Word: getting
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...huddle which had marked his attack of previous years, but the same fundamental form of running offense was employed from the start. The characteristic formation was that of the double wing back variety with a flying interferer on all plays. Starting with excellent backfield material Horween was enabled to get his attacking forces rolling earlier and functioning more smoothly than usual...
First places only will count in the meet scoring, except in case of a tie in first and then the meet will be decided on second places. A rough chart of performances would indicate that the Americans will get at least six first places, and that they can win on second places. An optimistic chart would give the Harvard-Yale team seven first places and nine second places it follows...
...Greene never uses an alarm-clock. Instead she trains her companion to whisper, "I think perhaps you would like to waken now and get up." Once awake, Old Mrs. Greene feels too old, too weary, to arrange her own little walks, rests, games of "patience." She lets her companion arrange them. Dinner is the sacred hour; not then, not even afterward, can the companion express a personal opinion. Yet. the companion once breaks that rule. Although only 38, she says to Old Mrs. Greene, "I should like to die in the autumn." Startled, Mrs. Greene ponders the disparity of their...
...Hugh Greene, sallow, 70, wears sensible shoes but contracts cancer anyway. The three months remaining to her to live she would wish six, since in six she expects a grandnephew or niece. But she exults over the thought that her unborn heir will get an estate of 2,534 acres...
...get the most extraordinary thrills when Hugh kisses me. He musses all my clothes and untidies my hair, and my face gets all blotched and red. and I simply love it. In fact I think I'm very passionate; and it's a good thing if I am, because Hugh says...