Word: jacked
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...difference between James Aloysius Farley and Franklin Delano Roosevelt as politicians is precisely the difference between Jack Kearns and Jack Dempsey as prize-ring professionals. Without Manager Kearns to steer him, get him matches, plan his career, World's Champion Dempsey might have been just another pug. When Jim Farley crossed the continent to attend the Elks convention in Seattle eight years ago, Frank Roosevelt was just another Governor. When Jim Farley crossed again in 1936, it was to help his champion defend his title. When he started out once more last week in his non-rumpling alpaca traveling...
...Clay is the best hurler on the squad but there are two other good ones. Al Pitchford, doubling between the outfield and the mound, and southpaw Jack Sullivan are second stringers only because of Clay's unusual ability...
Each college entering is allowed to send six men, the lowest four of which are used to make the team total. The regular Crimson six-man team of Ace Cordingley, Bob Graves, Jack Barr, Henry Thompson, Watty Dickerman, and Don Elbel are playing. In addition, any number of men may enter from each college to compete for individual honors...
...Crimson, Dave Burt, Captain Langdon Gilkey, John Palfrey, Walt Muther, Chet Legg, and Jack Stewart will play in their regular positions. The last four places will be filled by George Goodwin, Bill Everts, Homer Peabody, and Art Brooks...
Replacing Jack Schwede who pitched a steady game up to the shaky sixth and seventh frames, Charlie Brackett took the mound with the sacks loaded and one out in the seventh and faced only eight batters in chalking up the last eight enemy put-outs. It was the second time in as many days that Brackett has turned in a stutter relief...