Word: gloving
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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This time, though, there were some important differences. Outgoing Mayor Robert Wagner, who had worked hand-in-glove with Quill during three mayoral terms, was weary and obviously bored as his last days as mayor approached. He made only a feint here and there toward seriously talking with Quill, finally left town for Acapulco 20 hours before the strike deadline of 5 a.m. on Jan. 1. Moreover, Quill, a sick man who had had several heart attacks and slept with an oxygen tank by his bedside, was under heavy pressure from his union to win bigger wage hikes than...
...argues that all 50 states can or should have uniform sentences. Cattle rustling, for example, is obviously more antisocial in Texas than in Connecticut. Even so, astonishing inequities also exist within the laws of a single state. In California, a boy who breaks into a car and rifles the glove compartment can get up to 15 years; for stealing the whole car, he gets no more than ten years. In Colorado, dog stealing is punishable by ten years; dog killing, by six months and a $500 fine. In Minnesota, the maximum sentence for "carnal knowledge" of a girl aged...
...magic had mysteriously gone out of Thornton's glove, and two-and-a-half minutes later Grimble scored the winning tally...
...might have realized sooner just how much work was involved." In 1961 Sandy knuckled down. From Dodger Coach Joe Becker, he learned to keep his right shoulder "open"-away from the direction of the pitch, to rock forward with each pitch, to hide his left hand in his glove to avoid exposing the ball while he was winding up. That seemed to be all there was to it. Practically overnight, Koufax became the best pitcher in baseball...
When Cambridge police arrested the trio, they found a vending machine, coin box, several screw drivers and a glove in the car, Breen reported...