Word: bidding
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Pfister, who was a stand out player offensively and a brilliant downfield tackler, received his Initial bid from Andy Kerr, coach of the Northern team, several weeks age. He learned only yesterday, however, that he had not been included in the official all-star roster...
Wall Street brokers a year ago, never got what he thought a decent offer. Vultee's bid was made more tempting to him by two side dishes: 1) he will stay in Con-solidated-Vultee as an adviser at $60,000 annually for five years;* 2) by selling now he dodges the much higher capital gains taxes likely...
Miller has not yet accepted the bid sent out yesterday by Coach Carl Snavely of Cornell, who is directing the northern forces. It was indicated last night, however, that he will probably reply favorably within the next few days, pending a query about the possibility of several of the other Crimson linemen being added to the northern roster...
Peabody did not reveal at yesterday's luncheon whether or not he would accept a bid to play in the East-West game if he got one--but he did venture to explain the why's and wherefores of the present Crimson line...
When armed U.S. merchant vessels leave U.S. ports for England this week (see p. 22), nobody will bid them a more anxious bon voyage than nine insurance men in lower Manhattan. These nine, who meet almost daily, are the Rate and Underwriting Committee of the American Cargo War Risk Reinsurance Exchange, which has outstanding $600,000,000 in war-risk insurance on U.S. cargoes over all the seven seas...