Word: beating
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...military HQ. Almost every night last week, U.M.W. was able to report to the newsmen that another company or two had agreed to boost pay (from $14.05 to $15 a day) and increase royalties for the miners' welfare fund (from 20? to 35? a ton). Lewis, unable to beat the ganged-up might of coal-industry leaders, was trying to pick them off, company by company. Actually, John L. Lewis was winning nothing but minor skirmishes, which he proclaimed as victorious battles. Most of his 480,000 miners were still working a three-day week. By week...
...racking up 159 out of its total of 275 points. They have been averaging just under 20 points per game. Shepard has somewhat revised his pre-season plans for fast-break ball to capitalize on their skill under the boards; his strategy worked nicely last Tuesday when the varsity beat a swift BC quintet by forcing it to play a close, deliberate game...
Coach Floyd Wilson's Yardlings started hitting the basket too late against the Eagles and couldn't close a ten point deficit. But Tech, which finished 34 points behind a Boston University team which the Yardlings beat, 56 to 48, is unlikely to build up any lead over the freshmen...
Thayer North eked out a 25-23 win in a close game with Straus South. The half time score was 12-9. Grays beat Weld South 39-28 and the Hollis team won from Lionel, 18-14, to complete the list of Yard games last night...
Priestley is the man who scored another overtime goal almost exactly a year ago to beat Harvard, 6 to 5, in the Arena...