Word: bitting
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...pass back over the new bridge, ride around the Lincoln Memorial, peer into the eyes of the Lincoln statue, and think it a bit too cold for his nature...
...glory and the prominent personages. You journey through Peacock Alley, pass women from the West who think they are in style; and take a seat in the middle of the Alley. Your interest is aroused by three old codgers (probably ex-Congressmen) talking very loudly--perhaps all are a bit deal--on an adjacent couch. You hear them, as I have sigh and reminisce of the days of Ariemus Ward and James Whitcomb Riley and Uncle Joe Cannon. You hear them curse the speed of the modern generation; you hear them chastise the youth for no longer reading Dickens...
...Unrestrained condemnation of the gambling spirit uttered in ex cathedra fashion by the more articulate critics is likely to prove unconvincing to pupils who themselves indulge in gambling or who have friends who easily accept it as a natural bit of behavior in the sport...
...Princeton team, like the local aggregation, is composed largely of sophomores, and hence has no edge in the matter of playing experience. If the Harvard team can bit the high point that it touched against Dartmouth, a victory is in the offing; in any case, the game will be a hard-fought...
...trio has consistently vied with his teammate for scoring honors, playing a hard-riding, aggressive game to win many a thrilling goal from the opposition. Although he has had the least intercollegiate experience of the three, his outdoor work on Long Island during the summers has made him every bit their equal from the viewpoint of skill...