Word: hitting
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...moment later, Mr. Lloyd George, comfortably replete, heard from the man who had stolen his coat piteous words: "Lor', Guv'nor, Hi didn't knaow 'twus yern. ... Hi cadged hit cuz Hi wus caold. . . . S'help...
Asked what determines a popular song, he said. "Ten years ago a song hit was determined by a sale of 100,000,000 copies. Today a piece of popular music is considered a hit if 100,000 copies are sold. This change in conditions is caused by several reasons. Perhaps the greatest factor in the change is the Radio. Since its invention and its broadcasting of music, songs become known by the public much sooner than they used to be when the victrola was the most rapid means of conveying it from ear to ear. Today a piece of music...
...Plympton Street regulars were opposed in this contest by a team composed of editors who favor a War Memorial Chapel. After being in hot water for three innings, F. V. Field '27, on the slab for the first string outfit, hit his stride and began to breeze them over in a way which completely mystified the opposing batters. In the fifth Worcester beat out a bunt, Jones singled, and Smith walked. Magowan then smashed out a sizzling drive which rose higher and higher as it went, finally disappearing altogether...
...Crimson nine scored first in the opening frame when three walks and a sacrifice hit scored Jones. Thereafter Harvard added other tallies in the odd innings until the fifth when Coach Mitchell's sluggers went on a rampage. Chase, Lord, and Chauncey, of the first four men to come to the plate in that canto, hit Thomas for clean singles. An error in centerfield on Ullman's hit brought in several runs and placed Ullman on second. Donaghy followed with a smashing single. The Wesleyan infielders tossed the ball around a while and when they were through Ullman had scored...
...Harvard Dramatic Club has hit the bull's eye again, with one of the cleverest travesties I have ever had the pleasure of witnessing...