Word: deservedness
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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His triumph is all the more gratifying because of its decisiveness. Luck or flukes were not a factor; the outcome was due to nothing but the superb consistency of Jones. Bringing his medal play psychology into match competition, he overcame an old bugaboo and disposed of a formidable group of...
The Prince also proved his ability as a boxer. In the ship's gymnasium, he had a friendly round or so with the ship's instructor. "You want to shoot that left out sharper, sir," said the instructor. The Prince did, and caught him a good, stiff biff on the...
The Dream Girl was Victor Herbert's last legacy to the world. Last year, a short time before he died, he composed the score which, for various reasons, was delayed in process of production. Possibly the delay was fortunate, for thereby the Shuberts found the time and patience to...
William B. Wilson, a member of the Democratic National Committee, one-time member of the Executive Board of the United Mine Workers and one-time Secretary of Labor, wrote to Mr. Gompers on Mr. Davis's behalf. He declared that Mr. Davis deserved Labor's support because:
Although the Court has fallen still a little further behind, it has been a term of hard work for the Chief Justice. He deserved his vacation. But that vacation was not to be all that he anticipated. In June, that rotund figure which the inhabitants of Washington were accustomed to...