Word: betting
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...going was getting tougher by now. The Italians were well entrenched in the rugged 6,000-foot Cheren plateau, difficult country for mechanized troops. Best British bet seemed to be fresh troops driving down the Red Sea coast from the north, which threatened to cut off the defenders on the plateau or force their retreat. When Cheren fell the Italians would be in a fair way to losing Eritrea, their oldest colony...
...meet went according to Hoyle right down to the final relay. Princeton took the medley quite easily, Con Doran was too good for Shaw McCalcheon and Brad Patterson in the dive, and Bus Curwen and Tiny Gorman won the 440 in a walk. Neither coach would have bet much on the relay; it was bound to be touch...
...individual wrestlers are concerned, there are no outstanding stars, though there is at least one good man in practically all the weights. Jim Reildy is the only contender in the 121-pound slot, and he has made a fair showing. 128-pound Breck Marshall is the best bet in his class, although Bob Chase has been giving him some competition. Breck wrestled at Providence Country Day several years ago, and was the Rhode Island State Interscholastic wrestling champ in the 118-pound class...
...Chinese pagodas. . . . I've never been so good since.'' With a melancholy, boot-reaching sigh he then exclaimed, somewhat irrelevantly: ''The corn is green. The corn is green. How green is the corn? I don't know, but I bet Jack will...
...other brackets will be filled as before. 128-pound Ted Schoenberg, newly elected captain, is almost a sure bet in his class, while Dick Thomas and Leo Ackerman should capably fill the 145 and 155-pound assignments...