Word: dame
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...which he sat was illegally constituted: a law passed in 1925 requiring that all elected members of parliament be ratepayers had never been approved by Britain's Privy Council and hence was invalid. Henry got Sark's parliament, Britain's Privy Council and the hereditary Dame of Sark to call another election...
When Frank Leahy predicted that his Notre Dame team would drop several games this season, rival coaches laughed hollowly. Since its defeat by the Great Lakes Naval Training Station team in December 1945, Notre Dame had won 36 games, tied two (Army and Southern California), lost none. In its opener this year, Notre Dame won No. 37. It was the most memorable unbeaten streak since Fielding H. ("Hurry Up") Yost's "point-a-minute" Michigan teams took 55, tied one, between...
Last weekend, Notre Dame was a solid 20-point favorite over once-beaten (by Texas, 34-26) Purdue. Coach Leahy recalled that two years before, Notre Dame had barely squeaked by Purdue, 28-27, then croaked his weekly prophecy: "It figures to be a very close game...
Within minutes after the kickoff, it became plain to the 56,748 rabid fans in Notre Dame Stadium that Frank Leahy had finally spoken a mouthful. Purdue Coach Stu Holcomb, onetime assistant to Army's master strategist Red Blaik, had drilled his Boilermakers to peak precision. Behind their own hard-charging line, Purdue's backs ripped a dazed Notre Dame forward wall to shreds. At halftime Purdue...
...third quarter, All-America Quarterback Bob Williams got Notre Dame moving with a short touchdown pass. When Notre Dame made it 21-14, at the start of the fourth period, win No. 38 still looked possible. But Purdue bounced right back with a 56-yard scoring pass. That was the game...