Word: key
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Legend is that when Commodore Vanderbilt first heard the asking price, he bellowed, "I would not pay that if the tracks were nickel plated." In 1916 control of the road was bought by Cleveland's hustling Van Sweringen Brothers. It was their first road and is today a key link in their railroad empire. Serving a rich territory, it prospered. In 1929 it borrowed $20,000,000 in three-year notes, using the proceeds to buy 53% of Wheeling
With the fine showing of Grady, Locke, and Hurlbut in Saturday's game, Coach Casey will not have to worry so much about reserve strength in the backfield, but his problem of finding good substitutes for his key line men still remains pressing. There is little question but that the second and third strings will see some heavy work in the next two games if Team A can amass a safe enough total of points to permit the reserves to be sent in wholesale...
Unless the New Yorkers can put on a much better showing than they did last week, Harvard's A team will not see more than a period of playing, for no chances will be taken of injuring any of the key players in these opening games. The season's success really depends on how much improvement the second and third lineups will be able to make in the opening two games...
...Hartzell 5G, W. E. Ingalls, Jr. 4M, G. G. Johnson, Jr. '34, J. R. Johnston '34, Reid Jorgenson '35, Leonard Kaplan '33, George Key '33, C. Kirkland '34, F. W. Knowlton '35, J. L. Kunen, A. A. Lazar '33, Warren Lovejoy...
...Key man of the new Paramount production regime is Emanuel ("Manny") Cohen whose chin rises not far above his desk edge. The question was: could he produce the pictures? The answer last week seemed to be: maybe not. For when Katz edged out Lasky. he pulled Schulberg back to produce eight pictures a year under Cohen's supervision. At the same time, he offered Lasky a chance to produce three a year under Cohen's eye. Schulberg accepted. Lasky refused...