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Word: kick (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1939
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...took little time for the A team to score the opening touchdown in yesterday's scrimmage. After the kick-off was returned to the 40-yard line by Crickard, runs by White and Crickard took the ball to the three-yard line from where White carried it over. Wood missed the kick. Another drive down the field a few minutes later in which a twenty-yard run by Crickard was the greatest impetus, another touchdown was scored when the latter went over on a short run. This time Wood's kick was good...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: FIRST SQUAD TRAMPLES SECONDS IN SCRIMMAGE | 9/26/1931 | See Source »

...Washington, Representatives call each other names. In Japan, deputies sometimes fight with daggers and fountain pens (TIME, Feb. 16). In France they punch each other on the nose, have been known to use a dog whip (TIME, Nov. 17 ). In Poland they hurl inkwells, kick each other's shins (TIME, March 10, 1930). But in Mexico they do not fool. As Deputy Ruiz rushed forward, one shot banged out (witnesses later swore it came from the visitors' gallery), followed immediately by a general drawing and firing of guns by Mexico's lawmakers. Manuel Ruiz died...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: MEXICO: Chamber Music | 9/7/1931 | See Source »

...here again the Laborites ran against a stone wall. Britain's great extravagance is the Dole. Liberals, Conservatives, businessmen, were demanding that it be cut. Trades union leaders and left-wing Laborites cried just as loudly that if the Dole was cut they would desert the party, kick out the Government. Cabinet meetings went on day after day. On a final Dole vote, right and left Laborites split 12 to 8, Foreign Minister Henderson and First Lord of the Admiralty Alexander leading the Left...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: GREAT BRITAIN: Coalition | 8/31/1931 | See Source »

...epileptic church which institutes Bible reading marathons . . . churches that kick and scream...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Religion: Seven Follies | 7/27/1931 | See Source »

...Athletic Union championships, a meet called the "Little Olympics" because the 350 included almost all the runners, jumpers and weight throwers who will foregather again in the final Olympic trials at Los Angeles next year. Among them were: Frank Wykoff, Los Angeles sprinter, who was recovering from a horse-kick during last year's championships, who has unofficially surpassed the world's record for 100 yd. (9.5 sec.), who has not been beaten in four major meets this year; Patrick J. McDonald. 52-year-old, 350-lb. Manhattan policeman who handles a 35-lb. weight as though...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Little Olympics | 7/13/1931 | See Source »

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