Word: boasts
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Whatever the facts, many Peruvians would surely regard Negreiros as a martyr to his political faith. With only three months to go before national elections, Odria could boast that he had finally decapitated Aprismo. But it looked as if its ghost would haunt him for years to come...
Pitching & Prophecy. At bat, the well-heeled Sox are the most dangerous club in either league. Comparatively weak in seasoned pitchers, they boast two fine ones on 1949 form: Left-hander Mel Parnell, 27, who won 25 games, and Right-hander Ellis Kinder, 35, who won 23. Back of them are two young lefthanders, Chuck Stobbs, 20, and Speed Artist Maurice Mc-Dermott, 21, who are both marked "promising." On paper the Sox have the best first team in the business, but they are weak "on the bench," i.e., in replacements. Midseason injuries to such mainstays as dependable Bobby Doerr...
...colleges & universities are also smashing records. Since V-J day, the nation has built 150 new four-year and two-year colleges, 80 of them last year alone. It can expect to build 75 more in 1950. As matters stand now, the U.S. can boast more colleges & universities (1,808) and more college students (2½ million) than any other nation...
...Spring training? Bah, we don't need it! We'll challenge anybody (over 50) as soon as the ground gets dry!" said the press agent for the only baseball team in Cambridge that can boast a three-year undefeated record...
...boast worthy part of the Kirkland is the House library, which occupies historic Hicks House. This is a revolutionary-age abode that has been joined onto the House so that its 10 separate rooms could be used as places of seclusion for Kirkland men in their studying moments. Almost every room houses a separate field of books--those of history, French, and German, being particularly strong...