Word: em
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...black bear's feeding habits (grass and fir buds in April, crab apples in October). "Some bears turn carnivorous just afore they go into hibernation and go after calves and chickens." says Hulet. "If I know what they're eating, I know where to find 'em." To corner them, Hulet uses half a dozen hounds of his own special mongrel breed: one-quarter pit bull, one-eighth Australian cattle dog, and the remainder Redbone or Walker hound. Explains Hulet: "Thoroughbred hounds don't have the courage that crosses do. The pit bull in 'em makes...
...hunting, Bear Bill Hulet has an intense admiration for the intelligence of his quarry. He hunts because the bear is a challenge, rationalizes his career by citing the damage done by the animal: "I look out over all those little trees comin' up, thousands and thousands of 'em, just astandin' on some hilltop or other, and I think to myself, 'Bill, all those trees are for you to take care of and raise up.' And that's what I've been doing all these years, looking out over trees...
...Crimson lost to Princeton near the end of the season, the defeat was the first after seven wins and three ties, and it seemed sure to knock the varsity out of the Ivy League race. Yet there were no tears, no recriminations, no vows of "we'll get 'em next week." The loss was accepted with the same equanimity that marked all the previous successes. In fact, the only time the squad allowed itself a display of emotion came after the Yale game, when the players hoisted coach Munro on their shoulders for a few brief seconds...
...even felt a yen to go hunting again. Another good omen: he has not heard recently from federal revenooers about the $85,442 income tax they have asked for-a kingsize slice of the royalties York got from his movie biography, produced in 1941. "They claim I owe 'em so much," drawled the old soldier. "I say I don't owe 'em a dime...
...grossed $38 million on its filmed series (M Squad, Wagon Train) last year, down to one-shot independents, e.g., Jack (Lassie) Wrather. The range is qualitative as well: Independent Robert Saudek has won Emmys and Peabody Awards for Omnibus, while Warner Bros, ground out ephemeral, low-budget shoot-'em...