Word: em
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...distinctly different types of and though they may both be very funny, never the twain shall meet. It may be true that a glimpse at "The New Yorker' would leave an Englishman cold, but 'Punch' is to no great laughgetter over here, while in England it has'em in stitches...
...eyebrows like cupid's-wings, tongue of a cowhand. He takes Capitol freshmen aside and instructs them philosophically. "Now, Scott," he said, for example, to Senator Lucas of Illinois, "first thing to do is to get other Senators' respect, if you have to fight 'em twice a day. After you get their respect you'll have their confidence. Then first thing you know you'll have their affection...
...holding its own for about five minutes. It was almost six minutes before Tony Mischo could tally the first basket of the evening, and this seemed to serve only as a single to start the Red and Blue attack rolling. They began to hit on all cylinders with "push 'em up" Tony Mischo and Harlan Gustafson leading the way to a 23 to 12 halftime margin...
...members of the Baseball Writers Association who participated in the poll, 235 of them voted for Sisler. Collins, vice-president-treasurer of the Boston Red Sox, received 213 votes and the late Keeler of "hit 'em where they aint" fame barely squeezed in. He was picked by 207 writers, one more than the 75 per cent total, or 206, necessary for election this year...
Supporting these stellar performers will be Captain Em Walker, who won the 150 back against Dartmouth when Wilcox was sick, George Gibbons, sophomore distance man with much promise, Bill McCullough, veteran breastroker, Holmes Wilson, diver, and Art doherty, distance man. From these men the Cantabs will get the most competition...