Word: firmest
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Spencer and Winter, young ones, were adequately worshiped by the throng. The firmest favorite was "Iron Man" Reggie McNamara, rider in 54 six-day races, ending in 4th place. Just behind was one Debaets, Belgian, who seasoned the monotony of sprintless stretches by pedaling around (without his handlebars) squeezing tunes from an accordion...
...been at Panora, Iowa, where he had charge of the broom and polish rag. He flourished; made his banking way to Des Moines, then to Chicago. President Taft in 1909 wanted him for secretary of the treasury. He refused. George is known as the quickest and the firmest to say yes or no to a banking matter...
...Please be good enough to communicate my good wishes and the assurance of my deep interest in the purposes of the gathering which is being held today by the leaders of the industrial and engineering activities of the country. The national power in these departments is one of our firmest reliances for prosperity and security...
...have the firmest conviction it will do so. Germany will keep the faith. It at length has a practical inducement to do so, for its responsible men hitherto have felt that Germany has been asked to fulfill impossible conditions. America's part in bringing them about, which is freely acknowledged throughout Germany, is not the least of its reasons for making a sincere and earnest effort to carry out the Dawes plan in letter and in spirit...
Nine-Inch Tee. The notable feature of the British mixed foursome tournament was a nine-inch tee employed by one M. D. Auckland. Though the dizzy elevation enabled him to develop prodigious distance on the drive, Mr. Auckland's fairway shots were fallible. The firmest lie on the finest carpet looked to him like a niblick shot...