Word: forest
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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indefatigable Western formulas are followed again to form a moderate melodrama adapted from Hamlin Garland's story Cavanaugh, Forest Ranger. The girl's father?an outlaw for murder? returned to save her and her lover in the cabin pistol battle...
...since he took the national title from him in 1920. The score was 6-4, 6-3, 9-7. Johnston stood the grilling pace (which lasted an hour and a quarter) well. He came off appearing fresh, which was more than he did after his defeat by Tilden at Forest Hills last year (TIME, Sept. 8). But he did not have the drive to meet the drive. Tilden said of himself that he played the best tennis that he has ever played at Chicago. Sandy Wiener of Germantown, Pa., protege of Tilden, lived up to his patron's hopes...
Last week a graduated howl arose from Britishers. The Forest of Dean constituency of Gloucestershire preferred A. A. Purcell, extremist Laborite (or Communist in all but name), to a Liberal candidate. Ex-Premier Ramsay MacDonald and most of the moderate Laborites frowned; for was not Purcell's victory also a victory for John Wheatley, the extremist opponent of Mr. MacDonald, whom Mr. Wheatley fondly hopes one day to oust...
...qualifying round of the Western Amateur Championship, dextrous Dexter Cummings of Omventsia (Lake Forest, Ill.), onetime Intercollegiate Champion (1923, 1924), bore witness to his manhood (last month he was graduated by Yale University) by bashing his way around the 6,780-yard Lochmoor links in 68 strokes. After a good night's sleep, he strode forth again and bashed out a 70-138 for 36 holes, a "world's record" for tournament play...
...forest clearing outside the town, exhausted Holy Rollers snore under the shrubbery after a night's orgy of insane gesticulation and acrobatics incited by a mouthing, syncopating professional ecstatic. Sid Strunk, the village policeman, ruminates over his breakfast coffee that it is a good thing they have brought reserves from Chattanooga. About 8 o'clock, dusty wagons, gigs, buggies and small automobiles come jogging in along the country roads. In them are gaunt farmers, their wives in gingham and children in overalls, who crowd toward the court house to get seats for the day's proceedings...