Word: finished
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...well as mental. I know one boy who has given up the life of a sailor to write poetry. He goes without meals to carry out his ambition. Another, unwilling to let his wife go hungry, works by the hour in a shirt-waist factory, reserving enough hours to finish his plays. Success may crown their efforts...
What made matters worse was that Australia, in her first innings, had scored 450 runs. England had begun to reply splendidly, with 157 for only one man out, but then slumped off to finish her first innings at 298. Dust storms had whirled, torrents of rain fallen, yet Australia had piled up 452 more runs in second innings. What had England done about that...
...half-hour scrimmage was ordered by Dempsey to finish the practice. The coach made frequent substitutions and every man on the squad was given a chance to show his ability. George Crawford, former star athlete at St. Mark's and quarterback on the Freshman football team, distinguished himself by shooting several hard goals after sprints down the ice. W. G. Saltonstall, who played at Exeter, exhibited great speed and skilful stickwork in taking the puck down...
...need to finish his call. The attractiveness of the first long-term issue of Treasury bonds since 1922 overcame the purchasing public. They turned to the Federal Reserve Banks; within two days the issue was so heavily oversubscribed that the subscription books were closed...
...Charles River course saw first place slip away while second was hotly contested. Pittsburgh and Syracuse, both of which had been running in a single group during the first five miles, made their bid for victory. Six Pittsburgh runners forged ahead and were among the first fifteen men to finish. Syracuse, champion for two successive years, made the most of the last mile and a quarter, but was unable to turn the trick by seven points...