Word: dashed
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...fair strength in the dash and hurdles and may be able to pick up quite a few points in these events. Charlie Durakis, Bob Twitchell, and Ed Grutzner and Ronnie Berman in the 600 should, however, be able to hold their...
...arms to some 52 young ladies from the Academic Moderne, who were due to "commence" that evening. On arrival, we found 1,100 friends and relatives of the graduating class, some dewy-eyed, some not, who were awaiting the start of the five-times yearly ceremony. So we could dash backstage when we were "on," we took seats at the rear of the theatre. The lights dimmed, the curtains parted, and a portly lady, who introduced herself as Mildred Albert, dean of the school, made a few opening remarks. She described her institution, which offers a variety of courses ranging...
...Steele, 65, who rejoices in being a reactionary and flavorful old fogy. Like Conrad and Maugham, he prefers to clamp a character in the vise of a strange situation, watch him wriggle toward nobility, degradation, or death. At his best, Author Steele can stir a jigger of irony, a dash of adventure, a sprig of the exotic and a pinch of mystery into a tippling good yarn. At his worst, he makes the tricks of Fate look like the hoked-up tricks of the trade...
...surprising Northeastern track team threw a slight scare into the Crimson Saturday, but near sweeps of the hurdles, dash, 300, and 600 yard runs eventually accounted for a 66 to 42 home team victory...
...Crimson plled up 33 out of a possible 36 points in these four events. Charlie Durakis accounted for ten of the points by winning the hurdles, placing second in the dash, and trying for second in the 200. Bob Twitchell won the dash and took second in the hurdles, while Pete Dow and Ed Grutsner scored five points apiece, winning the 240 and 600 yard races respectively. In the latter race Coach Jaakko Mikkola kept Ronnie Berman on the bouch...