Word: catchings
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...week during which she could be saving the American way of life, saying, "Oh, no, I'm not worried about the election. My children keep me too busy for that." It's remarks like that that undermine American democracy. Harpo Marx also plays the harp, but you won't catch him not worrying about the election. Besides, he keeps his mouth shut...
...Dmitry Obolensky Romanoff") Gerguson drove into Hillsboro, Ill. in a 1933 automobile for his first visit to his boyhood home in ten years. Announcing he might soon make a motion picture in Hollywood ("I know everyone there"), he chatted with old friends, bestowed his autograph, took to bed "to catch up on his sleep." Said a Hillsboro hotelman: "We have no criticism of Harry. In fact we glory in his spunk...
...shorter reach and elimination of last year's lunge at the catch are the principal changes in form introduced by crew coach Tom Bolles so far this fall...
...kept closer together with the "inside leg," that nearest the oar, drawn up between the arms. It is thus easier to make a quick, even pull-though with plenty of leg drive. The former stroke was apt to be divided into two sections, a terrific slug at the catch and a weaker finish...
...most outstanding difference that followers of Harvard rowing will notice is the elimination of the lunge at the catch which used to become pretty violent at a high stroke and cased a noticeable check. The crews are now coached to get all their body angle right after the finish and not try for any more during the rest of the recovery. There is a noticeable improvement in the smoothness and run of the varsity already...