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Word: janitor (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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Golden Platitude. Williams has been getting thrills out of baseball since grade-school days: "I was always the first to get there in the morning," he remembers, "so as to be on hand when the janitor opened the closet where they kept the athletic equipment. By the time the other kids showed, I'd have the bat in my hand, to be first up. We'd play until school started and then again at recess...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: The Competitive Instinct | 4/10/1950 | See Source »

...Harvard men aren't as wild as they used to be," John Purtell, 'Cliffe janitor says, "but we're still thinking out the bushes for spring...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Cliffe Quad Mischief Palls With the Years | 3/31/1950 | See Source »

...University maintenance department will probably finance some of the alterations, but it has not committed itself with figures yet. Once organizations move into 54 Dunster, the University will provide heat, light, and janitor service...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Council Studies Bids For Places in Activities Center | 3/27/1950 | See Source »

With these words, Connie "Hot Corner" Lynch, janitor of Matthews Hall, officially announced last night the intentions of the College janitors to open another season of hardball...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Ballplaying Janitors Will Meet All Comers | 3/25/1950 | See Source »

...left field is Francis "Ted Williams" McNamara, of Weld, leading the team with a .381 average. Henry "Dimag" Petrillo, janitor of Lionel and Mower, patrols the center slot and bats a lusty .372. Hunt Hall's Joe Robinson plays right, and hits...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Ballplaying Janitors Will Meet All Comers | 3/25/1950 | See Source »

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