Word: jacked
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...road, working and speaking for Republican candidates. Last week his tour took him to Fort Dodge, Iowa, where he spoke to 18,000, thence to Wichita, Kans., Billings, Mont. and Everett, Wash. Between speeches he found time to chat about everything from the future of Democratic Presidential Hopeful Jack Kennedy ("He has done much for his party. I don't think his religion [Roman Catholic] will affect his national aspirations") to his preference for sports over political TV shows ("I find them a bore-the shows like Meet the Press...
...whooped that their boys make at least as much money as any of the high-priced network talent. Adolphe Menjou grossed $235,000 from Target last year, Lloyd Bridges $300,000 from Sea Hunt, and Richard Carlson will make $287,000 from Mackenzie's Raiders this year. Meanwhile, Jack Paar struggles along on $200,000 for NBC, and CBS's James Arness, whose Gunsmoke has hit the top of the ratings, toils for a humble...
...with a dais of sharpshooting comedians, frozen-faced Ed Sullivan himself is separated from a smile or two, notably when Friar "Abbot" Joe E. Lewis describes him as the "only fellow who can light a room up-just by leaving it." The smile actually broadens a bit when M.C. Jack Carter snaps back: "Lewis is more than a Friar. He's really a stewing chicken." Between Rocky Graziano's remote snuffles and Jack E. Leonard's belligerent groans, the show seldom slows down. Comedian Joey Bishop's brief speech moves the audience to a fine double...
...down many a college star to size, speak of him with a respect that borders on awe. "He's the only player I know who can run faster sideways than he can straight ahead," says Pittsburgh's guard Dale Dodrill. Says the Steelers' speedy defensive halfback Jack Butler: "I don't really know how to stop him. I haven't been able to catch up to him yet." Los Angeles Linebacker Dick Daugherty, one of the surest tacklers in football, recalls the day last year that he zeroed in on Brown for a tackle...
...replacements, Hugh Scott and Jack Sullivan, are both very fast and hard-driving runners; and they will doubtless give the Crimson ends a rough afternoon, if the varsity defense is too insideminded...