Word: drove
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...ball was kept near the Harvard goal for most of the time; but in the last ten minutes of the first three-quarters, Princeton "braced up," and drove it up towards their goal. McCosh of Princeton made a very pretty kick that was much applauded, as was also Bullard's run; but Princeton showed want of practice in passing the ball. At the end of the first three-quarters the game stood: Harvard, one touch-down; Princeton, nothing...
...Road? John Rankin drove on. It was the same everywhere. Many a knowing Mississippi politician predicted that Rankin would be so badly beaten in the Senate race that he might not even run again for the House seat which he has held for 21 years...
Hillbilly Come-On. One afternoon when he drove into Mendenhall, seat of Simpson County, only seven courthouse loafers were on hand to greet him. To drum up a crowd, his nephew, Cason Rankin, hooked up a loudspeaker in the Congressman's black Buick sedan, toured the town playing hillbilly recordings. But half an hour's driving netted only three more shirtsleeved listeners. John Rankin brushed back his mane of stringy yellow hair, flung out his arms and shouted...
Scrap dealers wondered how long the steel companies could hold out. In August, when scrap rose to $42, the steel companies, by refusing to buy, drove the price down to $38. This time they were in a poorer bargaining position. Traditionally, the industry stocks up on scrap in the fall, before the cold weather slows down collection and transportation...
They did everything right. They used flankers, double flankers, spinners, practically a new formation each play. Everytime the Crimson drove into scoring position, the attack stalled. Everytime they passed, it seemed as if Rutgers intercepted...