Word: crestfallen
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...tomb. Last year, amid the storm of controversy that followed publication of Hoffman's book The Murder of the Man Who Was "Shakespeare," consent was reluctantly given. Last week Sir Thomas' tomb was opened. "We found sand. No coffin, no papers-just sand,'' reported the crestfallen Hoffman. Added the London News Chronicle: "Alas, not even poor Yorick...
...Nenni returned last week spouting his reports, many an Italian who had been voluble on the merits of the Nenni "opening to the left" fell into crestfallen silence. Snapped one Italian politician: "That's no opening-that's a trap door, and right over the bear...
...this acclaim takes his successes as calmly as his failures. Early in the season Turley pitched dramatic no-hit ball for eight and one-third innings against Cleveland, then lost the game 2-1 on a single and a home run by Larry Doby. Ordinarily, a pitcher would make crestfallen excuses. Not Turley. "I've always been amused," said he. "to read the statements pitchers make when something bad happens to them. 'The pitch got away from me.' they say. This one got away from me-350 feet away. I threw Doby the precise pitch I wanted...
...even beat each other. In the play-off for consolation honors, Brown and Princeton battled evenly and impotently for 59 minutes and 39 seconds. Then, with the score tied at 1-1 and only 21 seconds left, Brown's standout center, Danny Keefe, slammed the puck past the crestfallen Blair Torrey, Princeton's star goalie, to give the Bruins an unexpected...
...everything, right down the line-charm, intelligence, beauty, ability, and a great love for her adopted people." An American sergeant who owned a red M-G exa'ctly like the one which Frederika herself drives through Athens, took to waving companionably when the two cars passed. He was crestfallen and suddenly stiff with formality when he learned that his friendly fellow motorist was the Queen. "Relax, sergeant," said Frederika amiably, "and let's get back to our old waving basis...