than New York, and the convenience and economy of finding so many merchandising eggs in one basket soon made itself evident. In 1933, 104,000 buyers spent $137,000,000 at the Mart. In 1934 there were 205,000 buyers who spent $177,000,000. Last year, Mart management estimates, the Mart attracted 235,000 buyers who spent $216,000,000-a 22% increase over 1934 purchases...