Word: beating
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...students are well-known film players doing entertainment specialties. William Austin is the sissified professor. Helen Kane carries an air-rifle and sings her "poop-a-doop" songs. Nancy Carroll is the pretty girl who inherits a boys' college and bets her claim to it that her team can beat Oglethorpe. Jack Oakie, Broadway showman, changes the hymnlike school song to a ditty called "Alma Mammy." There is also a red-headed fellow who says that a preposition is something you ask a girl. That no college on earth was ever like Pelham does not detract from...
Beside doing most of the punting and passing. Fullback Bergherm carried the ball 26 times in 51 plays for a total gain of 91 yards to beat Illinois for the first time in 17 years. Northwestern 7, Illinois...
...Gordons were the only Negroes in White Sulphur Springs, Mont. At the Springs was a "sportin' house" Madame. Her name was Big Maude. Unlike her kind, she was not a fighter, could not beat policemen. She was genteel, of noble English descent (her story), and wise. She charged more for drinks than any of her competitors. The miners and farmers marveled at the way her four girls dressed. Big Maude asked Taylor Gordon to work for her. He agreed, ran errands for the girls, served drinks, wore brass buttons and blue coat, received good wages, liked...
...face even paler, darted through the police cordon, pointed a nickel revolver at Prince Umberto, fired, then tripped over a trolley track as he fired again. Instantly Brussels' famed War-time hero, Burgomaster Max sprang in front of H. R. H. to shield him. The royal chauffeur beat down the assassin's arm. A policeman struck him swiftly with his sword...
...believe in comparative scores Florida has a 35 point advantage over Harvard. Here's how it goes. Florida beat Georgia 18 to 6; Georgia beat Yale 15 to 0; Yale beat Army 21 to 13; and Army tied Harvard. But then fortunately for Harvard comparative scores don't mean anything, and the Stadium turf, not the scribes' copy paper, is the one and only place where this battle between North and South can be definitely decided. BY TIME...