Word: habits
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Undefeated Andover, which has a habit of playing tie games, was an almost perfect match for Poley Guyda's Yardlings. The Blue's halfback line consistently beat a faltering Crimson offense to the ball. As the result, the final outcome was a replica of last year's 9 to 0 tie between the two teams...
...Hynes have constantly attacked Curley on the housing problem--accusing him of allowing privileged families who have incomes above the specified ceiling to remain in the units. Curley, on the other hand, has promised a million dollars in aid for housing in the city; only Curley has a habit of promising things in an election campaign that he has no intention of delivering...
Connecticut has a habit of turning out fine soccer squads; last year's was champion of the New England League, which is generally recognized as the toughest soccer league in the country. This year, although several of its top stars are gone, Connecticut by comparative scores is about as good as Cornell and Amherst--the two colleges which have boaten the Crimson...
Actually, Fields was just doing what came naturally. He was eternally suspicious, intensely competitive and even at the peak of his career morbidly fearful of poverty. To avoid sudden bankruptcy, he developed the habit of starting small bank accounts all over the U.S.; at one time he had 700 of them. Once Gene Fowler saw an eye-filling roll of bills, $4,000 worth, in Fields's pocket. Asked what the money was for, Fields answered in a tone that closed the discussion, "It's getaway money...
...abuse for anybody: "I felt a little bashful, a little estranged . . . wondering whose feelings I might hurt ... by failing to recognize him on the instant . . . and a little sad, too . . . Unquestionably, the champions are special. There is a style and a look to them. They wear greatness as a habit...