Word: gainly
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Punch now sells 176,000 copies a week, higher than prewar but a shade under the 1947 record of 184,000. Any change Bird makes will be gradual; he doesn't want to lose an old reader to gain a new one. He brushes off inquiries about his plans: "Nothing is ever planned on Punch'' he chuckles. "It just happens...
...Minnesota's 250-lb. Tackle Leo Nomellini, amateur boogie-woogie pianist and short-order cook who never played football in high school. Extremely fast for his weight, Leo was the star of the line that held Michigan's great offense to 22 yards net gain by rushing. The other lineman was Penn's 220-lb. Center Chuck Bednarik, alias The Clutch, a bear for handing out punishment...
China's size and its lack of communication will mean a long and difficult task of reorganization for the Communists, says Fairbank. The Communists recorgnize this and it appears that they desire to gain power over China gradually in order to cope with civil problems...
...Harvard gained most of its yardage on but two plays: the wingback reverse and the tailback-around-strong-side-end. Davey Nelson explained that the Crimson inside game was failing, but that the outside game made up for it. Both big gain plays were outside the tackles. Nelson went on to show one reason why the outside and not the inside game was working. The Eli backers-up consistently played in close behind the line...
During the ten years of peace, Beck has bent every effort to gain popularity for himself and his unions. During World War II the teamsters' treasury was tapped to buy football uniforms for the 146th Field Artillery at Fort Lewis. Teamsters recorded the farewell messages of 60,000 soldiers who passed through the Seattle Port of Embarkation and sent the records to their families. Dave Beck ran the state of Washington's third war bond drive and exceeded the quota by $30 million...