Word: forwardness
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Deal is the character of the new Congress elected three weeks ago. But trivial is the importance of that Congress compared to the current political importance of the U. S. Supreme Court. For what Congress can do, the Supreme Court can undo. New Dealers last week looked forward with less interest to the doings of Congress than to the answers the Supreme Court will give to a variety of critical questions at its current term...
...That chore done, the state carriage clop-clopped back toward the palace. Suddenly a man darted from the crowd, thrust something into the laps of the King and Crown Prince. As at Marseille when King Alexander of Yugoslavia was assassinated (TIME, Oct. 15), the usual ornate, equestrian guard spurred forward a few seconds late to cut the man down with a terrific sabre blow...
...promises of Miss Bette Davis. True, we did recently manage to defeat Deerfield in football; but unless the boys who managed to bring about the victory have been holding out on me, Miss Davis had nothing to do with the game's outcome. As evidence, I bring forward the fact that three of our four most effective backs are notoriously girl-shy, and that one of the three scored four touchdowns and fumbled not once all afternoon. Had even the generous lady's name been whispered in the dressing-room, I feel certain that his legs would have lagged into...
...Varsity's preparations for the Yale game forward passes took first place yesterday as Eddie Casey, with the assistance of Arnold Horween, ran the squad through a fast drill at Soldiers Field. No changes were made in the signal lineup put together on Monday and Johnny Adzigian continued to alternate with Freddy Moseley at left half...
Players. Winners of the Stanley Cup last year, the Chicago Black Hawks suffered a blow when their star goalie, Charles ("Chuck") Gardiner, died of a brain tumor last summer. To bolster their scoring attack, the Black Hawks traded Defenseman Lionel Conacher for speedy Forward Howie Morenz of the Montreal Canadiens. Irvin ("Ace") Bailey, Toronto Maple Leaf star who was nearly killed in a game early last season, was still unfit for play last week. The New York Rangers had a crop of new forwards, one of whom is Manager Lester Patrick's Son Lynn, making his professional...