Word: hoss
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...days of the one-hoss shay and the stage-coach are generally considered to be over; a car is often not merely a convenience but a necessity at college. Cambridge's snarled traffic and winding streets are bane enough to car owners without the curse of the parking ordinance. The ban is no use to the firemen; it means nothing more than extra work for the Police Department; for students it is the last straw. There is only one group of people who stand to gain from the parking law, and they are the proprietors of the local garages...
...second and third. From there on it was all their game, as they were never headed. The team was largely composed of recent alumni of "Uncle Bill" Bingham's farm system--such as Wally Flynn, Jack Coppinger, and Leunie Lunder from last year's squad; Barron, Wallace, "Hoss" Hamlen, and Nick Rodis from the '47 team; sole oldster was hockey coach John Chase...
...Dallas' Ross Avenue, Dealer Gene Goss ("Goss on Ross, the Tradin' Hoss") was just as idle. In San Francisco, "Horse Trader" Ed Shapiro, the city's biggest used-car dealer, was singing the blues. He had cut the price of an "almost new" 1948 Buick convertible, which he bought six months ago, from $3,295 to $2,395-and he still had it. Not long ago he sold "new-used" Packards for $200 above list price; now he is getting $800 below list. Among 1949 cars, only the Chevrolet still commanded a premium (about $300) over list...
...Chicago's Federal Court last week, Preston Tucker's company and his rear-engined "car of tomorrow" looked like the one-hoss shay. If not bankrupt, the company seemed only a bumper's length away. The court appointed two trustees in reorganization to operate the business for the next 60 days, then submit a plan for reorganization along with a report on the "desirability of continuance...
Dolph Samborski has his work cut out for him, for the baseball mentor must fund a capable catcher to replace last year's most valuable player, "Hoss" Hamlen. At the moment Web Durant and Cliff Crosby are first in line for the post...